Simson Captures Third Carolinas Super Senior Title

 

KINSTON, N.C. (September 2, 2020) -- Final results of the 12th Carolinas Super Senior Championship at Kinston Country Club in Kinston, N.C. on September 2, 2020. The Championship Division competed at approximately 6,100 yards. The 70+ Division competed at approximately 5,550 yards. (36-35--71)

 

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

 

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

 

Championship Division

 

Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. has done it again. After a nail-biting final round ending in a 6-under-par, 136 total finish, Simson has captured his third Carolinas Super Senior title and his 39th CGA championship. 

 

“I started out hot as a firecracker. I was three under through four holes,” said Simson. “I had a two-shot lead and was thinking things were going to be pretty good. Then I didn’t make any more birdies.”

 

After a bogey on No. 6, Simson started to sweat knowing that Evan Long of Charlotte, N.C. was right on his tail. Simson continued his par streak, watching Long birdie Nos. 16 and 17. It all boiled down to Simson and Long all square heading into No. 18. 

 

Simson hit a drive straight down the middle and followed it with a 3-iron hybrid shot to about 12 feet for eagle. Long also hit a strong shot into the green leaving him a five-footer for birdie.

 

“I took the putter right out of his hands by making that putt for eagle,” said Simson. “That was good, because I think he probably would have made it if we had been going down the first hole.”

 

Simson carded 4-under-par, 67 on the day to earn his 39th CGA championship title. Long finished the championship just two strokes behind him at 4-under-par, 138 total to claim runner-up. 

 

Bob Edens of Columbia, S.C. finished as the only other player in the Championship Division under par. Edens earned solo third with a 2-under-par, 138 total. 

 

70+ Division

 

Jack Marin of Durham, N.C. claimed the 70+ Division with yet another exciting ending. After birdieing Nos. 17 and 18, Marin was able to finish just one stroke ahead of runner-up Charlie Parks of Asheboro, N.C. who also birdied No. 18. 

 

“Charlie (Parks) chipped it to one foot for birdie on No. 18, so I had to chip it in or get it close to go into a playoff,” said Marin. “I just made it in for birdie to take it all.”

 

Marin finished the championship at 4-under-par, 138 total and Parks carded 3-under-par, 139.

 

Pete Allen of Southport, N.C. was the only other round under-par in the 70+ Division, carding 1-under-par, 141 total to finish in third. Three-time Carolinas Super Senior Champion, Arlis Pike of Kernersville, N.C. finished in solo fourth at even-par, 142 on the week. 

 

The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Kinston Country Club for their hospitality in hosting the 12th Carolinas Super Senior Championship. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.

 

12th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

Kinston Country Club, Kinston, N.C.

Final Results: Championship Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-6	69	67	136
2	Evan Long	Charlotte, NC	-4	68	70	138
3	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	-2	73	67	140
4	Rick Condrey	Nebo, NC	+1	72	71	143
5	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	+3	73	72	145
T6	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	+4	72	74	146
T6	Ed Donlin	Concord, NC	+4	69	77	146
8	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+6	75	73	148
T9	Dee Blankenhorn	Raleigh, NC	+7	78	71	149
T9	John Cottrell	Gilbert, SC	+7	75	74	149
T9	John Bunn	Raleigh, NC	+7	71	78	149
T9	Dennis Helms	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+7	70	79	149
T13	Junior Nance	Clarkton, NC	+8	75	75	150
T13	Kim Mansfield	Jackson Springs, NC	+8	74	76	150
T13	John Long	Murrells Inlet, SC	+8	73	77	150
T16	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	+9	79	72	151
T16	Jim Wise	Columbia, SC	+9	75	76	151
T16	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+9	74	77	151
T16	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+9	74	77	151
T16	Trip Boinest	Shelby, NC	+9	73	78	151
T16	Ken Eichele	Pinehurst, NC	+9	71	80	151
T22	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	+10	77	75	152
T22	Gray Tuttle	Pinehurst, NC	+10	75	77	152
T22	Lee Keesler	Charlotte, NC	+10	74	78	152
T25	Robert Parrott	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	76	153
T25	Nile Brisson	Myrtle Beach, SC	+11	78	75	153
T27	Eric Taylor	Greensboro, NC	+12	79	75	154
T27	Todd Turner	West End, NC	+12	77	77	154
T27	Robert Turner	Daniel Island, SC	+12	76	78	154
T27	Bob Schindler	Charlotte, NC	+12	74	80	154
T31	Scott Danals	Bryson City, NC	+13	78	77	155
T31	Hugh Quinn	Lewisville, NC	+13	76	79	155
T31	Dennis Johnson	Wilmington, NC	+13	76	79	155
T31	Keith Hiller	Clemmons, NC	+13	76	79	155
35	Burt Brown	Conway, SC	+14	81	75	156
T36	Martin Gerr	Fort Mill, SC	+15	83	74	157
T36	Scott Baltz	Raleigh, NC	+15	80	77	157
T36	Garland Yates	Asheboro, NC	+15	79	78	157
T36	Rich Keegan	Wilmington, NC	+15	78	79	157
T40	Jim Morgan	Greensboro, NC	+17	83	76	159
T40	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	+17	79	80	159
T42	David Blevins	Raleigh, NC	+18	83	77	160
T42	Robert Dail	Wendell, NC	+18	81	79	160
T42	Johnny Adams	Cary, NC	+18	80	80	160
T42	Ronald Carpenter	Creedmoor, NC	+18	78	82	160
46	Paul Stroup	Charlotte, NC	+20	84	78	162
T47	Jeff Adams	Charlotte, NC	+21	84	79	163
T47	Russell Guy	Mount Pleasant, SC	+21	83	80	163
T47	Gordon Carver	Roxboro, NC	+21	81	82	163
T47	Michael Kindley	Winston-Salem, NC	+21	80	83	163
51	Mike Johnson	Clayton, NC	+22	80	84	164
52	John Rathjen	Clayton, NC	+23	86	79	165
T53	Will Alston	Rocky Mount, NC	+26	86	82	168
T53	Lennie Younce	Lenoir, NC	+26	85	83	168
T53	George Deryckere	Southern Pines, NC	+26	81	87	168
56	Rick Crompton	Apex, NC	+30	84	88	172
57	Bob Ebbs	Fayetteville, NC	+31	87	86	173
58	Rick Batchelor	Wallace, NC	+37	87	92	179
59	Norman Geltz	Beaufort, NC	+40	89	93	182
60	Tony Koechli	Lyman, SC	+43	92	93	185
61	William Hall	Morehead City, NC	+44	91	95	186
WD	Clarence Huntley	Wake Forest, NC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Phillip Greene MD	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Frank Golden	Charlotte, NC	-	81	WD	WD
WD	Jimmy Dorrell	Clayton, NC	-	84	WD	WD
WD	Dale Pendry	Greenville, NC	-	91	WD	WD
WD	Cliff Seastrunk	Raleigh, NC	-	WD		WD
DNF	Jim Alley	Jackson Springs, NC	-	89	DNF	DNF

