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SOUTHERN
INTERNATIONAL FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| The Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association accepted responsibility for conducting the International Four-Ball Championship in 2003 and began doing so in 2004, under the title Southern International Four-Ball Championship. This idea was first presented to the Board by John McKey, Jr., past President of the SGA and long-time Board member, who had singularly conducted this venerable championship for 25 years. It was Mr. McKey’s desire to turn the reins over to the Southern to ensure the future of this 70 year old, nationally prominent championship. The list of previous winners reads like a who’s-who of championship golf and the SGA is currently working on a complete list of those champions. The Championship is comprised of two divisions, Mid-Amateur and Senior, and is 72 holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play. The 2005 Champions were the Mid-Amateur team of Buddy Marucci and Mike McCoy, and the Senior division co-champions were the teams of Russ Berkoben and Dan Smith, as well as Steve Earsley and Mike Rice. In 2007, the Championship will be played over 54 holes at The Fox Club in Palm City Florida. |
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SOUTHERN INTERNATIONAL FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONS |
| 1957. . . . .Howard
Everitt/Jacques Houdry 1958. . . . .Bob Brue/Lee Raymond 1959. . . . .Jimmy Lee, Jr./Harry Root, Jr. 1960. . . . .Deane Beman/Jack Nicklaus 1961. . . . .Armand Cerami/Chuck Kocsis 1962. . . . .Paul Desjardino/John Laponzina 1963. . . . .John Guenther/Dick Siderowf 1964. . . . .Truman Connell/Jack Veghte 1965. . . . .Truman Connell/Jack Veghte 1966. . . . .Downing Gray/Dale Morey 1967. . . . .Steve Eichataedt/Jack Kersten 1968. . . . .Dale Morey/Ed Tutwiler 1969. . . . .John Emmel/Bruce Fleisher 1970. . . . .Dale Morey/Ed Tutwiler 1971. . . . .Downing Gray/Allen Miller 1972. . . . .Mark Hayes/Joe Inman 1973. . . . .Kevin Butler/John Darr, Jr. 1974. . . . .Gary Koch/Mickey Van Gerbig |
1975. . . . .Bob Ault/Mark Lye 1976. . . . .Dale Morey/Ed Tutwiler 1977. . . . .Dallas Apelgren/Mickey Van Gerbig 1978. . . . .Vance Heafner/Dick Horne 1979. . . . .Downing Gray/Bob Rawlings 1980. . . . .Jim Holtgrieve/Mick Wellington 1981. . . . .Tommy Armour, III/Randy Kahn 1982. . . . .Harcourt Kemp/John McKey, Jr. 1983. . . . .Chip Hall/Jay Townsend 1984. . . . .Scott Dunlap/Jay Townsend 1985. . . . .Gary Emmons/Per Segerstrom 1986. . . . .Bill McDonough/Bill Rosenberg 1987. . . . .Bill Hamilton/Tom Knapp 1988. . . . .David Eger/Billy Varn 1989. . . . .Larry Boswell/Randy Brownlow 1990. . . . .Bill Hadden/James Taylor 1991. . . . .Bill Hadden/James Taylor 1992. . . . .Vinnie Giles/Buddy Marucci |
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In 1993 the Senior Division was added to the Championship |
| Senior Division | Mid-Amateur Division | |
| Fred Kask/NormLutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1993. . . . . . . . . . | Bob Kouwe/Doug Lacrosse |
| Moss Beecroft/TomLangley. . . . . . . . . . . | 1994. . . . . . . . . . | Mike Bright/Dick Horne |
| Fred Kask/Norm Lutz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1995. . . . . . . . . . | Bill O'connor/Dave Olson |
| Bob Hullender/John Proctor. . . . . . . . . . . | 1996. . . . . . . . . . | Duke Delcher/James Taylor |
| Harcourt Kemp/Jim Stahl. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1997. . . . . . . . . . | Rocky Costa/Robbie Dew |
| Billy Key/Bill Ploeger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1998. . . . . . . . . . | Frank Strafaci/Rick Woulfe |
| Joel Hirsch/John McKey, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . | 1999. . . . . . . . . . | J.P. O'Hara/Joe Sommers |
| Barry Boswell/Ronnie Grove. . . . . . . . . . . | 2000. . . . . . . . . . | Danny Green/Richard Smith |
| Bob Hullender/Mike Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2001. . . . . . . . . . | David Eger/Danny Green |
| Jerry Greenbaum/John McKey, Jr.. . . . . . | 2002. . . . . . . . . . | Chris Dalrymple/Kelly Miller |
| Bob Hullender/Mike Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2003. . . . . . . . . . | Jerry Courville/Tim Jackson |
| William Boles/Marty West. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2004. . . . . . . . . . | Jeff Knox/Steve Johnson |
| *Russ Berkoben/Dan Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . | 2005. . . . . . . . . . | Buddy Marucci/Mike McCoy |
| *Steve Earsley/Mike Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||
| Steve Earsley/Mike Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2006. . . . . . . . . . | Gene Elliot/Robert Gerwin |
* denotes co-champions
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ELLIOT/GERWIN WIN 2006 FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP;
EARSLEY/RICE WIN SENIOR DIVISION Reigning U.S. Senior Amateur champ Mike Rice of Houston birdied the final hole in the fourth and final round to give him and partner Steve Earsley a one-shot victory in the Senior Division of the of the 72nd Southern International Four-Ball Championship. The venerable tournament, played under the auspices of the Southern Golf Association, was played January 17-20 at Mayacoo Lakes C.C. The pair combined for a better-ball, one-under-par 70 to pass 54-hole leaders Bill Boles and Marty West for the winning total of 274. A pair of teams finished one stroke back at 274 including Vinny Giles and Barry van Gerbig. Pennsylvanians Chick Kozloff and Robin McCool also were at 275. Giles, a former U.S. Amateur champ from Richmond, Va., and partner van Gerbig had distinguished themselves in the first round that was buffeted by punishing, 30-mph winds, posting an outstanding 66 better ball on the demanding Mayacoo Lakes course for a 2-shot lead over the field. They held that lead through two rounds before being overtaken. In the Mid-Am Division, Gene Elliott of West Des Moines, IA and Cincinnati developer Robert Gerwin scored an equally tight victory with a 12-under-par total of 272. Elliot registered five of the winners’ seven birdies in a final round 66, but Gerwin’s birdie on the 16th proved the margin of victory. They finished just one shot in front of a trio of teams including 54-hole co-leading Virginians Allan Strange and Keith Decker. Tennesseans Trey Lewis and Dan Crockett, also tied for the lead into the final round, missed forcing a playoff with a bogey five on the 16th hole.
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