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Four Tied for First at Carolinas Senior Four-Ball
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (April 20, 2021) -- First round results of the 53rd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at Orangeburg Country Club in Orangeburg, S.C. on April 20, 2021. The field is competing at 6,600 yards (par 36-36--72).
The CGA is conducting this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field | Starting Times | Scoring | History
Coming into the championship with 20 out of the top-25 ranked Carolinas Senior Men in the field, a stacked leaderboard and high-level competition was expected. A four-way-tie for the lead with 6-under-par, 66 opening rounds is exceptional.
Tim Teaster of Cayce, S.C. and Rich Weston of Pawleys Island, S.C., Richard Rebholz Rock Hill, S.C. and Thomas Eberhard of Johns Island, S.C., Bob Edens and Joseph Horne of Columbia, S.C., and Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. and Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, N.C. sit atop the leaderboard in first position heading into the second round. With a combined 26 birdies and a mere two bogeys across their four scorecards, these sides will have to capitalize on all of their looks tomorrow to create some distance for the final round.
Stan Sill of Spartanburg, S.C. and Jeff Stephens of Ware Shoals, S.C. hold solo fifth position, just one stroke off the leaders at 5-under-par, 67. Paul Spadafora and Keith Kepley of Charlotte, N.C. carded 4-under-par, 68 to claim sixth position. Ten sides are tied for seventh at 3-under-par, 69 and still well within striking distance of the lead.
The second round will begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 2:09 p.m. After the second round, the field will be cut to low 30 scores and ties for the final round on Thursday. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the second and final round.
53rd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship
Orangeburg Country Club, Orangeburg, S.C.
First Round Results
| Pos. | Players | City, State | To Par | Total |
| T1 | Tim Teaster / Rich Weston | Cayce, SC, Pawleys island, SC | -6 | 66 |
| T1 | Richard Rebholz / Thomas Eberhard | Rock Hill, SC, Johns Island, SC | -6 | 66 |
| T1 | Bob Edens / Joseph Horne | Columbia, SC | -6 | 66 |
| T1 | Gary Robinson / Preston Edmondson | Fayetteville, NC, Morrisville, NC | -6 | 66 |
| 5 | Stan Sill / Jeff Stephens | Spartanburg, SC, Ware Shoals, SC | -5 | 67 |
| 6 | Paul Spadafora / Keith Kepley | Charlotte, NC | -4 | 68 |
| T7 | Lance Trent / Andy Congdon | Myrtle Beach, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | David Eaker / Steve Wilson | Forest City, NC, Wilmington, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Paul Simson / Donald Detweiler | Raleigh, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Patrick Brady / Steve Harwell | Reidsville, NC, Mooresville, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Walter Todd / Todd Hendley | Laurens, SC, Columbus, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Eddie Hargett / Geno Berchiatti | Blythewood, SC, Greenville, SC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Doug Owens / Charlie Parks | Albemarle, NC, Asheboro, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Randall Sullins / Phil Bland | Claremont, NC, Waynesville, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Kim Mansfield / Ernie Newton | Jackson Springs, NC, Winston-Salem, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T7 | Mark Kozel / William Jamieson | Chapel Hill, NC, Cary, NC | -3 | 69 |
| T17 | Tim Babb / Perrin Babb | Columbia, SC, Bishopville, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T17 | Pat Thompson / Keith Waters | Asheville, NC, Raleigh, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T17 | Lee Forbis / Sherrill Britt | Aberdeen, NC, West End, NC | -2 | 70 |
| T17 | Doug Ramey / Duff Wagner | Greer, SC, Taylors, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T17 | Tim Pope / Jack Brown | Spartanburg, SC, Greer, SC | -2 | 70 |
| T22 | David Reece / Mike Granger | Fort Mill, SC, Granite Falls, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Mike Caprio / Daniel Hendrickson | Greer, SC, Charlotte, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Jim Burgess / Steve Horton | Murrells Inlet, SC, Moncks Corner, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Mark Pike / Todd Webber | Spartanburg, SC, Moore, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Steve Kidd / Linley Tate | Liberty, NC, Greensboro, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Johnny Elam / Kevin King | Charlotte, NC, Bluffton, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Dale Bouguennec / Paul Clark | Pinehurst, NC, Charlotte, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Bill Morrissett / John Rudolph | Charlotte, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Neal Morrison / Bill Plyler | Charlotte, NC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Rick Cloninger / Steve Liebler | Rock Hill, SC, Irmo, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T22 | Mike Gravley / Scott Smith | Greer, SC, Spartanburg, SC | -1 | 71 |
