Hendley Wins 2018 Carolinas Senior Am

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (November 2, 2018) - Final round results from the Carolinas Golf Association's 57th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship hosted by the Golf Club at Briar's Creek in Johns Island, S.C. on Friday, November 2, 2018.

 

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It was an uphill climb, but veteran amateur golfer Todd Hendley rallied from four strokes back on Friday to capture his first CGA victory at the 57th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship hosted at the Golf Club at Briar Creek in Johns Island, S.C.

Hendley of Columbus, N.C. has done what many might consider an impossible task; He battled against the all-time winningest CGA golfer, Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. in the final round of a CGA Championship and he came out on top.

"I hit it really good and putted good all week," Hendley said. "It feels really good because it's a big tournament and a big win. There were a lot of great players in that tournament and it feels pretty cool."

Hendley only made one big mistake all week, when he made a quadruple bogey on his 8th hole, the par three 17th hole, in round one.

"I was hitting it really good going into that hole, I just made two dumb mistakes," Hendley said. "After I made the quad, I just started bearing down."

Hendley rallied back quickly, holing out for eagle on the par four, first hole. He'd finish that first round by shooting a 31 on his second nine.

Simson came out of the gate strong this week, firing an 8-under-par, 64 on Wednesday to take an early four-shot lead after round one. Hendley's first round of one-under-par, 71 put him seven strokes back of the lead in eighth place.

Thursday's and Friday's rounds were tougher for everyone due to increased winds and a tougher course set up.

Scoring averages for golfers that made the cut were 76.48 in round one. The course played a half stroke harder on day two for those golfers at an average score of 76.98. Scoring averages in round three climbed to 77.81.

Where Hendley was able to separate himself from the field was through consistent ball striking all week long. He was the only golfer in the field to shoot under par in all three rounds of the championship. 

A second round two-under-par, 70 propelled Hendley into second place and within striking distance of the leader going into the final round.

Also in the final group on Friday was the two-time defending Carolinas Senior Amateur Champion, Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, N.C. and four-time CGA Champion, Walter Todd of Laurens, S.C.

Hendley started the final round four strokes back of the lead but a front-nine score of 34 compared to Simsons's 37 cut the lead down to one. A birdie on the par five, 10th hole gave Hendley his first lead of the tournament, after Simson bogeyed the hole.

Simson recaptured the lead quickly after making three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the 11th, 12th and 14th holes, but gave up four shots and the lead after a double bogey on the 15th hole and bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes. Even after the disastrous stretch, Simson found himself only one shot back of Hendley heading into the par five, 18th hole.

A birdie on the 18th hole sealed the deal for Hendley giving him his first CGA Championship title and the feeling of concurring an amateur golf legend.

"It's a big honor to win the CGA Senior," Hendley said. "It helps your confidence when you win a big tournament like that. I'm looking forward to having a chance to win some more tournaments next year."

Hendley is also the winner of the 2017 North and South Senior Men's Championship, the 2017 Chanticleer National Senior Invitational and several SCGA events.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at the Golf Club at Briar's Creek for hosting the 57th Carolinas Senior Championship. Special thanks to Director of Golf, Eve VanderWeele and Golf Course Superintendent, Kyle Bibler.

