Golden, BC ::

Golden, BC

Date:	07/25/2010
Course:	Golden, BC
Location:	Golden, BC
Pro:	Marc Parney
Phone:	(866) 727-7222
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Website:	http://www.golfgolden.com

What a Day!

Cloudless skies. A searing summer sun. A full field of junior golfers from as far away as Red Deer and Whitecourt. A gorgeous golf course in superb condition. All the ingredients for a super day of junior golf in Golden, BC.

Spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery is a hallmark of the Golden GCC.

With temperatures soaring to 32C today at the Golden GCC, it was a challenge to help keep 42 junior golfers hydrated, but the players went through 15 gallons of PowerAde and plenty of water to help cool themselves off today. The only thing hotter than the temperatures was perhaps the golf game of Kirsty Macdonald of Banff Springs, who fired a personal-best in competition round of 1-under par 71 to capture the girls' division of the Golden Junior Open. Macdonald was a model of consistency, with only one bogey offset by two birdies on the beautifully manicured Golden layout. Kirsty's 71 was the low score on Tour this year by a junior girl and earned her a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship on August 30th at Wolf Creek Golf Resort. Seven junior girls were in the field today, and Laura Ferriera of Canmore finished runner-up with an 80.

The boys played today too! Alex Cartwright of Canmore has been a regular at Tour events for years, and although he has now moved to Victoria, BC, the former Canmore resident is a force to be reckoned with, as evidence by his even-par 72 effort today. Cartwright needed every stroke as Cam McCormack of Bearspaw was only one shot behind at the end of the day with a fine 73 of his own, giving McCormack his second runner-up finish of the 2010 Tour season. Tanner Melnychyn, McCormacks' clubmate at Bearspaw, Eric Praught of Canmore, and Austin Jacobson of Ponoka finished T3 with 77s, all earing their spots in the field for the Tour Championship with their games today.

Robert Flaman-Haley made the journey from Red Deer worth his while as his 78 was tops in the flight for boys born in 1996 and later, and also earned Robert a spot for Wolf Creek.

Next event on Tour is tomorrow at the equally scenic Canmore GC, with further events coming up later in the week at Strathmore and Carstairs.

Q = Qualified for Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 30th.

WC = Wild Card qualifier for Tour Championship.

PQ = Player had previously qualified for Tour Championship.

Alex Cartwright of Canmore and Kirsty Macdonald of Banff Springs, shown here at R, the champions of the 2010 Golden Junior Open.

Overall Top Ten:


	Name	Home Club	Score
1	Alex CARTWRIGHT	Canmore	72
2	Cam McCORMACK	Bearspaw	73
T3	Tanner MELNYCHYN	Bearspaw	77
T3	Eric PRAUGHT	Canmore	77
T3	Austin JACOBSON	Ponoka	77
T6	Clinton McALLISTER	Pheasantback	78
T6	Liam WOLFE	Calgary GCC	78
T6	Robert FLAMAN-HALEY	Red Deer	78
9	Paulo DESOTO	Canmore	79
T10	Chris BONLI	Bearspaw	80
T10	Jackson CORNELIUS	Bearspaw	80
T10	Brett PASULA	Red Deer	80

Junior Boys Born 1991, 1992 AND 1993
	Name	Home Club	Score
1	Alex CARTWRIGHT	Canmore	72 Q
2	Cam McCORMACK	Bearspaw	73 PQ
T3	Tanner MELNYCHYN	Bearspaw	77 WC
T3	Eric PRAUGHT	Canmore	77 WC
T5	Liam WOLFE	Ca;lgary GCC	78
T5	Clinton McALLISTER	Pheasantback	78

Junior Boys Born 1994 AND 1995
	Name	Home Club	Score
1	Austin JACOBSON	Ponoka	77 Q
2	Paolo DESOTO	Canmore	79
3	Taketo HAMADA	Banff Springs	81
4	Shayne GRIMMER	Revelstoke	82
5	Branton TESSIER	Whitecourt	85
6	Blaine VANDENHOUTEN	Whitecourt	89

Junior Boys Born 1996 and Later
	Name	Home Club	Score
1	Robert FLAMAN-HALEY	Red Deer	78 Q
2	Brett PASULA	Red Deer	80
T3	Derrek MORRELL	Red Deer	88
T3	Devon LANGELAAR	Red Deer	88
5	Ryan MORRELL	Red Deer	90
6	Cole VERBERG	The Dunes	94

Junior Girls
	Name	Home Club	Score
1	Kirsty MACDONALD	Banff Springs	71 Q
2	Laura FERRIERA	Canmore	80
3	Rachelle NIELSEN	Summerland, BC	89
4	Jacqueline PHILLIPS	Banff Springs	93
5	Amanda FERRIERA	Canmore	94
6	Marika PELHAM	Banff Springs	105