Port Moody's Gudmund Lindbjerg fired four steady rounds at the 2011 Canadian Senior Mens Golf Championship this week in Port Blanford, Nfld.
Unfortunately for him, Chip Lutz of Reading, Pa. was smokin' hot.
Lindbjerg, 62, was the top Canadian in the field of 68 finishers, finishing third at nine-over-par 293, while Lutz was the clear winner by nine strokes at seven-under 277, including a sizzling 68 on Friday's final day at Twin Rivers Golf Course.
Defending-champion Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. placed second at two-over 286. Lindjberg beat the next-best Canadian and fourth-place finisher Gerry MacMillan of Kingston, N.S. by four strokes after MacMillan finished at 13-over 297.
The reigning B.C.-champion Lindbjerg, who won his fourth straight provincial title last week in Squamish, shot his best round at the Canadians on opening-day Monday, when he carded a 70. He then shot 73 Tuesday and 76 Thursday before wrapping up tournament play Friday with a 74.
Gary Robson of Coquitlam shot 84 and 86 in the first two rounds and missed the cut, while another Coquitlam resident, 67-year-old Ron Petersen - the winner of the Super Senior division at last week's provincials - withdrew at plus-27.
