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Niger Leads by Two, Elway makes cut by 4 in CO Senior Open


 
Denver, CO - The cool weather didn’t slow Californian Bob Niger of El Dorado Hills as he extended his lead to two strokes at the 11th annual HealthONE Colorado Senior Open.  Niger got to 8-under par at one point in his round but a late double bogey on the 16th hole dropped him to 6-under par, still afforded him a two stroke cushion over Ron Schroeder from Montgomery, TX and Jim Kane from Edmond, OK. Schroeder, along with 2 other players (Mark Rohde from Marshalltown, IA and Perry Holmes from Boulder, CO), fired the low round of the day with an impressive 3-under par 69.
 
Past champions Bill Loeffler (2-under, tied for 6th) and Mike Zaremba (even par, tied for 10th) easily made the cut with 57 other competitors.
 
Two-time Super Bowl champion John Elway is one of those players that will be competing in the final round of the championship. His 4-over par 76 included a double and two bogies but allowed him to make the cut by a comfortable four stroke margin. Sean Forey of Morrison, CO, low amateur in 2008, leads in that category with a two day total of 2-over par 146. Charlie Post, another amateur from Castle Rock, CO, is at 3-over par with Elway just one stroke behind.
 
Final round action starts at 7:30 am tomorrow with awards being presented at approximately 3:00 pm.  Spectators are encouraged to join in the action with free admission and parking at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.  
 
Complete second round results and final round pairings follow. 
 
For up-to-the-minute live scoring, clicking here .  
 
NOTE:  The official name of the tournament is the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open. Please use the official name when referring to the event. Thank you.

 
2010 HealthONE Colorado Senior Open
Green Valley Ranch GC
6,819 yards, Par 72-72--144
Round 2 results
(a) denotes amateur
 
 1    Bob Niger             El Dorado Hills, CA     67-71--138 -6
 T2   Ron Schroeder         Montgomery, TX          71-69--140 -4
 T2   Jim Kane              Edmond, OK              70-70--140 -4
 T4   Gerry James           Ponte Vedra, FL         69-72--141 -3
 T4   Jeb Stuart            McKinney, TX            69-72--141 -3
 T6   Bill Loeffler         Castle Rock, CO         70-72--142 -2
 T6   Dave Narveson         Simonton, TX            72-70--142 -2
 T8   Wayne Wright          Fort Worth, TX          71-72--143 -1
 T8   Perry Arthur          Plano, TX               72-71--143 -1
 T10  Mark Rohde            Marshalltown, IA        75-69--144 E  
 T10  Mike Zaremba          Pueblo West, CO         68-76--144 E  
 T12  Mike McCutchen        Aurora, CO              73-72--145 +1
 T12  John Wilson           Indian Wells, CA        72-73--145 +1
 T12  Thomas Herzan         Findlay, OH             70-75--145 +1
 T12  Gregg Jones           Colorado Springs, CO    73-72--145 +1
 T12  Ralph West            Avondale, AZ            73-72--145 +1
 T12  John Adams            Paris, TX               71-74--145 +1
 T12  Danny Edwards         Scottsdale, AZ          74-71--145 +1
 T12  Perry Holmes          Boulder, CO             76-69--145 +1
 T20  Jeff Thomsen          Boise, ID               72-74--146 +2
 T20  Dave Arbuckle         Colorado Springs, CO    72-74--146 +2
 T20  Mark Balen            Orchard Park, NY        69-77--146 +2
 T20  Jeff Klein            Scottsbluff, NE         75-71--146 +2
 T20  Sean Forey (a)        Morrison, CO            75-71--146 +2
 T25  Charlie Post (a)      Castle Rock, CO         73-74--147 +3
 T25  Kirk Maynord          Del City, OK            69-78--147 +3
 T27  Roy Christensen       Provo, UT               74-74--148 +4
 T27  Rick DeWitt           Arvada, CO              71-77--148 +4
 T27  Kean Ridd             Springville, UT         73-75--148 +4
 T27  Gary Woodside         Denver, CO              74-74--148 +4
 T27  Russell Clark         Denver, CO              70-78--148 +4
 T27  Scott Masingill       Payette, ID             74-74--148 +4
 T27  John Elway (a)        Englewood, CO           72-76--148 +4
 T27  Ron Vlosich           Lakewood, CO            73-75--148 +4
 T35  Ron Ptacek            Boise, ID               75-74--149 +5
 T35  Doug Perry            Fort Collins, CO        73-76--149 +5
 T35  Barry Jennings        Longmont, CO            74-75--149 +5
 T35  Timothy Matthews      Scotts, MI              71-78--149 +5
 T35  Scott Walter          Franktown, CO           73-76--149 +5
 T35  Pat Bowe (a)          Denver, CO              72-77--149 +5
 T35  David Lundstrom       Houston, TX             72-77--149 +5
 T35  John Ward             Denver, CO              73-76--149 +5
 T43  Scott Radcliffe (a)   Golden, CO              74-76--150 +6
 T43  Bill Ashley           Levelland, TX           74-76--150 +6
 T43  Juan Salcedo (a)      The Woodlands, TX       74-76--150 +6
 T46  Dale Smigelsky        Fort Collins, CO        77-74--151 +7
 T46  Mark Franz (a)        Aurora, CO              77-74--151 +7
 T46  Chris Endres          Phoenix,  AZ            78-73--151 +7
 T46  Joe Stansberry        Minneapolis, MN         72-79--151 +7
 T46  Dave Heinly           Denver, CO              79-72--151 +7
 T51  Greg Harmon           Mesa, AZ                73-79--152 +8
 T51  Tom Woodard           Denver, CO              70-82--152 +8
 T51  Jon Stanley           Phoenix, AZ             73-79--152 +8
 T51  Jim Ragland           Jacksonville, FL        77-75--152 +8
 T51  Ken Krieger           Cheyenne, WY            73-79--152 +8
 T51  John Pappadakis (a)   Colorado Springs, CO    74-78--152 +8
 T51  Mark Pekuri           Santa Monica, CA        77-75--152 +8
 T51  Alan Phillips         Camdenton, MO           77-75--152 +8
 T51  Harry Johnson (a)     Vail, CO                73-79--152 +8
 
