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Brooks Wins 2019 Texas Super Senior

Brooks Wins 2019 Texas Super Senior
 
WACO – Ed Brooks of Fort Worth hangs on to win the Super Senior Division of the 2019 Texas Super Senior. Brooks, who lead after the opening round, outlasted Gary Kirwan of McKinney in a playoff to claim the title.
 
After weather caused the championship to be reduced to 36-holes, Brook and Kirwan needed two more holes of sudden death playoff to crown the champion. The two played the par 4 18^th hole twice where a par on the second go around was what Brooks needed to win.
 
The round of the day came from Kirwan who was six shots behind Brooks heading into the final round. Kirwan, who opened the tournament with a 4-over par 74, fired an impressive even-par 70 in the final round to get himself into a position to win.
 
Kirwan got the ball rolling early as he birdied two of his first five holes, one which was on his opening hole of the day. After a strong start Kirwan made the turn onto the back nine at 2-under par for the round. A 2-over par back nine got him back to even-par for the day. Kirwan’s final round kept him at 4-over par 144 for the tournament.
 
Brooks, who started the day with a two-stroke lead was steady early in his round. His first mistake of the day came on No. 7 as he made triple bogey but he quickly recovered making birdie on the par 4 8^th. A par on No. 9 kept Brooks at 2-over par for the day as he made the turn to the back nine.
 
Brooks made an early bogey on the back nine on the par 5 10^th hole. However, like the front nine, he was quick to bounce back with a birdie on his next hole. From there Brooks finished his round with five pars, a bogey and double bogey, for a 3-over par 38 on the side, 5- over par 75 on the day. His
 
Finishing one shot behind Brooks and Kirwan at 5-over par 145 was the trio of John Grace of Fort Worth, Hill Holstead of Wichita Falls and Bill Huckin of Dallas.
 
Holstead and Huckin took home low Net honors in the Super Senior Division. The both of them finished the tournament with a Net score of 1-over par 141.
 
Richard Lundy of Amarillo overcame a two-shot in the final round to win the Legends Division. Lundy, who trailed Don Grider by two heading into the final round, played consistent golf through the championship to claim his title.
 
After an opening round of 78, Lundy put together another sub-80 round of 9-over par round of 79 to get him to 17-over for the tournament. His tournament total of 157 was enough to win the division by three-strokes.
 
Lundy struggled on the front nine as he made the turn at 8-over but bounced back quickly on the back side shooting 1-over par 36. His back nine consisted of a lone birdie on the par 4 13^th hole.
 
Trailing Lundy and finishing in a tie for second was defending champion Don Grider and Jim Strouse. The pair finished at 20-over par 160 for the tournament.
 
Strouse took home the low Net honors for the Legends Division. His net rounds of 75 and 77 were good to finish the tournament at 152, 12-over par.
 
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