Hendley Captures His Second Carolinas Senior Title

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 11, 2020) -- Final results of the 59th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on September 11, 2020. The field competed at 6,629 yards, par 72.


The CGA conducted this championship under our COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.


Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History


Todd Hendley of Columbus, N.C. has captured his second Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship today with a 6-under-par, 210 total finish. With multiple factors pushing against him, including a swing change and a two-year battle with Lyme disease, he was able to push back and take the title after a 4-under, 68 on the day.


“I have been working hard on my swing and it all just came together this week,” said Hendley. “I’ve also been struggling lately because of my Lyme disease. It has made my legs really tired so I have had to push myself to use my legs this week.”


He didn’t let anything get in his way and in fact, Hendley mentioned that his ball striking was his strength this week. He managed to hit all but one green in his final round. However, he struggled when it came to putting. The 2018 Carolinas Senior Champion said, “I hit the ball solid all day. I missed a bunch of birdie putts though, but it worked out that I made just enough.”


While the birdie putts weren’t dropping, neither were bogeys. Hendley played a bogey-free front nine and after the turn, his putts finally started to fall.


“I made a 10-footer for birdie on No. 10 and a real long eagle putt on No. 11 that turned it around,” said Hendley. Coming down the stretch, he bogeyed No. 15 and with a packed leaderboard he knew that he needed another birdie to stay on top. He quickly bounced back with a birdie on No. 16 and that sealed his big win.


“This win means that all of the hard work I have been putting in on my swing is paying off,” he said. This is Hendley’s second Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship title including his 2018 win and his second CGA championship title overall.


Harrison Rutter of Winston-Salem, N.C. claimed runner-up at 4-under-par, 212 total. Rutter had an impressive run at 3-under, 69 on the day jumping from eighth to second on the leaderboard.


Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. and Steve Liebler of Irmo, S.C. tied for third place with matching 3-under-par, 213 finishes. Reigning champion Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. and two-time Carolinas Senior champion Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. tied for fifth at 2-under-par, 214 total.


The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Ballantyne Country Club, specifically to Director of Golf Matt Saggio and Head Course Superintendent Scott Cochrane for their hospitality in hosting the 59th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.

 

