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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 54 holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play. The 2008 Champions were the Mid-Amateur team of Tyler Crawford and Clay Homan, and the Senior division champions was the team of Mike Kelly and Bob Morris. In 2008, the Championship was played over 54 holes at The Fox Club in Palm City Florida, results are below. |
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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 |
| John Dennis/Norman Swenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2007 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danny Green/Trip Kuehne |
| Mike Kelly/Bob Morris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2008 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Crawford/Clay Homan |
| Randy Nichols/Skip Runnells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2009 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Delcher/Carlton Forrester |
* denotes co-champions
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Delcher-Forrester Win Southern Int’l Four Ball
By Larry Guest SGA Media Liaison
Duke Delcher canned a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to give him and partner Carlton Forrester a dramatic, one-stroke victory Monday in the 75th Southern International Four-Ball on the Old Trail Fazio Course at Jonathan’s Landing.
Delcher’s birdie gave his team a 54-hole final better-ball total of 26-under-par 190 and avoided a playoff against second-round leaders Paul Couture and Mike Weeks in the featured Mid-Am division. The two teams, in the final pairing, failed to fire on the front nine, then reeled off a pack of birdies to pull away from the field, both teams shooting 7-under-par 29 on the closing nine.
After Forrester, an Atlanta investment banker, birdied the difficult ninth hole for a 2-shot swing and the lead, Delcher, a Bluffton SC businessman, sank birdie putts of 10 to 20 feet on four of the next five holes to open a 3-stroke lead. But Couture and Weeks countered with an eagle and four birdies over the closing five holes to catch up and set the stage for Delcher’s winning putt.
Delcher is a past winner of this event and has regularly contended for the title with various partners before teaming with Forrester for this year’s victory.
In the Senior division, Randy Nichols of Brookville, IN sank an 8-foot birdie on the third playoff hole to give him and partner Skip Runnels of Richmond, IN the crown over Larry Clark and Norm Swenson. The venerable tournament is played under the auspices of the Southern Golf Association.
75th Southern Int’l 4-Ball Final Leaders, Jonathan’s Landing Old Trail Fazio Course, Jupiter, FL, Par 72, 6,904 yards. Mid-Am Division: Duke Delcher, Bluffton SC and Carlton Forrester, Birmingham AL 63-64-63—190 Paul Couture, Grafton MA and Mike Weeks, Jupiter 63-63-65—191 Keith Decker, Martinsville VA and Chris Reeves, Jupiter 66-65-63—194 Dan Crockett, Nashville TN and Trey Lewis, Hendersonville TN 62-68-66—196 Tyler Crawford, Rancho Mirage CA and Clay Homan, Starkville MS 66-66-65—197 Kevin Hammer, Boynton Bch FL and Dan Stone, St.Petersburg FL 63-69-69—201 Brian Keenan, Tampa and Paul Royak, Tampa 68-66-67—201 Chris Lange, Boynton Bch FL and Chip Lutz, Reading PA 71-67-63—201 Danny Green, Jackson TN and Trip Kuehne, Southlake TX 68-67-66—201
Senior Division (6,397 yards) Final Leaders: X - Randy Nichols, Brookville IN and Skip Runnels, Richmond IN 66-66-67—199 Larry Clark, Kingston GA and Norm Swenson, Boynton Beach FL 63-69-67—199 Bill Luceno, Palm Bch Gdns FL and Patrick McCabe, Jupiter 68-63-69—200 Jud Grace, Jackson MS and Ben Hargraves, Helena AR 66-66-69—201 Van Lefferdink, Jupiter and Lenny Loyd, Port St. Lucie FL 65-69-67—201 Steve Earsley, Hobe Sound FL and Mike Rice, Houston 62-66-74—202 Bill Boles, Wilson NC and Marty West, Bethesda MD 73-64-65—202 Chris Maletis, Portland OR and Pat Tallent, Vienna VA 68-67-67—202 X – Won on 3rd playoff hole
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