Lutz and Osberg take National Senior Junior title
From the left: Austin Davenport, Chip Lutz, Jeff Osberg, John Pinkham
The Pennsylvania duo of Chip Lutz and Jeff Osberg carded a final round 75 for a three-day total of 9-under 207 to win the 2023 National Senior Junior Championship at the Dye Preserve Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla.
Heading into the final round, Lutz and Osberg were tied with Tony Hejna and Andrew Bailey while defending champions Matt Sughrue and Justin Young were just one back. Despite a rocky inward nine, Lutz and Osberg posted a final round 75 in the alternate shot format to secure a one-stroke win over Sughrue and Young and the team of of Doug Clapp and Jake Shuman.
Clapp and Shuman would end up taking runner-up honors, winning on a back-nine scorecard playoff with a 35.
ABOUT THE
National Senior Junior
Mid Amateur, Senior Amateur. Unique three-format
54 hole invitational features a "junior" (mid
am) and a senior paired together. There is also a
Legends division
that pairs legends and super seniors. Started in 1991
by some
Society of Seniors members, the tournament is
played
on a
wonderful course re-done by Pete Dye. One round
each of Best-Ball, Scramble, and
Pinehurst format.
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