Whitevale Members Win Awards

On Friday May 27th the Oshawa Camera Club held its annual awards banquet at Whitevale GC. In its 78 year history OCC is one of the top competitive camera clubs in the GTA. The club has 130 members

At this years banquet OCC honoured, long time Whitevale members, Norm & Helene Ullock for their achievements in this season's club  competitions

Norm received the "Photographer of the Year" Award

Helene was the runner up for"Photographerof the Year" .

Spring Derby - Day 2 and Overall Results

It was another glorious day with warm temperatures and clear skies and there were a few teams who took advantage of the best 3 of 4 net best ball format to chase down the day 1 leaders. Listed below are the day 2 standing from today's round:

1st - Jackie Dunne, Colin Dunne, Sandra Milner-Docking & Bernie Docking (score 193)
($37.50/each)
2nd - Adam Hudson, Al Billington, Pat Scanga & Paul Stephenson (score 196)
($27.50/each)
3rd - Barry Fairhurst, Mike McGarragle, Peter Leaney & Steve Flude (score 199)
($20.50/each)
4th - Pat Lamanna, Al Swartz, John Lyttle & Michael Woolgar (score 202)
5th - Larry Aicken, Glenn Davis, Steve Hewitt & Fred Calvert (score 207)
T-6th - Kandice Brackebury, Wade Brackenbury, Josette Bell & Ron Bell (score 208)
T-6th - Norma Columbus, Nigel Rennie, Barb Rogers & Peter Schuch (score 208)
T-6th - Dave Wallace, Jim McGilton, Stephen Robinson & Peter Garvey (score 208)
9th - Julie Pingree, Art Pingree, Lucy Blais & Stan Lam (score 211)
10th - Brad Haley, Nic Iordanis, Luke Tanfield & Seam McCullough (score 212)
T-11th - Lisa Brewer, Mark Brewer, Debbie Couch & Chris Couch (score 214)
T-11th - Tom Bermingham, Brian Fee, Steve Rodriguez & Steve Pawson (score 214)
13th - Craig Ferns, Mike O'Callaghan, Dan McConnachie & Donny O'Connell (score 215)
T-14th - Walt Lemon, Gabor Karl, Doug McIntyre & Bob Spahn (score 217)
T-14th - Heinz Dahn, John Eales, Lisa Mackie & Suzi Snow-Liska (score 217)
16th - Don O'Brien, Wayne Rossall, Paul Dunphy & Bill Getz (score 223)
T-17th - Dave Myrvold, Tom Markakos, Joan Store & Tom Kelly (score 227)
T-17th -Wayne Carpenter, John McCormick, Tom Fennell & Kim Blake (score 227)

Overall Standings
1st - Barry Fairhurst, Mike McGarragle, Peter Leaney & Steve Flude (29 points)
($87.50/each)
2nd - Adam Hudson, Al Billington, Pat Scanga & Paul Stephenson (28 points)
($70.00/each)
3rd - Kandice Brackebury, Wade Brackenbury, Josette Bell & Ron Bell (26 points)
($50.00/each)
T-4th - Pat Lamanna, Al Swartz, John Lyttle & Michael Woolgar (24 points)
($23.75/each)
T-4th - Norma Columbus, Nigel Rennie, Barb Rogers & Peter Schuch (24 points)
($23.75/each)
T-4th - Brad Haley, Nic Iordanis, Luke Tanfield & Seam McCullough (24 points)
($23.75/each)
7th -  Jackie Dunne, Colin Dunne, Sandra Milner-Docking & Bernie Docking (23 points)
8th - Dave Wallace, Jim McGilton, Stephen Robinson & Peter Garvey (18 points)
T-9th - Heinz Dahn, John Eales, Lisa Mackie & Suzi Snow-Liska (16 points)
T-9th -  Larry Aicken, Glenn Davis, Steve Hewitt & Fred Calvert (16 points)
11th - Tom Bermingham, Brian Fee, Steve Rodriguez & Steve Pawson (14 points)
12th - Lisa Brewer, Mark Brewer, Debbie Couch & Chris Couch (13 points)
13th - Wayne Carpenter, John McCormick, Tom Fennell & Kim Blake (11 points)
14th - Julie Pingree, Art Pingree, Lucy Blais & Stan Lam (10 points)
15th - Craig Ferns, Mike O'Callaghan, Dan McConnachie & Donny O'Connell (9 points)
16th - Walt Lemon, Gabor Karl, Doug McIntyre & Bob Spahn (5 points)
17th - Dave Myrvold, Tom Markakos, Joan Store & Tom Kelly (4 points)
18th - Don O'Brien, Wayne Rossall, Paul Dunphy & Bill Getz (2 points)

*The top 3 teams from each day and the top 5 overall teams will be contacted about their winnings from this event, congratulations to the winning team!

