Dennis Captures the Carolinas Super Senior

 

FLORENCE, S.C. (June 8, 2021) -- Final results of the 13th Carolinas Super Senior Championship at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, S.C. on June 8, 2021. The 65+ Division is competing at 6,062 yards and the 70+ Division is competing at 5,500 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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Despite two inclement weather play suspensions and over three inches of rain in the last two days, the field was able to persevere through the conditions and John Dennis of Greenville, S.C. came out on top to capture the 13th Carolinas Super Senior Championship.


Dennis started his round in a three-way-tie for second position just one stroke off of the leader, Lennie Barton of Raleigh, N.C.. He had a game plan to play steady, safe golf in the wet conditions and focus on hitting fairways and greens.


Beginning his round with two pars, Dennis was off to a good start until he found trouble on No. 3. The 128 yard, par-3 was the site of his only bogey on the day and also the only green he didn’t hit in regulation. A par train followed until a big momentum swing with consecutive birdies on Nos. 7 and 8. That put the 2011 Carolinas Senior Champion atop the leaderboard for the first time of the day.

 

After making the turn at 3-under-par overall, Dennis’ cushioned lead was short lived as Robert Parrott of Raleigh, N.C. began to make a run for it. Parrot birdied Nos. 1, 4, 10 and 11 to catapult himself to one shot shy of the lead by No. 12.


“I knew those guys up front were all playing pretty well,” said Dennis. “In my group, they were struggling a bit at the time so I felt alright. Then on No. 14 I hit as good of an 8-iron as I could possibly hit and it landed three feet from the hole. That is a challenging hole and after that I felt like if I didn’t make a mistake then I would have the tournament.”


Dennis was able to hold his lead down the stretch and ultimately secure the title with a clutch par putt on No. 18. “I hit a solid drive, but I wasn’t going to bring the water into play so I was up on that hill and I had 185 yards uphill on a hook line,” he said. “I just hit a 5-iron as well as I could have and I hit it on the green to about 30 feet. I was able to get it close enough so that I couldn’t miss it.” He finished the championship with an outstanding 4-under-par, 140 total.
 

This is Dennis’ second CGA championship title and the gracious champion remarked, “The CGA means a lot to me, as does the SCGA. It’s important for me to be able to try my best out here and to win. I am very competitive and it is fulfilling when you do what you are supposed to do. This win means so much.”
 

Parrott earned runner-up with a 3-under-par, 141 overall and Barton finished in third at 2-under-par, 142 total. Fourth place was claimed by a four-way-tie at 1-under-par, 143 between Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C., Joe Hendrick of Chesterfield, S.C., Doug Owens of Albemarle, N.C. and the 2019 Carolinas Super Senior Champion, Russ Perry of Winston-Salem, N.C..

Arlis Pike of Kernersville, N.C. captured the 70+ Division title at 2-under-par, 142 overall. Pike won this championship in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and this marks his first 70+ Division title in this event.


“It makes me feel good to win this one. I won the North Carolina Amateur and three (Carolinas) Super Senior titles so it feels really good to win this one,” said Pike. 

 

Michael Fisher of Pittsboro, N.C. and Cary Hite of Columbia, S.C. earned runner-up with 1-under-par, 143 overall finishes. Notably, Hite climbed his way up the leaderboard from seven shots off the lead after the low round of the day in the 70+ Division of 4-under-par, 68. Pete Allen of Southport, N.C. finished in fourth with a solid even-par, 144 total. 

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at the Country Club of South Carolina, especially, General Manager Jennifer Grigg, Director of Golf Michael Porter and Golf Course Superintendent Sean Cantrell for graciously hosting the 13th Carolinas Super Senior Championship. 

 

13th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

The Country Club of South Carolina, Florence, S.C.