| T33 | Brad Krapfel / DeeBo Kelly | Columbia, SC, Camden, SC | E | 72 |
| T33 | Andy Burnette / Kyle Obrien | Raleigh, NC | E | 72 |
| T33 | Rich Houghton / Pete Clough | Columbia, SC | E | 72 |
| T33 | Jeff Bell / Tom Reeves | Piedmont, SC, Greenville, SC | E | 72 |
| T33 | Robby Kirby / Nolan Mills III | Charlotte, NC | E | 72 |
| T33 | James Motsinger / Tony Nichols | Boomer, NC, Reidsville, NC | E | 72 |
| T33 | Dean Channell / Tuck Burkinshaw | Pinehurst, NC, Cary, NC | E | 72 |
| T40 | David Bracken / Ted Ball | Kiawah Island, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | Robert Bennett / Wayne Howle | Cheraw, SC, Darlington, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | Sean McAvoy / Robert Fisher | Johns Island, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | George Kennedy / Doug Wall | Greenville, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | Jimmy Hyams / Scotty Davis | Charleston, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | James Pearson / Jim Grainger | Charlotte, NC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | Robert Desjardins / William Boles | Matthews, NC, Wilson, NC | +1 | 73 |
| T40 | Frederick Nimmer / Julian Taylor | Okatie, SC, Greenville, SC | +1 | 73 |
| T48 | Chris Culler / Wade Culler | Camden, SC, Liberty Hill, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | John Cottrell / David Politi | Gilbert, SC, Hilton Head Island, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Joe Hendrick / Daran Womack | Chesterfield, SC, Aiken, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Mark Hodges / Jeff Brischke | Belmont, NC, Charlotte, NC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Tim Tyler / Jesse Goodwin | Chapin, SC, Swansea, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Robert Burgess / Ben Cox | Pickens, SC, Simpsonville, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Lennie Younce / Daniel Cook | Lenoir, NC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Ed Donlin / Russ Perry | Concord, NC, Winston-Salem, NC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | David Brown / Mike Gentry | Conover, NC, Indian Trail, NC | +2 | 74 |
| T48 | Lawrence Hicks / Gus Sylvan | Greensboro, NC, Columbia, SC | +2 | 74 |
| T58 | Ed Galbavy / Phil Farley | Mount Pleasant, SC, Hanahan, SC | +3 | 75 |
| T58 | Holley Wallace / Bob Varn | Columbia, SC, Orangeburg, SC | +3 | 75 |
| T58 | James Busker / John Fritz | Charlotte, NC, Mint Hill, NC | +3 | 75 |
| T58 | Mike Bivins / James Brown | High Point, NC | +3 | 75 |
| T58 | Frank Wrenn / John Dennis | Greenville, SC | +3 | 75 |
| T58 | Christopher O'Connor / Brock Lynch | Pinehurst, NC | +3 | 75 |
| T64 | Tom Murphy / Roger Ray | Wilmington, NC, Charlotte, NC | +4 | 76 |
| T64 | Allen Kinney / Patrick Cullifer | Oak Island, NC | +4 | 76 |
| T64 | Jerry Sennett / Mallory McDaniel | Stanley, NC, Kannapolis, NC | +4 | 76 |
| T64 | Niles Brancati / Shane Hennessy | Greenville, SC, Taylors, SC | +4 | 76 |
| T64 | Clint Miller / Doug Glenn | Mount Pleasant, NC, Kannapolis, NC | +4 | 76 |
| T64 | Todd Turner / Randy Merritt | West End, NC, Isle Of Palms, SC | +4 | 76 |
| T70 | Dennis Helms / Rick Elrod | North Myrtle Beach, SC, Little River, SC | +5 | 77 |
| T70 | Andy Gianoukos / Jimmie Gianoukos | Charleston, SC | +5 | 77 |
| T70 | Randy Beeson / Arlis Pike | Colfax, NC, Kernersville, NC | +5 | 77 |
| T70 | Charley Hodges / Lee Keesler | Charlotte, NC | +5 | 77 |
| T70 | Russell Guy / Ron DeSantis | Mount Pleasant, SC, Mt. Pleasant, SC | +5 | 77 |
| T75 | Joe Fairey / Glen Davis | Orangeburg, SC, Highlands, NC | +6 | 78 |
| T75 | Marion Moore / Ken Wiland | Orangeburg, SC, Aiken, SC | +6 | 78 |
| T75 | Michael Jones / Rob Campbell | Charlotte, NC | +6 | 78 |
| 78 | Mike Weiner / George Ackerman | Kiawah Island, SC, Charleston, SC | +7 | 79 |
| T79 | John Burton / Bill Hambling | Bryson City, NC, Whittier, NC | +9 | 81 |
| T79 | Frank Golden / William Baker | Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC | +9 | 81 |
Schedule of Rounds:
Wednesday, April 21
Second Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play
8:00 a.m. to 2:09 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10
Field cut to low 30 scores and ties for final round
Thursday, April 22
Final Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play
8:00 a.m. to 9:39 a.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10
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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