Harwell Hunted Down the Carolinas Senior Amateur Title

 

HICKORY, N.C. (September 9, 2022) -- Final results of the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Rock Barn Country Club (Jones) on September 9, 2022. The field competed at 6,635 yards (par 36-36--72).


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Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. captured the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Rock Barn Country Club with an incredible 7-under-par, 65 in the second round highlighting his impressive run this week. He claimed his fifth CGA Championship title at 6-under-par, 210.


Harwell made par for the first 24 holes of the championship. With Larry Cloninger of Gastonia, N.C. and Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. already at 4-under-par by that point, he knew it was time to kick it into high gear.

 

“I was wondering if I was ever going to make a birdie,” said Harwell. “Then I hit a hybrid to about five feet on No. 7 [in the second round] and I made it for eagle. After that, I just about holed out a wedge on the next hole so that got me jump started.”

 

From No. 7 on, Harwell drained five birdies to make a momentous climb to the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round. His 7-under-par, 65 in the second round was the lowest round of the week by three strokes.


The 2019 Carolinas Senior Amateur Champion led the field by one stroke at 7-under-par at the start of day three. His game plan for the final round was simple: Just keep swinging.


Harwell got off to a rocky start with his first bogey of the championship on No. 2 with another soon to follow on No. 6. In the meantime, Cloninger strung together a run of pars to take back the lead that he held after the opening round.


“I had two bad iron shots on Nos. 2 and 6 and I couldn’t get up and down. But then finally I hit another hybrid in on No. 7 to about six or seven feet and made it again. That really settled me down,” remarked Harwell.

The 2019 Carolinas Senior Men’s Player of the Year stumbled through the turn with bogeys on Nos. 9, 10 and 13, which gave Cloninger the window of opportunity he was looking for. Cloninger continued his string of pars and was able to take a two stroke lead through No. 13, but Harwell was far from giving up.


On the 540-yard, par-5 No. 14, Harwell made his first move with a clutch birdie. He followed it with yet another birdie on the par-3, No. 15 to swiftly take back his lead. This was now a lead he would not let go of for the remainder of the round. He cruised in with three more pars to capture his fifth CGA Championship title at 6-under-par, 210.

 

“It is always great to win one,” said the two-time Carolinas Senior Amateur Champion. “You never know when your last one is going to be so you really savor them more as you get older. It is very nice to win and I am extremely happy.”

Ultimately, Cloninger earned runner-up at 5-under-par, 211. He led the rest of the pack by four strokes and was one of only two players to card two rounds under par this week. Robinson tied for third with Duff Wagner of Taylors, S.C. at 1-under-par, 215.
 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Rock Barn Country Club, especially Head Golf Professional Marshal Robinson and Golf Course Superintendent Jon Robertson, for graciously hosting the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship.

 

61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship

Rock Barn Country Club (Jones), Hickory, N.C.

