Brian Kern wins U.S. Senior Challenge by Two Shots
6/7/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for U.S. Senior Challenge, French Lick Springs Resort - Donald Ross Course
Jeff Burda runs away with the Super Senior Division while New Mexico Red earns team honors
In the final round Kern birdied only three-times, on Nos. 2, 10 and 15, but those three birdies proved to be provide just enough separation.
Kevin Sivage and Frank Ramey shared second at 12-over, John Hornbeck was third at 13-over while Jonathan Valuck took fifth at 14-over.
In the Super Senior Senior race Jeff Burda ran away with things carding a 3-over showing for the week to win by nine shots. Burda opened with tallies of 75-74 before saving his best for last in the form of a 2-under 70 that included a hole-in-one on the 182 yard par-3 4th and three birdies that offset a triple-bogey and a bogey.
Bev Hargraves was a distant second at 12-over and in third it was Charlie Horn at 14-over.
Results: U.S. Senior Challenge
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso, TX | 500 | 75-74-77=226 | |
| T2 | Albuquerque, NM | 300 | 80-77-71=228 | |
| T2 | Little Rock, AR | 300 | 76-72-80=228 | |
| 4 | Saratoga, WY | 200 | 76-72-81=229 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma City, OK | 200 | 78-78-74=230 |
About the U.S. Senior Challenge
The U.S. Senior Challenge is the nation’s only senior, amateur golf event featuring teams from different states competing against each other usually held in June of each year. Four-man teams representing their respective state, one of which can be 50...
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