Sean Forey (left) of The Club at Rolling Hills, who twice has been low amateur at the Colorado Senior Open, grabbed the lead in the 62-and-older division, shooting a 1-over-par 73.
And Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course, who won both the CGA Senior Amateur and CGA Senior Match Play during the 1990s, opened with a 74 to take a two-shot advantage in the 72-plus “masters” division.
The final round of the 36-hole championship will be held on Thursday.
Forey made two birdies and three bogey on Wednesday to earn a one-shot lead.
Rick George of Castle Pines Golf Club sits in second place at 74, while Fred Brown of The Club at Carlton Woods near Houston carded a 75. Kary Kaltenbacher of Glenmoor Country Club, the 2014 champion, shares fourth place at 76 with Frank Hernandez of Highland Meadows Golf Course.
Defending champion Gary Albrecht of CommonGround started with a 78.
In the older age division, Gunderson recorded two birdies and four bogeys for his 74.
Shaun Donnellan of Maroon Creek Club was next best at 76, while Bob Sims of Clubcorp Colorado posted a 77.
Don Alley of Antler Creek Golf Course, winner of the older division the last two years, shot a 78 on Wednesday.
For scores from the CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play, click on 62-AND-OVER, 72-AND-OVER.
For Thursday’s tee times, 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.
Kent Moore wasted no time in checking off the next item on his CGA “to-do list.”
The Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, who has won virtually every CGA championship for which he’s been eligible, added the CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play title in his “rookie” season.
The 60-year-old from Cherry Hills Country Club overcame a two-stroke deficit Tuesday at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora to prevail by one in the 60-and-over division. Former professional Don Alley of Antler Creek Golf Course in Falcon earned an eight-shot victory in the 70-and-over tournament.
Moore’s win gives him roughly 15 CGA titles, including ones in seven different individual championships — the Junior Match Play, Amateur, Match Play, Mid-Amateur, Senior Amateur, Senior Match Play and now the Super-Senior Stroke Play — an unprecedented feat in CGA competition. Moreover, he’s won CGA championships in five consecutive decades, starting with the 1973 CGA Junior Match Play at Flatirons Golf Course.
“I’ve always tried to be persistent,” Moore said. “There’s a lot better players in every tournament, but I was just persistent, and I really enjoy golf. And I somehow learned how to get it into the clubhouse reasonably well.”
Besides winning state championships individually, Moore (left and above) has teamed up with his son Steven (in the Father/Son) and with his wife Janet, a fellow Colorado Golf Hall of Famer (in the old CGA/CWGA Mixed Team) to prevail in two-person events.
In individual CGA competition, “It’s one of those things where I’ve finished second many times, but I’ve barely won each one of them once,” Moore said modestly.
This time around, the Centennial resident shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday to post a 2-under 142 total. He made three birdies on the front nine — posting a 3-under 33 on that side — and three bogeys on the back in the final round. In the four-hole stretch from Nos. 4 through 7), Moore sank three putts of at least 15 feet.
Moore’s good start, combined with a rocky early patch by the other players in the lead group (Robert Polk and Robin Bradbury were both 4 over after five holes for the round), left Moore with the lead throughout the back nine.
“All of a sudden (after the opening holes) it was like, ‘Wow,'” Moore said of the turn of events.
Sean Forey of the Club at Rolling Hills matched the best score of the day — a 69 — to finish second, a stroke back of Moore. Forey hit 17 greens in regulation on Tuesday.
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Olive from The Broadmoor Golf Club (73 Tuesday) and 2015 champion and first-round leader Polk of Colorado Golf Club (77) tied for third place at 145.
“I thought if I shot 67 I’d have a shot,” said Forey after missing the target score by two. “John Olive and I talked about it and we laughed because we didn’t know if we had 67 in us. As it turns out, that would have been the number. It was fun. I thought I might get lucky, but between the three of those guys (in the lead group: Moore, Polk and Bradbury) they’re good players. But I came a lot closer than I thought. (Having been six back going into the final round), I’m happy.”
Indeed, Moore was worried about someone like Forey coming from outside of the lead group and rallying in a big way to claim the title.
“I’m thinking all along, ‘Somebody in (the clubhouse) shot 67 or something, and Robert and I were playing each other and we’re both going to get drilled.'” Moore said with a relieved smile afterward.
Among those who finished at 146 was Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Club, who made a hole-in-one to go with six birdies in Tuesday’s round of 69. Johnson aced the 177-yard 15th hole with a 7-iron for his 19th hole-in-one.
In the 70-plus division, Alley (left and below) carded two straight sub-par rounds — 69-71 — to run away with the title in his first time competing in the event. The Colorado Springs resident and former PGA professional made four birdies and three bogeys on Tuesday after having nine 3s on his card on Monday.
David Farabaugh of Broadlands Golf Course finished a distant second as a 79 on Tuesday left him at 148. Roger Gunderson, the 2014 winner in this division, came in third at 150, also after a 79.
It was the first statewide victory for the 71-year-old Alley since being reinstated as an amateur about 15 years ago. Alley was a club professional at a variety of Colorado courses over the years, including South Suburban, Sunset, Valley Hi, The Broadmoor and Gleneagle, serving as head professional at Sunset, Valley Hi and Gleneagle.
But he left the golf business in 1992 and “I almost totally quit playing for more than 10 years,” Alley said. “My wife and I bought a couple of jet skis (and boated) in Lake Powell and I got to know my family all over again. It was probably one of the best things I ever did. I started playing again 12-13 years ago, and I’m playing more now than I did then — and enjoying it more.
“I didn’t miss playing golf, but I missed the competition, I missed the guys, and I missed this (referring to tournaments like the Super-Senior Stroke Play). To me, this is what golf is all about.”
