Jim Hill knows he’s not quite as young as a spring chicken.

But he says he has a few more years before he gets bumped to the older age division  the super senior level.

And as it stands now, the 60-year-old Hill is enjoying his success at the senior stage.

Hill added another trophy to his shelf when he bagged his second consecutive LAGA Senior Amateur title Sunday at Alvamar, holding off Tom Taylor by a stroke to win the two-day tournament with a score of 155.

“It feels awesome,” Hill said. “To be the best senior for another year, that’s bragging rights. It feels good.”

Hill, who shot a 79 on Alvamar on Sunday, would have had a bit more cushion on Taylor, except he played Taylor’s ball on the second hole and was penalized two strokes.

“Yeah, I didn’t play bad. I would have shot a 77 if I didn’t have the penalty but it’s in the rule books and that’s my fault,” Hill said. “Even though somebody told me that was my ball, I made the dumb mistake of hitting it.”

Taylor, who shot a 78 both days and made quite a charge Sunday, said the senior tournament was great fun.

“I couldn’t get those guys to give me a stroke or even distance because of my age,” joked Taylor, 65. “This tournament has some real good competition, and it’s really just a lot of fun.”

Hill, who won the LAGA’s inaugural senior tournament last year, lauded the competitiveness of Taylor and first-day leader, Jack Schreiner.

“I had to hold off those young bucks,” he quipped.

Schreiner, Free State High School’s basketball coach came into Sunday with a three-stroke lead, but he had problems on the front nine.

By the turn, Hill already had picked up seven strokes on Schreiner.

But Schreiner made a blazing comeback on the backside and finished third with a 157.

“He got off to a bad start, but he came back strong on the back side,” Hill said of Schreiner. “And I had to tip my hat to Taylor. He played just great and made it interesting to the end.”

Even with his new-found confidence from his senior victory, Hill said he probably would have a shot at the city amateur title unless he could persuade organizers to make a senior division.

“I couldn’t hold a candle to those young KU guys,” Hill said. “But I’ll still go out there and swing ’em the best I can.”

But what about a third straight senior title next year?

“Oh yeah, for sure,” Hill said. “That’s if I’m alive and breathing.”

Tournament director Ron Shaver said attendance was up from last year and credited that to the support he has received from local merchants and advertising.

“They helped us add credibility to the tournament,” Shaver said. “By word of mouth we were able to get better players and in turn put on a better tournament.”