Pearson Captures the N.C. Super Senior Title

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (September 14, 2022) -- The Carolinas Golf Association conducted the Final Round of the 14th North Carolina Super Senior Championship at Greensboro Country Club (Farm) in Greensboro, N.C. on September 14, 2022. The 65+ Division competed at 6,156 yards (par 35-37--72), while the 70+ Division competed at 5,754 yards (par 35-37--72).
 

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On Greensboro Country Club’s Farm Course, James Pearson of Charlotte, N.C. captured his sixth CGA Championship victory with an overall finish of 3-under-par, 141.
 

Coming into the final round, defending champion Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. held a two-stroke lead over the field after an opening round of 4-under-par, 68. Pearson knew he had to overtake the 44-time CGA Champion, but it was just a matter of how to do so.
 

Pearson started the round steadily with five pars in-a-row exhibiting the solid ball-striking that he has showcased all week. It wasn’t until an impressive stretch of birdies on Nos. 8, 9 and 11 that Pearson was able to tie it up with Simson.
 

As Simson began to stumble on the back-nine, Pearson took advantage of the opportunity with another birdie on No. 13 and finished with pars on the rest of the incoming holes. His final round of 2-under-par, 70 set the 2021 Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Champion atop the leaderboard and sealed his fate as the North Carolina Super Senior Champion. This is Pearson’s first North Carolina Super Senior Championship title and his sixth CGA Championship title in his career.
 

Ultimately, Simson tied for runner-up along with Jim Grainger of Charlotte, N.C., Rob Welton of Seven Lakes, N.C. and Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C. at 1-under-par, 143.
 

The action really heated up today in the 70+ Division with a nail-biting five person playoff for the title. In the end, John Bunn of Raleigh, N.C. came out on top.
 

“It feels great! I have been trying to win a solo CGA title for probably 55 years and this is the first one that I have ever won,” remarked Bunn. “It was great to win especially at such a fun course and I just love everything about CGA events so this is fantastic.”
 

Bunn beat out Rick Kline of Pinehurst, N.C., Ken Eichele of Pinehurst, N.C., William Boles of Wilson, N.C. and J. Lawson of Greensboro, N.C. with a par on the fifth playoff hole. The other four players tied for runner-up also at even-par, 144 overall.
 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Greensboro Country Club, especially, Event Coordinator Gina Sanchez, Director of Golf Tyler Gosselin and Director of Grounds Doug Lowell for graciously hosting the 14th North Carolina Super Senior Championship. 

 

14th North Carolina Super Senior Championship

Greensboro Country Club (Farm), Greensboro, N.C.

Final Round Results: 65+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	-3	71	70	141
T2	Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	-1	71	72	143
T2	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-1	68	75	143
T2	Rob Welton	Seven Lakes, NC	-1	70	73	143
T2	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	-1	72	71	143
T6	Steve Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	E	72	72	144
T6	Jim Fisher	Greensboro, NC	E	73	71	144
T8	Steve Fox	Pinehurst, NC	+1	73	72	145
T8	Marc Cox	Greensboro, NC	+1	75	70	145
T10	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	+2	71	75	146
T10	Timothy J Murphy	Raleigh, NC	+2	72	74	146
T10	Robert Shoaf	Concord, NC	+2	71	75	146
T10	Ed Donlin	Concord, NC	+2	73	73	146
T10	Gregg Sumrow	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	73	146
T15	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	+3	73	74	147
T15	Gary Howze	Surf City, NC	+3	73	74	147
T15	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill, NC	+3	76	71	147
T15	Lawrence Hicks	Greensboro, NC	+3	75	72	147
T19	Macon Moye	Southern Pines, NC	+4	72	76	148
T19	Bob Wilson	Archdale, NC	+4	73	75	148
T19	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	+4	75	73	148
22	Jim Arlington	Fuquay-Varina, NC	+5	75	74	149
23	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+6	76	74	150
24	Dave Davis	Morehead City, NC	+7	75	76	151
T25	Phillip Woods	Marshville, NC	+8	75	77	152
T25	Penn Compton	Wilmington, NC	+8	75	77	152
T27	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+10	74	80	154
T27	Randy Naylor	Wilmington, NC	+10	77	77	154
T27	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	+10	78	76	154
T27	Brad Buxton	Greensboro, NC	+10	78	76	154
T27	John Hampton	Kernersville, NC	+10	82	72	154
T27	Doug Glenn	Kannapolis, NC	+10	79	75	154
33	Gary Roberson	Burlington, NC	+12	73	83	156
34	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	79	157
35	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+14	79	79	158
T36	Lee Keesler	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81	159
T36	Gordon Carver	Roxboro, NC	+15	78	81	159
T38	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+16	77	83	160
T38	Richard Krapfel	Winston-Salem, NC	+16	85	75	160
T40	Phillip Greene	Charlotte, NC	+17	82	79	161
T40	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	+17	82	79	161
T40	Larry Key	Raleigh, NC	+17	87	74	161
T43	Lennie Younce	Lenoir, NC	+18	82	80	162
T43	John Kearns	Greensboro, NC	+18	82	80	162
45	Wesley Bruce	Harrisburg, NC	+20	82	82	164
46	Hal Moore	Kill Devil Hills, NC	+21	82	83	165
T47	Mike Stevens	Morrisville, NC	+22	83	83	166
T47	Keith Rich	Randleman, NC	+22	84	82	166
T47	Curtis Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	+22	85	81	166
50	Chris Mahon	Elkin, NC	+25	82	87	169
51	Tony Beam	Belews Creek, NC	+26	85	85	170
52	Kevin Malone	Greensboro, NC	+28	88	84	172
53	Jon Gunnison	Pinehurst, NC	+32	89	87	176
WD	Johnny Adams	Cary, NC	-	81	WD	WD
WD	John Stratton	Greensboro, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Dan Davis	Raleigh, NC	-	WD		WD

