Russ Perry Wins NC Senior Amateur on 3rd Playoff Hole

5/16/2013 8:46:00 PM

CHARLOTTE, NC - Final round results of the 28^th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, May 16, 2013 (6517 yards, par 36-35—71, 70.9/130).

Russ Perry, 61, of Winston-Salem, NC survived a three hole playoff with Jim Grainger of Charlotte, NC to win the North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship. Perry, the 2010 Carolinas Senior champion and Old Town Club member, played his last 23 holes in 10-under par to catch Grainger. Perry hit his 18 degree hybrid to eight feet on the par five 17^th hole setting up an eagle opportunity. He canned the putt to catch Grainger heading into the final hole. Grainger made a gutty 15 foot par save to send the championship into extra holes.

In the playoff, Grainger had a couple of chances to win the championship but could not convert a birdie putt on the first playoff hole and a short par putt on the second playoff hole. Perry escaped from a terrible tee shot on the second playoff hole for a scrambling bogey. On the third playoff hole, Grainger pulled his tee shot into the water hazard that made the difference and sealed the victory for Perry.

“I had to play my best golf today to win,” Perry said. “I figured that unless Simson or someone else was making a move that it was between Jim and me.” Perry and Grainger played together in the final round. “I was dead off the tee on the second playoff hole and thought Jim had won it but golf is a funny game. He (Grainger) is a great player.”

Grainger has finished second in the last two years losing in playoffs each time.

“This one hurts,” Grainger stated. “I felt I had the championship but hats off to Russ who played incredible golf over the past 23 holes. I have won some CGA team titles but not an individual one yet.”

Six-time and defending champion Paul Simson of Raleigh, NC carded a final round 69 (210) and finished alone in third place.

The top 30 and ties are exempt into the 2014 North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship.

For more information on the North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship including hole-by-hole scoring please visit: https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineGolfer/EventLanding.aspx?ID=342

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association which in its 104th year of serving amateur golf in the Carolinas.