57th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship
Golf Club at Briar's Creek, Johns Island, S.C.
Final Round Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	-6	71	70	69	210
2	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-4	64	73	75	212
3	Walter Todd, Sr	Laurens, SC	-2	72	71	71	214
4	Macon Moye	Pinehurst, NC	-1	70	77	68	215
T5	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	1	69	75	73	217
T5	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	1	75	69	73	217
7	Frank Ford, III	Charleston, SC	2	70	82	66	218
8	Nolan Mills, III	Charlotte, NC	3	70	75	74	219
9	Dean Channell	Cary, NC	4	73	74	73	220
T10	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	6	76	73	73	222
T10	Kevin King	Bluffton, SC	6	75	75	72	222
12	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	7	77	72	74	223
13	Rich Weston	Pawleys Island, SC	9	68	81	76	225
T14	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	11	73	78	76	227
T14	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	11	78	75	74	227
T14	Tim Pope	Spartanburg, SC	11	76	75	76	227
T14	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	11	77	76	74	227
T18	John Dennis, III	Greenville, SC	12	77	75	76	228
T18	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	12	79	74	75	228
T18	Mike Gravley	Greer, SC	12	73	76	79	228
T18	Russ Perry	Winston Salem, NC	12	69	81	78	228
T22	John Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	13	75	78	76	229
T22	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	13	74	76	79	229
T22	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	13	76	74	79	229
T22	Bobby Newman	Roebuck, SC	13	76	77	76	229
T22	Joe Padgette	N. Charleston, SC	13	74	80	75	229
T27	Dave Davis	Asheboro, NC	14	72	78	80	230
T27	Kevin Walsh	Blowing Rock, NC	14	76	76	78	230
T27	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	14	75	75	80	230
T27	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	14	76	81	73	230
31	Mike Forrest	Rock Hill, SC	15	77	76	78	231
T32	Matt Grandy	Greenville, SC	16	78	74	80	232
T32	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	16	78	79	75	232
34	Robert Parrott	Raleigh, NC	17	79	80	74	233
T35	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	18	74	79	81	234
T35	Mark Macejko	Pinehurst, NC	18	77	76	81	234
T35	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	18	76	79	79	234
T38	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	19	80	77	78	235
T38	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	19	82	78	75	235
T38	John Cottrell, Jr	Gilbert, SC	19	77	78	80	235
T41	David Reece	Fort Mill, SC	20	81	78	77	236
T41	Don Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	20	80	78	78	236
T41	Jim Tarulli	Waxhaw, NC	20	79	78	79	236
T44	Brian Harris	Newton, NC	21	77	83	77	237
T44	Dennis Dowd	Mount Pleasant, SC	21	81	78	78	237
T44	Gregory McLain	Hollywood, SC	21	80	79	78	237
T44	Jeff Rausch	Waxhaw, NC	21	74	83	80	237
T44	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	21	79	81	77	237
T44	Robert Fisher	Johns Island, SC	21	83	74	80	237
T44	Terry Rathman	Gastonia, NC	21	79	81	77	237
T51	Edward Galbavy	Johns Island, SC	22	77	76	85	238
T51	Bob Wilson	Archdale, NC	22	77	82	79	238
T51	Mark Carey	Bluffton, SC	22	78	77	83	238
54	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	23	85	74	80	239
55	Ken Shelton	Denver, NC	24	82	76	82	240
56	Sean McAvoy	Johns Island, SC	25	79	78	84	241
57	Tom Dutton	Leland, NC	26	80	78	84	242
58	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	28	80	79	85	244
59	Tom Fitzgerald	Travelers Rest, SC	30	80	79	87	246
60	James Motsinger	Wilkesboro, NC	31	80	78	89	247
DNF	Greg Powell	Charlotte, NC	-	86	74	WD	WD
WD	Bert Atkinson	Charleston, SC	-	76	75	WD	WD
WD	Gus Sylvan	Columbia, SC	-	81	76	WD	WD
Missed Cut
CUT	Norman Page	Woodruff, SC	17	79	82		161
CUT	David Brown	Conover, NC	17	80	81		161
CUT	Tony Nichols	Reidsville, NC	17	81	80		161
CUT	David Bordiuk	Summerville, SC	18	81	81		162
CUT	Joe McGee	Ridgeland, SC	18	81	81		162
CUT	Robert Heavner	Greensboro, NC	18	83	79		162
CUT	Tim Teaster	Cayce, SC	18	78	84		162
CUT	Jeff Koziol	Charlotte, NC	18	80	82		162
CUT	John Stratton	Greensboro, NC	18	83	79		162
CUT	Steve Wilson	Wilmington, NC	19	78	85		163
CUT	Blake Bickford	Hendersonville, NC	19	82	81		163
CUT	James Brown	High Point, NC	19	82	81		163
CUT	Ben Whipple	Marietta, SC	20	80	84		164
CUT	John Baldea, III	Myrtle Beach, SC	20	82	82		164
CUT	Mark Moore	Fort Mill, SC	20	81	83		164
CUT	Barry Mullinax	Travelers Rest, SC	21	84	81		165
CUT	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	21	80	85		165
CUT	Eric Taylor	Greensboro, NC	21	84	81		165
CUT	James Morgan, III	Greensboro, NC	21	83	82		165
CUT	Martin Penson	Pinehurst, NC	21	86	79		165
CUT	Morris Marshburn	Vass, NC	21	85	80		165
CUT	Richard Condrey	Nebo, NC	21	85	80		165
CUT	Bret Mangum	Garner, NC	22	84	82		166
CUT	Terry Vereen	Caswell Beach, NC	22	81	85		166
CUT	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	22	79	87		166
CUT	Ed Donlin	Kannapolis, NC	22	83	83		166
CUT	Doug Michal	Raleigh, NC	23	86	81		167
CUT	Gary Roberson	Burlington, NC	23	78	89		167
CUT	Gary Upton	Simpsonville, SC	23	86	81		167
CUT	Ken Taylor	Columbia, SC	23	83	84		167
CUT	Brandon Godfrey	Marion, NC	24	86	82		168
CUT	Mike Bivins	High Point, NC	24	83	85		168
CUT	Barry Cheek	High Point, NC	25	85	84		169
CUT	Jeff Adams	Charlotte, NC	25	88	81		169
CUT	Lennie Younce	Lenoir, NC	25	89	80		169
CUT	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	25	83	86		169
CUT	Joe Harten	Charlotte, NC	26	87	83		170
CUT	Scott Neely	Winston Salem, NC	26	82	88		170
CUT	Don White Jr	Winston Salem, NC	29	89	84		173
CUT	Holley Wallace	Columbia, SC	29	83	90		173
CUT	William Hesmer	Atlantic Beach, NC	29	89	84		173
CUT	Michael Greene	Hickory, NC	30	95	79		174
CUT	David Camadine	Charlotte, NC	30	81	93		174
CUT	Jack Stanley	Summerfield, NC	32	87	89		176
CUT	Johnny Moffett	Catawba, NC	35	93	86		179
CUT	Harry Moore	Leland, NC	37	91	90		181
WD	Kelly Stimart	Charlotte, NC	-	81	WD		WD
WD	Buck Adams	Pinehurst, NC	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Jim Ayersman	Pinehurst, NC	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	-	85	WD		WD
WD	Frank Wrenn, III	Greenville, SC	-	WD			WD
WD	Joseph Horne	Columbia, SC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Walker Taylor, IV	Wrightsville Beach, NC	-	WD	WD		WD