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Pat Thompson Wins Carolinas Senior
Pat Thompson of Asheville, NC wins his first CGA championship title
ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC - Final results of the 54th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Dataw Island Club (Cotton Dike) in St. Helena Island, SC on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 (6416 yards, par 36-36—72, 71.2/132).
Consistent under par rounds of 70-71-70 propelled Pat Thompson of Asheville, NC into the winner’s circle for the first time at a CGA championship. Thompson’s score of five-under par 211 was two shots ahead of the number one ranked Carolinas Senior amateur Rick Cloninger of Fort Mill, SC.
Cloninger started the day eight shots off the lead but a final round 66 vaulted him into the championship title mix. Cloninger was the only player to score in the 60’s in the final round.
Thompson, a Country Club of Asheville member and number four ranked senior player in the Carolinas, made three birdies and one bogey in his final round. He did not know how he stood until he asked a fellow-competitor on the 18th tee. He then knew he had a two stroke lead with a par five remaining to be played. He made his par and secured the win.
“I spent last night at times when I couldn’t sleep visualizing doing something to win the tournament”, Thompson said. “When I make a couple of putts then I am usually contending”.
Making putts was certainly a big key for Thompson and even more so for a player that lives and plays on a bent grass course in the mountains versus a bermuda course in the Lowcountry. ”The first thing I do when I come out of the mountains is work on short game and putting to get a feel for the different types of grasses”, Thompson noted.
Defending champion Jim Grainger of Charlotte, NC carded his second straight under par round with a 71 to finish at 219 and tied for 13th place.
Only six players were able to break par for the championship on the Tom Fazio design with the average score of 77.4.
Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship is a 54-hole stroke play event open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by September 13, 2015, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina or owns a residence in either state, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 10.4.
For more information on the Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship including hole-by-hole scoring please visit: https://www.carolinasgolf.org/championship/home/15senior/year/2015
Final Results
|
Place |
Competitor |
Score |
Amt. Won |
|
1 |
Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C. |
70-71-70--211 (-5) |
$650.00 |
|
2 |
Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, S.C. |
76-71-66--213 (-3) |
$400.00 |
|
T3 |
James Pearson, Charlotte, N.C. |
78-66-71--215 (-1) |
$337.50 |
|
T3 |
Russ Perry, Winston Salem, N.C. |
74-66-75--215 (-1) |
$337.50 |
|
T3 |
Walter Todd Sr, Laurens, S.C. |
72-72-71--215 (-1) |
$337.50 |
|
T3 |
Gary Brown, Charlotte, N.C. |
73-72-70--215 (-1) |
$337.50 |
|
7 |
Matt Grandy, Greenville, S.C. |
68-77-71--216 (Even) |
$280.00 |
|
T8 |
Rick Luzar, Pinehurst, N.C. |
74-73-70--217 (+1) |
$230.00 |
|
T8 |
John Rudolph, Charlotte, N.C. |
70-71-76--217 (+1) |
$230.00 |
|
T8 |
Walter Odiorne, Blythewood, S.C. |
71-68-78--217 (+1) |
$230.00 |
|
T8 |
John Long, Murrells Inlet, S.C. |
74-72-71--217 (+1) |
$230.00 |
|
12 |
Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C. |
74-74-70--218 (+2) |