59th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship

Ballantyne Country Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC, 2018 Champion	-6	71	71	68	210
2	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	-4	71	72	69	212
T3	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	-3	71	73	69	213
T3	Steve Liebler	Irmo, SC	-3	71	70	72	213
T5	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC, 2007, 2008 Champion	-2	74	71	69	214
T5	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC, 2019 Champion	-2	74	66	74	214
7	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	-1	72	69	74	215
T8	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC, 2015 Champion	E	72	73	71	216
T8	Lionel Sutton	La Grange, NC	E	73	71	72	216
T8	Walter Todd	Laurens, SC	E	73	69	74	216
T8	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	E	69	72	75	216
T12	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	+1	75	73	69	217
T12	Randall Sullins	Claremont, NC	+1	75	72	70	217
T12	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+1	72	72	73	217
T15	Linley Tate	Greensboro, NC	+2	75	75	68	218
T15	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	+2	75	74	69	218
T15	William Jamieson	Cary, NC	+2	72	75	71	218
T15	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+2	71	74	73	218
T15	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	71	74	218
T20	Evan Long	Charlotte, NC	+3	74	77	68	219
T20	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+3	72	73	74	219
22	David Brown	Conover, NC	+4	72	74	74	220
T23	Jerry Sennett	Stanley, NC	+5	73	76	72	221
T23	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+5	74	73	74	221
T25	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	+6	74	78	70	222
T25	Tony Nichols	Reidsville, NC	+6	76	72	74	222
T25	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+6	73	74	75	222
T28	David Reece	Fort Mill, SC	+7	76	75	72	223
T28	Paul Clark	Charlotte, NC	+7	74	77	72	223
T28	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	+7	76	74	73	223
T28	Jerry Broadway	Charlotte, NC	+7	77	72	74	223
T28	Casey Smith	Abbeville, SC	+7	75	74	74	223
T28	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+7	75	73	75	223
T28	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	+7	74	74	75	223
T28	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC, 2016, 2017 Champion	+7	77	71	75	223
T28	Matt Grandy	Greenville, SC	+7	73	75	75	223
T28	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+7	71	69	83	223
T38	Mark Jensen	Charlotte, NC	+8	81	71	72	224
T38	Jeff Rausch	Waxhaw, NC	+8	81	70	73	224
T38	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	+8	73	77	74	224
T38	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+8	75	74	75	224
T38	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	+8	72	77	75	224
T43	Rick Powers	Oxford, NC	+9	77	74	74	225
T43	Brian Harris	Newton, NC	+9	77	71	77	225
T45	Doug Ramey	Greer, SC	+10	76	76	74	226
T45	Jeffrey Barczak	Apex, NC	+10	77	74	75	226
T45	Patrick Brady	Reidsville, NC	+10	75	75	76	226
T48	Dennis Helms	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+11	74	78	75	227
T48	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+11	78	72	77	227
T48	Mike Caprio	Greer, SC	+11	78	71	78	227
T51	Dave Davis	Pine Level, NC	+12	73	77	78	228
T51	Robin Alley	Columbia, SC	+12	74	75	79	228
T51	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	+12	77	72	79	228
T51	Keaven White	Davidson, NC	+12	72	76	80	228
T55	William Boles	Wilson, NC	+13	73	79	77	229
T55	Duff Wagner	Taylors, SC	+13	76	76	77	229
T55	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	72	80	229
T58	Patrick Smithey	Winston-Salem, NC	+14	78	74	78	230
T58	Steve Kidd	Liberty, NC	+14	79	73	78	230
T58	Dale Fuller	Raleigh, NC	+14	76	75	79	230
61	Rob Fulford	Cornelius, NC	+15	76	75	80	231
62	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	+16	77	74	81	232
63	David Butler	Raleigh, NC	+17	73	76	84	233
WD	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	-	73	72	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	David Spearman	Florence, SC	+9	77	76		153
CUT	Ernie Newton	Winston-Salem, NC	+9	79	74		153
CUT	John Dennis III	Greenville, SC, 2011 Champion	+9	80	73		153
CUT	John Parrish	Reidsville, NC	+9	77	76		153
CUT	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	+9	77	76		153
CUT	Tom Maupin	Salem, SC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	Allen Kinney	Oak Island, NC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Ben Whipple	Marietta, SC	+10	78	76		154
CUT	Bill Gee	Gaffney, SC	+10	77	77		154
CUT	Brandon Godfrey	Marion, NC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	Jimmy Popp	Mooresville, NC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Joe Sumrow	Charlotte, NC	+10	78	76		154
CUT	Macon Moye	Southern Pines, NC	+10	82	72		154
CUT	Sean McAvoy	Johns Island, SC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	Todd Brown	Winston-Salem, NC	+10	78	76		154
CUT	Burt Brown	Conway, SC	+11	81	74		155
CUT	Ken Shelton	Denver, NC	+11	81	74		155
CUT	L D Simmons	Charlotte, NC	+11	78	77		155
CUT	Mike Granger	Granite Falls, NC	+11	78	77		155
CUT	Andy Gianoukos	Charleston, SC	+12	79	77		156
CUT	David Camadine	Charlotte, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Eric Taylor	Greensboro, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Jim Cillo	Aiken, SC	+12	76	80		156
CUT	Morgan Anderson	Huntersville, NC	+12	82	74		156
CUT	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	Keith Hiller	Clemmons, NC	+13	81	76		157
CUT	Kevin Parke	Aiken, SC	+13	82	75		157
CUT	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	80		157
CUT	Rick Shaefer	Holly Springs, NC	+13	79	78		157
CUT	Todd Wilkinson	Wilson, NC	+13	81	76		157
CUT	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+14	78	80		158
CUT	Mark Moore	Fort Mill, SC	+14	83	75		158
CUT	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	John Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	+16	83	77		160
CUT	James Motsinger	Boomer, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Steve Wilson	Wilmington, NC	+16	77	83		160
CUT	Terry Ezell	York, SC	+16	83	77		160
CUT	Tobin Turner	Greenville, SC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Glenn Dixon	Salisbury, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Kevin Walsh	Blowing Rock, NC	+17	81	80		161
CUT	Mike Bivins	High Point, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Mike Tarulli	Matthews, NC	+17	76	85		161
CUT	Morris Marshburn	Wake Forest, NC	+17	83	78		161
CUT	Randy Beeson	Colfax, NC	+17	82	79		161
CUT	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	+18	79	83		162
CUT	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	+18	83	79		162
CUT	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+19	84	79		163
CUT	Chip Hunter	Georgetown, SC	+19	91	72		163
CUT	Frank Wrenn	Greenville, SC	+19	85	78		163
CUT	Gray Tuttle	Pinehurst, NC	+19	84	79		163
CUT	Carroll Ledbetter	Marion, NC	+20	84	80		164
CUT	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+20	89	75		164
CUT	Mike Schmid	Monroe, NC	+20	82	82		164
CUT	Gary Hull	Stateville, NC	+21	86	79		165
CUT	Hugh Quinn	Lewisville, NC	+21	85	80		165
CUT	Mike Dowless	Hampstead, NC	+21	80	85		165
CUT	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	+23	83	84		167
CUT	Matt Mullen	Wake Forest, NC	+23	84	83		167
CUT	Stephen Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+23	83	84		167
CUT	Jay Jordan	Durham, NC	+26	85	85		170
CUT	Robert Dail	Wendell, NC	+26	86	84		170
CUT	Bill Lovingood	Lincolnton, NC	+28	86	86		172
CUT	Pete Clough	Columbia, SC	+29	82	91		173
CUT	Ross VanDooser	Knightdale, NC	+29	90	83		173
CUT	Kirby Kim	Cary, NC	+40	93	91		184
WD	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Kelly Stimart	Charlotte, NC	-	WD	NS		WD
WD	Robert Vespa	Summerfield, NC	-	WD	WD		WD

 

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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