Elam and King Capture Carolinas Senior Four-Ball

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (August 12, 2020) – Final results of the 52nd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

The CGA will be conducting this championship under the new COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.

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Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C. and Kevin King of Bluffton, S.C. fired two rounds of 8-under, 64 in a row to capture the 52nd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship. Finishing 21-under, 195 total after three days of hot competition, the side conquered the field by a two stroke lead.

Elam and King attribute their great play to their great friendship, meeting at the 1973 Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship, where Elam claimed runner-up. They became friends and have been golf partners ever since.

“We just know each other’s games and attitudes really well, so we complement each other on the course and enjoy playing together,” said King. “We keep each other loose, but we also get on to each other if we aren’t doing well.”

Going into the final round, Elam and King were two shots off the lead and knew that birdies were going to win this championship. They kept the aggressive mentality up until the eighteenth green today when they believed it was all on the line.

“He (Elam) sank a clutch par putt on No. 18 after we heard that a group ahead of us made birdie. We knew one of us had to make it and I am thankful that he did first,” King said with a laugh.

This side has finished in second place several times in different events and mentioned how grateful they were to take home this trophy as a team.

Sherrill Britt of West End, N.C. and Lee Forbis of Aberdeen, N.C. made an outstanding final round push carding 8-under, 64 today. It was not enough to propel them to the top of the leaderboard, but they did tie for runner-up with Geno Berchiatti of Greenville, S.C. and Eddie Hargett of Blythewood, S.C. at 19-under, 197 total.

Walter Todd of Laurens, S.C. and Todd Hendley of Columbus, N.C. finished in solo fourth with a three day total of 16-under-par, 200.

The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, specifically to Kelly Miller and the Bell family, General Manager Graham Gilmore and Superintendent David Fruchte for their hospitality in hosting the 52nd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.
 

52nd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C.

