33rd Annual Senior Better-Ball Championship

September 10, 2006

Senior Better Ball Determined in Sudden Death Playoff

The team of Randy Johnson (Goose Creek) and Joe Padgette (North Charleston) made par on the third sudden death playoff hole to defeat Neal Baker (Charleston) and Bill Smunk (Kingstree) in the 2006 SCGA Senior Better Ball Championship. Both teams shot a final round of six under par 66 to earn a two day total of 10 under par 134 to force the playoff. Both teams tied for the low round of the tournament along with Mike Weiner (Kiawah Island) and 2006 SCGA Senior Champion, Dave Hambly (Bluffton). Weiner and Hambly finished two strokes back at eight under 136.

In the First Flight, Edward Anthony (Mt. Pleasant) and Mo York (Isle of Palms) tied Eric Dollenberg (Hilton Head) and David Eichenberger (Hilton Head) for a total of three under par 141. The 2005 SCGA Senior Player of the Year, Tommy Ford (Mt. Pleasant) and his partner, Charlie Swanson (Mt. Pleasant), defending Senior Better Ball Champions, finished third after shooting a tournament score of two under par 142.

Donnie Edwards (Mt. Pleasant) and Patrick Sheehan (Mt. Pleasant) took the honors in the Second Flight by posting a score of 70 on Sunday and finishing the tournament at four over par 148. Two teams tied for second in the Second Flight by shooting a tournament total of five over, 149.

The 33^rd Annual SCGA Senior Better Ball Championship was played on the par 72, Santee Cooper Country Club in Santee, S.C. The field consisted of 64 two-man teams playing Best Ball format conducted over thirty six holes. The Senior Better Ball Championship is one of 17 Major Championships conducted annually by the South Carolina Golf Association.

	Championship
1st	Johnson, Randy (Goose Creek) - Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston)	68	66	134
2nd	Baker, Neal (Charleston) - Smunk, Bill (Kingstree)	68	66	134
3rd	Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) - Hambly, Dave (Bluffton)	70	66	136
T4th	Benenhaley, Harry (Columbia) - Oxner, Freddie (W. Columbia)	69	68	137
T4th	Patti, Jim (Bluffton) - Thiess, Albert (Bluffton)	69	68	137
T4th	Hannon, Vic (Camden) - Stringer, Bob (Blythewood)	67	70	137
	Graham, Johnny (Lake City) - Jordan, Bernie (Lynchburg)	69	69	138
	Dawson, Koot (Blythewood) - Edwards, Linnwood (Spartanburg)	68	70	138
	Hogan, Al (Conway) - Moss, Mickey (Florence)	69	70	139
	Pachol, Steve (Columbia) - Schachner, Vincent (Elgin)	68	71	139
	Beacham, Dan (Honea Path) - Williams, Frank (Greenwood)	70	69	139
	King, Doug (Columbia) - Leigh, Buck (Columbia)	68	71	139
	Spencer, Gene (Blythewood) - Swicord, John (Moncks Corner)	71	69	140
	Shaw, Bennie (Fort Mill) - Stevenson, Jim (Fort Mill)	70	71	141
	Cowley, Bruce (Spartanburg) - Moore, Dana (Spartanburg)	70	72	142
	Lyon, Geoffrey (Hilton Head) - Magruder, Jim (Hilton Head)	71	71	142
	Davies, Paul (St. Helena Island) - Davis, John (St. Helena Island)	71	71	142
	Guise, Keith (Okatie) - Knapp, Sandy (Okatie)	71	72	143
	Burton, Mike (Taylors) - Wood, Bill (Taylors)	70	75	145

