18th Senior Four Ball Championship
Woodside Plantation – Jones Course
Aiken, SC
March 22-23, 2011

Gravley & Willis Birdie Last Hole for Victory


Mike Gravley and Terry Willis shot a final round 68 for a two day total of 134 and earned their first team victory in the  SCGA’s Senior Four Ball Championship held on the Jones course at Woodside Plantation.

Coming into the final hole of the day at nine under par for the tournament, Gravley and Willis found them selves tied with the hard charging team of Johnny Dennis and Frank Wrenn after the Greenville team posted a final round low of 67.  Knowing a birdie was a must for victory, Terry Willis hit his approach shot five feet from the hole and calmly made the putt to give the team a one shot victory.  Three time Defending Champions Jimmy Burgess & Bob Hammersla finished in fourth place at 138.

In the First Flight, John Hencken and Joe Vignati shot a final round 68 for a total of 140 and a one shot win.  In the Second Flight there was a four way tie for first at 145. 

The 2011 SCGA Senior Four Ball Championship was played on the par 72 – 6,398 yard Jones Course at Woodside Plantation in Aiken, S.C. The field consisted of 59 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.

 

  Championship Flight       Gift Cert.
1st Gravley, Mike (Greer) - Willis, Terry (Taylors) 66 68 134 $400.00
2nd Dennis, John (Greenville) - Wrenn, III, Frank (Greenville) 68 67 135 $300.00
3rd Bright, Mike (Mt. Pleasant) - Kirkham, Jim (Columbia) 69 68 137 $200.00
4th Burgess, Jim (Columbia) - Hammersla, Bob (Greenville) 67 71 138 $150.00
5th Wiland, Ken (Aiken) - Wise, Jim (Columbia) 68 71 139 $100.00
  Albus, Bob (Johns Island) - Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island) 69 72 141  
  Cottrell, John (Gilbert) - Politi, David (Hilton Head) 69 72 141  
  Palmer, Bill (Bluffton) - Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 68 73 141  
  Goodwin, Jesse (Swansea) - Moore, Marion (Orangeburg) 71 71 142  
  Hendley, Ryan (Greer) - Lever, Tommy (Greer) 70 73 143  
  Collar, Bob (Hilton Head) - Hambly, Dave (Bluffton) 68 75 143  
  Nikander, John (N. Augusta) - Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) 70 74 144  
  Pachol, Steve (Columbia) - Schachner, Greg (Elgin) 70 74 144  
  Beacham, Dan (Honea Path) - Branyon, Ronnie (Honea Path) 71 75 146  
           
  First Flight        
1st Hencken, John (Okatie) - Vignati, Joe (Bluffton) 72 68 140 $300.00
2nd Evans, John (Okatie) - Morris, Chris (Okatie) 72 69 141 $200.00
t-3rd Odiorne, Walter (Columbia) - Shealy, Bernie (Columbia) 72 70 142 $125.00
t-3rd Hannon, Vic (Camden) - Stringer, Bob (Blythewood) 72 70 142 $125.00
5th Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken) - Hardy, Bill (Aiken) 73 70 143 $80.00
  Pope, Timothy (Spartanburg) - Todd, T.D. (Laurens) 72 71 143  
  Patti, Jim (Bluffton) - Spadafora, Bill (Bluffton) 73 70 143  
  Frazier, Jamie (Winnsboro) - Hawkins, Jimmy (Irmo) 72 71 143  
  Foster, Linwood (Pawleys Island) - Hogan, Al (Myrtle Beach) 72 72 144  
  King, Don (Rock Hill) - Robbins, Rick (Chester) 73 71 144  
  Ford, Tommy (Mt. Pleasant) - Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant) 73 72 145  
  Grime, Jeffrey (Bluffton) - Paskins, Tom (Bluffton) 73 72 145  
  Smith, Russell (Columbia) - Williams, Vince (Columbia) 73 72 145  
  Beck, Byron (Marion) - Randall, Thomas (Bishopville) 73 72 145  
  Garahan, William (Rock Hill) - Robinson, Joe (Rock Hill) 73 73 146  
  DeLeon, Jim (Bluffton) - Walker, Nick (Aiken) 72 74 146  
  Eisenman, Bill (Hilton Head) - Woodruff, Jerry (Greenville) 73 76 149  
           
  Second Flight        
t-1st Alchermes, Brian (Columbia) - Edwards, Robert (Columbia) 74 71 145 $187.50
t-1st Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) - Newsome, Roger (Moncks Corner) 76 69 145 $187.50
t-1st Cronin, Don (Aiken) - Vernier, Mike (Aiken) 75 70 145 $187.50
t-1st Johnson, Randy (Taylors) - Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston) 74 71 145 $187.50
5th Irving, Lee (Bluffton) - Thiess, Albert (Bluffton) 76 70 146 $80.00
  Mahoney, Mike (Greeleyville) - Stoudenmire, Joel (Greer) 75 72 147  
  Bennett, Robby (Cheraw) - Howle, Wayne (Darlington) 77 70 147  
  Biggs, Jon (Blythewood) - Carpenter, Robert (Blythewood) 76 72 148  
  Derrick, Butch (Columbia) - Little, Jerry (Lexington) 74 74 148  
  Guise, Keith (Callawassie Island) - Knapp, Sandy (Callawassie Island) 78 71 149  
  Butler, Stew (Orangeburg) - McBride, Tim (Okatie) 76 73 149  
  Carroll, Marty (Lexington) - Hodgin, Gary (Lexington) 74 76 150  
  Herndon, David (Lexington) - Tucker, Lance (Lexington) 75 75 150  
  Knothe, John (Johns Island) - McDonald, Dennis (Johns Island) 78 72 150  
  Ebert, Steve (Aiken) - Haas, Dale (Aiken) 75 75 150  
  Cook, Gary (N. Charleston) - Potter, Bob (N. Charleston) 75 76 151  
  Cuttino, Coty (Mt. Pleasant) - Daniel, Robert (Charleston) 74 77 151  
  Gifford, Bob (Columbia) - King, Doug (Columbia) 74 77 151  
  Grice, Bucky (Columbia) - Jordan, Lee (Columbia) 76 75 151  
  Burton, Mike (Taylors) - Coleman, Mike (Aiken) 80 72 152  
  Rabon, LeRoy (Irmo) - Shake, Bill (Elgin) 75 77 152  
  Hayden, Brian (Okatie) - Visich, Dennis (Okatie) 78 74 152  
  Hicks, John (Bluffton) - Mavrogordato, Michael (Bluffton) 78 75 153  
  Collins, Jack (Lexington) - Renfroe, Robert (Lexington) 78 77 155  
  Barnes, Sammy (Leesville) - Long, Huey (Leesville) 80 75 155  
  Crain, Tom (Landrum) - Roberts, Thad (Landrum) 79 77 156  
  Crain, Berry (Aiken) - Verenes, Bubba (Aiken) 81 78 159  
  Gause, Bobby (Lexington) - Schwarz, Scott (Summerville) 74 0 WD