Final Results: 65 + Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	John Dennis	Greenville, SC	-4	70	70	140
2	Robert Parrott	Raleigh, NC	-3	73	68	141
3	Lennie Barton	Raleigh, NC	-2	69	73	142
T4	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	-1	74	69	143
T4	Russ Perry	Winston-Salem, NC	-1	73	70	143
T4	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	-1	72	71	143
T4	Joe Hendrick	Chesterfield, SC	-1	70	73	143
8	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	E	70	74	144
9	Evan Long	Charlotte, NC	+1	75	70	145
10	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+2	74	72	146
11	Thomas Eberhard	Johns Island, SC	+3	74	73	147
12	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	+4	71	77	148
T13	Kim Mansfield	Jackson Springs, NC	+5	78	71	149
T13	John Long	Murrells Inlet, SC	+5	78	71	149
T13	Gregory McLain	Hollywood, SC	+5	77	72	149
T13	Bob Schindler	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	75	149
T13	Tim Tyler	Chapin, SC	+5	73	76	149
T18	Junior Nance	Clarkton, NC	+7	75	76	151
T18	Walter Odiorne	Blythewood, SC	+7	71	80	151
T20	Byron Beck	Martin, SC	+8	78	74	152
T20	Roger Page	Duncan, SC	+8	77	75	152
T20	Gray Tuttle	Pinehurst, NC	+8	75	77	152
T23	Robert Turner	Lake Toxaway, NC	+9	78	75	153
T23	Jim Burgess	Murrells Inlet, SC	+9	77	76	153
T23	John Cottrell	Gilbert, SC	+9	75	78	153
T23	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	+9	75	78	153
T27	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	77	154
T27	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+10	76	78	154
T27	Mike Johnson	Clayton, NC	+10	76	78	154
T27	Joe Robinson	Rock hill, SC	+10	74	80	154
T31	John Smunk	Port Royal, SC	+11	80	75	155
T31	Robbie Armistead	Raleigh, NC	+11	78	77	155
T31	Lawrence Hicks	Greensboro, NC	+11	77	78	155
T31	Burt Brown	conway, SC	+11	76	79	155
T35	Gus Sylvan	Columbia, SC	+12	81	75	156
T35	Trip Boinest	Shelby, NC	+12	77	79	156
T35	Mike Miller	Columbia, SC	+12	77	79	156
T35	Scott Lander	Murrells Inlet, SC	+12	76	80	156
T35	Phillip Greene MD	Charlotte, NC	+12	75	81	156
T40	Tim Pope	Spartanburg, SC	+14	82	76	158
T40	Ed Donlin	Concord, NC	+14	78	80	158
T40	Glenn Brown	Holden Beach, NC	+14	77	81	158
43	Austin Overby	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+15	78	81	159
T44	Russell Guy	Mount Pleasant, SC	+17	85	76	161
T44	Paul Spadafora	Pinehurst, NC	+17	84	77	161
T44	Lee Keesler	Charlotte, NC	+17	83	78	161
T44	John Baldea	Myrtle Beach, SC	+17	83	78	161
T48	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	+18	83	79	162
T48	Robert Brown	Okatie, SC	+18	83	79	162
50	Wayne Howle	Darlington, SC	+19	84	79	163
51	Spike Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+21	78	87	165
T52	Joseph Isgett	Taylors, SC	+22	85	81	166
T52	Jimmy Dorrell	Clayton, NC	+22	84	82	166
T52	George Deryckere	Southern Pines, NC	+22	79	87	166
55	Bill Eissele	Fayetteville, NC	+24	85	83	168
T56	Dennis Riordan	Mount Pleasant, SC	+25	85	84	169
T56	Gary Hucker	Easley, SC	+25	82	87	169
58	Curtis Elliott	Charlotte, NC	+30	85	89	174
T59	Robert Kempton	Greenville, SC	+33	89	88	177
T59	Robert Ruffolo	Simpsonville, SC	+33	87	90	177
WD	Ron DeSantis	Mt. Pleasant, SC	-	75	WD	WD
WD	Jim Wise	Columbia, SC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Robin Alley	Columbia, SC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Curtis Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Nile Brisson	Myrtle Beach, SC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	John Stratton	Greensboro, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Garland Yates	Asheboro, NC	-	81	WD	WD
WD	Ronald Carpenter	Creedmoor, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Johnny Adams	Cary, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Paul Stroup	Charlotte, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Steven Brown	Sunset Beach, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Tony Koechli	Lyman, SC	-	83	WD	WD
WD	Lennie Younce	Lenoir, NC	-	87	WD	WD
WD	Dennis Helms	North Myrtle Beach, SC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Frank Wrenn	Greenville, SC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Marion Moore	Orangeburg, SC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Robert Wansker	Charlotte, NC	-	WD	WD	WD

 

13th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

The Country Club of South Carolina, Florence, S.C.