 CUT  Duane Free            Haysville, KS           +9            
 CUT  Brian Mooney (a)      Westminster, CO         +9            
 CUT  Earl Svenningsen      Sedona, AZ              +9            
 CUT  Joe Huber             Show Low, AZ            +9            
 CUT  Dean Sessions         Westminster, CO         +9            
 CUT  Rick Cole             Eaton, CO               +10           
 CUT  Tom Storey            Mesquite, NV            +10           
 CUT  Kerry McCoy (a)       Highlands Ranch, CO     +10           
 CUT  Garry Antunes         Henerson, TX            +10           
 CUT  Greg Adams            Park Rapids, MN         +10           
 CUT  Neal White            Bainbridge Island, WA   +10           
 CUT  Terry Carlson         Carefree, AZ            +10           
 CUT  Steve Bell (a)        Denver, CO              +10           
 CUT  David Detweiler       Larkspur, CO            +10           
 CUT  Jay McGrath           Tucson, AZ              +10           
 CUT  Robert Burke (a)      Longmont, CO            +11           
 CUT  Rick George (a)       Greenwood Village, CO   +11           
 CUT  Jim LeMar (a)         Littleton, CO           +11           
 CUT  Kent Moore (a)        Greenwood Village, CO   +11           
 CUT  Hugh Paine            Vail, CO                +11           
 CUT  Darrell Perry (a)     Detroit, MI             +11           
 CUT  Guy Mertz (a)         Longmont, CO            +11           
 CUT  Robert Arnold         Denver, CO              +11           
 CUT  Ed Noordewier (a)     Frisco, CO              +12           
 CUT  Jerry Kidney (a)      Littleton, CO           +12           
 CUT  Brad Rollinson        Ponte Vedra Beach, FL   +12           
 CUT  Steve Murphy (a)      Elbert, CO              +12           
 CUT  Tommy Samaha          San Diego, CA           +12           
 CUT  Curtis Crabtree       Lonview, TX             +12           
 CUT  Storm Gleim           Gilbert, AZ             +12           
 CUT  Paul Bell             Dallas, TX              +13           
 CUT  Jim Johnson           Golden, CO              +13           
 CUT  Erroll Miller         Breckenridge, CO        +13           
 CUT  Rick Zarlengo         Denver, CO              +13           
 CUT  Mike Lay (a)          Aurora, CO              +13           
 CUT  Audie Dean            Denver, CO              +13           
 CUT  Rick Uhlir            Boulder, CO             +13           
 CUT  Craig Stephens        Frederick, CO           +13           
 CUT  John Sostmann (a)     Littleton, CO           +13           
 CUT  Bill Pelham           Houston, TX             +13           
 CUT  David Delich (a)      Colorado Springs, CO    +13           
 CUT  Greg Dillon           Pueblo West, CO         +13           
 CUT  Bruce Hogg (a)        Colorado Springs, CO    +14           
 CUT  Don Powers            Colorado Springs, CO    +15           
 CUT  Robert Polk (a)       Parker, CO              +15           
 CUT  Chuck Fisher (a)      Westminster, CO         +15           
 CUT  Robert Cloud (a)      Denver, CO              +15           
 CUT  Kelly Crone (a)       Littleton, CO           +15           
