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Jim Grainger No Longer a Stranger to the Winner's Circle at Carolinas Senior

Jim Grainger

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Final round results of the 53rd Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship hosted by Sedgefield Country Club (Dye Course) in Greensboro, N.C. on Friday, September 26, 2014 (6350 yards, par 35-36—71, 71.7,136).

Playing in the next to last group of the day, Jim Grainger, 58, of Charlotte, N.C. fired a tournament-low round of five-under 66 to win the 53rd Carolinas Senior Amateur by one stroke. The win is Grainger’s first CGA individual title but fourth in his career that includes the 1976 Carolinas Father-Son with his dad Ike Grainger, 1986 Carolinas Four-Ball with Bill Plyler and the 2012 North Carolina Senior Four-Ball with reigning North Carolina Senior Amateur champion Jim Pearson.

“I did not know how I stood until I finished the round,” Grainger said. “It’s as good as I could play and figured that it was good enough to be around the lead.”

Grainger began his round with a birdie-birdie-birdie start to vault into the lead. Bogeys on holes 4 and 6 dropped him back into a tie for the lead. He then played bogey free the remainder of the round making four birdies on holes 7, 10, 14 and most importantly on the 188-yard par 3 16th hole to take a two shot lead at that time.

Playing behind Grainger in the last group was 36-hole leader Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C., two-time defending champion Rick Cloninger of Rock Hill, S.C. and Richard Condrey of Nebo, N.C. Robinson faltered early with a four-over par 39 front nine but rallied with a four-under 32 on the back nine to finish at even par for the round and a tie for third place with Pat Thompson of Asheville, N.C. at one-under par 212. Condrey also fell out of contention on the front nine with an outward three-over par 38 and finished the round with a 75 and in a tie for seventh place at four-over par 217.

Cloninger on the other hand continued his hot play from Thursday’s round and carded a three-under par 68 to finish alone in second place at 210. Cloninger birdied the 17th hole to climb within one shot of the lead. His birdie putt on the final hole just slid by securing the victory for Grainger.

A Charlotte Country Club member, Grainger has been in contention at CGA senior majors but has come up short twice by losing in playoffs at the 2012 North Carolina Senior Amateur to Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. and 2013 North Carolina Senior Amateur to Russ Perry of Winston-Salem, N.C.

“A friend of mine (Don Detweiler) told me that it was my time the other night at dinner. After making birdie on #7, I told myself that this was my time. I keep a pretty even head when playing and felt at peace for the most part today. I didn’t let the nerves get to me and was able to hit good shots when I needed to.”  

With the win, Grainger receives possession of the permanent trophy for the ensuing year, an automatic spot on the Carolinas Senior Team and 10-year exemptions into the Carolinas Senior Amateur and North Carolina Senior Amateur.

The average score in round three was 75.8 and the total average score for the championship was 78.2. Four players finished under par for the championship on the Pete Dye designed layout.

The Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship is a 54-hole stroke play event open to any male amateur golfer who reached his 55th birthday by today, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 10.4.

This event is one of 40 championships conducted annually by the Carolinas Golf Association, which is in its 105th year of serving amateur golf in the Carolinas.

For more information about the 53rd Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association, visit the Championship Home Page online at: https://www.carolinasgolf.org/championship/home/2014senior/year/2014

Hole-by-Hole Scoring: https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsStroke.aspx?id=549

 

Final Results

Place

Competitor

Score

Amt. Won

1

Jim Grainger, Charlotte, N.C.

  70-73-66--209  (-4)

$600.00

2

Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, S.C.

  75-67-68--210  (-3)

$450.00

T3

Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C.

  74-70-68--212  (-1)

$387.50

T3

Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C.

  68-73-71--212  (-1)

$387.50

T5

Russ Perry, Winston Salem, N.C.

  75-72-69--216  (+3)

$337.50

T5

Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C.

  75-72-69--216  (+3)

$337.50

T7

Jim Pearson, Charlotte, N.C.

  75-71-71--217  (+4)

$275.00

T7

Jim Gallagher, Charlotte, N.C.

  74-72-71--217  (+4)

$275.00

T7

Richard Condrey, Nebo, N.C.

  72-70-75--217  (+4)

$275.00

10

Buck Hall, Thomasville, N.C.

  75-74-69--218  (+5)

$225.00

11

Robert Vespa, Summerfield, N.C.

  71-73-75--219  (+6)

$200.00

T12

Bill Smunk, Kingstree, S.C.

