After some rain and then some more rain the first Missouri Golf Association Championship is over. Last week, at the beautiful Norwood Hills Country Club, Greg Doss and Chris Killian won the Championship Division on the second hole of a playoff.
It was a true challenge the first day for the Championship flight players. After getting off to a late start because of rain and lighting the players finally teed off around 3:30 p.m. However, the rain came back and at times it was pretty bad, but we kept on trucking along until we had to call play because of darkness. The next day the players came out at 1:30 to finish the first round of competition and then just kept rolling on and got the second 18 in as well. Doss and Killian tied the team of Mark Addington and Jim Seward with a two day score of 7 under par, which was really good considering the weather conditions. On the second playoff hole, Doss sank a three foot birdie putt for the victory.
The players in the Net flight played the first round in perfect weather and some teams took advantage of that. Bob Wilhite and Keith Morrisery got off to a fast start with a score of 11 under par 60, to lead the 50 to 59 age division. In the 60 plus age division we had a four way tie at the top. Ken Brown & Richard Gelner, Robert Galloway & John Finney, Bob Pohl & Gene Adams, Mike Steckler & Ron Janssen all shot a 10 under par 61. As soon as they all got in and turned there scorecards in, the rain came. With the rain in the afternoon and then all night the Net Flight was called after only 18 holes of play.
So we are off and running, I just hope that it will stop raining some day soon.
Until I see you on the first tee.
Scott
