Vero Beach, Fla. - Indian River Club played host to Florida's best Senior and Super-Senior players as they paired-up to take home this year's Senior Four-Ball Championship.
Senior
Defending champs, Pete Williams and Don Whittemore, came out hot firing a first round 65 (-7). This put them into a tie for second with the team of Elso Caponi and Bobby Bell, both teams just one stroke behind first round leaders Joe Shaktman and Rick Woulfe (-8). The formidable duo of Shaktman/Woulfe pay rent at the top of FSGA Championship leaderboards, a tough pair to dethrone. Both Shaktman and Woulfe hoped to continue their solid play after carding rounds of 69 (-3) on their own balls.
The final round was nothing but a shoot-out between the teams at the top. The first round leaders, Shaktman/Woulfe, fired yet another impressive 64 (-8) to take their total to 128 (-16). However, this was just not enough to keep the lead from the red-hot defending champs. Pete Williams and Don Whittemore combined for 7 birdies and 2 eagles during Wednesday's final round. Their rounds of 65-61--126 (-18) gave them a two-stroke victory over our first round leaders. The teams of Jimmy Jones/Richard Kerper and Brian Keenan/Paul Royak each came firing back with finals rounds of 63 (-8), but came up short and in a tie for third. Williams and Whittemore look to continue their dominance as they represent Team Florida in this year's Southeastern Challenge.
Super-Senior
Much like the Senior Division, the Super-Senior defending champs started off on the right foot. The team of Steve Sponder and Marc Rosenbaum finished round 1 at 67 (-5), good enough for a two-stroke lead over second place. The teams of Bobby Lundquist/Jerry Young and Robert Cunningham/Ronald Cornette looked to chase down the defending champs after their rounds of 69 (-3) on Tuesday. Birdies were needed in a hurry for either team to catch Sponder/Rosenbaum.
Wednesday brought a little more drama as the leadboard became much tighter. Low numbers were to be had - the teams of Pete Andrews/Skip Lujack and Joseph Branconi/Tom Grady each fired final rounds of 66 (-6), but were just too far back to start the day. Our first round leaders, Sponder/Rosenbaum, played a steady final round and ended with a clutch birdie on their last to secure their round of 70 (-2). The team of Cornette and Cunningham came roaring back with a round of 68 (-4) to tie the first round leaders at 137 (-7) total. However, both teams were edged by the team of Bobby Lundquist and Jerry Young. Lundquist/Young had their own heroics by topping the birdie made by Steve Sponder and Marc Rosenbaum on the last hole of regulation. This putt gave Lundquist and Young a two-day total of 136 (-8), and the outright victory.
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