Simson and Detweiler Take Home Their Third Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Title

 

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (September 28, 2022) -- Final results of the 11th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship at Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro, N.C. on September 28, 2022. The 65+ Division competed at 6,069 yards (par 36-36--72) and the 70+ Division competed at 5,533 yards (par 36-36--72).


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Winning a Carolinas Championship title is no easy feat and it is certainly harder when Paul Simson and Don Detweiler of Raleigh, N.C. are in the field. Their performance at the 11th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship this week is a prime example of their unbelievable execution as a team.


Coming out of the gate with a 10-under-par, 62 and sealing the deal a 5-under-par, 67, the unstoppable duo captured their 12th CGA Four-Ball title and 3rd Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship at 15-under-par, 129.


“I made absolutely everything,” said Simson, referring to the opening round. “That was probably the best putting round I had all year and Don [Detweiler] made three or four birdies himself. There were so many birdies going in, we honestly lost count for a while as to how far under we were.”


The opening round set them up in good position coming into the final round with a three-stroke lead over Andy Burnette of Raleigh, N.C. and Dave Davis of Morehead City, N.C.


Both sides started off with a birdie on No. 1 to get the ball rolling. Burnette and Davis followed it with another on the par-3, No. 3 to narrow Simson and Detweiler’s lead to just two strokes. Both sides birdied No. 5 as well and carded a string of pars from No. 6 to 11.


Simson and Detweiler drained one of only seven birdies made this week on No. 13 to take back their three stroke lead, but things really started to heat up coming down the stretch.


“I chipped in on No. 15, which you know then we had people that were still within touch of us. Dave Davis made a 50-footer from off the green to stay close,” said Simson. “They bogeyed No. 16 though which gave us four shots and we birdied No. 17 so we were in good shape.”


A winning par on No. 18 secured the title for Simson and Detweiler, long-time four-ball partners and friends.


“I am 70 and with Paul [Simson] at 71, every win is special and this is really good,” said Detweiler. “We worked hard for it and we played really well. I give all the credit to Paul though. This is not the imposter Paul Simson that sometimes shows up, he was the real deal this week.” That comment was followed by big laughs from the tried and true partners.


This win marks Simson’s 45th CGA Championship title since his first win at the 1990 Carolinas Mid-Amateur and further cements his legacy as the winningest champion in CGA history. This win is a milestone in Detweiler’s career as well as he now has the fourth most titles in CGA men’s history with 12 wins. He only trails Larry Boswell of Jamestown, N.C. with 15 titles, Dale Morey of High Point, N.C. with 24 titles and of course, Simson with 45.


Ultimately Burnette and Davis claimed runners-up with a 10-under-par, 134 finish. Gary Hull of Statesville, N.C. and Gary Howze of Morehead City, N.C. climbed up from eight to earn third at 9-under-par, 135 after a 5-under-par, 67 in the final round. Notably, that tied the low round of the day.


John Long of Murrells Inlet, S.C. and Dennis Helms of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. earned the 70+ Division title by four strokes with a whopping 17-under-par, 127. They carded rounds of 9-under-par, 63 and 8-under-par, 64, respectively.


“It is all about the partner you have. If you can get a good partner you win,” said Long as Helms laughed. “We played really well together today and that is what is important,” said Helms.


Keith Li and Pete Allen of Southport, N.C. earned runners-up with an impressive 13-under-par, 131. Dick Hogan and Wayne Pyrtle of Burlington, N.C. claimed third at 10-under-par, 134.


The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Walnut Creek Country Club for graciously hosting the 11th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship.

 

11th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship

Walnut Creek Country Club, Goldsboro, N.C.

Final Round Results: 65+ Division

 