	First
T1st	Dollenberg, Eric (Hilton Head) - Eichenberger, David (Hilton Head)	74	67	141
T1st	Anthony, Edward (Mt. Pleasant) - York, Mo (Isle of Palms)	73	68	141
3rd	Ford, Tommy (Mt. Pleasant) - Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant)	72	70	142
T4th	Correll, Sr., Lanny (Pawleys Island) - Hawkins, Jimmy (Irmo)	75	68	143
T4th	Bumgarner, John (Lexington) - Little, Jerry (Lexington)	73	70	143
T4th	King, Sam (Santee) - Wilcenski, Gregory (Santee)	73	70	143
	Bower, Steve (Columbia) - Sease, Jr, John (Columbia)	72	72	144
	Felder, Wayne (Fort Mill) - Phifer, Mike (Fort Mill)	74	71	145
	Bacon, Robert (Charleston) - Pruet, Earl (Charleston)	73	72	145
	Thompson, Rick (Bluffton) - Zachary, Bill (Bluffton)	74	71	145
	Moran, Chuck (N. Charleston) - Potter, Bob (N. Charleston)	72	73	145
	Kinsey, Bob (Murrells Inlet) - Raimondo, Nelson (Myrtle Beach)	74	71	145
	Arrants, Ray (Bethune) - Bradham, Jimmy (Sumter)	72	74	146
	Di Pasquale, Bernie (Beaufort) - Vincent, Thad (Beaufort)	73	74	147
	Butler, Stew (Orangeburg) - McBride, Tim (Okatie)	73	75	148
	Clyburn, Max (Lancaster) - Clyburn, Terry (Kershaw)	75	73	148
	Calkins, Mike (Columbia) - Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain)	75	74	149
	Godfrey, Dale (Spartanburg) - Hayes, Bill (Spartanburg)	74	75	149
	Gause, Bobby (Lexington) - Pierce, Dan (Columbia)	73	76	149
	Carson, Joe (Florence) - Hiller, Laddie (Florence)	75	75	150
	Cronin, Donald (Aiken) - Long, Jarod (Aiken)	75	75	150
	Barber, Gene (Myrtle Beach) - Coleman, Jerry (Marion)	74	77	151
	Greene, Gary (Lancaster) - Westcott, Larry (Lancaster)	74	77	151
	Flintom, Jack (St. Matthews) - Ziegler, Bill (Orangeburg)	74	79	153

	Second
1st	Edwards, Donnie (Mt. Pleasant) - Sheehan, Patrick (Mt. Pleasant)	78	70	148
T2nd	Lardi, Marco (Pawleys Island) - Segars, Robert (Florence)	77	72	149
T2nd	Gifford, Bob (Columbia) - Turner, Richard (Columbia)	77	72	149
4th	Shadoan, Ben (Taylors) - Vieth, Rick (Taylors)	77	73	150
T5th	Baker, Chubby (Kiawah Island) - Henderson, Barney (Charleston)	76	75	151
T5th	Munger, Andy (Seneca) - Sheriff, Scoot (Seneca)	78	73	151
T5th	Humphreys, David (Johns Island) - Kunes, Robert (Charleston)	77	74	151
	Sabatini, Ron (Bluffton) - Scully, Michael (Bluffton)	77	75	152
	Craddock, RD (Florence) - Houck, Billy (Florence)	76	76	152
	Dennis, Ned (Goose Creek) - McCoy, John (Goose Creek)	77	76	153
	Grice, Bucky (Columbia) - Jordan, Lee (Columbia)	76	77	153
	Carpenter, Bobby (Charleston) - Leap, Bob (Charleston)	79	75	154
	Horton, David (Bamberg) - Horton, Ross (Branchville)	77	78	155
	Stork, Bill (Columbia) - Tomlinson, Ken (Columbia)	78	78	156
	Davis, Ron (Isle of Palms) - O'Dare, James (Isle of Palms)	78	80	158
	Austin, Dave (Dataw Island) - Grady, Dave (Dataw Island)	81	78	159
	Beard, Buddy (N. Charleston) - Morris, Choppy (Mt. Pleasant)	84	75	159
	Bishop, Calvin (Chesnee) - Camp, Ron (Spartanburg)	79	82	161
	Godwin, Gerthie (Andrews) - Rogers, Larry (Andrews)	80	82	162
	Caskey, Thomas (Fort Mill) - Swenson, Glenn (Fort Mill)	81	81	162
	Burger, John (Ridge Spring) - Silverberg, Eric (Aiken)	83	86	169

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