AAGA Senior Open2023 AAGA Senior Championship

Monday, June 5

Chemawa Golf Course


Bob Beach wins the 2023 Senior Championship

Bob Beach wins this year's medalist honors with a 3-over-par round of 72. Beach birdied back-to-back holes, 13 and 14.

 

Bob Beach


We witnessed a rare event in any tournament today – two holes-in-one.

Derek Barber had a hole-in-one on the 146 yard 13th hole; and Mike Raposa had a hole-in-one on the 109 yard, 16th hole.

 

Derek Barber

Mike Raposa


Senior Open Logo2023 Senior Championship Scoreboard

Net Scores by Age Group


Scoring Highlights


The Low Net, 2023 AAGA Senior Championship

Overall low net score went to Bob Palos with a 2-under, net round of 67. Runnerup for overall low net went to Mark Willwerth with a 1-under, net round 68; and Paul White shot an even par round of 69.

Bob Palos

Mark Willwerth

Paul White


The Low Gross, 2023 AAGA Senior Championship

Bob Beach, AAGA Co-President, was the low medalist with a 3-over-par round of 72. Two other players, Gary Delude and Kevin Brady, matched his 72, but Beach won in a card-off.

 

Bob Beach

Gary Delude

Kevin Brady


The 50-59 age group

Paul White

Don Balunos

Kevin Brady

Paul White won low net in the 50-59 year-old championship with an even-par, net round of 69. Runnerup was Don Balunos with a 70 and third place went to Kevin Brady with 71.


The 60-69 age group

Mike Raposa

Ned Sweeney

Jack Fitzgibbons

Mike Raposa won the 60-69 year-old championship with a 2-over-par, net round of 71. Ned Sweeney also had 71, but Raposa beat him in a card off. Third place went to Jack Fitzgibbons with a 72.


The 70-79 age group

Bob Palos

Mark Willwerth

Fred Williams

Bobby Ford won the 70-79 year old age group with 67. Mark Willwerth finished second with a 69, and Bob Palos finished third, after a card off with Kenneth Reynolds. They both had 73.


The 80-89 age group

John  Dentremont

David May

Marty Musial

John Dentremont won the 80-89 year old age group with a 2-over-par, round of 71. David May was second with a 77, and Marty Musial finished third with 79.


Top-Ten Low Gross Scores

  Age Player Score
75 Bob Beach 72
54 Kevin Brady 72
62 Gary Delude 72
51 Rich Bracker 73
51 Jim Dickinson 73
51 Shawn Gaskin 73
59 Roger Bousquet 74
64 Bud Chatfield 74
60 Bill Gaskin 74
61 Derek Johnson 75
65 Brian Kidder 75

 

Top-Ten Low Net Scores

  Age Player Score
75 Bob Palos 67
73 Mark Willwerth 68
58 Paul White 69
52 Don Balunos 70
78 Fred Williams 70
75 Bob Beach 71
54 Kevin Brady 71
84 John Dentremont 71
64 Mike Raposa 71
68 Ned Sweeney 71
71 Tom Yontz 71
69 Jack Fitzgibbons 72
51 Shawn Gaskin 72
76 Charles Meagher 72
58 Eric Schoonmaker 72
72 Rit Bouchard 73