And winning on Tuesday was just gravy.
“I love it. I’m proud,” Alley said. “I haven’t got too many more years I’m going to be competitive in these things.”
CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play Championship
At Par-72 Heritage Eagle Bend GC in Aurora
60 & Up Division
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC 70-72–142
Sean Forey, Club at Rolling Hills 74-69–143
John Olive, Broadmoor GC 72-73–145
Robert Polk, Colorado GC 68-77–145
David Merritt, Meridian GC 72-74–146
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC 73-73–146
Mr. Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 77-69–146
Dave Runberg, CommonGround GC 76-72–148
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor 70-78–148
Bill Bye, Englewood GC 74-75–149
Chuck Delich, Eisenhower GC 73-76–149
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC 78-71–149
Bo Powell, West Woods GC 73-77–150
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC 79-71–150
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC 75-75–150
Rick George, Castle Pines GC 76-74–150
Robert Bulthaup, Valley CC 72-78–150
Jim LeMar, Meadows GC 77-74–151
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC 73-78–151
Terry Hymans, Clubcorp Colorado 74-78–152
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC 77-76–153
Jeff Bowen, Riverdale GC 79-74–153
Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC 74-79–153
Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan CC 77-76–153
Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend 74-80–154
Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado 76-78–154
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor 78-78–156
Cliff Damato, Meridian Golf Club 78-78–156
Richard Griggs, Desert Hawk GC 76-80–156
Steven Hill, Aurora Hills GC 77-79–156
Todd Wilcox, South Suburban GC 77-79–156
Bob Cloud, CommonGround GC 78-79–157
Daniel Dymerski, Columbine CC 81-76–157
Glenn Schmasow, Clubcorp Colorado 77-80–157
Ken Tai, Perry Park CC 77-83–160
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC 79-82–161
Dave Bullock, Cherry Hills CC 81-81–162
Jerry Kaylor, Broadlands GC 82-80–162
John Sostman, Meadows GC 81-81–162
Mark Barkley, Clubcorp Colorado 83-79–162
Mike Portelance, Collindale GC 81-81–162
Glenn Hyde, Riverdale GC 83-80–163
Jeff Wyatt, Meadow Hills GC 83-80–163
Roger Lawson, Wellshire GC 80-83–163
Dan Schield, Indian Peaks GC 81-85–166
Terry Gillespie, Thorncreek GC 83-83–166
Danny Wyrick, West Woods GC 82-85–167
Mr Anthony w Spinuzzi, Elmwood GC 85-82–167
Terry R Swartz, Littleton GC 81-88–169
Tim Daniel, Eaton Country Club 82-87–169
Bob Fishell, Plum Creek GC 88-82–170
Chuck Fisher, Indian Tree GC 83-89–172
Paul Steinway, Harmony Club 93-80–173
Howard Hankey, Foothills GC 87-87–174
Brad Jensen, Desert Hawk GC 87-95–182
Alton Marsh, Fossil Trace Golf Club 86-NS
Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan CC 91-NC
70 & Up Divison
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC 69-71–140
David Farabaugh, Broadlands GC 69-79–148
Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC 71-79–150
Larry Nicks, Springs Ranch GC 80-73–153
Scott Crone, Pinehurst CC 78-75–153
Bill Bogdanoff, South Suburban GC 77-77–154
Bob Sims, Clubcorp Colorado 76-81–157
Kirk Miller, Estes Park GC 81-77–158
Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch GC 77-82–159
Jim Bronner, Catamount Ranch & Club 81-79–160
Rick Pirog, Club at Cordillera 79-81–160
Jim Collins, CC at Castle Pines 79-83–162
Jim Strouse, Springhill GC 77-85–162
Lawrence Covell, CC at Castle Pines 81-86–167
Larry Pate, Fox Hollow GC 87-WD
Pete Perry, South Suburban GC 90-NS
Polk (pictured), a three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, eagled the par-5 14th hole and added four birdies to go along with two bogeys on Monday. He shot a 5-under-par 31 on the back nine.
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club shares second place in the 60-plus age division — at 70 — with Robin Bradbury of Heritage at Westmoor. Moore, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, carded four birdies and two bogeys on Monday. Bradbury, who in recent days has both qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur and been the low senior amateur at the Rocky Mountain Open, also had four birdies and two bogeys in the opening round.
The group at 72 includes Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Olive of The Broadmoor Golf Club, David Merritt of Meridian Golf Club and Robert Bulthaup of Valley Country Club.
In the 70-plus tournament, Don Alley of Antler Creek Golf Course and David Farabaugh of Broadlands Golf Course share the lead at 3-under-par 69. Alley recorded six birdies and overcame two 6s on his card. Farabaugh eagled the second hole (his 11th) and added two birdies.
Two back of the co-leaders, in third place, is Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course, the 2014 winner in this division.
The tournament will conclude for both age divisions on Tuesday.
CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play Championship
At Par-72 Heritage Eagle Bend GC in Aurora
60 & Up Division
Robert Polk, Colorado GC 37-31–68
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC 35-35–70
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor 34-36–70
David Merritt, Meridian GC 38-34–72
John Olive, Broadmoor GC 37-35–72
Robert Bulthaup, Valley CC 36-36–72
Bo Powell, West Woods GC 40-33–73
Chuck Delich, Eisenhower GC 36-37–73
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC 38-35–73
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC 35-38–73
Bill Bye, Englewood GC 36-38–74
Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend 37-37–74
Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC 36-38–74
Sean Forey, Club at Rolling Hills 38-36–74
Terry Hymans, Clubcorp Colorado 38-36–74
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC 38-37–75
Dave Runberg, CommonGround GC 40-36–76
Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado 39-37–76
Richard Griggs, Desert Hawk GC 36-40–76
Rick George, Castle Pines GC 39-37–76
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC 38-39–77
Glenn Schmasow, Clubcorp Colorado 40-37–77
Jim LeMar, Meadows GC 38-39–77
Ken Tai, Perry Park CC 38-39–77
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan CC 36-41–77
Steven Hill, Aurora Hills GC 38-39–77
Todd Wilcox, South Suburban GC 36-41–77
Bob Cloud, CommonGround GC 42-36–78
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor 40-38–78
Cliff Damato, Meridian Golf Club 37-41–78
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC 39-39–78
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC 38-41–79
Jeff Bowen, Riverdale GC 38-41–79
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC 40-39–79
Roger Lawson, Wellshire GC 40-40–80
Dan Schield, Indian Peaks GC 35-46–81
Daniel Dymerski, Columbine CC 39-42–81
Dave Bullock, Cherry Hills CC 41-40–81
John Sostman, Meadows GC 42-39–81
Mike Portelance, Collindale GC 39-42–81
Terry R Swartz, Littleton GC 41-40–81
Danny Wyrick, West Woods GC 38-44–82
Jerry Kaylor, Broadlands GC 42-40–82
Tim Daniel, Eaton Country Club 38-44–82
Chuck Fisher, Indian Tree GC 41-42–83
Glenn Hyde, Riverdale GC 40-43–83
Jeff Wyatt, Meadow Hills GC 41-42–83
Mark Barkley, Clubcorp Colorado 41-42–83
Terry Gillespie, Thorncreek GC 42-41–83
Mr Anthony w Spinuzzi, Elmwood GC 42-43–85
Alton Marsh, Fossil Trace Golf Club 45-41–86
Brad Jensen, Desert Hawk GC 41-46–87
Howard Hankey, Foothills GC 46-41–87
Bob Fishell, Plum Creek GC 43-45–88
Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan CC 46-45–91
Paul Steinway, Harmony Club 40-53–93
Dan Birnley, Conquistador GC WD
Mike Giarratano, Highlands Ranch GC WD
70 & Up Division
David Farabaugh, Broadlands GC 33-36–69
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC 34-35–69
Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC 37-34–71
Bob Sims, Clubcorp Colorado 37-39–76
Bill Bogdanoff, South Suburban GC 39-38–77
Jim Strouse, Springhill GC 38-39–77
Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Scott Crone, Pinehurst CC 38-40–78
Jim Collins, CC at Castle Pines 39-40–79
Rick Pirog, Club at Cordillera 43-36–79
Larry Nicks, Springs Ranch GC 40-40–80
Jim Bronner, Catamount Ranch & Club 38-43–81
Kirk Miller, Estes Park GC 42-39–81
Lawrence Covell, CC at Castle Pines 42-39–81
Larry Pate, Fox Hollow GC 41-46–87
Pete Perry, South Suburban GC 47-43–90
Carl Peters, Twin Peaks GC NS
Just this month, the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado’s Junior Series Championship for players 10 and under was held, and it wasn’t uncommon to see 7-year-olds competing.
Next week, the CGA will go to the other end of the spectrum, holding a championship for players potentially 10 times that old.
The fifth annual CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play, with separate age divisions for golfers 60 and older and 70 and older, will be contested Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 22-23) at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club (pictured) in Aurora.
Seventy-seven competitors are signed up for the event, including seven of the eight former champions in the 60+ and 70+ divisions. Those past champs include, in the 60+ competition, Robert Polk (2015), Kary Kaltenbacher (2014) and Bob Cloud (2013). And in the 70+ age group, every past winner is back: Kirk Miller (2015), Roger Gunderson (2014), Joe Morrill (2013) and Jim Collins (2012).
Add into the mix entrants Colorado Golf Hall of Famers Kent Moore and John Olive, 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur qualifier Robin Bradbury and recent CGA senior champion Harry Edwards, and the fields are formidable.
Each division will play 36 holes over the two days.
For Monday’s tee times, CLICK HERE.
]]>Jay Gomer of Indian Peaks Golf Course defeated 2015 champion David Delich of The Broadmoor Golf Club, 1 up, in the round of 32 at the Senior Match Play at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont. Gomer led from after the first hole through the 18th.
And in a battle of former champs at the Super-Senior Match Play at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada, two-time winner Patrick Mooney of Colorado Golf Club defeated defending champ John Olive of The Broadmoor 1 up in the round of 16. Mooney birdied the par-3 18th hole for the victory.
Joining Delich (pictured) in exiting in the first round of matches at Fox Hill was 2013 champion Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Club, who dropped a 1-up match to John Ingram of Hiwan Golf Club. Former champs who advanced to the round of 16 were Ray Makloski of Pueblo Country Club, Guy Mertz of The Fox Hill Club and Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club.
Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course, a two-time Super-Senior champ who was runner-up each of the last two years, fell in the round of 16 at West Woods to fellow CommonGround player Jeffrey English, 3 and 1. That means that the only former champion who made it to the Super-Senior quarterfinals was Mooney.
Both the Seniors and the Super-Seniors will feature two rounds of match play on Wednesday.
The championship matches for both the Senior Match Play and the Super-Senior Match Play are scheduled for Thursday.