Final Results: 70+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	-2	68	74	142
T2	Carey Hite	Columbia, SC	-1	75	68	143
T2	Michael Fisher	Pittsboro, NC	-1	70	73	143
4	Pete Allen	Southport, NC	E	72	72	144
5	Dave Moser	Charlotte, NC	+2	75	71	146
6	Jack Marin	Durham, NC	+3	73	74	147
T7	Joe Hackler	Myrtle Beach, SC	+4	75	73	148
T7	Joe Padgette	North Charleston, SC	+4	72	76	148
T9	Gary Strickfaden	Southern Pines, NC	+5	75	74	149
T9	Ricky Fink	Hartsville, SC	+5	75	74	149
T11	Greg Powell	Charlotte, NC	+6	79	71	150
T11	Steve Lake	Lexington, SC	+6	76	74	150
T11	Michael McDowell	Charlotte, NC	+6	74	76	150
T11	Chuck Latham	Vass, NC	+6	74	76	150
T11	Ernie Newton	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	73	77	150
T11	Keith Li	Southport, NC	+6	73	77	150
T17	John McCallie	Durham, NC	+7	76	75	151
T17	David Crocker	Bluffton, SC	+7	75	76	151
T17	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	+7	75	76	151
T17	J. Lawson	Greensboro, NC	+7	72	79	151
T21	Charley Hodges	Charlotte, NC	+8	79	73	152
T21	Chuck Wunsch	Pinehurst, NC	+8	78	74	152
T23	Ted Kulp	Murrells Inlet, SC	+9	77	76	153
T23	Lawrence Rose	Wilmington, NC	+9	75	78	153
T23	Al Edwards	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+9	71	82	153
T26	Martin Gerr	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	77	154
T26	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+10	75	79	154
28	Tom Rowland	Wilmington, NC	+11	74	81	155
29	Michael Egan	Wilmington, NC	+12	74	82	156
T30	Bob Norman	Rocky Mount, NC	+13	81	76	157
T30	Robert Fisk	Seabrook Island, SC	+13	76	81	157
T30	Bob Buie	Columbia, SC	+13	76	81	157
T33	Robert Dail	Wendell, NC	+14	75	83	158
T33	Dave Bell	Bluffton, SC	+14	75	83	158
T35	George Ackerman	Charleston, SC	+15	81	78	159
T35	Gene Spencer	Blythewood, SC	+15	81	78	159
T35	Larry Smothers	Wilmington, NC	+15	80	79	159
T35	Norman Davis	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81	159
T35	Bob Lynch	Florence, SC	+15	77	82	159
T35	Ray Jackson	Rocky Mount, NC	+15	75	84	159
41	Bo Leslie	Simpsonville, SC	+16	75	85	160
T42	Robert Crawford	Winston-Salem, NC	+18	84	78	162
T42	Brian Alchermes	Columbia, SC	+18	81	81	162
44	Bob Beasley	Greensboro, NC	+19	78	85	163
T45	Robert Van Norden	Greenville, SC	+20	86	78	164
T45	Peter Loper	Georgetown, SC	+20	83	81	164
T47	Gerald Werlau	Florence, SC	+23	81	86	167
T47	Dick Schirippa	Florence, SC	+23	80	87	167
T47	Harry Buzhardt	Pinehurst, NC	+23	81	86	167
50	Ron Conway	Wilmington, NC	+26	82	88	170
T51	Dennis Reedy	Camden, SC	+28	91	81	172
T51	Wiley Barrett	Southern Pines, NC	+28	91	81	172
53	Marshall Stuart	Easley, SC	+31	80	95	175
WD	Logan Jackson	Winston-Salem, NC	-	70	WD	WD
WD	Cliff Seastrunk	Raleigh, NC	-	72	WD	WD
WD	William Boles	Wilson, NC	-	72	WD	WD
WD	Edward Mills	Fairview, NC	-	74	WD	WD
WD	William Weeks	Greenville, SC	-	74	WD	WD
WD	David Watterworth	Charlotte, NC	-	76	WD	WD
WD	Ken Eichele	Pinehurst, NC	-	76	WD	WD
WD	Todd Turner	West End, NC	-	76	WD	WD
WD	Dan Anderson	Lenoir, NC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Mike Sprouts	Winston-Salem, NC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Rick Aldous	Lexington, SC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Dick Hogan	Burlington, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Steve Spiegler	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Lynn Martin	Travelers Rest, SC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Gregory Loomis	Southport, NC	-	104	WD	WD
WD	Bill Eskridge	Cary, NC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	John Crooks	Lillington, NC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Terry Collins	Pinehurst, 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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