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Carolinas 4-Ball Championship May 4-8
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 29, 2016) -- The 65th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship will be played at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. from May 4-8.
Defending champions Zachary Martin and John Grimes of Pinehurst, N.C. will not be in the field, but other past champions are represented. 2012 & 2014 champion Matthew Crenshaw of Burlington, N.C. will team with three-time CGA champion Banks Wood Jr. of Charlotte, N.C. Crenshaw's 2012 partner, Blair Bowland of Burlington, N.C., will play with Dustin Moore of Greensboro, N.C.
2013 champions and two-time runners-up Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C. and Brent Roof, Columbia, S.C., will compete with other proven contenders, including: 2009 champion Walter Todd Sr. paired with Neal Todd of Laurens, S.C. and 1994 Carolinas Four-Ball Champion Bill Smunk of Kingstree, S.C. partnered this year with Mike Mahoney of Greeleyville, S.C.
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Camden Country Club has hosted the Carolinas |
The Carolinas Four-Ball Championship could just as easily be called the "Camden Four-Ball Championship" or the "Camden Two-Man Invitational". That's because the popular, prestigious Carolinas Golf Association event has been held at historic Camden (S.C.) Country Club 60 of 65 playings on the only 18-hole course in South Carolina designed by Donald Ross.
The 2016 championship begins Wednesday May 4th with the first round of a 36-hole qualifier. Players will be chasing the first round record score 59 shot in 1986 by the team of Bill Bowers and Jonny Banks from Columbia, S.C. The record 36-hole qualifying score of 124 shot on the par-70 layout was posted in 2010 by Michael Sims of West Columbia, S.C. and Jordan Byrd of Pendleton, S.C.
After the second round of four-ball stroke play qualifying on May 5th, the field will be cut to the low 32 teams for match play. The first two rounds of match play will commence on May 6th. After four rounds of match play over two days, the scheduled 18-hole championship match will be played on Sunday, May 8.
Championship Schedule:
Wednesday, May 4 Round 1 - Stroke Play Qualifying. Tee times off #1 and #10 (8:00am)
Pig-Pickin' cookout at club from 5:00pm-7:30pm
Thursday, May 5 Round 2 - Stroke Play Qualifying. Tee times off #1 and #10 (8:00am)
Field cut to low 32 teams for match play. Playoffs for medalist & last match play positions.
Friday, May 6 Round of 32 Match Play (18 Holes)
Round of 16 Match Play (18 Holes)
Saturday, May 7 Quarterfinals (18 Holes). AM Tee times off # 1 tee.
Semifinals (18 Holes). PM Tee times off # 1 tee.
Sunday, May 8 Championship Match (18 Holes) 8:00am off # 1 tee.
The CGA will post any tournament delays or cancellations via our Twitter account. Follow @cgagolf1909.
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 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 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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