 CUT  Ted O'Shields         Aurora, CO              +15           
 CUT  William Kipp          Pinewood Springs, CO    +16           
 CUT  Patrick Stanton (a)   Breckenridge, CO        +16           
 CUT  Glenn Hyde (a)        Denver, CO              +16           
 CUT  Roger Gunderson (a)   Aurora, CO              +17           
 CUT  Troy Payne (a)        Pensacola, FL           +17           
 CUT  Joseph Morrill (a)    Eagle, CO               +17           
 CUT  Rick Sprouse          Borrego Springs, CA     +17           
 CUT  James Vie-Carpenter   Broomfield, CO          +17           
 CUT  Brian Vella           Phoenix, AZ             +18           
 CUT  Doug Jones (a)        Grand Junction, CO      +18           
 CUT  John Aguillon         San Antonio, TX         +18           
 CUT  Scott Anderson (a)    Timnath,  CO            +18           
 CUT  Bruce Hayes (a)       Niwot, CO               +18           
 CUT  Fred Birner (a)       Denver, CO              +19           
 CUT  Rich Trout (a)        Arvada, CO              +19           
 CUT  Bob Sims (a)          Castle Pines North, CO  +20           
 CUT  Tim Brauch            Aurora, CO              +20           
 CUT  Frank Wilkinson (a)   Grand Junction, CO      +20           
 CUT  Ronnie Calloway       Denver, CO              +21           
 CUT  Gary Hoffman          Aurora, CO              +21           
 CUT  Steve Barlow (a)      Cherry Hills, CO        +21           
 CUT  Art Cudworth (a)      Denver, CO              +21           
 CUT  Charles Gray          Henderson, TX           +22           
 CUT  Pat Bucci (a)         Littleton, CO           +24           
 CUT  Steven Linnemeyer (a) Surprise, AZ            +25           
 CUT  Robert Stroupe (a)    Castle Rock, CO         +25           
 CUT  Russell Herndon       Monument, CO            +26           
 CUT  Jose Rivera           Santa Fe, NM            +26           
 CUT  Ronald Henry (a)      Denver, CO              +26           
 CUT  Ron Platz             Burlington, IA          +27           
 CUT  Paul Scheidig (a)     Littleton, CO           +29           
 CUT  Craig Law (a)         Pueblo, CO              +32           
 CUT  Charles Marshall      Aurora, CO              +32           
 CUT  John Balnis (a)       Waterbury, CT           +33           
 CUT  Danny Wyrick (a)      Arvada, CO              +37           
 CUT  Mark Mobley           Vail, CO                +39           
 CUT  Arthur Helfrich (a)   Aurora, CO              +41           
 CUT  Thomas Walendzik      Lakewood, CO            +45           
 CUT  Ron Groothedde        Winnipeg, MB Canada     +66           
 WD   James Blair           Ogden, UT               +5            
 WD   Herschel Caldwell     Aurora, CO              +24           
 WD   Kary Kaltenbacher (a) Englewood, CO                         
 WD   John Ponder           Littleton, CO                         
 DQ   Brad Schmierer        Hastings, MN            +2            
 NC   Frank Fager           Centennial, CO          +13           
 NC   Peter Sylvester       Tucson, AZ              +15           
 NC   Jim Kronus (a)        Grand Junction, CO      +20           
 NC   Phil Renteria         Dallas, TX              +22         
 
