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Edens and Horton Lead Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (October 6, 2020) -- First round results of the 9th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship at Mount Vintage Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The 65+ Division is competing at 6,013 yards, par 72 and the 70+ Division is competing at 5,675 yards, par 72.
The CGA is conducting this championship under the new COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field | Starting Times | Scoring | History
Bob Edens of Moncks Corner, S.C. and Steve Horton of Columbia, S.C. have taken a two-stroke lead over the field today after an impressive 9-under-par, 63 opening round.
Horton carded five birdies and an eagle on his own ball today. That paired with Edens’ three birdies pushed their side to the top of the leaderboard. Horton said, “We just made everything today.”
Despite this being their first four-ball event together, Edens and Horton were able to play to each other’s strength and sink many important putts.
“My ball striking could be a little better. I was struggling with that, but we made putts,” said Edens. “We read them well. In our practice round we didn’t, but we got out here today and just figured it out.”
Two-time Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Champions, Don Detweiler and Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. have taken second position at 7-under-par, 65 in the opening round. Detweiler and Simson are especially motivated this week as Detweiler would win his tenth CGA Championship with Simson by his side if they take home this title.
“It means everything to play together (with Detweiler),” Simson said. “You never know when the next one is going to come or which one is going to be the last one you might win. So it just means everything.”
There is a three-way tie for third at 6-under-par, 66. Charlie Parks of Asheboro, N.C. and Doug Owens of Albemarle, N.C., Dennis Helms and Mike Judkins of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and David Loveland and Steve Passen of Etowah, N.C. are all just three shots off of the lead heading into the final round tomorrow.
Jerry Hartsell of Matthews, N.C. and Vardaman Banks of Midland, N.C. have taken the 70+ Division lead after a 6-under-par, 66 on the day. 2017 Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball runner-ups Robert Desjardins of Matthews, N.C. and William Boles of Wilson, N.C. are just two strokes shy of the lead at 4-under-par, 68.
The 9th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship will resume tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. and the leaders will tee off for the final round at 11:12 a.m. The field is playing the Independent and Vintage course routing at Mount Vintage Golf Club.
9th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship
Mount Vintage Golf Club, North Augusta, S.C.
65+ Division First Round Results
| Pos. | Players | City, State | To Par | Total |
| 1 | Steve Horton + Bob Edens | Moncks Corner, SC, Columbia, SC | -9 | 63 |
| 2 | Donald Detweiler + Paul Simson | Raleigh, NC | -7 | 65 |
| T3 | Charlie Parks + Doug Owens | Asheboro, NC, Albemarle, NC | -6 | 66 |
| T3 | Dennis Helms + Mike Judkins | North Myrtle Beach, SC | -6 | 66 |
| T3 | Steve Passen + David Loveland | Etowah, NC | -6 | 66 |
| 6 | Ed Donlin + Russ Perry | Concord, NC, Winston-Salem, NC | -5 | 67 |
| 7 | Cliff Seastrunk + Lennie Barton | Raleigh, NC | -4 | 68 |
| 8 | Byron Beck + Tom Randall | Martin, SC, Bishopville, SC | -3 | 69 |
| T9 | John Fritz + Trip Boinest | Mint Hill, NC, Shelby, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T9 | Tim Pope + Ronald Carpenter | Spartanburg, SC, Creedmoor, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T9 | John Cottrell + David Jett | Gilbert, SC, Aiken, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T9 | Robert Parrott + Robert Allen | Raleigh, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Junior Nance + Nile Brisson | Clarkton, NC, Myrtle Beach, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T13 | Barry Mullinax + Ben Whipple | Travelers Rest, SC, Marietta, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T13 | John Long + Bob Albus | Murrells Inlet, SC, John's Island, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T13 | Pete Howard + Benjamin Yeager | Kernersville, NC, Clemmons, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T17 | Walter Odiorne + Jim Wise | Blythewood, SC, Columbia, SC | E | 72 |
| T17 | Joseph Horne + Gus Sylvan | Columbia, SC | E | 72 |
| T17 | Rick Aldous + Jimmy Hamilton | Lexington, SC, Aiken, SC | E | 72 |
| T17 | Jim Gallagher + John Richardson | Charlotte, NC | E | 72 |
| T17 | Joe Sumrow + David Cathcart | Charlotte, NC | E | 72 |
| T22 | Terry Willis + Mike Gravley | Greenville, SC, Greer, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T22 | Gene Spencer + Spencer Allen | Blythewood, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T24 | Jim Stevenson + Martin Gerr | Fort Mill, SC, Charlotte, NC | +3 | 75 |
| T24 | Tim Tyler + Jesse Goodwin | Chapin, SC, Swansea, SC | +3 | 75 |
| T24 | Paul Stroup + David Brewer | Charlotte, NC | +3 | 75 |
| 27 | Billy Poteat + Rick Chapman | Hickory, NC, Granite Falls, NC | +4 | 76 |
| 28 | Lennie Younce + Daniel Cook | Lenoir, NC | +5 | 77 |
| T29 | Phillip Greene MD + Bill Thaxton | Charlotte, NC, Monroe, NC | +6 | 78 |
| T29 | Bob Buie + Skip Eynon | Columbia, SC | +6 | 78 |
| 31 | John Skolds + John Lensi | Kiawah Island, SC, Waxhaw, NC | +8 | 80 |
| 32 | T.J. Grubbs + William Hoffmann | Central, SC, Clemson, SC | +17 | 89 |
9th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship
Mount Vintage Golf Club, North Augusta, S.C.
70+ Division First Round Results
| Pos. | Players | City, State | To Par | Total |
| 1 | Vardaman Banks + Jerry Hartsell | Matthews, NC, Midland, NC | -6 | 66 |
| 2 | Robert Desjardins + William Boles | Matthews, NC, Wilson, NC | -4 | 68 |
| T3 | Ernie Newton + Larry Boswell | Winston-Salem, NC, High Point, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T3 | Bob Varn + Bob Rickman | Orangeburg, SC, Florence, SC | -3 | 69 |
| T5 | Robert Fisk + Michael Daniels | Seabrook Island, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T5 | Terry Rathman + Russ McLauchlan | Gastonia, NC, Fuquay Varina, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T5 | Fred Hyde + Dennis Slezak | Mount Pleasant, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T8 | Dennis Adkins + Rich Obrien | North Myrtle Beach, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T8 | Greg Schachner + Steve Pachol | Elgin, SC, Columbia, SC | -1 | 71 |
| 10 | Bob Cibulsky + Martin Tener | Bluffton, SC | E | 72 |
| 11 | Bob Norman + Ray Jackson | Rocky Mount, NC | +3 | 75 |
| 12 | Carey Hite + Bill McDougall | Columbia, SC | +4 | 76 |
| 13 | Coty Cuttino + Michael Davitt | Mount Pleasant, SC, Charleston, SC | +5 | 77 |
| T14 | Bob Bacon + Barnaby Henderson | Charleston, SC | +6 | 78 |
| T14 | Hulett Grice + Lee Jordan | Columbia, SC, Columbia, SC | +6 | 78 |
| T16 | Bob Green + Mo York | Beaufort, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC | +7 | 79 |
| T16 | Sheldon Tyrrell + Colin Ingham | Callawassie Island, SC, Okatie, SC | +7 | 79 |
Schedule of Final Round:
Wednesday, October 7
9:00 a.m. to 11:12 a.m. Starting Times
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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