15th Annual Senior Four Ball Championship
Wachesaw Plantation – Murrells Inlet
March 25-26, 2008

Burgess & Hammersla Take First Round Lead

Jimmy Burgess and Bob Hammersla hold a three shot lead after a first round score of nine under par 63 in the SCGA Senior Four Ball Championship at Wachesaw Plantation. Stew Butler and Tim McBride are in second place with a score of 66.

The leaders, from Kingstree and Greenville, used a nine hole stretch run between holes four and twelve where they combined for six birdies and an eagle to take command. Burgess’s eagle came from the fairway on the par four 11th hole. After a run of pars, the team finished with a Hammersla birdie on last hole.

Leading the First Flight are eight teams tied at one under par 71. Four teams are a top the Second Flight at 74. The final round will be played on Wednesday beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The 2008 SCGA Senior Four Ball Championship is being played on the par 72 – 6,578 yard Wachesaw Plantation course in Murrells Inlet, S.C. The field consists of 64 two-man teams playing Best Ball format conducted over thirty six holes. The Senior Four Ball Championship is one of 19 Major Championships conducted annually by the South Carolina Golf Association.

Full Results:

Championship Flight      
Burgess, Jim (Kingstree) - Hammersla, Bob (Greenville) 32 31 63
Butler, Stew (Orangeburg) - McBride, Tim (Okatie) 33 33 66
DiPasquale, Bernie (Ladys Island) - Vincent, Thad (Ladys Island) 34 33 67
Dennis, John (Greenville) - Wrenn, III, Frank (Greenville) 32 35 67
Ford, Tommy (Mt. Pleasant) - Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant) 33 35 68
Smith, Russell (Columbia) - Williams, Vince (Columbia) 33 35 68
Shimmin, Gary (Okatie) - Verity, Jon (Beaufort) 33 35 68
Collar, Bob (Hilton Head) - Hambly, Dave (Bluffton) 34 34 68
Hencken, John (Okatie) - Vignati, Joe (Bluffton) 35 34 69
Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken) - Hardy, Bill (Aiken) 35 34 69
Moore, Marion (Orangeburg) - Varn, Bob (Orangeburg) 35 34 69
Pfeiffer, Jack (Spartanburg) - Wise, Jim (Columbia) 34 35 69
Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) - Zipf, Bud (Aiken) 35 34 69
Rollins, Lewis (Greenwood) - Williams, Frank (Greenwood) 34 35 69
Eisenman, Bill (Hilton Head) - Woodruff, Jerry (Greenville) 32 37 69
Spencer, Gene (Blythewood) - Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) 32 37 69
Alchermes, Brian (Columbia) - Van Norden, Robert (Greenville) 35 34 69
Brooks, Buddy (Cheraw) - Emory, Mike (Lake Wylie) 35 35 70
Batts, Jeff (Chapin) - Truluck, Ken (Irmo) 35 35 70
Baker, Neal (Charleston) - Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 34 36 70
Hendley, Ryan (Greer) - Lever, Tommy (Greer) 34 36 70
       
First Flight      
Kinsey, Bob (Murrells Inlet) - Raimondo, Nelson (Murrells Inlet) 40 31 71
Correll, Sr., Lanny (Pawleys Island) - Foster, Linwood (Pawleys Island) 36 35 71
Dollenberg, Eric (Hilton Head) - Humphrey, Tom (Okatie) 34 37 71
Hawkins, Jimmy (Irmo) - Martin, James (Columbia) 34 37 71
Hogan, Al (Conway) - Rabon, Leroy (Irmo) 35 36 71
Gause, Bobby (Lexington) - Pierce, Dan (Columbia) 36 35 71
Buie, Bob (Columbia) - Lopez, John (Murrells Inlet) 35 36 71
Arrants, Ray (Bethune) - Bradham, Jimmy (Sumter) 36 35 71
Hannon, Vic (Camden) - Stringer, Bob (Blythewood) 35 37 72
Guise, Keith (Callawassie Island) - Knapp, Sandy (Callawassie Island) 37 35 72
Grant, David (Chester) - King, Don (Rock Hill) 36 36 72
Crowley, Pat (Spartanburg) - Pope, Timothy (Spartanburg) 37 35 72
Calkins, Mike (Columbia) - Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain) 35 37 72
Pachol, Steve (Columbia) - Schachner, Greg (Elgin) 34 38 72
Siconolfi, John (Walhalla) - Woodward, Danny (Walhalla) 37 35 72
Ebert, James (Aiken) - Western, Bill (Aiken) 37 35 72
Cave, Bob (Columbia) - Shannon, Eddie (Columbia) 37 36 73
Carson, Joe (Florence) - Howle, Wayne (Darlington) 39 34 73
Pinckney, Chris (Charleston) - Thompson, Edward (Kiawah Island) 37 36 73
Garahan, William (Rock Hill) - Robinson, Joe (Rock Hill) 38 35 73
Hammes, Burke (Charleston) - McKain, Joe (Summerville) 38 35 73
       
Second Flight      
Johnson, Randy (Goose Creek) - Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston) 36 38 74
Parnell, Bobby (Camden) - Williams, Mackey (Camden) 37 37 74
Lardi, Marco (Pawleys Island) - Rogers, Larry (Andrews) 36 38 74
Loebs, Gary (Conway) - Loebs, Timothy (Surfside Beach) 36 38 74
Mavrogordato, Michael (Bluffton) - Patti, Jim (Bluffton) 35 40 75
Filiatreau, Jr., Frank (Murrells Inlet) - Filiatreau, William (Pawley Island) 36 39 75
Frazier, Jamie (Winnsboro) - Matthews, Gary (Columbia) 38 37 75
Barber, William (Pawley's Island) - King, Doug (Columbia) 41 35 76
Dauber, Steve (Simpsonville) - Rogers, Jeff (Simpsonville) 37 39 76
Gifford, Bob (Columbia) - Tothill, Jim (Columbia) 40 36 76
Tubbs, Ronald (Okatie) - Wright, Raleign (Bluffton) 38 38 76
Dawson, Koot (Blythewood) - Edwards, Linnwood (Spartanburg) 38 38 76
Cecil, David (Spartanburg) - Cowley, Bruce (Spartanburg) 37 40 77
Beacham, Dan (Honea Path) - Branyon, Ronnie (Honea Path) 37 40 77
Clyburn, Max (Lancaster) - Clyburn, Terry (Kershaw) 38 39 77
Crain, Tom (Landrum) - Roberts, Thad (Landrum) 39 38 77
Saine, Steve (Blythewood) - Turner, Richard (Columbia) 40 37 77
Cuttino, Cody (Mt. Pleasant) - Daniel, Robert (Charleston) 37 41 78
Thompson, Rick (Bluffton) - Zachary, Bill (Bluffton) 41 37 78
Reitmeier, Bill (Roebuck) - Webber, Mike (Duncan) 41 38 79
Assay, Mac (Camden) - Williams, Lanny (Camden) 39 41 80
Bishop, Calvin (Chesnee) - Camp, Ron (Spartanburg) 42 42 84