Edmondson Repeats at Senior Championship

LINVILLE, NC (September 21, 2017) -- Final round results of the 56th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Grandfather Golf and Country Club in Linville, NC on Thursday, September 21, 2017 (6,673 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 72.6/139).

 

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Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, N.C. captured his third Carolinas Golf Association championship by coming from behind to win the 56th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship hosted by Grandfather Golf & Country Club.

After bogeying the second hole of the day Edmondson found himself in a familiar situation and used his experience from the previous year to jump start his round and make a run at the title. "I went back to last year, I started three or four shots back and bogeyed the first two holes, so I'm going well I know I have enough game to make some birdies and sure enough I just started hitting them solid and started hitting them at the hole", said Edmondson. After struggling in round two Edmondson realized he couldn't be too aggressive while attacking the golf course and needed to make sure he was missing his approach shots on the safer side of the hole. Edmondson would use this strategy and make four birdies and four bogeys in the final round to finish the day at even par, 72, and 10 over par for championship.

Rick Cloninger of Fort Mill, S.C. and Robert Desjardins of Matthews, N.C. finished tied for second with three day totals of 228, 12-over for the championship. Jim Pearson of Charlotte, N.C. finished alone in fourth place at 13-over par. Second round leader Harrison Rutter of Winston Salem, N.C. finished tied for fifth along with Kevin King of Bluffton, S.C., Walter Todd Sr. of Laurens, S.C. and Eddie Hargett of Blythewood, S.C.

When asked how this victory ranked against last year's Edmondson said, "Last year came out of no where. This year there was more pressure being the defending champion and I have had some high finishes in big senior events. The beauty about winning this is that you get invited to some really cool stuff. It's just an honor to defend."

The CGA would like to thank the members and staff of the Grandfather Golf & Country Club for hosting the Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship. Special gratitude is extended to Director of Golf Chip King and golf course superintendent Pete Gerdon.

56th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship
Grandfather Golf & C.C., Linville, NC
Final Round Result

