Stimart/Elam Capture N.C. Senior 4-Ball

Brandt Snedeker wasn’t the only one dropping birdies and breaking records today in North Carolina.

Kelly Stimart and Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C. put on their own show only a couple hours away from the Wyndham Championship at the 18th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C.

The duo started the final round at 12-under-par and found themselves two shots back of the leaders and their playing partners, Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. and Patrick Brady of Reidsville, N.C.

Stimart and Elam went out with seven birdies and two pars to shoot a 7-under, 29 on the front nine. They started the back nine with a bogey on the 10th hole but quickly got back on track with a bounce-back birdie on the 11th hole. They made three more birdies in route to a 10-under-par, 62 to win championship.

Their 22-under-par, 194 total for the tournament was capped off with a birdie by Elam on the final hole giving them a two-shot victory.

“One of the things that made us successful was having the mindset of playing our own ball and playing for birdie. We weren’t relying on the other guy at any point,” said Stimart. “It gives you a different mindset of feeling like you need to make birdies instead of waiting on your partner to make birdies. Easier said than done.”

The team of Gary Hull of Cornelius, N.C. and Randall Sullins of Claremont, N.C. also started the day two shots off the lead, but after a hot start with six birdies on their first six holes, they had an early two-shot lead.

A bogey on the eighth hole slowed down the momentum for Hull and Sullins. They only made three more birdies on their last 10 holes to finish at 8-under, 64 for the final round. Their 196 total for the three rounds was enough for second place in the championship.

The 36-hole leaders, Brady and Harwell, shot a respectable 5-under, 67 in the final round but it wasn't enough to keep up with the birdie barrage. They finished the championship in third place.  

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank Old Chatham Golf Club for hosting the 18th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship. Thank you to all the members and staff for allowing the use of their fantastic facilities and for all of their hard work during the event.  A special thank you is extended to Director of Operations, John Marino and Director of Grounds, Brian Powell.

Old Chatham Golf Club is the host club for the 2019 US Senior Amateur Championship that is scheduled to be played in August 2019.

18th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship

Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C.

Final Round Results

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Pos.	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total Score
1	Elam / Stimart	-22	67	65	62	194
2	Hull / Sullins	-20	63	69	64	196
3	Brady / Harwell	-19	65	65	67	197
4	Perry / Robinson	-16	69	65	66	200
5	Channell / Edmondson	-13	68	67	68	203
T6	Fritz / Meggs	-10	67	71	68	206
T6	Mansfield / Newton	-10	67	72	67	206
T8	Austin / Fields	-9	68	71	68	207
T8	Boles, Jr. / Desjardins	-9	67	69	71	207
T8	Moore / Vespa	-9	67	69	71	207
T11	Leight / Morris	-8	71	68	69	208
T11	Burkinshaw / Mason	-8	69	70	69	208
T11	Golden / Moye	-8	68	71	69	208
T14	Kirby / Mills, III	-7	68	71	70	209
T14	Kelley / Williford	-7	69	69	71	209
T14	Mayer / Stratton	-7	71	69	69	209
17	Campanella / Rausch	-6	70	72	68	210
T18	Parrott / Twiddy	-5	68	70	73	211
T18	McLauchlan / Rathman	-5	73	67	71	211
T18	Morrison / Plyler	-5	69	71	71	211
T18	Parker / Whitt	-5	73	68	70	211
T18	Parks / Pugh	-5	74	66	71	211
T23	Barton / Seastrunk	-4	68	72	72	212
T23	Ford / Waggoner	-4	69	72	71	212
T25	Cathey / Roberson	-3	72	70	71	213
T25	Davis / Lee	-3	71	71	71	213
T25	Fagerli / Long	-3	68	74	71	213
T25	Frutiger / Hardison	-3	72	70	71	213
T29	Cox / Cox	-2	71	69	74	214
T29	Eaker / Wilson	-2	70	72	72	214
T29	Kozel / McLaughlin	-2	67	72	75	214
32	Davis / Yates	3	70	72	77	219
The following teams did not make the cut
CUT	Bland / Smith	-1	71	72		143
CUT	Burris / Jackson	-1	72	71		143
CUT	Carpenter / Garland	-1	71	72		143
CUT	Donlin / Kline	-1	72	71		143
CUT	Davis / Grainger	-1	72	71		143
CUT	Gardner / Marion	-1	71	72		143
CUT	Parks / Schmid	-1	71	72		143
CUT	Powell / Watterworth	-1	70	73		143
CUT	Burnette / Detweiler	E	72	72		144
CUT	Motsinger / Nichols	E	73	71		144
CUT	Nance / Norris	E	72	72		144
CUT	Brischke / Griffin, Jr	E	70	74		144
CUT	Brown / Induni	E	71	73		144
CUT	Pyrtle / Womack	E	72	72		144
CUT	Luzar / Slater	+1	71	74		145
CUT	Sennet / Sumrow	+1	73	72		145
CUT	Hicks / Yow	+1	71	74		145
CUT	Hunsuck / Wagner	+1	73	72		145
CUT	LaFata / Martinson	+1	73	72		145
CUT	English / Misenheimer	+2	73	73		146
CUT	Schott / Shackelford	+2	74	72		146
CUT	Clark / Compton	+2	72	74		146
CUT	Clark / Grantham	+2	73	73		146
CUT	Bennett / Collins	+3	73	74		147
CUT	Pernell / Poteat	+3	77	70		147
CUT	Armistead / Craig	+3	73	74		147
CUT	Kinney / Vereen	+3	72	75		147
CUT	McCallie / Thomas	+3	71	76		147
CUT	Blalock / Joseph	+4	75	73		148
CUT	Taggart / Vrscak	+4	74	74		148
CUT	Beeson / Pike	+5	76	73		149
CUT	Brewer / Turner	+5	74	75		149
CUT	Arlington / Maxwell	+5	75	74		149
CUT	Gyscek / Michal	+5	75	74		149
CUT	Adams / Boals	+6	73	77		150
CUT	Jackson / Norman	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Dorsett / Snyder	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Brugh / McDowell	+8	75	77		152
CUT	Craven / Crist	+8	76	76		152
CUT	Eichele / Latham	+8	77	75		152
CUT	Jones / Suddreth	+8	76	76		152
CUT	Novicki / Whicker	+8	75	77		152
CUT	Brown / Kane	+9	73	80		153
CUT	Hinshaw / Patterson	+10	78	76		154
CUT	Johnson / Purdy	+10	77	77		154
CUT	Allen / Carver	+11	76	79		155
CUT	Adams / Craige	+13	74	83		157
CUT	Bivins / Tuttle	+13	78	79		157