Simson Captures The 11th NC Super Senior
Paul Simson of Raleigh claims his 35 CGA title at the 11th North Carolina Super Senior Championship.
BURLINGTON, N.C. (September 26, 2018) -- Final Results of the 11th North Carolina Super Senior Championship at Alamance Country Club in Burlington, N.C. on September 26th.
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Paul Simson of Raleigh, has another CGA trophy to “add to his arsenal,” as he put it, after capturing the title at the 11th North Carolina Super Senior Championship hosted at Alamance Country Club in Burlington. Simson is not only a Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame member, but he also holds the record for all-time CGA championships.
“Is this 34 or 35 championships?” Simson asked.
It’s 35 and he’s not likely to stop there.
“Well, I can tell you, it never gets old,” Simson said. “I worked very hard today to win. It was a really, really solid day and tournament for me. I’m really pleased with the way I’ve been playing.”
Simson has a lot to pleased with from his final round. Simson’s 2-under-par, 69 consisted of 18 greens-in-regulation which led to three birdies and only one bogey.
He began the day with a one-shot cushion but found himself two down after seven holes to his competitor and friend, Don Detweiler of Raleigh.
A birdie on the 12th hole put Simson within one shot of Detweiler. Simson made a 25-foot putt for birdie on the 13th hole to get back to even. Detweiler bogeyed the two par threes on the back nine to give Simson the lead. A birdie on the par-5 seventeenth got Detweiler back within one but a par on the 18th hole would result in a second place finish.
Ray Womack of Burlington, started the day just one shot off the lead. He got off to a solid start with three birdies in his first six holes but came up one shot short to finished tied for second at five-under-par total for championship.
Simson has some history at Alamance Country Club. In 1991, he won the North Carolina Amateur there against radio-show host, John Maginnes. That year he’d go on to win the Carolinas Amateur and the Carolinas Mid-Amateur.
“Winning at Alamance is where it all started,” Simson said. “I’ve always seemed to have great success at Donald Ross courses. I’ve won close to half my championships on them. I tend to shoot for the center of the greens on Ross courses because of the penalty for missing any side but something just fits my eye as far as his golf courses are concerned.”
Detweiler and Simson will team up at the 7th Super Senior Four-Ball hosted at the Country Club of South Carolina on October 8-9.
Walters Wins 70+ Division
Two-time CGA Champion, John Walters of Charlotte, wins the 70+ Division at the 11th North Carolina Super Senior Champion. |
Walters’ first round was similar to Simson’s second round in the fact that he hit 16 greens, made 17 pars and only had one bogey. The bogey was the result of a three putt on the par-3 fourteenth hole.
Walters’ second round seemed to start off similarly to his first. He began the round two shots back from the day one leaders and started off with seven straight pars.
“That’s when the flood gates opened up,” Walters said.
Walters made five birdies in his next seven holes and would eventually win by one shot over Alan Dirk of Pittsboro and Terry Rathman of Gastonia.
“Well, it means a lot to me to win,” Walters said. “Paul Simson has won so many of them and everyone he wins is important to him. Every one I can manage to compete in and win, is really important to me too.”
This championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer, age 65 and older, who is a legal resident of North 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.
The CGA wishes to thank the members and staff of Alamance Country Club, especially the Head Golf Professional, Drake Woodside and Head Golf Course Superintendent, Peter Horn.
11th North Carolina Super Senior Championship
Alamance Country Club | Burlington, N.C.
