Championship Trophy Case
Keith Hensel (left)
2022 SSGA Champion
Bill Urquhart (center) - 2022 President
Mark Chang (right) Runner-Up
The 2022 SSGA Annual Championships featured 120 member golfers from all over the US (our modern, expanded version of "Southern Seniors"). Members competed in the Senior Division, Grand Senior Division and Ladies Championships on four championship courses at the Ritz Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia.
The Championship Flight in the 92nd Annual Southern Seniors Championship was contested as individual match play at scratch. The title of "2022 SSGA Champion" was earned by Keith Hensel from Lakeland, FL. Mark Chang from Johnson City, TN was runner-up and John Oxaal (Bahama, NC ) and Jim Cooper, (Piney Flatts, TN) were semi-finalists.
All flights other than Championship Flight in each division competed in the traditional match play NET scoring format with Flight Champions, runners-up and consolation winners recognized. Several new friendships were created even when not recognized with trophies!
Pat Parcells (left)
2022 Grand Seniors Champion
Elmo Greer (right) Runner-Up
The title of "2022 SSGA Grand Senior Champion" was earned by Pat Parcells from Moneta, VA. Elmo Greer, from London, KY was runner-up and Dick Horton (Nashville, TN) and Roger Petrin (Bonita Springs, FL) were semi-finalists.
Annual Champions
1930 | A. Paul Bagby | Williamsburg, KY |
1931 | Howard G. Phillips | Pinehurst, NC |
1932 | Charles H. Jennings | Miami Beach, FL |
1933 | Charles H. Jennings | Miami Beach, FL |
1934 | Francis C. Robertson | Pinehurst, NC |
1935 | Francis C. Robertson | Pinehurst, NC |
1936 | Bryson W. Biggs | Raleigh, NC |
1937 | Bryson W. Biggs | Raleigh, NC |
1938 | Robert Lowry | Shamokin, PA |
1939 | James T. Kilpatrick | Greensboro, NC |
1941 | Bryson W. Biggs | Raleigh, NC |
1947 | W. Latimer Brown | Charlotte, NC |
1948 | Richard S. Tufts | Pinehurst, NC |
1949 | Arthur F. Lynch | Scarsdale, NY |
1950 | Ben F. Kraffert, Jr. | Titusville, PA |
1951 | Ben F. Kraffert, Jr. | Titusville, PA |
1952 | Ben F. Kraffert, Jr. | Titusville, PA |
1953 | Frank B. Edwards | Spartanburg, SC |
1954 | John W. Roberts | Columbus, OH |
1955 | J. Walcott Brown | North Palm Beach, FL |
1956 | John W. Roberts | Columbus, OH |
1957 | J. Walcott Brown | North Palm Beach, FL |
1958 | J. Walcott Brown | North Palm Beach, FL |
1959 | Quentin G. McCombs | Burlington, NC |
1960 | William S. Terrell | Charlotte, NC |
1961 | Dorsey Nevergall | Pompano Beach, FL |
1962 | Dorsey Nevergall | Pompano Beach, FL |
1963 | James Edwards | Kingsport, TN |
1964 | John S. Connnolly | Arlington, VA |
1965 | Nolan S. Hatcher | Florence, AL |
1966 | Nolan S. Hatcher | Florence, AL |
1967 | Curtis Person | Memphis, TN |
1968 | Curtis Person | Memphis, TN |
1969 | Norton Harris | Key West, FL |
1970 | Elliott B. Smith | Greenville, TN |
1971 | Norton Harris | Key West, FL |
1972 | Norton Harris | Key West, FL |
1973 | B. C. McCall | Chattanooga, TN |
1974 | George W. Pottle | Southern Pines, NC |
1975 | Neill Croonquist | Edina, MN |
1976 | Dale Morey | High Point, NC |
