Hi Jeff,
Very well said, I want to also thank Dave Richardson for his support of this tournament, John Rizzo for making us all feel welcome.
My part in the tournament can be summed up this way, "I had one good day (Friday) and one bad day (Saturday)" on Saturday it all started when my opponent JH won the break and made a ball to nearly run out, it went downhill from there.
I agree that the final 4 may have been the cream of the crop but other players not mentioned above could have gotten in such as Don Steele (US Open Senior winner), Phil Martin, Reggie Barksdale, Casey Kilian, Jeff Sparks, don't forget LS John, etc., all very deserving.
What a pleasure to meet everyone there.
Although I never got to play Bob Ogburn he is very deserving of the win his cue ball control and shot making ability was 2nd to none, he beat the players that I lost to, that was good enough for me.
I also want to thank Bill Meyers for handling the streaming so friends back home could see how bad I played and to Bill Fuller for taking charge of the tournament, great job to you both.
Hope everyone had a safe trip back home.
John