Kiva Classic tournament in Santa Fe

More than 90 players competed over 4 days

     The annual Kiva Classic tournament concluded after four days of play on Dec. 6.
     The tournament, which was played at Santa Fe's Kiva Club, attracted more than 90 players and had 17 divisions -- doubles, hardball singles and singles.
    The tournament started with doubles play on Thursday, Dec. 3, and finished up with finals matches on Sunday afternoon. To see dozens of photos, go to the "Photo Gallery" page by clicking here. 
     Here's a list of the champions and finalists:
 
Open Doubles
  Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and Sean Gallagher (Kiva)
  Finalists: Bill Feinberg (Kiva) and Drewe Williams (Kiva)
 
40+ Doubles
  Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and TJ Johnson (Denver)
  Finalists: Charlie Groves (Denver) and Russell Welty (Denver)
 
50+ Doubles
   Champions: Jim Nelson (Louisville, CO) and Grant Robinson (Kiva)
   Finalists: Robert Bush (Greenwood Village, CO) and Alan Dille (Golden, CO)
 
55+ Doubles
   Champions: Robert Bolling (Wilmington, DE) and Scott Simonton (Wilmington, DE)
   Finalists: David Barker (Kiva) and Martin Casdagli (Kiva)
 
60+ Doubles
   Champions: Gary Johnson (Portland, OR) and Habib Rahman (Portland, OR)
   Finalists: Alan Dille (Golden, CO) and Bill Sather (Lone Tree, CO)
 
65+ Doubles
   Champions: Clark Amos (Scottsdale, AZ) and James Gibbons (San Francisco)
   Finalists: Bart McGuire (Frisco, CO) and David O’Loughlin (Pittsburgh, PA)
 
70+ Doubles
   Champions: Bart McGuire (Frisco, CO) and David O’Loughlin (Pittsburgh, PA)
   Finalists: Robert Dubeau (Montreal) and Richard Rice (Rochester, NY)
 
75+ Doubles
   Champions: Don Mills (Terrace Park, OH) and Graham Sharman (Kiva)
   Finalists: Trevor Bishop (Westmount, QC) and Peter Holland (Westmount, QC)
 
80+ Doubles
   Champions: Trevor Bishop (Westmount, QC) and Peter Holland (Westmount, QC)
   Finalists: Bill Jones (Kiva) and Dave Matthews (Kiva)
 
40+ Softball Singles
   Champion: Charlie Amm (Estes Park, CO)
   Finalist: TJ Johnson (Denver)
 
50+ Softball Singles
  Champion: Charlie Amm (Estes Park, CO)
  Finalist: Tom Abrams (Kiva)
 
60+ Softball Singles
  Champion: Walter Burke (Kiva)
  Finalist: David Foley (Phoenix)
 
70+ Softball Singles
  Champion: Bart McGuire (Frisco, CO)
  Finalist: Jug Walia (Oklahoma City, OK)
 
40+ Hardball Singles
  Champion: Sean Gallagher (Kiva)
  Finalist: Tefft Smith (Washington, DC)
 
50+ Hardball Singles
  Champion: Grant Robinson (Kiva)
  Finalist: Russell Welty (Denver)
 
60+ Hardball Singles
  Champion: Tefft Smith (Washington, DC)
  Finalist: Walter Burke (Kiva)
 
70+ Hardball Singles
   Champion: Terry Eagle (Carpinteria, CA)
  Finalist: J. Warren Young (Dallas)