Senior Match: Fernandez beats Thompson for Senior title
Fernandez beats Thompson for Senior title Associated Press DORADO, Puerto Rico - Vicente Fernandez, the last seeded player in a 16-man field, birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Leonard Thompson to win the Chrysler Senior Match Play Challenge on Sunday. The victory was worth $240,000 for the Argentine, who reached the final earlier Sunday by defeating 13th-seeded Ray Floyd 4 and 3, with the help of seven birdies.The 10th-seeded Thompson, who earned $120,000, beat No....
Senior Match: Mooney opens defense of CGA title
Patrick Mooney of Meridian G.C. began defense of his Colorado Golf Association state senior match play championship title by winning his first-round match 3 and 2 on Tuesday over Gary Keogh of Columbine C.C. at Broadlands G.C.Also advancing to the second round was 2000 CGA senior player of the year, John Olive, who defeated Allen Vean 6 and 5 in the opening round. Past champion Roger Gunderson moved into the second round by ousting Larry Brock 7 and 6. Another past champion, Grant Maples...
Senior Match: PROFESSIONAL GOLF SCOREBOARD
Senior Match Play DORADO, Puerto Rico -- Scores Saturday after the quarterfinals of the $720,000 Chrysler Senior Match Play Challenge on the 6,885-yard, par-72 (36-36) Hyatt Dorado Beach East course (money won in parentheses): Quarterfinals Larry Nelson def.Dana Quigley ($30,000), 3 and 2.Bruce Fleisher def. Vicente Fernandez ($30,000), 21 holes.Tom Jenkins def. Allen Doyle ($30,000), 2 up.Bruce Summerhays def. Hale Irwin ($30,000), 20 holes.Shark Shootout ...
Christopher wins Senior Match Play,
State Golf
EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- Kent Christopher rode a strong front nine to a convincing victory Friday in the Utah Golf Association's Senior Match Play Championship at The Ranches Golf Club. Christopher defeated Rich Gibbons 5 and 3 after winning three of the first six holes.The net division title was decided only after 20 holes, Ken Webb topping Jack Emery. Webb had to win the last three holes of regulation just to extend the match.Christopher made three pars and three bogeys on the...
Senior Match: Neville completes his mission
Tulsa's Eric Mueller tees off on the 12th hole on his way to winning the OGA Senior Match Play Championship.MEL ROOT / Tulsa World Runner-up last year downs Dodson to win OGA Match Play.OKLAHOMA CITY -- The 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole looked relatively easy to Ted Neville, compared to the 6-foot, straight uphill par putt on the 18th hole. That final putt closed out Will Dodson and enabled the Oklahoma City native to clinch the Oklahoma Golf...
