Peel Wins Senior Azalea Invitational in Nail Biter

September 25, 2010 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Buzz Peel relied on a strong short game with par saves on three of the last four holes to capture the Senior Azalea title

CHARLESTON, SC (Sept. 24, 2010) --Buzz Peel gave a lot of credit to his neighbor in Delray Beach, Fla., for Friday's victory in the Senior Azalea golf tournament at the Country Club of Charleston. "Beth Daniel and her father, Bob, recommended that I come up and play in the Azalea," Peel said of the LPGA Hall of Famer who grew up playing the Country Club of Charleston and now resides in Delray Beach. "Without them, I wouldn't know about this course that I love. I consider (the Daniels) good friends." This was Peel's first appearance in the Senior Azalea, after playing in the Azalea Invitational each spring since 2001. He fired a final-round 69 and finished the 54-hole event at 4-under-par 209. Second-round leader Pete Allen of Southport, N.C., and Chip Lutz of Reading, Pa., finished second, one shot behind Peel. Skip Snow of Dayton, Ohio, came from two shots back with a final-round 71 and won the Super Seniors (65 and older) with a 1-under 212. Gary Strickfaden of Pinehurst, N.C., finished second at 74--213. Peel made five birdies, at 2, 4, 5, 8 and 12. He double-bogeyed the par-3 seventh, where he hit his tee shot over the green and into a bunker and he bogeyed the par-3 11th as well. Peel, 55, said the key to his victory was three straight up-and-down pars at 15, 16 and 17.

Results: Senior Azalea Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Buzz Peel	Delray Beach, FL	1000	69-71-69--209
T2	Chip Lutz	Reading, PA	700	73-69-68--210
T2	Pete Allen	Southport, NC	700	73-65-72--210
4	Bob Burton	Scottsdale, AZ	500	71-68-72--211
5	Jerry Hudgins	Tyler, TX	500	70-73-69--212

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About the Senior Azalea Invitational

Peel Wins Senior Azalea Invitational in Nail Biter

This tournament will no longer be played after 2021. 54 hole stroke play on a 1925 Seth Raynor design. Senior (ages 55+) and super senior (ages 65+) divisions.