Final Round Results
Championship Division | ||||||
Pos. | Player | Affiliation | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
1 | Paul Simson | Raleigh, NC | -6 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
T2 | Don Detweiler | Raleigh, NC | -5 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T2 | Ray Womack | Burlington, NC | -5 | 68 | 69 | 137 |
T4 | Ernie Newton | Winston Salem, NC | -3 | 68 | 71 | 139 |
T4 | Gary Hull | Cornelius , NC | -3 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
T4 | Robert Desjardins | Matthews, NC | -3 | 71 | 68 | 139 |
T7 | Arlis Pike | Kernersville, NC | -2 | 68 | 72 | 140 |
T7 | Wayne Pyrtle | Burlington, NC | -2 | 72 | 68 | 140 |
T9 | Richard Condrey | Nebo, NC | -1 | 71 | 70 | 141 |
T9 | Kim Mansfield | High Point, NC | -1 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
T11 | Robert Klug | Pinehurst, NC | +1 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
T11 | John Bunn | Raleigh, NC | +1 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
T11 | Russ Perry | Winston Salem, NC | +1 | 73 | 70 | 143 |
T14 | Bob Yow | Clinton, NC | +2 | 71 | 73 | 144 |
T14 | Logan Jackson | Winston-Salem, NC | +2 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
T14 | Cliff Seastrunk | Raleigh, NC | +2 | 72 | 72 | 144 |
T14 | Bill Boles | Wilson, NC | +2 | 76 | 68 | 144 |
18 | Robert Wildner | Hendersonville, NC | +3 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
T19 | Gray Tuttle | Pinehurst, NC | +4 | 72 | 74 | 146 |
T19 | Dee Blankenhorn | Raleigh, NC | +4 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
T19 | John Richardson | Charlotte, NC | +4 | 73 | 73 | 146 |
T22 | Charlie Parks | Asheboro, NC | +5 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
T22 | Charley Johnson | Southern Pines, NC | +5 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
T22 | Chuck Wunsch | Pinehurst, NC | +5 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
T22 | George Leight | Apex, NC | +5 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
T26 | Spike Smith | Pinehurst, NC | +6 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
T26 | Ron Carpenter | Creedmoor, NC | +6 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
28 | Jim Hunsuck | Statesville, NC | +7 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
T29 | Dickie Brewer | Winston Salem, NC | +8 | 74 | 76 | 150 |
T29 | Bill Thaxton | Monroe, NC | +8 | 77 | 73 | 150 |
T29 | Don Moore | Raleigh, NC | +8 | 76 | 74 | 150 |
T29 | Charles Taubersmith | Pinehurst, NC | +8 | 78 | 72 | 150 |
T33 | Mike Wilson | Ocean Isle Beach, NC | +9 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
T33 | Paul Stroup | Charlotte, NC | +9 | 77 | 74 | 151 |
35 | Billy Poteat | Hickory, NC | +10 | 75 | 77 | 152 |
36 | Greg Powell | Charlotte, NC | +11 | 75 | 78 | 153 |
37 | Evan Long | Charlotte, NC | +12 | 77 | 77 | 154 |
T38 | Rick Crompton | Apex, NC | +13 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
T38 | Bill James | Leland, NC | +13 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
T38 | Edward Mills | Fairview, NC | +13 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
T41 | Robert Dail | Wendell, NC | +14 | 77 | 79 | 156 |
T41 | Phillip Greene | Charlotte, NC | +14 | 78 | 78 | 156 |
T41 | Garland Yates | Asheboro, NC | +14 | 80 | 76 | 156 |
T41 | Todd Turner | West End, NC | +14 | 82 | 74 | 156 |
T45 | Ray Jackson | Rocky Mount, NC | +15 | 75 | 82 | 157 |
T45 | Raymond Davis | Apex, NC | +15 | 81 | 76 | 157 |
