Kite group sails

Tom Kite, with amateurs Rick Taylor, Todd Mavis, Bob Franz and Gene

McGillycuddy, combined for a winning team score of 55 in Wednesday’s

Toshiba Senior Classic Pro-Am at Newport Beach Country Club, the

group winning a first-place payoff of $500.

It was the first of two pro-ams, with the second pro-am today

before competitive play begins in the Toshiba Senior Classic Friday

on the Newport Beach greens.

One stroke behind the winning Kite team were three teams,

belonging to Jerry McGee, Ben Crenshaw and Al Geiberger, each netting

$350.

McGee’s group included Fred Heitman, Robert B. Grant, Thomas R.

Testman and Dick Bertea.

Crenshaw’s crew consisted of Masaaki Nomi, Mike Winkler, Don

Schrock and Tim Craig.

Geiberger’s foursome was made up of Dick Allen, Pete Foulke,

Derrek Petrak and Bill Torres.