Defending champion Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club shot a 4-under-par 68 and took a two-shot lead after Monday’s opening round of the CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play Championship at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora.
Polk (pictured), a three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, eagled the par-5 14th hole and added four birdies to go along with two bogeys on Monday. He shot a 5-under-par 31 on the back nine.
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club shares second place in the 60-plus age division — at 70 — with Robin Bradbury of Heritage at Westmoor. Moore, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, carded four birdies and two bogeys on Monday. Bradbury, who in recent days has both qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur and been the low senior amateur at the Rocky Mountain Open, also had four birdies and two bogeys in the opening round.
The group at 72 includes Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Olive of The Broadmoor Golf Club, David Merritt of Meridian Golf Club and Robert Bulthaup of Valley Country Club.
In the 70-plus tournament, Don Alley of Antler Creek Golf Course and David Farabaugh of Broadlands Golf Course share the lead at 3-under-par 69. Alley recorded six birdies and overcame two 6s on his card. Farabaugh eagled the second hole (his 11th) and added two birdies.
Two back of the co-leaders, in third place, is Roger Gunderson of CommonGround Golf Course, the 2014 winner in this division.
The tournament will conclude for both age divisions on Tuesday.
CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play Championship
At Par-72 Heritage Eagle Bend GC in Aurora
60 & Up Division
Robert Polk, Colorado GC 37-31–68
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC 35-35–70
Robin Bradbury, Heritage at Westmoor 34-36–70
David Merritt, Meridian GC 38-34–72
John Olive, Broadmoor GC 37-35–72
Robert Bulthaup, Valley CC 36-36–72
Bo Powell, West Woods GC 40-33–73
Chuck Delich, Eisenhower GC 36-37–73
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC 38-35–73
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC 35-38–73
Bill Bye, Englewood GC 36-38–74
Jim F Pierce, Heritage Eagle Bend 37-37–74
Rod Walters, Indian Tree GC 36-38–74
Sean Forey, Club at Rolling Hills 38-36–74
Terry Hymans, Clubcorp Colorado 38-36–74
Patrick Mooney, Colorado GC 38-37–75
Dave Runberg, CommonGround GC 40-36–76
Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado 39-37–76
Richard Griggs, Desert Hawk GC 36-40–76
Rick George, Castle Pines GC 39-37–76
Doug Jones, Tiara Rado GC 38-39–77
Glenn Schmasow, Clubcorp Colorado 40-37–77
Jim LeMar, Meadows GC 38-39–77
Ken Tai, Perry Park CC 38-39–77
Harry Johnson, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Steve Ivy, Ptarmigan CC 36-41–77
Steven Hill, Aurora Hills GC 38-39–77
Todd Wilcox, South Suburban GC 36-41–77
Bob Cloud, CommonGround GC 42-36–78
Bruce Hayes, Heritage at Westmoor 40-38–78
Cliff Damato, Meridian Golf Club 37-41–78
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC 39-39–78
Frank Wilkinson, Lincoln Park GC 38-41–79
Jeff Bowen, Riverdale GC 38-41–79
Jeffrey English, CommonGround GC 40-39–79
Roger Lawson, Wellshire GC 40-40–80
Dan Schield, Indian Peaks GC 35-46–81
Daniel Dymerski, Columbine CC 39-42–81
Dave Bullock, Cherry Hills CC 41-40–81
John Sostman, Meadows GC 42-39–81
Mike Portelance, Collindale GC 39-42–81
Terry R Swartz, Littleton GC 41-40–81
Danny Wyrick, West Woods GC 38-44–82
Jerry Kaylor, Broadlands GC 42-40–82
Tim Daniel, Eaton Country Club 38-44–82
Chuck Fisher, Indian Tree GC 41-42–83
Glenn Hyde, Riverdale GC 40-43–83
Jeff Wyatt, Meadow Hills GC 41-42–83
Mark Barkley, Clubcorp Colorado 41-42–83
Terry Gillespie, Thorncreek GC 42-41–83
Mr Anthony w Spinuzzi, Elmwood GC 42-43–85
Alton Marsh, Fossil Trace Golf Club 45-41–86
Brad Jensen, Desert Hawk GC 41-46–87
Howard Hankey, Foothills GC 46-41–87
Bob Fishell, Plum Creek GC 43-45–88
Terry Pettit, Ptarmigan CC 46-45–91
Paul Steinway, Harmony Club 40-53–93
Dan Birnley, Conquistador GC WD
Mike Giarratano, Highlands Ranch GC WD
70 & Up Division
David Farabaugh, Broadlands GC 33-36–69
Don Alley, Antler Creek GC 34-35–69
Roger Gunderson, CommonGround GC 37-34–71
Bob Sims, Clubcorp Colorado 37-39–76
Bill Bogdanoff, South Suburban GC 39-38–77
Jim Strouse, Springhill GC 38-39–77
Joe Morrill, Eagle Ranch GC 40-37–77
Scott Crone, Pinehurst CC 38-40–78
Jim Collins, CC at Castle Pines 39-40–79
Rick Pirog, Club at Cordillera 43-36–79
Larry Nicks, Springs Ranch GC 40-40–80
Jim Bronner, Catamount Ranch & Club 38-43–81
Kirk Miller, Estes Park GC 42-39–81
Lawrence Covell, CC at Castle Pines 42-39–81
Larry Pate, Fox Hollow GC 41-46–87
Pete Perry, South Suburban GC 47-43–90
Carl Peters, Twin Peaks GC NS
