Senior Golfers’ Senior Masters in April, firing a 65 that included 10 birdies. Just two days after the 65, Knoll captured the annual Alameda Commuters Senior Championship, beating a strong field by three strokes. In May, Knoll won the Sacra- mento County Senior, finished sec- ond at the NCGA Senior Four-Ball Championship and qualified for the U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso. From there on, he was, “back in
rhythm.” “Making the U.S. Senior Open at my age was my highlight of the year,” said Knoll, who was able to stay with his mother, who lives near Del Paso. “It was like a home event for me. I got to see a lot of people I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was probably as good as it gets for me.” Knoll went on to have another
terrific summer. In July, he won the Monterey City Senior Amateur and took third at the Sacramento City Senior. Knoll kicked off August with another win at the Santa Cruz City Senior, and followed that with a win over Casey Boyns in the finals of the NCGA Senior Amateur Match Play Championship. That win locked up Knoll’s
record fifth straight NCGA Senior Player of the Year title. “I don’t set a goal to be Player of
the Year. It’s not the target of trying to win, it’s the competition,” Knoll said. “I savor these. There are a lot of guys who’d like to win it. The competition is just so good.” As Knoll knows, he’s not getting
any younger, either. “I’m not playing at the same
level that I used to. There are six to seven events where I want to be my best.” Knoll said. “Playing with these guys keeps me sharp. If I don’t put in the time and prepara- tion, these guys will pass me. My philosophy is that you’re only as good as your worst score.”
The NCGA is pleased to add a Women’s Amateur Tour and Senior Women’s Amateur Tour for the 2015-16 season.
Herb Jensen Rank Name
1 Herb Jensen 2 Ron Johnson
Club
Del Paso Diablo
3 Charles Richesin Woodbridge 4 Bob Thomason Woodbridge 5 Dennis Younglove 6
El Macero Vic Shellenberg 7 Robert Olds
8 Thomas O’Grady 9 Frank Pieper 10 Joe Rogers
Bennett Valley Roddy Ranch CordeValle
Events Points 9 1,405 7 909 8 632 7 504 6 503 6 351 9 335 4 252
Monterey Peninsula 0 249 Stanford University 5 237
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Jensen Wins Inaugural W
Super Senior Award hen 66-year-old Carmichael resident Herb Jensen first found
out that the NCGA had started a Super Senior (65 and older) points program for the 2014-15 season, he was thrilled. “I’ve been playing competitive
golf for my entire life,” said Jensen, a dental consultant for Delta Dental. “You don’t hit it as far when you are a Super Senior. There are a lot of great players.” With a win at the NCGA Super
Senior Championship in October, Jensen started the season off with a bang. In the 2015 portion of the season, he tacked on three more wins at the Stockton City Senior Four- Ball Championship, the Antioch City Super Senior and the Merced County Super Senior. Jensen also proved he can still play
with the seniors, finishing fourth at the NCGA Senior Championship. “I’m proud to be the first NCGA
Super Senior Player of the Year,” Jensen said. “I think it’s fantastic. I’m very pleased.”
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