Sprnig Derby - Day 1 Results

The Spring Derby is always a great event held at the beginning of the year and we had over 70 players today trying to win this years' event. The Day 1 format was a quota points based scoring system and after round 1 this is how the teams stand:

T-1st. Kandice Brackebury, Wade Brackenbury, Josette Bell & Ron Bell (score 109)
($32.50/each)
T-1st. Brad Haley, Nic Iordanis, Luke Tanfield & Seam McCullough (score 109)
($32.50/each)
T-3rd. Barry Fairhurst, Mike McGarragle, Peter Leaney & Steve Flude (score 105)
($10.35/each)
T-3rd. Norma Columbus, Nigel Rennie, Barb Rogers & Peter Schuch (score 105)
($10.35/each)
5th. Heinz Dahn, John Eales, Lisa Mackie & Suzi Snow-Liska (score 104)
6th. Adam Hudson, Al Billington, Pat Scanga & Paul Stephenson (score 102)
7th. Wayne Carpenter, John McCormick, Tom Fennell & Kim Blake (score 101)
8th. Pat Lamanna, Al Swartz, John Lyttle & Michael Woolgar (score 100)
T-9th. Tom Bermingham, Brian Fee, Steve Rodriguez & Steve Pawson (score 99)
T-9th. Dave Wallace, Jim McGilton, Stephen Robinson & Peter Garvey (score 99)
11th. Lisa Brewer, Mark Brewer, Debbie Couch & Chris Couch (score 97)
12th. Jackie Dunne, Colin Dunne, Sandra Milner-Docking & Bernie Docking (score 90)
T-13th. Dave Myrvold, Tom Markakos, Joan Store & Tom Kelly (score 88)
T-13th. Craig Ferns, Mike O'Callaghan, Dan McConnachie & Donny O'Connell (score 88)
15th. Don Davis, Glenn Davis, Steve Hewitt & Fred Calvert (score 87)
16th. Walt Lemon, Gabor Karl, Doug McIntyre & Bob Spahn (score 85)
17th. Julie Pingree, Art Pingree, Lucy Blais & Stan Lam (score 83)
18th. Don O'Brien, Wayne Rossall, Paul Dunphy & Bill Getz (score 78)

Closest to the Pin - #3 Walt Lemon
Closest to the Pin - #13 Nic Iordanis

Men's Night Shot-Gun

On Wednesday we held our first men's night shot-gun and had over 100 players in field. The weather worked out and our winning team had a final score of 30 under par, 111 total. Our winning team consisted of Peter Wieser, Andrew Jackson, Brian Guenther & Don Pickthall.

 

 

 

2nd Place - John Alexiou, Tim Packer, Joe Dotchin & Leon Lok (116) 

3rd Place - Brad Hewitt, Steve Hewitt, Geoff Mitchell & Don MacDonald (118)

4th Place - Luiz de Carvalho, Brian Murdock, Rick Johnston & Norm Woods (119)

Whitevale Juniors Update

As most of you know we have a number of junior members who compete locally and also provincially on tours and in provincial events. It's been a nice start to the season for a couple of juniors and we look forward to hearing about their continued success throughout the year.

Lauren Bevan - recently qualified for the U19 girls Spring Classic at Grey Silo Golf Club in Waterloo.

Brendan Dunphy - competed in the Ontario Cup at Grand Niagara Golf Club in April and finished 7th overall in the juvenile division and 5th overall in the boys overall. His GAO York Region team finished 1st in the event. Brendan also competed in the Confederation High School Spring Classic at Otter Creek and Fire Rock golf clubs where Brendan finished 2nd overall and his team also finished 2nd in the event as well.

