Preview: 20th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (August 9, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 20th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, N.C. from August 10-12, 2021. The field will compete at 6,637 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

 

Top 25 Ranked Carolinas Senior Men in the Field:

 

• No. 1 Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. with Donald Detweiler of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 2 Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. with Patrick Brady of Reidsville, N.C.

• No. 4 Todd Hendley of Columbus, N.C. with John Rudolph of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 9 Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. with Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, N.C

• No. 16 Jeff Jamieson of Cary, N.C. with Mark Kozel of Chapel Hill, N.C. 

• No. 17 Harrison Rutter of Winston-Salem, N.C. with Jim Grainger of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 18 Steve Sharpe of Greensboro, N.C. with Glenn Collins of Greensboro, N.C. 

• No. 19 Preston Edmundsson of Morrisville, N.C. with Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C.

• No. 21 Randall Sullins of Claremont, N.C. with Gary Hull of Stateville, N.C. 

 

Past Champions in the Field (14):

William Boles, Wilson, N.C.,2006

Bob Desjardins, Matthews, N.C., 2006

Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 2009, 2013, 2019

Donald Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C., 2009, 2013, 2019

Mark Wagner, Statesville, N.C., 2010

Dick Hogan, Burlington, N.C., 2010

Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C., 2011

Jim Grainger, Charlotte, N.C., 2012

Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C., 2015

Preston Edmundson, Morrissville, N.C., 2016

Nolan Mills III, Charlotte, N.C., 2017

Robby Kirby, Charlotte, N.C., 2017

Kelly Stimart, Charlotte, N.C., 2018

Johnny Elam, Charlotte, N.C., 2018

 

Tanglewood Park features two Robert Trent Jones Sr. Championship designed golf courses. Sitting on the banks of the Yadkin River, the Championship course has played host to multiple premiere championships, including the 1974 PGA Championship won by Lee Trevino, and the 1986 United States Amateur Public Links Championship. 

 

The championship format is 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. Gross scores only. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 scores and ties. A tie for the overall championship is decided by an on-course playoff.

 

The North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship is conducted at 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 scores and ties. A tie for the overall championship is decided by an on-course playoff. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of North Carolina and at least 55 years old.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Tuesday, August 10

First Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

 

Wednesday, August 11

Second Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

Field cut to low 30 scores and ties for final round

 

Thursday, August 12

Final Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

 

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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