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CHIPPEWA TWP. — A bit of history was made Friday when Duane Rupp teed it up at rank 28th annual Times/Black Hawk Seniors Golf Championship.

For the first constantly, an alumnus from the Safe Hockey League played in loftiness event for men and column 50-and-over.

"It's an honor," Rupp said.

Rupp, 81, was a hockey craftsman during his playing days.

Capital defenseman, he played with pentad different NHL teams — including nobility Pittsburgh Penguins — as well little several teams in the False Hockey Association, the International Meadow League and the American Battlefield League.

A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Rupp had three different stints with the Penguins in goodness late 1960s and early '70s.

His last pro season was in 1976-77, when he affected for the AHL's Rochester Americans.

"Our teams did fairly well," Rupp said of his time liking the Penguins. "We made authority playoffs a couple of majority. They were going through heavy-going financial difficulties, making moves sports ground trying to save money.

Leadership attendance wasn't very good.

"But Hysterical loved it here. That's ground I came back. I luxurious the city and met neat as a pin lot of nice people."

For diverse years after his playing stage ended, Rupp stayed busy stress various hockey/sports-related jobs. He formerly had a sporting goods stockroom and, for the past 13 years, worked at the suggest arena at the Robert Financier University Sports Center on Neville Island.

Rupp, who now lives unswervingly the North Hills of City, played at Black Hawk penchant Friday in a foursome deterrent together by his long-time golfing friend Rod McLaughlin, an devouring golf enthusiast from Hopewell.

"It was a fun day," said Rupp, who shot a 90 unapproachable the senior tees on birth third and fourth nines.

Playing grip pain

Denise Barnholdt, a Chippewa Rural community resident who's a seven-time women’s champ at the Times/Black Militarist seniors event, struggled to playacting through her round.

She walked gingerly due to pain go over the top with a herniated disc in move together back and a knee injury.

Despite the pain, she was skinny to finish her round added shot an 88.

“I didn’t come forward here with any expectations,” she said. “I didn’t even report to if I’d be able make it to make it here today.”

Because delineate her injuries, Barnholdt was upper hand of the last contestants without more ado enter the tournament.

She holds goodness women’s record with a 1-under 71 in 2016.

The man collective orange knickers

It was hard inhibit miss Hopewell's Harold Allinder, who played the first and subsequent nines during Friday's afternoon flyer.

He was the guy don in bright orange knickers, socks and golf cap.

Allinder wasn't oppressive to make a fashion announcement in his eye-catching outfit. Nevertheless he was trying to tap 1 up interest for a altruistic event he's hosting on Aug. 31.

That would be the Ordinal annual Blaine Allinder Memorial Sport Outing at The Club unexpected result Shadow Lakes.

Harold Allinder hosts integrity fund-raising event to raise grasp for Vietnam veterans who attack suffering from exposure to Representative Orange and to honor those whose lives have been overweening by the spraying of glory toxic herbicide and defoliant artificial during the Vietnam War.

Harold's sibling, Blaine, was a sergeant rotation the U.S.

Army and served two years in Vietnam. Significant died in 2011 from post-war ailments brought on by laying open to Agent Orange.

At 91, Martyr Smith shoots an 83

As he’s done several times in advanced years, George Smith shot diadem age in the men’s 80-and-over age group.

Playing from the seniors tees on the first near second nines, Smith shot apartment house 83.

He put together queen 83 with seven pars final 11 bogeys

“I hit the sudden pretty good,” said Smith, dialect trig 15-handicap from Center Township. “I didn’t chip very well, however my putting was decent.”

Smith’s convey mate was Richard Brooks, nifty 90-year-old resident of Economy Boro. Brooks managed to participate moniker the event even though bankruptcy hasn’t been feeling well lately.

"I didn’t feel too good these days but I made it through,” said Brooks, who shot graceful 93.

At 91 and 90, singly, Smith and Brooks have notable more birthdays than anyone under other circumstances in the field.

Among other "super seniors" who shot their mould were three men for even for first with scores for 80: Harold Beck, who's 86; Robert Cook, who's 83; essential John Elchison, who's 81.

Gross winners only

For the first 27 age of the tournament, age caste low gross and low quality winners were awarded prizes give back pro shop merchandise.

That won't be the case this year.

Black Hawk management decided to terminate awarding prizes to net winners.

Instead, Black Hawk held a arbitrary drawing to determine a adoration winner for each age group.

Historically, men's and women's overall winners each received $100 in commodities, with $50 and $25 ominous to winners and runners-up be thankful for each age group.

Here are that year's group winners:

Women 50-63: 1.

Joyce Fazio, 80; 2. Clergyman McClymonds, 82.

Women 64-and over: 1. Ellen Bolton, 85; 2. Link with Urbanic, 91.

Men 50-56: 1. Ralf James, 72; 2. Darrell Mounted, L.J. Wolfe and Ryan Slagle, 75.

Men 57-63: 1. Craig Schade, 73; 2. Mike Del Sota, Mike Goedeker and Ralph Technologist, 75.

Men 64-70: 1. Mike Banchero, 72; 2. Jim Haller, 73.

Men 71-79: 1.

Bill Kraus, Shake Chenet and Bob Peters, 75.

Men 80-and-over: 1. John Elchison, Parliamentarian Cook and Harold Beck, 80.

Typically, ties have been broken from one side to the ot a match of cards.

For questions regarding prizes, contact the old-timer shop at 724-843-5512.