Leaders
2025 SSGA LEADERS
2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Stokes Ritchie
Chairman
Chairman
Bill Akin
President
President
Elmo Greer
First Vice President
First Vice President
Rusty Boyd
Second Vice President
Second Vice President
Lynn McPheeters
Third Vice-President
Third Vice-President
2024 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 the Hamill Trophy event 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.
2025 Board of Directors
Tournament Committee
Elmo Greer, Chair | London, KY |
Larry Dye | Bristol, VA |
Keith Hensel | Lakeland, FL |
Dick Horton | Nashville, TN |
Mark Jensen | Charlotte, NC |
Bob Heden | Hilton Head, SC |
Finance Committee
Lynn McPheeters, Chair | Hilton Head Isl, SC |
Joe Tollus Bill Newton | Canton, GA Nashville, TN |
Jim Cantonis | Belleair, FL |
Bob Wharen | Jacksonville Bch, FL |
Membership Committee
Rusty Boyd, Chair | Fairhope, AL |
Johnny Roberts Keith Miller Jim Birchall Rick Burch Bob Ruff | Birmingham, AL Lexington, SC Birmingham, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Mequon, WI |
Bill McGlocklin | Hilton Head Isl., SC |
Mark Chang | Johnson City, TN |
Breck Walker | Nashville, TN |
Bob Navarre Wayne Hutton | Hilton Head, SC Tuscaloosa, AL |
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 2022 2023 2024 | Jack Helms Ray Killian Bill Urquhart Bill Chase Stokes Ritchie | Roanoke, VA Charlotte, NC Mobile, AL Lakeland, FL 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