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The Record Book 1964–2015 0 1 1 section III
a Denotes amateur.
Colorado Open P A S T S E N I O R D I V I S I O N C H A M P I O N S > Professional competition in the Seniors Division was discontinued after 1970. In 1980, the Seniors Division was renamed
“The Dan Unfug Seniors Flight”. The Flight was discontinued in 1992.
YEAR WINNER
HOMETOWN
SCORE
YEAR WINNER
HOMETOWN
SCORE
1964 Gene Root
Golden, CO
78-78-80 / 236
(+26)
1984 a Ed Sweeney
Denver, CO
74-77-80 / 231
(+21)
1965 Gene Root
Golden, CO
79-75-78 / 232
(+22)
1985 a Ed Sweeney
Denver, CO
77-79-78 / 234
(+24)
1966 Walt King
Denver, CO
74-76-74 / 224
(+14)
1986 a Ed Sweeney
Denver, CO
77-81-73 / 231
(+21)
1967 Gene Root
Golden, CO
78-77-73 / 228
(+18)
1987 a Jim English
Denver, CO
82-75-78 / 235
(+25)
1968 Labron Harris, Sr. Stillwater, OK
79-72-72 / 223
(+13)
1988 a Ed Sweeney
Denver, CO
77-71-72 / 220
(+10)
1969 Labron Harris, Sr. Stillwater, OK
77-76-70 / 223
(+13)
1989 a Ed Sweeney
Denver, CO
74-77-76 / 227
(+17)
1970 J.D. Taylor
Denver, CO
73-73-76 / 222
(+9)
1990 a Jim Gwinn
Englewood, CO
80-77-72 / 229
(+19)
1971 a Gene Wenzinger Denver, CO
78-78-75 / 231
(+18)
1991 a Ed Sweeney
Evergreen, CO
75-79-72 / 226
(+16)
1972 a M.L. Kelley
76-77-80 / 233
(+20)
1973 a H. Deutschendorf Denver, CO
76-77-75 / 228
(+15)
1974 a H. Deutschendorf Aurora, CO
76-77-80 / 233
(+20)
1975 a Lee Gentry
Broomfield, CO
76-78-80 / 234
(+21)
1976 a Jim Stowell
Broomfield, CO
76-76-73 / 225
(+12)
Ft. Worth, TX
1977 a Jim English, Sr. Denver, CO
70-77-75 / 222
(+9)
1978 a Jim English, Sr. Denver, CO
72-78-75 / 225
(+12)
USAF Academy, CO 79-80-76 / 235
(+25)
1979 a Jim Gwinn
1980 a Jim English, Sr. Denver, CO
77-72-78 / 227
(+17)
1981 a Jim English, Sr. Denver, CO
72-76-79 / 227
(+17)
1982 a Jim English, Sr. Denver, CO
74-78-75 / 227
(+17)
1983 a Ed Sweeney
76-75-80 / 231
(+21)
Denver, CO
J Coakley defeated Charlie Soule in a sudden-death playoff on the third extra hole. K Maier defeated Matt Schovee in a hole-by-hole playoff on the first extra hole. L Schoolcraft prevailed over Brandon Bingaman on the first hole of a hole-by-hole playoff.
Gene Root sketch from Colorado Golf Hall of Fame by Joe Barros