Bluffton, SC (May 15-17, 2007) -- Bill Palmer birdied the last hole of regulation and then made par on the first playoff hole to capture the 2007 SCGA Senior Championship. Charleston native, Frank Ford III shot a final round 69 to force the event into extra holes.

Palmer, a Bluffton resident, shot a final round of 74, including an amazing 30 foot putt on the last hole to shoot a three day total of 218. When Palmer came off the 15th green he had a one shot lead over Ford, but two costly bogies on both 16 & 17 left the Belfair member one back coming into the tough 18th hole. Having to make birdie to get into a playoff, Palmer knocked his approach just off the fringe hole high left and then knocked in the fast 30 foot putt for the tie.

The playoff, contested on hole #18 and in the rain, was won with a routine two putt par by Palmer after a three putt bogey by Ford. This is the second consecutive year that Palmer has been part of playoff, losing to David Hambly in 2006 at Belfair Plantation.

The 2007 SCGA Senior Championship was played on the par 72 - 6,783 yard Nicklaus course at Colleton River Plantation in Bluffton, SC. The field consisted of 132 players over the age of 55 and was cut to the low 60 and ties after the first two days of play. 64 players made the cut at 163 or better. The Senior Championship is one of 18 Major Championships conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 49th year of existence.

Full Results:

Pos	Player	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Tot
1st	Palmer, Bill (Bluffton)	74	70	74	218
2nd	Ford, III, Frank (Charleston)	72	77	69	218
t-3rd	Vignati, Joe (Bluffton)	73	75	75	223
t-3rd	Pachol, Steve (Columbia)	76	78	69	223
t-3rd	Rogers, Wayne (Easley)	76	74	73	223
6th	Korzen, Dick (Aiken)	73	79	74	226
7th	Spencer, Gene (Blythewood)	73	73	81	227
t-8th	Spadafora, Bill (Bluffton)	73	79	76	228
t-8th	Shimmin, Gary (Okatie)	74	78	76	228
t-8th	Smunk, Bill (Kingstree)	75	78	75	228
t-8th	Alchermes, Brian (Columbia)	76	75	77	228
t-8th	Stringer, Bob (Blythewood)	79	78	71	228
13th	Humphrey, Tom (Okatie)	81	74	74	229
t-14th	Patti, Jim (Bluffton)	75	76	79	230
t-14th	Edwards, Linnwood (Spartanburg)	81	74	75	230
t-14th	Wise, James (Columbia)	74	78	78	230
t-14th	Ford, Tommy (Mt. Pleasant)	77	79	74	230
	Barber, William (Pawley's Island)	74	74	83	231
	Guise, Keith (Okatie)	76	76	79	231
	Hambly, Dave (Bluffton)	77	77	77	231
	Daniels, Michael (Murrells Inlet)	81	74	76	231
	Hammersla, Bob (Greenville)	77	75	80	232
	Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain)	71	81	80	232
	Hannon, Vic (Camden)	77	76	79	232
	Benenhaley, Harry (Columbia)	76	81	75	232
	Mahaffey, Randy (Spartanburg)	76	76	80	232
	Hines, Robert (Greer)	77	76	79	232
	Dollenberg, Eric (Hilton Head)	75	75	82	232
	Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston)	76	83	74	233
	Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island)	81	74	78	233
	Oxner, Freddie (W. Columbia)	80	79	74	233
	Azar, Doug (Okatie)	82	75	77	234
	Verity, Jon (Beaufort)	77	82	75	234
	Cisle, Dan (Elgin)	79	78	77	234
	Sullivan, Heyward (Greenville)	78	78	79	235
	Hamilton, Jimmy (Aiken)	79	76	80	235
	Thiess, Albert (Bluffton)	78	82	76	236
	York, Mo (Isle of Palms)	81	76	79	236
	Kasler, Tom (Florence)	81	79	76	236
	Thrasher, Rick (Callawassie Island)	78	78	80	236
	Robinson, Joe (Rock Hill)	79	82	77	238
	Dean, Danny (Hollywood)	78	79	81	238
	Hourihan, Joe (Clover)	79	81	79	239
	Turner, Richard (Columbia)	78	81	80	239
	Pruet, Earl (N. Charleston)	82	77	80	239
	Lever, Tommy (Greer)	83	77	79	239
	Ebert, James (Aiken)	85	76	79	240
	Wright, Raleign (Bluffton)	80	81	79	240
	Thompson, Edward (Kiawah Island)	82	77	81	240
	Williams, Vince (Columbia)	81	80	79	240
	Emory, Mike (Lake Wylie)	81	77	82	240
	Morris, Urquit (Charleston)	80	79	82	241
	Sheehan, Patrick (Mt. Pleasant)	81	80	81	242
	Walker, Nick (Aiken)	77	86	79	242
	Maxfield, Gerard (Aiken)	82	78	82	242
	Roberts, Thad (Landrum)	78	85	80	243
	Bankes, Dub (Aiken)	83	76	85	244
	Herndon, David (Lexington)	81	82	83	246
	White, Tommy (Columbia)	81	82	86	249
	Western, Bill (Aiken)	82	81	90	253
	Frazier, Jamie (Winnsboro)	77	85	0	162	DNS
	Leigh, Buck (Columbia)	81	80	0	161	DQ
	Burgess, Jim (Kingstree)	80	83	0	163	NC
	Bell, Tommy (Hilton Head)	79	79	0	158	WDI

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