Scorse Continues Winning Ways, Wins 6th RDGA Mid Am Championship at Deerfield
Stafford's Jim Scorse, second from left, recives the 2015 RDGA Mid Amateur trophy from District President Dan Overbeck, left; Oak Hill's Dr. Jim Mason, second from right, receives the runner-up trophy from RDGA tournament official Mike Source, right.
Stafford Country Club's Jim Scorse finished the 2015 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship where he began it - as the reigning champion.
On Saturday, August 15, Scorse added another 3-under-par 69 to his first round 69 for a 6-under-par 138 total, winning the Championship on a tough Deerfield Golf & Country Club layout.
"I played pretty solid - it was fun," said Scorse, who has now won the RDGA's 25-and-over championship six times in the nine-year history of the event.
Oak Hill Country Club's Jim Mason also posted back-to-back scores - two consecutive rounds of 72 - to finish six shots behind Scorse as the tournament runner-up.
"I can't play any better," said Mason. "Jim had a great tournament. But it felt great being in contention again."
Scorse toured the par-72 North-South championship coiurse at Deerfield with six birdies and two bogies - the same as he did in Friday's first round - on his way to the victory.
Finishing in a tie for third place was Rob Smith of Mendon Golf Club and Kevin Thornton of Ridgemont Country Club. Smith posted scores of 79-71 for a 150 total; Thornton shot 73-77 for a 150 total. Both players - along with Scorse and Mason - earned exemptions into the 2016 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Memorial for finishing in the top-3 in the Mid Amateur.
The RDGA wishes to thank Deerfield Golf & Country Club, owners Paul and Claudia Moriarty and their staff for their hospitality in hosting this District Championship event.
Oak Hill's Dr. Jim Mason, left, and Ridgemont's Kevin Thornton, center, watch Stafford's Jim Scorse tee off on the par-5 fifth hole at Deerfield Golf & Country Club in the second round of the 2015 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship.