Sullins Seals the Deal at the Carolinas Super Senior

 

MONROE, N.C. (June 7, 2022) -- Final results of the 14th Carolinas Super Senior Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, N.C. on June 7, 2022. The 65+ Division is competing at 6,061 yards and the 70+ Division is competing at 5,446 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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After firing a tournament-best 7-under-par, 65 in the final round, Randall Sullins of Claremont, N.C. claimed the 14th Carolinas Super Senior Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club with a score of 5-under-par, 139 following two days of fierce competition.

 

Six shots back and well out of the lead, Sullins came into the final round with no intentions of taking home the title. However, after firing a 6-under-par, 30 on the front nine, Sullins knew that something special was unfolding.

 

“It was the first time that I didn’t miss a shot,” said Sullins. “Making the turn, I was praying a lot. I was just trying to concentrate on my routine and my setup. I relied on that and prayer.”

 

He barely skipped a beat heading into the back nine. After bogeying the par-3, 11th hole, Sullins responded with back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th and would remain 7-under to close out his round. Next, he had to wait on the remaining six groups to come in before knowing if he would become the next Carolinas Super Senior Champion.

 

“I didn’t even look at the leaderboard, but everybody was telling me,” said Sullins. “I knew there was a chance at a playoff, so I went to the driving range to hit some balls.”

 

A playoff wasn’t necessary, though, as the round one leader James Pearson of Charlotte, N.C. finished the tournament in solo second at 2-under-par.

 

Although there was a big difference in Sullins’ scorecards from the two days, his mindset didn’t change too much. “I was overswinging yesterday,” said Sullins, “so today I tried to stay more in control of my golf swing.”

 

Facing such a large deficit heading into the final day wasn’t the only reason the 65 year old wasn’t expecting to claim the championship. He also hasn’t been working on his game recently because he’s been busy teaching his two nephews how to play the game. 

 

He jokingly added that the day they can finally beat him on the course will be the day he stops playing golf. But until then, Sullins will be able to add to his new trophy shelf and chase more CGA championships.

 

Doug Owens of Albemarle, N.C. took home solo third with a score of 1-under-par, 143. Finishing in a tie for fourth place at even-par, 144 was Lennie Barton of Raleigh, N.C. and Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C.

 

Robert Desjardins of Matthews, N.C. captured the 70+ division with a 6-under-par, 138. Rolling Hills has been his home course for over 30 years and that showed as he shot two steady rounds under par. Artis Pike of Kernersville, N.C. took home solo second with a score of 4-under-par, 140. Finishing in a tie for third place at 1-over-par, 145 was Wayne Pyrtle of Burlington, N.C. and William Boles of Wilson, N.C.

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Rolling Hills Country Club, especially, Head Golf Pro Jeff Avent, Superintendent Greg McDanel and General Manager Darren Birkman for graciously hosting the 14th Carolinas Super Senior Championship. 

 

14th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

Rolling Hills Country Club, Monroe, N.C.

