Montgomery Glen GC
| Date: | 07/22/2009 |
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| Course: | Montgomery Glen GC |
| Location: | Wetaskiwin |
| Pro: | John Wilson |
| Phone: | (800) 419-2913 |
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| Website: | http://www.countryclubtour.com |
Temperatures soared into the 30s today at the Montgomery Glen GC in Wetaskiwin as 95 junior golfers from as far away as Calgary, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie dropped in for the latest stop on the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour, Presented by Canadian Western Bank. The third leg of this week's four-events-in-four-days trek through Central Alberta was very successful despite the heat that sapped the players' energy as the day wore on.
Connor O'Reilly of Edmonton's Derrick Club was top dog today, but just barely. His steady even-par 71 was one shot clear of Edson's Demetres Giannitsos, with Brennan Swanson of Country Hills another shot in the rear view mirror at 73. Wild Card qualifiers for the Tour Championship today included Jay Shackleton of Fort Saskatchewan (74) who was unable to duplicate his older brother Joel's Tour alltime scoring record of 63 set last year in this event. Paul James of Edmonton CC earned the second Wild Card spot with a 75. Brennan Kearney made the trip south from Fort McMurray worthwhile as his 75 captured the qualifying spot for Wolf Creek from the flight for boys born in 1993/94, and the host club's Ben Fonteyne also punched his ticket to Wolf Creek with an 83 in the flight for boys born in 1995 and later.
With a good field of ten junior girls on hand today, two Tour Championship spots were up for grabs and Kaitlin Allan wasted no time in making sure she will be around on August 31 for a possible three-peat. Alanna Jefferis of Belvedere took the other spot with an 89.
Full marks to Head Professional John Wilson and his staff for the organization of today's tournament, especially the quality and presentation of the tournament banquet for the kids. And 'banquet' is indeed the word, as the players enjoyed baked chicken, lasagna, Caesar salad, a fresh vegetable medley, pickles and a 'death by chocolate' dessert tray! John also generously invited all the parents and grandparents who brought the players to the tournament to enjoy the buffet compliments of the club. We were a long ways from burgers and fries today!
Additonal thanks today to Krisin Voss and Paul Sims, representatives from Tour corporate partner GolfingCard.com, who helped with the post-round presentations and brought along extra gifting from Tour sponsor Moxie's in the form of gift cards to hand out to some of the players who had kept exceptionally neat and legible scorecards.
Additional congratulations are in order for 14-year-old Mitchell Bowie of Montgomery Glen, whose 170-yard 6-iron found the bottom of the cup on the first hop today on the 13th hole. This was Bowie's first-ever hole-in-one, the second on Tour this year, and the 15th in Tour history. ( Plus ANOTHER kid with an Ace other than me!!!!)
Last stop in this week's Tour schedule is tomorrow at Camrose for their first time having their Junior Open on the Tour. Kids,,,remember it's supposed to be over 30C again tomorrow, so please dress in light colored clothing and bring that sunscreen!
OVERALL TOP TEN
1. Connor O'REILLY Derrick 71
2. Demetres GIANNITSOS Edson 72
3. Brennan SWANSON Country Hills 73
4. Jay SHACKLETON Fort Saskatchewan 74
T5. Paul JAMES Edmonton CC 75
T5. Brennan KEARNEY Fort McMurray GC 75
T7. Curtis DEMOREST Fort McMurray GC 77
T7. Jeremy NOVAKOWSKI Grande Prairie GCC 77
T7. Curtis MARUSIAK Blackhawk 77
T7. Bryce LAIDLER 77
T7. Tyler SAUNDERS Glendale 77
JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1990/91/92
1. Connor O'REILLY Derrick 71 Q
2. Demetres GIANNITSOS Edson 72 PQ
3. Jay SHACKLETON Ft. Saskatchewan 74 WC
4. Paul JAMES Edmonton CC 75 WC
T5. Curtis DEMOREST Ft. McMurray GC 77
T5. Jeremy NOVAKOWSKI Grande Prairie GCC 77
T5. Curtis MARUSIAK Blackhawk 77
JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1993/94
1. Brennan SWANSON Country Hills 73 PQ
2. Brennan KEARNEY Ft. McMurray GC 75 WC
3. Bryce LAIDLER 77
4. Cole FETH Camrose 78
5. Austin JACOBSON 79
6. Derek HANOWSKI Sandpiper 82
JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1995 and LATER
1. Tyler SAUNDERS Glendale 77 PQ
2. Jason MARTENS Windermere 79 PQ
3. Matthew McCOURT Drayton Valley 81 PQ
4. Ben FONTEYNE Montgomery Glen 83 Q
T5. Akash PUREWAL Northern Bear 84
T5. Mike HARRISON 84
T5. Matt CODD Red Deer GCC 84
JUNIOR GIRLS
1. Kaitlin ALLAN RedTail Landing 80 Q
2. Alanna JEFFERIS Belvedere 89 WC
T3. Melissandre GENUIS Bearspaw 95
T3. Sydney JOHNSON-PARKER Glendale 95
5. Sara SPENCER Grande Prairie GCC 97
6. Delca GENUIS Bearspaw 98
Q = Qualified for Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 31.
WC = Wild Card qualifier for Tour Chamionship
PQ = Player had previously qualified for Tour Championship.
Upcoming Tournaments
| Jun 09 | Drayton Valley |
| Jun 23 | Henderson Lake |
| Jun 28 | Barrhead |
| Jul 03 | Innisfail |
| Jul 09 | Pine Hills |
