Drayton Valley
| Date: | 06/13/2009 |
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| Course: | Drayton Valley |
| Location: | Drayton Valley |
| Pro: | Graeme Kreiner |
| Phone: | (780) 542-3602 |
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| Website: | http://www.draytonvalleygolf.com |
Warm morning skies turned into a blistering hot afternoon today at the Drayton Valley Junior Open, the second stop on the 2009 McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour schedule. A field of 82 players from as far away as Grande Prairie and Red Deer were on hand under ideal scoring conditions and were treated to a golf course in very good condition and a tournament that is always a lot of fun for the tour players. Post-round activities including a chipping contest for terrific prizes. Not a half hour after the kids finished the chipping contest, the skies opened under a torrential late afternoon thunderstorm.
Mason Sparrow (left), 18, of Broadmoor GC in Sherwood Park took down his first Tour win with a steady 2-over par 73, one shot clear of rising star James Ursulak, 15, of Ponoka. Connor O'Reilly of the Derrick and Sparrow's clubmate Blake Roberts tied for third overall another shot back at 75. All four players qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort by viture of their performances today.
Joining the trio at Wolf Creek will be 14 yr old Matt McCourt of the host club, whose 79 topped the flight for boys born in 1995 and later.
Four junior girls were on hand today, and Teri-Lynn Adam (shown at right) of Ironhead GC at Wabumun fired a 91 to finish 6 shots ahead of Paige Bednorz of Sandpiper. Adam also earned her spot in the field for Wolf Creek.
Next stop on the Tour is next weekend for a 36-hole event at Henderson Lake GC in Lethbridge, which always attracts a sold-out field and many of southern Alberta's top juniors.
OVERALL TOP TEN:
1. Mason SPARROW Broadmoor 73
2. James URSULAK Ponoka 74
T3. Blake ROBERTS Broadmoor 75
T3. Connor O'REILLY Derrick 75
5. Pieter PESKENS Leduc 77
T6. Cole FETH Camrose 78
T6. Matthew MILLER Two Hills 78
T8. Darren AUCOIN Windermere 79
T8. Eric DEWIT Red Deer 79
T8. Craig RYAN Glendale 79
Junior Boys Born in 1990/91/92
1. Mason SPARROW Broadmoor 73 Q
T2. Blake ROBERTS Broadmoor 75 WC
T2. Connor O'REILLY Derrick 75 WC
T4. Darren AUCOIN Windermere 79
T4. Eric DEWIT Red Deer 79
T4. Craig RYAN Glendale 79
Junior Boys Born in 1993/94
1. James URSULAK Ponoka 74 Q
2. Pieter PESKENS Leduc 77
T3. Cole FETH Camrose 78
T3. Matthew MILLER Two Hills 78
5. Matthew HOLT Derrick 80
T6. Joel KEYLOR Northern Bear 82
T6. Ryan DYCK Sandpiper 82
T6. Derek HONOWSKI Sandpiper 82
Junior Boys born in 1995 and Later
1. Matt McCOURT Drayton Valley 79 Q
2. Branton TESSIER Whitecourt 82
3. Josh GORIEAU Stony Plain 90
T4. Jamie STEVENS Stony Plain 93
T4. Daniel GUILD Windermere 93
T6. Kyle KUZYK Highlands 95
T6. Robert FLAMAN-HALEY Red Deer 95
Junior Girls
1. Teri-Lynn ADAM Ironhead 91 Q
2. Paige BEDNORZ Sandpiper 97
3. Sydney JOHNSON-PARKER Glendale 99
4. Jaylene ADAM Ironhead 112
Q = Qualified for Tour Championship on August 31 at Wolf Creek Golf Resort.
WC = Wild Card qualifier for Tour Championship.
Upcoming Tournaments
| Jun 09 | Drayton Valley |
| Jun 23 | Henderson Lake |
| Jun 28 | Barrhead |
| Jul 03 | Innisfail |
| Jul 09 | Pine Hills |