$190.00 |
|
T13 |
Jim Grainger, Charlotte, N.C. |
81-67-71--219 (+3) |
$175.00 |
|
T13 |
Johnny Elam, Charlotte, N.C. |
76-69-74--219 (+3) |
$175.00 |
|
T15 |
Frank Ford III, Charleston, S.C. |
72-72-77--221 (+5) |
$155.00 |
|
T15 |
Robby Kirby, Charlotte, N.C. |
69-78-74--221 (+5) |
$155.00 |
|
T17 |
Keith Waters, Raleigh, N.C. |
72-75-75--222 (+6) |
$140.00 |
|
T17 |
Jim Burgess, Murrells Inlet, S.C. |
76-73-73--222 (+6) |
$140.00 |
|
T17 |
Geno Berchiatti, Greenville, S.C. |
71-77-74--222 (+6) |
$140.00 |
|
T20 |
Don Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C. |
73-75-75--223 (+7) |
$125.00 |
|
T20 |
John Walters, Charlotte, N.C. |
74-78-71--223 (+7) |
$125.00 |
|
T20 |
Ed Byman, Raleigh, N.C. |
72-76-75--223 (+7) |
$125.00 |
|
23 |
Mike Schmid, Monroe, N.C. |
72-77-75--224 (+8) |
$115.00 |
|
T24 |
Jim Gallagher, Charlotte, N.C. |
72-75-78--225 (+9) |
$103.75 |
|
T24 |
Bill Long, Ahoskie, N.C. |
80-72-73--225 (+9) |
$103.75 |
|
T24 |
Todd Hendley, Greer, S.C. |
80-73-72--225 (+9) |
$103.75 |
|
T24 |
Dale Porter, Leland, N.C. |
72-74-79--225 (+9) |
$103.75 |
|
T28 |
Johnny Adams, Cary, N.C. |
81-74-71--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T28 |
Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C. |
72-78-76--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T28 |
John Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C. |
75-76-75--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T28 |
Eric Ardery, Durham, N.C. |
74-76-76--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T28 |
Kelly Miller, Southern Pines, N.C. |
76-77-73--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T28 |
Farley Davis, High Point, N.C. |
79-75-72--226 (+10) |
$50.00 |
|
T34 |
Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C. |
75-76-76--227 (+11) |
|
|
T34 |
Bill Palmer Jr, Bluffton, S.C. |
73-72-82--227 (+11) |
|
|
T36 |
Kevin King, Bluffton, S.C. |
71-76-81--228 (+12) |
|
|
T36 |
Rick Stitzer, Raleigh, N.C. |
77-78-73--228 (+12) |
|
|
T38 |
Brad Buxton, Greensboro, N.C. |
78-72-79--229 (+13) |
|
|
T38 |
Bob Edens, Columbia, S.C. |
77-73-79--229 (+13) |
|
|
T40 |
Andy Burnette, Raleigh, N.C. |
80-74-76--230 (+14) |
|
|
T40 |
Bernie Shealy, Columbia, S.C. |
77-75-78--230 (+14) |
|
|
T40 |
David Camadine, Charlotte, N.C. |
76-78-76--230 (+14) |
|
|
T43 |
Bradford Kroll, Charlotte, N.C. |
78-77-76--231 (+15) |
|
|
T43 |
Michael McDowell, Charlotte, N.C. |
76-78-77--231 (+15) |
|
|
T45 |
Jeff Jackson, Goldsboro, N.C. |
80-74-79--233 (+17) |
|
|
T45 |
Brandon Godfrey, Nebo, N.C. |
78-77-78--233 (+17) |
|
|
T47 |
Greg Powell, Charlotte, N.C. |
77-77-80--234 (+18) |
|
|
T47 |
John Smunk, Port Royal, S.C. |
77-76-81--234 (+18) |
|
|
T47 |
Dev Gregg, Charlotte, N.C. |
77-74-83--234 (+18) |
|
|
T50 |
Bill Phillips, Charlotte, N.C. |
77-80-78--235 (+19) |
|
|
T50 |
David Eaker, Forest City, N.C. |
79-77-79--235 (+19) |
|
|
T50 |
John Dennis III, Greenville, S.C. |
80-77-78--235 (+19) |
|
|
53 |
John Franklin, St. Helena Island, S.C. |
76-81-79--236 (+20) |
|
|
T54 |
Tim Pope, Spartanburg, S.C. |
80-74-83--237 (+21) |
|
|
T54 |
Bill Smunk, Kingstree, S.C. |
77-76-84--237 (+21) |
|
|
T54 |
Wayne Rogers, Easley, S.C. |
79-76-82--237 (+21) |
|
|
T54 |
Norman Davis Jr, Charlotte, N.C. |
75-79-83--237 (+21) |
|
|
T54 |
Rick Kline, Davidson, N.C. |
81-76-80--237 (+21) |
|
|
T59 |
Hugh Quinn, Lewisville, N.C. |
81-76-81--238 (+22) |
|
|
T59 |
Holley Wallace, Columbia, S.C. |
77-75-86--238 (+22) |
|
|
T59 |
Richard Condrey, Nebo, N.C. |
75-80-83--238 (+22) |
|
|
