Carolinas Super Senior Championship Preview

Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. chases his 32nd CGA title

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 13, 2017) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) will conduct the 9^th Carolinas Super Senior Championship at Fort Mill Golf Club in Fort Mill, S.C. on April 19-20. This will be the first CGA championship held at the club.

The Carolinas Super Senior crowns the best player in the Carolinas age 65 and over. This championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index®. Players may sign up for the 65+ or 70+ age division.

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | History | Starting Times | Hole-by-hole scoring

In last year's championship, Raymond Davis from Apex, NC was able to claim his first CGA victory by outlasting the rest of the field with his steady play; posting back-to-back rounds of 4-under, 68 at Jefferson Landing. Davis recorded an impressive nine birdies and an eagle with only three bogeys over the 36-hole championship for a three shot victory.

Will youth be served at this year's Carolinas Super Senior? Fourteen players in the field are age 65, the youngest eligible for the championship.

Players to Watch:

Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. will be playing in his first Carolinas Super Senior championship. Turning 65 last May, the most decorated golfer in CGA history has not slowed down. In his first attempt at the North Carolina Super Senior last September, Simson cruised to a ten shot victory.

Defending champion Raymond Davis, 67, of Apex, N.C. used back-to-back rounds of 68 to claim his first CGA championship last year at Jefferson Landing.

Arlis Pike of Kernersville, N.C. won this championship three consecutive years before Davis ended that streak. Now 69-year-olds, Pike finished T-3 last year.

Ron Carpenter, 67, of Creedmoor, N.C. is a four-time CGA champion. Carpenter won the North Carolina Super Senior in 2014.

Mark Stephens, 66, of Troutman, N.C. won the Carolinas Amateur championship in 1978. A three-time CGA senior four-ball champion, he is looking to claim his first individual CGA senior title.

Russ Perry, 65, of Winston-Salem, N.C. has claimed two CGA senior championships. Stephens' four-ball partner, Perry is looking for his first individual win on the super senior circuit.

Past Champions in the Field:
Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C. (2013, 2014, 2015)
Raymond Davis, Apex, N.C. (2016)
John Walters, Charlotte, N.C. (2012)

Eligibility:
Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 65th birthday by April 19, 2017, and is either:
a. “Legal Resident” of North Carolina or South Carolina, 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® that does not exceed 15.4
at a CGA member club, or
b. “Non-Resident” who is a member of a Type I (Green Grass) CGA member club, has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 15.4 issued by a Type I (Green Grass) CGA member club, and owns a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina.

 
Competition Schedule:
Wednesday, April 19
Round 1 – 18 holes stroke play

Thursday, April 20
Round 2 – 18 holes stroke play
Lunch and awards immediately following play for players

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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