Stephen Sharpe starts 2017 with Old Corkscrew Senior title

January 6, 2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

One year after tying for second place at the Old Corkscrew Senior Stephan Sharpe has broken through and won the title

ESTERO, FL (January 6, 2017) -- One year after tying for second place at the Old Corkscrew Senior Stephan Sharpe has broken through and won the title. Championship hopes looked dim after a first round 80 at Old Corkscrew Golf Club but Sharpe rebounded with rounds of 72-73 to finish with a 54-hole total of 225 and four-strokes ahead of Owen Joyner. Sharpe, from Greensboro, NC, is looking to build on a 2016 season that saw him earn points in seven AmateurGolf.com Ranking events. Along with his runner-up finish at the Old Corkscrew, Sharpe also earned a tie for fifth at The Hesler. Joyner (Bonita Springs, FL) finished second after rounds of 78-74-77--229, third place was shared by Keith Decker (Martinsville, VA) 81-75-74--230; Sam Till (Fort Wayne, IN) 75-79-76--230 while Harold Payne (Hurricane, WV) placed fifth with a 80-77-74--231 tally. The Super-Senior Division was won by Richard Pfeil (Naples, FL) with scores of 75-72-77--224 and in second place it was Peter Allen (Southport, NC). Allen put together rounds of 72-80-75--227. Of the three divisions the closest race was in the Legends where Joe Pavoni (Prospect, KY) earned a one-stroke triumph over John Blank (Frostburg,MD). Pavoni posted 75-79-75--229 while for Blank his scores were 77-74-79--230.

Results: Old Corkscrew Senior

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Steve Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	700	80-72-73=225
2	Owen Joyner	Bonita Springs, FL	400	78-74-77=229
T3	Keith Decker	Martinsville, VA	300	81-75-74=230
T3	Sam Till	Fort Wayne, IN	300	75-79-76=230
5	Harold Payne	Hurricane, WV	300	80-77-74=231

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About the Old Corkscrew Senior

Stephen Sharpe starts 2017 with Old Corkscrew Senior title

Opening "major" event of the Senior season which earns players points in the Golfweek and AmateurGolf.com senior rankings. The event is a 54 hole individual stroke play tournament for amateurs fifty-five years and over. The tournament includes a Seni...