58-year old mechanical contractor Jerry Gunthorpe currently leads by one shot following his opening 4-under 68 at the 2022 Golfweek Senior Division National Championship in Palm Desert, California. A bogey-free day, Gunthorpe kept his card clean with birdies on 7 and 13 before closing with back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18. One shot back of Gunthrope is Jerry Slagle, who carded a 3-under 69 that featured a tournament-high seven birdies, while Ttree are tied at 1-under and six more are within five shots of Gunthorpe.

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Source: Golfweek; RealFeelGolfMats