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2013 Senior Amateur Player of the Year

November 26, 2013

 

Congratulations Steve Groom, Raytown!! MGA Senior Player of the Year 2013. (Senior POY: 2009, 2011, 2012)

This is Groom’s MGA Schedule and how he earned this special recognition:

Porto Cima 4 Ball, First Place Senior Division
Team Groom/Andy Smith 69/69/138 (6 under par)

Senior 4 Ball, Third Place
Team Groom/Andy Smith 70/67/137 (7 under par)

Missouri Amateur, (exempt from Qualifying) Finishes in Round of 16
36 Hole Stroke Play tied for 18th 75/74/149
Round of 64 wins 5 and 4 over Colby Yates, Tonganozie, KS
Round of 32 wins 2 and 1 over Vernon Carr, Poplar Bluff Mo (2013 Amateur Player of the Year)
Round of 16 lost 3 and 2 to Michael McGee, Kansas City, Mo

Stroke Play, Tied for 10th Place
72 Hole Stroke Play 71/77/72/74/294 (6 over par)

4 Ball, Tied 6th (no points awarded – points awarded for top 5 finishers)
Team Groom/Wayne Fredrick 63/68/131 (11 under par)

Missouri Open, First Place Senior Division
54 Hole Stroke Play 69/67/69/205 (11 under par) 2nd place finish was 5 over

Mid Amateur, Tied 11th Place (no points awarded – points awarded for top 10 finishers)
36 Hole Event, 79/69/148 (4 over par)

Senior Amateur, Tied Fourth Place
36 Hole Event, 72/70/142 (4 over)

Dawson, First Place Senior Division
36 Hole Stroke Play 70/69/139 (5 under par)

Payne Stewart Invitational, First Place Senior Division
36 Hole event 145

Phil Cotton Invitational, Second Place Senior Division
36 Hole event 72/69/139

Ozark Invitational, Tied Third Place Senior Division
36 Hole event 74/72/146

Steve also competes in the MGA Senior Series Tour: Finished at the top in points for the season and won the Tour Championship in the 50-56 Open Flight Division. 73/71/144

Steve was also invited to compete on the Missouri SS Tour Cup Team. He was instrumental in bringing the Ozark Cup Match to Missouri by winning 2 of his three matches.

Note Groom did not compete in the 2013 MGA Cup Matches.

 

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