Senior Cotton States: Cooper, Lipe win titles
MONROE, La. (May 16, 2014) -- Bob Cooper shot rounds of 76-72 to win by two shots at the 2014 Senior Cotton States Invitational at Bayou DeSiard Golf Club.
Cooper broke out of a pack of five players that shared the lead after Round 1, shooting the event's low round to clinch the title in the Senior Division.
Kennedy managed a closing 74 but couldn't muster the magic to topple the red-hot Cooper.
Hal Wright closed with a 72 to sneak into solo third plce while Shelby Houston (76-79), Herb Fisher (77-78) and Ford Cartwright (79-76) tied for fifth place.
In the Super Senior, Jim Lipe won in a playoff over Gerald Siemons for the title. Siemons had shot a 73 to surge to the top of the leaderboard in the final round.
Pat Vincelli, Henry Cole and Frank Brame, respectively, filled out the Top 5.
ABOUT THE Senior Cotton States
UPDATE: Due to a lack of entries, the
event has been cancelled for the 2015 year, and
it is likely that it will be cancelled for the near
future.
Debbie Rivers began
running this event after her
husband Jim passed away in late 2003.
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