Three Teams Cruise to Victory
OCALA, Fla. – Over two beautiful days at Country Club of Ocala, three teams emerged victorious in this season’s final team Winter Series event. Mark Allen / Cortland Schofield won in the Mid-Amateur division, Steve Riviere / Rod Bayliss in the Senior division, and Bobby Lundquist / Robert Cunningham in the Super-Senior division.
Mid-Amateur Division
All three of our divisions were closely contested following the first round on Monday. In the Mid-Amateur division, there was a three-way tie for the lead at two-under par 70. These teams comprised of Chris MacLellan / Brandon Casler, Ivan Heller / Chris McCracken, and Mark Allen / Cortland Schofield. Shankar Natarajan, who has previously won two Winter Series events this season, sat one shot out of the lead with his partner Scott Manie heading into the final round.
In round two, the team of Nilo Sanchez / Cade Alfieri stormed up the leaderboard with five birdies in their first 12 holes. With just six holes remaining in the final round, three teams sat atop the leaderboard at five-under par. Our round one co-leaders Allen / Schofield would come out of the pack victorious at six-under-par total. Natarajan / Manie and Sanchez / Alfieri would tie for second place one shot back of our victors.
Senior Division
Seven teams would shoot under par in the Senior division during the first round on Monday. Steve Riviere / Rod Bayliss and Bruce Sands / Bob Murphy led the way after both shooting four-under-par 68. The team of Scott Thul / Thomas Lowe sat one shot back after a three-under-par 69.
Riviere / Bayliss took control of the Senior leaderboard on Tuesday after making a coupld of birdies in the middle of their second round. A steady finish free of any mistakes would secure them the Senior division by two shots over round one co-leaders Sands / Murphy.
Super-Senior Division
Bob Lundquist / Robert Cunningham held the solo lead in the Super-Senior division after the first round after firing a three-under 69. Bradley Rollinson / John Milton were close behind after their two-under 70 on Monday.
After a slow start, five birdies in seven holes would allow Lundquist / Cunningham to extend their lead Tuesday morning and essentially pull away from the field in the Super-Senior division. A late push by a couple of other teams would not be enough as the duo would secure first place by two shots at six-under par. In a tie for second at four-under par finished the teams of Mark Taylor / Thomas Donovan and Doug Snoap / Jack Jackson.
