U.S. Sr. Challenge: McMullen tops Whitney in playoff

6/20/2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jerry McMullen of Indiana won the 25th U.S. Senior Challenge Individual Tournament in a five hole playoff over Cyrus Whitney

LOUISVILLE, KY (June 20, 2013) -- Jerry McMullen of Indiana won the 25th U.S. Senior Challenge Individual Tournament in a five hole playoff over Cyrus Whitney of Arizona at the Cardinal Club in Louisville, Ky. Both players shared the lead after Round 1 and finished regulation with identical rounds of 71-70-72--213. Happy Rakestraw took third place, one back of McMullen and Whitney. A strong field of 94 senior and super senior golfers played 54 holes in 84-86 degree weather with only moderate humidity and wind. Ted Smith of Indiana won by five over Bob Vidricksen of Salina, Kansas. Smith fired a 5 -under 67 on Thursday to prevail over a strong field of super seniors. Ted finished at 5-under par for the tournament. Next year's (2014) tournament will be held at the highly rated Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, FL, on June 2-4, 2014.

Results: U.S. Senior Challenge

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jerry McMullen	Carmel, IN	700	71-70-72--213*
2	Cyrus Whitney	Oro Valley, AZ	500	71-70-72--213
3	Happy Rakestraw	Somerset, KY	400	73-71-70--214
4	David Waugh	Davenport, IA	400	71-75-70--216
5	Dan Smith	Fairfield, OH	400	69-77-72--218

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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...

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