Camden, SC--Championship round match play results of the 52^nd Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Camden Country Club in Camden, South Carolina on Sunday, May 4 (6350 yards, par 34-36--70).

William McGirt, 23, of Fairmont, NC and Greg Powell, 33, of Whiteville, NC needed one playoff hole to defeat brothers Robert Dargan and David Dargan of Columbia, SC to win the 52^nd Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association.

McGirt made a birdie at the par-four opening to hole to take a 1 up advantage. David Dargan then canned an eight foot birdie putt on the par-three second hole to make the match all square. Powell then added a birdie of his own at the par-five third hole to regain the 1 up advantage. The next four holes were halved. On the par-three eighth hole, David Dargan got into the action with a fifteen foot birdie of his own to square the match once again.

On the back nine, Robert Dargan made a 13 foot birdie putt to take a 1 up lead. That lead was held until the par-five 13^th hole where McGirt made a 4 foot birdie putt to once again square the match. The final four holes in regulation were all halved with pars.

On the first playoff hole, Powell missed the green long with his approach shot and was unable to scramble to make a par. McGirt hit his second shot to 15 feet. David Dargan and Robert Dargan both were inside of McGirt's putt. McGirt had the honor and sank the 15 foot birdie attempt to swing the pressure to the Dargan's. David missed his 13 foot attempt. Robert then had to make his eight foot birdie utt to extend the match. Robert missed the putt to the left and it gave McGirt and Powell their first CGA championship crown.

"We didn’t play great today," Powell, a dry cleaner owner stated. "We played just well enough to win. I had a great partner who played his butt off today without much help."

McGirt, tournament director for the Eastern Junior Golf Association, said, "Originally I had another partner lined-up for this tournament. But he was unable to make it due to a conflict so I called Greg and he happily accepted".

"My goal this year was to make the Carolinas-Virginias team…now that dream has become a reality," Powell noted.

With the victory, both Powell and McGirt will represent the Carolinas at the Carolinas-Virginias team matches to be played in October.

Powell and McGirt are the first North Carolina team to win the Carolinas Four-Ball since 1997 when Steve Harwell of Mooresville, NC and Macon Moye of Charlotte, NC won by a 5&4 margin of victory over Mark Thaxton and Chris Corn of Rock Hill, SC. A South Carolina team has won this event 11 out of the last 15 years dating back to 1989.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Championship Match Final Results

William McGirt, Fairmont, NC - Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC df. Robert Dargan - David Dargan, Columbia, SC, 19 holes

Quarterfinal Round Match Play Results

Robert Godfrey, Anderson, SC - Ken Murray, Pendleton, SC df. Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC - Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, NC, 1 up

Robert Dargan, Columbia, SC - David Dargan, Columbia, SC df. Herb Lohr, Lexington, NC - Tom Saintsing, Lexington, NC, 1 up

Todd Satterfield, Greer, SC - Tom Wyatt, Aiken, SC df. Mitch Adams, Cary, NC - Keith Waters, Raleigh, NC, 3&2

William McGirt, Fairmont, NC - Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC df. David Reece, Greensboro, NC - Tom Carpenter, Warrenville, SC, 5&4

Semifinal Round Results

Dargan-Dargan df. Godfrey-Murray, 1 up

McGirt-Powell df. Satterfield-Wyatt, 2&1

Sunday's Championship Match

8:00am Robert Dargan, Columbia, SC - David Dargan, Columbia, SC vs. William McGirt, Fairmont, NC - Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC

First Round Match Play Results

Upper Bracket

Sammy Truett, Surfside Beach, SC - Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC df. Jim Barnette, Anderson, SC - Kevin Sheriff, Anderson, SC, 4&3

Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC - Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, NC df. Noel Brown, Charlotte, NC - Bob Phipps, Charlotte, NC, 3&2

Robert Godfrey, Anderson, SC - Ken Murray, Pendleton, SC df. Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC - Frank Ford, Charleston, SC, 6&4

Chris Walton, Hilton Head Island, SC - Bob Walton, Hilton Head Island, SC df. Preston Edmondson, Moorisville, NC - John Finster, Wake Forest, NC, 2&1

Robert Dargan, Columbia, SC - David Dargan, Columbia, SC df. Rick Aldous, Lexington, SC - Bobby Grimm, Camden, SC, 3&2

John Fritz, Charlotte, NC - Ken Hissam, Waxhaw, NC df. Mark Wagner, Statesville, NC - Lance Waggener, Statesville, NC, 2&1

Herb Lohr, Lexington, NC - Tom Saintsing, Lexington, NC df. Vic Hannon, Camden, SC - Lanny Correll, Pawleys Island, SC, 3&2

Bubba Aughtry, Charlotte, NC - Robby Price, Huntersville, NC df. Lanny Correll Jr., Columbia, SC - Taylor Kush, Columbia, SC, 2&1

Lower Bracket

Jason Huguet, Greer, SC - Michael Maness, Columbia, SC df. Hank Jones, Rocky Mount, NC - Jim Pittman, Rocky Mount, NC, 4&3