CGA Senior Match Play
At The Fox Hill Club in Longmont
ROUND OF 32
Jay Gomer, Indian Peaks GC def. David Delich, Broadmoor GC 1 up
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC def. Craig Kirscht, Buffalo Run 7 and 5
John Ingram, Hiwan GC def. Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 1 up
Gary Driber, Ridge at Castle Pines North def. Bruce Hogg, Patty Jewett GC 19 holes
Brian Woody, Ridge @ Castle Pines N def. Mark Inboden, Raccoon Creek 20 holes
Bob Chandler, Foothills GC def. Michael Larson, Boulder Country Club 4 and 3
Robert West, Cherry Creek CC def. Thomas Roos, Spring Valley GC 2 up
Owen Ellis, Flatirons GC def. Gary Fox, CC at Castle Pines 1 up
Guy Mertz, Fox Hill Club, the def. Jim Fucillo, Inverness GC 4 and 3
Bradley Becker, Plum Creek GC def. Richard Kelly, Foothills GC 19 holes
Jim Jagels, Hiwan GC def. Tom Sweetman, Omni Interlocken Resort 1 up
Robert Polk, Colorado GC def. Mark Armistead, Highlands Ranch GC 6 and 4
Ray Makloski, Pueblo CC def. Jeff Anderson, Perry Park CC 5 and 3
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor def. Patrick Horvath, Murphy Creek GC 6 and 4
Jeff Oneth, Colorado GC def. Greg A Thiesen, Fox Hill Club, the 4 and 3
Jeff Slupe, Highland Meadows GC def. Dennis Fields, Heritage at Westmoor 19 holes
CGA Super-Senior Match Play
At West Woods GC in Arvada
ROUND OF 16
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC def. John Olive, Broadmoor GC, 1 up
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC def. Pete Perry, South Suburban GC, 3 and 2
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC def. Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC, 1 up
Lee Hansen, Pinehurst CC def. Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC, 2 and 1
James W Brundige, Snowmass Club def. Randy Miller, Boulder CC, 10 and 8
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC def. Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC, 3 and 1
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC def. Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC, 4 and 2
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor def. Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower GC, 2 and 1
Meanwhile, at the CGA Senior Match Play, which is taking place simultaneously but at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont, Guy Mertz posted the low round — an even-par 70 — at his home course in the stroke-play qualifying round for the event.
Mertz, the 2010 CGA Senior Match Play champ, made two birdies and two bogeys on the day and earned the No. 2 seed in the match play portion of the championship, which starts on Tuesday. David Delich of The Broadmoor, a three-time winner of the event, will be the top seed in the 32-man bracket as the defending champion.
The only player besides Mertz to shoot under 76 Monday at Fox Hill was 2012 Senior Match Play winner Ray Makloski of Pueblo Country Club, who carded a 72.
At the Super-Senior Match Play at West Woods, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Olive (pictured) defeated 32nd seed Howard Hankey of Foothills Golf Course 6 and 5 in the round of 32. Gunderson, a two-time Super-Senior champion and the runner-up the last two years, beat Cliff Damato of Meridian Golf Club 3 and 2. Another two-time champ, Patrick Mooney of Colorado Golf Club, advanced with a 6 and 4 victory over Robert Walker of Boulder Country Club.
Olive, Gunderson and Mooney will be compete in round-of-16 matches on Tuesday.
CGA Super-Senior Match Play
At West Woods GC in Arvada
Round of 32
John Olive, Broadmoor GC (1) def. Howard Hankey, Foothills GC (32), 6 and 5
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (16) def. Robert Walker, Boulder CC (17), 6 and 4
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC (8) def. Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch GC (25), 4 and 3
Pete Perry, South Suburban GC (9) def. Ken Tai, Perry Park CC (24), 4 and 2
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC (4) def. Danny Wyrick, West Woods GC (29), Withdrew
Lonnie Miller, Meridian GC (20) def. Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC (13), 1 up
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (5) def. Bill Hancock, Club at Flying Horse (28), 3 and 2
Lee Hansen, Pinehurst CC (12) def. Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan CC (21), 7 and 6
James W Brundige, Snowmass Club (31) def. Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan CC (2), Withdrew
Randy Miller, Boulder CC (18) def. Mark Barkley, Clubcorp Colorado (15), 4 and 3
Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC (7) def. Cliff Damato, Meridian GC (26), 3 and 2
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC (23) def. Todd Wilcox, South Suburban GC (10), 1 up
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC (30) def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC (3), 1 up
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC (19) def. Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend (14), 3 and 2
Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower GC (6) def. Mike Giarratano, Highlands Ranch GC (27), 5 and 4
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (22) def. Bob Cloud, Commonground GC (11), 5 and 4
CGA Senior Match Play
At Par-70 Fox Hill Club in Longmont
ADVANCED TO MATCH PLAY
David Delich, Broadmoor GC (#1 seed as defending champ)
Guy Mertz, Fox Hill Club 34-36–70
Ray Makloski, Pueblo CC 36-36–72
Robert West, Cherry Creek CC 41-35–76
Mark Inboden, Raccoon Creek 37-39–76
Greg A Thiesen, Fox Hill Club, the 35-41–76
