10th Harry Wilson Super Senior Championship
10th Annual Harry Wilson Super Senior Championship
Florence Country Club – Florence, SC
October 18-19, 2016
Hackler Defends His Title
For the second year in a row, Joe Hackler claims the Harry Wilson Super Senior Championship at Florence Country Club with a final score of 147. Finished tied for second one shot back were John Laehn and John Welker. First round leader Jimmy Hamilton finished in sixth place.
Joe Hackler, from Myrtle Beach, started the day one shot back and despite a struggling putter managed to hit the shots he needed to shoot a three over par 74 to clinch the victory. Aiken resident, John Laehn along with local Florence player John Welker tied for the low score of the day with a two over par 73 but ultimately fell one shot short of the tie.
In the Legends Division, three time Super Senior Champion Bob Stringer claimed his first Legends Title with a two day total of one over par 143. Stringer edged out Florence CC member Paul Davies, Sr by one shot despite the member’s even par final round of 71.
The Super Senior Championship consisted of two divisions. The Championship division (Age 65-69) was split into three flights by first round scores: Wilson Flight (72-77), Second Flight (78-82), and Third Flight (83-88). The Legends Division (Age 70 & Over) was split into two flights by first round scores: Orr Flight (70-75) and Second Flight (76-81), and Third Flight (82-93).
The 2016 SCGA Super Senior Championship was conducted on the par 71 Florence Country Club course in Florence, SC. The course played at 5,950 yards for the Championship Division and 5,478 yards for the Legends Division. The field consisted of 91 individuals over the age of 65 years old playing a Stroke play format conducted over thirty six holes. The event was created to honor the 41 years of service by Anderson’s Harry Wilson to the SCGA. The Super Senior is one of 21 Major Championships conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 10th year of existence.
Final Results:
Super Senior Championship
Championship - Wilson Flight | |||
1 | Hackler, Joe (Myrtle Beach) | 73-74--147 | $350 |
T2 | Laehn, John (Aiken) | 75-73--148 | $225 |
Welker, John (Florence) | 75-73--148 | $225 | |
4 | Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) | 76-74--150 | $150 |
5 | Ackerman, George (Charleston) | 76-75--151 | |
6 | Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken) | 72-80--152 | |
T7 | Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) | 76-77--153 | |
Slezak, Dennis (Mount Pleasant) | 76-77--153 | ||
Varn, Bob (Orangeburg) | 75-78--153 | ||
10 | Cox, Bobby (Duncan) | 73-81--154 | |
11 | De Leon, Jim (Bluffton) | 76-79--155 | |
12 | Irving, (Bluffton) | 77-80--157 | |
13 | Hite, Carey (Columbia) | 76-84--160 | |
14 | Penn, Gary (Columbia) | 77-NC--NC | |
Championship - Second Flight | |||
1 | Sheads, Don (Murrells Inlet) | 79-74--153 | $250 |
2 | Calkins, Mike (Columbia) | 78-76--154 | $200 |
3 | Bausman, Duane (Awendaw) | 78-77--155 | $150 |
T4 | Gosnell, Dean (Greenville) | 79-78--157 | $87 |
Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston) | 79-78--157 | $87 | |
T6 | Edwards, Linnwood (Spartanburg) | 79-79--158 | |
Loebs, Gary (Conway) | 78-80--158 | ||
Whittaker, James (Seabrook Island) | 82-76--158 | ||
