"Old guy" wins men's Mid-Am.....!

[David in FL]

Congratulations to Mike McCoy who wins the 2013 men's Mid-Am at age 50. Always good to see one of us old guys beat a bunch of flat bellies! Next stop, Augusta. :dance:

[cipher]

So you're saying there's a chance! ;) That is awesome!

[boogielicious]

50?  I past that milestone 3 years ago.  He's just a kid for Heaven's sake.

[David in FL]

50?  I past that milestone 3 years ago.  He's just a kid for Heaven's sake.

I turn 55 next week......  I'll take all the encouragement I can get!

[rkim291968]

Yeah, I heard the news on Golf Channel yesterday.   He won after 38 or 39 tries.   That's perseverance. Ditto for Ken Duke. I saw his playoff win on TV and was all pumped.    They should pair those two at the Masters.

[GaijinGolfer]

Some of those old timers are no joke.  They might not hit it far but they hit it really straight.  Usually straight is better than far.

[Dave2512]

I am not surprised. The best golfers I see around here are in the 40-60 range. My home course was once a private course that runs through a 50+ community. There are a lot of really good middle aged members there.

[newtogolf]

That's awesome, gives me hope that I've still got some good years of golf to enjoy.  Now I just can't wait to start enjoying some good golf.

[BuckeyeNut]

Oh Geez.......I was expecting to read about a much older golfer!!!  When I think Mid-Am.......I think 35-54. Keep in mind, 55 is the age requirement to enter the SR AM.   I had no idea the age requirement was reduced to 25.  I thought it was 35!!

Hahaha.......with that said, the guy was only 50 for Pete's sake!!   I looked it up....he won the championship match 8&6.....4&3 in the Semis, 7&6 in the quarters........OMG!!!!  I consider that a bigger story than him being 50! WOW.....talk about kicking some ARSE!!

[MS256]

I didn't know 50 was "old". That was almost 8 years ago and I don't think I'm old now.

May have lost a step or two in the 40 over the years but I don't have to run the 40 in golf.