Mills III/Kirby lead NC Senior Four-Ball

 17th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship

Round One Results

Nolan Mills III and Robby Kirby of Charlotte, NC blistered their way around the 1922 Donald Ross layout with an opening round 65. Mills and Kirby used eight birdies on the day to propel them to first place after round one. Sitting just two shots back of the leaders are defending champions Ed Byman of Raleigh, NC and Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, NC and Keith Waters of Raleigh, NC and Ernie Newton of Winston-Salem, NC. Byman and Edmondson got off to a hot start birding their first two holes. The duo added three more birdies en route to their 67. Waters and Newton also kept a clean card with five birdies and no bogeys on the day.

The North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship format is 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. After Thursday’s second round, the field will be cut to the low 30 scores and ties.

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.
 

17th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship
Benvenue Country Club | Rocky Mount, N.C.

Round 1 Results

 

Place	Team	Score
1	Nolan Mills III, Charlotte, N.C. -  Robby Kirby, Charlotte, N.C.	32-33--65 (-7)
T2	Ed Byman, Raleigh, N.C. -  Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, N.C.	32-35--67 (-5)
T2	Keith Waters, Raleigh, N.C. -  Ernie Newton, Winston Salem, N.C.	35-32--67 (-5)
4	Johnny Elam, Charlotte, N.C. -  Stephen Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C.	34-34--68 (-4)
T5	Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, N.C. -  Lennie Barton, Raleigh, N.C.	35-34--69 (-3)
T5	Neal Morrison, Charlotte, N.C. -  Bill Plyler, Charlotte, N.C.	34-35--69 (-3)
T7	Russ Perry, Winston Salem, N.C. -  Mark Stephens, Troutman, N.C.	36-34--70 (-2)
T7	Garland Yates, Asheboro, N.C. -  Dave Davis, Asheboro , N.C.	33-37--70 (-2)
T7	John W Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C. -  Doug Meggs, Mint Hill, N.C.	33-37--70 (-2)
T10	Terry Vereen, Caswell Beach, N.C. -  Allen Kinney, Oak Island, N.C.	34-37--71 (-1)
T10	Alan Dirk, Sanford, N.C. -  Stephen Glaser, Sanford, N.C.	35-36--71 (-1)
T10	Robert Desjardins, Matthews, N.C. -  Bill Boles Jr., Wilson, N.C.	36-35--71 (-1)
T10	David Eaker, Forest City, N.C. -  Steve Wilson, Wilmington, N.C.	37-34--71 (-1)
T14	Bob Yow, Clinton, N.C. -  Lawrence Hicks, Greensboro, N.C.	35-37--72 (Even)
T14	Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C. -  Gary Brown, Charlotte, N.C.	34-38--72 (Even)
T16	Don Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C. -  Andy Burnette, Raleigh, N.C.	35-38--73 (+1)
T16	Robbie Armistead, Raleigh, N.C. -  Arch Reed, Pinehurst, N.C.	37-36--73 (+1)
T16	Dean Channell, Cary, N.C. -  Tuck Burkinshaw, Cary, N.C.	37-36--73 (+1)
T16	Kim Mansfield, High Point, N.C. -  David Millis, High Point, N.C.	36-37--73 (+1)
T16	Will Alston, Rocky Mount, N.C. -  Tom Drew, Rocky Mount, N.C.	36-37--73 (+1)
21	Frank Golden, Charlotte, N.C. -  Macon Moye, Pinehurst, N.C.	36-38--74 (+2)
T22	Kenneth Eichele, Pinehurst, N.C. -  Chuck Latham, Vass, N.C.	37-38--75 (+3)
T22	Robert Bennett, Clayton, N.C. -  Ben Collins, Raleigh, N.C.	38-37--75 (+3)
T22	Bill Martinson, Chapel Hill, N.C. -  Rick LaFata, Raleigh, N.C.	36-39--75 (+3)
T22	Butch English, Cornelius, N.C. -  Bill Phillips, Charlotte, N.C.	36-39--75 (+3)
T22	Rob Campbell, Charlotte, N.C. -  Michael Jones, Charlotte, N.C.	35-40--75 (+3)
T27	Mark Wagner, Statesville, N.C. -  Dick Hogan, Burlington, N.C.	37-39--76 (+4)
T27	John Helms, Mt. Holly, N.C. -  Paul Mauney, Iron Station, N.C.	38-38--76 (+4)
T29	Jim Hosey, Goldsboro, N.C. -  Stan Adams, Goldsboro, N.C.	39-38--77 (+5)
T29	Mike Bivins, High Point, N.C. -  David Tuttle, High point, N.C.	42-35--77 (+5)
T31	Ray Jackson, Rocky Mount, N.C. -  Bob Norman, Rocky Mount, N.C.	39-39--78 (+6)
T31	Robert Parrott, Raleigh, N.C. -  Chuck Parker, Raleigh, N.C.	37-41--78 (+6)
T31	Ralph Ronalter, Pinehurst, N.C. -  Buck Adams Jr, Pinehurst, N.C.	37-41--78 (+6)
T31	Steve Lambert, Greensboro, N.C. -  Cam Blalock, Wrightsville, N.C.	39-39--78 (+6)
T31	David Shackelford, Cary, N.C. -  Jim Arlington, Apex, N.C.	37-41--78 (+6)
36	Bill Lee, Charlotte, N.C. -  Kenneth Weeks Jr, Charlotte, N.C.	42-38--80 (+8)
37	Jack Purdy, Pinehurst, N.C. -  Charley Johnson, Southern Pines, N.C.	41-41--82 (+10)

  

Competition Schedule:

Wednesday, August 9
Round 1

Thursday, August 10
Round 2.
Cut to low 30 teams and ties for final round

Friday, August 11
Final Round