Tobin shoots one-over 73 for three-stroke lead over Harman in Senior Men’s Metro

SOUTH BEND – Dan Tobin, the 2022 overall champion, shot an opening one-over 73 Saturday at Elbel Park Golf Club to take a three-shot lead over Mark Harman into Sunday’s final round of the Greater South Bend Senior Men’s Metro Golf Tournament.

Playing in the 50-59 age division and in the lead twosome on the 6,109-yard layout, Tobin started his day with five straight pars before making birdie on the par-5, 494-yard sixth hole. He then bogeyed the par-4 seventh for a frontside even-par 36. Tobin bogeyed the 10 ^th hole and was able to survive a double-bogey seven at the par-5, 481-yard 15 ^th hole thanks to birdies on the par-4 14 ^th and 16 ^th holes for a one-over 37 back.

James Gates shot an 80 and was second in the flight. Tobin and Gates will tee off the first hole at Erskine Park Sunday morning at 10:52 with Doug Fedore (81).

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Harman, playing in the 60-69 division, also had to survive a double bogey – at the sixth hole – during a frontside four-over 40. But he did with a backside 36 that included a birdie at the par-5 11 ^th and seven straight pars to finish off his 74 which was three strokes better than flight foe George Trey. Harman and Trey tee off Sunday morning at 10:04 with Ted Neal (80).

The 70-over division, playing Elbel at 5,159 yards, is led by 78-year-old Dick Neher, who beat his age with a five-over 77 that included two birdies and an eagle at the par-5 sixth. Neher had a one-stroke lead in the flight over Kevin Swartz, who had three birdies in his round of 78. Neher, Swartz and Jim Van Fleit (81) tee off at 9:24 Sunday morning.

GREATER SOUTH BEND SENIOR MEN’S METRO GOLF TOURNAMENT

SOUTH BEND – Results from Saturday’s first round at the par-72 Elbel Park Golf Club. The 50-59 and 60-69 age groups played from 6,109 yards; the 70-over age group played from 5,159 yards:

50-59

73 (+1): Dan Tobin 36-37

80 (+8): James Gates 38-42

81 (+9): Doug Fedore 39-42

82 (+10): Joseph Miller 45-37

83 (+11): Dan Filchak 41-42; Mark Colpaert 42-41; Chris Jurkaites 41-42; Don Bedock 41-42

84: (+12): Scott Kirner 40-44

87 (+15): Brent Curtis 47-40

88 (+16): David Flock 44-44

89 (+17): Keith Hodgson 47-42

91 (+19): Craig Eggers 43-48

93 (+21): Roger Moreno 49-44

95 (+23): James Parker 47-48

98 (+26): Bartolo Marquez 51-47

100 (+28): Scott Tafelski 49-51

60-69

76 (+4): Mark Harman 40-36

79 (+7): George Trey 37-42

80 (+8): Ted Neal 38-42

81 (+9): Greg Oesch 43-38

82 (+10): Aris Andrews 41-41

84 (+12): John Heckaman 44-40

85 (+13): Marty Nash 43-42; Kevin Kowalski 45-40; Nicholas Mark 43-42

87 (+15): Randy Moreno 41-46

89 (+17): Alan Smith 46-43

94 (+22): Winfried Lindner 42-52

97 (+25): Dale Garwood 54-43

100 (+28): Gary May 51-49

114 (+42): Michael Orr 54-60

70-OVER

77 (+5): Dick Neher 37-40

78 (+6): Kevin Swartz 38-40

81 (+9): Jim Van Fleit 42-39

84 (+12): David Krizman 43-41

88 (+16): Duke Bailey 45-43

89 (+17): Rick Rydzynski 41-48

90 (+18): Don Coddens 46-44

92 (+20): Stanley Gebo 45-47

94 (+22): Jim Fraser 44-50

96 (+24): Randy Sipress 48-48

Sunday’s pairings

The starting times at the par-70 Erskine Park Golf Club with Saturday’s score in parentheses:

70-OVER

9 a.m.: Jim Fraser (94), Randy Sipress (96)

9:08: Don Coddens (90), Stanley Gebo (92)

9:16: David Krizman (84), Duke Bailey (88), Rick Rydzynski (89)

9:24: Dick Neher (77),  Kevin Swartz (78), Jim Van Fleit (81)

60-69

9:32: Dale Garwood (97), Gary May (100), Michael Orr (114)

9:40: Randy Moreno (87), Alan Smith (89), Winfried Lindner (94)

9:48: Marty Nash (85), Kevin Kowalski (85), Nicholas Mark (85)

9:56: Greg Oesch (81), Aris Andrews (82), John Heckaman (84)

10:04: Mark Harman (76), George Trey (79), Ted Neal (80)

50-59

10:12: Bartolo Marquez (98), Scott Tafelski (100)

10:20: Craig Eggers (91), Roger Moreno (93), James Parker (95)

10:28: Brent Curtis (87), David Flock (88), Keith Hodgson (89)

10:36: Mark Colpaert (83), Don Bedock (83), Scott Kirner (84)

10:44: Joseph Miller (82), Dan Filchak (83), Chris Jurkaites (83)

10:52: Dan Tobin (73), James Gates (80), Doug Fedore (81)

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