Four-time winner John Olive of Broadmoor Golf Club and Charlie Post of Plum Creek Country Club won their matches Wednesday to advance to the round of 16 at the Colorado Golf Association’s Senior Match Play Championship at Meridian Golf Club in Englewood.
Post, the No. 2 and highest remaining seed, beat Steve Heaney of Meridian 2 and 1. Olive also won 2 and 1, over Greg Mokler of Collindale.
Grant Maples Jr., who won in 1996 and is playing on his home course, defeated Robert Cloud of Wellshire 5 and 3, and 2004 CGA senior player of the year Ronald Knapp of the Pinery CC snuck past Jim Bristow of Meadow Hills in 21 holes. In an upset, John Callahan of Lone Tree eliminated the third-seeded and 2004 top CGA points winner Bill Boyd of Highland Hills 2 and 1. Brady Hendren of Cherry Creek defeated 2000 champion Pat Mooney of Meridian 1-up to move on, but Sean Forey of Rolling Hills, after ousting the defending champion Tuesday, lost 4 and 3 to Steve Bell of Denver CC.
