Championship Trophy Case

Steve Scoville
2011 Southern Seniors Champion

Lancaster (L) and Scoville putting in Championship Match

The 2011 Annual Championship saw a repeat Seniors winner and a first time Grand Seniors Champion. Steve Scoville of Naples, FL is the Southern Seniors 2011 Champion and Walter Gross of Indianapolis, IN is the Grand Seniors Champion. The 2011 winners' names are engraved on the Southern Seniors Perpetual Trophy and Grand Seniors Trophy.

In the Championship Flight quallifying round, Scoville's score of 78 earned medalist honors. After winning his first two matches, he faced Jerry Lancaster of Santa Rosa Beach, FL on Tom Fazio's Seaside Course playing 6,600 yards. Lancaster held the early lead until Scoville won the 9th hole to draw even. On the back nine, after winning 14 and 16 to go two up, he went on to close out the match, 2 and 1.

The Championship Flight played at scratch over the Seaside, Plantation and Retreat Courses of the Sea Island Golf Club with 30 senior golfers from 9 states, Great Britain and Canada participating in the event.

The win puts Scoville's name on the Championship Trophy for the third time following his victories in 2006 and 2009. Since becoming a Southern Senior in 2006 Scoville has played in nine tournaments.

Walter Gross
2011 Grand Seniors Champion

Walter Gross is the winner of the 18th Grand Seniors Match Play Championship. He has been a member of Southern Seniors since 2002.

In his final match on Tom Fazio's Seaside Course playing 6100 yards, Gross faced three-time Annual Champion George Skelton of Bristol, VA. After losing the first hole, he birdied the third to draw even, then went on to go dormie with five to play. Skelton then won three consecutive holes until Gross won the 17th to close out the match 3 and 1.

The Championship Flight played at scratch over the Seaside, Plantation and Retreat Courses of the Sea Island Golf Club. Twenty-one senior golfers, age 70 or better participated in the Grand Seniors Division.

Annual Champions

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1941
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

A. Paul Bagby
Howard G. Phillips
Charles H. Jennings
Charles H. Jennings
Francis C. Robertson
Francis C,. Robertson
Bryson W. Biggs
Bryson W. Biggs
Robert Lowry
James T. Kilpatrick.
Bryson W. Biggs
W. Latimer Brown
Richard S. Tufts
Arthur F. Lynch
Ben F. Kraffert, Jr.
Ben F. Kraffert, Jr.
Ben F. Kraffert, Jr.
Frank B. Edwards
John W. Roberts
J. Walcott Brown
John W. Roberts
J. Walcott Brown
J. Walcott Brown
Quentin G. McCombs
William S. Terrell
Dorsey Nevergall
Dorsey Nevergall
James Edwards
John S. Connnolly
Nolan S. Hatcher
Nolan S. Hatcher
Curtis Person
Curtis Person
Norton Harris
Elliott B. Smith
Norton Harris
Norton Harris
B. C. McCall

Williamsburg, KY
Pinehurst, NC
Miami Beach, FL
Miami Beach, FL
Pinehurst, NC
Pinehurst, NC
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Shamokin, PA
Greensboro, NC
Raleigh, NC
Charlotte, NC
Pinehurst, NC
Scarsdale, NY
Titusville, PA
Titusville, PA
Titusville, PA
Spartanburg, SC
Columbus, OH
North Palm Beach, FL
Columbus, OH
North Palm Beach, FL
North Palm Beach, FL
Burlington, NC
Charlotte, NC
Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach, FL
Kingsport, TN
Arlington, VA
Florence, AL
Florence, AL
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
Key West, FL
Greenville, TN
Key West, FL
Key West, FL
Chattanooga, TN

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

George W. Pottle
Neil Croonquist
Dale Morey
John P. Morrell
Harry Lee Welch
W. Brown McDonald
Dale Morey
W. Brown McDonald
John P. Morrell
John P. Morrell
John P. Morrell
John P. Morrell
Tom Green
Edward A. Ingle
Roger T. McManus
Richard E. Goerlich, Jr.
Richard E. Goerlich, Jr.
Richard E. Goerlich, Jr.
Richard E. Goerlich, Jr.
Jay Baumgardner
George Gilbert
Tom Raney
Raymond "Bubba" Nelson
Tom Metzgar
Dave Daniels
Ben Cornett
Cliff Perry
Bill Lee
Bill Lee
Gordon Huey
Tom Metzgar
C. W. Mayes
Steve Scoville
Joe Tippett
Dwight Duke
Steve Scoville
Don Kronenwetter
Steve Scoville

Southern Pines, NC
Edina, MN
High Point, NC
Clover, SC
Salisbury, NC
Warner Robins, GA
High Point, NC
Warner Robins, GA
Clover, SC
Clover, SC
Clover, SC
Clover, SC
Kerrville, TX
Chattanooga, TN
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Bristol, TN
Dataw Island, DC
Little Rock, AR
Houston, TX
Haines City, FL
Richmond, VA
Dunwoody, GA
Winston-Salem, NC
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Virginia Beach, VA
Haines City, FL
Andersonville, TN
Binghamton, NY
San Antonio, TX
Duluth, GA
Binghamton, NY
N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Binghamton, NY

Grand Seniors Champions

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002

Clifford M. Kirkland, Jr.
Jay Bleakley
Clifford M. Kirkland
Jack Rathbone
George Gilbert
George Gilbert
George Gilbert
Marion Hatcher
Ed Ingle
Frank Quimby

Atlanta, GA
Hilton Head Island, SC
Atlanta, GA
Baton Rouge, LA
Dataw Island, SC
Dataw Island, SC
Dataw Island, SC
Orlando, FL
Chattanooga, TN
St. Simons Island, GA

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Dick Flynn
John Sterchi
Ed Ingle
George Skelton
Jerry Dempsey
George Skelton
George Skelton
Sam Wallace
Walter Gross

Naples, FL
Knoxville, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Bristol, VA
Greenville, SC
Bristol, VA
Bristol, VA
Hartfield, VA
Indianapolis, IN

Five-Time Winner John Morrell (L), Champion in 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.

Thruston Pettus, runner-up (left) and Curtis Person, 1967 Champion