Top-ranked Jack Hall runs away with National Senior HOF
6/15/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for National Senior Hall of Fame, High Point Country Club
Top-ranked Jack Hall held off a host of challengers to win at Willow Creek Course at High Point Country Club
Beginning the day 6 under, Hall sprinted to the finish firing a stellar 7-under 65 to post 13 under and eight shots in front of Gene Elliott, the runner-up at 5 under. Hall, a second place finisher three times this year, held the lead after 36 holes following rounds of 70-68 before closing with the round of the tournament.
Brady Exber was third at 4-under while Steve Harwell and two-time champion Paul Simson were 2-under in a tie of fourth.
The Super Senior and Legends Division both went to playoffs with Russ Perry winning the Super Senior title and Dan Marsh taking it in the Legends Division.
Perry finished regulation tied with Alan Thielemann at 2-under while Marsh ended regulation tied with Bob Lewis at 3-under. Lewis was trying to win the tournament in the same year that he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Bob Lewis, Jr. (NSHOF photo)
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1) Member U.S. Walker Cup Teams 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
2) Captain U.S. Walker Cup Teams 2003 and 2005
3) Two Time Winner Coleman Cup Senior Division 2003 and 2005
4) Winner Walter J. Travis, Regular Division 2005 (Oldest Winner Ever)
5) Winner Walter J. Travis, Senior Division 2008
6) Holds Competitive Course Record at Pine Valley (64)
7) Low Amateur Masters 1987
8) Elected To The Ohio Sports Hall of Fame
9) Played in 25 USGA Events
Results: National Senior Hall of Fame
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah, GA | 1000 | 70-68-65=203 | |
| 2 | W. Des Moines, IA | 700 | 72-69-70=211 | |
| 3 | Las Vegas, NV | 500 | 70-69-73=212 | |
| T4 | Mooresville, NC | 500 | 67-74-73=214 | |
| T4 | Raleigh, NC | 500 | 71-71-72=214 |
About the National Senior Hall of Fame
54 hole invitational started in honor of Dale Morey (a member at Willow Creek) typically draws one of the strongest fields of the year. The tournament organizers desire to create and maintain a true and meaningful Hall of Fame that recognizes the bes...
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