Doug Rohrbaugh wins, Eaks quits during HealthONE Colorado Senior Open

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Denver, CO: Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale, CO shot a 5-over par 77 in the final round but had more than enough room to win the 14th annual HealthONE Colorado Senior Open by six strokes at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. Another day of constant wind saw scores well above average with only one player breaking par on the 6,896 yard, par 72 championship course. Rohrbaugh’s wire-to-wire victory is the first since Dave Arbuckle won the 2007 championship.

Rohrbaugh started the day four shots up on four-time Champions Tour winner R.W. Eaks. But for the second consecutive year, the Colorado Springs native withdrew, despite being in the top five on the leaderboard after nine holes during the final round. Last year Eaks, who had won the 2011 event, stopped playing because, he said, he pulled a groin. This year, he just quit.

“I'm just done,” he told a tournament official. He wasn't hurt, he said. “I'm just mentally ill.”

Barry Conser of Scottsdale, AZ fired an even par 72 to move up 12 spots into solo second place and took home $5,000 for his efforts. Ron Schroeder of Montgomery, TX moved up 17 spots after posting the only sub-par round (71) of the day to finish in a tie for third place with Ron Vlosich of Lakewood, CO, Javier Sanchez of Fayetteville, GA, and Timothy Matthews of Scotts, MI.

Low amateur honors went to University of Denver men’s golf coach Eric Hoos after winning a sudden-death playoff against Sean Forey of Morrison, CO. Both players finished tied for 28th at 18-over par 234 and went to the par-4 10th where Hoos won with a par on the first playoff hole against Forey’s bogie. This is Hoos’s second low amateur win after his first came in 2011. Forey is also a two-time low amateur champion with wins in 2008 and 2010.

Super Senior (players over 60 years of age) honors went to 5-time PGA Tour winner Danny Edwards of Scottsdale, AZ who used his 22nd career hole-in-one, this one coming on the par-3 13th, to finish alone in 17th place at 229 (13-over).

Another player, Paul Lobato of Denver, CO, celebrated his 6th hole-in-one of his career by acing the par-3 5th with an 8-iron from 184 yards. Lobato finished in a tie for 11th place at 226 (10-over).

Complete results follow, and can be found at www.ColoradoOpen.com. Be sure to friend us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for additional tournament information and photos.

HealthONE Colorado Senior Open
Green Valley Ranch GC
Denver, CO
6,896 yards, Par 72–216
Final Results
(a) denotes amateur