  77-75-69--221  (+8)

$180.00

T12

Brad Buxton, Greensboro, N.C.

  76-73-72--221  (+8)

$180.00

T12

Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, N.C.

  72-76-73--221  (+8)

$180.00

T15

Wayne Rogers, Easley, S.C.

  72-77-74--223  (+10)

$151.67

T15

Keith Waters, Raleigh, N.C.

  75-75-73--223  (+10)

$151.67

T15

Ernie Newton, Wallburg, N.C.

  77-73-73--223  (+10)

$151.67

T18

Don Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C.

  80-73-72--225  (+12)

$132.50

T18

Greg Powell, Charlotte, N.C.

  75-80-70--225  (+12)

$132.50

T18

Dennis Helms, Monroe, N.C.

  79-71-75--225  (+12)

$132.50

T18

Frank Ford III, Charleston, S.C.

  76-74-75--225  (+12)

$132.50

T22

Bill Long, Ahoskie, N.C.

  73-78-75--226  (+13)

$115.00

T22

Garrett Garland, Huntersville, N.C.

  76-75-75--226  (+13)

$115.00

T22

Ed Byman, Raleigh, N.C.

  71-74-81--226  (+13)

$115.00

25

Tim Teaster, Columbia, S.C.

  74-73-80--227  (+14)

$105.00

T26

Eric Ardery, Durham, N.C.

  77-74-77--228  (+15)

$100.00

T26

Rodney Jones, Apex, N.C.

  77-76-75--228  (+15)

$100.00

T26

Mike Arnold, Mooresville, N.C.

  75-79-74--228  (+15)

$100.00

T29

Hugh Quinn, Lewisville, N.C.

  81-74-74--229  (+16)

$50.00

T29

Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C.

  76-80-73--229  (+16)

$50.00

T29

Dave Davis, Greensboro, N.C.

  75-75-79--229  (+16)

$50.00

T29

Ben Whipple, Marietta, S.C.

  70-80-79--229  (+16)

$50.00

T33

Rick Luzar, Pinehurst, N.C.

  74-76-80--230  (+17)

 

T33

Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C.

  79-73-78--230  (+17)

 

T33

Bradford Kroll, Charlotte, N.C.

  79-74-77--230  (+17)

 

T33

Alan Dirk, Sanford, N.C.

  80-76-74--230  (+17)

 

T37

John Walters, Charlotte, N.C.

  74-80-77--231  (+18)

 

T37

Wesley Clark, Charlotte, N.C.

  75-79-77--231  (+18)

 

T37

Jim Wise, Columbia, S.C.

  81-74-76--231  (+18)

 

T40

John Rudolph, Charlotte, N.C.

  79-76-77--232  (+19)

 

T40

Sean McAvoy, Johns Island, S.C.

  79-73-80--232  (+19)

 

42

Dick Hogan, Burlington, N.C.

  80-76-77--233  (+20)

 

43

Jim Hunsuck, Troutman, N.C.

  75-78-81--234  (+21)

 

T44

Bill Baker, Raleigh, N.C.

  80-77-78--235  (+22)

 

T44

Bob Edens, Columbia, S.C.

  80-74-81--235  (+22)

 

T46

Tony Ingle, Greensboro, N.C.

  83-75-78--236  (+23)

 

T46

John Stratton, Greensboro, N.C.

  82-78-76--236  (+23)

 

T46

Kevin Green, Greensboro, N.C.

  79-78-79--236  (+23)

 

T46

Gary Pettit, Greensboro, N.C.

  78-80-78--236  (+23)

 

T50

Bob Yow, Clinton, N.C.

  78-78-81--237  (+24)

 

T50

David Millis, High Point, N.C.

  80-76-81--237  (+24)

 

T50

James Morgan, Greensboro, N.C.

  79-74-84--237  (+24)

 

T53

Gus Sylvan, Columbia, S.C.

  81-76-81--238  (+25)

 

T53

Tim Whitener, Hickory, N.C.

  78-77-83--238  (+25)

 

T55

Rick Hogan, Denton, N.C.

  78-80-83--241  (+28)

 

T55

Michael Egan, Wilmington, N.C.

  77-83-81--241  (+28)

 

57

Chip Hunter, Winston Salem, N.C.

  85-75-84--244  (+31)

 

T58

Bob Olsen, Monroe, N.C.

  80-80-WD--WD  (WD)

 

T58

Terry Rathman, Gastonia, N.C.

