The Investors Group-Ontario Senior Women’s Amateur Golf Championship continues at the Stratford Country Club
Mary Ann Hayward of Aurora has a seven stroke lead going to the third & final round of play today.
Kathie Houghton of the Georgian Bay Club at Craigleith had an 84 yesterday and is tied for 28th.
Mary Ann Hayward Leads by Seven Shot Margin at Investors Group Ontario Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
Stratford, ON – Two-time champion Mary Ann Hayward of Aurora is on track to earn her third Investors Group Ontario Senior Women’s Amateur title after widening her lead to seven shots heading into the final round at Stratford Country Club.
Hayward, the 2010 and 2012 champion, fired a second round 70 (-2), adding to her opening 68 for a 36-hole total score of 138, six-under par. She carded a mixed bag of five birdies and three bogeys, along with a double bogey on the 7th hole that was preceded by an eagle on number 6. With 18 holes left to play, the Canadian, Ontario and Quebec Golf Hall of Famer leads the field of the province’s best female amateurs age 50 and over.
Currently in second place is Kingston’s Andrea Blackwell, a member at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club. The former Olympic basketball player and Canada Basketball Hall of Fame member put together two solid rounds of 72 and 73 to sit in the runner-up position. Playing her first Ontario Senior, Blackwell carded five birdies, two bogeys and two doubles on Wednesday for a total score of 145, one-over par.
Another two-time champion is in the top three; Granite Golf Club member Ivy Steinberg of Stouffville. The 2008 and 2009 winner carded a solid one-under 71 Wednesday, going birdie-bogey-birdie on her first three holes before parring every hole through to the end of her round to move into third place with a total score of 146 (75-71), two-over.
Diane Dolan of Gatineau, QC sits in fourth place after delivering a four-over 76, adding to Tuesday’s 73 for a total score of 149, five-over par. Two golfers are tied for fifth place at 150 (+6); Essex resident Mary Lou Henderson and Kingston’s Allyson Harrison. Local favourite Margaret Matthews, who is playing her home course this week, remains tied for 10th place at 154 (+10).
Following the completion of play on Wednesday, the field was cut to the low 54 players and ties, with the cut falling at 173 (+29) and 55 players moving on to Thursday’s third and final round.
Tee times get under way at 7:30 am with the lead group of Hayward, Blackwell and Steinberg set to tee off at 10:30 am. Spectators are welcomed at Stratford Country Club and live scoring will be available at www.gao.ca
The Investors Group Ontario Senior Women’s Amateur Championship is contested annually and features the province’s best female amateurs age 50 and over. Past champions of the event include Ada Mackenzie, Kay Helleur, Gayle Borthwick Hitchens and World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Stewart Streit.
Leaderboard
1 Mary Ann Hayward The Club at North Halton – – -6 68 70 138
2 Andrea Blackwell Cataraqui Golf & Country – – +1 72 73 145
3 Ivy Steinberg Granite GC – – +2 75 71 146
4 Diane Dolan Hylands Golf Club – – +5 73 76 149
T5 Mary Lou Henderson Kingsville Golf & Country – – +6 77 73 150
T5 Allyson Harrison Glen Lawrence Golf Club – – +6 78 72 150
7 Theresa deLuis Brockville CC – – +8 76 76 152
8 Jane Hedges-Mckinnon Public Player(GAO Member) – – +9 75 78 153
T9 Margaret Matthews Stratford CC – – +10 79 75 154
T9 Chris Critelli St. Catharines Golf & Cou – – +10 77 77 154
T9 Cheryll Damphouse Kingsville Golf & Country – – +10 79 75 154
T9 Sandra Billyard Hunters Pointe GC – – +10 76 78 154
13 Debbie Court Toronto Golf Club – – +11 79 76 155
14 Sue Postian Sunningdale GC – – +12 78 78 156
T15 Kelly Koselek Cedar Brae G & CC – – +13 79 78 157
T15 Barbara Wellard North Bay G & CC – – +13 79 78 157
T15 Lynn Morrison Kedron Dells Golf Course – – +13 79 78 157
18 Cathy Welsand Galt Country Club – – +14 80 78 158
19 Irini Perivolaris London Hunt and CC – – +15 82 77 159
T20 Angela Colm Whitevale GC – – +16 77 83 160
T20 Kathy Pilkey Sleepy Hollow CC – – +16 79 81 160
22 Jan Atkinson Hall Brantford G&CC – – +17 82 79 161
T23 Susan Gaston Meadowbrook Golf & Countr – – +18 82 80 162
T23 Eris Laws Glencairn Golf Club – – +18 85 77 162
T25 Lindy Williams Muskoka Lakes Golf & Coun – – +20 79 85 164
T25 Jeanne Beaith Dalewood GC – – +20 83 81 164
