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Ponoka Community Golf Club

Date:	07/23/2007
Course:	Ponoka G&CC
Location:	Ponoka
Pro:	Rob McPherson
Phone:	(403) 783-4626
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Website:	http://www.ponokagolf.ca

The 2007 Tour schedule hits the halfway point this week, with five events spread over four days. The Ponoka Community Golf Club got things rolling today by hosting 78 junior golfers from throughout central and northern Alberta as temperatures soared into the low 30s.

Gary Hartford of Riverside and Kaitlin Allan of the Royal Mayfair each made their first Tour appearance of the season well worthwhile, capturing the junior boys' and junior girls' titles respectively. Hartford, in his last year of Tour eligibility, fired a steady even-par 72, three shots clear of Tyler Gust of Wetaskiwin, who was on 75 (I'm still in my British Open mode!). Zach Belitsky of Parksville, BC, who has played several Tour events this summer, finished T3 with Chad Rechlo of the Glendale with matching 76s.

Joining Hartford, Allan, Gust and Belitsky today as qualifiers for the Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 27 were Mtichell Harris of Black Bull, whose 79 was best among the players born in 1991 & 1992, along with John Sinclair of Red Deer GCC and Cole Feth of Camrose. Sinclair and Feth tied with 80s in the flight for junior boys born in 1993 and later. Time, and the sizzling temperatures, made it impractical to have a playoff, so both players were awarded spots in the field for Wolf Creek.

Next up on Tour is the Leduc Jr Open on Tuesday, followed by events in Wetaskiwin and Athabasca on Wednesday and Thursday this week. As of this writing, spots were still open for Wetaskiwin and Athabasca, but the Leduc event has closed for new entries.

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.	Gary HARTFORD	Riverside	72
2.	Tyler GUST	Wetaskiwin	75
T3	Zach BELITSKY	Parksville, BC	76
T3	Chad RECHLO	Glendale	76
T5	Mike NEWTON	Olds	77
T5	Justin SLUCHINSKI	Drayton Valley	77
T7	Brett MacGILLIVARY	Edmonton Petroleum Club	78
T7	Ryan MOORE	Ponoka	78
T7	Dylan BOSGRA	Lacombe	78
10	Mitchell HARRIS	Black Bull	79

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1988, 1989 AND 1990

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Gary HARTFORD	Riverside	72 Q
2	Tyler GUST	Wetaskiwin	75 WC
T3	Zach BELITSKY	Parksville, BC	76 WC
T3	Chad RECHLO	Glendale	76 PQ
T5	Mike NEWTON	Olds	77
T5	Justin SLUCHINSKI	Drayton Valley	77

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1991 AND 1992

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Mitchell HARRIS	Black Bull	79 Q
2	Jay SHACKLETON	Ft. Saskatchewan	82
T3	Matt WEAVER	Wetaskiwin	83
T3	Josiah MacKAY	Camrose	83
5	Wyatt WATSON	Sylvan Lake GCC	85
6	Joel JOHNSTON		86

JUNIOR BOYS BORN 1993 AND LATER

	NAME	HOME CLUB	SCORE
1	Jesse TERON	Red Deer GCC	79 PQ
T2	John SINCLAIR	Red Deer GCC	80 Q
T2	Cole FETH	Camrose	80 Q
4	James URSULAK	Ponoka	81
T5	Tyler CASSIDY	River Bend	83
T5	Gary HORTE	Camrose	83