Simson and Detweiler Win the NC Senior Four-Ball

8/10/2019 8:03:00 PM

MEBANE, N.C. (August 10, 2019) – Final results of the 19th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship at Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane, N.C. on August 10, 2019.

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They’ve done it again. Paul Simson and Don Detweiler of Raleigh, N.C. persevered through a six-hole, three-team playoff to win their third N.C. Senior Four-Ball Championship. The win marks their eighth CGA four-ball championship win as a team.

“The older you get, the better it gets,” said Detweiler. “It’s a fun place to play. I knew we'd love this course because I knew we could score here. It's just a beautiful course.”

The two had their work cut out for them today. After 54 holes of regulation play, they found themselves tied with the defending champions, Kelly Stimart and Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C. and the 2006 champions, Bob Desjardins of Mathews, N.C. and Bill Boles of Wilson, N.C.

All three teams finished at 18-under-par, 198 total for the championship. The playoff started, and finished, on the par-4, 18^th hole. The first three times playing No. 18, no one was able to make a birdie. For the fourth playoff hole, the groups moved to the par-4, 10^th hole where we lost Desjardins and Boles after they made a bogey and the other two teams continued after making pars. The remaining two teams both made par on the par-3, 17^th hole and it wasn’t until their fourth time playing No. 18 that the playoff finally ended. Detweiler rolled in a 35-foot putt to win the playoff and the championship.

“There was lots of critical issues for every team out there,” said Simson. “We just finally persevered and finally made a birdie.”

Out of the three playoff teams, Simson and Detweiler were the only group to not make a bogey for the entire championship; 60 holes counting the playoff.

“We didn't make a lot of putts but we made enough putts,” said Simson. “We had a lot of low stress holes. We only had a hole or two where we had to make a five or six footer for par.”

At 66 and 68-years-old, the two are eligible for super senior events but are still dominating any tournament they enter as a team. Earlier this year, they won the North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championship. They’ll be the defending champions this fall at the Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the club members and staff of Mill Creek Golf Club for hosting the championship. The tournament would not be possible without their dedication and hard work. A special thank you to, Head Golf Professional, Jonathon Duddley, General Manager, Mike Long, Golf Course Superintendent, Jason Bauder and Head Chef, Sean Nelson.

19th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship
Mill Creek Golf Club, Mebane, N.C
Final Round Results