  80-76-WD--WD  (WD)

 

T58

Kim Mansfield, High Point, N.C.

  82-75-WD--WD  (WD)

 

T58

Jerry Horton, Wilmington, N.C.

  80-77-WD--WD  (WD)

 

T58

Mitch Whitley, Zebulon, N.C.

  79-79-WD--WD  (WD)

 

 

Failed to Qualify for Final Round

T63

Mike Sprouts, Newton, N.C.

  80-81--161  (+19)

T63

George Kennon, Greensboro, N.C.

  80-81--161  (+19)

T63

Jim Pridgen, Jamestown, N.C.

  81-80--161  (+19)

T63

Mike Bivins, High Point, N.C.

  82-79--161  (+19)

T63

Glen Subin, Pinehurst, N.C.

  79-82--161  (+19)

T63

Joe Maher, Lake Wylie, S.C.

  80-81--161  (+19)

T63

Steve Misenheimer, Huntersville, N.C.

  79-82--161  (+19)

T70

Bill Burling, Greensboro, N.C.

  80-82--162  (+20)

T70

Jimmy Hyams, Charleston, S.C.

  88-74--162  (+20)

T70

Jim Gress, Clemmons, N.C.

  85-77--162  (+20)

T70

Randy Allen, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

  80-82--162  (+20)

T70

Stephen Glaser, Sanford, N.C.

  82-80--162  (+20)

T70

Toby Tomberlin, Monroe, N.C.

  79-83--162  (+20)

T76

Michael Christley Sr, Greensboro, N.C.

  82-81--163  (+21)

T76

Duane Bausman, Awendaw, S.C.

  78-85--163  (+21)

T76

Charlie Parks, Asheboro, N.C.

  84-79--163  (+21)

T76

John Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C.

  84-79--163  (+21)

T76

Jeff Jackson, Goldsboro, N.C.

  84-79--163  (+21)

T76

Ken Powers, Concord, N.C.

  87-76--163  (+21)

T76

Rusty Crutchfield, Fletcher, N.C.

  85-78--163  (+21)

T76

Barry Mullinax, Travelers Rest, S.C.

  80-83--163  (+21)

T84

Andy Burnette, Raleigh, N.C.

  86-78--164  (+22)

T84

Jim Jamison, Charlotte, N.C.

  83-81--164  (+22)

T84

Rodney Brecheisen, Pinehurst, N.C.

  84-80--164  (+22)

T84

Chuck Parker, Raleigh, N.C.

  81-83--164  (+22)

T84

David Blevins, Raleigh, N.C.

  87-77--164  (+22)

T89

Jack Rector, Anderson, S.C.

  78-87--165  (+23)

T89

Johnny Adams, Cary, N.C.

  82-83--165  (+23)

T89

Trip Barclift, Raleigh, N.C.

  85-80--165  (+23)

T89

Lennie Younce, Lenoir, N.C.

  86-79--165  (+23)

T89

Joe Padgette, N. Charleston, S.C.

  84-81--165  (+23)

T89

Terry Mills, Madison, N.C.

  84-81--165  (+23)

95

Larry Cowman, Charlotte, N.C.

  80-86--166  (+24)

96

Terry Collins, Pinehurst, N.C.

  81-86--167  (+25)

T97

Larry Culler, Conover, N.C.

  88-81--169  (+27)

T97

Bob Wansker, Charlotte, N.C.

  84-85--169  (+27)

T97

Steven Fay, Durham, N.C.

  86-83--169  (+27)

T97

Robert Kinsey, Murrells Inlet, S.C.

  86-83--169  (+27)

T101

Bruce Beck, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

  87-83--170  (+28)

T101

Barry Cheek, High Point, N.C.

  89-81--170  (+28)

103

Scotty Odell, Trinity, N.C.

  84-87--171  (+29)

104

Mo York, Mt Pleasant, S.C.

  88-87--175  (+33)

105

John Ervin, Hiddenite, N.C.

  94-93--187  (+45)

T106

Robert Desjardins, Matthews, N.C.

  80-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

David Watterworth, Charlotte, N.C.

  82-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

Doug Glenn, Kannapolis, N.C.

  80-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

James Dill, Cary, N.C.

  78-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

Charley Hodges, Charlotte, N.C.

  86-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

Steve Lambert, Greensboro, N.C.

  87-WD--WD  (WD)

T106

Steve Crow, Monroe, N.C.

  87-WD--WD  (WD)

 

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