Final Results: 65 + Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Randall Sullins	Claremont, NC	-5	74	65	139
2	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	-2	68	74	142
3	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	-1	71	72	143
T4	Lennie Barton	Raleigh, NC	E	74	70	144
T4	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	E	72	72	144
T4	Gary Howze	Surf City, NC	E	71	73	144
7	Ed Donlin	Concord, NC	+1	73	72	145
8	Penn Compton	Wilmington, NC	+2	73	73	146
9	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	75	147
T10	Robert Shoaf	Concord, NC	+4	74	74	148
T10	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+4	74	74	148
T10	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+4	73	75	148
T10	John Long	Murrells Inlet, SC	+4	73	75	148
T10	Greg McLain	Hollywood, SC	+4	72	76	148
T10	Junior Nance	Clarkton, NC	+4	71	77	148
T16	Trip Boinest	Shelby, NC	+5	76	73	149
T16	Steve Fox	Pinehurst, NC	+5	76	73	149
T16	Gray Tuttle	Pinehurst, NC	+5	73	76	149
T19	Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	+6	75	75	150
T19	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+6	74	76	150
T19	Dave Davis	Morehead City, NC	+6	74	76	150
T19	Tim Pope	Spartanburg, SC	+6	72	78	150
T23	Joseph Horne	Columbia, SC	+7	76	75	151
T23	Phillip Woods	Marshville, NC	+7	70	81	151
T25	Gregg Sumrow	Charlotte, NC	+8	83	69	152
T25	Ben Whipple	Marietta, SC	+8	79	73	152
T25	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	+8	78	74	152
T25	Robin Alley	Columbia, SC	+8	78	74	152
T25	Phillip Greene	Charlotte, NC	+8	76	76	152
T25	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	+8	75	77	152
T31	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+10	78	76	154
T31	Randy Naylor	Wilmington, NC	+10	76	78	154
T31	Toby Tomberlin	Monroe, NC	+10	75	79	154
T31	Rick Powers	Oxford, NC	+10	73	81	154
T35	Curtis Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	+11	77	78	155
T35	Doug Glenn	Kannapolis, NC	+11	77	78	155
T35	Kim Mansfield	Jackson Springs, NC	+11	76	79	155
T38	Joe Robinson	Rock Hill, SC	+13	78	79	157
T38	John Cottrell	Gilbert, SC	+13	77	80	157
T38	Thomas Eberhard	Johns Island, SC	+13	76	81	157
T41	Randy Adcock	Monroe, NC	+15	83	76	159
T41	Gene Queen	Advance, NC	+15	76	83	159
T43	Hal Moore	Kill Devil Hills, NC	+16	82	78	160
T43	Wesley Clark	Charlotte, NC	+16	82	78	160
T43	Keith Hiller	Clemmons, NC	+16	81	79	160
T43	Wesley Bruce	Harrisburg, NC	+16	79	81	160
T43	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	+16	79	81	160
T48	Russell Guy	Mount Pleasant, SC	+17	82	79	161
T48	George Deryckere	Southern Pines, NC	+17	81	80	161
T48	Bruce Smith	Little River, SC	+17	81	80	161
T48	Mike Johnson	Clayton, NC	+17	80	81	161
T52	Nile Brisson	Myrtle Beach, SC	+18	81	81	162
T52	Jerry Sennett	Stanley, NC	+18	79	83	162
T52	Gary Roberson	Burlington, NC	+18	79	83	162
T55	Lennie Younce	Lenoir, NC	+19	83	80	163
T55	Tim Tyler	Chapin, SC	+19	82	81	163
T55	Ronnie Brower	Waxhaw, NC	+19	81	82	163
58	Robert Bennett	Cheraw, SC	+20	81	83	164
T59	Henk Bouhuys	Charlotte, NC	+21	84	81	165
T59	Stephen Nimocks	Murrells Inlet, SC	+21	85	80	165
T59	Patrick Smithey	Winston-Salem, NC	+21	82	83	165
T59	Jeff Adams	Charlotte, NC	+21	81	84	165
T59	Johnny Adams	Cary, NC	+21	79	86	165
T64	Steve Hancock	Elizabethtown, NC	+22	83	83	166
T64	Ronald Carpenter	Creedmoor, NC	+22	88	78	166
T64	Andrew Calder	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+22	81	85	166
67	John Kearns	Greensboro, NC	+23	78	89	167
T68	Scott Murdock	Leland, NC	+24	84	84	168
T68	Wayne Howle	Darlington, SC	+24	82	86	168
70	Kenny Treece	Monroe, NC	+25	83	86	169
71	Dennis Riordan	Mount Pleasant, SC	+28	86	86	172
WD	Rob Welton	Seven Lakes, NC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Glenn Brown	Holden Beach, NC	-	85	WD	WD
WD	Robert Wansker	Charlotte, NC	-	87	WD	WD
WD	Curtis Elliott	Charlotte, NC	-	91	WD	WD
WD	John Dennis	Greenville, SC	-	WD		WD
WD	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Joe Hendrick	Chesterfield, SC	-	WD		WD

 

14th Carolinas Super Senior Championship

Rolling Hills Country Club, Monroe, N.C.

