The 2011 Sr. National Championship came to an exciting finish. Of those who played in their first Championship, they truly enjoyed the experience. The players who had afternoon rounds played in intense heat and the key to maintaining strength and focus was keeping hydrated. A couple players as well as a couple spectators suffered dehydration which caused one Member to be hospitalized and a
Female spectator passed out. Those who kept it together had great results.
Female spectator passed out. Those who kept it together had great results.
Chicago South, Chicago North and Milwaukee should be pleased with how its members did. Congratulations to those who finished in the to five: Curt Langille (Milwaukee Tour), Dan Steinman (Chicago South), Richard Naef ( Milwaukee Tour) and John Williams (Chicago North).
Congratulations to the following Sr. Players:
Sr. Championship flight: Curt Langille fell short by three strokes and two holes is what prevented Curt from coming home with the trophy. Curt started out with a par but on the Par Five 2nd hole, Curt ran into a lot of trouble and posted a nine. He managed a couple of birdies but then triple bogied 14 to knock him out of a chance to win the Championship Flight. Curt finished 3rd and earned exempt status into 2012 Sr. National Championship.
Sr. Palmer Flight: Dan Steinman led the Sr. Palmer flight for the first three rounds and had a one stroke lead going into the final round on the Greg Norman Course. The day started out rough and the lead soon switched after the first two holes with Clifford Conover taking a one stroke lead. When the front finished, Dan found himself four strokes back. With three holes to play, Dan had closed the gap to within two strokes. Though he shot a 38 on the back, it wasn’t enough to make up the difference from the front nine. Dan represented himself and the Chicago Tour proudly finishing 2nd in a flight of 69 competitors.
Sr. Hogan Flight: John Williams had a great week winning big money on the first day ($2,600). The Sr. Hogan Flight was 129 players strong finishing in the Top Ten is a great accomplishment. John finished in 7th place with a closing round score of 83.
Sr. Sarazen Flight: Mark Giebelhausen posted an opening round 94 and tied for 38th with 7 other players. Mark made the biggest move finishing in 16th out of 93 in his flight. Though he was well out of the lead after day one, Mark continued to battle to improve on his first round position.
Sr. Snead Flight: Richard Naef hung in to the very end but was unable to make up the 8 stroke difference but finished in 3rd Place.
Congratulations to all who competed in the Sr. National Championship. Chicago has had Champions in the past but Curt Langille (Sr. Championship) and Richard Naef (Sr. Sarazen) are the first on the Milwaukee tour to reach the Top Five. The Open Division players are in town and it is their turn to pick up where the senior’s left off.
The days will be much longer because the field size is nearly 200 more than the Sr. Championship so posting an update might not occur. Make sure to follow your tour members by going to www.gcamtour.com then select your tour. Go to schedule and click on “Leader Board” for the National Championship. I wish all the Open Flight players from Chicago North, Chicago South and Milwaukee luck.
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