Perry Arthur of Plano, Texas, fired a 6-under-par 66 in the final round Friday to win the Colorado Senior Open at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club by one stroke.
Arthur, who won $8,500, had six birdies. Second-round leader Bob Niger of El Dorado Hills, Calif., was the runner-up. Niger had a 15-foot birdie putt to tie on the 18th, but he left the attempt inches short.
Sean Forey of Morrison was the tournament’s low amateur. Forey shot a 3-over 75 on Friday and finished with a three-round, 5-over 221. He also was the low amateur in 2008.
The most notable amateur in the field, former Broncos quarterback John Elway, opened Friday with birdies on two of his first three holes but struggled the rest of the round and finished with a 9-over 81.
Elway tied for 52nd with a 13-over 229.
CSU sweeps titles.
In the opening event of the cross country season, the Colorado State men’s and women’s cross country teams ran well at the Wyoming Invitational in Laramie on Friday.
The Rams secured the victory on the men’s side by finishing 23 points ahead of second-place Wyoming, which finished with 51 points. Utah Valley finished in third with 53 points and Northern Colorado scored 111 for fourth place.
The Colorado State women won with 20 points, topping second-place finisher Utah Valley, which scored 47 points. Wyoming came in third with 76 points, followed by Northern Colorado with 111 points.
Ellie Keyser of Colorado State broke her own Wyoming Invitational record time, finishing first with a mark of 14:16. That was 14 seconds faster than her previous mark, set in 2009. Utah Valley’s Josh McCabe won the men’s race with a time of 21:44.
