The Invitational Shootout

Two-Person Scramble Charity Golf Event

Shootout Introduces Super Legends Division

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SUPER-LEGENDS-TROPHYThe Invitational Shootout competition committee is introducing the Super Legends Division, which will be open to teams with a minimum combined age of 120. The new division will be contested for the first time this year at the 2015 Invitational Shootout.

With this announcement, there will now be three different divisions open for qualifying competitors at The Shootout – the Super Legends Division, the Legends Division and the Full Field. Teams that qualify for the Super Legends or Legends Division are still eligible to win the Full Field Championship.

This new division is the first such change from the Competition Committee since 2006, when the Legends Division was first introduced. The Tournament moved to Water’s Edge Golf Club that year and the first Legends winners were Bill Stanley and Victor Tocwish.

In 2007, the team of Bob Barasa and John Groark shot a five under par 67 to win the Legends Division title. They finished just one stroke behind the overall Tournament winners, an almost unthinkable feat until that year.

“The Competition Committee unanimously voted to introduce the Super Legends Division primarily because so many great teams are now in that age range” said 2004 Shootout Champion Joe Hill. “We’ve worked very hard over the years to attract and cultivate some of the top players who are 60+, so it only makes sense to create an entirely new division that showcases their talents.”

“I think there will definitely be some crossover between divisions because a lot of these teams that are 120+ can really play” said Competition Committee member Mick McDonnell. “I think something like Barasa and Groark in 2007 could occur again, especially since the top level teams have become so strong.”

All teams will be required to submit a total age at the scorers table before the start of the tournament. Teams with a combined age between 110-119 will qualify for The Legends Division and the Full Field title. Teams with a minimum combined age of 120 will qualify for all three Shootout divisions.

Knight and Lis Defend Legends Title

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knight_lis_2014he team of Dr. Tom Knight and Walter Lis became the first team since Steve Loulousis and Jim Tinerella to successfully defended their Shootout Legends Division title at the 2014 Invitational Shootout. Knight and Lis won by a single stroke over the 2009 Champions Dennis Cook and John Moirano.

“Playing in The Shootout is unlike any other tournament of the year” said Dr. Knight. “I fly in from my home in Omaha, Nebraska just to be part of this special event and to come away with our second title is really special. We played really well today, especially at the start when we posted a couple quick birdies. However, the level of competition here is so high, you really have to keep the pedal down and stay aggressive our you’ll be lapped quickly.”

With their second victory, Knight and Lis now have their sights set on tying Loulousis and Tinerella’s record of three Legends Division titles. Earning a third straight victory in 2015 won’t be easy as many of the top teams from 2014 are expected to return including Cook/Moirano, McHugh/Vodicka and Bennett/Lang Sr.

“The competition seems to get better every year” said Walter Lis. “I’ve won two Shootout titles and two Shootout legends division titles, but this year’s win was the most difficult. We knew there were some great teams chasing us, especially as things got close at the end. But thankfully we were able to finish strong and post a solid number that earned us the win.”

Stanley and Tocwish Win First Legends Division Crown

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The team of Victor Tocwish and Bill Stanley were crowned champions of the inaugural Legends Division of The Shootout. “Once we figured out that our collective age was above 110 years, I knew we had a good chance of winning” said Victor Tocwish. “I finished dead last in 2003 with Al Paszyna and now I’m an Invitational Shootout Champion. You can’t imagine how much this means to me!”