Thompson & Waters Lead Pack at Senior Four-Ball

MORGANTON, NC (April 26, 2018) – Second round results of the 50th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club in Morganton, NC on Thursday, April 26, 2018 (6,480 yards, Par 36-36--72).

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A change at the top occurred during the second round of the Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club. Pat Thompson of Asheville, NC and Keith Waters of Raleigh, NC take a one-shot lead into the final round over first round leaders Mike Gravley of Greer, SC and Stan Sill of Spartanburg, SC. Thompson & Waters posted a second round 10-under par 62 which featured ten birdies and eight pars. Their two-day total of 128 puts them one shot ahead of Gravley & Sill who posted a round of 4-under par 68 for a two-day toal of 129. Sitting in third, two shots behind are Mimosa Hills members Jim Johnson of Newton, NC and Brian Reep of Morganton, NC.  Playing in a steady afternoon rain, Ed Donlin from Concord, NC and Rick Kline from Davidson, NC shot eight under par 64 and are in 4th place at 13-under par 131.

"The key was my partner (Waters), he hasn’t missed a faiway in two days," said Thompson. "We felt like we had a par at least every hole."  The team birdied their last two holes of the day to jump ahead with the one-shot lead.  Thompson & Waters plan to keep the same formula that got them the lead heading into the final round. “Keith has led off for two days and its worked so we’ll keep doing it,” Thompson said.

The winning team of the Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship earns automatic spots on the Carolinas Captain’s Putter roster.

The cut line fell at four-under par 140 with 33 teams making cut for the final round.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by the first round and is a resident of North Carolina or South Carolina. The championship is conducted at 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 scores and ties for the final round.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering hole by hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

50th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship
Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club, Morganton, NC
Second Round Results
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Pos.	Team	To Par	R1	R2	Total Score
1	Thompson / Waters	-16	66	62	128
2	Gravley / Sill	-15	61	68	129
3	Johnson / Reep	-14	66	64	130
4	Donlin / Kline	-13	67	64	131
T5	Michael / Rutter	-12	67	65	132
T5	Granger / Reece	-12	65	67	132
T5	Kirby / Mills	-12	66	66	132
T5	Sadowski / Sullins	-12	68	64	132
9	Golden / Moye	-11	67	66	133
10	Dorenfeld / Tanis	-9	67	68	135
T11	Berchiatti / Hargett	-8	67	69	136
T11	Pearson / Wearn	-8	68	68	136
T11	Caprio / Hendrickson	-8	67	69	136
T11	Hendley / Todd, Sr	-8	67	69	136
T11	Elam / King	-8	66	70	136
T11	Mansfield / Newton, Jr	-8	69	67	136
17	Arrington / Hopkins	-7	70	67	137
T18	Boles, Jr / Desjardins	-6	70	68	138
T18	Gallagher / Long	-6	70	68	138
T18	Nimmer, III / Taylor	-6	71	67	138
T18	Perry / Salerno	-6	68	70	138
T18	Eaker / Wilson	-6	69	69	138
T23	Nance / Norris	-5	73	66	139
T23	Clark / Hodges	-5	68	71	139
T23	Campanella / Davis	-5	71	68	139
T23	Morrison / Plyler	-5	71	68	139
T27	Burkinshaw / Channell	-4	68	72	140
T27	Byman / Edmondson	-4	68	72	140
T27	Boinest / Hiller	-4	68	72	140
T27	Pope / Todd, Jr	-4	72	68	140
T27	Aughtry / Hunter	-4	72	68	140
T27	Odiorne / Teaster	-4	69	71	140
T27	Brischke / Griffin Jr	-4	69	71	140
FAILED TO QUALIFY
CUT	Glenn / Stepp	-3	72	69	-
CUT	Beeson / Pike	-3	70	71	-
CUT	Boaz / Goodson	-3	65	76	-
CUT	Davis / Tate	-3	72	69	-
CUT	Harbinson / Whitener	-3	71	70	-
CUT	Luzar / Reed	-3	70	71	-
CUT	Allen / Hackler	-2	73	69	-
CUT	Baker / Bowers	-2	70	72	-
CUT	Harris / Nance	-2	70	72	-
CUT	Schott / Shaefer	-2	68	74	-
CUT	Adams, Jr / Ronalter	-2	72	70	-
CUT	Rausch / Walsh	-2	72	70	-
CUT	Burnette / Detweiler	-1	69	74	-
CUT	Andersen / Flink	-1	73	70	-
CUT	Barton / Seastrunk	-1	71	72	-
CUT	Bolick / Hull	-1	74	69	-
CUT	Bivins / Millis	E	70	74	-
CUT	Chapman / Shelton	E	71	73	-
CUT	Miller / Stephens	E	69	75	-
CUT	Moore / Stratton	E	72	72	-
CUT	Rudolph / Strawn	E	73	71	-
CUT	Brewer / Parks	E	74	70	-
CUT	Powell / Walters	E	73	71	-
CUT	Fritz / Meggs	+1	73	72	-
CUT	Andrews / Hiney	+1	72	73	-
CUT	Clough / Houghton	+1	71	74	-
CUT	Davis / Wrenn, III	+1	74	71	-
CUT	Sikes / Tuttle	+1	74	71	-
CUT	Pike / Webber	+2	72	74	-
CUT	Johnson / McDaniel	+2	71	75	-
CUT	Brown / Carpenter	+3	72	75	-
CUT	Burch / Crain	+3	77	70	-
CUT	Chamberlain, Sr / Pernell	+4	72	76	-
CUT	Rogers / Simpson	+5	75	74	-
CUT	Breeden, III / Grene, Jr	+6	73	77	-
CUT	Brown / Carmichael	+7	73	78	-
CUT	McLauchlan / Rathman	+8	73	79	-
CUT	English / Poteat	+9	77	76	-
CUT	Clark / Grantham	+12	78	78	-
CUT	Purkey / Schatz	+12	77	79	-
CUT	Huskey / Stroud	+14	75	83	-
CUT	Anderson / Younce	+15	82	77	-
CUT	Farley / Galbavy	+19	81	82	-
WD	Greene / Spiegler	+2	74	WD
WD	Fagerli / Long	-	74	WD