9th Master Division Four-Ball Championship Jeff Hoffman and Russell Humphrey, 69-65–134 Bayonet/Black Horse | Oct. 8-9, 2012
3rd Super-Senior Championship Rob Thompson | Valley Hi CC Oct. 29-30, 2012
Rob Thompson is no stranger to
NCGA senior majors. The champion’s seventh senior
Jeff Hoffman and Russell Humphrey Jeff Hoffman NCGA member club:
Morgan Creek GC
Years as an
NCGA member: 30
One word to describe your partner: Awetastic
[awesome and fantastic]
Dream foursome:
At Edgewood GC with my pals Kevin Lucas,
Tim Snow, my Dad who passed away in 1996 to
cancer, and my best friend and daughter Emilee Hoffman. I’d gladly loop for Em just to see the
reactions on their faces to her game.
Russell Humphrey NCGA member club:
Woodbridge GCC
Years as an
NCGA member: 25
One word to describe your partner: I’d use two words: prepared
and reliable.
Dream foursome: My dream foursome would actually be a three- some. It would consist of myself, my brother Brad- ley Humphrey and my father Charles Humphrey. Unfortunately, both my brother and father are deceased. While they were alive I played golf with each of them only once. I would give
anything to have one more round with them. That would certainly be a dream come true.
title, however, dramatically came down to his final putt. On the 18th hole, tied with James Myers for the tournament lead, Thompson had a 40-foot birdie putt with Myers three feet away for par. Having a good line, Thompson wanted to give it a chance to go in, but also didn’t want to ram it past the hole and possibly lose the tournament. “I thought I left it short, but then
the ball kept trickling and trickling, and boom, [it went in],” said Thompson. Thompson felt especially fortu- nate to win, considering his winning putt may have been for a tie if it weren’t for Myers’ honesty. On the 10th hole, after addressing his ball on the putting green, Myers’ ball slightly moved, so he called a one- stroke penalty on himself. “The integrity of the game is unbelievable,” said
Rob Thompson
Thompson. “His ball couldn’t have moved more than a fraction and he called a penalty on himself.”
Quick Facts FIELD AND FORMAT: 36 players; 36 holes of stroke play for golfers aged 65 and older
FIRST-ROUND LEADERS: Thompson and Carl Cowan WINNING PERFORMANCE: 74-70–144 PREVIOUS CHAMPION: James Myers STAT OF SIGNIFICANCE: With the victory, Thompson has now captured every senior title the Association offers, including the Senior Championship, Senior Four-Ball, Senior Match Play, State Senior and Super Senior.
WORDS OF A CHAMPION: “The older we get the more we appreciate each other,” said Thompson. “That’s the way we are, we root for each other. It’s kind of like a brotherhood.”
UNTIL NEXT TIME: Oct. 28-29 at Valley Hi CC For complete tournament coverage, including scorecards and photos, visit NCGA.org. 44 / NCGA.ORG / WINTER 2013