United States Golf Teachers Cup

13th Annual United States Golf Teachers Cup®

MOORE TAKES LESS STROKES THAN ANYONE, WINS US CUP

Sept. 29-30, 2008 • Sandia Golf Club
Albuquerque, New Mexico

They say some things get better with age. You can now add Jerry Moore to that list.

Moore, at age 66, became the first Super Senior to win the United States Golf Teachers Cup, held September 29-30 at Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he did it in record fashion. Moore, from Raritan, New Jersey, fired rounds of 71-67 for a 138 total that set a new tournament record for lowest 36-hole score. His final round 67 also established a new 18-hole record. He earned $2,600 for his efforts.

Jim Perez from Fresno, California, won the Senior division with scores of 74-71 – 145 and finished second overall. Mark Harman won the Open division and finished third overall with 74-73 – 147. 2004 US Cup champion David Belling finished fourth at 78-71 – 149, while newcomers Mike Henry and Robert Green finished fifth, both with 76-74 – 150. Melody Robinson captured the Ladies title in her first attempt with 84-80 – 164.

For Moore, it seemed like a question of not if, but when, he would finally take the overall title. Coming in as the two-time defending Senior division champion, and winner of four consecutive division titles, Moore also ran that streak to five by also winning this year’s Super Senior championship. He has also twice played for Team USA at the World Golf Teachers Cup, in 2003 and 2007.
Formerly a high school football coach in New Jersey, Moore is used to winning. His teams at Elizabeth High School won several state championships, and Moore is known as a legend in New Jersey coaching circles. He had numerous players receive scholarships to play major college football.

Currently, Moore enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and spends the winters in Florida. He owes his longevity and prowess in golf to “working out every day and trying to stay as young as I can for as long as I can.” He called his time in Albuquerque as “the best week of my life.”

For Perez, this year’s US Cup also culminated a long journey to capture a title. He was runner-up for the overall and Open division title in 2002, and last year finished as runner-up in the Senior division. Like Moore, Perez also gets better with age as his game continues to improve.

Harman, a five-time winner of the US Cup, could not match the pace set by Moore or Perez, but did come home with his sixth Open division championship. Belling fired the low round in the Open division with a second-round 71, but could not overcome his opening 78.
The weather for both days of the championship was sunny and warm. Moore took the first day’s lead with a 71, followed by Daniel Jarvie and Bruce Sims at 72, and Perez and Harman with 74. Jarvie was in contention the final day when, on the ninth hole, he took a drop for an unplayable lie, ultimately taking a triple-bogey 7. Several holes later, Jarvie disqualified himself from the tournament, saying that he was bothered that he might have taken an improper drop on the ninth. Certainly, such sportsmanship cannot go unnoted.

Sims dropped back with a second-round 80 but still finished second in the Senior division. Perez and the others were simply unable to match Moore’s torrid pace at any time during the final round.

“Even though this was the United States Golf Teachers Cup, it was nice to see teachers from over a dozen nations in attendance,” said USGTF president Geoff Bryant. “I always look forward to this tournament, because it brings together teaching professionals from all over the world with a common interest, and certainly bonds those that we would never otherwise have had an opportunity to meet.”
The location of the 14th annual United States Golf Teachers Cup will be announced in the next edition of Golf Teaching Pro.

Scores from the 13th Annual United States Golf Teachers Cup September 29-30, 2008 Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque, New Mexico Note – prize money based on division finish