1977 | John P. Morrell | Clover, NC |
1978 | Harry Lee Welch | Salisbury, NC |
1979 | W. Brown McDonald | Warner Robins, GA |
1980 | Dale Morey | High Point, NC |
1981 | W. Brown McDonald | Warner Robins, GA |
1982 | John P. Morrell | Clover, SC |
1983 | John P. Morrell | Clover, SC |
1984 | John P. Morrell | Clover, SC |
1985 | John P. Morrell | Clover, SC |
1986 | Tom Green | Kerrville, TX |
1987 | Edward A. Ingle | Chattanooga, TN |
1988 | Roger T. McManus | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
1989 | Richard E. Goerlich, Jr. | Tampa, FL |
1990 | Richard E. Goerlich, Jr. | Tampa, FL |
1991 | Richard E. Goerlich, Jr. | Tampa, FL |
1992 | Richard E. Goerlich, Jr. | Tampa, FL |
1993 | Jay Baumgardner | Bristol, TN |
1994 | George Gilbert | Dataw Island, DC |
1995 | Tom Raney | Little Rock, AR |
1996 | Raymond "Bubba" Nelson | Houston, TX |
1997 | Tom Metzgar | Haines City, FL |
1998 | Dave Daniels | Richmond, VA |
1999 | Ben Cornett | Dunwoody, GA |
2000 | Cliff Perry | Winston-Salem, NC |
2001 | Bill Lee | Charlotte, NC |
2002 | Bill Lee | Charlotte, NC |
2003 | Gordon Huey | Virginia Beach, VA |
2004 | Tom Metzgar | Haines City, FL |
2005 | C. W. Mayes | Andersonville, TN |
2006 | Steve Scoville | Binghamton, NY |
2007 | Joe Tippett | San Antonio, TX |
2008 | Dwight Duke | Duluth, GA |
2009 | Steve Scoville | Binghamton, NY |
2010 | Don Kronewetter | N. Myrtle Beach, SC |
2011 | Steve Scoville | Binghamton, NY |
2012 | Steve Scoville | Binghamton, NY |
2013 | Steve Scoville | Naples, FL |
2014 | Steve Scoville | Naples, FL |
2015 | Steve MacIsaac | Mooresville, NC |
2016 | Pat Parcells | Moneta, VA |
2017 | Steve MacIsaac | Mooresville, NC |
2018 | Wes Clark | Charlotte, NC |
2019 2020 2021 2022 | Steve MacIsaac Keith Hensel Keith Hensel Keith Hensel | Mooresville, NC Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL |
Grand Seniors Champions
1994 | Clifford M. Kirkland, Jr. | Atlanta, GA |
1995 | Jay Bleakley | Hilton Head Island, SC |
1996 | Clifford M. Kirkland & | Atlanta, GA |
Jack Rathbone | Baton Rouge, LA | |
1997 | George Gilbert | Dataw Island, SC |
1998 | George Gilbert | Dataw Island, SC |
1999 | George Gilbert | Dataw Island, SC |
2000 | Marion Hatcher | Orlando, FL |
2001 | Ed Ingle | Chattanooga, TN |
2002 | Frank Quimby | St. Simons Island, GA |
2003 | Dick Flynn | Naples, FL |
2004 | John Sterchi | Knoxville, TN |
2005 | Ed Ingle | Chattanooga, TN |
2006 | George Skelton | Bristol, VA |
2007 | Jerry Dempsey | Greenville, SC |
2008 | George Skelton | Bristol, VA |
2009 | George Skelton | Bristol, VA |
2010 | Sam Wallace | Hartfield, VA |
2011 | Walter Gross | Indianapolis, IN |
2012 | Jerry Lancaster | Santa Rosa Beach, FL |
2013 | Jerry Lancaster | Santa Rosa Beach, FL |
2014 | Bill Beebe | West Chester, OH |
2015 | Fritz Blaicher | Vero Beach, FL |
2016 | Lynn McPheeters | Nashville, TN |
2017 | George McInnis | Panama City Beach, FL |
2018 | George McInnis | Panama City Beach, FL |
2019 2020 2021 2022 | Dick Horton Gordon Jones Rusty Boyd Pat Parcells | Nashville, TN Asheville, NC Birmingham, AL Moneta, VA |

