TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2008) -- A week after falling apart at the Kingsway Invitational, Michigan's Bill Zylstra rebounded in grand fashion, topping Mike Bell of Indiana to win the Adams Golf Senior Championship by two strokes.
Zylstra, who led by 11 strokes with 16 to play last week at the Kingsway before falling, played his best golf in the final round at Emerald Greens in Tampa, carding an even-par 72, which was the second best round of the tourney.
He finished at 9-over-par 225, two strokes better than Bell, Michael Jackson and Bob Howe. Fred Silver and Bruce Walters tied for fifth at 230.
Zylstra was the runner-up in the amateurgolf.com Senior Player of the Year race, finishing with 4500 points, a slim 50 points behind winner Jerry Hudgins of Houston.
Zylstra accumulated the points courtesy of victories at the Riverwood Invitational and William Hyndman Memorial and a eight finishes of sixth or better in senior majors.
Full results from the 6,940-yard par-72 Emerald Green Golf Club follow:
Name Score
| Player | Scores |
| 1. Bill Zylstra | 76-77-72--225 |
| 2. Mike Bell | 73-78-76--227 |
| 2. Michael Jackson | 72-78-77--227 |
| 2. Bob Howe | 75-78-74--227 |
| 5. Fred Silver | 80-73-77--230 |
| 5. Bruce Walters | 78-78-74--230 |
| 7. Ted Smith | 77-76-79--232 |
| 8. Johnny Dennis | 75-77-81--233 |
| 8. Rob Hess | 75-76-82--233 |
| 8. Ken Eichele | 82-71-80--233 |
| 8. David Fry | 81-81-71--233 |
| 12. Pete McDade | 78-79-77--234 |
| 12. Ken Redfern | 75-79-80--234 |
| 14. Gary Kirwan | 79-79-77--235 |
| 14. Jim Rollefson | 77-79-79--235 |
| 16. Phil Pavoni | 79-79-79--237 |
| 16. John McCreary | 78-80-79--237 |
| 16. Gary Shimmin | 81-75-81--237 |
| 16. Mark Battista | 79-80-78--237 |
| 20. Ray Womack | 79-76-84--239 |
| 20. Don Jeanes | 83-81-75--239 |
| 20. Peter Van Ingen | 79-82-78--239 |
| 23. Marty O'Connell | 78-84-78--240 |
| 24. Corky Nelson | 76-85-80--241 |
| 24. Fred Lukasik | 79-84-78--241 |
| 24. Tom Humphrey | 78-82-81--241 |
| 24. Tom Powers | 75-84-82--241 |
| 28. William Simpson | 83-78-81--242 |
| 29. Greg Mokler | 77-84-83--244 |
| 29. Bill McDonald | 80-82-82--244 |
| 31. Rick Ten Broeck | 83-87-75--245 |
| 31. Howard Knowles | 85-80-80--245 |
| 31. Joe Pavoni | 80-85-80--245 |
| 31. Edward Shaffran | 82-83-80--245 |
| 35. Frank Polizzi | 85-82-79--246 |
| 36. Dann Merrell | 81-83-83--247 |
| 36. Jim Bounds | 80-87-80--247 |
| 38. Michael Rose | 86-82-80--248 |
| 39. James Malone | 84-81-84--249 |
| 39. Jack Bracken | 78-91-80--249 |
| 41. David Merrell | 84-84-84--252 |
| 42. Lynn Wessman | 84-93-78--255 |
| 43. George Owens | 87-87-82--256 |
| 44. Greg Underwood | 86-84-88--258 |
| 45. James Dunaway | 85-91-85--261 |
| 46. James Cecchini | 96-85-82--263 |
| 47. Pat Cutter | 99-101-98--298 |