39th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship

The Windermere Club, Blythewood, SC

April 26, 2007

Final Round Results

BLYTHEWOOD, SC - Final round results of the 39th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by The Windermere Club in Blythewood, SC on Thursday, April 26. (6350 yards, par 36-36—72). 

Joe Padgette, 56, of North Charleston, SC and Bill Smunk, 56, of Kingstree, SC fired a final round four-under par 68—201 total to win the Carolinas Senior Four-Ball championship by two strokes. The Bulls Bay Golf Club members entered the final round only one stroke off the lead. After carding pars on the first eleven holes, Padgette and Smunk birdied four out of the last seven holes to claim the title. 

“We ham and egged it real well today”, stated Smunk, an insurance agent. “After not getting off to a great start, we birdied four out of our last seven holes and the next thing I know we are being handed the trophies.” 

Sharing a tie for second place are 36-hole leaders Arnold Edwards and Doug Buchanan of Charlotte, NC; 2004 champions Vic Hannon of Camden, SC and Jim Patti of Bluffton, SC; and Brodie Baker of Bermuda Run, NC and Jim Pridgen of Jamestown, NC. 

Defending champions Ron Carpenter of Durham, NC and Ernie Newton of High Point, NC finished in a tie for fifth place at 10-under par 206. 

The Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship is open to male amateur golfers over age 55, is a resident of one of the Carolinas and is a member of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). This event is one of 31 major championships conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association as a service to its 700 member clubs representing over 180,000 individuals. 

Place

Team

Score

 

 

 

 

 

1

Joe Padgette, North Charleston, SC - Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC

66-67-68--201  (-15)    $800.00

 

T2

Arnold Edwards, Charlotte, NC - Doug Buchanan, Charlotte, NC

65-67-71--203  (-13)    $316.66

 

T2

Brodie Baker, Bermuda Run, NC - Jim Pridgen, Jamestown, NC

67-66-70--203  (-13)    $316.66

 

T2

Vic Hannon, Camden, SC - James Patti, Bluffton, SC

68-68-67--203  (-13)    $316.66

 

T5

Ronald Carpenter, Durham, NC - Ernie Newton, High Point, NC

67-71-68--206  (-10)    $200.00

 

T5

George Leight, Durham, NC - Frank Morris, Winston Salem, NC

68-67-71--206  (-10)    $200.00

 

T5

Phillip Greene, Charlotte, NC - John Walters, Charlotte, NC

71-65-70--206  (-10)    $200.00

 

T8

Barry Delapp, Hendersonville, NC - Ed Mills, Fairview, NC

69-68-70--207  (-9)    $125.00

 

T8

Wayne Rogers, Easley, SC - Doug Tooke, Greenville, SC

67-70-70--207  (-9)    $125.00

 

T8

Ken Eichele, Pinehurst, NC - James Hickman, Maiden, NC

70-67-70--207  (-9)    $125.00

 

T11

Larry Boswell, Jamestown, NC - Jay Gardner, High Point, NC

69-69-70--208  (-8)    $100.00

 

T11

Dink Andrews, Durham, NC - Lea Couch, Bahama, NC

67-70-71--208  (-8)    $100.00

 

T11

Mark Wagner, Statesville, NC - Richard Hogan, Burlington, NC

70-71-67--208  (-8)    $100.00

 

T11

Bob Taylor, Greenville, SC - Heyward Sullivan, Greenville, SC

70-66-72--208  (-8)    $100.00

 

T11

Jimmy Hawkins, Irmo, SC - Lanny Correll Sr., Pawleys Island, SC

70-71-67--208  (-8)    $100.00

 

T16

Jim Deal, Boone, NC - Steve Wright, Deep Gap, NC

71-70-68--209  (-7)

 

T16

Bill Thaxton, Monroe, NC - Dennis Helms, Monroe, NC

64-75-70--209  (-7)

 

18

Tom Saintsing, Lexington, NC - Dave Robinson, Burlington, NC

67-74-69--210  (-6)

 

T19

Charlie Swanson, Mount Pleasant, SC - Tommy Ford, Mount Pleasant, SC

70-70-71--211  (-5)

 

T19

Joseph Vignati, Bluffton, SC - Thomas Bell, Hilton Head Island, SC

70-69-72--211  (-5)

 

T19

Steve Saine, Blythewood, SC - Steve Pachol, Columbia, SC

70-71-70--211  (-5)

 

T22

Robert Gause, Lexington, SC - Danny Pierce, Columbia, SC

71-67-74--212  (-4)

 

T22

Mo York, Isle of Palms, SC - Gil Happel, Oak Ridge, NC

70-70-72--212  (-4)

 

T22

Billy Poteat, Hickory, NC - Steve Hamilton, Hickory, NC

69-71-72--212  (-4)

 

T22

Robert Phipps, Charlotte, NC - William Wylie Jr., Charlotte, NC

69-71-72--212  (-4)

 

T22

Gene Spencer, Blythewood, SC - Alan Tinder, Blythewood, SC

67-73-72--212  (-4)

 

T27

Steve Hinshaw, Pinehurst, NC - Gordon Niblock, Advance, NC

67-72-74--213  (-3)

 

T27

Doug King Sr., Columbia, SC - Buck Leigh, Columbia, SC

71-70-72--213  (-3)

 

T27

Tom Hadley, Hendersonville, NC - Tom Langley, High Point, NC

72-67-74--213  (-3)

 

30

Bucky Grice, Columbia, SC - Marvin Huggins, Columbia, SC

69-71-74--214  (-2)

 

