Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Kingsville ladies 18-hole division By Rosalind Knight KINGSVILLE — What a different season this has been for golf, but how fortunate we are to be playing our beautiful Kingsville course even while observing the pandemic protocols in place. A wave at friends across fairways reminds us how much we value each other even from a distance, and like everyone on or off the course, we look forward to things returning to some semblance of “normal.” June 30 saw us play “Tens”. In that game, you give yourself 10 points for a drive in the fairway; then, you subtract the number of putts on each hole and keep track of your points. This means that if you miss that hallowed tract of fairway, you could be accumulating numbers in the negative. Pam Skillings earned a whopping 92 points, Bev Miller tallied 77 points, and Mary-Jo Laforet garnered 73. Great drives, ladies! We were sizzling out there when finishing the two-week “Gross Eclectic” on July 7. In that game, we kept track of our “gross” score for two weeks on the Gold/Red track, then recorded the better number for each hole. Here are the top scorers for that game: Silver Flight: Sandy Hernandez, 80, Cindy Fields, 82,
Marlene Sinclair, 83; A Flight: Sandy Duncan, 88, Martha Leadman, 89, MaryJo Laforet, 91; B Flight: Lucille Kraus, 89, Pam Skillings, 96, Cindy Morel, 96; C Flight: Gwen Perry, 99, Maria Rocca, 101, Rosalind Knight, 102. Congratulations to Cindy Fields for the hot eagle she bagged on July 7 on the first hole of the Gold Course! On July 21 we concluded the twoweek “Net Eclectic” game. After recording our handicap “dots” on the card, we wrote down the net score for each hole and recorded the more successful number after the two-week period which we played on White/Gold. These are the winners: Silver Flight: Judith Brown, 67, Marlene Sinclair, Joanne Rowlandson and Shirley Jacuzzi, all tied with 70; A Flight: Martha Leadman, 67, Jean Page, 68, Lucille Kraus and Mary-Jo Laforet, tied with 70; B Flight: Pam Skillings, 66, Cindy Brush, 69, Maureen Nefs, 70; C Flight: a three-way tie with 65 for Maria Rocca, Fran Wasyliniuk and Rosalind Knight. Our team standings to date: Purple, 20.5; Red, 18.5; Blue, 18; Pink, 13. Let’s continue to enjoy ourselves as we swing into the second half of our golf season!
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Jamieson Tour rolls along despite weather setbacks
ESSEX COUNTY — After the Rochester Place tour stop was rained out on Monday (rescheduled for August 20), the players and volunteers were relieved to dodge any inclement weather at Essex Golf and Country Club last week The course was in fantastic shape, and the speedy greens rewarded those who had their flagstick dialed in. In the Junior Girls’ Division, Jillian Friyia (London Area- Tyson Tour) took home her second victory of the season, shooting a two-over par 73. Friyia used nines of 37-36, tallying three birdies on the day, two of which came back-to-back on holes 12 and 13. In second place was Kennedy Fremlin (Essex G&CC), with nines of 38-37 for a 75 total. In the Collegiate Womens’ Division, it was a very tight race between Jasmine Ly (Northern Illinois University) and Brooke MacKinnon (Hartford University). Ly was two-over par (37) heading into the back nine, with MacKinnon three shots behind. Ly fired another 37 on the back nine, for
a total of 74, and MacKinnon almost caught her, falling just one stroke shy after an impressive 35, which included four birdies. In third place was Erin Kopinak with a 78. In the Junior Boys’ Division, Alek Mauro (Detroit Mercy, Essex G&CC) earned his second victory of the season with a score of three-under par 68. Mauro kept a very tidy card, recording four birdies and one bogey for nines of 33-35. In second place was Grant Baker (Kingsville G&CC) with an evenpar 71, followed by Tyler Hurtubise (Pointe West) with a 72. In the Collegiate Mens’ Division, James Hill (Detroit Mercy, Essex G&CC) torched the back nine, firing a 32, to pair with a 34 on the front, for a 5-under par 66 total. Hill accumulated seven birdies on the day, include 4 birdies in a row on holes 10-13. In second place was Alex Saroli (Wayne State University, Essex G&CC), firing a one-under par 70. Full results can be found at www.jamiesonjuniortour.ca
