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SCGA Senior Four Ball Championship

Houndslake Country Club - Aiken, SC
March 24-25, 2009

Burgess & Hammersla Repeat

Jimmy Burgess and Bob Hammersla came back from a one shot deficit to successfully defend their Senior Four Ball Championship crown at Houndslake Country Club. The duo defeated five other teams by one shot with a two day total of six under par 138.

Burgess and Hammersla, from Columbia and Greenville, teamed to shoot nines of 34 – 36 to overcome first round leaders Johnny Dennis and Frank Wrenn to win their second consecutive Senior Four Ball title. The tandem had four birdies and two bogies, including a bogey on the final hole, to secure their victory over a host of competitive teams. The Champions won the 2008 event at Wachesaw Plantation with a score of 131.

In the first flight, Tim McBride and Scott Scwharz blistered the Houndslake course to shoot a final round 68 and win by four shots. Don King and Rick Robbins won the Second Flight with a two day score of 146 and three shot margin over the second place team.

The 2009 SCGA Senior Four Ball Championship was played on the par 72 – 6,433 yard Houndslake Country Club in Aiken, S.C. The field consisted of 61 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       Gift Cert.
1st Burgess, Jim (Columbia) - Hammersla, Bob (Greenville) 68 70 138 400.00
t-2nd Dennis, John (Greenville) - Wrenn, III, Frank (Greenville) 67 72 139 150.00
t-2nd Hannon, Vic (Camden) - Stringer, Bob (Blythewood) 69 70 139 150.00
t-2nd Spencer, Gene (Blythewood) - Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) 70 69 139 150.00
t-2nd Shimmin, Gary (Okatie) - Verity, Jon (Beaufort) 71 68 139 150.00
t-2nd Odiorne, Walter (Columbia) - Shealy, Bernie (Columbia) 72 67 139 150.00
  Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) - Varn, Bob (Orangeburg) 68 72 140  
  Johnson, Randy (Goose Creek) - Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston) 69 72 141  
  Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken) - Hardy, Bill (Aiken) 69 73 142  
LOM Pope, Timothy (Spartanburg) - Todd, T.D. (Laurens) 72 70 142 50.00
  Hencken, John (Okatie) - Vignati, Joe (Bluffton) 71 72 143  
  Guise, Keith (Callawassie Island) - Knapp, Sandy (Callawassie Island) 72 72 144  
  Alchermes, Brian (Columbia) - Rabon, Leroy (Irmo) 70 74 144  
  Rollins, Lewis (Greenwood) - Williams, Frank (Greenwood) 72 72 144  
  Cronin, Donald (Aiken) - Vernier, Mike (Aiken) 72 73 145  
  Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) - Newsome, Roger (Moncks Corner) 72 74 146  
  Hughes, Jackson (Greenville) - Moore, Marion (Orangeburg) 71 75 146  
  DiPasquale, Bernie (Ladys Island) - Vincent, Thad (Charleston) 70 76 146  
  Gifford, Robert (Columbia) - King, Doug (Columbia) 71 77 148  
  Mavrogordato, Michael (Bluffton) - Patti, Jim (Bluffton) 71 77 148  
           
  First Flight       Gift Cert.
1st McBride, Tim (Okatie) - Schwarz, Scott (Summerville) 73 68 141 300.00
t-2nd Baker, Neal (Charleston) - Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 73 72 145 175.00
t-2nd Batts, Jeff (Chapin) - Benenhaley, Harry (Columbia) 73 72 145 175.00
t-4th Ford, Tommy (Mt. Pleasant) - Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant) 75 72 147 80.00
t-4th Eisenman, Bill (Hilton Head) - Woodruff, Jerry (Greenville) 73 74 147 80.00
  Clyburn, Max (Lancaster) - Clyburn, Terry (Kershaw) 74 74 148  
  Collar, Bob (Hilton Head) - Hambly, Dave (Bluffton) 74 74 148  
  Garahan, William (Rock Hill) - Robinson, Joe (Rock Hill) 74 74 148  
LOM Hendley, Ryan (Greer) - Lever, Tommy (Greer) 76 73 149 50.00
  Edwards, Dan (Lancaster) - Westcott, Larry (Lancaster) 74 75 149  
  Pfeiffer, Jack (Spartanburg) - Wise, Jim (Columbia) 73 76 149  
  Saine, Steve (Blythewood) - Turner, Richard (Columbia) 76 74 150  
  Froese, John (Aiken) - Gilmore, Bob (Aiken) 76 74 150  
  Pachol, Steve (Columbia) - Hiller, Sam (Columbia) 76 74 150  
  Bausman, Duane (Awendaw) - Davis, Chuck (Mt. Pleasant) 75 76 151  
  Cox, Bobby (Duncan) - Reitmeier, Bill (Roebuck) 73 78 151  
  Watts, Gerald (Camden) - Williams, Lanny (Camden) 76 76 152  
  Kinsey, Bob (Murrells Inlet) - Raimondo, Nelson (Murrells Inlet) 76 76 152  
  Beacham, Dan (Honea Path) - Branyon, Ronnie (Honea Path) 76 77 153  
  Cecil, David (Spartanburg) - Cowley, Bruce (Spartanburg) 76 77 153  
  Arrants, Ray (Bethune) - Bradham, Jimmy (Sumter) 76 77 153  
  Buie, Bob (Columbia) - Sim, John (Columbia) 73 80 153  
  Crain, Tom (Landrum) - Roberts, Thad (Landrum) 76 79 155  
  Asay, Mac (Camden) - Price, Jerry (Bishopville) 74 82 156  
           
  Second Flight       Gift Cert.
1st King, Don (Rock Hill) - Robbins, Rick (Chester) 77 69 146 300.00
2nd Finley, Frank (Laurens) - Garrett, Jimmy (Laurens) 77 72 149 200.00
3rd Boswell, Bill (Greenville) - Dauber, Steve (Simpsonville) 79 71 150 150.00
t-4th Thomas, John (Aiken) - Yaun, Leonard (Aiken) 78 73 151 80.00
t-4th Harpe, Stan (Columbia) - Prezioso, Jr., C.J. (Columbia) 77 74 151 80.00
  Cuttino, Cody (Mt. Pleasant) - Daniel, Robert (Charleston) 79 74 153  
LOM Calkins, Mike (Columbia) - Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain) 81 73 154 50.00
  Smith, Russell (Columbia) - Williams, Vince (Columbia) 77 78 155  
  Correll, Sr., Lanny (Pawleys Island) - Foster, Linwood (Pawleys Island) 80 75 155  
  Grice, Bucky (Columbia) - Jordan, Lee (Columbia) 77 78 155  
  Parnell, Bobby (Camden) - Williams, Mackey (Camden) 80 76 156  
  Moran, Chuck (N. Charleston) - Potter, Bob (N. Charleston) 78 79 157  
  Haas, Dale (Aiken) - Howell, Jeff (Aiken) 79 79 158  
  Douglas, Jim (Aiken) - Long, Jared (Aiken) 83 76 159  
  Lardi, Marco (Pawleys Island) - Rogers, Larry (Andrews) 83 77 160  
  Herndon, David (Lexington) - Tucker, Lance (Lexington) 78 83 161  
  Lloyd, Eddie (Greenwood) - Womble, Bill (Greenwood) 84 0 84 DNS