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SCGA Senior Better Ball Champions: John Obrien and Mims Liner

Liner and O’Brien are Victorious at Senior Better Ball Championship

SCGA Senior Better Ball Championship 
Santee Cooper Country Club 
Santee, SC 
September 6-7, 2025 


The side of Mims Liner (Irmo) & John O’Brien (Columbia) played brilliant golf from start to finish and posted a Final Round score of six under par 66 to claim the hardware at the 2025 Senior Better Ball Championship. Liner and O’Brien went wire to wire to capture the championship. Robert Dargan (Columbia) and Rob Hrubala (Spartanburg) finished alone in second place after a final round 66 and tournament total of 133. 

In the First Flight, Doug Ramey (Greer) & Yancey Johnson (Simpsonville) claimed top honors with a tournament total of five under par 139. Jimmy Mantooth (Greenville) and Kyle Turner (Travelers Rest) were victorious in the second flight with a tournament total of two under par 142. The Third Flight was won by Tommy Mooney (N. Charleston) and Gordon Williams (Charleston) after a final round score of 72 and tournament total of 148.  
 
The field was split into four flights for Sunday’s final round based on first round scores.  

The 2025  SCGA Senior Better Ball Championship was played at the par 72 – 6,369 yard Santee Cooper Country Club. The field consisted of 51 two-man teams playing Best Ball format conducted over thirty-six holes. The Senior Better Ball Championship is in its 52nd year of existence. 

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