Coleman Invitational: Elliott Tops Elite Field
JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA (April 28, 2007) -- Gene Elliott’s final-round 77 Saturday at Seminole Golf Club was enough to claim the Coleman Invitational.
Elliott finished at 4-over 220, then won a three-hole playoff with Chip Lutz. Lutz shot a final-round 69 to tie Elliott at 4 over par.
Elliott entered the tournament ranked 32nd in the Golfweek/Titleist Amateur Rankings.
Tommy Brennan and Patrick Tallent finished tied for third, one shot out of the playoff. Defending champion Eoghan O’Connell and Tim Jackson finished tied for fifth at 5 over par.
O’Connell rebounded from an opening 81 with rounds of 71 and 70. His 2-under-par final round was the Saturday’s best.
Vinny Giles shot a final-round 70 to finish at 5 over par and claim the senior title. Joseph Keller (70) and Robin McCool (67) finished tied for second, two shots back.
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Final scores with relation to par from the Coleman Invitational, played April 28 at the par-72 Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla. (Note:x-won playoff):
MID-AMS
1. Gene Elliott 72-71-77--220 +4
2. Chip Lutz 73-78-69--220 +4
3. Tommy Brennan 79-67-75--221 +5
3. Patrick Tallent 78-72-71--221 +5
5. Tim Jackson 76-74-72--222 +6
5. Eoghan O’Connell 81-71-70--222 +6
7. Roger Hoit 78-73-72--223 +7
7. Carlton Forrester 79-73-71--223 +7
9. Steve Harwell 76-73-77--226 +10
10. Trip Kuehne 70-81-76--227 +11
10. Randy Haag 80-71-76--227 +11
10. Kelly Miller 76-76-75--227 +11
13. Skip Berkmeyer 77-76-76--229 +13
13. Steve Smyers 74-80-75--229 +13
13. Buddy Alexander 79-75-75--229 +13
16. David Nelson 74-74-82--230 +14
16. Mike McCoy 87-72-71--230 +14
18. David Roschman 77-74-80--231 +15
18. Robert Gerwin II 77-77-77--231 +15
18. Danny Green 79-77-75--231 +15
18. Keith Decker 79-78-74--231 +15
22. Mike McDermott 76-76-80--232 +16
22. John McClure 80-77-75--232 +16
22. Dan Crockett 81-76-75--232 +16
25. R.J. Nakashian 82-77-74--233 +17
26. Walker Taylor 82-78-74--234 +18
27. Bryan Norton 83-74-78--235 +19
27. George Zahringer 78-81-76--235 +19
27. George Marucci 82-77-76--235 +19
30. Ryan Konkus 79-81-77--237 +21
30. Nathaniel Crosby 83-78-76--237 +21
32. Robert Vallis 77-81-80--238 +22
33. Chris Lange 85-82-72--239 +23
34. Paul Kaneb 82-73-85--240 +24
35. Gui Costin 80-79-82--241 +25
36. Alan Fadel 77-86-79--242 +26
36. Grady Brame 85-79-78--242 +26
38. Bob Jermain 81-82-81--244 +28
39. Frank Strafaci 82-85-79--246 +30
40. John Pinkham 82-82-87--251 +35
41. Stuart Smith 87-90-80--257 +41
SENIORS
1. Vinny Giles 75-76-70--221 +5
2. Joseph Keller 74-79-70--223 +7
2. Robin McCool 81-75-67--223 +7
4. Rick Woulfe 78-74-74--226 +10
4. Frank Ford III 78-76-72--226 +10
6. Tim Miller 72-78-78--228 +12
6. Steve Earsley 79-72-77--228 +12
8. Chris Maletis 72-82-76--230 +14
9. David Brookreson 75-79-80--234 +18
9. Logan Jackson 76-79-79--234 +18
9. Gayle Sanchez 80-75-79--234 +18
12. Jerry Hudgins 78-79-78--235 +19
13. Randy Reifers 82-78-76--236 +20
13. A.B. Sisco 83-77-76--236 +20
15. Harcourt Kemp 76-80-81--237 +21
15. Danny Yates 77-80-80--237 +21
15. Norman Swenson 81-79-77--237 +21
18. Bill Ploeger 81-79-78--238 +22
19. Pinky Pelham 79-77-83--239 +23
19. Charles Green 81-76-82--239 +23
19. Robert Lewis Jr. 82-79-78--239 +23
22. Jerry Gruidl 82-76-82--240 +24
22. Jack Varaman 83-78-79--240 +24
22. Bill Heldmar 79-85-76--240 +24
25. Bill Boles 81-79-81--241 +25
25. Jim Myers 86-76-79--241 +25
25. Lloyd Hughes 83-83-75--241 +25
28. Dan Hearon 80-81-81--242 +26
29. Jerry Nelson 83-79-83--245 +29
29. Jim Searle 87-82-76--245 +29
31. O. Gordon Brewer 86-82-78--246 +30
32. Michael Sanger 83-82-82--247 +31
33. Jim Graham 84-83-82--249 +33
34. Jarrett Kling 86-80-85--251 +35
35. Clyde Gibson 82-85-87--254 +38
36. Ned Steiner 84-91-81--256 +40
37. Spider Miller 89-90-80--259 +43
WD. Bill Palmer 76-79-WD
WD. Dick Siderowf 84-84-WD
ABOUT THE Coleman Invitational
One of the very best amateur events all year
long played on the last great private course
designed by Donald Ross. The course, not long
by
today's standards, lies hard by the Atlantic
Ocean. Oceanic winds and very fast greens
give
this course teeth. Ben Hogan once said 'If you
can play Seminole, you can play any course in
the world.'
The tournament is a 54-hole stroke play invitational
that draws an elite field of mid-
amateurs and seniors.
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