Mitch Adams, Cary, NC - Keith Waters, Raleigh, NC df. David Strawn, Charlotte, NC - John Rudolph, Charlotte, NC, 2 up

Chris Cassetta, Kernersville, NC - Kenny Flynn, Winston-Salem, NC df. Chad Frye, Charlotte, NC - Ron Kirkpatrick, Charlotte, NC, 19 holes

Todd Satterfield, Greer, SC - Tom Wyatt, Aiken, SC df. Walter Todd, Laurens, SC - T.D. Todd, Laurens, SC, 1 up

Twig Wood, Siler City - Craig Wood, Siler City, NC df. Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, NC - David Eaker, Forest City, NC, 1 up

David Reece, Greensboro, NC - Tom Carpenter, Warrenville, SC df. John Fitch, Charlotte, NC - Johnny Elam, Charlotte, NC, 1 up

William McGirt, Fairmont, NC - Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC df. Kevin Driggers, Mt. Pleasant, SC - Blake Williamson, Anderson, SC, 19 holes

Jake Thompson, Columbia, SC - Matt Robinson, Columbia, SC df. Larry Penley, Central, SC - Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC, 1 up

Second Round Match Play Results

Harwell-Earnhardt df. Truett-Atkinson, 2&1

Godfrey-Murray df. Walton-Walton, 5&4

Dargan-Dargan df. Fritz-Hissam, 4&3

Lohr-Saintsing df. Aughtry-Price, 5&3

Adams-Waters df. Huguet-Maness, 2&1

Satterfield-Wyatt df. Cassetta-Wyatt, 4&2

Reece-Carpenter df. Wood-Wood, 3&2

McGirt-Powell df. Thompson-Robinson, 4&3

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Stroke Play Qualifying Results

Jason Huguet, Columbia, SC - Michael Maness, Columbia, SC 64-63--127

Robert Dargan, Jr., Columbia, SC - David Dargan, Columbia, SC 65-64--129

Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, NC - David Eaker, Forest City, NC 65-64--129

Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC - Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC 65-66--131

Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, NC - John Finster, Wake Forest, NC 66-65--131

Chad Frye, Charlotte, NC - Ron Kirkpatrick, Charlotte, NC, NC 66-65--131

Herb Lohr, Lexington, NC - Tom Saintsing, Lexington, NC 66-65--131

William McGirt III, Fairmont, NC - Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC 65-66--131

Larry Penley, Central, SC - Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC 65-67--132

Walter Todd, Laurens, SC - T.D. Todd, Jr., Laurens, SC 66-66--132

Lanny Correll, Jr., Columbia, SC - Taylor Kush, Columbia, SC 67-66--133

John Fritz, Charlotte, NC - Ken Hissam, Waxhaw, NC 66-67--133

Mitch Adams, Cary, NC - Keith Waters, Raleigh, NC 68-66--134

Noel Brown, Charlotte, NC - Bob Phipps, Charlotte, NC 68-66--134

John Fitch, Jr., Charlotte, NC - Johnny Elam, Charlotte, NC 68-66--134

Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC - Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, NC 66-68--134

David Reece, Greensboro, NC - Tom Carpenter, Warrenville, SC 66-68--134

David Strawn, Charlotte, NC - John Rudolph, Charlotte, NC 68-66--134

Bubba Aughtry, Charlotte, NC - Robby Price, Huntersville, NC 67-68--135

Todd Satterfield, Greer, SC - Tom Wyatt, Aiken, SC 67-68--135

Jake Thompson, Columbia, SC - Matt Robinson, Columbia, SC 69-66--135

Mark Wagner, Statesville, NC - Lance Waggener, Statesville, NC 70-65--135

Chris Walton, Hilton Head Island, SC - Bob Walton, Hilton Head Island, SC 67-68--135

