Leaders

Ray Killian
Chairman
Chairman

Bill Urquhart
President
President

Bill Chase
First Vice President
First Vice President

Stokes Ritchie
Second Vice President
Second Vice President

Bill Akin
Third Vice-President
Third Vice-President

2022 Board of Directors
Annual Membership Meeting
All members receive the announcement of the meeting which is held during the year-ending Annual Championship. In accordance with bylaws, director nominations are sent to the membership with the meeting announcement and a slate of eight directors is then elected for a three year term. The Board of Directors establishes general policy for the administration and management of the association. Board meetings are held semiannually at Linville, NC and during the Annual Championship. The President presides at all meetings and directors serve on committees as assigned by the President. The Tournament Committee is chaired by the First Vice President. The Membership Committee is chaired by the Second Vice President. The Finance Committee is chaired by the Third Vice President. All five officers comprise the Executive Committee which meets during each tournament throughout the year. Questions regarding governance may be directed to Bill Johnstone, Executive Director, at ssga@southernseniorsgolf.com.
2022 Board of Directors
Tournament Committee
Bill Chase, Chair | Lakeland, FL |
Paul Gaines | Bluffton, SC |
George McInnis John Green Lynn McPheeters | Panama City Beach, FL Charlotte, NC Hilton Head, SC |
Steve Dauber | Simpsonville, SC |
Steve Walker | Shreveport, LA |
Rusty Boyd Steve MacIsaac | Birmingham, AL Mooresville, NC |
Finance Committee
Bill Akin, Chair | Nashville, TN |
Earl Greer Miahael Mazenko | London, KY Pensacola, FL |
Richard Hartman | Cornelius, NC |
Ian Lloyd-Jones | Atlanta, GA |
Membership Committee
Stokes Ritchie, Chair | Charlotte, NC |
Bill Chiappetta | Hilton Head Island, SC |
Keith Miller | Lexington, SC |
Steve Morris | Knoxville, TN |
Bob Stein | Bonita Springs, FL |
Steve Points | Pinehurst, NC |
Doug Ross | Alpharetta, GA |
Bob Wharen | Jacksonville,FL |
Past Presidents
1949 | Howard G. Phillips | Pinehurst, NC |
1950 | Louis B. Orrell | Willmington, NC |
1951 | Bryson W. Biggs | Raleigh, NC |
1952 | Russell B. Lentz | Spartanburg, SC |
1953 | Dr. Paul A. Munsell | Kinston, NC |
1954 | William J. Yates | Charlotte, NC |
1955 | Frank B. Edwards | Spartanburg, SC |
1956 | R.P. Mayer | Knoxville, TN |
1957 | John R. Chappell, Jr. | Richmond, VA |
1958 | John R. Chappell, Jr. | Richmond, VA |
1959 | William L. Goodloe | Valdosta, GA |
1960 | Adolph Skinner | Nashville, TN |
1961 | Adolph Skinner | Nashville, TN |
1962 | R. B. Hollingsworth | Charlotte, NC |
1963 | R. B. Hollingsworth | Charlotte, NC |
1964 | A. J. Wittenberg | Ponte Vedra, FL |
1965 | A. J. Wittenberg | Ponte Vedra, FL |
1966 | A. J. Wittenberg | Ponte Vedra, FL |
1967 | Travis Johnson | Atlanta, GA |
1968 | Travis Johnson | Atlanta, GA |
1969 | John W. Stanley | Galax, VA |
1970 | W. Leland Parrish | Copperhill, TN |
1971 | Baxter H. Miller | Durham, NC |
1972 | J. Sigman Tumlin | Bradenton, FL |
1973 | William M. Werber | Naples, FL |
1974 | John C. Church | Henderson, NC |
1975 | L. Procter Thomas | Aiken, SC |
1976 | Robert S. Taylor | Aiken, SC |
1977 | William A. Underwood | Asheboro, NC |
1978 | William A. Nixon | Thomaston, GA |
1979 | Virgil D. Hager | Durham, NC |
1980 | Whitehall Morrison, Jr. | Nashville, TN |
1981 | Robert G. Blair | Winston-Salem, NC |
1982 | Roy W. Godley | Hilton Head Island, SC |
1983 | Charles C. McGehee | Talbotton, GA |
1984 | William J. Armstrong | Kensington, MD |
1985 | F. Joe Frasor | Hot Springs, AR |
1986 | Leonard C. Harris | Pinehurst, NC |
1987 | Alfred W. Wolff | Hilton Head Island, SC |
1988 | Raymond E. Boucher | Naples, FL |
1989 | Arthur W. Lavidge | Knoxville, TN |
1990 | William J. Rendleman | Greensboro, NC |
1991 | Eugene F. Patterson | Virginia Beach, VA |
1992 | Adrian C. McManus, Jr. | Athens, GA |
1993 | Tom Flanagan | Lake Charles, LA |
1994 | Ed Ingle | Chattanooga, TN |
1995 | "Mickey" Moore | Virginia Beach, VA |
1996 | "Dyke" Peebles | Southern Shores, NC |
1997 | William B. Reed | Birmingham, AL |
1998 | Tom Ruffin | Greensboro, NC |
1999 | Henry S. Farmer | Atlanta, GA |
2000 | William C. Elston | Spartanburg, SC |
2001 | Charles M. Gilreath | Cartersville, GA |
2002 | Mick Soloff | Chattanooga, TN |
2003 | Edward G. Furner | Hilton Head Island, SC |
2004 | Bobby Fowler | Marietta, GA |
2005 | Bill Edison | Hilton Head Island, SC |
2006 | Tom Metzgar | Haines City, FL |
2007 | George Dozier | Marietta, GA |
2008 | Norton Montague | Birmingham, AL |
2009 | Joe Dean | Anderson, SC |
2010 | Ned Olds | Wilmington, NC |
2011 | Bill Jones | Birmingham, AL |
2012 | Rick Priory | Bonita Springs, FL |
2013 | Bill Habermeyer | Tampa, FL |
2014 | George Goosmann | Asheville, NC |
2015 | David Pearce | Browns, AL |
2016 | Pat Parcells | Moneta, VA |
2017 | Barry Teague | Charlotte, NC |
2018 | Bob Kunes | Charleston, SC |
2019 | Gordon Jones | Asheville, NC |
2020 2021 | Jack Helms Ray Killian | Roanoke, VA Charlotte, NC |
Executive Director Team
- Bill Johnstone - Executive Director & Kathie Johnstone - Director of Events ... 2019 - Present
Past Executive Secretaries
- John Heller 1930-1948, FOUNDING MEMBER, first Secretary, member of the first Board of Directors
- Chester Williams 1948-1968
- Dudley Hale 1968-1972
- Robert Fowler 1973-1985
- Tony Dombrowski 1986-1994
- J.D. Kirby 1995-2009
- Dulany Hall 2009-2018

Board of Directors 1954