Hackler Claims Super Senior Title
Blue skies and sunshine provided the perfect backdrop for a stunning final round at the 9th Annual SCGA Harry Wilson Super Senior Championship being held at Florence Country Club. Joe Hackler of Myrtle Beach shot a final round score of 2 over par 73 for tournament total of 147 to capture the title by one stroke over Aiken’s John Laehn.
Beginning the day two strokes behind the first round leader, Hackler needed to piece together another consistent round in order to vie for a spot at the top of the leaderboard. Hackler countered three bogies on his front side, two of which came in the first three holes, with 3 birdies on holes five, six, and nine for a front nine total of even par 35. After a double bogey on the 151 yard par-3 fifteenth hole, Hackler added another birdie on hole 13 before a bogey on hole 15 to finish back nine with a two over par 38 for a final round of 73. Finishing in second place was Aiken’s John Laehn with a tournament total of 148. Third place finisher was three time SCGA Super Senior Champion, Bob Stringer, with a tournament total of 150.
In the Legends Division, Paul Davies (Hartsville) held onto the lead to finish with a tournament total of 150.
The Super Senior Championship consisted of two divisions. The Championship division (Age 65 & Over) was split into three flights by first round scores: Wilson Flight (72-77), Second Flight (78-81), and Third Flight (82-92). The Legends Division (Age 70 & Over) was split into two flights by first round scores: Orr Flight (73-79) and Second Flight (80-89).
The 2015 SCGA Super Senior Championship was being 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 65 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 34th year of existence.
Final Results
Results:
| Championship - Wilson Flight | Gift | |||
| 1 | Hackler, Joe (Myrtle Beach) | 74-73--147 | $350 | |
| 2 | Laehn, John (Aiken) | 77-71--148 | $250 | |
| 3 | Stringer, Bob (Blythewood) | 75-75--150 | $225 | |
| 4 | Martin, Lynn (Travelers Rest) | 73-79--152 | $175 | |
| T5 | Bausman, Duane (Awendaw) | 75-78--153 | ||
| Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) | 76-77--153 | |||
| Van Norden, Bob (Greenville) | 76-77--153 | |||
| T8 | Forrest, Mike (Rock Hill) | 76-78--154 | ||
| Slezak, Dennis (Mount Pleasant) | 77-77--154 | |||
| T10 | Hite, Carey (Columbia) | 75-80--155 | ||
| Nesmith, Ed (Lugoff) | 75-80--155 | |||
| 12 | Ackerman, George (Charleston) | 76-80--156 | ||
| 13 | Zuercher, Robert (Pawleys Island) | 75-83--158 | ||
| 14 | Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain) | 72-89--161 | ||
| Championship - Second Flight | Gift | |||
| 1 | Pachol, Steve (Columbia) | 78-72--150 | $225 | |
| 2 | Crocker, David (Bluffton) | 80-72--152 | $175 | |
| T3 | Dorriety, Willard (Florence) | 80-73--153 | $120 | |
| Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) | 79-74--153 | $120 | ||
| 5 | Hannon, Vic (Columbia) | 79-75--154 | ||
| 6 | Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken) | 79-76--155 | ||
| 7 | Leigh, Buck (Columbia ) | 80-76--156 | ||
| T8 | Beck, Bruce (Myrtle Beach) | 81-76--157 | ||
| Graham, John (Lake City) | 78-79--157 | |||
| Persinger, Charles (Santee) | 80-77--157 | |||
| T11 | Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) | 81-77--158 | ||
| Hawkins, Jimmy (Irmo) | 80-78--158 | |||
| Sheads, Don (Murrells Inlet) | 81-77--158 | |||
| 14 | Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) | 81-78--159 | ||
| 15 | Cibulsky, Bob (Bluffton) | 78-83--161 | ||
| 16 | Edwards, Al (North Myrtle Beach) | 78-84--162 | ||
| T17 | Bishop, Bill (Joanna) | 81-82--163 | ||
| Irving, Lee (Bluffton) | 81-82--163 | |||
| 19 | Cox, Bobby (Duncan) | 81-83--164 | ||
| Championship - Third Flight | Gift | |||
| 1 | Agle, Rich (Conway) | 83-78--161 | $225 | |
| T2 | Allen, Randy (Myrtle Beach) | 82-80--162 | $152 | |
| Spencer, Gene (Blythewood) | 84-78--162 | $152 | ||
| T4 | Dennis, John (Greenville) | 83-80--163 | $36 | |
| Luskey, Patrick (Aiken) | 82-81--163 | $36 | ||
| Schatz, Gary (Fort Mill) | 82-81--163 | $36 | ||
| 7 | Dauber, Steve (Simpsonville) | 85-79--164 | ||
| 8 | Loper, Peter (Blythewood) | 86-79--165 | ||
| 9 | Alchermes, Brian (Columbia) | 82-84--166 | ||
| 10 | Williams, John (Hartsville) | 89-85--174 | ||
| 11 | Vignale, John (Bluffton) | 92-87--179 | ||
| 12 | Lesley, Dick (Heath Springs) | 86-94--180 | ||
| 13 | Clark, Roger (Hilton Head Island) | 87-98--185 | ||
| 14 | Morris, Billy (Florence) | DQ | ||
| Legends Division - Orr Flight | Gift | |||
| 1 | Davies, Paul (Hartsville) | 73-77--150 | $200 | |
| 2 | Woodruff, Jerry (Greenville) | 79-72--151 | $150 | |
| 3 | Orr, John (Florence) | 74-80--154 | $125 | |
| T4 | Potter, Bob (N Charleston) | 78-78--156 | ||
| Ries, Don (Blythewood) | 74-82--156 | |||
| 6 | File, Smitty (Anderson) | 79-78--157 | ||
| 7 | Craddock, R (Florence) | 79-82--161 | ||
| Legends Division - Second Flight | Gift | |||
| 1 | Shadoan, Ben (Taylors) | 80-75--155 | $200 | |
| 2 | Young, Gibby (Okatie) | 82-81--163 | $150 | |
| 3 | Butler, Stew (Okatie) | 80-84--164 | $125 | |
| 4 | Welsh, Michael (Florence) | 85-81--166 | ||
| 5 | Bradburn, Hugh (Columbia) | 81-87--168 | ||
| T6 | Edwards, Hugh (Bluffton) | 85-84--169 | ||
| Gifford, Bob (Columbia) | 85-84--169 | |||
| 8 | Schachner, Greg (Elgin) | 81-90--171 | ||
| 9 | Roberts, Bill (Myrtle Beach) | 89-92--181 | ||
