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Preview: 70th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 28, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 70th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. from April 29 to May 3, 2021. The field will compete at 6,455 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

The CGA will conduct this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here

 

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

 

Top 75 Ranked Carolinas Men in the Field:

  • No. 14 Davis Womble, Winston-Salem, N.C. with Chad Wilfong, Charlotte, N.C.

  • No. 24 James Lightsey, Indian Land, S.C. with Weston Bell, Piedmont, S.C.

  • Tied No. 27 Chad Wilfong, Charlotte, N.C. with Davis Womble, Winston-Salem, N.C.

  • No. 34 Henry Augenstein, Columbia, S.C. with Ford Reynolds, Columbia, S.C.

  • No. 49 Walker Jones, Sumter, S.C. with Stuart Fuller, Winston-Salem, N.C.

  • No. 50 Weston Bell, Piedmont, S.C. with James Lightsey, Indian Land, S.C.

  • No. 53 Jay Roberts, Concord, N.C. with Dexter Rice, Charlotte, N.C.

  • No. 58 Garland Ferrell, Greenville, S.C. with Michael Sims, Lexington, S.C.

  • No. 62 Michael Sims, Lexington, S.C. with Garland Ferrell, Greenville, S.C.

  • No. 64 Chris Cassetta, High Point, N.C. with Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C.

  • No. 65 Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, N.C. with Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, S.C.

  • No. 70 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs, N.C. with Daniel McBrien, Holly Springs, N.C.

  • No. 72 Ryan Reynolds, Camden, S.C. with Brandon Cemprola, Columbia, S.C.



Past Champions in the Field (5):

Gus Sylvan, Columbia, S.C., 1998

Thomas Todd III, Laurens, S.C., 2009

Matthew Crenshaw, Burlington, N.C., 2012, 2014

Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C., 2013

Brent Roof, Columbia, S.C., 2013


Camden Country Club offers 18 holes designed by the renowned golf course designer/architect, Donald Ross. The par 70 championship course provides a challenge with tight fairways and Ross’ classic greens. This is the 52nd time that Camden Country Club will host the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship since its inception. 


The championship format is 36 holes of four-ball stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for four-ball match play.


Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by April 29, 2021, maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

Wednesday, April 28

Tee times are available for practice rounds

 

Thursday, April 29

First Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play Qualifying

8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

 

Friday, April 30

Second Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play Qualifying

8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

Field cut to low 32 teams for match play

 

Saturday, May 1

Round of 32 and Round of 16 - Four-Ball Match Play

 

Sunday, May 2

Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds - Four-Ball Match Play

 

Monday, May 3

Championship Match - Four-Ball Match Play

 

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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