GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 8, 2008)--Kiawah’s Mike Weiner came back from a nine-shot deficit with a final round of 68 and a tournament total of 217 to capture the 50th Annual Senior Championship at Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer course.

Weiner’s round was highlighted by a three-hole stretch from holes 10 to 12 where he went birdie – birdie – eagle. The Kiawah Club member’s eagle came from the fairway with a 9 iron from 130 yards. After following that run with a bogey on the par four 13th, Weiner added one more birdie on the par five 15th. Not even a bogey on the final hole from the water hazard could deter the champion as he finished two shots ahead of second place finisher, Gary Shimmin.

Second-round leader Jim Van Ooteghem struggled to a final round of 80 to finish tied for third with Columbia’s Steve Pachol. First-round leader and Greenville CC member Johnny Dennis finished at 222 tied with Heyward Sullivan and Gene Spencer for 5th. Defending Champion Bill Palmer finished at 223, tied for 8th.

The 2008 SCGA Senior Championship was played on the par 72 - 6,399 yard Chanticleer course at Greenville Country Club in Greenville, SC. The field consisted of 125 players over the age of 55 and was cut to the low 60 and ties after the first two days of play. 62 players made the cut at 161 and played the final round.

Full results follow:

Pos.	Name, Hometown	Rd.1	Rd.2	Rd.3	Tot.
1st	Weiner, Mike (Kiawah Island)	75	74	68	217
2nd	Shimmin, Gary (Okatie)	74	70	75	219
t-3rd	Pachol, Steve (Columbia)	73	74	73	220
t-3rd	Van Ooteghem, Jim (Seneca)	70	70	80	220
t-5th	Dennis, John (Greenville)	69	73	80	222
t-5th	Sullivan, Heyward (Greenville)	76	72	74	222
t-5th	Spencer, Gene (Blythewood)	78	69	75	222
t-8th	Hammersla, Bob (Greenville)	73	74	76	223
t-8th	Rogers, Wayne (Easley)	74	74	75	223
t-8th	Palmer, Bill (Bluffton)	78	70	75	223
11th	Wrenn, III, Frank (Greenville)	74	75	75	224
12th	Hambly, Dave (Bluffton)	75	74	77	226
t-13th	Vignati, Joe (Bluffton)	80	68	80	228
t-13th	Mahaffey, Randy (Spartanburg)	76	74	78	228
t-13th	Alchermes, Brian (Columbia)	75	75	78	228
t-13th	Schatz, Gary (Fort Mill)	78	76	74	228
t-13th	Varn, Bob (Orangeburg)	77	76	75	228
18th	Page, Roger (Duncan)	79	71	79	229
t-19th	Benenhaley, Harry (Columbia)	81	70	79	230
t-19th	Leslie, Bo (Greenvile)	76	78	76	230
	Pope, Timothy (Spartanburg)	76	73	82	231
	Horne, Dick (Mt. Pleasant)	77	72	82	231
	White, Tommy (Columbia)	76	80	75	231
	Eichenberger, David (Hilton Head)	74	80	77	231
	Leigh, Buck (Columbia)	75	78	79	232
	Calkins, Mike (Columbia)	82	75	75	232
	Ridgeway, Mike (Inman)	75	78	79	232
	Giles, Mark (Columbia)	81	77	74	232
	Hourihan, Joe (Clover)	77	78	78	233
	Crim, Leland (Greer)	77	76	80	233
	Williams, Vince (Columbia)	77	77	80	234
	Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta)	85	71	78	234
	Schwarz, Scott (Summerville)	82	73	79	234
	Robinson, Joe (Rock Hill)	80	78	76	234
	Edwards, Linnwood (Spartanburg)	80	76	79	235
	Kulp, Ted (Murrells Inlet)	77	82	76	235
	Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston)	76	79	80	235
	Callahan, Ron (Little Mountain)	84	75	76	235
	Collar, Bob (Hilton Head)	73	76	87	236
	Lever, Tommy (Greer)	80	76	80	236
	Taylor, Bob (Greenville)	81	74	82	237
	Barber, William (Pawley's Island)	77	77	83	237
	Hannon, Vic (Camden)	73	79	85	237
	Finley, Frank (Laurens)	79	76	83	238
	Hendley, Ryan (Greer)	75	78	85	238
	White, Daniel (Greenville)	81	80	78	239
	Shadoan, Ben (Taylors)	75	80	84	239
	Siconolfi, John (Walhalla)	83	74	82	239
	Long, Jared (Aiken)	77	80	83	240
	Burton, Mike (Taylors)	76	80	85	241
	Brancati, Niles (Columbia)	80	77	84	241
	Woodruff, Jerry (Greenville)	78	78	85	241
	Verity, Jon (Beaufort)	83	78	80	241
	Turner, Richard (Columbia)	82	77	83	242
	Rabon, Leroy (Irmo)	82	78	84	244
	Eisenman, Bill (Hilton Head)	75	81	89	245
	Arnold, Kevin (Hilton Head Island)	83	76	87	246
	Johnson, Randy (Taylors)	81	80	86	247
	Henderson, Barney (Charleston)	83	76	88	247
	Metz, Mike (Summerville)	80	81	88	249
	Roberts, Thad (Landrum)	82	79	92	253
	King, Doug (Columbia)	82	78	94	254

 

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