The Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Golf Qualifier was staged Monday at Cobble Beach Golf Resort.
Nicholas Mazze ( Mass ) from The Pulpit Club had the low score on the day shooting a 2 under par 70
Warren Thomas from Cobble Beach Golf Resort was a guest with The Great Paul Hill on the 560 CFOS Morning and related weather had an impact on the scores as the day progressed.
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The top 10 players from that event have earned a berth at the Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship next month at Burlington
Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship Qualifier
at Cobble Beach Golf Resort
Nicholas Mazze from The Pulpit Club shot a 2 under 70 to lead a group of 10 players who earned a berth at the Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur next month in Burlington
Chad Cowan Saugeen Golf Club shot an 84 while Aaron Whitney from Legacy Ridge had an 85.
( 10 Qualifying Spots Available )
1 Nicholas Mazze The Pulpit Club -2 70
2 Derek Regier Golf Canada +2 74
T3 Rick Robinson The Pulpit Club +3 75
T3 Doug Brophy Glencairn Golf +3 75
T3 Ryan Giffen Barrie Country +3 75
6 Nate Lockey Brantford G&C +4 76
T7 Andrew Reid The Pulpit Club +5 77
T7 Chris Willis RedCrest GC +5 77
T7 Brad Wadsworth Golf Canada +5 77
10 Alex Perez Osprey Valley +6 78
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Scott Eagles Georgian Bay Club +8 80
Ben Barrett OslerBrook G & C +9 81
Chad Cowan Saugeen GC +12 84
Aaron Whitney Legacy Ridge +13 85
Ontario Champion of Champions
from gao.ca
The 2023 Ontario Champion of Champions Tournament presented by Durham Artificial Grass saw six golfers emerge as Champions on May 15 at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club in Ajax. A total of 258 golfers participated in this esteemed event as winners of their respective club championships, or equivalent event in the previous year.
The Senior Men’s Championship ended in a thrilling playoff tiebreaker, which saw Rob Gibson of Cedar Brae Golf Club edge out Rob Cowan of Westmount Golf and Country Club. The playoff took place on the par 4, 9th hole of the North Course, where Gibson, the Toronto native, finished at 2-over par (73). Cowan also finished at 2-over par (73) for a second-place finish, while David Greenaway of Barrie Country Club finished third at three-over par (74).
Nancy Vamvakas of Beacon Hall Golf Club was the Senior Women’s Champion. The native of Keswick finished 9-over par (80), while Meredith Stanford of Coppinwood Golf Club finished one stroke behind her at 10-over par (81). Denise Schaefer of Rockway Golf Course was close behind at 11-over par (82).
In the Men’s Championship it was Bradley Greenside of Tangle Creek Golf and Country Club winning by one stroke. Greenside from Barrie finished the tournament 1-under par (70) after a back-and-forth outing, which included a triple bogey on the par 5 10th. However, Greenside was able to hold on to finish one stroke ahead of Donalda Club’s David Lang and Camden Braes Golf and Country Club’s Peter Beneteau, who both finished tied for second at even par (71).
Julia Champion of Cedar Brae Golf Club lived up to her name by winning the Women’s Championship, which also went to a playoff on the South Course. Champion finished 5-over par (76), which was the same score Aurora’s Shelby Hardwick had, but due to the playoff, she had to settle for a second-place finish. Kara Anthony of Rosedale Golf Club would finish three strokes (79) behind them to finish third.
Wellandport’s Nathan Freure playing out of Sawmill Golf Course held on to secure the Junior Boys’ Championship finishing 3-over par (74), while Peter Blazevic of Markland Wood Golf Club and Justin Repovs of Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club finished 4-over par (75) to tie each other for second place.
Finally, the Junior Girls’ Championship was awarded to Oakville’s Julia Alexander-Carew, playing out of Credit Valley Golf and Country Club. She finished 1-over par (72) and six strokes ahead of Casey Kenney of Sawmill Golf Course and Naomi Goh of Tam O’Shanter Golf Course, who both finished 7-over par (78).
This was the first time the Champion of Champions had been held after a three year gap due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Golf Ontario Tournament Director, Rob Watson, was pleased to see golfers take to the greens for this event again. “This was an amazing first year back,” he said. “We were honored to have the top golfers from their respective clubs here at this prestigious event, and we’re pleased that they were able to compete against and connect with one another.”
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