Jim Jagels, Hiwan GC 37-39–76
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Gary Driber, Ridge at Castle Pines North 37-40–77
Robert Polk, Colorado GC 41-37–78
Dennis Fields, Heritage at Westmoor 37-41–78
Owen Ellis, Flatirons GC 41-37–78
Bob Chandler, Foothills GC 42-37–79
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor 36-43–79
Bradley Becker, Plum Creek GC 38-41–79
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC 38-42–80
Craig Kirscht, Buffalo Run 38-42–80
Richard Kelly, Foothills GC 38-42–80
Patrick Horvath, Murphy Creek GC 39-41–80
Michael E Larson, Boulder CC 37-43–80
Gary Fox, CC at Castle Pines 40-41–81
Jeff Slupe, Highland Meadows GC 40-41–81
Mark Armistead, Highlands Ranch GC 38-43–81
Bruce Hogg, Patty Jewett GC 40-41–81
John Ingram, Hiwan GC 40-41–81
Tom Sweetman, Omni Interlocken Resort 39-42–81
Jeff Oneth, Colorado GC 41-40–81
Brian Woody, Ridge @ Castle Pines N 39-43–82
Thomas Roos, Spring Valley GC 40-42–82
Jeff Anderson, Perry Park CC 40-42–82
Jim Fucillo, Inverness GC 39-43–82
Jay Gomer, Indian Peaks GC 37-46–83
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Steve Sullivan, Lone Tree GC 41-42–83
Frank Wilson, Lakewood CC 42-41–83
Mike Campbell, Aurora Hills GC 40-44–84
Randy Kippes, Saddle Rock GC 41-43–84
Pat Bowe, Commonground GC 40-44–84
Peter O’Connell, Commonground GC 42-42–84
Mike Portelance, Collindale GC 43-41–84
Paul Edwards, Meridian GC 40-44–84
John Sostman, Meadows GC 40-44–84
Steve Kass, Aurora Hills GC 40-44–84
Jay Orris, Boulder CC 44-41–85
Paul Karsen, Meridian GC 42-43–85
Louis Gerig, The Heritage @ Westmoor 44-41–85
Bobby Rennick, Ironbridge GC 43-43–86
Randall Dolan, Commonground GC 41-45–86
Ken Bailey, Telluride Ski & GC 43-43–86
Jerry Kaylor, Broadlands GC 39-48–87
Troy Tomsick, Indian Peaks GC 41-47–88
Mike Ballard, Collindale GC 42-46–88
Jeff Bowen, Riverdale GC 43-46–89
Doug Phelps, Foothills GC 41-48–89
Dennis Weber, Hyland Hills GC 45-46–91
Dave Bullock, Cherry Hills CC 42-54–96
Sean Forey, Bear Creek GC WD
Carl Peters, Twin Peaks GC WD
Steven Mace Feder, Cherry Creek CC DQ
Tony Urban, Saddle Rock GC WD
The Colorado Golf Hall of Famer proved that again on Thursday.
Just a couple of months shy of his 70th birthday, Olive defeated Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course, another winner of multiple CGA titles, 1 up in Thursday’s final of the CGA Super-Senior Match Play at the Club at Ravenna in Littleton.
Asked what another state title means to him, Olive said, “It means that it might be the last one. I don’t know how many more I’ll have to play in. Roger and I are very fortunate that we’re not only still upright but that we still do pretty well (golf-wise).”
Indeed, this Super-Senior Match Play reflected well on the older competitors. Even though anyone age 60 and up who meets the playing standard can compete, the final featured one guy 69 (Olive) and another 71 (Gunderson).
Olive two-putted for par from long range at No. 18, then watched as Gunderson missed a 10-foot birdie putt that would have forced extra holes.
“I breathed a sigh of relief,” Olive said. “We both played some very nice golf at times.”
In a match that was all square after 10, Olive had a 2-up advantage through 16 — after the players halved No. 15 with birdies. But Olive three-putted No. 17 for par — as Gunderson birdied — to force the match to the 18th hole.
The end result was a reverse of last year’s Super-Senior semifinals, when Gunderson defeated Olive. Gunderson has finished second in the last two Super-Senior Match Plays.
For Olive, it was his 11th individual CGA championship, but his first in the Super-Senior Match Play. He’s also won five Senior Stroke Plays, four Senior Match Plays and the 1977 Stroke Play. Olive also has the distinction of being the only amateur to prevail in the Colorado Senior Open (in 1999), and he’s won state senior amateur titles in California and Arizona.
Though Thursday’s final — which was played a day earlier than scheduled because of the threat of bad weather on Friday — went down to the wire, that was the exception for Olive this week. He won his previous matches by large margins: 5 and 4, 7 and 6, 4 and 3, and 7 and 6. The Air Force Academy graduate was 4 under par in his 7-and-6 semifinal victory Thursday morning over top-seeded Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club.
“I had to focus,” said Olive, a seven-time CGA Senior Player of the Year. “I slipped back into tournament mode and was very pleased with how played. It was very nice.
“It feels very good to win again.”
Meanwhile, in the CGA Senior Match Play for competitors 50 and older, two former champions won two matches on Thursday to advance to Friday’s semifinals.
That includes 2014 winner Tom Musselman of Telluride Ski & Golf Club, who posted 3 and 2, and 6 and 5 victories on Thursday. And David Delich of the Broadmoor, who’s captured Senior Match Play titles in 2007 and ’11, prevailed 4 and 3 in the quarterfinals after his round-of-16 opponent withdrew.
In Friday morning’s semifinals, Musselman will face Brian Woody of the Ridge at Castle Pines North, and Delich will take on Robin Bradbury of Heritage at Westmoor, who defeated former champion Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club 2 up in the quarterfinals. Bradbury won the last three holes of that match, going par-birdie-birdie.
The winners of the semifinals will square off for the Senior Match Play title beginning late in the morning on Friday.
For the Senior bracket, CLICK HERE. For the Super-Senior bracket, CLICK HERE.
