Stephen Maddalena, Jackson, MI
VERONA, N.Y. – A cool and overcast morning turned into a hot and humid afternoon with threatening showers at the 16th Jack Hesler Tournament hosted by Turning Stone Resort on the Kaluhyat Course. As usual, the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed K Course provided a stern test.
Jackson, Michigan resident and Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member Stephen Maddalena seized control of the Senior Division heading into the final round. Maddalena fired the low round of the day with a 1-under par 71, in a round where he made fifteen pars and two birdies against one bogey. He sits at 2-over par, 146 through two rounds. Mike Paduano, of Shrewsbury, NJ, is the closest challenger at six strokes behind Maddalena in second place, while David Glabicki, of Cary, NC, is one more shot back.
In the Super Senior Division, Bonita Springs’ Byron Whitman continues to lead at 1-over par after following up his opening round of 70 (-2) with a 75 (+3) today. Whitman leads Gregory Goode, of Salina, KS, by two strokes as they have separated themselves from the pack.
Don Donatoni, of West Chester, PA, has taken the lead in the Legend Division and leads Edward Turner, of Richardson, TX, by four strokes. Donatoni backed up his opening round of 70 with a 74 today, posting even par through two days. Overnight leader John Armstrong, of Frostburg, MD, is in third place at +5 through two rounds.
The Super Legend Division is paced by John Osborne, of Charlottesville, VA, at +7 overall as he continues to lead Jim DuBois, of Coral Springs, FL, by two strokes. Johnny Blank, of Frostburg, MD, is in third place at +11.
The final round gets underway on Wednesday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
Special thanks to Turning Stone Resort for their generous hospitality in hosting the event. Thanks as well to Callaway Golf for their continued sponsorship of the Society of Seniors.
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