Tim Duren is stopping at 20.

At least for the moment.

After recently winning his 20th career club championship at Austin Country Club, Duren, a 53-year old from Austin, is considering not playing the tournament any more.

“If you were to ask me directly, right now I’d probably say that this is my last one, but come sign up time next year I’ll probably be there again,” he said. “I know how fun it was to win the first one and I might not win another one of these things, because there’s some really good young kids coming up who hit it a lot further than I do.”

While Duren, who has been an ACC member since 1983, is glad to have his 20 titles, he’s also quick to point out the Austin golfers who could’ve stopped his run.

Conrad Ray graduated from Austin, but he became the head golf coach at Stanford University and left town. Jon Chaffee is a solid golfer from Austin, but he went on to play in the PGA and senior tour. Gary Duren, Tim’s brother, is also a good golfer, but he became a golf pro and moved away.

“You get to 20 and you think that’s a lot, but it’s one of those things where there’s a lot of good golfers who haven’t stayed in Austin either,” Duren said. “If those guys stuck around, I wouldn’t have won any titles.”

One golfer who Duren has played with his Mike Selmecki, but he’s so busy that he’s not even a member at ACC. Duren does recall having some tough matches with Selmecki.

“His game is outstanding,” Duren said. “Had he been out there as long as I’ve been out there, he probably would’ve won more than I did. I marvel at watching him and I’ve learned a lot from him.”

As for the secrets of his success, Duren credits the fact that he runs 15-17 miles a week to stay in shape and he focuses on keeping his drives straight —although his distances may have dwindled slightly over the years.

“I’m sure I’ve lost some distance on my drives,” Duren said. “But consistency is what’s important in my game and I just try to keep it in play.”

As for the future, Duren will continue to play golf in the summer and he’s hoping to be able to play in senior events with the Minnesota Golf Association once he turns 55 and is old enough to compete in the events.

Until then, he might be pondering a run at No. 21.