First Professional Win for Dotson
Perry Dotson of The Players Club rallied during the final round of the Indiana PGA Senior Championship to move up from 7th place to champion. Shooting his personal competitive best, a second day 4-under-par 68, was strong enough to jump him to the top of the leader board and earn him his first professional title. "This is very exciting and very fun," said Dotson. "It's something to build on. Lots of positive thoughts right now." The start of Dotson's round did not look promising. He missed a 5-foot putt on the second green and blew a putt six feet by on 3. "I was tentative," he said. "Then I knocked it to one foot on 4 and that made all the difference in the world." His confidence came back and he made four consecutive birdies. He made the turn at 2-under for the tournament, but Quinn Griffing still held the lead at 3-under. Dotson managed two more birdies before heading to the club house... Read More
Cary Hungate of Kokomo CC and Quinn Griffing of Donald Ross GC share the lead at the Indiana Senior Professional Championship. Both players carded a 3-under-par 69 at Brickyard Crossing Wednesday to put themselves in a great spot to contend for the National Senior Championship. Four players will qualify for the national event held later this year. See first round results here.... Read More
Finishing with three consecutive birdies at Hillview CC, Ted
Smith slowly cut Tim Miller’s lead down to nothing and forced a playoff for the
IGA Senior Amateur Championship. And three playoff holes later Smith sunk a
33-foot putt to make birdie and take home his first Senior Am victory since
2001. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won this. I’m almost 65 years old, and
it’s nice to have a chance... Read More
"I have been playing for almost 20 years - since 1992 - and I've had a couple runner-ups, but this was worth the wait," said David Carich of The Bridgewater Club on his first victory at the Indiana PGA Titleist FootJoy Club Car Professional Championship presented by Mercedes Benz and The PGA Tour. "It is an honor to win with all the great players that are in this Section," continued Carich. "It's pretty... Read More