9 | Forrest, Mike (Rock Hill) | 78-81--159 | |
T10 | Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) | 80-80--160 | |
Williams, Vince (Columbia) | 82-78--160 | ||
12 | Werlau, Jerry (Florence) | 79-82--161 | |
Zuercher, Robert (Pawleys Island) | 81-81--162 | ||
14 | Alchermes, Brian (Columbia) | 82-81--163 | |
T15 | Beck, Bruce (Myrtle Beach) | 80-84--164 | |
Stertz, Michael (Beaufort ) | 82-82--164 | ||
17 | Post, Jim (Columbia) | 81-84--165 | |
T18 | Buie, Bob (Columbia) | 82-84--166 | |
Dameron, Jim (Florence) | 82-84--166 | ||
Dorriety, Willard (Florence) | 79-87--166 | ||
21 | Wise, Jim (Columbia) | 82-WD--WD | |
Championship - Third Flight | |||
1 | Crocker, David (Bluffton) | 83-75--158 | $250 |
2 | Pardue, Jerry (Heath Springs) | 83-77--160 | $200 |
T3 | Kulp, Ted (Murrells Inlet) | 85-78--163 | $125 |
Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) | 83-80--163 | $125 | |
5 | Muller, Eric (Pawleys Island) | 83-82--165 | |
T6 | Lavine, Mike (Rock Hill) | 83-83--166 | |
Luskey, Patrick (Aiken) | 85-81--166 | ||
8 | Agle, Rich (Conway) | 86-81--167 | |
9 | Kline, Bruce (Bluffton) | 84-87--171 | |
10 | Keer, Louis (Sumter) | 88-84--172 | |
11 | Vignale, John (Bluffton) | 88-93--181 | |
12 | Bell, David (Bluffton) | 83-WD--WD | |
Legends Division - Orr Flight | |||
1 | Stringer, Bob (Blythewood) | 70-73--143 | $250 |
2 | Davies Sr, Paul (Hartsville) | 73-71--144 | $200 |
3 | Adkins, Denny (N. Myrtle Beach) | 72-74--146 | $150 |
4 | Long, Jared (Aiken) | 75-72--147 | |
5 | Schwarz, Scott (Mt pleasant) | 72-76--148 | |
6 | Pachol, Steve (Columbia) | 75-75--150 | |
7 | Blanchard, Monty (Woodruff) | 75-77--152 | |
8 | York, Mo (Mt Pleasant) | 75-78--153 | |
9 | Edwards, Al (North Myrtle Beach) | 75-79--154 | |
T10 | Leigh, Buck (Columbia ) | 72-WD--WD | |
Shimmin, Gary (Okatie) | 75-WD--WD | ||
Legends Division - Second Flight | |||
T1 | Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain) | 77-78--155 | $150 |
Hannon, Vic (Columbia) | 77-78--155 | $150 | |
Potter, Bob (N Charleston) | 76-79--155 | $150 | |
4 | Correll, Lanny (Pawleys Island) | 78-79--157 | |
T5 | File, Smitty (Anderson) | 80-80--160 | |
Rector, Jack (Anderson) | 79-81--160 | ||
Thiess, Al (Bluffton) | 79-81--160 | ||
T8 | Frazier, Jamie (Winnsboro) | 77-85--162 | |
Ries, Don (Blythewood) | 81-81--162 | ||
10 | White, Tommy (Columbia) | 81-82--163 | |
11 | Craddock, RD (Florence) | 80-84--164 | |
12 | Slusher, Thomas (Moore) | 81-89--170 | |
13 | Brooks, Buddy (Cheraw) | 81-WD--WD | |
Legends Division - Third Flight | |||
1 | Thompson, Rick (Bluffton) | 82-80--162 | $200 |
T2 | Bishop, Bill (Joanna) | 82-82--164 | $83 |
Roach, Steve (Florence) | 82-82--164 | $83 | |
Schachner, Greg (Elgin) | 84-80--164 | $83 | |
5 | Cavanaugh, John (Pawleys island) | 85-80--165 | |
T6 | Barber, Gene (Manning) | 83-83--166 | |
Welsh, Michael (Florence) | 84-82--166 | ||
8 | Player, Carroll (Florence) | 87-84--171 | |
T9 | Edwards, Hugh (Bluffton) | 89-85--174 | |
Johnson, Wayne (Pawleys Island) | 84-90--174 | ||
11 | Lardi, Marco (Pawleys Island) | 88-87--175 | |
12 | Tomassetti, Bubba (Myrtle Beach) | 87-89--176 | |
13 | Roberts, Bill (Myrtle Beach) | 92-86--178 | |
14 | Bradburn, Hugh (Columbia) | 93-92--185 | |
15 | Pfeiffer, Jack (Spartanburg) | 84-NC--NC |
