TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2008) -- A week after falling apart at the Kingsway Invitational, Michigan's Bill Zylstra rebounded in grand fashion, topping Mike Bell of Indiana to win the Adams Golf Senior Championship by two strokes.

Zylstra, who led by 11 strokes with 16 to play last week at the Kingsway before falling, played his best golf in the final round at Emerald Greens in Tampa, carding an even-par 72, which was the second best round of the tourney.

He finished at 9-over-par 225, two strokes better than Bell, Michael Jackson and Bob Howe. Fred Silver and Bruce Walters tied for fifth at 230.

Zylstra was the runner-up in the amateurgolf.com Senior Player of the Year race, finishing with 4500 points, a slim 50 points behind winner Jerry Hudgins of Houston.

Zylstra accumulated the points courtesy of victories at the Riverwood Invitational and William Hyndman Memorial and a eight finishes of sixth or better in senior majors.

Full results from the 6,940-yard par-72 Emerald Green Golf Club follow:

Name Score

Player	Scores
1. Bill Zylstra	76-77-72--225
2. Mike Bell	73-78-76--227
2. Michael Jackson	72-78-77--227
2. Bob Howe	75-78-74--227
5. Fred Silver	80-73-77--230
5. Bruce Walters	78-78-74--230
7. Ted Smith	77-76-79--232
8. Johnny Dennis	75-77-81--233
8. Rob Hess	75-76-82--233
8. Ken Eichele	82-71-80--233
8. David Fry	81-81-71--233
12. Pete McDade	78-79-77--234
12. Ken Redfern	75-79-80--234
14. Gary Kirwan	79-79-77--235
14. Jim Rollefson	77-79-79--235
16. Phil Pavoni	79-79-79--237
16. John McCreary	78-80-79--237
16. Gary Shimmin	81-75-81--237
16. Mark Battista	79-80-78--237
20. Ray Womack	79-76-84--239
20. Don Jeanes	83-81-75--239
20. Peter Van Ingen	79-82-78--239
23. Marty O'Connell	78-84-78--240
24. Corky Nelson	76-85-80--241
24. Fred Lukasik	79-84-78--241
24. Tom Humphrey	78-82-81--241
24. Tom Powers	75-84-82--241
28. William Simpson	83-78-81--242
29. Greg Mokler	77-84-83--244
29. Bill McDonald	80-82-82--244
31. Rick Ten Broeck	83-87-75--245
31. Howard Knowles	85-80-80--245
31. Joe Pavoni	80-85-80--245
31. Edward Shaffran	82-83-80--245
35. Frank Polizzi	85-82-79--246
36. Dann Merrell	81-83-83--247
36. Jim Bounds	80-87-80--247
38. Michael Rose	86-82-80--248
39. James Malone	84-81-84--249
39. Jack Bracken	78-91-80--249
41. David Merrell	84-84-84--252
42. Lynn Wessman	84-93-78--255
43. George Owens	87-87-82--256
44. Greg Underwood	86-84-88--258
45. James Dunaway	85-91-85--261
46. James Cecchini	96-85-82--263
47. Pat Cutter	99-101-98--298

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