but again, he fell short in his bid for a victory. It came at the hands of Steven Alker, who win the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic for his third senior title in his last four starts. Block, the Southern California club pro, entered the final round at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pa., with a one-shot advantage, but he played his first 10 holes in one over par and never had any momentum. He birdied 16 and 17 to give himself a chance but bogeyed the last to end two shots behind Alker, who made six birdies to shoot 66. Block now has four top-10 finishes in seven senior starts this season and is eligible to play in the tour's three-event playoff series.

“A little bit surprised,” Alker said. “I just crushed it the last six weeks, the scoring got better, my putting got better, driving it better, doing everything better. So I didn't have my A-game today, but just good to get it done. Made some big putts there at the end.”