Opening Field Days

Well I think we can say that the golf season has officially begun at Whitevale. Over the past three days we have hosted the Women's Opening Field Day, Men's Opening Field Day, Weekday Women's Opening Field Day and Weekday Men's Opening Field. We had a wonderful turn out for all four of the events despite the weather we endured on Sunday and Monday. For a few of the following members they have started their years off on the right foot, congratulations on your victory:

Women's Opening Field Day
1st Place - Sue Dickinson, Lisa Brewer & Elke Oley (63.9)
2nd Place - Margaret Hart, Norma Columbus, Andrea Kerr & Chris Denysek (64.9)
3rd Place - Cindy Alexiou, Anne Trimble, Diana Packer & Anne Hill (65.6)
4th Place - Jacquelyn Dunne, Pamela Cooper, Darlene Doyle & Theresa Arbuthnot (66.5)
5th Place - Bonnie Cartwright, Barb Wolfe, Jackie Leithwood & Maureen Cormier (66.9)
6th Place - Lisa Mackie, Jodi Crerar, Sandra Docking & Connie VanDusen (67.8)
7th Place - Terry Hosford, Kandice Brackenbury, Anna Lindsay & Susanne Sambleson (67.9)
8th Place - Josette Bell, Linda Briggs, Joanne Kajganich & Janet Martinko (69.0)
9th Place - Jan Pugh, Barb Rogers, Michelle Miles & Janet Roblin (69.9)
10th Place - Patty Davis, Lucy Blais, Joanne Leier (70.9)
11th Place - Kathy McGilton, Suzi Snow-Liska & Jane Moser (70.9)
12th Place - Ann Griffin, Julie Pingree, Lynne Sage & Judy Calder (72.4)

Men's Opening Field Day
1st Place - Mike Lindsay, Paul Cormier, Mike Gritzan & Greg Shea (60.1)
2nd Place - Wade Brackenbury, Steve Hewitt, Colin Dunne & Tom Budgen (60.8)
3rd Place - Steve Campbell, Ron Stoneburgh, Glen Shaw & Adrian Johnson (61.0
4th Place - Bob Doyle, Mark Crerar, Scott Bradley & Stan Lam (62.0)
5th Place - Clayton Spahn, Dan McConnachie, Bob Grandmaitre & Al Billington (62.2)
6th Place - Adam Hudson, John Lyttle, Alex Maggiacomo & Wayne Rossall (62.2)
7th Place - John Trimble, Dave Convery & Bill Getz (62.8)
8th Place - Mark Brewer, Mike Harris, Steve Major & Dave Martinko (63.0)
8th Place - Dennis Matton, Mark Doyle, Brian Sharp & Brian Morran (63.0)
10th Place - Dan Harnett, Darren Farmer, Al Kershaw & Don Pickthall (63.1)
11th Place - Chris O'Brien, David Bird, Steve Pawson & John Mikula (63.2)
12th Place - Craig Ferns, Michael Woolgar, Mike O'Callaghan & Pat Convery (64.0)
13th Place - Brad Haley, Geoff Wood, Ed Griffin & Kevin Thompson (64.1)
14th Place - Kevin Hughes, Josh Hewitt, Walt Lemon & Dave Whiting (64.2)
14th Place - Craig Burrell, Darren Friesen, Brian Fujioka & Nigel Rennie (64.2)
16th Place - Dec Dunn, Pat Lamanna & Brian King (65.0)
18th Place - Paul Stephenson, Jerry Kimber, Ron McGarrie & Neil Downs (65.1)
19th Place - Tim Filer, Gerry Lawrence, Darryl Cooper & Wayne Carpenter (66.1)
19th Place - Don O'Connell, Paul Dunphy, Pat Burrell & Don MacDonald (66.1)
21st Place - Glenn Davis, Ken Oley, Steve Kelleher & John Alexiou (66.9)
22nd Place - Chris Couch, Rob Connors, Doug Bruce & Art Pingree (67.0)
23rd Place - Jim Glover, Howard Cooper, Kim Blake & Tom Kelly (67.2)
24th Place - Bernie Docking, Steve Flude, Peter Schuch & Peter Brandt (67.8)
25th Place - Paul Dobner, Don O'Brien, Elmar Moser & Bill Fox (70.0)