Final Results
 

Pos.	Team	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Johnny Elam / Kevin King	Charlotte, NC, Bluffton, SC	-21	67	64	64	195
T2	Geno Berchiatti / Eddie Hargett	Greenville, SC, Blythewood, SC	-19	65	64	68	197
T2	Sherrill Britt / Lee Forbis	West End, NC, Aberdeen, NC	-19	65	68	64	197
4	Walter Todd / Todd Hendley	Laurens, SC, Columbus, NC	-16	69	67	64	200
T5	William Jamieson / Mark Kozel	Cary, NC, Chapel Hill, NC	-15	68	65	68	201
T5	Mike Gravley / Stan Sill	Greer, SC, Spartanburg, SC	-15	67	67	67	201
T7	Donald Detweiler / Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-14	67	68	67	202
T7	Pat Thompson / Keith Waters	Asheville, NC, Raleigh, NC	-14	67	70	65	202
T9	Neal Morrison / Bill Plyler	Charlotte, NC	-13	68	66	69	203
T9	Steve Kidd / Ryan Fox	Liberty, NC, West End, NC	-13	68	67	68	203
T9	Doug Owens / Charlie Parks	Albemarle, NC, Asheboro, NC	-13	71	67	65	203
T9	Dean Channell / Preston Edmondson	Pinehurst, NC, Morrisville, NC	-13	71	65	67	203
13	Gary Robinson / Jim Aughtry	Fayetteville, NC, Concord, NC	-12	70	66	68	204
T14	Robby Kirby / Nolan Mills III	Charlotte, NC	-11	68	70	67	205
T14	Julian Taylor / Frederick Nimmer	Greenville, SC, Okatie, SC	-11	69	68	68	205
T14	Patrick Brady / Paul Jett	Reidsville, NC, Southern Pines, NC	-11	67	67	71	205
T14	Dave Davis / Linley Tate	Pine Level, NC, Greensboro, NC	-11	71	67	67	205
18	Doug Ramey / Ron Clontz	Greer, SC	-10	70	68	68	206
T19	John Rudolph / Bill Morrissett	Charlotte, NC	-9	67	69	71	207
T19	David Brown / Mike Gentry	Conover, NC, Indian Trail, NC	-9	71	66	70	207
T19	Brian Reep / Jim Johnson	Morganton, NC, Newton, NC	-9	70	67	70	207
T22	Tony Austin / Mike Fields	Southern Pines, NC	-8	69	68	71	208
T22	Robert Desjardins / William Boles	Matthews, NC, Wilson, NC	-8	73	65	70	208
24	James Pearson / Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	-7	67	73	69	209
T25	David Reece / Mike Granger	Fort Mill, SC, Granite Falls, NC	-5	71	69	71	211
T25	David Waggoner / Mike Shoffner	Holly Ridge, NC, Graham, NC	-5	71	69	71	211
T25	Kelly Stimart / Dick Stimart	Charlotte, NC	-5	71	68	72	211
T28	David Eaker / Steve Wilson	Forest City, NC, Wilmington, NC	-4	68	72	72	212
T28	Frank Wrenn / John Dennis	Greenville, SC	-4	70	70	72	212
T28	William Beaver / Brock Lynch	Pinehurst, NC	-4	71	67	74	212
T28	Danny Hopkins / Mark Arrington	Murrells Inlet, SC, Chapel Hill, NC	-4	71	68	73	212
32	L D Simmons / Al Dickens	Charlotte, NC	-3	69	71	73	213
The following teams did not make the cut.
CUT	Gary Hull / Randall Sullins	Stateville, NC, Claremont, NC	-3	72	69	NS	141
CUT	Ernie Newton / Kim Mansfield	Winston salem, NC, Jackson Springs, NC	-3	73	68	NS	141
CUT	Gary Howze / Mike Ford	Durham, NC	-3	68	73	NS	141
CUT	Jeff Brischke / Jim Callis	Charlotte, NC	-3	72	69	NS	141
CUT	Ray Racer / Dave Wyatt	Fort Mill, SC, Waxhaw, NC	-3	70	71	NS	141
CUT	Jeff Rausch / Kevin Walsh	Waxhaw, NC, Blowing Rock, NC	-3	69	72	NS	141
CUT	James Motsinger / Tony Nichols	Boomer, NC, Reidsville, NC	-2	73	69	NS	142
CUT	Jerry Sennett / Mark Hodges	Stanley, NC, Belmont, NC	-2	69	73	NS	142
CUT	Mike Caprio / Daniel Hendrickson	Greer, SC, Charlotte, NC	-2	72	70	NS	142
CUT	Frank Golden / Macon Moye	Charlotte, NC, Southern Pines, NC	-2	70	72	NS	142
CUT	Keith Hiller / Carl Hiller	Clemmons, NC, Raleigh, NC	-2	68	74	NS	142
CUT	Sam Sparks / Steven Lubbers	Raleigh, NC	-2	69	73	NS	142