 
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September 3, 2010
Final Round Pairings with Scores

Tee  Time      Name                                      Scores
 
  1   7:30 AM   Alan Phillips, Gilbert, AZ                77-75--152  +8
                Harry Johnson (a), Edwards, CO            73-79--152  +8
 
  1   7:40 AM   Mark Pekuri, Santa Monica, CA             77-75--152  +8
                John Pappadakis (a), Colorado Springs, CO 74-78--152  +8
                Ken Krieger, Cheyenne, WY                 73-79--152  +8
 
  1   7:50 AM   Jim Ragland, Jacksonville, FL             77-75--152  +8
                Jon Stanley, Phoenix, AZ                  73-79--152  +8
                Tom Woodard, Denver, CO                   70-82--152  +8
 
  1   8:00 AM   Greg Harmon, Mesa, AZ                     73-79--152  +8
                Dave Heinly, Henderson, CO                79-72--151  +7
                Joe Stansberry, Bloomington, MN           72-79--151  +7
 
  1   8:10 AM   Chris Endres, Anthem, AZ                  78-73--151  +7
                Mark Franz (a), Aurora, CO                77-74--151  +7
                Dale Smigelsky, Ft. Collins, CO           77-74--151  +7
 
  1   8:20 AM   Juan Salcedo (a), The Woodlands, TX       74-76--150  +6
                Bill Ashley, Levelland, TX                74-76--150  +6
                Scott Radcliffe (a), Golden, CO           74-76--150  +6
 
  1   8:30 AM   John Ward, Denver, CO                     73-76--149  +5
                David Lundstrom, Houston, TX              72-77--149  +5
                Pat Bowe (a), Denver, CO                  72-77--149  +5
 
  1   8:40 AM   Scott Walter, Franktown, CO               73-76--149  +5
                Timothy Matthews, Scotts, MI              71-78--149  +5
                Barry Jennings, Longmont, CO              74-75--149  +5
 
  1   8:50 AM   Doug Perry, Fort Collins, CO              73-76--149  +5
                Ron Ptacek, Boise, ID                     75-74--149  +5
                Ron Vlosich, Lakewood, CO                 73-75--148  +4
 
  1   9:00 AM   John Elway (a), Greenwood Village, CO     72-76--148  +4
                Scott Masingill, Payette, ID              74-74--148  +4
                Russell Clark, Denver, CO                 70-78--148  +4
 
  1   9:10 AM   Gary Woodside, Englewood, CO              74-74--148  +4
                Kean Ridd, Springville, UT                73-75--148  +4
                Rick DeWitt, Arvada, CO                   71-77--148  +4
 
  1   9:20 AM   Roy Christensen, Provo, UT                74-74--148  +4
                Kirk Maynord, Midwest City, OK            69-78--147  +3
                Charlie Post (a), Castle Rock, CO         73-74--147  +3
 
  1   9:30 AM   Sean Forey (a), Morrison, CO              75-71--146  +2
                Jeff Klein, Mitchell, NE                  75-71--146  +2
                Mark Balen, Orchard Park, NY              69-77--146  +2
 
  1   9:40 AM   Dave Arbuckle, Colorado Springs, CO       72-74--146  +2
                Jeff Thomsen, Boise, ID                   72-74--146  +2
                Perry Holmes, Boulder, CO                 76-69--145  +1
 
  1   9:50 AM   Danny Edwards, Scottsdale, AZ             74-71--145  +1
                John Adams, Paris, TX                     71-74--145  +1
                Ralph West, Avondale, AZ                  73-72--145  +1
 
  1   10:00 AM  Gregg Jones, Colorado Springs, CO         73-72--145  +1
                Thomas Herzan, Findlay, OH                70-75--145  +1
                John Wilson, Indian Wells, CA             72-73--145  +1
 
  1   10:10 AM  Mike McCutchen, Aurora, CO                73-72--145  +1
                Mike Zaremba, Pueblo West, CO             68-76--144  E
                Mark Rohde, Marshalltown, IA              75-69--144  E
 
  1   10:20 AM  Perry Arthur, Plano, TX                   72-71--143  -1
                Wayne Wright, Fort Worth, TX              71-72--143  -1
                Dave Narveson, Simonton, TX               72-70--142  -2
 
  1   10:30 AM  Bill Loeffler, Castle Rock, CO            70-72--142  -2
                Jeb Stuart, McKinney, TX                  69-72--141  -3
                Gerry James, Ponte Vedra, FL              69-72--141  -3
 
  1   10:40 AM  Jim Kane, Edmond, OK                      70-70--140  -4
                Ron Schroeder, Montgomery, TX             71-69--140  -4
                Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, CA            67-71--138  -6
 
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