Fresh off earning Super Senior Player of the Year honors for the 2024-25 season, Bob Niger kept it full steam ahead.
Niger, who turned 65 this past spring, carded a championship-record final-round 7-under 65 at Bayonet Golf Course to break away from the field and win the annual NCGA Super Senior Championship.
The victory was Niger's second NCGA win. Earlier this year, the former PGA Tour Champions member, who was reinstated as an amateur, won the Senior Valley Amateur.
The 65 set a new championship record for low 18-hole score. His total of 138 also was a championship record. The previous mark was 139, co-held by Chuck Richesin and 2024 winner Terry Foreman.
"It was really satisfying. It was a really good round of golf," Niger said. "It was my best round of the year. In the first round, I could've had a better round, but I let it get away. I was determined not to have that happen today."
Entering the final round, Niger was tied at 1-over 73 with NCGA Hall of Famer Casey Boyns. Boyns, who was also looking for his first Super Senior win, started his day with birdies on No.1 and No.5. Chris Miller, who opened with a 74, also got a birdie early on.
The savvy Niger never flinched. After playing his first three holes at even-par, Niger turned on the afterburners, posting birdies at No.4, No.5 and No.8 to reclaim control. On the back nine, he tacked on four more birdies.
"Both Casey and Chris came out strong, " Niger said. "I knew it wasn't time to panic."
Niger next will take his game down south for the California Senior Amateur, set to tee off Nov. 10-12 at the Valley Club of Montecito.
Mark Morgan finished solo second at 143 after making a charge with a final round 68. Miller was third at 148 after his second straight 74. Boyns slipped back to a T-4 finish with John Mack.
In the Legends division (players ages 75-plus), Frank Pieper took home the title with a two-day total of 155 (77-78).
