Florida Senior Azalea: Chip Lutz leads

3/9/2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Chip Lutz

The defending champion fired a first-round 64 and leads a talented trio in second place, including Bill Zylstra

PALATKA, Fla. (March 9, 2012) -- Defending champion Chip Lutz jumped out to a commanding four-shot lead after Day 1 at the 2012 Florida Senior Azalea at Palatka Golf Club. Lutz fired a first-round 64 and leads a talented trio of players stuck in second place. Dick Pfeil, Tom Sykes and Bill Zylstra are all four shots back, hoping to close the gap Saturday in Round 2. Interestingly enough, 64 is the same number Lutz shot in the final round last year while winning by one shot over Bruce Scamehorn. Scamehorn five shots back, sitting alone in fifth place after the first round. Gus Kozina and Ted Smith are tied atop the Super Seniors leaderboard after firing dual 70s Friday. In the Net Division, Rocky Russell leads by three shots with a first-round 68.

Results: Florida Azalea Senior

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Chip Lutz	Reading, PA	500	64-72-67=203
T2	Tom Sykes	Palatka, FL	400	68-70-70=208
T2	Bill Zylstra	Dearborn Heights, MI	400	68-70-70=208
4	Walter Himelsbaugh	Leesburg, FL	300	71-70-69=210
5	John Osborne	Ridgefield, CT	300	72-71-68=211

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About the Florida Azalea Senior

54 hole stroke play championship with Senior (ages 55+), Super Senior (ages 64-69), Legends (ages 70- 74) and Super Legends (ages 75+) divisions. Players will be grouped into six flights by handicap. After 36 holes the Championship flight will be cut...

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