Steve Maddalena won the Jackson County Senior Open at Cascades Golf Course with a two-day total of 141. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
By Jeff Steers
JTV Sports
(July 14, 2024 5:30 PM ET) Steve Maddalena finished the Jackson County Senior Open at Cascades Golf Course with a 3-under-par total of 141.
Consistency is what led the longtime local player to another major title. Maddalena posted two birdies, one bogey, and 15 pars Sunday en route to the win.
Paul Varner shot the best round of the tournament with a 69 on Sunday taking second place at 145.
Todd Marston was third (146), Mike Brockie finished fourth (147), and Rusty Whisman and Larry Sexton tied for fifth (150).
Maddalena said his rounds were pretty mundane.
“It was nothing spectacular … didn’t make a lot of putts, but didn’t make a lot of bogeys,” Maddalena said after the win. “I just hit it in play and then on the greens.”
Maddalena noted the greens have changed at Cascades – a course he has played for more than 50 years.
“They (the greens) don’t roll the way they used to,” Maddalena said. “I still love playing at Cascades.”
He was pleased that his 86-year-old father, Roger, was able to come out and see his round Saturday.
“He used to come out to all my events,” Maddalena said. “He is getting up there in age so he can’t make a lot of events.”
Maddalena has a busy stretch in his golfing summer with tournaments in upstate New York, Kingsley Club, and Pinehurst, before coming back to play in Jackson.
Nate LaZebnik won the first flight (ages 60-69) with a two-day total of 153 and Jim Clark was second at 156.
Roger Kuhl won the second flight (ages 70-plus) with 155.
Championship Flight
Steve Maddalena 70 71 141
Paul Varner 76 69 145
Todd Marston 71 75 146
Mike Brockie 72 75 147
Rusty Whisman 77 73 150
Larry Sexton 74 76 150
Mike Raymond 74 77 151
Chad Risner 74 78 152
Greg Zeller 77 76 153
Robert Varner 80 74 154
Tim Pickering 77 78 155
John Tarpley 81 79 159
Neil Arvy 79 82 161
Scott Lamacchia 81 82 163
Shane Clark 81 82 163
Pete Walz 76 87 163
Kip Klewicki 83 83 166
Jim Coutu 87 81 168
Jason Keeton 89 85 174
James Moore 90 97 187
First Flight (60-69 years old)
Nate LaZebnik 77 76 153
Jim Clark 76 80 156
Dave Clark 89 76 165
Ray Hill 80 86 166
Daniel Zimolzak 99 109 208
Second Flight (70-plus)
Roger Kuhl 76 79 155
Ron Potok 83 79 162
Jerry Fitzpatrick 81 81 162
Dennis Kufahl 86 92 178