Place	Competitor	Score	Amt Won
1	*Russ Perry, Winston Salem, N.C.	71-68-67--206 (-7)	$650.00
2	Jim Grainger, Charlotte, N.C.	68-68-70--206 (-7)	$500.00
3	Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C.	66-75-69--210 (-3)	$450.00
4	Peter Allen, Southport, N.C.	70-74-67--211 (-2)	$400.00
5	Michael Roland, Winston Salem, N.C.	72-73-67--212 (-1)	$350.00
6	Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, N.C.	68-73-72--213 (Even)	$325.00
T7	David Strawn, Charlotte, N.C.	69-70-75--214 (+1)	$275.00
T7	Keith Waters, Raleigh, N.C.	75-71-68--214 (+1)	$275.00
T7	Scott Danals, Bryson City, N.C.	76-71-67--214 (+1)	$275.00
T10	William Everett, Raleigh, N.C.	73-69-73--215 (+2)	$212.50
T10	Mike Frye, Mooresville, N.C.	74-73-68--215 (+2)	$212.50
T12	John Walters, Charlotte, N.C.	71-74-71--216 (+3)	$175.00
T12	Logan Jackson, Winston-Salem, N.C.	71-73-72--216 (+3)	$175.00
T12	Johnny Elam, Charlotte, N.C.	70-75-71--216 (+3)	$175.00
T12	David Eaker, Forest City, N.C.	73-71-72--216 (+3)	$175.00
T16	Jim Pearson, Charlotte, N.C.	72-74-72--218 (+5)	$147.50
T16	Charley Hodges, Charlotte, N.C.	75-72-71--218 (+5)	$147.50
T18	Mike Sprouts, Newton, N.C.	71-75-73--219 (+6)	$135.00
T18	Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C.	72-73-74--219 (+6)	$135.00
T18	Raymond Davis, Apex, N.C.	75-75-69--219 (+6)	$135.00
T21	Bill Boles Jr., Wilson, N.C.	73-70-77--220 (+7)	$120.00
T21	Gary Brown, Charlotte, N.C.	72-77-71--220 (+7)	$120.00
T21	Paul Spadafora, Charlotte, N.C.	75-70-75--220 (+7)	$120.00
T24	Robert Desjardins, Matthews, N.C.	74-75-72--221 (+8)	$102.50
T24	Jim Gallagher, Charlotte, N.C.	73-73-75--221 (+8)	$102.50
T24	Brad Burris, High Point, N.C.	73-70-78--221 (+8)	$102.50
T24	Dave Moser, Charlotte, N.C.	73-73-75--221 (+8)	$102.50
T24	Ken Powers, Concord, N.C.	75-73-73--221 (+8)	$102.50
T24	Bob Yow, Clinton, N.C.	72-76-73--221 (+8)	$102.50
T30	Mark Andrew, Albemarle, N.C.	74-75-73--222 (+9)	$33.33
T30	Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C.	73-75-74--222 (+9)	$33.33
T30	Wesley Clark, Charlotte, N.C.	74-74-74--222 (+9)	$33.33
T33	Penn Compton, Wilmington, N.C.	76-76-71--223 (+10)
T33	Bill Lee, Charlotte, N.C.	75-75-73--223 (+10)
T33	Phil Blake, Asheville, N.C.	76-71-76--223 (+10)
T33	Brad Buxton, Greensboro, N.C.	76-75-72--223 (+10)
T37	Don Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C.	76-74-74--224 (+11)
T37	John Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C.	79-71-74--224 (+11)
T37	Ed Donlin, Concord, N.C.	77-70-77--224 (+11)
T37	Terry Rathman, Gastonia, N.C.	80-71-73--224 (+11)
T37	Trip Boinest, Shelby, N.C.	74-74-76--224 (+11)
T37	Chuck Wunsch, Pinehurst, N.C.	75-72-77--224 (+11)
T43	Ernie Newton, High Point, N.C.	74-77-74--225 (+12)
T43	Jim Pridgen, Jamestown, N.C.	75-75-75--225 (+12)
T43	Phillip Greene, Charlotte, N.C.	71-78-76--225 (+12)
T43	Dave Davis, Greensboro, N.C.	75-76-74--225 (+12)
T47	Mallory McDaniel, Kannapolis, N.C.	72-78-76--226 (+13)
T47	John Rudolph, Charlotte, N.C.	75-77-74--226 (+13)
T49	Doug Buchanan, Charlotte, N.C.	73-74-80--227 (+14)
T49	Norman Davis Jr, Charlotte, N.C.	76-75-76--227 (+14)
T51	Jerry Horton, Wilmington, N.C.	74-77-77--228 (+15)
T51	Michael McDowell, Charlotte, N.C.	73-79-76--228 (+15)
53	John Pisarek, Wilmington , N.C.	73-79-78--230 (+17)
T54	John Chandler, Charlotte, N.C.	79-73-80--232 (+19)
T54	Bill Long, Ahoskie, N.C.	78-74-80--232 (+19)
T54	Munroe Cobey, Chapel Hill, N.C.	71-79-82--232 (+19)
