California South repeats at U.S. Senior Team Challenge
(courtesy of CGSA)
The United States Senior Challenge’s 31st annual Team Championship played at The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona, concluded June 5, 2015.
Defending champion California South repeated their victory of last year, played at the Golf Club of Oklahoma. Captain Greg Mokler and teammates Bob Kain, Gary Hardin and new team member Ken Knott scored 653 to defeat New Mexico’s score of 655.
New Mexico’s team of Mike Quinlan, Richard Alarid, Douglas K. Good and Jack Slayton had a final day score of 200 or 16 under par. This might have been a tournament record for the final round by any team in tournament history. Ted Smith, super senior, of Indiana was the medalist with a score of 142 or 2-under par.
California will defend next year in Las Vegas at Spanish Trail Country Club on June 6-9, 2016.
ABOUT THE U.S. Senior Challenge
The U.S. Senior Challenge is the nation’s only senior,
amateur golf event featuring teams from different
states
competing against each other usually held in June of
each year. Four-man teams representing their
respective state,
one of which can be 50-54 and at least three need to
be 55 & over and much like a collegiate event, has
an
individual component inside the event.
The tournament is a 54-hole competition. The best
three of four scores per hole are counted on the first
day of
competitive play when teams are paired together,
and the best three of four 18-hole rounds are scored
during the
final two rounds.
A team and an individual champion will be identified
along with a Senior and Super Senior Payout.
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