Three generations of Peterson men are all smiles after Howie Peterson IV, center, won the Bordas & Bordas Amateur Golf Classic at Crispin golf course for the second year in a row Sunday. Peterson IV is flanked by his father Howie “Trey” Peterson III, left, and grandfather Howie “Po” Peterson II, right.

WHEELING — When one of the oldest amateur golf tournaments in the country is played on one of the oldest golf courses in West Virginia, there’s obviously going to be a lot of history.

That does not mean new history cannot be written, however, as was the case Sunday at the Bordas & Bordas Amateur Golf Classic played on Crispin golf course.

Weirton Madonna and West Liberty University graduate Howie Peterson IV shot a 9-under 62 Sunday to finish with a two-day score of 126 and claim his second consecutive win at the event.

“To win down here you have to beat a lot of good players and to win two years in a row is fantastic,” Peterson said. “It’s hard to win anything two years in a row.”

There were 187 other golfers in the tournament field, but there were two attendees who were especially important for Peterson, his father Howie (Trey) Peterson III, and his grandfather Howie (Po) Peterson II.

Peterson II, a multiple-time former champion of the amateur classic at Crispin, watched from the sidelines while celebrating his 85th birthday and Peterson III, a well-regarded golfer in his own right, played alongside his son in the tournament for the second year in a row.

“It was just fantastic having both of them out there (Sunday),” Peterson IV said. “My grandfather’s played competitively and he’s played in the Bordas (tournament) forever. Same with my dad, they came down in the ’70s playing here. They got me into golf and helped me stick with it. It’s great to have them both here.”

Peterson IV ended day one in the three-way tie for first place with a 7-under 62. He was tied with Brooke grad and current Marshall University golfer Ryan Bilby and Luke Meyers.

Meyers shot 8-under 63 Sunday to finish in second place with 127 and Bilby shot 6-under 65 to finish in third at 129.

“(Crispin is) fair and it doesn’t beat you up too bad,” Peterson IV said of the course. “There’s a lot of scorable holes out there that you’re able to get things done on and there’s some challenging par 3s as well.”

As for his performance Sunday, Peterson IV said he was doing everything well, but his biggest positive was limiting mistakes.

“Putter, short game, ball striking — everything was on point (Sunday),” he said. ” Out of everything that happened over the past two days, keeping it in play was key. That’s key all the time.”

Bob Clark won the senior division with a score of 140 (67, 73), Noah Seivertson won the first flight with a score of 144 (76, 68) and Campbell Koegler won the junior division with a 143 (72, 71).

Bilby and Cole Tegano won the championship series best ball medal with a score of 122 (62, 60), Clark and WLU football coach Roger Waialae won in the senior division with a score of 133 (65, 68) and there was a tie atop the first flight best ball leaderboard. The teams of Zack Hood and Jonathon Kreiter (71, 64) and Austin Malley and Nick Wetzel (70, 65) both finished with a score of 135.