Simson also has won five of his last six appearances in CGA individual senior championships the past two years. In addition, he won the 2016 North & South Senior at Pinehurst Country Club.

Simson was comfortably ahead most of the day, but pressure was applied when he double bogeyed the par-3 15th. Macon Moye of Pinehurst birdied the par-5 15th, then made another birdie on 16, cutting into Simson's lead. "All of a sudden, the lead went from six to three," Simson said. "Fortunately on the next hole I was able to make birdie. I dropped one on 16, but birdied 17 to put me four up on the last hole."

Moye finished second and was the only other golfer to finish under par at 1-under 212. Keith Watters of Raleigh, Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, and Doug Owens of Albemarle finished T-3 posting an even par.