1    Doug Rohrbaugh        Carbondale, CO            65-74-77–216 E   $8,500.00
2    Barry Conser          Scottsdale, AZ            72-78-72–222 +6  $5,000.00
T3   Ron Schroeder         Montgomery, TX            77-75-71–223 +7  $2,177.50
T3   Javier Sanchez        Fayetteville, GA          75-74-74–223 +7  $2,177.50
T3   Timothy Matthews      Scotts, MI                72-76-75–223 +7  $2,177.50
T3   Ron Vlosich           Lakewood, CO              72-74-77–223 +7  $2,177.50
T7   Garry Antunes         Henderson, TX             75-75-74–224 +8  $1,400.00
T7   Paul Nolen            Tucson, AZ                71-77-76–224 +8  $1,400.00
T7   Gary Rusnak           Santa Rosa Beach, FL      68-78-78–224 +8  $1,400.00
10   Greg Kopf             Dallas, TX                75-74-76–225 +9  $1,200.00
T11  Ralph West            Surprise, AZ              78-75-73–226 +10 $950.00
T11  Paul Lobato           Denver, CO                72-78-76–226 +10 $950.00
T11  Mike McCutchen        Aurora, CO                74-76-76–226 +10 $950.00
T11  Zess Willis           Montgomery, AL            72-75-79–226 +10 $950.00
T11  Mike Northern         Colorado Springs, CO      72-74-80–226 +10 $950.00
16   Doug Perry            Fort Collins, CO          73-73-82–228 +12 $725.00
17   Danny Edwards         Scottsdale, AZ            77-75-77–229 +13 $650.00
T18  Gregg Jones           Colorado Springs, CO      70-81-79–230 +14 $550.00
T18  Greg Bruckner         Phoenix, AZ               72-77-81–230 +14 $550.00
T18  Jeff Thomsen          Boise, ID                 73-76-81–230 +14 $500.00
T21  Jack Ferenz           Simpsonville, SC          72-86-73–231 +15 $437.50
T21  Zane Zwemke           Aurora, CO                81-74-76–231 +15 $437.50
T23  Joe Stansberry        Minneapolis, MN           77-80-75–232 +16 $378.33
T23  Dave Narveson         Simonton, TX              77-78-77–232 +16 $378.33
T23  Jim Kane              Edmond, OK                76-75-81–232 +16 $378.33
T26  David Edwards         Stillwater, OK            77-80-76–233 +17 $345.00
T26  Ken Krieger           Cheyenne, WY              75-79-79–233 +17 $345.00
T28  Bob Wolleson          Hesperia, CA              74-83-77–234 +18 $325.00
T28  Eric Hoos (a)         Denver, CO                81-75-78–234 +18
T28  Sean Forey (a)        Morrison, CO              75-79-80–234 +18
T28  Gerry James           Ponte Vedra, FL           76-78-80–234 +18 $325.00
T32  Roy Christensen       Provo, UT                 78-80-77–235 +19 $296.25
T32  Perry Holmes          Denver, CO                74-83-78–235 +19 $296.25
T32  Tom Nosewicz          Aurora, CO                76-80-79–235 +19 $296.25
T32  Rick Cole             Eaton, CO                 75-79-81–235 +19 $296.25
36   Guy Mertz (a)         Longmont, CO              74-78-84–236 +20
T37  Perry Arthur          Plano, TX                 73-87-77–237 +21 $275.00
T37  John Robinson         Orlando, FL               81-74-82–237 +21 $275.00
T37  Kris Baxter           Loomis, CA                75-78-84–237 +21 $275.00
T37  Michael Mercier (a)   Jupiter, FL               76-78-83–237 +21
41   Robin Bradbury (a)    Superior, CO              75-83-80–238 +22
T42  Bill Loeffler         Castle Rock, CO           76-84-79–239 +23 $262.50
T42  Mike Zaremba          Pueblo West, CO           77-78-84–239 +23 $262.50
T44  T.R. Jones            The Woodlands, TX         77-80-83–240 +24 $252.50
T44  Dave Arbuckle         Colorado Springs, CO      72-84-84–240 +24 $252.50
T46  Kevin Bolles          Louisville, CO            77-83-81–241 +25 $240.00
T46  Alan Phillips         Camdenton, MO             77-81-83–241 +25 $240.00
T46  John Sostmann (a)     Littleton, CO             72-83-86–241 +25
T46  Jimmy Montecino       Banning, CA               74-79-88–241 +25 $240.00
T50  Ronny Glanton         Richardson, TX            75-85-82–242 +26 $227.50
T50  Storm Gleim           Gilbert, AZ               77-82-83–242 +26 $227.50
T52  Michael Larson (a)    Boulder, CO               80-80-83–243 +27
T52  Kent Moore (a)        Cherry Hills Village, CO  77-80-86–243 +27
54   Carter Francis        Denver, CO                76-83-85–244 +28 $220.00
T55  Thomas Roos (a)       Elizabeth, CO             73-85-87–245 +29
T55  Bill Ashley           Lubbock, TX               79-79-87–245 +29 $215.00
57   Mark Balen            Orchard Park, NY          75-82-91–248 +32 $210.00
58   Bill Harvey           Hampton Bays, NY          75-85-94–254 +38 $205.00
WD   Scott Masingill       Payette, ID         
WD   R. W. Eaks            Fountain Hills, AZ
WD   Kary Kaltenbacher (a) Englewood, CO

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