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Carolinas Sr. Four-Ball: Carpenter, Brown win again

Ron Carpenter of Creedmoor, NC and Gary Brown of Charlotte, NC came from one shot behind to claim their second CGA four-ball championship

DAVIDSON, NC – Ron Carpenter and Gary Brown showed again how strong they can play as a pair by winning their second title at the 46th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at River Run Country Club.

The duo first won the event in 20122 and went 9-under for the win.

“We were really surprised to win honestly,” Brown said to the Carolinas Golf Association. “We figured the guys behind us would go low.”

Carpenter and Brown finished Wednesday's first round (which was originally set to be played on Tuesday but postponed due to rain) with a birdie-eagle finish to put them into the final grouping for Thursday's finale.

“Ron made lots of critical putts from 5 or 6 feet for par to keep us in it," Brown told the CGA. "

Final round results of the 46th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by River Run Country Club in Davidson, NC on Thursday, April 17, 2014. (Par 36-36—72, 6,350 yards, Rating: 70.9/132).

Defending champions, Arlis Pike and Michael Roland finished tied for 6th at 5-under par. Mo York from Mt. Pleasant, SC aced the 165-yard par-3 8th hole today.

-Information from the Carolinas Golf Association was used in this report.

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