Final Results: 70+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	-6	70	68	138
2	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	-4	71	69	140
T3	Wayne Pyrtle	Burlington, NC	+1	76	69	145
T3	William Boles	Wilson, NC	+1	72	73	145
5	Dickie Brewer	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	71	75	146
6	Dennis Helms	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+4	74	74	148
T7	Gary Hull	Statesville, NC	+5	77	72	149
T7	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+5	74	75	149
T7	Ernie Newton	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	74	75	149
T7	Dee Blankenhorn	Raleigh, NC	+5	72	77	149
T11	Mark Wagner	Statesville, NC	+6	76	74	150
T11	Jack Marin	Durham, NC	+6	73	77	150
T11	Rick Kline	Pinehurst, NC	+6	70	80	150
T14	Dan Anderson	Lenoir, NC	+7	78	73	151
T14	Martin Gerr	Charlotte, NC	+7	78	73	151
T14	Ken Eichele	Pinehurst, NC	+7	75	76	151
T14	Ted Kulp	Murrells Inlet, SC	+7	74	77	151
T18	Ray Novicki	Southern Pines, NC	+8	77	75	152
T18	Gene Spencer	Blythewood, SC	+8	77	75	152
T18	David Watterworth	Charlotte, NC	+8	75	77	152
T18	Ricky Fink	Hartsville, SC	+8	75	77	152
T18	Dave Moser	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	78	152
T23	Dick Hogan	Burlington, NC	+9	78	75	153
T23	Bill James	Leland, NC	+9	77	76	153
T23	Gary Schatz	Fort Mill, SC	+9	74	79	153
T26	Roger Page	Duncan, SC	+10	76	78	154
T26	Bob Klug	Pinehurst, NC	+10	76	78	154
T26	Bob Norman	Rocky Mount, NC	+10	76	78	154
T26	Chuck Wunsch	Pinehurst, NC	+10	75	79	154
T30	Robert Dail	Wendell, NC	+11	76	79	155
T30	Mike Sprouts	Winston-Salem, NC	+11	74	81	155
T30	Pete Allen	Southport, NC	+11	74	81	155
33	Greg Powell	Charlotte, NC	+12	80	76	156
T34	Carey Hite	Columbia, SC	+13	81	76	157
T34	Al Edwards	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+13	76	81	157
T34	John McCallie	Durham, NC	+13	79	78	157
T34	Bob Olsen	Monroe, NC	+13	78	79	157
T34	John Walters	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	80	157
T39	Steve Spiegler	Charlotte, NC	+14	79	79	158
T39	Todd Turner	West End, NC	+14	80	78	158
T39	Gary Hucker	Easley, SC	+14	79	79	158
T39	Bob Rickman	Florence, SC	+14	78	80	158
T43	Steve Short	Nebo, NC	+15	79	80	159
T43	Bob Beasley	Greensboro, NC	+15	76	83	159
T43	Joseph Nevins	Kiawah Island, SC	+15	75	84	159
T46	Garland Yates	Asheboro, NC	+16	81	79	160
T46	Mike Lavine	Rock Hill, SC	+16	76	84	160
T48	Rich Keegan	Wilmington, NC	+17	83	78	161
T48	Arnold Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+17	77	84	161
T48	Ray Jackson	Rocky Mount, NC	+17	77	84	161
51	Bill Engle	Stanfield, NC	+18	84	78	162
52	Paul Stroup	Charlotte, NC	+19	82	81	163
WD	Cliff Seastrunk	Raleigh, NC	-	80	WD	WD
WD	Billy Poteat	Hickory, NC	-	90	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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