Pos.	Player	City, State		R1	R2	R3	Total Gross
1	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	+10	74	80	72	226
T2	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	+12	82	72	74	228
T2	Rick Cloninger	Fort Mill, SC	+12	73	78	77	228
4	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	+13	80	73	76	229
T5	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	+14	72	78	80	230
T5	Kevin King	Bluffton, SC	+14	77	80	73	230
T5	Walter Todd, Sr.	Laurens, SC	+14	74	77	79	230
T5	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+14	76	75	79	230
9	Gary Hull	Vale, NC	+15	79	77	75	231
T10	Dean Channell	Cary, NC	+16	73	78	81	232
T10	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+16	75	79	78	232
12	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+17	78	79	76	233
13	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	+18	75	81	78	234
14	Ron Carpenter	Creedmoor, NC	+19	82	78	75	235
T15	Joseph Sadowski	Hickory, NC	+20	75	77	84	236
T15	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	+20	79	80	77	236
T17	Mark Stephens	Troutman, NC	+21	77	80	80	237
T17	Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	+21	77	82	78	237
T17	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	+21	74	84	79	237
T17	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	+21	81	81	75	237
T17	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	+21	80	83	74	237
T22	Bill Gee	Gaffney, SC	+22	78	76	84	238
T22	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+22	84	72	82	238
T22	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	+22	83	74	81	238
T22	John Dennis, III	Greenville, SC	+22	81	75	82	238
T26	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	+24	76	83	81	240
T26	John Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	+24	76	77	87	240
T26	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	+24	77	80	83	240
T26	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	+24	82	78	80	240
T26	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	+24	80	82	78	240
T31	Jim Gress	Clemmons, NC	+25	74	80	87	241
T31	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+25	76	82	83	241
T31	Jack Nance	Pinehurst, NC	+25	81	80	80	241
T31	John Bunn	Raleigh, NC	+25	81	81	79	241
T31	Joe Hackler	Myrtle Beach, SC	+25	83	77	81	241
T36	Evan Long	Charlotte, NC	+27	77	85	81	243
T36	Arlis Pike	Kernersville, NC	+27	77	84	82	243
T36	Bubba Aughtry	Concord, NC	+27	81	79	83	243
T36	Robert Wildner	Hendersonville, NC	+27	82	81	80	243
T36	Tony Herring	Raleigh, NC	+27	81	84	78	243
41	Dennis Helms	Monroe, NC	+28	78	87	79	244
T42	Eric Ardery	Durham, NC	+29	78	80	87	245
T42	Mark Bolick	Hickory, NC	+29	80	80	85	245
T42	David Blevins	Raleigh, NC	+29	77	85	83	245
T42	Ed Byman	Raleigh, NC	+29	77	82	86	245
T42	Kim Mansfield	High Point, NC	+29	80	81	84	245
T47	Jeff Rausch	Charlotte, NC	+31	78	78	91	247
T47	Dave Davis	Asheboro , NC	+31	88	71	88	247
T47	David Brown	Conover, NC	+31	80	85	82	247
T47	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+31	81	81	85	247
51	Steve Wilson	Wilmington, NC	+32	81	83	84	248
52	Eric Taylor	Greensboro, NC	+34	76	82	92	250
53	Lee Keesler, Jr.	Charlotte, NC	+35	79	84	88	251
T54	Bob Yow	Clinton, NC	+36	78	82	92	252
T54	Dick Stimart	Charlotte, NC	+36	77	83	92	252
T54	Orry Dubois	Wake Forest, NC	+36	79	82	91	252
T57	Tom Fagerli	Yadkinville, NC	+37	78	86	89	253
T57	Hugh Quinn	Lewisville, NC	+37	80	84	89	253
WD	John Fritz	Mint Hill, NC	-	77	78	WD	WD
WD	Russ Perry	Winston Salem, NC	-	76	81	WD	WD
WD	Michael Caprio	Greer, SC	-	81	78	WD	WD
WD	Ernie Newton, Jr.	Winston Salem, NC	-	86	76	WD	WD
WD	Wesley Clark	Charlotte, NC	-	80	85	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Bob Klug	Pinehurst, NC	+22	84	82		166
CUT	Chuck Parker	Raleigh, NC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Joe Maher	Lake Wylie, SC	+22	78	88		166
CUT	Joe Robinson	Rock Hill, SC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Kevin Walsh	Charlotte, NC	+22	83	83		166
CUT	Mike Fields	Southern Pines, NC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Andre Resner	Salisbury, NC	+22	80	86		166
CUT	Glenn Sexton	Greensboro, NC	+22	80	86		166
CUT	John Helms	Mt. Holly, NC	+22	78	88		166
CUT	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+23	80	87		167
CUT	Jerry Sennett	Stanley, NC	+23	85	82		167
CUT	Joseph Horne	Columbia, SC	+23	83	84		167
CUT	Terry Rathman	Gastonia, NC	+23	81	86		167
CUT	Bill Baker	Raleigh, NC	+23	81	86		167
CUT	Charles Hodges	Charlotte, NC	+23	86	81		167
CUT	Ben Baker	Pisgah Forest, NC	+24	85	83		168
CUT	David Watterworth	Charlotte, NC	+24	82	86		168
CUT	Kenneth Eichele	Pinehurst, NC	+24	84	84		168
CUT	Raymond Davis	Apex, NC	+24	87	81		168
CUT	Tony Nichols	Reidsville, NC	+24	84	84		168
CUT	Gary Roberson	Burlington, NC	+24	79	89		168
CUT	Ken Shelton	Denver, NC	+24	78	90		168
CUT	Brad Buxton	Greensboro, NC	+25	82	87		169
CUT	David Camadine	Charlotte, NC	+25	81	88		169
CUT	Greg Norris	Wilmington, NC	+25	84	85		169
CUT	James Motsinger	Wilkesboro, NC	+25	86	83		169
CUT	Norman Davis	Charlotte, NC	+25	87	82		169
CUT	Rick Shaefer	Holly Springs , NC	+25	81	88		169
CUT	Steve Misenheimer	Huntersville, NC	+25	81	88		169
CUT	Edward Galbavy	Johns Island, SC	+25	83	86		169
CUT	Jd Lawson	Greensboro, NC	+25	87	82		169
CUT	John Walters	Charlotte, NC	+26	81	89		170
CUT	Stan Queen	Burlington, NC	+26	89	81		170
CUT	Greg Powell	Charlotte, NC	+27	86	85		171
CUT	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill , NC	+27	89	82		171
CUT	Rick Luzar	Pinehurst, NC	+27	84	87		171
CUT	Donald Moore	Greensboro, NC	+27	82	89		171
CUT	Ken Taylor	Columbia, SC	+28	78	94		172
CUT	Brad Kroll	Charlotte, NC	+28	91	81		172
CUT	Randy Beeson	Colfax, NC	+28	85	87		172
CUT	Scott Danals	Bryson City, NC	+29	86	87		173
CUT	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+30	86	88		174
CUT	Don White Jr	Winston Salem, NC	+30	89	85		174
CUT	Robert Parrott	Raleigh, NC	+30	87	87		174
CUT	Charley Johnson	Southern Pines, NC	+31	84	91		175
CUT	Chip Hunter	Winston Salem, NC	+31	84	91		175
CUT	Edward Mills	Fairview, NC	+32	85	91		176
CUT	Jeff Koziol	Charlotte, NC	+32	88	88		176
CUT	Richard Condrey	Nebo, NC	+33	86	91		177
CUT	Willie Huff	Greenville, SC	+33	89	88		177
CUT	Robert Bennett, Jr.	Cheraw, SC	+34	92	86		178
CUT	George Deryckere	Rocky Mount, NC	+35	88	91		179
CUT	Doug Glenn	Kannapolis, NC	+36	90	90		180
CUT	Tom Carbone	Mooresville, NC	+36	92	88		180
CUT	Larry Wilson	Asheville, NC	+39	90	93		183
CUT	Darryl Averyhart	Columbia, SC	+43	90	97		187
CUT	David Williams	Cary, NC	+43	92	95		187
CUT	Clint Miller	Mt Pleasant, NC	+48	96	96		192
CUT	Michael Smith	Cheraw, SC	+49	93	100		193
WD	Nolan Mills, III	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	-	80	WD		WD
WD	Darrell Frutiger	Wake Forest, NC	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Mike Williford	Fayetteville, NC	-	86	WD		WD
WD	Allen Blake	Liberty, NC	-	95	WD		WD
WD	Brad Stoll	Hickory, NC	-	97	WD		WD
WD	James Dill	Pinehurst, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Mike Gravley	Greer, SC	-	WD	WD		WD