CGA Senior Match Play
At Club at Ravenna in Littleton
SUPER-SENIOR DIVISION
Round of 32
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek Golf Club (1) def. John Leamon, Littleton Golf & Tennis Club (32), 5 and 4
Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (17) def. Dan Birnley, Conquistador Golf Course (16), 3 and 1
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (8) def. Gary Guilford, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (25), 3 and 2
Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & CC (9) def. Ken Tai, Perry Park Country Club (24), 2 and 1
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (4) def. Marc Sims, Eisenhower Golf Club (29), 5 and 4
Terry Hymans, Clubcorp Colorado (20) def. Roger Lawson, Wellshire Golf Course (13), 1 up
Gary Kephart, Eisenhower Golf Club (5) def. Ron Crowder, Broadmoor Golf Club (28), 6 and 5
John Callahan, South Suburban Family Sports (12) def. Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park Golf Course (21), 4 and 3
Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan Country Club (2) def. Danny Wyrick, West Woods Golf Club (31), 1 up
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (15) def. Steven Humphrey, Legacy Ridge Golf Course (18), By Default
Roger Gunderson, Commonground Golf Course (7) def. Vance Adler, Country Club at Castle Pines (26), 3 and 2
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (10) def. Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan Country Club (23), 3 and 2
Bob Cloud, Commonground Golf Course (3) def. John Warkentin, Inverness Golf Club (30), 3 and 2
Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower Golf Club (14) def. Randy Miller, Boulder Country Club (19), 19 holes
Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (6) def. Lawrence Covell, Country Club at Castle Pines (27), 1 up
Craig Stephenson, Saddle Rock Golf Course (22) def. Mark Barkley, Canongate Colorado (11), 6 and 5
Round of 16
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek Golf Club (1) def. Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (17), 3 and 2
Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & CC (9) def. Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (8), 2 and 1
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (4) def. Terry Hymans, Clubcorp Colorado (20), 7 and 6
Gary Kephart, Eisenhower Golf Club (5) def. John Callahan, South Suburban Family Sports (12), 5 and 3
Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan Country Club (2) def. Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (15), 3 and 2
Roger Gunderson, Commonground Golf Course (7) def. Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (10), 19 holes
Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower Golf Club (14) def. Bob Cloud, Commonground Golf Course (3), 1 up
Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (6) def. Craig Stephenson, Saddle Rock Golf Course (22), 3 and 1
Quarterfinals
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek Golf Club (1) def. Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & CC (9), 2 and 1
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (4) def. Gary Kephart, Eisenhower Golf Club (5), 4 and 3
Roger Gunderson, Commonground Golf Course (7) def. Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan Country Club (2), 3 and 2
Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (6) def. Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower Golf Club (14), 2 and 1
Semifinals
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (4) def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek Golf Club (1), 7 and 6
Roger Gunderson, Commonground Golf Course (7) def. Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (6), 4 and 3
Finals
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (4) def. Roger Gunderson, Commonground Golf Course (7), 1 up
Friday was a long time coming for Tom Musselman.
Three-hundred and sixty-four days, to be exact.
But on Friday the 13th, the 54-year-old golfer from Telluride Ski & Golf Club finally earned the trophy that barely eluded him a year ago.
After being forced to settle for second place at the CGA Senior Match Play in 2013, Musselman made a very satisfying move up to the champion’s spot this week.
The former Kentucky state amateur champion won two matches Friday at the Pinery Country Club in Parker, claiming the Senior Match Play title with a 2-and-1 victory over Steve Bell of Denver Country Club.
“This means a lot just because I really focused and practiced over the winter to get ready for this campaign in early June,” Musselman said. “The whole goal was to try to get my game in shape for this event. I was aiming for this one.”
Another Tom, Tom Warren of Fossil Trace Golf Club, earned the CGA Senior-Senior Match Play championship for players 60 and older by defeating Roger Gunderson of Aurora Hills Golf Course, 2 and 1 in Friday’s final.
Musselman, who lost a 2-up final match to Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course on June 14, 2013, avenged that defeat in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
“I had so much confidence going into that final (last year), then all of a sudden I was 4 or 5 over par and get beat. It was disturbing,” said Musselman, a hotel developer from Kentucky who purchased a home in Telluride in 2000. “I knew where Harry was on the board this entire week, and I told him that. He is a competitor. We went at it. I was 3 under par just to beat him. That was my best-played match. I was psyched. I had everything dialed in — and I had to play well. I was watching all week and hoping we’d get to play.”
Then after ousting Larry Netherton of Highlands Ranch Golf Club 4 and 3 in Friday morning’s semifinals, Musselman never trailed in the title match.
Bell looked likely to square the match on the par-4 seventh after Musselman’s tee shot ended up against the trunk of a tree and he was in the front greenside bunker in three. But with Bell having a 5-foot par putt, Musselman holed out a 30-foot sand shot (left) for par, leading to a halve of the hole.
“All of a sudden I hole that damn thing out,” he said. “I know that kind of shook Steve up a little bit.”
Then Musselman won the eighth with a 6-foot birdie and the ninth with a par to go 3 up.
Bell cut the deficit to 1 down when Musselman made bogeys on 10 and 12. But Musselman birdied No. 13 with an up-and-down from the sand, made a 45-foot birdie putt on No. 16, and two-putted from 50 feet for par on No. 17 to claim the victory. Bell (left) lost despite birdies at Nos. 15 and 16, and a lipped-out birdie putt on 17.
“I felt good about most of the way I played, but I had a couple of shaggy-dog holes in the middle of the round that put me down a little bit,” Bell said. “I got a little adrenaline at the end and birdied 15 and 16 and I hit a really good putt on 17 that I thought was going to go. It feels a little bit better when you birdie two of the last three holes.”
In the Senior-Seniors, Warren (below) held the lead for most of the day against Gunderson, the 1998 CGA Senior Match Play champ who had knocked off Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Olive in the semis. The 61-year-old Warren never trailed after making three consecutive birdies on Nos. 4-6. Still, things were all square after 14, but Warren won Nos. 15 and 17 with pars, the latter after Gunderson hit a shot out of bounds.
The win was especially satisfying considering Warren just got back into tournament golf three years ago after not playing competitively for about a decade.
“I used to play a lot of competitive golf and I took 10 years off and I forgot how much fun it was,” he said.