Rick Aldous, Lexington, SC - Bobby Grimm, Camden, SC 67-69--136

Chris Cassetta, Kernersville, NC - Kenny Flynn, Winston-Salem, NC 67-69--136

Kevin Driggers, Mt. Pleasant, SC - Blake Williamson, Anderson, SC 71-65--136

Robert Godfrey, Anderson, SC - Ken Murray, Pendleton, SC 68-68--136

Vic Hannon, Camden, SC - Lanny Correll, Sr., Pawleys Island, SC 69-67--136

Jim Barnette, Anderson, SC - Kevin Sheriff, Anderson, SC 68-69--137

Hank Jones, Rocky Mount, NC - Jim Pittman, Rocky Mount, NC 68-69--137

Twig Wood, Siler City, NC - Craig Wood, Siler City, NC 70-67--137

Failed to Qualify

*Wayne Howle, Darlington, SC - Robby Bennett, Cheraw, SC 68-69--137

Arnold Edwards, Charlotte, NC - Doug Buchanan, Charlotte, NC 67-71--138

Mike Granger, Charlotte, NC - Chuck Floyd, Fort Mill, SC 69-69--138

Keith Harris, Concord, NC - Dean Channell, Cary, NC 69-69--138

Joe Hendrick, Chesterfield, SC - Daran Womack, Aiken, SC 73-65--138

Jimmy Keever, Jr., High Point, NC - Wes Keever, High Point, NC 70-68--138

Dick Stimart, Charlotte, NC - Kelly Stimart, Charlotte, NC 70-68--138

Al Edwards, Charlotte, NC - Bill Lee, Charlotte, NC 70-69--139

Patrick Smith, Florence, SC - Mark Kinlaw, Lumberton, NC 66-73--139

John Stratton, Greensboro, NC - Lawrence Hicks, Greensboro, NC 70-69--139

Brian Westveer, Concord, NC - John Tuttle, Kannapolis, NC 67-72--139

Randy Adams, Rock Hill, SC - Gary Garahan, Rock Hill, SC 71-69--140

Gary Brown, Charlotte, NC - Keith Sellers, Charlotte, NC 68-72--140

Martin Huff, Pinehurst, NC - John Marcum, Pinehurst, NC 71-69--140

Rick Ingle, Jr., Winnsboro, SC - Tim Eich, Columbia, SC 69-71--140

Keith Kepley, Charlotte, NC - Mark Weston, Matthews, NC 71-69--140

Gary Lark, Matthews, NC - Jon Rivers, Mt. Croghan, SC 69-71--140

Glenn Quintana, Concord, NC - Tom Cone, Concord, NC 73-67--140

Holley Wallace, Columbia, SC - Tim Teaster, Columbia, SC 71-69--140

Ray Womack, Burlington, NC - Jimmy Simmons, Elon, NC 68-72--140

Ted Barnes, Charlotte, NC - John Salerno, Charlotte, NC 75-66--141

Bob Buie III, Columbia, SC - Bucky Grice, Columbia, SC 69-72--141

Mark Miller, Morganton, NC - Brian Reep, Morganton, NC 71-70--141

Tom Kasler, Effingham, SC - Grey Raines, Florence, SC 74-68--142

Brad Krapfel, Columbia, SC - Matt Harbin, Anderson, SC 71-71--142

Mike Mahoney, Greeleyville, SC - Chuck Buddin, Manning, SC 71-71--142

Jim Carmichael, High Point, NC - Mike Bivins, High Point, NC 71-72--143

David Cooper, Elon, NC - Travis Hackney, Mebane, NC 70-73--143

Ted Cox, Waxhaw, NC - Randy Davis, Matthews, NC 68-75--143

David Hurt, Davidson, NC - John Hurt, Davidson, NC 69-74--143

Guy Smith, Lexington, NC - Hugo Crigler, Winston-Salem, NC 72-71--143

Daniel Timberlake, Lexington, NC - Dave Wall, Lexington, NC 74-69--143

Larry Webb, Greensboro, NC - James Brown, Jr., Stoneville, NC 74-69--143

Neal Baker, Charleston, SC - Bubba Hightower, Moncks Corner, SC 74-70--144

Marc Copeland, Mt. Pleasant, SC - Richard Moore, Isle of Palms, SC 69-75--144

Gig Hilton, Lexington, NC - Ed Streetman, Lexington, NC 69-75--144

Brian Loquist, Columbia, SC - Ken Martin, Lexington, SC 73-71--144

Joe Padgette, N. Charleston, SC - Randy Johnson, Goose Creek, SC 72-72--144

Dale Quigg, Davidson, NC - Bill Kirk, Davidson, NC 69-75--144

Dale Stout, Greensboro, NC - Bob Hendrix, Greensboro, NC 75-69--144

Luke Hill, Charlotte, NC - Tom Polito, Charlotte, NC 73-72--145

Bill Piotti, Lexington, NC - Jacob May, Lexington, NC 74-71--145

Barry Whittaker, Mocksville, NC - Craig Willis, Blythewood, SC 71-74--145

Michael Nowak, Charlotte, NC - Eric Markel, Charlotte, NC 73-73--146

Mike Dermatas, Greensboro, NC - Bob Natole, Kitty Hawk, NC 76-71--147

Dick Hogan, Burlington, NC - Bubba Judy, Greensboro, NC 74-73--147

Ron Medlin, Monroe, NC - Bob Olsen, Monroe, NC 70-77--147

Lennie Younce, Hickory, NC - Dan Anderson, Lenoir, NC 75-72--147

Frank Wrenn III, Greenville, SC - Matt Grandy, Simpsonville, SC 75-73--148

David Copley, Lexington, NC - John Beck, Concord, NC 76-73--149

Scott Miller, Charlotte, NC - Michael Meyer, Charlotte, NC 73-76--149

Harry Mims, III, Orangeburg, SC - Rion Moore, Jr., Georgetown, SC 80-69--149

DeeBo Kelly, Camden, SC - Gerald Watts, Camden, SC 73-77--150

Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, NC - Donald Wimbrow, Burlington, NC 77-74--151

Kevin Hinkle, Chapel Hill, NC - Lance Baker, Pittsboro, NC 79-73--152

Doug Seefus, Huntersville, NC - Chris Gilbert, Huntersville, NC 84-73--157

Mike Dempsey, Burlington, NC - Charlie Hudson, Greensboro, NC 78-80--158

Vance Whicker, Greensboro, NC - Jack Williams, Gastonia, NC WD---WD

*Did not show for playoff