Wyatt and Storck claim to victory in the Championship Division; Brundred and Tendall finish atop Super Senior Division leaderboard
Easton, Md. – The 2021 Senior Four-Ball Championship was held Monday, May 24 at Talbot Country Club. The par 72 course played at 6,453 yards for the Championship Division and 5,990 yards for the Super Senior Division. The event was administered by the Maryland State Golf Association.
Under overcast and cooler conditions, the tandem of Mitch Wyatt (Great Hope GC) and Larry Storck (Sparrow’s Point CC) proved to be a force to be reckoned with as they fired a 7-under-par, 65 on their way to claiming victory in the Championship Division. Firm conditions and speedy greens could not slow down the pair as they recorded eight birdies in the four-ball format. Finishing runners-up were the pair for Michael McCarthy (Argyle CC) and Stuart Strang (Argyle CC). McCarthy and Strang recorded a 5-under-par 67 including birdies on three of the five par 5s on their better ball card.
Bunched together and rounding out the top three at 3-under-par 69 were the teams of Craig Ostrom and Vance Welch (Hobbits Glen GC), Jim Rice and Scott Heffner (Baltimore CC), Jim Kyttle (Beaver Creek CC) and Michael Garner (Montgomery CC), and Steve Block (Woodmont CC) and Richard Holland (Columbia CC).
In the Super Senior Division, Ben Brundred and Skip Tendall (Congressional CC) claimed a one-stroke victory over Richard Ham (The Cannon Club) and Lou Rubino (Bethesda CC). The duo shot a 5-under-par 67 that included an eagle on the par 5, No. 7. Ham and Rubino’s round of 4-under-par 68 that featured birdies on all of Talbot’s par 5s.
Finishing in a two-way tie for third at 1-under-par 71 were Herb Hughes and Gary Hentz (Maryland G & CC) and George Washburn (Holly Hills CC) and Barry Flaer (Maryland National GC).
About the Maryland State Golf Association
Founded in 1921, the Maryland State Golf Association fulfills its constitutional mandate by promoting the best interests and true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions; sponsoring and conducting state tournaments as well as USGA qualifying rounds each year; educating and informing Maryland golfers about changes in the Rules of Golf; fostering respect for the game of golf as well as its Rules; and awarding scholarships.
