Mike Allen posted a second consecutive 69 and finished the Austin Mens City Senior Championship at four under par, good for a four stroke victory over Marshal Hinton, who finished at even par 142. At the start of play, John Perez held the lead with a first round 68 at Lions Municipal Golf Course. Allen was one stroke behind and Hinton was two behind at 70.

As the front nine unfolded, the lead changed hands several times and the threesome of Perez, Hinton, and Allen finished the front nine with 39, 37 and 37 respectively. Nunber nine proved to be a turning point when Perez suffered a triple bogey 7 while Hinton and Allen posted bogey 5. That placed Perez at even par, Hinton at even par and Allen at one under for the championship headed into the back nine.

Allen, who had suffered putting woes on the front nine, rolled in a 25 footer for birdie on 10, another 20 footer at 13 and a three footer for birdie on 14 to gain a commanding lead within his threesome. On 16, Allen two putted from the back fringe, and added two more regulation pars at 17 and 18 to post a 32 on the back nine and 69 for the day, good for a four stroke margin over second place Hinton at even par.

Meanwhile, back in the pack, Bubba Sykes, Steve Trafton and Steve Woods were posting solid rounds of 70, 71, and 72 respectively. Mark Baldree posted 73,73 for 146. Shown here, Bubba Sykes and wife Robin celebrated his good play.

As is always the case at Muny, players sat around and discussed the day's play. Tony Pitifer an and Wayne Smith sat at the bench outside the clubhouse and reminised about the good and bad shots of the day. For Smith, it was the second shot at #18, where he hit his approach shot close to the hole, had it hang on the lip and then fall in for an eagle. Nice going Wayne.

There were the support groups that are so important to the players and that create the great sense of community that abounds at Lions Municipal golf course. Shown here is one of Steve Trafton's grandchildren, along with his wife Angela, who were enjoying the day and the activities of the golf tournament. The grandchild did not have a clue about what was going on with the golf tournament but she seemed to enjoy the festivities and playing with the bucket used for practice balls.

In the Super Senior Category, Larry Walsh posted a 67-71=138 to claim the title. Walsh, who has won numerous titles in his career had added this to his list. Larry White finished second and Lester Lundell finished third. Lundell has won the Junior City Championship, the City Championship four times, the senior city championship several times but has yet to add the super senior championship to his resume. No doubt he will give it another shot next year.

All in all, it was a great day with great weather and Lions Municipal was in good shape. All the participants enjoyed the pace of play and the event.

In a final note, Allen took this picture with Robin Sykes and Morgana Trafton to celebrate his vistory. He seemed to enjoy it.

 

 

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Allen, Mike	69	69	138
Hinton, Marshall	70	72	142
Trafton, Steve	72	71	143
Sykes, Bubba	73	70	143
Wood, Steve	74	72	146
Baldree, Mark	73	73	146
Perez, John	68	78	146
Smith, Wayne	73	73	146
Gustafson, James	71	77	148
Anderson, Tim	71	77	148
Nunez, Larry	74	74	148
Foster, Ray	77	71	148
Miller, William	71	78	149
Reynolds, Peach	74	76	150
Attaway, Jerry	77	73	150
Pitifer, Tony	73	78	151
Tomicki, John	74	78	152
Treager, Dan	77	75	152
Scott, JP	79	74	153
Petri, Cary	77	76	153
Bell, Alan	75	79	154
Raines, Lee	77	78	155
Lovett, Bob	78	77	155
Dahl, Kevin	77	78	155
Glass, Ethan	78	78	156
O'Brien, Pat	80	76	156
Bippert, Charles	81	78	159
Huchens, Craig	77	83	160
Roche, Stephen	78	82	160
Hopkins, David	80	80	160
Spotts, Craig	77	83	160
Toriano, Mike	80	81	161
Hoffman, Russell	79	83	162
Durkin, Sean	82	80	162
Perzan, Jim	80	85	165
Russell, Rusty	87	81	168
Haynes, Joe	88	86	174
Fitzpatrick, Mike	90	91	181
Lee, Ron	104	101	205

 

 

SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Walsh, Larry	67	71	138
White, Larry	72	69	141
Lundell, Lester	68	77	145
Welch, Richard	76	76	152
Grubbs, Jim	76	77	153
Nichols, Randy	71	83	154
Spigarelly, Rick	76	79	155
Thompson, Les	78	78	156
Antle, Bart	74	82	156
Pratt, Don	77	80	157
Hopkins, Charles	83	77	160
Huggins, Bernie Jr	79	81	160
Jefferies, KC	84	78	162
Johnson, Bobby V.	81	84	165
Ryan, Jim	85	86	171
Wirtanen, Charles	91	91	182
Meroney, Victor Lee	93	90	183