MISTWOODS JOHN PLATT WINS IPGA SR MATCH PLAY

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The first Illinois PGA Senior Major is in the books, and two young guns in the senior division got past two proven veterans to battle for the title of IPGA Senior Match Play Champion.

In the end John Platt a teaching professional at the Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, defeated Craig Carney the teaching professional at the Bull Valley Country Club in Woodstock by a score of 1 Up.

The matches were contested the famed Shoreacres Golf Club in Lake Bluff. Shoreacres is a Top 100 rated Seth Raynor design.

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John Platt with the championship trophy. Photo courtesy of the IPGA.

The matches were played over a three day period.

On the third day the semi-finals and then the championship match was contested.

In the semi-finals past champions of Senior Match Play were defeated.

Carney defeated Jim Sobb of the ivanhoe Club by a score of 1 Up.

In the other semi-final macth Platt defeated Doug Bauman of Biltmore Country Club by a score of 4 & 3.

Then in the championship match, Platt hung on as the match went 18 holes, and end with Platt winning 1 UP.

For more details on the 2016 Illinois Sr. PGA match play championship visit IPGA.com.

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