Paul Simson (Raleigh, NC) wins in convincing fashion, finishing 5 shots clear of Neil Spitalny (Chattanooga, TN), with no one else within 11 shots

OOLTEWAH, TN (October 22, 2009)--Paul Simson of Raleigh, NC won the 27th annual Society of Seniors (SOS) Dale Morey Championship, played on two area courses: the historic, par 70 Lookout Mountain Golf Club in Lookout Mountain, Ga., overlooking Chattanooga, which opened in 1925, and the heralded Honors Course, a par 72 in nearby Ooltewah, Tenn.

Simson caught local favorite Neil Spitlany of Chattanooga at the halfway point with a pair of 71s for 142 and went on to win by five strokes. Simson added 72-74 the last two days for 288. Spitlany was the first round leader with 69 followed by rounds of 73-77-74—293. It was Simson’s second Society title following the Ed Tutwiler Memorial Four-Ball with Robert Kulp of Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2007 at Forest Creek GC in Pinehurst, N.C.

Final scores from the Society of Seniors (SOS) Dale Morey Championship, played October 19-22, 2009 at The Honors Course and Lookout Mountain Golf Club:

Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. - 71-71-72-74--288 Neil Spitalny, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 69-73-77-74--293 Sam Till, Fort Wayne, Ind. - 76-70-79-74--299 Charles Bagby, Birmingham, Ala. - 74-77-76-73--300 Robert Currey, Boston, Mass. - 74-76-80-70--300 Randy Nichols, Brookville, Ind. - 78-69-77-77--301 Jerry Hudgins, Houston, Texas - 74-76-74-78--302 Thomas Baird, Signal Mt., Tenn. - 77-76-75-76--304 John Richart, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 72-74-78-82--306 Ron Carter, Monticello, Ind. - 74-79-76-77--306 A B Sisco, Pensacola, Fla. - 78-69-79-81--307 Jerry McMullen, Carmel, Ind. - 82-74-74-78--308 Corky Nelson, Dallas, Texas - 79-76-76-78--309 Dennis Helms, Monroe, N.C. - 76-70-80-84--310 Pete Allen, Southport, N.C. - 80-76-81-74--311 Phil Pavoni, Macon, Ga. - 80-76-76-79--311 Bob Howe, Larchmont, N.Y. - 75-81-79-77--312 Bill Barnes, Carmel, Ind. - 78-79-77-79--313 Frank Costanzo, Savannah, Ga. - 78-72-84-79--313 Jay Blumenfeld, Parsippany, N.J. - 83-74-75-81--313 John French, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. - 80-79-75-79--313 Larry McGill, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 79-83-73-78--313 Don Russell, Atlanta, Ga. - 78-77-81-78--314 Doug Harris, Franklin, Tenn. - 79-83-78-74--314 Tom Humphrey, Okatie, S.C. - 79-74-83-78--314 Chuck Jabaley, Cleveland, Tenn. - 78-78-80-79--315 Norman Swenson, Boynton Beach, Fla. - 79-79-76-81--315 Gary Kirwan, McKinney, Texas - 85-74-79-78--316 James Bounds, Boynton Beach, Fla. - 79-81-79-78--317 Mike Hopson, Lufkin, Texas - 83-74-83-77--317 Fred Silver, Lewiston, N.Y. - 80-78-75-85--318 Pete McDade, Lakeland, Fla. - 78-80-83-77--318 Gary Koprivica, Missoula, Mont. - 78-85-76-80--319 John Osborne, Vero Beach, Fla. - 77-79-83-80--319 Peter Van Ingen, New York, N.Y. - 78-81-80-80--319 Alex Tarumianz, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. - 80-87-78-76--321 John Seehausen, Palatine, Ill. - 78-86-81-76--321 Bill Lawler, West Wyoming, Pa. - 88-77-81-76--322 Dave Bates, Newburgh, Ind. - 80-83-82-77--322 Gary Shimmin, Okatie, S.C. - 78-76-83-85--322 Joe Pavoni, Prospect, Ky. - 81-79-77-85--322 Steve Schwartz, Savannah, Ga. - 84-81-81-76--322 Jim Rollefson, Franklin, Wis. - 83-83-81-76--323 Tom Studer, Joliet, Ill. - 79-84-81-79--323 Fred Lukasik, Rock Island, Ill. - 77-80-86-82--325 Gary Chazen, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 82-83-80-80--325 Gary Strickfaden, Pinehurst, N.C. - 77-81-88-79--325 H. King Oehmig, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 84-85-78-79--326 Ronnie Tumlin, St. Augustine, Fla. - 77-90-82-77--326 Sid Segsworth, Sudbury, Ontario - 86-80-84-78--328 Steve Hoffman, San Antonio, Texas - 84-84-85-78--331 Gordon Willins, West Chester, Ohio - 77-85-81-90--333 Don Jeanes, Fairfax, Va. - 88-81-83-85--337 Steve Beckett, Palatka, Fla. - 88-83-84-87--342 Walter Brown, Tampa, Fla. - 88-87-86-83--344 Sammy Levinson, Bowling Green, Ky. - 89-86-87-84--346 Louis Carson, Murfreesboro, Tenn. - 93-86-91-89--359 Bob Patrick, Plymouth, Minn. - 85-90-86-WD--WD John Holle, LaGrange , Ga. - 78-86-85-WD--WD Lloyd Hughes, Dallas, Texas - 80-78-82-NC--NC Bruce Walters, Pikeville, Ky. - 80-76-NC Ned Steiner, Roseland, N.J. - 77-78-WD Rick Cain, Shelbyville, Ky. - 80-77-WD Jim Cecchini, East Amherst, N.Y. - 86-84-WD Frank Perry, Fayetteville, Ga. - 85-86-WD Randy Sonnier, Kingwood, Texas - 75-81-WD Steve Hakes, San Diego, Calif. - 80-83-WD Rick Bauch, Hartland, Wis. - 81-WD Ken Eichele, Pinehurst, N.C. - 80-WD Larry White, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 92-WD Bob Young, Dunwoody, Ga. - 82-WD Gunnar Bennett, Warrenville, S.C. - 83-WD Jim Hays, Prosper, Texas - 77-WD Dan Alpha, The Woodlands, Texas - WD Denis Johnson, Nutley, N.J. - WD Jerry Greenbaum, Atlanta, Ga. - WD Richard Hubbard, Monticello, Ind. - WD Tim Miller, Kokomo, Ind. - WD

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