Berry Fires 70 to Win First MN Senior PGA Professional Championship

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  DULUTH, Minn. – Facing a three-stroke deficit heading into Wednesday’s final round, Don Berry carded a 1-under par 70 to claim his first Minnesota Senior PGA Professional Championship at Northland Country Club.

Berry, Edinburgh USA, began his final round with back-to-back birdies to quickly fall to 2-under for the championship and continued to cruise through the opening nine as he rolled in seven consecutive pars to remain at 2-under through nine.

With a bogey on the 10th, Berry slipped back to 1-under but regained a stroke by making birdie on the following hole.

Berry’s third birdie of the round put him at 3-under par, but two bogeys over the final three holes put him at 1-over for the championship, giving him a two-stroke victory at 141.

Tuesday’s opening round leader, Dale Jones, fired a 4-over par 75 during the final round to finish in second place at 143.

A bogey on the third hole put Jones at 2-under for the championship, but he would fall to even par after back-to-back bogeys at the eighth and ninth holes.

Jones continued to stumble on the final nine holes as bogeys at the 10th and 12th dropped him to 2-over, but he would limit the damage and roll in five consecutive pars before making birdie on the final hole to finish in second place, carding a 3-over par 75 on the final day.

Bump Werness, Golf Galaxy, and Mike Barge, Hazeltine National Golf Club, finished tied for third place at 5-over par 147, while Bill Isrealson, Vintage at Staples, finished fifth at 148 after carding an even par 71 Wednesday.



2014 MN SENIOR PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
NORTHLAND COUNTRY CLUB
DULUTH, MINN.
6,611 YARDS, PAR 71


FINAL RESULTS
1. Don Berry, Edinburgh USA, 71-70—141
2. Dale Jones, Mendakota CC, 68-75—143
T3. Bump Werness, Golf Galaxy, 74-73—147
T3. Mike Barge, Hazeltine Nat’l GC, 71-76—147
5. Bill Israelson, Vintage at Staples, 77-71—148
T6. Ty Armstrong, GolfTec, 74-75—149
T6. George Smith, Bent Creek GC, 72-77—149
8. Jay Norman, Dellwood CC, 74-77—151
9. Joseph O’Connor, Northland CC, 72-81—153
T10. Brad Schmierer, Hastings CC, 78-76—154
T10. Thomas Vizina, Oaks GC, 76-78—154