Defending champion John Olive of The Broadmoor Golf Club and 2015 runner-up Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course won their first-round matches Monday at the CGA Super-Senior Match Play at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada.
Meanwhile, at the CGA Senior Match Play, which is taking place simultaneously but at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont, Guy Mertz posted the low round — an even-par 70 — at his home course in the stroke-play qualifying round for the event.
Mertz, the 2010 CGA Senior Match Play champ, made two birdies and two bogeys on the day and earned the No. 2 seed in the match play portion of the championship, which starts on Tuesday. David Delich of The Broadmoor, a three-time winner of the event, will be the top seed in the 32-man bracket as the defending champion.
The only player besides Mertz to shoot under 76 Monday at Fox Hill was 2012 Senior Match Play winner Ray Makloski of Pueblo Country Club, who carded a 72.
At the Super-Senior Match Play at West Woods, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Olive (pictured) defeated 32nd seed Howard Hankey of Foothills Golf Course 6 and 5 in the round of 32. Gunderson, a two-time Super-Senior champion and the runner-up the last two years, beat Cliff Damato of Meridian Golf Club 3 and 2. Another two-time champ, Patrick Mooney of Colorado Golf Club, advanced with a 6 and 4 victory over Robert Walker of Boulder Country Club.
Olive, Gunderson and Mooney will be compete in round-of-16 matches on Tuesday.
CGA Super-Senior Match Play
At West Woods GC in Arvada
Round of 32
John Olive, Broadmoor GC (1) def. Howard Hankey, Foothills GC (32), 6 and 5
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC (16) def. Robert Walker, Boulder CC (17), 6 and 4
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC (8) def. Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch GC (25), 4 and 3
Pete Perry, South Suburban GC (9) def. Ken Tai, Perry Park CC (24), 4 and 2
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC (4) def. Danny Wyrick, West Woods GC (29), Withdrew
Lonnie Miller, Meridian GC (20) def. Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC (13), 1 up
Larry Netherton, Highlands Ranch GC (5) def. Bill Hancock, Club at Flying Horse (28), 3 and 2
Lee Hansen, Pinehurst CC (12) def. Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan CC (21), 7 and 6
James W Brundige, Snowmass Club (31) def. Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan CC (2), Withdrew
Randy Miller, Boulder CC (18) def. Mark Barkley, Clubcorp Colorado (15), 4 and 3
Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC (7) def. Cliff Damato, Meridian GC (26), 3 and 2
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC (23) def. Todd Wilcox, South Suburban GC (10), 1 up
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC (30) def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC (3), 1 up
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC (19) def. Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend (14), 3 and 2
Fredrick Steffers, Eisenhower GC (6) def. Mike Giarratano, Highlands Ranch GC (27), 5 and 4
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor (22) def. Bob Cloud, Commonground GC (11), 5 and 4
CGA Senior Match Play
At Par-70 Fox Hill Club in Longmont
ADVANCED TO MATCH PLAY
David Delich, Broadmoor GC (#1 seed as defending champ)
Guy Mertz, Fox Hill Club 34-36–70
Ray Makloski, Pueblo CC 36-36–72
Robert West, Cherry Creek CC 41-35–76
Mark Inboden, Raccoon Creek 37-39–76
Greg A Thiesen, Fox Hill Club, the 35-41–76
Jim Jagels, Hiwan GC 37-39–76
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Gary Driber, Ridge at Castle Pines North 37-40–77
Robert Polk, Colorado GC 41-37–78
Dennis Fields, Heritage at Westmoor 37-41–78
Owen Ellis, Flatirons GC 41-37–78
Bob Chandler, Foothills GC 42-37–79
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor 36-43–79
Bradley Becker, Plum Creek GC 38-41–79
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC 38-42–80
Craig Kirscht, Buffalo Run 38-42–80
Richard Kelly, Foothills GC 38-42–80
Patrick Horvath, Murphy Creek GC 39-41–80
Michael E Larson, Boulder CC 37-43–80
Gary Fox, CC at Castle Pines 40-41–81
Jeff Slupe, Highland Meadows GC 40-41–81
Mark Armistead, Highlands Ranch GC 38-43–81
Bruce Hogg, Patty Jewett GC 40-41–81
John Ingram, Hiwan GC 40-41–81
Tom Sweetman, Omni Interlocken Resort 39-42–81
Jeff Oneth, Colorado GC 41-40–81
Brian Woody, Ridge @ Castle Pines N 39-43–82
Thomas Roos, Spring Valley GC 40-42–82
Jeff Anderson, Perry Park CC 40-42–82
Jim Fucillo, Inverness GC 39-43–82
Jay Gomer, Indian Peaks GC 37-46–83
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Steve Sullivan, Lone Tree GC 41-42–83
Frank Wilson, Lakewood CC 42-41–83
Mike Campbell, Aurora Hills GC 40-44–84
Randy Kippes, Saddle Rock GC 41-43–84
Pat Bowe, Commonground GC 40-44–84
Peter O’Connell, Commonground GC 42-42–84
Mike Portelance, Collindale GC 43-41–84
Paul Edwards, Meridian GC 40-44–84
John Sostman, Meadows GC 40-44–84
Steve Kass, Aurora Hills GC 40-44–84
Jay Orris, Boulder CC 44-41–85
Paul Karsen, Meridian GC 42-43–85
Louis Gerig, The Heritage @ Westmoor 44-41–85
Bobby Rennick, Ironbridge GC 43-43–86
Randall Dolan, Commonground GC 41-45–86
Ken Bailey, Telluride Ski & GC 43-43–86
Jerry Kaylor, Broadlands GC 39-48–87
Troy Tomsick, Indian Peaks GC 41-47–88
Mike Ballard, Collindale GC 42-46–88
Jeff Bowen, Riverdale GC 43-46–89
Doug Phelps, Foothills GC 41-48–89
Dennis Weber, Hyland Hills GC 45-46–91
Dave Bullock, Cherry Hills CC 42-54–96
Sean Forey, Bear Creek GC WD
Carl Peters, Twin Peaks GC WD
Steven Mace Feder, Cherry Creek CC DQ
Tony Urban, Saddle Rock GC WD