T54	Jim Hickman, Maiden, N.C.	76-74-82--232 (+19)
58	Don Slater, Durham, N.C.	72-80-81--233 (+20)
T59	Bill Burling, Greensboro, N.C.	74-78-82--234 (+21)
T59	Lennie Younce, Lenoir, N.C.	74-77-83--234 (+21)
61	John Deluise, Raleigh, N.C.	76-76-NS--NS (NS)
	Failed to Qualify for Final Round
T62	Mark Kozel, Chapel Hill , N.C.	75-78 (+11)
T62	Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C.	78-75 (+11)
T62	Terry Barker, Chapel Hill, N.C.	75-78 (+11)
T62	Barry DeLapp, Hendersonville , N.C.	74-79 (+11)
T62	Spike Smith, Pinehurst, N.C.	75-78 (+11)
T62	Charlie Parks, Asheboro, N.C.	76-77 (+11)
T62	Gene Grubb, Greensboro, N.C.	76-77 (+11)
T62	Marc Cox, Greensboro, N.C.	75-78 (+11)
T70	Dale Porter, Leland, N.C.	74-80 (+12)
T70	Jerry Sennett, Stanley, N.C.	77-77 (+12)
T70	Ronnie Joyce, Denver, N.C.	76-78 (+12)
T70	Bill Thaxton, Monroe, N.C.	78-76 (+12)
T70	Scott Baltz, Raleigh, N.C.	75-79 (+12)
T70	Kevin Green, Greensboro, N.C.	78-76 (+12)
T76	Garland Yates, Asheboro, N.C.	77-78 (+13)
T76	Kim Mansfield, High Point, N.C.	81-74 (+13)
T76	Jerry Broadway, Charlotte, N.C.	79-76 (+13)
T76	Bradford Kroll, Charlotte, N.C.	80-75 (+13)
T76	Dan Anderson, Lenoir, N.C.	76-79 (+13)
T76	John Mitchell, Asheville, N.C.	78-77 (+13)
T76	Jim Ashby, Rocky Mount, N.C.	84-71 (+13)
T76	Mark Wagner, Statesville, N.C.	77-78 (+13)
T76	Phillip Allen, Roxboro, N.C.	77-78 (+13)
T76	Robert Crawford, Winston-Salem, N.C.	75-80 (+13)
T86	Mark Welt, Cornelius, N.C.	78-78 (+14)
T86	Dev Gregg, Charlotte, N.C.	78-78 (+14)
T86	Edward Mills, Fairview, N.C.	78-78 (+14)
T86	George Leight Jr., Apex, N.C.	81-75 (+14)
T86	Tim Hunter, Pinehurst, N.C.	76-80 (+14)
T86	Lawrence Hicks, Greensboro, N.C.	78-78 (+14)
T86	Glen Subin, Pinehurst, N.C.	77-79 (+14)
T93	Rick Sears, Wilmington, N.C.	79-78 (+15)
T93	Mitch Whitley, Zebulon, N.C.	79-78 (+15)
T93	Johnny Adams, Cary, N.C.	80-77 (+15)
T93	Jim Gress, Clemmons, N.C.	82-75 (+15)
T93	Hugh Quinn, Lewisville, N.C.	77-80 (+15)
T98	Dennis Helms, Monroe, N.C.	78-80 (+16)
T98	Phil Seaman, Charlotte, N.C.	83-75 (+16)
T98	Jim Christy, China Grove, N.C.	73-85 (+16)
T98	Joe Joseph, Sherrills Ford, N.C.	71-87 (+16)
T98	Bill Cigich, Pinehurst, N.C.	76-82 (+16)
T98	Bill James, Leland, N.C.	79-79 (+16)
T104	Wayne Kiser, Bethania, N.C.	81-79 (+18)
T104	Tommy Gardner, Tryon, N.C.	84-76 (+18)
106	David Williams, Cary, N.C.	79-82 (+19)
T107	Steve Davis, Clayton, N.C.	83-79 (+20)
T107	Chris Tucker, Hendersonville, N.C.	82-80 (+20)
T109	Dennis Brunelle, Charlotte, N.C.	81-82 (+21)
T109	John Hampton, Kernersville, N.C.	80-83 (+21)
T111	Richard Condrey, Marion, N.C.	81-83 (+22)
T111	Butch English, Cornelius, N.C.	85-79 (+22)
T111	Andy Burnette, Raleigh, N.C.	88-76 (+22)
114	Scott Hammond, Clayton, N.C.	82-83 (+23)
T115	Robert Surratt, Concord, N.C.	79-87 (+24)
T115	Pete Howard, Kernersville, N.C.	82-84 (+24)
T117	Thomas Oxenfeld, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.	81-86 (+25)
T117	Chip Neill, Gastonia, N.C.	83-84 (+25)
T117	Marv Houghton, Fayetteville , N.C.	80-87 (+25)
T117	Rick Hogan, Denton, N.C.	86-81 (+25)
121	David Shackelford, Cary, N.C.	88-84 (+30)
T122	Xan Law Jr, Charlotte, N.C.	78-DQ (DQ)
T122	Mark Stephens, Troutman, N.C.	81-WD (WD)
124	Joe Davis, Gastonia, N.C.	WD (WD)
T125	Dick Hogan, Burlington, N.C.	WD (WD)
T125	Dennis Toothman, Raleigh, N.C.	WD (WD)

*won championship on third playoff hole.

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