Blackhawk Classic ::

Blackhawk Classic

Date:	08/20/2007
Course:	Blackhawk
Location:	Edmonton
Pro:	Craig McArthur
Phone:	(780) 470-4790
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Website:	http://www.playblackhawk.com/

Blackhawk Golf Club is ranked #21 in Canada by SCORE Golf Magazine, for good reason. This Rod Whitman designed layout, just southwest of the Edmonton city limits, is a fantastic blend of links style open holes with native fescues, and tree-lined parkland holes with water and sand hazards everywhere. It was a treat and privilege for a sold-out field of 101 juniors today to test their games at this terrific golf course.

Cole Chelle of the Derrick and Chad Rechlo of Sturgeon Valley ended up tied today at the end of 18 holes, each firing 3-over par 74s under mostly cloudy skies and brisk winds. The sun came out midway through the round, but Blackhawk sure was no pushover. Chelle is one of Alberta's rising young players, having had a great summer, with excellent performances in the Alberta Junior Championship and Edmonton Men's Amateur highlighting his resume. He and Rechlo went toe-to-toe for three holes in the sudden-victory playoff, each player parring all 3 holes. On the fourth playoff hole, the course's signature par-5 11th, Rechlo got a bad break when his second shot to the peninsula green went just left, and bounced off the cart path out of bounds. Chelle's routine par earned him the win and made him one of only a handful of players in Tour history to have won a Tour event at age 14 or younger. Congratulations to both players for an excellent battle!

Isaac Baier of Wainwright was solo third with a 76, and fourth-place finisher Joseph Perry (77) of Twin Willows earned himself a spot in the field for the season-ending Tour Championship coming up a week today at Wolf Creek. PLEASE NOTE: Hogan Short and Gage Murphy each qualified today for Wolf Creek but had left the event prior to receiving their Confirmation Letters for the event. If either player is reading this, please contact Dunc Mills or check the Home Page of the website for details.

Kylie Barros of the Edmonton Petroleum Club battled longtime rival ( can 16 year olds HAVE longtime rivals?) Kaitlin Allan today, with her 77 four shots clear of Allan. Amanda Woytenko of Jagare Ridge was third at 87.

Only two events remain on the Tour's regular-season schedule prior to Wolf Creek. Indian Lakes hosts a Tour event tomorrow for the first time, and a phone call to the club at 6 p.m. on Monday evening revealed that the club is still accepting last-minute entries this evening and post entries tomorrow morning up to 8 a.m. From all reports the course is in excellent condition, and will be the last chance for Edmonton area players to earn a spot in the Tour Championship.

* = Won playoff on 4th hole of sudden death.

Q = Qualified for Tour Championship

WC = Wild Card qualifier for Tour Championship

PQ = Player had previously qualified for Tour Championship.

Overall Top Ten:

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Cole CHELLE	Derrick	74
P2	Chad RECHLO	Sturgeon Valley	74
3	Isaac BAIER	Wainwright	76
T4	Tilden RAIN	Ironhead	77
T4	Joseph PERRY	Twin Willows	77
T6	Jace BARROS	Edmonton Petroleum Club	78
T6	Jace CULP	Leduc	78
T6	Connor O'REILLY	Derrick	78
T9	Hogan SHORT	Land )'Lakes	79
T9	Gage MURPHY		79
T9	Patrick SLOAN	Edmonton Petroleum Club	79
T9	Demetres GIANNITSOS	Edson	79
T9	Craig BOKENFOHR	Glendale	79
T9	Hayden SMITH	Glendale	79

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1988, 1989 AND 1990

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Chad RECHLO	Sturgeon Valley	74 PQ
2	Isaac BAIER	Wainwright	76 PQ
T3	Tilden RAIN	Ironhead	77 PQ
T3	Joseph PERRY	Twin Willows	77 Q
T5	Jace BARROS	Edmonton Petroleum Club	78
T5	Jace CULP	Leduc	78

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1991 AND 1992

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Cole CHELLE	Derrick	74 PQ
2	Connor O'REILLY	Derrick	78 PQ
T3	Demetres GIANNITSOS	Edson	79 PQ
T3	Craig BOKENFOHR	Glendale	79 Q
T3	Hayden SMITH	Glendale	79 Q
T6	Curtis MARUSIAK	Windermere	80
T6	Drew HORN	Highlands	80

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1993 AND LATER

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Zak GRIFFITHS	River Bend	81 PQ
2	Alek KRIEGER	Breton	86 Q
T3	Thomas JERENIUK		88
T3	Jordan JAKUBOW		88
T5	Nick SCRYMGEOUR	Calgary CC	89
T5	Cam MELVILLE		89
T5	Jesse KUSHNERYK		89
T5	Sean NAIDO	Golden West	89

JUNIOR GIRLS

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Kylie BARROS	Edmonton Petroleum Club	77 PQ
2	Kaitlin ALLAN	Royal Mayfair	81 PQ
3	Amanda WOYTENKO	Jagare Ridge	87 PQ
4	Kristen LEE	Glendale	90 PQ
5	Miranda AIRRIESS	Barrhead	91 PQ
6	Bridgit ERICKSON	River Spirit	96 Q