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13th Annual United States Golf Teachers Cup®
MOORE TAKES
LESS STROKES THAN ANYONE, WINS US CUP
Sept. 29-30, 2008 • Sandia Golf Club
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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They
say some things get better with age. You can now add Jerry Moore
to that list.
Moore, at age 66,
became the first Super Senior to win the United States Golf
Teachers Cup, held September 29-30 at Sandia Golf Club in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he did it in record fashion. Moore,
from Raritan, New Jersey, fired rounds of 71-67 for a 138 total
that set a new tournament record for lowest 36-hole score. His
final round 67 also established a new 18-hole record. He earned
$2,600 for his efforts.
Jim Perez from
Fresno, California, won the Senior division with scores of 74-71
– 145 and finished second overall. Mark Harman won the Open
division and finished third overall with 74-73 – 147. 2004 US
Cup champion David Belling finished fourth at 78-71 – 149, while
newcomers Mike Henry and Robert Green finished fifth, both with
76-74 – 150. Melody Robinson captured the Ladies title in her
first attempt with 84-80 – 164.
For Moore, it
seemed like a question of not if, but when, he would finally
take the overall title. Coming in as the two-time defending
Senior division champion, and winner of four consecutive
division titles, Moore also ran that streak to five by also
winning this year’s Super Senior championship. He has also twice
played for Team USA at the World Golf Teachers Cup, in 2003 and
2007.
Formerly a high school football coach in New Jersey, Moore is
used to winning. His teams at Elizabeth High School won several
state championships, and Moore is known as a legend in New
Jersey coaching circles. He had numerous players receive
scholarships to play major college football.
Currently, Moore
enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and spends the
winters in Florida. He owes his longevity and prowess in golf to
“working out every day and trying to stay as young as I can for
as long as I can.” He called his time in Albuquerque as “the
best week of my life.”
For Perez, this
year’s US Cup also culminated a long journey to capture a title.
He was runner-up for the overall and Open division title in
2002, and last year finished as runner-up in the Senior
division. Like Moore, Perez also gets better with age as his
game continues to improve.
Harman, a
five-time winner of the US Cup, could not match the pace set by
Moore or Perez, but did come home with his sixth Open division
championship. Belling fired the low round in the Open division
with a second-round 71, but could not overcome his opening 78.
The weather for both days of the championship was sunny and
warm. Moore took the first day’s lead with a 71, followed by
Daniel Jarvie and Bruce Sims at 72, and Perez and Harman with
74. Jarvie was in contention the final day when, on the ninth
hole, he took a drop for an unplayable lie, ultimately taking a
triple-bogey 7. Several holes later, Jarvie disqualified himself
from the tournament, saying that he was bothered that he might
have taken an improper drop on the ninth. Certainly, such
sportsmanship cannot go unnoted.
Sims dropped back
with a second-round 80 but still finished second in the Senior
division. Perez and the others were simply unable to match
Moore’s torrid pace at any time during the final round.
“Even though this
was the United States Golf Teachers Cup, it was nice to see
teachers from over a dozen nations in attendance,” said USGTF
president Geoff Bryant. “I always look forward to this
tournament, because it brings together teaching professionals
from all over the world with a common interest, and certainly
bonds those that we would never otherwise have had an
opportunity to meet.”
The location of the 14th annual United States Golf Teachers Cup
will be announced in the next edition of Golf Teaching Pro.