Final Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC	-6	72	65	73	210
2	Larry Cloninger	Gastonia, NC	-5	68	70	73	211
T3	Duff Wagner	Taylors, SC	-1	69	71	75	215
T3	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	-1	68	72	75	215
T5	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	E	71	72	73	216
T5	Rich Weston	Pawleys Island, SC	E	69	73	74	216
7	Barry Fabyan	Charlotte, NC	+2	70	74	74	218
T8	Buddy Patch	Johns Island, SC	+3	74	73	72	219
T8	Rick Cloninger	Rock Hill, SC	+3	73	74	72	219
T8	Yancey Johnson	Simpsonville, SC	+3	71	72	76	219
T8	Macon Moye	Southern Pines, NC	+3	71	71	77	219
12	Jerry Austin	Shelby, NC	+5	73	73	75	221
T13	Mike Granger	Granite Falls, NC	+6	75	74	73	222
T13	Steve Kidd	Liberty, NC	+6	74	75	73	222
T13	Jeff Burcham	Greensboro, NC	+6	74	73	75	222
T13	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	+6	74	73	75	222
T17	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	+7	76	75	72	223
T17	David Glabicki	Cary, NC	+7	75	71	77	223
T19	Jeff Jamieson	Cary, NC	+8	78	73	73	224
T19	Don O'Malley	Southport, NC	+8	73	75	76	224
T19	Phil Bland	Sherrills Ford, NC	+8	77	71	76	224
T19	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+8	75	73	76	224
T23	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	+9	74	79	72	225
T23	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+9	73	77	75	225
T23	Paul Jett	Southern Pines, NC	+9	79	72	74	225
T23	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+9	75	75	75	225
T23	Tim Teaster	Cayce, SC	+9	72	75	78	225
T28	Dale Fuller	Raleigh, NC	+11	81	73	73	227
T28	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+11	74	75	78	227
T28	Tom Presby	Cary, NC	+11	74	75	78	227
T31	Steve Liebler	Irmo, SC	+12	81	73	74	228
T31	Trent Gregory	Wake Forest, NC	+12	74	79	75	228
T31	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	+12	73	79	76	228
T31	Robert Shoaf	Concord, NC	+12	78	74	76	228
T31	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+12	73	78	77	228
T31	Todd Brown	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	72	77	79	228
T31	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	+12	74	75	79	228
T31	John Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	+12	75	74	79	228
T31	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	+12	74	75	79	228
T31	Walter Todd	Laurens, SC	+12	76	73	79	228
T31	Brian Westveer	Charlotte, NC	+12	72	75	81	228
T42	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+13	77	77	75	229
T42	Steve Fox	Pinehurst, NC	+13	79	75	75	229
T42	Rush Miller	Cramerton, NC	+13	77	72	80	229
T45	Steve Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	+14	78	73	79	230
T45	Tom Cullen	Hickory, NC	+14	79	72	79	230
T47	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+15	74	78	79	231
T47	Sean Odonnell	Southport, NC	+15	76	76	79	231
T47	Donald Miller	Six Mile, SC	+15	74	77	80	231
T47	Casey Smith	Abbeville, SC	+15	75	76	80	231
T51	Patrick Moore	Lenoir, NC	+16	81	75	76	232
T51	Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	+16	79	76	77	232
T51	Sean Paolino	Pinehurst, NC	+16	76	78	78	232
T51	James Busker	Charlotte, NC	+16	74	77	81	232
T55	Brad Deal	Mebane, NC	+17	78	78	77	233
T55	Casey Alexander	Harrisburg, NC	+17	75	80	78	233
T55	David Reece	Fort Mill, SC	+17	80	75	78	233
T55	Stan Rawl	Lexington, SC	+17	77	78	78	233
T59	Doug Ramey	Greer, SC	+18	79	77	78	234
T59	Rob Hrubala	Spartanburg, SC	+18	81	75	78	234
T59	Dale Bouguennec	Pinehurst, NC	+18	75	79	80	234
62	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+19	75	78	82	235
63	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+24	75	80	85	240
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Buck Hall	Thomasville, NC	+13	83	74		157
CUT	Dean Nance	Greenville, SC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Gary Smith	Hilton Head Island, SC	+13	79	78		157
CUT	Gary Upton	Simpsonville, SC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	George Harris	Harrisburg, NC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Richard Rebholz	Rock Hill, SC	+13	75	82		157
CUT	Shane Hennessy	Taylors, SC	+13	82	75		157
CUT	Todd Chadwick	Raleigh, NC	+13	74	83		157
CUT	Alex Barefoot	Locust, NC	+14	78	80		158
CUT	Brad Krapfel	Columbia, SC	+14	79	79		158
CUT	Brock Lynch	Pinehurst, NC	+14	80	78		158
CUT	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	+15	84	75		159
CUT	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	Shane Thompson	Canton, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Terry McGowan	West Jefferson, NC	+15	81	78		159
CUT	Dan Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+16	76	84		160
CUT	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	+16	80	80		160
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+16	80	80		160
CUT	Brandon Godfrey	Marion, NC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Mike Caprio	Greer, SC	+17	83	78		161
CUT	Rick Shaefer	Holly Springs, NC	+17	83	78		161
CUT	Russ Russell	Gastonia, NC	+17	77	84		161
CUT	Scott Reid	Cary, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Chuck floyd	Fort Mill, SC	+18	79	83		162
CUT	Jeffrey Barczak	Apex, NC	+18	80	82		162
CUT	Kevin Coggins	Apex, NC	+18	80	82		162
CUT	George Kennedy	Greenville, SC	+19	79	84		163
CUT	Ed Burchfield	Sunset, SC	+20	78	86		164
CUT	James Mitchell	Clemmons, NC	+20	84	80		164
CUT	James Motsinger	Boomer, NC	+20	78	86		164
CUT	Jerry Broadway	Charlotte, NC	+20	85	79		164
CUT	Mike Roshelli	Graham, NC	+20	83	81		164
CUT	Scotty Himler	Boone, NC	+20	86	78		164
CUT	Gregor Howard	Winston-Salem, NC	+21	79	86		165
CUT	Ken Shelton	Denver, NC	+23	86	81		167
CUT	Todd Adams	Lewisville, NC	+23	82	85		167
CUT	Todd Sagmoe	Charlotte, NC	+23	82	85		167
CUT	Ron Clontz	Greer, SC	+26	87	83		170
CUT	Vic Ruotolo	Charlotte, NC	+26	89	81		170
CUT	Bob Wilson	Archdale, NC	+28	85	87		172
CUT	William Cooper	Raleigh, NC	+31	89	86		175
CUT	Chris Branam	Cary, NC	+32	91	85		176
CUT	David Christian	Columbia, SC	+32	89	87		176
CUT	Rob Reynolds	Wake Forest, NC	+33	86	91		177
CUT	Todd Wilkinson	Wilson, NC	+33	88	89		177
WD	Kelly Stimart	Charlotte, NC	-	72	WD		WD
WD	David Brown	Conover, NC	-	73	WD		WD
WD	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	-	73	WD		WD
WD	Robert Lynch	Pinehurst, NC	-	76	WD		WD
WD	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	Linley Tate	Greensboro, NC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	David Politi	Hilton Head Island, SC	-	81	WD		WD
WD	Christopher Johnson	Cornelius, NC	-	87	WD		WD
WD	Bill Gee	Gaffney, SC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	-	WD			WD
WD	Russ Perry	Winston-Salem, NC	-	WD			WD
DQ	Andre Robinson	Charlotte, NC	-	DQ			DQ
NS	Mike Nelson	Raleigh, NC	-	79	NS		NS

 

 

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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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