Whitevale Golf Club: Royale Cup Final Round

Final day action is underway on Thursday. Wednesday Evening was the interprovincial reception and the following is the Golf Canada Press Release.

Terrill Samuel takes one shot lead heading into final round at Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Championship

Ontario wins back-to-back interprovincial titles at Whitevale Golf Course; Defending Champion Mary Ann Hayward sits one shot back of leader

Terrill Samuel, from Etobicoke, Ont., is the new leader after carding a second-round 3-over par (75). Samuel, who is playing in her first championship, made 2 birdies on the day en route to the lowest round carded in the first two rounds. The 2011 Ontario Senior Women’s champion, currently sits at 9-over par (153).

First round leader and defending champion Mary Ann Hayward of Aurora, Ont., shot her second consecutive 5-over par (77) to sit at 10-over par (154), one shot back of leader Samuel.

Hayward, who was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2007, won her first Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Championship in 2010 at Morning Star Golf Club in Parksville, B.C. Her illustrious career includes four Canadian Amateur Championships, five Ontario Amateur Championships, six Quebec Amateur Championships and an extraordinary 12 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur titles. Furthermore, Hayward is the only Canadian to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, which she accomplished in 2005 at Shadow Hawk Golf Club in Far Hills N.J.

British Columbia Golf Hall of Fame member Jackie Little of Port Alberni, B.C., remains in the hunt for the championship as the 2008 and 2009 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Champion shot a 6-over par (78) today. Little, who won her second B.C. Senior Women’s Championship earlier this season, sits at 11-over par (155) for the championship.

In the inter-provincial team competition Ontario successfully defended their title as members Hayward, Margaret Matthews of Drumbo, Ont., and Jeanne Beaith of Port Hope, Ont. shot a combined 23-over par (311) to win the title by 4-strokes over British Columbia. It is Ontario’s 21st title in 41 years of competition.

British Columbia, which includes Little, Lynda Palahniuk of Kelowna, B.C., and Alison Murdoch, of Victoria, B.C., finished the two-round competition in second place at 27-over par (315).

The Super Senior division, Marylou Henderson of Essex, Ont., carded an impressive 4-over par (76) to take a one stroke lead heading into the final round of the tournament. Henderson currently sits at 20-over par (164) for the championship.

Second place in the Super Senior division features a four-way tie between Raymonde Germain of Lachine, Que., Jeanne Beaith of Port Hope, Ont., Alison Murdoch of Victoria, B.C., and Susan Wickware of Thornhill, Ont. The foursome is one shot back of the leader at 21-over par (165).

The Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Championship is contested over three rounds of stroke play (54-holes). Any tie after 54 holes will result in a hole-by-hole playoff. The field is open to players who have reached the age of 50 by the date of the first round.

A complete list of competitors, starting times and full post-round results for the 2011 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Championship can be found at www.golfcanada.ca/championships.