Forget Jordan Spieth - Kearney is Texas' hottest player
Bob Kearney
OCALA, Florida (January 18, 2016) -- It's getting
easy to write stories about senior golf. That's
because
Bob Kearney has won his third title
in four events (in January alone!) giving him the
distinction of being the hottest amateur golfer in the
country right now. The event in question is the
Golfweek Senior National Championship, and it was
held at Ocala, Florida's Adena Golf & Country
Club.
Take a look at Kearney's January track record:
The Houston golfer is tearing his way across
Florida, and keep in mind as you look at the
runner-up finish at the Gateway
Senior that it was a playoff loss to Sam Till of Ft.
Wayne, Indiana. Kearney has a triple the points this
year of any amateur in the
AmateurGolf.com Senior
Rankings. If the so-called "January
effect" is a bad omen for the stock market
(let's hope not) it definitely may prove to be just
what Kearney needs to springboard a great month in
Florida into a special season indeed.
Kearney shot 68 in the final round to separate
from the field at 3-under for 54 holes. In second
place was Jim Stames, of Ft. Myers Florida, who
posted a very solid tournament total of even-par
216. There was a two-way tie for third at 3-over
between Vern Spurlock of Fort Worth, Texas and
Steve Humphrey of Lexington, Kentucky.
In the Super-Senior division at Adena, Robert
Hess of Casselberry, Florida won the title over Jim
DeLeon of Bluffton, South Carolina. Just a shot
separated the two. Jim Carley of Ormond Beach,
Florida took home a 7-shot victory in the Legends
Flight.
ABOUT THE Golfweek Senior POY Classic
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's top three
nationally ranked players in the Senior,
Super Senior and Legends division. The "Yancey
Ford Award" is also presented,
honoring an individual who has made significant
lifetime contributions to amateur
golf.
Formerly known as the Golfweek Senior National
Championship.
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