Steve Roach of Florence and Phil McDilda of Conway managed to hold onto a first-round lead and win the 27th Annual Senior Better Ball. Roach and McDilda had a second of consecutive day of good play to edge out the Columbia team of Bill Higgins and Billy Stork by one shot. Ross and David Horton shot the lowest round of the day on Sunday to win the First Flight by one shot over Monty Chamberlain and George Thorton of Columbia.
There was a three way tie between the teams of Rufus Hackney and Jared Turner of Florence, James Padgett and Raomin Nix of Anderson and Seneca, and Paul Fann and Bob Snow of Hartsville, all shot two-day totals of 153.
The 27th Senior Better Ball was held at Santee Cooper Country Club in Santee, SC. 50 teams competed over the par 72, 6,100 yard golf course.
Final Results
Championship Flight
Steve Roach/Phil McDilda 68-69=137 1st
Bill Higgins/Billy Stork 69-69=138 2nd
Vince Gilror/Steve Pachol 68-72=140 3rd
Marion King/Frank Ferro 69-72=141 4th
Joe Carson/Billy Houck 71-71=142
Gary Furr/Nelson Raimondo 70-73=143
Doug King/Bob Dargan 71-72=143
Woody Collins/Shorty Tyler 71-73=144
Dave Austin/Don Gratsch 72-72=144
Ralph Bradford/Charles Ziegler 72-73=145
Dick Tolson/Lane Nicholas 71-74=145
Bobb Webb/Dallah Forrest 72-75=147
Jerry Heinz/Bill Ross 72-76=148
Jimmy Bradham/John Garrett 72-77=149
Jim Rotan/Bob Crain 72-79=151
First Flight
Ross Horton/David Horton 75-68=143 1st
Monty Chamberlain/George Thorton 73-71=144 2nd
RG Reynolds/Tommy Delk 73-72=145 t - 3rd
Carl Wilkerson/JB Lackey 75-70=145 t - 3rd
Jimmy Lyles/Roy Hudgens 73-73=146
Don Allen/Troy Godwin 75-71=146
Mark Hall/Warren Adkins 73-74=147
Jim Funk/Jim Lowry 75-72=147
Bob Smith/Ernie Poole 73-74=147
Greg Schachner/Bob Cummings 73-75=148
Harvey Gause/Terry Mooney 75-73=148
William Gillespie/Dave Steck 76-73=149
Joe Frye/Tom Capps 73-77=150
C. Livingston/T. Livingston 74-76=150
Jim Oliver/Hal Kelly 76-75=151
Al Borkenhagen/Ed Phillips 75-77=152
Bill Kammerer/Lee Chodkowski 76-78=154
Bobby Jackson/Tom Pangle 76-84=160
Third Flight
Rufus Hackney/Jared Turner 78-75=153 1st
James Padgett/Roamin Nix 80-73=153 t - 2nd
Paul Fann/Bob Snow 77-76=153 t - 2nd
Carmon Savoca/Larry Gilland 78-78=156 4th
Joe Krumpotich/Leon McDonald 78-78=156
Curtis Hinson/Terry Brown 80-76=156
Lad Barnes/Dean Barnhill 80-79=159
Frank Bailey/Jim Register 78-82=160
Jim Huffman/Harry Cartzendafner 81-81=162
Don Conradsen/Parker Downing 84-80=164
Irby Hipp/Karl Miller 82-83=165
Stan Smuniewski/Bob Mitchell 84-82=166
Ed Wofford/Judd Wofford 82-85=167
Gerald Ferguson/Richard Ellison 90-85=175
Don Chiofolo/Jim Gaffney 89-89=178
Stan Sledziona/Jerry Wahly 91-89=180
