Mike Northern of Colorado Springs, a four-time Colorado PGA Player of the Year, fended off Paul Lobato of Meridian Golf Club on Tuesday to win his first Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship.
Northern (pictured), 53, shot back-to-back 5-under-par 67s to prevail by one over Lobato at Indian Peaks Golf Course in Lafayette. Both players went bogey-free on Tuesday, with Northern chalking up five birdies and Lobato four.
Northern finished particularly strong, gong 4 under par in his last seven holes to post a 10-under 134 total. He won $1,275.
Lobato closed with a 68 to check in at 135.
Tying for third place, at 138, were Jeff Hanson of Red Sky Golf Club and Doug Wherry of Jake’s Academy.
The top seven finishers, in addition to 2007 national champion Bill Loeffler, landed spots in the 2016 Senior PGA Professional Championship, set for Nov. 17- 20 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Joining Northern, Lobato, Hanson, Wherry and Loeffler in advancing to the national tournament were Don Hurter of Castle Pines (139), Mike Zaremba of Desert Hawk (139) and Steve Crane of Hiwan (139).
Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship
Aug. 15-16, 2016 (final) at Par-72 Indian Peaks GC in Lafayette
Top 10 Finishers — 1. Mike Northern 67-67–134; 2. Paul Lobato 67-68–135; 3. (tie) Jeff Hanson 69-69–138; Doug Wherry 70-68–138; 5. (tie) Don Hurter 72-67–139; Mike Zaremba 72-67–139; Steve Crane 69-70–139; 8. (tie) Scott Hart 72-69–141; C.J. Parry 72-69–141; Dale Smigelsky 71-70–141; Vance Pollock 69-72–141.
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