T25 Penny Robinson The Country Club – – +20 82 82 164
T28 Diane Higgins Deer Ridge Golf Club – – +21 84 81 165
T28 Jeanne Campanale The Oaks GC – – +21 84 81 165
T28 Kathie Houghton Georgian Bay Club – – +21 81 84 165
T28 Judith Cutmore Islington GC – – +21 82 83 165
T32 Ginny Marshall Westmount G & CC – – +22 83 83 166
T32 Julie Green The Club at North Halton – – +22 85 81 166
T32 Karen Vamplew Twenty Valley Golf & Coun – – +22 83 83 166
T32 Susan McGuigan Trafalgar Golf & Country – – +22 84 82 166
T36 Denise Schaefer Elmira Golf Club – – +23 83 84 167
T36 Joey Bush Sleepy Hollow CC – – +23 82 85 167
T36 Lynda McNicol Trafalgar Golf & Country – – +23 87 80 167
T39 Louise Crampton Sunningdale GC – – +24 82 86 168
T39 Karen Deluce London Hunt and CC – – +24 80 88 168
T39 Karen Rockliff Pointe West GC – – +24 86 82 168
T39 Martha Jakowlew Cutten Fields – – +24 83 85 168
T39 Cindy Wegg Public Player(GAO Member) – – +24 85 83 168
T39 Janelle Fairgrieve Islington GC – – +24 85 83 168
45 Margaret Lockhart Oaks of St. George Golf C – – +25 83 86 169
T46 Mary-Ellen Bannon Tamarac Golf & Country Cl – – +26 85 85 170
T46 Judy Oryniak Riverbend Golf Community – – +26 85 85 170
T48 Sharon Blaxall St. Thomas Golf & Country – – +27 88 83 171
T48 Margaret Barnes North Bay G & CC – – +27 88 83 171
T48 Patti Johnston Stratford CC – – +27 86 85 171
T48 Hariet Corlett Mississaugua – – +27 81 90 171
T52 Nancy Bridgeman Peninsula Lakes GC – – +28 87 85 172
T52 Roma Harris Woodlands Links – – +28 85 87 172
T54 Linda Burroughsford Cherry Hill Club – – +29 88 85 173
T54 Judy Stewart Barrie CC – – +29 89 84 173
Missed cut
MC Susan Bell The Summit G&CC +30 87 87 174
MC Anne Hussey Public Player(GAO Member) +30 88 86 174
MC Cathy Young Tamarac Golf & Country Cl +30 85 89 174
MC Becky Ostrom Riverbend Golf Community +31 89 86 175
MC Lynne Owen Trafalgar Golf & Country +31 87 88 175
MC Elaine Arthur Woodlands Links +31 89 86 175
MC Maureen Burns Blue Mountain G & CC +31 87 88 175
MC Marianne Vardon Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc +31 92 83 175
MC Rosemary Scott Blue Mountain G & CC +32 90 86 176
MC Kim Rutherford Fox Glen Golf Club +32 87 89 176
MC Catherine Butler Georgian Bay Club +32 87 89 176
MC Kathy Clark Sunningdale GC +33 85 92 177
MC Ruth Garbe Oakdale G&CC +34 89 89 178
MC Sharon Montgomery-Greenwood Parry Sound Golf & Countr +34 92 86 178
MC Sheila Chiarandini Loyalist CC +34 92 86 178
MC Lorrallynn Isen Sunningdale GC +35 89 90 179
MC Cathy E. Koszman West Haven G & CC +35 87 92 179
MC Deborah Reimer Garrison Golf & Curling C +36 92 88 180
MC Ellen Horton Blue Mountain G & CC +36 90 90 180
MC Rosemary Salvatore Markland Wood GC +37 92 89 181
MC Lolly Gillen The Summit G&CC +37 97 84 181
MC Nancy Hunter Riverbend Golf Community +38 94 88 182
MC Marion Jarrell Northridge Public Golf Co +38 94 88 182
MC Cathy Jamieson Sunningdale GC +38 93 89 182
MC Shelley Bauer Sparrow Lakes Golf Club +38 91 91 182
MC Maureen Peet Woodlands Links +39 90 93 183
MC Lois Yanuzzi Midland G & CC +40 90 94 184
MC Carol Cort Rockway Vineyards +40 91 93 184
MC Phyllis Bennett Rockway Vineyards +41 96 89 185
MC Dale Lauzon Sparrow Lakes Golf Club +42 95 91 186
MC Carrie Bell North Bay G & CC +42 97 89 186
MC Cheryl Kruse Woodlands Links +42 97 89 186
MC Joan McAndrew Stone Tree Golf & Fitness +42 90 96 186
MC Yang-Hai Wang Public Player(GAO Member) +43 93 94 187
MC Nancy McConnell Public Player(GAO Member) +43 91 96 187
MC Patricia Burroughs Bay of Quinte Golf & CC +44 98 90 188
MC Pamela Welsh Royal Ashburn Golf Club +44 89 99 188
MC Julie Girard York Downs Golf & Country +44 98 90 188
MC Debra Kennedy-Snider Kingsville Golf & Country +44 95 93 188
MC Carolyn Beaulieu Sparrow Lakes Golf Club +48 96 96 192
MC Diane Huysmans Greenhills Golf Club +48 99 93 192
MC Jane Kelders Sunningdale GC +49 95 98 193
MC Lynne-Marie Fabris Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc +51 102 93 195
MC Connie McRae Glen Lawrence Golf Club +51 105 90 195
MC Susan Burton Blue Mountain G & CC +55 104 95 199
MC Ria Poulin-Snell North Bay G & CC +56 105 95 200
MC Brenda Empey Woodlands Links +63 106 101 207
MC Teri Band Georgian Bay Club +66 109 101 210
MC Catherine Rellinger Peninsula Lakes GC +68 105 107 212
MC Susan Carrigan Markland Wood GC +75 112 107 219
WD Irene Mulock Georgian Bay Club +25 97 97
WD Betty Divok Hunters Pointe GC
WD Linda Samuel Weston G&CC
* denotes a 10th hole start