Kestner wins Met PGA Senior title

Darrell Kestner still can play with the best of them. He has long been one of the area's best pros. He has played in the PGA Championship, won the PGA national club pro championship and played in PGA Tour and Champions Tour events. The director of golf at Deepdale Golf Club proved that, at 57, when an event is on the line, he still has all the skill and savvy.

Kestner bogeyed his first hole at Pine Hollow Country Club, then made six birdies the rest of the way to win the Met PGA Senior Championship. He made birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, then made three pars to finish the day and the 36-hole tournament at 5 under par. He edged Charlie Bolling, the Fresh Meadow Country Club pro, by three shots.

Outings

The 15th Annual VIBS Golf Classic, benefiting the VIBS Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center, will be Sept. 30 at Huntington Crescent Club. Visit vibs.org . . . Timothy Hill Children's Ranch will hold its 11th Annual Cherry Creek Golf Outing Oct. 1 at Cherry Creek Golf Links, Riverhead. Call 631-369-1234 ext. 230 . . . A Horsemen's Golf Tournament to benefit the Backstretch Employees Service Team will be Oct. 5 at Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston. Proceeds help provide health and social services for backstretch employees at New York Racing Association tracks. Call 516-356-6678.