Hanzel holds off Hughett, Decker for Senior Porter Cup title
9/6/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Senior Porter Cup, Niagara Falls Country Club
Doug Hanzel won his second title in this event by breaking a three-year streak of victories by Keith Decker.
Hanzel finished eight shots ahead of Decker to win. He was six shots ahead of Michael Hughett, who finished second.
"I was going to go under par," Hanzel told the Niagara Falls Gazette of his final-round strategy. "I'm not playing for pars. This golf course, I can shoot under par and I knew if I shot par or under no one was going to beat me."
Fred Silver, the longtime tournament director, won the legends division (70 and older). He had won the senior and super senior divisions and hoped to hit the trifecta this year. He accomplished his goal.
"It's great,” he told the Gazette “I actually lost in a playoff to Skip Snow in this division a few years ago, so I had a chance to win all three. It's really cool."
Marc Fried won the super senior division by four shots over Rick Dodds-Hebron.
Snow, the 2016 legends champion, won the new super legends division, for players 75 and older, by three strokes over Steve Wilson, who closed with a 69.
Quotes from the Niagara Falls Gazette used in this report
Results: Senior Porter Cup
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah, GA | 700 | 68-67-69=204 | |
| 2 | Owasso, OK | 400 | 69-71-70=210 | |
| 3 | Martinsville, VA | 300 | 74-69-69=212 | |
| 4 | Canyon Lake, CA | 300 | 71-72-74=217 | |
| 5 | Pooler, GA | 300 | 74-67-77=218 |
About the Senior Porter Cup
The Senior Porter Cup is an invitational amateur event conducted at stroke play over 54 holes. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to invite players of national and international reputation to participate. Contestants are selected on the basi...
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