English won his seventh consecutive match in the event, dating back to last year, by defeating 16th-seeded Larry Netherton of Highlands Ranch Golf Club, 4 and 3.

But second-seeded Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club, a three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, fell 1 up on Tuesday to Steve Scheffel (pictured) of Ptarmigan Country Club, the runner-up in last year’s Super-Senior Match Play. After Polk battled back wih three straight birdies on holes 14-16, a bogey on No. 17 proved the difference.

In addition, 21st-seeded Dan Grigsby of Todd Creek Golf Club beat No. 5 seed Sean Forey of Bear Creek Golf Club, 4 and 3, and 22nd seed Bruce Hayes of Walnut Creek Golf Preserve edged 2014 CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play champion Kary Kaltenbacher of Glenmoor Country Club, the sixth seed, 1 up.

Joining English among the top five seeds to make it to the quarterfinals were Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club (3 and 2 over Lonnie Miller of Meridian Golf Club), and fourth-seeded Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek (20 holes over two-time champion Roger Gunderson of Aurora Hills Golf Course).

Both the quarterfinals and the semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday and the final for Thursday.

This year’s Super-Senior Match Play is limited to competitors 61 and older.

For complete round-of-16 results, CLICK HERE.
 

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.
 

Thirty-two players — all at least 61 years old — will compete in the event. (Starting in 2017, the age requirement for each CGA super-senior championship will go up by one year each year through 2021, when no one younger than 65 will be allowed to play.)

One round of matches will be held each day, with the exception of Wednesday, when both the quarterfinals and semifinals are on top.

Jeff English of CommonGround Golf Course, who sank a 35-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole of last year’s final against Steve Scheffel, will defend his Super-Senior Match Play title. Scheffel is also in the field.

Likewise scheduled to compete are Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore, Robert Polk and Kary Kaltenbacher, winners of the last three CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play titles. Moore and Polk have won both the CGA Senior Amateur and Senior Match Play — as has fellow Super-Senior Match Play contestant Roger Gunderson, who has triumphed in this event twice.

This will mark the second year that the CGA Super-Senior Match Play and the Senior Match Play have been held at different sites.

For Monday’s round-of-32 pairings at Coal Creek, CLICK HERE.