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Moore Takes Less Strokes Than Anyone, Wins Cup
 They say
some things get better with age. You can now add Jerry Moore to that
list.
Moore, at age 68, became the first Super Senior to win the United
States Golf Teachers Cup, held September 29- 30 at Sandia Golf Club
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he did it in record fashion. Moore,
from Raritan, New Jersey, fired rounds of 71-67 for a 138 total that
set a new tournament record for lowest 36-hole score. His final
round 67 bettered his age by one and also established a new 18-hole
record. He earned $2,600 for his efforts.
Jim Perez from Fresno, California, won the Senior division with
scores of 74-71 – 145 and finished second overall. Mark Harman won
the Open division and finished third overall with 74-73 – 147. 2004
US Cup champion David Belling finished fourth at 78-71 – 149, while
newcomers Mike Henry and Robert Green finished fifth, both with
76-74 – 150. Melody Robinson captured the Ladies title in her first
attempt with 84-80 – 164.
For Moore, it seemed like a question of not if, but when, he would
finally take the overall title. Coming in as the two-time defending
Senior division champion, and winner of four consecutive division
titles, Moore ran that streak to five by also winning this year’s
Super Senior championship. He has also twice played for Team USA at
the World Golf Teachers Cup, in 2003 and 2007.
Formerly a high school football coach in New Jersey, Moore is used
to winning. His teams at Elizabeth High School and Somerville High
School won 11 state championships, and Moore is known as a legend in
New Jersey coaching circles. He had numerous players receive
scholarships to play major college football.
“I’ve been a competitor all my life,” said Moore, “and I was
fortunate enough to be surrounded by good players and good
situations.” Not only did Moore find great success in coaching
football, he also coached other sports, including in his home state
of West Virginia. Currently, Moore teaches golf in the summer and
spends his winters in Florida. He also enjoys spending time with his
grandchildren.
He owes his longevity and prowess in golf to “working out every day
and trying to stay as young as I can for as long as I can.” He
called his time in Albuquerque as “the best week of my life.”
Regarding the USGTF, he said, “My association with the USGTF has
been nothing but positive. I’ve met a lot of great people.”
For Perez, this year’s US Cup also culminated a long journey to
capture a title. He was runner-up for the overall and Open division
title in 2002, and last year finished as runner-up in the Senior
division. Like Moore, Perez also gets better with age as his game
continues to improve.
Harman, a five-time winner of the US Cup, could not match the pace
set by Moore or Perez, but did come home with his sixth Open
division championship. Belling fired the low round in the Open
division with a second-round 71, but could not overcome his opening
78.
The weather for both days of the championship was sunny and warm.
Moore took the first day’s lead with a 71, followed by Daniel Jarvie
and Bruce Sims at 72, and Perez and Harman with 74. Jarvie was in
contention the final day when, on the ninth hole, he took a drop for
an unplayable lie, ultimately taking a triple-bogey 7. Several holes
later, Jarvie disqualified himself from the tournament, saying that
he was bothered that he might have taken an improper drop on the
ninth. Certainly, such sportsmanship cannot go unnoted.
Sims dropped back with a second round 80 but still finished second
in the Senior division. Perez and the others were simply unable to
match Moore’s torrid pace at any time during the final round.
“Even though this was the United States Golf Teachers Cup, it was
nice to see teachers from over a dozen nations in attendance,” said
USGTF president Geoff Bryant. “I always look forward to this
tournament, because it brings together teaching professionals from
all over the world with a common interest, and certainly bonds those
that we would never otherwise have had an opportunity to meet.”
The location of the 14th annual United States Golf Teachers Cup will
be announced in the next edition of Golf Teaching Pro.
