Round 3 - Final Round Recap
On the final day of the 2025 Arizona Senior Amateur Championship at Raven GC, champions emerged in the Senior and Legends divisions..
After a 20-year break from the game, Brian Light emerged as the Senior Division Champion. “I knew I was going to get there, I’ve started to play better”, he said following his win. Light entered the final round as the solo leader and solidified his position with a string of birdies on holes 8, 9 , and 10, building a lead that proved difficult for those chasing to overcome. He finished with a final score of 10-under-par, three strokes ahead of second-place finisher Brad Wayment (-7).
Brian Light studies his line on hole no. 18 on the final day of the 2025 Arizona Senior Amateur Championship (Photo by Corey Cavanaugh)
In the Legends Division, Bob Lacey went wire to wire, sharing the lead with David Rasley after rounds 1 and 2. The battle for the lead went back and forth throughout the final round. Tied at 5-under-par heading into hole 17, Lacey made bogey while Rasley drained a birdie putt to take a two-stroke lead. On 18, a birdie from Lacey and a bogey from Rasley led to another two-shot swing and a 5-under-par tie at the end of regulation, forcing a playoff. Returning to the 1st hole, Lacey blasted out of the greenside bunker and made his par putt to secure the victory over Rasley and capture the Legend Division championship.
Bob Lacey shaking hands with David Rasley after his playoff hole victory at the 2025 Arizona Senior Amateur Championship (Photo by Corey Cavanaugh)
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Round 2 Recap
Day two of the Arizona Senior Amateur Championship at Raven Golf Club is in the books, bringing leaderboard shifts and highlight moments — including a hole-in-one from Marc Apps on the 14th hole, accomplishing the perfect shot with an 8-iron from 150 yards.
In the Senior Division, Brian Light surged from T6 to solo leader after 4-under round, sitting atop the board at 5-under-par. Jeff Benton trails closely in second at 4-under. In the Legends Division, David Rasley and Bob Lacey share the lead at 5-under, while John Schaller (73), Marc Apps (70) and John Turyn (75) are tied for second.
The stage is set for an exciting finish tomorrow where Senior and Legends players will be crowned champions.
Round 1 Recap
PHOENIX, AZ — The 2025 Arizona Senior Amateur Championship is a 3-day 54-hole stroke play event taking place this year at The Raven Golf Club. With numerous past champions in the field and looking to regain the title, competition this week is sure to be fierce.
Sitting atop the leaderboard in the Senior division are Jeff Strickland and Jeff Benton, having both carded first round scores of 3-under-par 69. Right behind the leaders is a three-way tie with Larry Payne, Richard Lay, and defending champion, Joe Sposi all one stroke back at 2-under-par.
In the Legends Division, John Turyn (-5) heads into the clubhouse with the solo lead, but only one stroke ahead of David Rasley (-4).
With a tightly contested leaderboard, day-two is setting up to be another great day of competition tomorrow as play resumes bright and early at Raven Golf Club.