In his younger years, Warren qualified for two U.S. Junior Amateurs, losing to a young Texan named Ben Crenshaw in one match.
“He was a year older than me and he had a caddie and a coach and a little gallery,” Warren recalled. “I thought, ‘I better find myself another career.’ I just remember watching him hit it 50 yards past me and making 30 footers when I’m shaking on 3 footers.”
On Friday, the 70-year-old Gunderson was in decent shape until his tee shots suddenly went awry coming down the stretch.
“I hit a lot of good shots but I put myself into too many bad positions off the tee coming in,” he said. “I drove the ball really well all week until the last six or seven holes, then I couldn’t keep it on the planet.”
While Gunderson obviously would have like to have won another state title, making it to the super-senior final was an accomplishment by itself.
“I had no expectations coming in,” he said. “I have not been playing well. To get this far, I feel pretty fortunate.”
CGA Senior Match Play and Super-Senior Match Play Championship
At Par-72 Pinery CC in Parker
(Seeds in Parentheses)
SENIOR MATCH PLAY
Round of 64
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (1) def. Jim Dawson, Hyland Hills (64), 6 and 5
Brian Woody, Ridge at Castle Pines North (32) def. Mark Brown, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (33), 2 and 1
Jeff Sweet, Murphy Creek Golf Course (16) def. Rick George, Castle Pines GC (49), 3 and 2
Mike Larson, Boulder Country Club (17) def. Pat Bucci, West Woods Golf Club (48), 5 and 4
Sean Forey, Bear Creek Golf Club (8) def. Peter O’Connell, Commonground Golf Course (57), 6 and 5
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Ted Warner, Greeley Country Club (40), 5 and 4
Randall Dolan, Commonground GC (56) def. Robin Bradbury, Legacy Ridge GC (9), 20 holes
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor Country Club (41) def. Ronald Swartzwelder, Commonground Golf Course (24), 4 and 3
Patrick Horvath, Murphy Creek Golf Course (4) def. Robert West, Cherry Creek Country Club (61), 19 holes
Jim LeMar, The Meadows GC (36) def. Bruce Hogg, Patty Jewett Golf Course (29), 23 holes
Brent Timm, Pinery Country Club (13) def. Mike Campbell, Aurora Hills GC (52), 4 and 3
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (45) def. Bradley Becker, Plum Creek G & CC (20), 1 up
Pat Bowe, Commonground Golf Course (5) def. Bo Powell, West Woods Golf Club (60), 2 and 1
Jake Jacobson, Lakewood Country Club (28) def. Charlie Post, Colorado GC (37), 1 up
Bob Beiersdorf, Ridge at Castle Pines North (12) def. Don Sall, Broadmoor Golf Club (53), 3 and 2
Lance Balthaser, Englewood Men’s Golf Club (21) def. Kelly Crone, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (44), 2 and 1
Robert Polk, Colorado Golf Club (2) def. David Draper, Green Valley Ranch Golf Club (63), 5 and 4
Scott Patterson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (31) def. Owen Ellis, Flatirons Golf Course (34), 7 and 5
Rick Tarasiewicz, Patty Jewett Golf Course (15) def. Chuck Delich, Eisenhower Golf Club (50), 1 up
Bob Chandler, Heritage at Westmoor (47) def. John Ingram, Colorado Golf Club (18), 3 and 2
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC (58) def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek Golf Club (7), 2 and 1
Gary Fox, Country Club at Castle Pines (39) def. Eric Hoos, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (26), 4 and 3
Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10) def. Laird Middleton, Coal Creek Mens Golf Club (55), 7 and 6
Richard Griggs, Desert Hawk Golf Course Men’s (42) def. Ray Makloski, Pueblo Country Club (23), 3 and 2
John Sostmann, Meadows Golf Club (3) def. Mark Barkley, Canongate Colorado (62), 4 and 3
Art Cudworth, Raccoon Creek MC (30) def. Steve Sullivan, Bear Dance Golf Club (35), 2 and 1
Thomas McGeary, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (51) def. David Delich, Broadmoor GC (14), 3 and 2
Scott Crone, Pinehurst Country Club (46) def. John Applegate, Meadow Hills Golf Course (19), 20 holes
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills Country Club (6) def. Craig Stephenson, Saddle Rock Golf Course (59), 2 and 1
Bob Kubiak, South Suburban Golf Course (27) def. Chuck Fisher, Riverdale GC (38), 5 and 4
Brian Harris, Denver Country Club (11) def. Richard Kelly, Heritage at Westmoor (54), 6 and 5
Thomas Roos, Spring Valley Golf Club (22) def. Doug Jones, Tiara Rado Golf Course (43), 2 and 1
Round of 32
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (1) def. Brian Woody, Ridge at Castle Pines North (32), 2 and 1
Mike Larson, Boulder Country Club (17) def. Jeff Sweet, Murphy Creek Golf Course (16), 2 and 1
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Sean Forey, Bear Creek Golf Club (8), 4 and 2
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor Country Club (41) def. Randall Dolan, Commonground GC (56), 7 and 5
Jim LeMar, The Meadows GC (36) def. Patrick Horvath, Murphy Creek Golf Course (4), 4 and 3
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (45) def. Brent Timm, Pinery Country Club (13), 1 up
Pat Bowe, CommonGround Golf Course (5) def. Jake Jacobson, Lakewood Country Club (28), 1 up
Bob Beiersdorf, Ridge at Castle Pines North (12) def. Lance Balthaser, Englewood Men’s Golf Club (21), 19 holes
Robert Polk, Colorado Golf Club (2) def. Scott Patterson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (31), 21 holes
Bob Chandler, Heritage at Westmoor (47) def. Rick Tarasiewicz, Patty Jewett Golf Course (15), 3 and 2