Erie Shores Thursday league results By Paul Bunnett-Jones LEAMINGTON — Hot, gusty winds tampered with scores in this week’s play at the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night at Erie Shores Golf Club with no one managing to shoot or break par on the tough 3,200 yard back nine layout for the first time this year. Joe Schnekenburger, Derek Dimenna, Hayden Hodgson, Kyle Quick and Brad Mellow all tied for low with one over par rounds of 37, while Don Gemmell, Joe Moavro, Ward Hutchins, Mark Szarek and Steve Georges were another stroke back at two over par 38. Steve O’Hara, Mario Sonego, Mike Herbert, Ryan Harder and Raoul Morin were next with three over tallies of 39. Apparently, the breezy conditions had little effect on the net scores as Eugene Bouliane, Kyle Quick and Phil Cornies lead the way with six under par net 30’s while Rick Bergen, Mauro Paglione, Joe Schnekenburger and Mark Szarek finished right behind with five under net rounds of 31. Steve O’Hara, Brian Turner, Wayne Gillett, Neil DeBacker, Gary Bondy and Brad Mellon had the third best net games with their four under 32’s.
It was a big night for skins with a total of 11 being handed out. Phil Cornies led the way picking up two skins while singles were awarded to Don Gemmell, Ryan Harder, Wards Hutchins, Wheaton Mouck, Matt Dick, Greg Dunmore, Tim Tiessen, Cameron Higgins and Wayne Oehlerking. Neil Sawatzky still leads the way in the total skins competition with $75 with Hayden Hodgson sitting $23 back in second place with $52. Phil Cornies is next with $48, while Greg Dunmore, Lucas Raffoul, Kevin Babkirk and Wayne Gillett are tied for fourth place with $45 a piece. The Foot Wedge Crew still lead the way in team play with 114 points while the Bogey Men are close behind with 111. The Cinderella Story team moved up to third place with 107 points with Mulligan Island sitting back in fourth spot with 101. Complete & Putter Madness are next at 96 while the Fringe Players team is in sixth spot with 93 points. 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”.
Beautiful weather greets Talbot Trail seniors By Bob McLean WHEATLEY — On July 21st, sixty enthusiastic seniors played their weekly golf game. We all enjoyed the well manicured greens and fairways. We extend our thanks to all our outside workers- Derek, Rob, Phil, Lloyd and cart manager, George. Jen and her staff are also doing a super job! Our play at the course is certainly up this year as more people are taking up the sport. In our super senior silver division, Bob Freure and Tom Hyatt shot very impressive scores of 45 and 46 respectively. In the ‘Gold’ section, Carl Robinson’s 43 nipped Dave la Bonte by one shot and Gerry Becigneul by 2. Excellent shooting was done by all three of you. Murray Cascadden scored a superb
nifty fifty. Erle and Scotty were close by with praiseworthy results. Scotty Westrop drained a marvelous eighteen foot putt to earn the long putt victory on #2. Dan Tymec fired his shot to within five feet of the pin on #9 to win closest to the pin. In the 80-85 y division, Andy Orsini and Neil Adamson tied with superb 48’s. Terry Bee, Joe Vrtel, Ken Womack and Conrad Babkirk also
achieved satisfying results. In the under 70 division, Tom Dunn regained top spot with a masterful 36. Phil Humphries and Wiz tied for second place with outstanding 39’s. Arkey and Gerry van Deven both earned excellent 40’s. Other solid results were: Shannon Wiper 41, Herb Reid 42, Randy Nash, Fuzzy and Fred Michano 43’s; Larry Hyatt 45. In the 70-79 grouping, Dutchy merited an impressive 36. Chopper and Rick Thompson produced terrific results of 38 and 39 respectively. Other commendable scores: Bill Ward 41; Bob McLean 42; Gus Brown 44 and Bob Lee 45. Doug Langlois earned a nifty fifty. We’re all here enjoying the friendship and fun no matter what we shoot. See you next week.
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