CUT	Donald Moore / John Rountree	Greensboro, NC	-2	71	71	NS	142
CUT	Tim Pope / Ronald Carpenter	Spartanburg, SC, Creedmoor, NC	-1	71	72	NS	143
CUT	Jack Nance / Billy Williford	Pinehurst, NC, Durham, NC	-1	70	73	NS	143
CUT	Paul Clark / Buck Hall	Charlote, NC, Thomasville, NC	-1	70	73	NS	143
CUT	Greg Norris / Steve Wilkinson	Wilmington, NC	-1	73	70	NS	143
CUT	Robert Parrott / Orry Dubois	Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC	-1	71	72	NS	143
CUT	Kelly Miller / Chris Dalrymple	Southern Pines, NC, Pinehurst, NC	-1	73	70	NS	143
CUT	David Kelley / Dale Bouguennec	Pinehurst, NC	E	73	71	NS	144
CUT	Van Nance / Brian Harris	Hickory, NC, Newton, NC	E	68	76	NS	144
CUT	Robert Bennett / Ben Collins	Clayton, NC, Raleigh, NC	E	71	73	NS	144
CUT	Tom Alexander / Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	E	70	74	NS	144
CUT	Martin Penson / Tony Smarrelli	Pinehurst, NC, Pinehurst, NC	E	73	71	NS	144
CUT	Joe Robinson / Jim Wise	Rock Hill, SC, Columbia, SC	E	72	72	NS	144
CUT	Brandon Godfrey / Rick Condrey	Marion, NC, Nebo, NC	E	70	74	NS	144
CUT	Bailey Patrick + William Baker	Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC	E	70	74	NS	144
CUT	Michael Crain / Matt Fitzgerald	Charleston, SC, Wilmington, NC	1	72	73	NS	145
CUT	Wayne Moore / Bruce Bright	Durham, NC, Raleigh, NC	1	73	72	NS	145
CUT	Rob Campbell / Michael Jones	Charlotte, NC	1	73	72	NS	145
CUT	Phil Bland / Joey Sadowski	Waynesville, NC, Hickory, NC	1	75	70	NS	145
CUT	Johnny Adams / Mark Craige	Cary, NC, Raleigh, NC	+2	72	74	NS	146
CUT	Wesley Clark / Penn Compton	Charlotte, NC, Wilmington, NC	+2	76	70	NS	146
CUT	Robbie Armistead / David Craig	Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC	+3	71	76	NS	147
CUT	Tim Whitener / Rick Chapman	Hickory, NC, Granite Falls, NC	+3	73	74	NS	147
CUT	Ray Novicki / Russell Eaves	Southern Pines, NC, Greenville, NC	+3	72	75	NS	147
CUT	Mike Schmid / Leo Wolf	Monroe, NC, Matthews, NC	+3	73	74	NS	147
CUT	Arch Reed / Bob Klug	Pinehurst, NC	+3	75	72	NS	147
CUT	Patrick Smithey / Dale King	Winston Salem, NC	+4	71	77	NS	148
CUT	Mark Nordin / Tony Herring	Raleigh, NC	+4	75	73	NS	148
CUT	Todd Turner / Dickie Brewer	West End, NC, Winston Salem, NC	+5	73	76	NS	149
CUT	Mike Allison / James Smith	Durham, NC	+5	74	75	NS	149
CUT	Ed Donlin / Rick Kline	Concord, NC, Pinehurst, NC	+6	75	75	NS	150
CUT	Mark Miller / Keith Bowers	morganton, NC, Morganton, NC	+6	75	75	NS	150
CUT	Bill Long / Tom Fagerli	Southern Pines, NC, Yadkinville, NC	+6	80	70	NS	150
CUT	Rick Lafata / William Martinson	Raleigh, NC, Chapel Hill, NC	+7	74	77	NS	151
CUT	Doug Glenn / Rock Pickard	Kannapolis, NC, Mooresville, NC	+8	76	76	NS	152
CUT	James Brown / Mike Bivins	High Point, NC	+8	80	72	NS	152
CUT	Charley Hodges / Lee Keesler	Charlotte, NC	+9	76	77	NS	153
CUT	Robert Turner / Tom Kennedy	Daniel Island, SC, Lake Toxaway, NC	+9	76	77	NS	153
CUT	Norman Davis / Jeff Adams	Charlotte, NC	+11	74	81	NS	155
CUT	Chuck Parker / Colin Brown	Raleigh, NC	+12	79	77	NS	156
CUT	Robert Dail + Ron Brady	Wendell, NC, Mcleansville, NC	+13	77	80	NS	157
CUT	David Kinnard / David Shackelford	Holly Springs, NC, Raleigh, NC	+15	78	81	NS	159
CUT	Doug Bland / Chris Welch	Advance, NC, Winston-Salem, NC	+15	77	82	NS	159
CUT	Wes Davis / Scott Hammond	Clayton, NC	+19	84	79	NS	163

 

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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