Gary Fox, Country Club at Castle Pines (39) def. Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC (58), 4 and 3
Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10) def. Richard Griggs, Desert Hawk Golf Course Men’s (42), 5 and 3
Art Cudworth, Raccoon Creek MC (30) def. John Sostmann, Meadows Golf Club (3), 1 up
Scott Crone, Pinehurst Country Club (46) def. Thomas McGeary, Highlands Ranch Golf Club (51), 19 holes
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills Country Club (6) def. Bob Kubiak, South Suburban Golf Course (27), 2 and 1
Thomas Roos, Spring Valley Golf Club (22) def. Brian Harris, Denver Country Club (11), 3 and 2
Round of 16
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (1) def. Mike Larson, Boulder Country Club (17), 3 and 1
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor Country Club (41), 2 and 1
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (45) def. Jim LeMar, The Meadows GC (36), 5 and 4
Pat Bowe, Commonground Golf Course (5) def. Bob Beiersdorf, Ridge at Castle Pines North (12), 20 holes
Bob Chandler, Heritage at Westmoor (47) def. Robert Polk, Colorado Golf Club (2), 22 holes
Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10) def. Gary Fox, Country Club at Castle Pines (39), 2 up
Art Cudworth, Raccoon Creek MC (30) def. Scott Crone, Pinehurst Country Club (46), 7 and 5
Thomas Roos, Spring Valley Golf Club (22) def. Kent Moore, Cherry Hills Country Club (6), 4 and 2
Quarterfinals
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (1), 3 and 2
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (45) def. Pat Bowe, Commonground Golf Course (5), 2 up
Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10) def. Bob Chandler, Heritage at Westmoor (47), 3 and 1
Art Cudworth, Raccoon Creek MC (30) def. Thomas Roos, Spring Valley Golf Club (22), 4 and 3
Semifinals
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (45), 4 and 3
Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10) def. Art Cudworth, Raccoon Creek MC (30), 20 holes
Final
Tom Musselman, Telluride Ski & Golf Club (25) def. Steve Bell, Denver Country Club (10), 2 and 1
SUPER-SENIOR MATCH PLAY
Round of 32
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (1) def. Tony C Key, Valley Country Club (32), 6 and 5
David Farabaugh, Broadlands Golf Club (16) def. Kirk Miller, Estes Park Golf Club (17), 4 and 3
Steve Stultz, Country Club at Castle Pines (8) def. Tom Lawrence, Lakewood Country Club (25), 6 and 4
Tom Warren, Fossil Trace Golf Club (24) def. Gary Kephart, Eisenhower Golf Club (9), 20 holes
Bob Cloud, Bear Creek Golf Club (4) def. Loren Warburg, Fox Hollow at Lakewood (29), 4 and 3
Jim Collins, Country Club at Castle Pines (13) def. Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan Country Club (20), 19 holes
Frank Hernandez, Boomerang Golf Links (5) def. Danny Wyrick, West Woods Golf Club (28), 4 and 3
Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (12) def. John Boyles, Pinery Country Club (21), 2 up
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (2) def. Jocko Kaliszewski, Bear Dance Golf Club (31), 6 and 5
Dan Grigsby, Legacy Ridge Golf Course (18) def. Mark David Winski, Commonground Golf Course (15), 2 and 1
Bob Berglund, Pinery Country Club (26) def. Dan Birnley, Conquistador Golf Course (7), 20 holes
Fredrick Steffers, Patty Jewett Golf Course (10) def. Ken Tai, Perry Park Country Club (23), 4 and 3
Roger Gunderson, Aurora Hills Golf Club (3) def. Marc Sims, Eisenhower Golf Club (30), 19 holes
Tom Keltner, Lakewood Country Club (19) def. Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch Golf Course (14), 2 and 1
Jim Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend G & C (6) def. John Leamon, Littleton Golf & Tennis Club (27), 2 up
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (11) def. Richard Barg, Meadow Hills Golf Course (22), 6 and 4
Round of 16
David Farabaugh, Broadlands Golf Course (16) def. Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (1), 5 and 4
Tom Warren, Fossil Trace Golf Club (24) def. Steve Stultz, Country Club at Castle Pines (8), 1 up
Jim Collins, Country Club at Castle Pines (13) def. Bob Cloud, Bear Creek Golf Club (4), 21 holes
Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (12) def. Frank Hernandez, Boomerang Golf Links (5), 2 and 1
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (2) def. Dan Grigsby, Legacy Ridge Golf Course (18), 3 and 2
Fredrick Steffers, Patty Jewett Golf Course (10) def. Bob Berglund, Pinery Country Club (26), 6 and 4
Roger Gunderson, Aurora Hills Golf Club (3) def. Tom Keltner, Lakewood Country Club (19), 4 and 3
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (11) def. Jim Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend G & C (6), 3 and 1
Quarterfinals
Tom Warren, Fossil Trace Golf Club (24) def. David Farabaugh, Broadlands Golf Club (16), 1 up
Jim Collins, Country Club at Castle Pines (13) def. Mark Runyan, Canongate Colorado (12), 2 and 1
John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (2) def. Fredrick Steffers, Patty Jewett Golf Course (10), 1 up
Roger Gunderson, Aurora Hills Golf Club (3) def. Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (11), 3 and 2
Semifinals
Tom Warren, Fossil Trace Golf Club (24) def. Jim Collins, Country Club at Castle Pines (13), 2 and 1
Roger Gunderson, Aurora Hills Golf Course (3) def. John Olive, Broadmoor Golf Club (2), 2 and 1
Final
Tom Warren, Fossil Trace Golf Club (24) def. Roger Gunderson, Aurora Hills Golf Course (3), 2 and 1