 

12th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

Kinston Country Club, Kinston, N.C.

Final Results: 70+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Jack Marin	Durham, NC	-4	67	71	138
2	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	-3	71	68	139
3	Pete Allen	Southport, NC	-1	69	72	141
4	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	E	72	70	142
5	John Crooks	Lillington, NC	1	73	70	143
6	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	2	70	74	144
T7	Edward Mills	Fairview, NC	5	74	73	147
T7	Bob Norman	Rocky Mount, NC	5	73	74	147
T7	Bob Beasley	Greensboro, NC	5	72	75	147
T10	Keith Li	Southport, NC	6	77	71	148
T10	James Brown	High Point, NC	6	72	76	148
T10	Michael Egan	Wilmington, NC	6	72	76	148
T13	Jim Stevenson	Fort Mill, SC	7	75	74	149
T13	Gene Spencer	Blythewood, SC	7	72	77	149
15	Rick Lafata	Raleigh, NC	8	73	77	150
T16	George Ackerman	Charleston, SC	9	77	74	151
T16	David Millis	High Point, NC	9	73	78	151
18	Bill James	Leland, NC	10	75	77	152
19	Gary Schatz	Fort Mill, SC	11	77	76	153
T20	Lenny Ward	Wallace, NC	12	78	76	154
T20	Randy Allen	Tryon, NC	12	77	77	154
T20	Edward Allston	Taylors, SC	12	76	78	154
T20	Ray Jackson	Rocky Mount, NC	12	77	77	154
T20	Mike Sprouts	Winston Salem, NC	12	73	81	154
25	Fred Hyde	Mount Pleasant, SC	13	77	78	155
T26	Randy Thrasher	Wilmington, NC	14	83	73	156
T26	Dennis Slezak	Mount Pleasant, SC	14	79	77	156
T26	Nick Avery	Goose Creek, SC	14	75	81	156
29	Tim Hansen	Pinehurst, NC	15	78	79	157
T30	Jack Blankenhorn	Raleigh, NC	16	80	78	158
T30	Wiley Barrett	Southern Pines, NC	16	78	80	158
T32	Don Marks	Leland, NC	17	80	79	159
T32	Ricky Fink	Hartsville, SC	17	76	83	159
34	Phillip Stewart	Morehead City, NC	18	75	85	160
35	Frank Cheney	Greensboro, NC	19	81	80	161
T36	Marshall Stuart	Easley, SC	20	85	77	162
T36	Bob Shaw	Greenville, NC	20	79	83	162
T36	Ray Novicki	Southern Pines, NC	20	79	83	162
39	Leigh West	Kinston, NC	24	80	86	166
40	Steve Spiegler	Charlotte, NC	26	88	80	168
41	Ron Conway	Wilmington, NC	27	82	87	169
WD	Bob Kunes	Charleston, SC	-	WD		WD
WD	Rick Kline	Pinehurst, NC	-	WD		WD
DNF	Grover File	Anderson, SC	-	81	DNF	DNF

 

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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