Defending champion Jeff English of CommonGround Golf Course made a short day of it on Monday, recording a dominating first-round victory in the CGA Super-Senior Match Play at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville.
English (pictured), who won last year’s title on the first extra hole with a 35-foot birdie, scored a 9 and 8 victory in the round of 32 over Joe Streater of Collindale Golf Club on Monday.
In a championship limited to players 61 and older, also advancing Monday was three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club, the No. 2 seed who defeated Carl Peters of Twin Peaks Golf Course, 5 and 4. Winning by that same margin was Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year who beat Michael Giarratano of Lone Tree Golf Club.
In all, the top nine seeds moved on to the round of 16. But 23rd-seeded Frank Wilkinson of Lincoln Park Golf Course upended 10th-seeded Scott Crone 1 up.
Round-of-16 matches will be held Tuesday, with the quarterfinals and the semifinals on Wednesday and the final on Thursday.
For complete first-round results, CLICK HERE.