62 |
Arch Reed, Pinehurst, N.C. |
82-73-84--239 (+23) |
|
|
T63 |
Robert Vespa, Summerfield, N.C. |
76-79-WD--WD (WD) |
|
|
T63 |
Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C. |
80-77-WD--WD (WD) |
|
|
T63 |
Tim Boynton, Beaufort, N.C. |
76-78-WD--WD (WD) |
|
Failed to Qualify for Final Round |
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|
T66 |
Mike Sprouts, Newton, N.C. |
79-79--158 (+14) |
|
T66 |
Mike Gravley, Greer, S.C. |
78-80--158 (+14) |
|
T66 |
Steve Wilson, Wilmington, N.C. |
77-81--158 (+14) |
|
T66 |
Dennis Helms, Monroe, N.C. |
76-82--158 (+14) |
|
T66 |
Jim Wise, Columbia, S.C. |
78-80--158 (+14) |
|
T66 |
Mike Calkins, Columbia, S.C. |
78-80--158 (+14) |
|
T72 |
Marc Cox, Greensboro, N.C. |
79-80--159 (+15) |
|
T72 |
Andy Gianoukos, Charleston, S.C. |
78-81--159 (+15) |
|
T72 |
Chuck Latham, Vass, N.C. |
81-78--159 (+15) |
|
T72 |
Rodney Jones, Apex, N.C. |
83-76--159 (+15) |
|
T72 |
Mike Arnold, Mooresville, N.C. |
82-77--159 (+15) |
|
T77 |
Jack Nance, Pinehurst, N.C. |
79-81--160 (+16) |
|
T77 |
Jackson Hughes Jr, Greenville, S.C. |
80-80--160 (+16) |
|
T77 |
Gus Sylvan, Columbia, S.C. |
82-78--160 (+16) |
|
T77 |
Grant Hoffman, Asheboro, N.C. |
80-80--160 (+16) |
|
T77 |
Steve Burke, Burlington, N.C. |
80-80--160 (+16) |
|
T82 |
John L Cottrell Jr, Gilbert, S.C. |
80-81--161 (+17) |
|
T82 |
Spike Smith, Pinehurst, N.C. |
82-79--161 (+17) |
|
T82 |
Charles Hall, Hilton Head, S.C. |
79-82--161 (+17) |
|
T82 |
Kenny Bieschke, Bluffton, S.C. |
80-81--161 (+17) |
|
T86 |
Steve Spiegler, Charlotte, N.C. |
74-88--162 (+18) |
|
T86 |
Butch English, Cornelius, N.C. |
77-85--162 (+18) |
|
T86 |
Glen Subin, Pinehurst, N.C. |
82-80--162 (+18) |
|
T86 |
Ben Whipple, Marietta, S.C. |
82-80--162 (+18) |
|
T86 |
George Conekin III, Jacksonville, N.C. |
87-75--162 (+18) |
|
T91 |
Chip Hunter, Winston Salem, N.C. |
85-78--163 (+19) |
|
T91 |
Robert Bennett Jr, Cheraw, S.C. |
82-81--163 (+19) |
|
T93 |
Larry Cowman, Charlotte, N.C. |
85-79--164 (+20) |
|
T93 |
Charlie Parks, Asheboro, N.C. |
78-86--164 (+20) |
|
T93 |
Steven Misenheimer, Huntersville, N.C. |
80-84--164 (+20) |
|
T96 |
Randy Allen, Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
84-81--165 (+21) |
|
T96 |
Edward Galbavy, Seabrook Island, S.C. |
81-84--165 (+21) |
|
98 |
Jim Hunsuck, Statesville, N.C. |
82-84--166 (+22) |
|
99 |
Chuck Parker, Raleigh, N.C. |
84-83--167 (+23) |
|
T100 |
Tom Eberhard, Seabrook Island, S.C. |
82-86--168 (+24) |
|
T100 |
Darryl Averyhart, Columbia, S.C. |
84-84--168 (+24) |
|
T100 |
Tom Cunneff, Charleston, S.C. |
88-80--168 (+24) |
|
103 |
James Morgan, Greensboro, N.C. |
84-85--169 (+25) |
|
104 |
Barry Mullinax, Travelers Rest, S.C. |
87-83--170 (+26) |
|
105 |
Rick Finnin, Pinehurst, N.C. |
85-87--172 (+28) |
|
106 |
John McCallie, Durham, N.C. |
87-87--174 (+30) |
|
107 |
Charley Hodges, Charlotte, N.C. |
88-88--176 (+32) |
|
T108 |
Terry Ezell, York, S.C. |
78-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T108 |
Bob Stringer, Blythewood, S.C. |
73-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T108 |
Russ McLauchlan, Fuquay-Varina, N.C. |
78-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T108 |
Edward Mills, Fairview, N.C. |
80-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T108 |
Gordon Gourley, Hilton Head, S.C. |
81-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T108 |
Phil Bland, Waynesville, N.C. |
80-WD--WD (WD) |
|
T114 |
Tim Teaster, Columbia, S.C. |
DQ (DQ) |
|
T114 |
Mike Purkey, Charlotte, N.C. |
WD (WD) |