Truscott Senior Swiss Teams


The Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship.
The Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams is a four session Swiss teams, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The event typically starts on the first Monday of the NABC.
The event is open to players 55 or older.

History

The Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams is an event for four to six players in which participants must be 55 or older to compete. There is a one-day qualifying and a second day final. Scoring is by International Match Points converted to Victory Points. Scores from the two qualifying sessions are converted to a carryover and added to the teams' total in the final two sessions.
The trophy for the contest, named in memory of ACBL Hall of Fame member and former bridge editor of The New York Times Alan Truscott, was put into play in 2006 by the United States Playing Card Company.

Winners

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1997Harry Ross, John Gustafson, Helen Gustafson, Jerry Gaer, Marilyn Hemenway, Mike AlbertSteve Lawrence, Bob Luebkeman, Ed Groner, Richard Holmes
1998Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Richard Reisig, Fred Hamilton, Arnie Fisher, P.O. SundelinJim Barrow, John Wong, Paul Stern, Wayne Hascall
1999Corinne Kirkham, Jim Kirkham, Richard Potter, John Potter, Marc Low, Sandra LowJim Barrow, Ed Lewis, James Murphy, David Adams, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert
2000Trudi Nugit, Hamish Bennett, Gene Simpson, Mike ShumanNels Erickson, Edwin Malmuth, Gerald Bare, Michael Savage, Rick Henderson
2001Mike Levine, P.O. Sundelin, Zeke Jabbour, Arnie Fisher, Randy Pettit, Allan SiebertThomas Smith, Richard DeMartino, John Sutherlin, Ron Gerard
2002Roger Clough, Rebecca Clough, Louise Freed, Gene Freed, Derrell Childs, Nels EricksonMike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Russell Arnold, Arnold Fisher, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert
2003Carolyn Bjorklund, Fred Hamilton, Ed Barlow, Evan Bailey, Arnie FisherAram Bedros, Leo Bell, David Lindop, Marshall Miles
2004Hamish Bennett, Gene Simpson, Bruce Noda, Fran Dickman, Mike ShumanFred Hamilton, Ira Rubin, Grace Hunt, David Adams, Chuck Said
2005Jerry Bare, Gene Freed, Jim Murphy, Mike SavageGrace Hunt, John Sutherlin, Nancy Passell, Fred Hamilton, Thomas Peters, John Zilic
2006Geof Brod, Steve Earl, Richard DeMartino, John StiefelMichael Mikyska, Catherine Podolsky, Phil Schaefer, Nell Schaefer
2007Geof Brod, Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel, Pat McDevittJeffrey Hand, David Butler, Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte, Larry Bausher, Steve Becker
2008Allan Graves, Reanette Frobouck, Mark Lair, John Carruthers, Fred HamiltonGeof Brod, Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel, Pat McDevitt
2009Karen Allison, Lea Dupont, Benito Garozzo, Mike LedeenRobert Bitterman, Jerry Helms, Tom Rutledge, Bill Wisdom
2010Kenneth L. Cohen, Ken Cohen, Rick Rowland, Neal Satten, Thomas WeikRichard Budd, Daniel Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, Sheila Gabay, John Malley
2011Leonard Melander, Mark Dahl, Mary Oshlag, Richard OshlagStan Tulin, Marc Jacobus, Eddie Wold, Roger Bates
2012Bob Heller, Robert Fendrick, John Herriot, Larry HardingMartin Scheinberg, Billy Eisenberg, Howard Perlman, Jeffrey Starr, Paul Trent, Sandra Trent
2013Dee Adams, Al Stone, Fred Hamilton, Mark Itabashi, Dan Morse, John SutherlinEd White, Cam Doner, Jan Zadroga, Kazimierz Omernik
2014Stephen McConnell, Warren Cederborg, Dick Bruno, Robert Gardner, Jeff Schuett, Kerry SmithJames Griffin, Ira Hessel, Joe Quinn, Steve Shirey
2015Haven Sharaf, Bill Irvine, Robert Lurie, John Hrones Jr, Melvin Marcus, Rena LiebermanRick Roeder, John Jones, Peter Rank, Lynne Feldman
2016Glenn Eisenstein, Richard Reitman, John Rengstorff, Geoffrey BrodJames Krekorian, Robert Blanchard, Mark Itabashi, Douglas Doub, Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis
2017Bob Glasson, Joann Glasson, Rick Rowland, Martin RabinowtizStephen Nellissen, Bob Gwirtzman, Stephen Mackay, James Priebe