Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Southpoint Sun - 15
Erie Shores Thursday League sees 103 golfers out By Paul Bunnett-Jones It was another great turn out with 103 players teeing it up this week in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores Golf Club. In team play, the Foot Wedge Crew extended their lead over the Bogey Men by 5 points with their 126 point total. Sitting in third place with 119 points is team Cinderella Story, while Complete & Putter Madness is right behind with 118. Mulligan Island is in fifth spot with 114 points with the Fringe Players three behind at 111. Rounding out the top eight teams are Par Then Bar with 106 and Slice & Dice who have 103 points. In the individual gross scores play, Geoff Dunmore shot the lowest round of the day with an
even par 36 on the back nine, while Steven Georges, Kyle Kudroch, Matt Taouil, Ryan Peltier and Wayne Gillett all tied for second best with one over par scores of 37. Anthony Andary, Wray Pollock and Wheaton Mouck finished another stroke with their two over par games of 38. In the low net category, Derek Horop led the field by shooting an amazing 12 under par net 24 to finish only one shot ahead of Eugene Bouliane who also had an incredible round scoring a sizzling 11 under par game of net 25. Paul Bunnett-Jones was next with a seven under par net 29 while Dave Dick finished fourth with a net six under 30. It was a quiet night for skins with only six win-
Fifty-seven golfers out for Talbot Trail Senior League
By Bob McLean We had 57 seniors testing their vast golfing skills on our well manicured course last week. The long putt victory on #2 went to Fred Michano, who drained a marvellous 18-footer. There was a tie between Doug Langlois and Gary Hillier for the closest to the pin. Their outstanding shots were only 10 feet from #9 pin. In our 80-85 grouping, both Joe Vrtel and Vic Reynaert played superbly, as they achieved excellent scores of 42 and 44 respectively. Birthday boy, Ed Woelk, and enthusiastic Andy Orsini produced impressive 47s. Walter Balsam, Conrad Babkirk, Ken Womack and Terry Bee also finished with satisfying results. In the ‘silver’ super senior division, Tom Hyatt continued to dominate by shooting a terrific 47. Bob Freure, after a slow start, produced a solid nifty-fifty. Steady Bill Edwards achieved a very satisfying score. In the ‘gold’ super seniors, Dave la Bonte regained top spot with a masterful 44. Both Carl Robinson and Gerry Becigneul achieved inspiring scores of 47 and 48 respectively. Scotty Westrop earned the nifty fifty crown. Our favourite retired barber, Murray Cascadden, produced a praiseworthy 51. In the 70-79 division, Dutchy and Bill Ward fired terrific 39s. Bobo finished with a praiseworthy 41. Masterful 42s went to Chopper, Ray la Pierre and Ron McCracken. Firing solid 43s were Al Matthews and Al Zanuttini. Dave Dent produced a noteworthy 44. Doug Langlois and Paul Harrison achieved gratifying 45s. Fred Michano and Arkey had impressive 40s to top the under-70 division. Phil Humphries and Gary Hillier scored excellent 41 and 43 results respectively. Wiz, Dave Dibbley, Larry Hyatt and Ed Fraser had satisfying results. Correction: John (not Tom) Hall’s magnificent shot to within a foot of the pin on #9 won the long putt a couple of weeks ago.
ners. Derek Horop had the only net skin with a three under par net 1 on the long par four 17th hole, while gross skins were won by Kyle Quick, Steve Georges, Kevin Sawatzky, Brian Humphreys and Ward Hutchins. And, on a side note, speaking of Ward Hutchins, congratulations go out to him for getting a hole-inone on the 13th hole two days ago at Erie Shores while playing with John Penner, Gord Anderson and
Ron Koop. What makes it especially unusual is this was the first time in two years that Ward has played with Ron Koop. Unusual because the last time they played together Ron Koop got a hole-in-one. Maybe they ought to play together more often. In the overall skins competition, Neil Sawatzky still leads the way with $75. However, Derek Horop and Ward Hutchins have closed the gap a bit as both are tied for second
with $56 apiece. Hayden Hodgson is next at $52 while Phil Cornies is alone in fourth place with $48. Tied for fifth spot with $45 apiece is Lucas George, Greg Dunmore, Wayne Gillett and Kevin Babkirk. To follow the complete list of the League’s weekly results and find out more about upcoming matches, simply go to: www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Official Thursday Night Men’s League Website”.
Jamieson Tour: Next stop, Erie Shores LASALLE — Cooler temperatures and calmer winds provided players with optimal scoring conditions at Ambassador Golf Club this Thursday, but fescue-lined fairways and tough pins still made for a challenging day. This tour stop also served as the second portion of the Widdifield Cup, which combines the rounds from Maple City and Ambassador for the Junior Girls’ and Junior Boys’ Division. In the Junior Girls’ Division, Jillian Friyia (London Area) earned her third victory in as many starts, with a fourover par 75. Her round included an eagle on the par-five 7th hole, and recorded nines of 36-39. In second place was Kennedy Fremlin (Essex), who fired a 78. Fremlin also took home the Widdifield
Cup title, after winning Maple City with a score of 80 on Monday. In the Collegiate Women’s Division, Brooke MacKinnon (Hartford/ Maple City) earned her first victory of the season with an even-par 71. MacKinnon has been a model of consistency this year, and her round today was no different, with 12 pars on the card, to go along with three birdies and three bogeys. In second place was Erin Kopinak (Delaware State), with a score of 83. In the Junior Boys’ Division, Tyler Hurtubise (Pointe West) recorded his second victory of the season, after an even-par round of 71. Hurtubise also won the Widdifield Cup, after recording a one-under par 71 at Maple City on Monday. His round today included 2
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birdies, on holes 3 and 7, for nines of 35-36. There was a three-way tie for second place, with Steven Hill (Essex), Rylan Marontate (Kingsville), and Luka Markett (Pointe West) all firing 72. In the Collegiate Mens’ Division, Alex Saroli (Wayne State/Essex) bested the competition by a shot with a bogey-free four-under 67. Saroli
made birdies on holes 3, 4, and 6, along with the 230-yard par three 13th. Garret Day (Wayne State/ Maple City) and James Hill (Detroit Mercy/Essex) finished one stroke behind with a pair of 68’s. The Jamieson Junior Tour will be back in action on August 7 at Erie Shores Golf and Country Club.
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