Three Champions Crowned at Super Senior
The Forest Country Club in Fort Myers hosted the 2014 Super-Senior Championship and over 120 players 65 years of age and older competed. The players found The Forest in near perfect condition, however, the weather was not so perfect. Round 1 was played through windy and rainy conditions and round 2 had more wind than the first round. Luckily, the wind and rain left the area for the final round on Thursday.
In the 65-69 division, Jim Carley took the a three shot lead after the first round with a very impressive, bogey-free 70 (-2). The wind picked up to 20-30 mph for the second round on Wednesday. The low score of the day was a 74 posted by Sam Clunan. Carley shot a 75 to post 145 which put him two strokes ahead of Clunan and seven shots ahead of Hagan Anderson.
The players enjoyed great weather for the final round and a few players took advantage of the good conditions and made up shots on the field. The final group contained the leaders; Jim Carley (145), Sam Clunan (147) and Hagan Anderson (152). Clunan quickly made up the two shot deficit as Carley made bogeys on the 1st and 4th holes. Carley couldn't regain the precision he had in the first two rounds and struggled making seven bogeys and two double bogeys on the day.
Clunan made eight pars and bogey on the front nine to take a two shot lead to the final nine. After a slight stumble on holes 10-12 he steadied himself with a birdie on the 15th and then made pars on the final three holes to secure a five shot victory and his first Super-Senior title.
Sam Clunan, of Tallahassee, shot rounds of 73-74-76--223 to win the championship. Jim Carley, of Ormond Beach, finished in second place with rounds of 70-75-83--228 and Berger Warner, of Ocala, finished in third place with rounds of 78-80-71--229.
Due to inclimate weather the 70-74 division and the 75 and Over division were limited to an 18-hole event. That did not prevent Jim Pfrogner and Joe Eubank from winning their first State Championship titles at the Forest Country Club – Bear Course, in Fort Myers, on April 9.
In the 70-74 age division Jim Pfrogner of Sarasota, held off a strong field to win by one stroke after this round of 75. Pfrogner's final round included one birdie to go along with three bogies on the front, turning at two-over par 38. Pfronger would play the next seven holes in one-under par, giving him a little breathing room coming down the home stretch. Two late bogies on 17 and 18 did not prevent Pfronger from capturing his first state Championship on Wednesday. Five players finished tied for second place, including past Champions Edward Craig of Orlando, and Brian Sachs of Newberry. Other players finishing tied for second included Jim DuBois of Coral Springs, Russ Berkoben of Naples, and Jack Ruhs of Palm City.
In the 75 & Over Division, Joe Eubank of Daytona Beach, prevailed in a sudden death playoff. After posting a round of three-over par 75, Eubank would find himself tied with Bill Feehan of Marco Island. Eubank would go on to make a par on the first playoff hole to capture his first FSGA State Championship title. Eubank jokingly stated, “I guess I was due since my last victory came back in 1949.” Max Mathews, of Andalusia, AL, and Richard McClear, of Boynton Beach, took home second place honors after their rounds of five-over par 77.
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