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Top 60 scores from the
13th annual United States Golf Teachers Cup
September 29-30, 2008 • Sandia Golf Club,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Note – prize money based on division finish
*Pat Church from Eugene,
Oregon finished in 2nd place in the Ladies
Division |
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1 |
Jerry Moore $2,600 |
71 |
- |
67 |
-- |
138 |
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2 |
Jim Perez 1,400 |
74 |
- |
71 |
-- |
145 |
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3 |
Mark Harman 1,800 |
74 |
- |
73 |
-- |
147 |
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4 |
David Belling 1,000 |
78 |
- |
71 |
-- |
149 |
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5 |
Mike Henry 700 |
76 |
- |
74 |
-- |
150 |
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5 |
Robert Green 700 |
76 |
- |
74 |
-- |
150 |
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7 |
Ridg Jackson 450 |
75 |
- |
76 |
-- |
151 |
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8 |
James Bell |
77 |
- |
75 |
-- |
152 |
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8 |
Thomas Wartelle |
75 |
- |
77 |
-- |
152 |
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8 |
Bruce Sims 850 |
72 |
- |
80 |
-- |
152 |
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11 |
Orville Johnson 600 |
75 |
- |
78 |
-- |
153 |
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12 |
Brian Powers |
81 |
- |
73 |
-- |
154 |
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12 |
Luis Menezes |
79 |
- |
75 |
-- |
154 |
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14 |
Charles Henry 1,200
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75 |
- |
80 |
-- |
155 |
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15 |
Jeff Bates 450 |
76 |
- |
80 |
-- |
156 |
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15 |
Reginald Thompson 900 |
79 |
- |
77 |
-- |
156 |
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17 |
Feliciano Zamudio |
76 |
- |
81 |
-- |
157 |
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18 |
Gary Elder |
81 |
- |
78 |
-- |
159 |
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18 |
Versie Adams, Jr. 725 |
76 |
- |
83 |
-- |
159 |
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18 |
Preston
Browning 525 |
77 |
- |
82 |
-- |
159 |
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21 |
George Wilson |
77 |
- |
83 |
-- |
160 |
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21 |
Jerry Heinze |
76 |
- |
84 |
-- |
160 |
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21 |
Donald Lightburn |
79 |
- |
81 |
-- |
160 |
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21 |
Walt Abraham |
79 |
- |
81 |
-- |
160 |
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21 |
Joe Bernat |
75 |
- |
85 |
-- |
160 |
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26 |
Kern Doucet |
81 |
- |
80 |
-- |
161 |
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26 |
Joseph Rivera |
80 |
- |
81 |
-- |
161 |
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26 |
Robert Kleabir |
77 |
- |
84 |
-- |
161 |
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26 |
John McGaugh |
82 |
- |
79 |
-- |
161 |
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26 |
Gary Vilano |
84 |
- |
77 |
-- |
161 |
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31 |
Carlos De Barros |
79 |
- |
83 |
-- |
162 |
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31 |
Timothy Schmidt |
78 |
- |
84 |
-- |
162 |
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31 |
Geoff Bryant |
79 |
- |
83 |
-- |
162 |
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34 |
Glenn Stoklosa |
84 |
- |
79 |
-- |
163 |
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35 |
Emmett Pratt |
80 |
- |
84 |
-- |
164 |
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35 |
Melody Robinson 900 |
84 |
- |
80 |
-- |
164 |
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37 |
James Berry |
85 |
- |
80 |
-- |
165 |
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37 |
Andy Rosales |
90 |
- |
75 |
-- |
165 |
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39 |
Seung Chil Kim |
86 |
- |
80 |
-- |
166 |
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39 |
Roger Byers |
80 |
- |
86 |
-- |
166 |
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39 |
Jeffrey Campbell |
81 |
- |
85 |
-- |
166 |
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39 |
Don Reynolds |
85 |
- |
81 |
-- |
166 |
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43 |
George Gregory |
86 |
- |
81 |
-- |
167 |
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44 |
Craig Wolfe |
86 |
- |
82 |
-- |
168 |
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45 |
Frikkie Van Vuuren |
84 |
- |
85 |
-- |
169 |
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45 |
James Drumm |
86 |
- |
83 |
-- |
169 |
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45 |
Charlie Whitney |
84 |
- |
85 |
-- |
169 |
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48 |
John Linton |
89 |
- |
81 |
-- |
170 |
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48 |
Don Borrmann |
87 |
- |
83 |
-- |
170 |
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50 |
Dong Hoon Yoo |
84 |
- |
87 |
-- |
171 |
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51 |
John Ray |
89 |
- |
83 |
-- |
172 |
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52 |
Kyle Miller |
79 |
- |
95 |
-- |
174 |
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52 |
Guy Pruitt |
88 |
- |
86 |
-- |
174 |
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52 |
Bert Boyce |
83 |
- |
91 |
-- |
174 |
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55 |
Mike Perez |
82 |
- |
96 |
-- |
178 |
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55 |
William Herbert |
92 |
- |
86 |
-- |
178 |
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57 |
Robert Rainer |
86 |
- |
93 |
-- |
179 |
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57 |
John Youngberg |
93 |
- |
86 |
-- |
179 |
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59 |
Earl Hines |
89 |
- |
92 |
-- |
181 |
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60 |
Fred Oshel |
89 |
- |
93 |
-- |
182 |
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