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Scores from the 13th Annual
United States Golf Teachers Cup
September 29-30, 2008
Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Note – prize money based on division finish |
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1 |
Jerry Moore $2,600 |
71 |
- |
67 |
-- |
138 |
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2 |
Jim Perez 1,400 |
74 |
- |
71 |
-- |
145 |
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3 |
Mark Harman 1,800 |
74 |
- |
73 |
-- |
147 |
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4 |
David Belling 1,000 |
78 |
- |
71 |
-- |
149 |
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5 |
Mike Henry 700 |
76 |
- |
74 |
-- |
150 |
|
5 |
Robert Green 700 |
76 |
- |
74 |
-- |
150 |
|
7 |
Ridg Jackson 450 |
75 |
- |
76 |
-- |
151 |
|
8 |
James Bell |
77 |
- |
75 |
-- |
152 |
|
8 |
Thomas Wartelle |
75 |
- |
77 |
-- |
152 |
|
8 |
Bruce Sims 850 |
72 |
- |
80 |
-- |
152 |
|
11 |
Orville Johnson 600 |
75 |
- |
78 |
-- |
153 |
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12 |
Brian Powers |
81 |
- |
73 |
-- |
154 |
|
12 |
Luis Menezes |
79 |
- |
75 |
-- |
154 |
|
14 |
Charles Henry 1,200 |
75 |
- |
80 |
-- |
155 |
|
15 |
Jeff Bates 450 |
76 |
- |
80 |
-- |
156 |
|
15 |
Reginald Thompson 900 |
79 |
- |
77 |
-- |
156 |
|
17 |
Feliciano Zamudio |
76 |
- |
81 |
-- |
157 |
|
18 |
Gary Elder |
81 |
- |
78 |
-- |
159 |
|
18 |
Versie Adams, Jr. 725 |
76 |
- |
83 |
-- |
159 |
|
18 |
Preston
Browning 525 |
77 |
- |
82 |
-- |
159 |
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21 |
George Wilson |
77 |
- |
83 |
-- |
160 |
|
21 |
Jerry Heinze |
76 |
- |
84 |
-- |
160 |
|
21 |
Donald Lightburn |
79 |
- |
81 |
-- |
160 |
|
21 |
Walt Abraham |
79 |
- |
81 |
-- |
160 |
|
21 |
Joe Bernat |
75 |
- |
85 |
-- |
160 |
|
26 |
Kern Doucet |
81 |
- |
80 |
-- |
161 |
|
26 |
Joseph Rivera |
80 |
- |
81 |
-- |
161 |
|
26 |
Robert Kleabir |
77 |
- |
84 |
-- |
161 |
|
26 |
John McGaugh |
82 |
- |
79 |
-- |
161 |
|
26 |
Gary Vilano |
84 |
- |
77 |
-- |
161 |
|
31 |
Carlos De Barros |
79 |
- |
83 |
-- |
162 |
|
31 |
Timothy Schmidt |
78 |
- |
84 |
-- |
162 |
|
31 |
Geoff Bryant |
79 |
- |
83 |
-- |
162 |
|
34 |
Glenn Stoklosa |
84 |
- |
79 |
-- |
163 |
|
35 |
Emmett Pratt |
80 |
- |
84 |
-- |
164 |
|
35 |
Melody Robinson 900 |
84 |
- |
80 |
-- |
164 |
|
37 |
James Berry |
85 |
- |
80 |
-- |
165 |
|
37 |
Andy Rosales |
90 |
- |
75 |
-- |
165 |
|
39 |
Seung Chil Kim |
86 |
- |
80 |
-- |
166 |
|
39 |
Roger Byers |
80 |
- |
86 |
-- |
166 |
|
39 |
Jeffrey Campbell |
81 |
- |
85 |
-- |
166 |
|
39 |
Don Reynolds |
85 |
- |
81 |
-- |
166 |
|
43 |
George Gregory |
86 |
- |
81 |
-- |
167 |
|
44 |
Craig Wolfe |
86 |
- |
82 |
-- |
168 |
|
45 |
Frikkie Van Vuuren |
84 |
- |
85 |
-- |
169 |
|
45 |
James Drumm |
86 |
- |
83 |
-- |
169 |
|
45 |
Charlie Whitney |
84 |
- |
85 |
-- |
169 |
|
48 |
John Linton |
89 |
- |
81 |
-- |
170 |
|
48 |
Don Borrmann |
87 |
- |
83 |
-- |
170 |
|
50 |
Dong Hoon Yoo |
84 |
- |
87 |
-- |
171 |
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51 |
John Ray |
89 |
- |
83 |
-- |
172 |
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52 |
Kyle Miller |
79 |
- |
95 |
-- |
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