Talbot Trail Seniors winding down golf season

By Bob McLean

On Tuesday, September 28 there were 66 seniors league participants who tackled the challenging layout at the Talbot Trail Golf Course. The somewhat cool morning proved to be a deterrent to low scores as shots often ended up short of their expected destination.

The closest to the pin was won by Fred Michano’s miraculous shot to within two feet of #9 pin. Dave Dent drained a beauty on #2 to win the long putt. Seven birdies were achieved by the following players: #1 Shannon, #5 Dave LaBonte, #6 BW, #7 Tim Stevenson, #8 Carl Robinson, #9 Fred Michano and Rick Thompson.

In the youth group, Arkey led the way with his excellent 41. Tim Stevenson and Shannon Wiper were one shot back with their own excellent 42s. Both Joe Drummond and Fred Michano played solidly to score commendable results of 44 and 45 respectively. Others who shot praiseworthy scores under 50 were Nasher, Fuzzy, Gerry and Len. Satisfying results went to Ed Fraser, Art Regehr and Dan Tymec.

In the 86y+ Gold division, Carl Robinson played masterfully to achieve a 42. Dave La Bonte continued his inspiring play by shooting a terrific 44. Murray Cascadden, Gerry Becigneul and Erle Nash earned satisfying results.

In the 86y+ Silver grouping, Bob Freure wasn’t deterred by the weather as he fired a masterful 44. Tom Hyatt merited a solid nifty 50. Walter Balsam scored a commendable 51. Steady Ed Woelk produced a very praiseworthy 53, and long hitting Bill Edwards had a noteworthy 56.

In the 80-85 year grouping, Ron Mc- Cracken led the way with his superb 47. Commendable scores of 48 were produced by Eugene and Tom Sasso. Both Henry Hildebrandt and Joe Vrtel received very praiseworthy nifty 50 results. Noteworthy scores were also merited by Neil Adamson, Andy Orsini, Terry Bee, Conrad Babkirk, Ken Womack and Gus Brown.

In the 70-79 year division, both Pearcie and Dutchy achieved excellent 40s. Chopper was a mere one shot back with his terrific 41. Rick shot a brilliant 42. Long hitter Bill Ward earned a wellplayed 44. Other players with scores under 50: Bummy, Ray la Pierre, Dave Dent, Paul Harrison, Al Matthews, Al Zanuttini and OV. Five players received noteworthy nifty 50 scores: Larry, Doug, Mac, Richard and Nick. Ian Quirk and Gary Wilson achieved commendable 51s. Richard Humber and Jerry Paine scored satisfying 52 and 53 results respectively.

Keep swinging and have fun!