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DAVE RYAN JUST CONTINUES TO WIN!
Dave Ryan just continues to win on the senior amateur circuit. Taking home the trophy for his third CDGA Senior Amateur Title.
The Taylorville/Illini CC resident and member added to his long list of wins by defeating Conway Farms member David Feder (the 2021 champion) by a score of 4 & 3.
The 2022 CDGA Senior Amateur was held at Medinah Country Club, with play on days 1-3 on Course #2. But the championship match was held on the famed championship Course #3.
Dave Ryan winner of the 2022 CDGA Amateur in front of the Medinah Country Club-Clubhouse.
But while Ryan has won numerous times, he started to wonder if he would win again. Because he had not won a tournament since 2016.
“Having not won in six years, I was starting to wonder if I would win another tournament,” said Ryan.
“When you get to my age of 68. You start to think if winning can happen again.”
Because in the championship match Ryan fell behind Feder 2 Down after five holes. But Ryan recovered with a string of birdies on holes 6 to 8, to take the lead.
Ryan said he found something on the range, and stayed with it the rest of the championship. But Ryan also gave credit to his putting as well, saying he made some good ones, over the course of the week.
Birdies on the 12th and 14th holes built Ryan a 3 Up lead. But a par for Ryan on the 16th hole, closed out the match.
Ryan will play in the U.S. Senior Amateur this summer at The Kittansett Club, in Marion Mass., and then the famed Crump Cup at Pine Valley in September.
CDGA Championships return with the 102nd CDGA Amateur at Glen Flora CC in Waukegan June 27-30. More details at CDGA.org.