14th North Carolina Super Senior Championship

Greensboro Country Club (Farm), Greensboro, N.C.

Final Round Results: 70+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	John Bunn	Raleigh, NC	E	71	73	144
T2	Rick Kline	Pinehurst, NC	E	71	73	144
T2	Ken Eichele	Pinehurst, NC	E	70	74	144
T2	William Boles	Wilson, NC	E	73	71	144
T2	J. Lawson	Greensboro, NC	E	73	71	144
6	Wayne Pyrtle	Burlington, NC	+1	72	73	145
T7	Gary Hull	Statesville, NC	+2	72	74	146
T7	Greg Powell	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	73	146
T7	Pete Allen	Southport, NC	+2	72	74	146
10	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	+5	75	74	149
T11	Dan Anderson	Lenoir, NC	+6	71	79	150
T11	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	+6	71	79	150
T11	Bob Klug	Pinehurst, NC	+6	74	76	150
T11	Ernie Newton	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	74	76	150
T11	Cliff Seastrunk	Raleigh, NC	+6	74	76	150
T11	Jack Marin	Durham, NC	+6	76	74	150
T11	Rick Lafata	Raleigh, NC	+6	75	75	150
T18	Robert Dail	Wendell, NC	+7	73	78	151
T18	Martin Gerr	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75	151
T20	Rick Condrey	Nebo, NC	+8	77	75	152
T20	Randy Allen	Tryon, NC	+8	79	73	152
T22	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+9	74	79	153
T22	David Lane	Advance, NC	+9	77	76	153
T22	Dee Blankenhorn	Raleigh, NC	+9	76	77	153
T22	Chuck Wunsch	Pinehurst, NC	+9	80	73	153
T26	Michael Kindley	Winston-Salem, NC	+10	77	77	154
T26	Bill Burling	Greensboro, NC	+10	78	76	154
28	David Blevins	Raleigh, NC	+11	76	79	155
T29	Bill Martinson	Cary, NC	+12	77	79	156
T29	Dave Moser	Charlotte, NC	+12	78	78	156
T29	Bill James	Leland, NC	+12	78	78	156
T29	Bob Yow	Clinton, NC	+12	80	76	156
T29	Bob Norman	Rocky Mount, NC	+12	80	76	156
34	David Watterworth	Charlotte, NC	+13	79	78	157
35	Don Teague	Shelby, NC	+14	84	74	158
T36	Larry Smothers	Wilmington, NC	+15	81	78	159
T36	Chuck Cordell	Pinehurst, NC	+15	83	76	159
T38	Terry Collins	Pinehurst, NC	+16	78	82	160
T38	Hugh Quinn	Lewisville, NC	+16	79	81	160
T40	Garland Yates	Asheboro, NC	+17	80	81	161
T40	Robert Turner	Lake Toxaway, NC	+17	81	80	161
T42	Frank Campion	Clemmons, NC	+18	80	82	162
T42	Mike Sprouts	Winston-Salem, NC	+18	80	82	162
T44	Charles Taubersmith	Pinehurst, NC	+19	79	84	163
T44	Steven Johnson	Jefferson, NC	+19	79	84	163
T44	Michael Fisher	Pittsboro, NC	+19	85	78	163
T44	Steve Williams	Reidsville, NC	+19	83	80	163
T48	Bob Beasley	Greensboro, NC	+20	78	86	164
T48	David Ohrn	Calabash, NC	+20	78	86	164
50	Kim Mansfield	Jackson Springs, NC	+22	85	81	166
51	Vance Whicker	Summerfield, NC	+27	88	83	171
T52	Arnold Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+28	89	83	172
T52	Robert Surratt	Concord, NC	+28	86	86	172
T52	Austin Overby	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+28	87	85	172
WD	Dick Hogan	Burlington, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Lea Couch	Bahama, NC	-	WD		WD

 

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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