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RICHMOND, IN - Warsaw's Jerry Nelson is tied for second place in the 16th Annual Indiana Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship at Forest Hills Country Club.
Nelson shot a 3-over-par 74 in the first round. He trails Indianapolis' Boyd Hovde by one stroke.
Both shot 38s on the back nine. Hovde shot a 35 on the front nine, while Nelson shot a 36.
Nelson and Hovde are members of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame. Nelson, who never has won the Senior Amateur, had an up-and-down round with four birdies and six bogeys.
Other locals competing include Milford's Pat Speicher (37th, 83); Syracuse's Steve Dodds (47th, 84); Warsaw's Tom Heuer (47th, 84); and Syracuse's Gene Stoffel (85th, 92).
16TH ANNUAL IGA SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
At Forest Hills Country Club in Richmond
Sept. 14 first-round results
Leaders and locals listed
1. Boyd Hovde (Indianapolis) 35 38 73+2
2. Jerry Nelson (Warsaw) 36 38 74+3
2. Marvin D. Selby (Munster) 37 37 74+3
4. Dick Korzen (Clinton) 39 36 75+4
39. Pat Speicher (Milford) 43 40 83+12
47. Steve Dodds (Syracuse) 42 42 84+13
47. Tom Heuer (Warsaw) 43 41 84+13
85. Gene H. Stoffel (Syracuse) 44 48 92+21