Pos.	Team	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Donald Detweiler / Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-18	64	68	66	198
T2	Kelly Stimart / Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	-18	66	66	66	198
T2	Robert Desjardins / William Boles	Matthews, NC, Wilson, NC	-18	66	67	65	198
T4	Dave Davis / Linley Tate	Pine Level, NC, Greensboro, NC	-16	68	63	69	200
T4	Nolan Mills III / Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	-16	65	67	68	200
6	Edward Byman / Preston Edmondson	Raleigh, NC, Morrisville, NC	-15	69	67	65	201
7	Randall Sullins / Patrick Brady	Claremont, NC, Reidsville, NC	-13	67	69	67	203
T8	Dean Channell / Tuck Burkinshaw	Cary, NC	-12	71	65	68	204
T8	Gary Pugh / Steve Sharpe	Asheboro, NC, Greensboro, NC	-12	67	71	66	204
T10	Ryan Fox / Steve Kidd	West End, NC, Liberty, NC	-11	69	67	69	205
T10	John Rudolph / Todd Hendley	Charlotte, NC, Columbus, NC	-11	67	69	69	205
T10	Tony Austin / Mike Fields	Southern Pines, NC	-11	67	69	69	205
T10	Lee Morris / George Leight	Raleigh, NC, Apex, NC	-11	69	70	66	205
T10	Mark Kozel / William Jamieson	Chapel Hill, NC, Cary, NC	-11	65	74	66	205
T10	Robert Bennett / Ben Collins	Clayton, NC, Raleigh, NC	-11	70	69	66	205
T16	Tom Fagerli / Bill Long	Yadkinville, NC, Southern Pines, NC	-10	69	69	68	206
T16	David Eaker / Steve Wilson	Forest City, NC, Wilmington, NC	-10	69	71	66	206
T16	Jeff Brischke / Jim Callis	Charlotte, NC	-10	71	67	68	206
19	Wayne Moore / Bruce Bright	Durham, NC, Raleigh, NC	-9	69	66	72	207
20	Ernie Newton / Kim Mansfield	Winston Salem, NC, High Point, NC	-8	69	69	70	208
21	Jerry Sennett / Mallory McDaniel	Stanley, NC, Kannapolis, NC	-7	69	69	71	209
T22	Cliff Seastrunk / Lennie Barton	Raleigh, NC	-6	68	72	70	210
T22	Bill Piotti / Kirk Rothrock	Lexington, NC	-6	68	71	71	210
T22	Dale Bouguennec / Jack Nance	Pinehurst, NC	-6	71	70	69	210
T25	Richard Stitzer / John Nelsen	Raleigh, NC, Chapel Hill, NC	-5	69	70	72	211
T25	Mike Osborne / Glenn Sexton	Greensboro, NC	-5	69	72	70	211
27	Patrick Smithey / Dale King	Winston Salem, NC	-4	70	70	72	212
28	David Waggoner / Mike Ford	Holly Ridge, NC, Durham, NC	-3	69	71	73	213
29	Mark Wagner / Jim Hunsuck	Statesville, NC	-2	70	69	75	214
30	Terry Vereen / Allen Kinney	Caswell Beach, NC, Oak Island, NC	-1	68	73	74	215
31	Robert Vespa / Donald Moore	Summerfield, NC, Greensboro, NC	+1	67	73	77	217
32	Keith Hiller / Carl Hiller	Clemmons, NC, Raleigh, NC	+3	70	71	78	219
The following teams did not make the cut
CUT	Mike Shoffner / Chuck Tickle	Graham, NC, Raleigh, NC	-2	75	67		142
CUT	Robert Parrott / Mitch Twiddy	Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC	-2	72	70		142
CUT	Ronald Carpenter / Jamie Willis	Creedmoor, NC, Durham, NC	-2	75	67		142
CUT	Andy Burnette / Kyle Obrien	Raleigh, NC	E	72	72		144
CUT	Robbie Armistead / David Craig	Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC	E	71	73		144
CUT	Craig Cathey / Randy Ector	Burlington, NC	E	71	73		144
CUT	Billy Williford / David Kelley	Durham, NC, Pinehurst, NC	+1	75	70		145
CUT	Gary Roberson / Ron Clark	Burlington, NC, Mebane, NC	+1	71	74		145
CUT	Joe Davis / Joel Campanella	Gastonia, NC, Huntersville, NC	+1	72	73		145
CUT	Todd Turner / Norman Davis	West End, NC, Charlotte, NC	+1	71	74		145
CUT	Jerome Schott / Kent Kluba	Holly Springs, NC, Cary, NC	+2	73	73		146
CUT	Paul Clark / Buck Hall	Charlote, NC, Thomasville, NC	+2	76	70		146
CUT	Steven Lubbers / Sam Sparks	Raleigh, NC	+2	74	72		146
CUT	Van Nance / Brian Harris	Hickory, NC, Newton, NC	+2	75	71		146
CUT	Arch Reed / Gray Tuttle	Pinehurst, NC	+3	73	74		147
CUT	John McCallie / Clay Thomas	Durham, NC	+3	75	72		147
CUT	Lawrence Hicks / John Stratton	Greensboro, NC	+3	74	73		147
CUT	Mike Hardin / Marty Williams	Shelby, NC, Ellenboro, NC	+3	72	75		147
CUT	Michael Jones / Rob Campbell	Charlotte, NC	+4	73	75		148
CUT	Doug Glenn / Rock Pickard	Kannapolis, NC, Mooresville, NC	+4	74	74		148
CUT	Scott Grantham / Mickey Clark	New Bern, NC, Trent Woods, NC	+4	75	73		148
CUT	Tom Bagby / Mark Smith	Bermuda Run, NC, Advance, NC	+11	78	77		155

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