as an amateur golfer is a former GAM MidAmateur champion (2007) and runner-up to Andrew Chapman in the Michigan Amateur Championship (2013). John Morgan Wins Super Senior Match Play John Morgan of Novi, who has played very little tournament golf since 1996, celebrated his return by topping defending champion Bill Zylstra of Dearborn Heights 3 and 2 in the final match. “I’m back,” said Morgan, a 66-year-old nowretired auto sales executive who was the GAM Golfer of the Decade in the 1980s after winning the 1985 Michigan Amateur Championship, the 1983 and ’84 GAM Championship and the first two of his three GAM Mid-Amateur titles (1985, ’88 and ’96). “I feel fantastic. It’s such a great honor to get my name on a trophy again. To come out for the first time in however many years and have a special week feels really good.” The champion bested 2013 champion Mike Raymond of Jackson 2-up in the semifinals. He trailed Zylstra, early in the final match, but battled back for the win. Morgan said he has maintained flexibility and it is critical to his golf swing. “I can still move it and playing in the Super Senior I’ve got a little bit of advantage in hitting it out there and hitting shorter irons in,” he said. “I was swinging good all week, too. I didn’t putt that well, but it was a good ball-striking week. You hit it in the middle of these greens and you are going to have some birdie putts.”
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