Several Society of Seniors members competed in this year's R&A Senior Amateur on July 11-14 at the Woodhall Spa in England. Rusty Strawn fired a sparkling 66 in round three to head into the final day within striking distance of the leaders, but fell back with a 78 in the final round. Strawn finished in a tie for fourth place alongside SOS members Stan Humphries and Dennis Martin. Humphries' final round of 71 tied for the low round of the day, while Martin shot 72.
Also making the cut to the final day were members Jon Lindstrom (T9th), Chip Lutz (11th), Randy Haag (T20), Paul Simson (T23), Lee Porter & Jerry Slagle (T26), and Jack Hall (34th). Brent Paterson of New Zealand won the championship by five strokes over John Kemp of Woburn.
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Contested for the first time at Formby in 1969, the R&A Senior Amateur Championship is open to players aged 55 years and over. Past SOS winners of the event include John Owens, Dale Morey, Joel Hirsch, Bud Bradley, William Shean, Kemp Richardson, John Baldwin, Alan Foster, Paul Simson, Chip Lutz, George Zahringer, Brady Exber, and Pat Tallent.
For the first time, the R&A Women’s and Men’s Senior Amateur championships were played concurrently at Royal Dornoch in 2022 – with Mike McCoy and Terrill Samuel crowned winners. That new format continues at Woodhall Spa in 2023.