Keith Gockenbach

This year was the first time that Gockenbach attempted for the U.S. Senior Open�?�The retired Vice President of Eastman Chemical Company was the medalist of his Sarasota, Fla. qualifying site, where he birdied four of the last seven holes�?�He has not played in any previous USGA events�?�Won the 1971 Quail Creek Club Championship, the 1974 Vincennes Open and the 1981 Graysburg Hills Club Championship�?�Most memorable golf experience was caddieing for Bob Goalby in the Robinson Open, when he was 15�?�Lowest competitive 18-hole score is 63, shot two times and has one double eagle�?�On business, explored the largest coal mine in China, in Outer Mongolia�?�As the guest of honor at dinner at seven fried scorpions�?� Named Top Chemical Engineering Graduate at Clemson University 1977�?�Part of the Eastman Chemical Team which won the 1984 Kirkpatrick Award from Chemical Engineering Magazine�?�Sloan Fellow, MIT School of Business (1996-1997)�?�Lorne LeBere, better known as �??Rabbit�?�, will caddie for this championship�?�Rabbit caddied for Hubert Green when he won the PGA Championship and for George Archer when he won the Senior Tour