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Daniel Owen among a quartet of winners at Moot Thomas Invitational

Chris Kelos (Super Senior), Phil Pavoni (Legends) and Brian Sachs (Super Legends) also take titles at Ocala Golf Club

It was a cold start at Ocala Golf Club on the final day of the Moot Thomas Invitational. The weather didn’t seem to bother Daniel Owen, as he shot a scorching 67 and leapfrogged five players to win by one shot with a final score of 4-under par.

Owen, making his tournament debut, bounced back from a disappointing second-round 76 which put him four shots behind the leader Chris Hall (Acworth, Ga.). Hall beat Owen by 10 shots in the second round when he shot a tournament-best 66. Hall's closing 72 was the highest score of the players in the top six.

Doug Jones (Brandon, Fla.) shot a 69 to pull into a tie with Hall for the runner-up position. Brian Keenan (-2) and Chad Ibbotson (-1) round out the top five.

Canada’s Chris Kelos needed an extra hole to claim the super senior crown over recent Florida Azalea champion Marcus Beck (Tallahassee, Fla.). Kelos parred the first playoff hole after both players finished 1-over par after 54 holes.

Kelos shot rounds of 70-72-75 while Beck shot 68-70-78. Finishing in third place just one shot out of the playoff was Steve Humphrey. John Armstrong (+4) finished in fourth place and Robert Parmar finished in fifth at 5-over par.

In the legends division, Phil Pavoni (Macon, Ga.) came from behind to win with a final round 3-under-par 69. His 1-over par total was good enough to edge out 36-hole leader Robert Cunningham who could only muster a 75 on the final day and ended up two shots behind the winner. Bill Zylstra's 3-under par 69 moved him into third place. Ken Eichele finished in fourth at 5-over par and David Crocker finished in fifth place at 6-over par.

The super legends division was decided by two shots. Brian Sachs shot a 69 to finish even par for the championship. Jim Pfrogner was runner-up at 2-over par.

The victory was Sach’s fifth Moot Thomas title. He's won 2 super senior titles, 1 legends title, and 2 super legends.

Two players had a hole-in-one on the last day – Joel Hirsch and Jim DeLeon. The diverse field consisted of players from 16 states and Canada.
AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2023 season — official results & points
Senior Men
PosPlayerFromScoresPoints
1Daniel OwenFL69-76-67=212500
T2Chris HallGA75-66-72=213300
T2Douglas JonesFL73-71-69=213300
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Mid-Am
PosPlayerFromScoresPoints
1Chris KelosCanada70-72-75=217300
2Marcus BeckFL69-70-78=217150
3Steve HumphreyFL74-71-73=21875
+18 more — Premium members see every point earnedFull Mid-Amateur Ranking

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