1	Jerry Moore $2,600	71	-	67	--	138
2	Jim Perez 1,400	74	-	71	--	145
3	Mark Harman 1,800	74	-	73	--	147
4	David Belling 1,000	78	-	71	--	149
5	Mike Henry 700	76	-	74	--	150
5	Robert Green 700	76	-	74	--	150
7	Ridg Jackson 450	75	-	76	--	151
8	James Bell	77	-	75	--	152
8	Thomas Wartelle	75	-	77	--	152
8	Bruce Sims 850	72	-	80	--	152
11	Orville Johnson 600	75	-	78	--	153
12	Brian Powers	81	-	73	--	154
12	Luis Menezes	79	-	75	--	154
14	Charles Henry 1,200	75	-	80	--	155
15	Jeff Bates 450	76	-	80	--	156
15	Reginald Thompson 900	79	-	77	--	156
17	Feliciano Zamudio	76	-	81	--	157
18	Gary Elder	81	-	78	--	159
18	Versie Adams, Jr. 725	76	-	83	--	159
18	Preston Browning 525	77	-	82	--	159
21	George Wilson	77	-	83	--	160
21	Jerry Heinze	76	-	84	--	160
21	Donald Lightburn	79	-	81	--	160
21	Walt Abraham	79	-	81	--	160
21	Joe Bernat	75	-	85	--	160
26	Kern Doucet	81	-	80	--	161
26	Joseph Rivera	80	-	81	--	161
26	Robert Kleabir	77	-	84	--	161
26	John McGaugh	82	-	79	--	161
26	Gary Vilano	84	-	77	--	161
31	Carlos De Barros	79	-	83	--	162
31	Timothy Schmidt	78	-	84	--	162
31	Geoff Bryant	79	-	83	--	162
34	Glenn Stoklosa	84	-	79	--	163
35	Emmett Pratt	80	-	84	--	164
35	Melody Robinson 900	84	-	80	--	164
37	James Berry	85	-	80	--	165
37	Andy Rosales	90	-	75	--	165
39	Seung Chil Kim	86	-	80	--	166
39	Roger Byers	80	-	86	--	166
39	Jeffrey Campbell	81	-	85	--	166
39	Don Reynolds	85	-	81	--	166
43	George Gregory	86	-	81	--	167
44	Craig Wolfe	86	-	82	--	168
45	Frikkie Van Vuuren	84	-	85	--	169
45	James Drumm	86	-	83	--	169
45	Charlie Whitney	84	-	85	--	169
48	John Linton	89	-	81	--	170
48	Don Borrmann	87	-	83	--	170
50	Dong Hoon Yoo	84	-	87	--	171
51	John Ray	89	-	83	--	172
52	Kyle Miller	79	-	95	--	174
52	Guy Pruitt	88	-	86	--	174
52	Bert Boyce	83	-	91	--	174
55	Mike Perez	82	-	96	--	178
55	William Herbert	92	-	86	--	178
57	Robert Rainer	86	-	93	--	179
57	John Youngberg	93	-	86	--	179
59	Earl Hines	89	-	92	--	181
60	Fred Oshel	89	-	93	--	182
60	Mason Richardson	91	-	91	--	182
62	Ray Holder	86	-	97	--	183
63	Earl Coley	95	-	89	--	184
64	Glenn Mason	98	-	87	--	185
65	Salem Shahin	89	-	97	--	186
65	Bill Standley	92	-	94	--	186
65	Jack Wagner	98	-	88	--	186
68	Dale Johnson	94	-	93	--	187
68	Pat Church 200	95	-	92	--	187
70	Charles Simon	92	-	96	--	188
71	Fred Lieberman	95	-	95	--	190
72	James Hackford	100	-	91	--	191
73	James Krische	98	-	95	--	193
74	Kenneth Medeiros	91	-	105	--	196
75	Brian Brangman	97	-	100	--	197
76	Henrietta Austin	105	-	109	--	214
77	Adrian Brooks	105	-	118	--	223
78	Ken Morton	NS	-	NS	--	NS
78	Mark Philips	81	-	WD	--	WD
78	Mark Parker	WD	-	WD	--	WD
78	Daniel Jarvie	72	-	DQ	--	DQ
78	Daniel Twomey	97	-	WD	--	WD
78	Stephen Bishop	92	-	WD	--	WD
78	Bob Wyatt, Jr.	WD	-	WD	--	WD
78	William Foglesong, Jr.	104	-	WD	--	WD
78	Peter Hudson	WD	-	WD	--	WD
78	Ron Platz	WD	-	WD	--	WD

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