Pat Thompson wins Chanticleer National Senior Invitational

June 4, 2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Pat Thompson (CNSI photo)

Thompson claims his second Chanticleer title with a one-stroke victory over Buddy Bryant.

In a tightly contested battle to the end, Pat Thompson of Asheville, NC won his second Chanticleer National Senior Invitational on Friday at Greenville (SC) Country Club by a single stroke over Buddy Bryant of Lexington, Ky.

Thompson, whose last victory came at the 2019 Kingsway Senior Invitational, strung together rounds of 71-73-74 for a 54-hole, 2-over score of 218 and managed to fend off Bryant, who carded a final round 73 after opening rounds of 71 and 75. Thompson, who won the 2018 Chanticleer in a playoff, shot a 39 on his first nine holes on Friday but came home in 35, making his lone back nine birdie on the par-4 13th hole. Bryant also got off to a shaky start and was four over through his first five holes but played his final 13 holes 3-under for a final round 73.

In addition to his two wins at Chanticleer, Thompson’s senior resume includes wins at the 2019 Kingsway, 2015 Carolinas and 2013 North & South Senior Amateurs.

Sherrill Britt of Lexington, Ky. made a nice charge on Friday but ran out of holes. Britt birdied 16, 17 and 18 to close to within two of the lead and settled for a solo third place showing at 4-over 220 (74-76-70).

Geno Berchiatti saw his title hopes dashed after he made a triple bogey six on the par-3 16th and a bogey on the last. The Greenville, SC native tied for fourth place with Richard Kerper of Oldsmar, Fla. At 5-over 221.

John Dennis (Greenville, SC) won the Super Senior title with a 1-over score of 217, good for a six-stroke victory over Robert Parmer of Fairhope, Ala.

Charles Yandell (Cashiers, NC) and Robert Desjardines (Matthews, NC) tied for first place in the Legends Division at 214 (+1).

Results: Chanticleer Senior Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	700	71-73-74=218
2	Buddy Bryant	Lexington, KY	400	71-75-73=219
T3	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	300	74-76-70=220
T3	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	300	71-75-75=221
T3	Richard Kerper	Oldsmar, FL	300	71-74-76=221

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About the Chanticleer Senior Invitational

Pat Thompson wins Chanticleer National Senior Invitational

Note: The Chanticleer National Senior Invitational will not be held in 2025 due to a major course renovation. The Chanticleer National Senior Invitational started in 2011 with the vision that it would provide a superbly conditioned, very challenging ...