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The Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA) is off to great tournament start in 2017. First up the CDGA Amateurs defeated the Illinois PGA Professionals at the 56th Radix Cup Matches at Oak Park Country Club yesterday 10-8.
In the first CDGA Championship of the year, the CDGA Senior Amateur that was played at Ridge Country Club, saw Terry Werner win the championship by a 3&2 score over John Finin of Olympia Fields Country Club.
“This is the top of the list, the greatest win for me,” said Werner, after becoming the first non-Illinois resident to win a CDGA-sponsored amateur championship since 1954. “it’s just a great venue to play at and tournament to be in.”
After Werner got out of stroked play with a 74, he became the 5th seed for the match play. In the opening match Werner in the Round of 16 Werner recorded a hole-in-one.
Six straight pars in the championship match earned Werner a 3-UP lead. He closed out the match on 16, when the hole was halved.
WGN TV Sports anchor Dan Roan advanced to the quarterfinals before losing his match in 19 holes.
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THE CDGA MID-AM at Mistwood May 22-25.
Chadd Slutzky was the only player in red numbers in the stroke play qualifying with a 2 under Par 70. Slutzky then went on to win the match play with a 3&2 win over Brian Hickey. Slutzky never trailed in the match.
Slutzky was the 2015 Illinois State Mid-Amateur winner and he tuned up for this event with a win in the I-80 Amateur at The Sanctuary Golf Course, his final round was a 66.
“My swing has just been working,” said Slutzky. “I came out here on Monday for the stroke play and it continued. I’m just feeling good with my swing right now.”
In the championship match Slutzky took an early 2 UP lead after two holes, but it was gone two holes later. But after Hickey hit poor drives on 5 and 6, Slutzky won both holes with pars, and he led all the way in from there when the match finally ended on the 16th hole.
The CDGA has a full schedule of tournaments, to learn more about the rest of the schedule visit CDGA.org.