T45 | Frank Golden | Charlotte, NC | +15 | 79 | 78 | 157 |
T48 | Lawrence Hicks | Greensboro, NC | +16 | 78 | 80 | 158 |
T48 | Austin Overby | Ocean Isle Beach, NC | +16 | 80 | 78 | 158 |
T48 | Dwight Leadbetter | Elon, NC | +16 | 80 | 78 | 158 |
T51 | David Watterworth | Charlotte, NC | +19 | 78 | 83 | 161 |
T51 | Michael Jones | Charlotte, NC | +19 | 80 | 81 | 161 |
T51 | Kenneth Eichele | Pinehurst, NC | +19 | 82 | 79 | 161 |
54 | Robert Surratt | Concord, NC | +20 | 77 | 85 | 162 |
T55 | Russ McLauchlan | Fuquay-Varina, NC | +22 | 83 | 81 | 164 |
T55 | George Deryckere | Rocky Mount, NC | +22 | 85 | 79 | 164 |
57 | Vaughn Fogleman | Greensboro, NC | +23 | 82 | 83 | 165 |
58 | Tom Carbone | Mooresville, NC | +25 | 83 | 84 | 167 |
59 | Andy Stinson | Hickory, NC | +29 | 81 | 90 | 171 |
WD | Jim Bridges | Statesville, NC | - | 77 | WD | WD |
WD | Chuck Latham | Vass, NC | - | 79 | WD | WD |
70 + Division | ||||||
Pos. | Player | Affiliation | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
1 | John Walters | Charlotte, NC | -2 | 72 | 68 | 140 |
T2 | Alan Dirk | Pittsboro, NC | -1 | 71 | 70 | 141 |
T2 | Terry Rathman | Gastonia, NC | -1 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
4 | Mike Sprouts | Winston Salem, NC | +2 | 75 | 69 | 144 |
T5 | Doug Potter | Greensboro, NC | +3 | 71 | 74 | 145 |
T5 | Rick Luzar | Pinehurst, NC | +3 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
T5 | Bill Martinson | Chapel Hill, NC | +3 | 73 | 72 | 145 |
T8 | Michael McDowell | Charlotte, NC | +4 | 76 | 70 | 146 |
T8 | Rick Kline | Davidson, NC | +4 | 72 | 74 | 146 |
T8 | Robin Lindsey | Huntersville, NC | +4 | 71 | 75 | 146 |
T11 | Gene Grubb | Greensboro, NC | +5 | 73 | 74 | 147 |
T11 | Bill Burling | Greensboro, NC | +5 | 74 | 73 | 147 |
13 | Ray Novicki | Southern Pines, NC | +6 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
14 | Steve Preston | Charlotte, NC | +7 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
15 | Dave Moser | Charlotte, NC | +8 | 77 | 73 | 150 |
T16 | Lea Couch | Bahama, NC | +9 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
T16 | James Brown | High Point, NC | +9 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
T16 | Steve Spiegler | Charlotte, NC | +9 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
T16 | Barry DeLapp | Hendersonville , NC | +9 | 73 | 78 | 151 |
T16 | Rick LaFata | Raleigh, NC | +9 | 72 | 79 | 151 |
T21 | Robert Crawford | Winston Salem, NC | +11 | 77 | 76 | 153 |
T21 | Jim Brannock | Elon, NC | +11 | 75 | 78 | 153 |
23 | David Williams | Cary, NC | +12 | 78 | 76 | 154 |
T24 | Steve Joyce | Denver, NC | +13 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
T24 | Terry Collins | Pinehurst, NC | +13 | 75 | 80 | 155 |
26 | Dennis McNames | Winston Salem, NC | +14 | 79 | 77 | 156 |
27 | Arnold Edwards | Charlotte , NC | +15 | 78 | 79 | 157 |
28 | Raymond Stone | Raleigh, NC | +17 | 78 | 81 | 159 |
T29 | Wiley Barrett | Southern Pines, NC | +18 | 81 | 79 | 160 |
T29 | Bill Coble | Burlington, NC | +18 | 76 | 84 | 160 |
31 | Bill Beal | Matthews, NC | +19 | 81 | 80 | 161 |
32 | Gus Andrews | Salisbury, NC | +22 | 81 | 83 | 164 |
T33 | Frank Morris | Winston-Salem, NC | +23 | 82 | 83 | 165 |
T33 | Bob Beasley | Greensboro, NC | +23 | 78 | 87 | 165 |
35 | Glenn Morris | Pittsboro, NC | +27 | 85 | 84 | 169 |
36 | Russ Priddy | Salisbury, NC | +29 | 89 | 82 | 171 |
37 | John Hornung | Hampstead , NC | +40 | 93 | 89 | 182 |
WD | John Zatorski | Pinehurst, NC | - | 91 | WD | WD |