Mike Northern of Colorado Springs, the Colorado PGA’s reigning Senior Player of the Year, and Jeff Hanson of Edwards matched 3-under-par 69s and share 14th place after Thursday’s opening round of the national Senior PGA Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Northern made an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys on Thursday, while Hanson chalked up five birdies and two bogeys.
The two trail co-leaders Lee Houtteman of Michigan and Brad Lardon of New Mexico by three strokes in the 264-person competition.
The tournament will continue through Sunday. The top 35 finishers will earn spots in the 2017 Senior PGA Championship, set for May 25-28 at Trump National Golf Club in Washington D.C.
Here are the scores of all the Colorado PGA members competing in this week’s Senior PGA Professional Championship:
14. Mike Northern of Colorado Springs 69
14. Jeff Hanson of Edwards 69
130. Dale Smigelsky of Fort Collins 74
130. Vance Pollock of Westminster 74
130. Don Hurter of Castle Rock 74
160. Paul Lobato of Englewood 75
192. Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West 76
245. Steve Crane of Lakewood 79