Pos.	Team	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Donald Detweiler  +  Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-15	62	67	129
2	Andy Burnette  +  Dave Davis	Raleigh, NC, Morehead City, NC	-10	65	69	134
3	Gary Hull  +  Gary Howze	Statesville, NC, Surf City, NC	-9	68	67	135
T4	Jim Gallagher  +  Gregg Sumrow	Charlotte, NC	-8	68	68	136
T4	Keith Hiller  +  Trip Boinest	Clemmons, NC, Shelby, NC	-8	68	68	136
6	James Pearson  +  Steve Fox	Charlotte, NC, Pinehurst, NC	-7	67	70	137
T7	Junior Nance  +  Nile Brisson	Clarkton, NC, Myrtle Beach, SC	-6	70	68	138
T7	Bob Edens  +  Thomas Eberhard	Columbia, SC, Johns Island, SC	-6	68	70	138
T7	Mike Wilson  +  Jerry Horton	Ocean Isle Beach, NC, Wilmington, NC	-6	66	72	138
T10	William Cooper  +  Greg Norris	Raleigh, NC, Wilmington, NC	-4	69	71	140
T10	Penn Compton  +  Wesley Clark	Wilmington, NC, Charlotte, NC	-4	69	71	140
T10	Glenn Brown  +  Wesley Bruce	Holden Beach, NC, Harrisburg, NC	-4	70	70	140
T10	Lawrence Hicks  +  John Fritz	Greensboro, NC, Mint Hill, NC	-4	69	71	140
T10	Cliff Seastrunk  +  Lennie Barton	Raleigh, NC	-4	67	73	140
T10	Doug Owens  +  Charlie Parks	Albemarle, NC, Asheboro, NC	-4	66	74	140
T10	Richard Krapfel  +  Barry Sikes	Winston-Salem, NC	-4	66	74	140
17	Byron Beck  +  Tom Randall	Martin, SC, Bishopville, SC	-3	72	69	141
18	Tony Hamm  +  Greg Novicki	Goldsboro, NC, Emerald Isle, NC	-2	69	73	142
T19	Rob Welton  +  Bill Long	West End, NC, Southern Pines, NC	-1	71	72	143
T19	Ed Donlin  +  Russ Perry	Concord, NC, Winston-Salem, NC	-1	72	71	143
T21	Randy Naylor  +  Brad Pritchard	Wilmington, NC	+2	72	74	146
T21	Mark Kozel  +  Terry Barker	Chapel Hill, NC	+2	72	74	146
T21	Steve Hancock  +  Andrew Calder	Elizabethtown, NC, North Myrtle Beach, SC	+2	72	74	146
24	Lennie Younce + Chris Wilson	Lenoir, NC	+3	71	76	147
25	John Cottrell  +  Carey Hite	Gilbert, SC, Columbia, SC	+5	76	73	149
26	Johnny Helms  +  Paul Mauney	Mount Holly, NC, Iron Station, NC	+9	75	78	153
27	Martin Gerr  +  Bill Hall	Charlotte, NC, Rock Hill, SC	+13	75	82	157
WD	Robert Parrott  +  Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	-	69	WD	WD
WD	Johnny Elam  +  Kevin King	Charlotte, NC, Bluffton, SC	-	69	WD	WD
WD	Phillip Greene   +  Curtis Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	-	71	WD	WD

 

11th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship

Walnut Creek Country Club, Goldsboro, N.C.

Final Round Results: 70+ Division

 

Pos.	Team	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	John Long  +  Dennis Helms	Murrells Inlet, SC, North Myrtle Beach, SC	-17	63	64	127
2	Keith Li  +  Pete Allen	Southport, NC	-13	67	64	131
3	Dick Hogan  +  Wayne Pyrtle	Burlington, NC	-10	65	69	134
T4	Don Slater  +  Rickey Luzar	Durham, NC, Pinehurst, NC	-8	67	69	136
T4	Robert Desjardins  +  William Boles	Matthews, NC, Wilson, NC	-8	67	69	136
T6	Steve Murphy  +  Larry Landis	Hilton Head Island, SC	-7	66	71	137
T6	Vardaman Banks  +  Jerry Hartsell	Matthews, NC, Midland, NC	-7	66	71	137
8	Jim Stirling  +  Ron Clark	Wilmington, NC, Mebane, NC	-6	68	70	138
T9	Gary Schatz  +  John Walters	Fort Mill, SC, Charlotte, NC	-5	69	70	139
T9	Russell Eaves  +  Ray Novicki	Greenville, NC, Southern Pines, NC	-5	68	71	139
T9	Rick Lafata  +  Bill Martinson	Raleigh, NC, Cary, NC	-5	65	74	139
12	Ray Jackson  +  Bob Norman	Rocky Mount, NC	-4	70	70	140
13	Gene Rapelye  +  Jack Hooks	Wilmington, NC	-2	69	73	142
14	Bill James  +  Eric Higgins	Leland, NC, Wilmington, NC	-1	70	73	143
T15	Bob Olsen  +  Allen Blackwell	Monroe, NC, Harrisburg, NC	E	74	70	144
T15	Chuck Wunsch  +  Andrew Wurst	Pinehurst, NC	E	72	72	144
T15	Randy Allen  +  Don Teague	Tryon, NC, Shelby, NC	E	71	73	144
18	A.G. Crockett  +  Kirk Pelland	Durham, NC, Hillsborough, NC	+9	73	80	153
WD	Bob Klug  +  Chuck Cordell	Pinehurst, NC	-	72	WD	WD
DQ	Arnold Edwards  +  Al Edwards	Charlotte, NC, North Myrtle Beach, SC	-	73	DQ	DQ

 

 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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