Championship Trophy Case

Keith Hensel (left)
2020 SSGA Champion
Presented by President Jack Helms
The 2020 SSGA Annual Championships featured 100 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 the two championship courses at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Florida.
The Championship Flight in the 90th Annual Southern Seniors Championship was contested as individual match play at scratch. The title of "2020 SSGA Champion" was earned by Keith Hensel from Lakeland, FL. Jim Cooper from Kingsport, TN was runner-up and John Green (Boynton Beach, FL ) and Rusty Boyd, (Birmingham, AL) 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!

Gordon Jones (left)
2020 Grand Seniors Champion
Presented by Preident Jack Helms
The Grand Senior Championship Flight played match play from 6,000 yards at scratch on the Ponte Vedra Clubs Ocean and Lagoon courses. The regular Grand Senior Flights played the traditional match play format with net scoring at 5700 yards. Again, more friendships were created than trophies awarded!
The title of "2020 SSGA Grand Senior Champion" was earned by Gordon Jones from Asheville, NC. Jerry Lancaster, from Santa Rosa Beach, FL was runner-up and Elmo Greer (London, KY ) and Hank Homes (Lutherville, MD) 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 | Steve MacIsaac Keith Hensel | Mooresville, NC 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 | Dick Horton Gordon Jones | Nashville, TN Asheville, NC |

