Two On Top at Carolinas Mixed Team

Pictured: Kiawah Island Resort's Oak Point course is the host of the 13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship. The course was completely renovated in 2015 and was in pristine condition for players.

13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship
First Round Results

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (August 18, 2018) -- First Round results from the 13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship at Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point) in Kiawah Island, S.C. on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Related: Championship Web Site | Scoring | Starting Times | History

Two teams sit atop the leader board at the 13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship after finishing at 5-under-par 67 in the first round. Alex Burris of Greensboro, N.C. and Patricia Thompson of Hickory, N.C. finished with 6 birdies versus one bogey on the day to be tied for the lead. Angela Altice and Jeff Altice of Wake Forest, N.C. carded five birdies and were bogey-free en route to their 67. Burris-Thompson and Altice-Altice have a three-stroke lead over defending champions Zak Laws and Caroline Ellington of Raleigh, N.C. Laws-Ellington are no strangers to making a comeback. The pair overcame a five-stroke deficit to take home the trophy in 2017.

In the senior division, five teams finished in red numbers. The teams of Ken Taylor of Hopkins, S.C.-Leigh Coulter of Columbia, S.C., Charlie Hall-Niza Hall of Hilton Head, S.C., and Lisa Holland-Mike Holland of Rocky Mount, N.C. all finished at 3-under-par 69 and sit atop the senior division leader board.

Even-par 72 leads the super senior division at the Carolinas Mixed Team Championship. Bernice Slezak-Dennis Slezak of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and Bruce Beck-Jackie Beck of Myrtle Beach, S.C. each carded an even-par 72 and are one stroke ahead of Carolyn Gosnell-Ronald Gosnell of Greenville, S.C.

The final round will be a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday morning, August 19. Teams will compete in a modified alternate shot format in the final round. Winners will be awarded in each division and low scorers in each flight will receive prizes.

The championship is contested over 36 holes using a mixed format of four-ball and modified alternate shot. Gross scores only. Teams may choose to compete in any division in which they are eligible: Championship division, Tournament division (shorter course), Senior division (male age 55+, female age 50+), or Super Senior division (male age 65+, female age 65+). Tournament division plays a shorter course and is ineligible for the overall championship. Tournament, Senior and Super Senior divisions will be pre-flighted by total team handicap index. Team handicap index is computed by adding 2/3 of the lower handicap index to 1/3 of the higher handicap index.

Entry is open to any team comprised of a male amateur and a female amateur golfer who have reached their 13th birthday by August 18, 2018, maintain a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, are members in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and have an active GHIN USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club.

13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship
Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point)
August 18, 2018
Results

Championship Division
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Alex Burris / Patricia Thompson	Greensboro, NC, Hickory, NC	-5	67
T1	Angela Altice / Jeff Altice	Wake Forest, NC	-5	67
T3	Caroline Ellington / Zak Laws	Raleigh, NC	-2	70
T3	Emily Rapp / Ta Fulmer	Greenville, SC, Charleston, SC	-2	70
5	Alex Finke / Jaelyn Tindal	Rock Hill, SC	-1	71
6	John Ashmore / Sara Youngner	Johns Island, SC, Charleston, SC	E	72
T7	Ellen Murphy / Russell Fenton	New London, NC	+1	73
T7	Jeffrey Sepesi / Lisa Sepesi	New London, NC	+1	73
T9	Braiden Furtick / Hunter Watkins	Lexington, SC	+2	74
T9	Brant Hensley / Michaela Cox	Greensboro, NC, Whitsett, NC	+2	74
T9	George Rasque / Victoria Tsurutis	Charleston, SC, Ladson, SC	+2	74
Tournament Division
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Beth Coldwell / Steve Coldwell	Myrtle Beach, SC	-1	71
T2	Cindy Casey / Ray Casey	Garner, NC	+1	73
T2	Steve Clark / Tracie Clark	Midland, NC	+1	73
4	Jeff Bess / Sherry Bess	Simpsonville , SC, Simpsonville, SC	+5	77
Senior Division - First Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Ken Taylor / Leigh Coulter	Hopkins, SC, Columbia, SC	-3	69
T1	Charlie Hall / Niza Hall	Hilton Head, SC	-3	69
T1	Lisa Holland / Mike Holland	Rocky Mount, NC	-3	69
4	Leslie Estelle / Peter Estelle	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
5	Mike Johnson / Rosie Johnson	Clayton, NC, Knightdale, NC	-1	71
T6	Julie Flynn / Nick Avery	Goose Creek, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC	+1	73
T6	Cynthia Andereck / David Andereck	Mt. Pleasant, SC, Mt Pleasant, SC	+1	73
8	Donna Roberson / Gary Roberson	Burlington, NC	+2	74
9	Cecelia Barksdale Purvis / Warren Peper	Murrells Inlet, SC, Charleston, SC	+4	76
10	Jerry Brookshire / Karen Brookshire	Asheboro, NC	+5	77
Senior Division - Second Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Eric Desando / Lisa Desando	Simpsonville, SC	E	72
2	Fred Bonchosky / Mary Pat Bonchosky	Hilton Head, SC	+3	75
3	John Morris / Linda Morris	Roebuck, SC	+4	76
T4	Frank Johnson / Wanda Torres	Summerville, SC	+5	77
T4	Lily Lee / Richard Glover	Chapel Hill, NC	+5	77
6	Sally Gauntlett / Terry Gauntlett	Hendersonville, NC	+6	78
7	Kyoko Tsuchiya / Masakazu Tsuchiya	Mt Pleasant, SC, Mt. Pleasant, SC	+7	79
T8	Dan Kelly / Melody Diamond	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T8	Maynard Knotts / Robbie Knotts	Huntersville, NC, Huntersville , NC	+10	82
10	Mike Harris / Robin Harris	Durham, NC	+12	84
Super Senior Division - First Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Bernice Slezak / Dennis Slezak	Mount Pleasant, SC	E	72
T1	Bruce Beck / Jackie Beck	Myrtle Beach, SC	E	72
3	Carolyn Gosnell / Ronald Gosnell	Greenville, SC	+1	73
4	Jay Bland / Sandy Bland	Summerville, SC	+5	77
T5	Anita Marciniak / Dave Marciniak	Johns Island, SC	+8	80
T5	Drew Jones / Mary Jones	Simpsonville, SC	+8	80
T7	Doris Fisher / Mike Fisher	Simpsonville, SC	+9	81
T7	Charley Gibbs / Teddy Stockwell	Charleston, SC	+9	81
Super Senior Division - Second Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Ed Herrmann / Sue Herrmann	Charlotte, CA, Charlotte, NC	+3	75
2	Jeffrey Christianson / Julie Christianson	Hendersonville, NC, Hendersonvlle, NC	+5	77
3	Anita Barreca / Thomas Barreca	Hilton Head, SC	+9	81
T4	Leonard Zeabart / Pat Zeabart	New London, NC	+12	84
T4	Carolyn Clayton / Doug Clayton	Mebane, NC	+12	84
6	Ann Phlegar / Jim Phlegar	Bolivia, NC	+13	85
7	Ada Ellen Smith / David Smith	Gastonia, NC	+15	87
8	David Sorrick / Sue Sorrick	Hendersonville, NC	+17	89

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.
 

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