Mike Northern of Colorado Springs fired a 6-under-par 66 — Saturday’s best score — and vaulted into a tie for third place with one round remaining at the national Senior PGA Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Northern (pictured), who won the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship this year and finished second in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship, made six birdies and no bogeys in round 3. The 54-year-old stands at 10-under-par 206, three strokes behind leader Gene Fieger of Naples, Fla., and one back of second-place Jeff Roth of Farmington, N.M. Fieger won the 2013 Assistant PGA Professional Championship, while Roth claimed the title in the 1993 PGA Professional Championship.
The other Coloradan to make the 36-hole cut, Jeff Hanson of Edwards, shares 26th place after three rounds. He shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday, leaving him at 5-under 211 overall. Hanson carded an eagle, three birdies and four bogeys on Saturday.
With just Sunday’s final round remaining in the $300,000 championship, the top 35 finishers will earn spots in the 2017 Senior PGA Championship, set for May 25-28 at Trump National Golf Club in suburban Washington D.C.
Here are the scores of all the Colorado PGA members competing in this week’s Senior PGA Professional Championship:
3. Mike Northern of Colorado Springs 69-71-66–206
26. Jeff Hanson of Edwards 69-71-71–211
Missed 36-Hole Cut
109. Paul Lobato of Englewood 75-71–146
126. Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West 76-71–147
176. Dale Smigelsky of Fort Collins 74-76–150
192. Vance Pollock of Westminster 74-77–151
210. Don Hurter of Castle Rock 74-78–152
261. Steve Crane of Lakewood 79-87–166