31

Russell McLauchlan, Fuquay-Varina, NC - Terry Rathman, Gastonia, NC

69-72-77--218  (+2)

 

32

Richard Gwaltney, Taylorsville, NC - Jackie Queen, Conover, NC

71-70-79--220  (+4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR FINAL ROUND

 

 

T33

Richard Curwen, Bolivia, NC - Rick Foss, Supply, NC

72-70--142  (-2)

 

T33

David Kiser, Trinity, NC - Wayne Godwin, Charlotte, NC

70-72--142  (-2)

 

T33

Buddy Baldwin, Asheville, NC - Jimmy Baldwin, Arden, NC

69-73--142  (-2)

 

T33

Dave Moser, Charlotte, NC - David Powell, Charlotte, NC

70-72--142  (-2)

 

T33

Mike Mackie, Granite Falls, NC - Joe Stepp, Hickory, NC

72-70--142  (-2)

 

T38

John Young, Sunset Beach, NC - Mike Sullivan, Longs, SC

71-72--143  (-1)

 

T38

Rick Lafata, Raleigh, NC - Dennis Kuiper, Raleigh, NC

74-69--143  (-1)

 

T38

Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, NC - Larry Shaver, Sanford, NC

70-73--143  (-1)

 

T38

Chris Young, Asheville, NC - Andy Davis, Fletcher, NC

71-72--143  (-1)

 

T38

Robert Gifford, Columbia, SC - Mike Emory, Clover, SC

70-73--143  (-1)

 

T38

David Watterworth, Charlotte, NC - Greg Powell, Charlotte, NC

72-71--143  (-1)

 

T38

Bob Desjardins, Matthews, NC - Robert Olsen, Monroe, NC

71-72--143  (-1)

 

T45

David Williams, Cary, NC - Jim Eskridge, Greensboro, NC

72-72--144  (Even)

 

T45

Butch Reynolds, Lexington, SC - John Bumgarner, Lexington, SC

73-71--144  (Even)

 

T45

Roger Taylor, Conover, NC - John Green, Ocean Isle Beach, NC

70-74--144  (Even)

 

T48

Dan Beacham, Honea Path, SC - Ronnie Branyon, Honea Path, SC

71-74--145  (+1)

 

T48

Jamie Frazier, Winnsboro, SC - Gary Matthews, Columbia, SC

74-71--145  (+1)

 

T48

Herb Conway, Whispering Pines, NC - Michael Wirt, Pinehurst, NC

71-74--145  (+1)

 

T48

David Grant, Chester, SC - Don King, Rock Hill, SC

69-76--145  (+1)

 

T48

Clarence Moore, Blythewood, SC - Al Hogan, Conway, SC

70-75--145  (+1)

 

T48

Roger Fuller, Charlotte, NC - Robert Shelor, Spartanburg, SC

72-73--145  (+1)

 

T48

Jim Stirling, Wilmington, NC - Rick Sears, Wilmington, NC

71-74--145  (+1)

 

T55

Van Pernell, Hickory, NC - Tommy Francis, Hickory, NC

73-73--146  (+2)

 

T55

Mike Weiner, Kiawah Island, SC - Christophe Pinckney, Charleston, SC

75-71--146  (+2)

 

T55

Vance Whicker, Summerfield, NC - Arnold Neal, Greensboro, NC

72-74--146  (+2)

 

T55

Buzzy Worrall, Arden, NC - Bruce Fields, Arden, NC

73-73--146  (+2)

 

T55

Gary Hansworth, Taylorsville, NC - Eddie Fisher, Taylorsville, NC

71-75--146  (+2)

 

T55

Nelson Raimondo, Myrtle Beach, SC - Bob Kinsey, Murrells Inlet, SC

70-76--146  (+2)

 

T61

Buddy Brooks, Cheraw, SC - David Whipkey, Charlotte, NC

71-76--147  (+3)

 

T61

Brian Alchermes, Columbia, SC - Bill McDougall, Columbia, SC

74-73--147  (+3)

 

T61

Richard Kline, Davidson, NC - Buck Carter, Huntersville, NC

71-76--147  (+3)

 

T61

William Eisenman, Greenville, SC - Jerry Woodruff, Greenville, SC

74-73--147  (+3)

 

T61

James Dean, Charlotte, NC - Steve Preston, Charlotte, NC

69-78--147  (+3)

 

T66

Garson Burns, Hendersonville, NC - Jerry Burns, Inman, SC

76-72--148  (+4)

 

T66

Ted Funderburk, Wilmington, NC - Bobby Neal, Wilmington, NC

75-73--148  (+4)

 

T68

Ron Camp, Spartanburg, SC - Bill Hayes, Spartanburg, SC

77-73--150  (+6)

 

T68

Bill McGee, Charlotte, NC - Alex Dermatas, Greensboro, NC

75-75--150  (+6)

 

70

V. Greg Schachner, Elgin, SC - Stephen Schachner, Boone, NC

76-75--151  (+7)

 

T71

Ben Maffitt, Charlotte, NC - Gaines Beard, Stanley, NC

75-78--153  (+9)

 

T71

Mac McLendon, Lenoir, NC - Larry Terrell, Granite Falls, NC

74-79--153  (+9)

 

T73

Bill Oakley, Wilmington, NC - David Chastain, Columbia, SC

74-80--154  (+10)

 

T73

Joe Carson, Florence, SC - Billy Houck, Florence, SC

76-78--154  (+10)

 

75

Harold Robinson, Camden, SC - Bobby Robinson, Lexington, SC

81-82--163  (+19)

 

-

David Owens, Hendersonville, NC - Charlie Thompson, Hendersonville, NC

69-71-WD--WD