The 2009 Best Western Senior Open champion Sam Till of Fort Wayne leads
the pack at the Mid Am after an 8-under-par 33-30=63. “I am stunned,” said Till. “I
had a back issue recently and have hardly played.” Due to the injury and the
injection treatment, his goal was just to stay relaxed and try to make a swing at it. “Maybe
that’s the key to stay relaxed out there,” he said.
Hillcrest CC hosted 112 of Indiana’s best amateurs over
30, and the site suited Till’s game well. “I drive the ball straight enough and
hit it as long as anyone needs to hit it [at Hillcrest],” said Till. Playing at
only 6,430 yards, the tree-lined tight course is more about hitting it straight
and putting well than power and distance.
Another low round of 64 was carded by Todd Palmer of Fishers
who sits in the runner-up position heading into Friday’s final round.