Steve Toomey Wins 2006 PPA Senior National Championship (Martinez, GA

Steve Toomey Wins
2006 PPA National Seniors Championship

Steve Toomey aces his final hole to force a playoff for the 2006 PPA Senior National Championship

3 July 2006 - Martinez, GA - Steve Toomey trailed the 36-hole leader Dan Anders by six strokes entering the final round of the 2006 PPA Senior National Championship. A final round 22 by Toomey including an ace on his final hole (shown in the photo to the right) was enough to pass Anders but left him in a tie at 79 (29-under par) with the 1995 PPA National Champion, Bill Kirby, Jr. In the 18 hole playoff, Toomey defeated Kirby firing a round of 25 (11-under par) for the PPA Senior National Championship title.

Rounding out the top five finishers were Gary English in third at 81 and five players, Roger Beckerman, Robert Johnson, Vance Randall, Dan Anders and Rick Culverhouse, tied for fourth at 82.

1st Round Leader	Dan Anders	25 (11 under par)
2nd Round Leader	Dan Anders	51 (21 under par)

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Steve Toomey	29	28	22	79	$ 200.00
2	Bill Kirby, Jr.	26	27	26	79	$ 150.00
3	Gary English	28	24	29	81	$ 130.00
4	Roger Beckerman	27	26	29	82	$ 84.00
	Robert Johnson	27	30	25	82	$ 84.00
	Vance Randall	28	26	28	82	$ 84.00
	Dan Anders	25	26	31	82	$ 84.00
	Rick Culverhouse	29	28	25	82	$ 84.00
9	John Bambling	29	28	26	83
	Tom O'Brien	27	29	27	83
11	Frank Warren	29	30	25	84
12	James White	28	30	29	87
13	Mike Baldoza	32	29	28	89
14	Stan Seethoff	30	32	29	91
15	Daryl Freeman	31	31	31	93
16	Paul Pastilong	29	33	33	95
17	Hank Mersereau	35	29	34	98
18	Bill Baus	33	34	32	99