Golfweek Senior: Sharpe takes overall title

January 18, 2014 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

Stephen Sharpe

Stephen Sharpe shot a final-round 76 to win the 2014 Golfweek Senior National Championship held at Saddlebrook

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2014) -- Stephen Sharpe shot a final-round 76 to win the 2014 Golfweek Senior National Championship held at Saddlebrook. Sharpe, who entered the final round tied for hte lead alongside Hal Wright, nipped Mark Macejko by a shot for the overall title. Sharpe put together rounds of 76-69 in the first two rounds, using his Friday 69 to catapult into contention and a tie for the lead. Wright struggled with a final-round 79 and finished tied for fourth place alongside Doug Pool of Nevada, who shot 76-76-72. Amateurgolf.com Player Staff Members Cy Whitney and Ken Larney took sixth and seventh, respectively. Larney shot the low round of the tournament -- a 4-under 66 -- on Saturday to climb into the Top 10. Jim Rollefson completed his wire-to-wire victory in the Super Senior Division, shooting 72-70-74 for a four-shot victory over Jon Abbett. In the Legends Division, Ray Darmstadt held on for the title. He led from the start and used rounds of 78-75-70 to clip Walt Martin, who finished two shots back.

Results: Golfweek Senior POY Classic

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Steve Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	700	76-69-76--221
2	Mark Macejko	Vass, NC	400	74-73-75--222
3	Eddie Lyons	Shreveport, LA	300	72-74-77--223
T4	Doug Pool	Las Vegas, NV	300	76-76-72--224
T4	Hal Wright	Shreveport, LA	300	73-72-79--224

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About the Golfweek Senior POY Classic

Golfweek Senior: Sharpe takes overall title

Premier tournament featuring the world’s elite senior amateurs age 55 and up, in three separate divisions: Senior (age 55-64), Super Senior (age 65-69), Legends (age 70-74) and Super Legends (age 75+). Max handicap 8.0. The tournament honors Golfweek...