Weekday Women's Opening Field Day
1st Place - Margaret Chew & Susanne Sambleson

Weekday Men's Opening Field Day
1st Place - Gerry Lawrence, Tom Kelly & Wayne Wellman (60.0)
2nd Place - John Toman, Paul Cryne, Walt Lemon & Frank Winter (61.2)
3rd Place - Larry Valianes, Daniel Connolly & Al Kershaw (62.2)
4th Place - Terry Calder, Peter Brandt, Craig Colquhoun & Bill Grant (62.2)
5th Place - Dennis Matton, Brian Sambleson, Doug Bruce & Stan Steinwall (62.4)
6th Place - Norm Woods, Greg Shea, Mike Raptopulos & Frank Steinhausen (63.1)
7th Place - John McCormick, Brian Murdock, Bill Harbaruk & Tom Lindsay (63.2)
8th Place - Paul Lacour, John Alexiou & Heinz Ludwig (65.1)
9th Place - Chris Cummins, Derek Phillips, Nick Desimini & Al VanDusen (65.2)
10th Place - Dan McConnachnie, Ian Bain, Ray Northey & Dave Whiting (66.2)
11th Place - Kevin Hughes, David Leonard, Tom O'Connor & John Carter (67.8)

The Always Evolving Whitevale

         When we were going through the planning process for the new Clubhouse one of my major goals was to save as many of the mature trees as possible around the site. New trees are easily planted, but mature trees are highly desirable especially around such a beautiful club house. One tree many members who were here before demolition will remember is the beautiful Magnolia that stood to the right of the old pro shop door. I went to great lengths to protect, and preserve this tree. Unfortunately the harsh winter of 2014 caused its demise, and in the spring we had no choice but to remove it. I hope to replant a new magnolia near the same spot this spring, but it will take years for it to become as mature and beautiful as the one we lost.

         Unfortunately we have experienced the same issue with another mature tree we had saved during the development. An ash tree that stood approximately 40’ high in the island between the parking lot and the club house had succumbed to the emerald ash borer. The tree was in a state of decline and last fall I was hoping it would survive another year, but upon close inspection last week it was clear it was dead. I had no choice but to take it down.

 

 

To the untrained eye it may not be obvious a tree is dead until mid-May or June when all the leaves are out on most trees. But there are clear signs this early in the season to the health of all plants.

 Here are the healthy buds ready to explode out of a Maple tree.

 

More buds swelling as we get closer to spring weather. Now compare these two pictures with the next one below.

 

This is the ash tree. No swelling buds anywhere...........

 

 



.................and the bark is easily separated from the branch. The most obvious sign of the emerald ash borer has infected the tree is by looking at the trunk.

 



This damage is visible from a significant distance and tells us this tree, if it's still alive will be dead in the not too distant future. If you keep an eye out you will see this damage around town. If you live below highway 7 you may have a difficult time finding this as most trees have already died and been removed. There is plenty of this to see in my neighborhood in Stouffville.

           One of the high priority agenda items on the Greens Committee’s plate this season is getting a tree plan together for the entire property. A big part of this plan is selecting the best species for each location so we don’t negatively impact the course when the tree reaches maturity. Many trees have been lost to disease and insects over the last 5 years. Others had to be removed to allow sunlight onto the putting surfaces. And, unfortunately there are other trees currently standing that I can see are in a state of decline that we cannot save, and will have to be removed in the future.

It may be hard to believe but after the course restoration in 2004-2005 we planted over 150 new trees on the property over the following 4 years. (This does not include the new planting at the parking and entrance drive). New plantings around the course will begin this fall.

On a positive note, here is a look at the 4^th green this morning, after the first mow of the season.

Maureen Agnes Rutter -

It is with great sadness that the Rutter and Vranches family announce the passing of Maureen Agnes Rutter on February 27, 2016. 

Maureen Agnes Rutter, age 58, of Pickering, Ontario, passed away on Saturday (February 27, 2016) at Lakeridge Health Centre in Oshawa after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Peter Vranches of Pickering, Ontario. 
Maureen was born in St. Andrews, Scotland on August 29, 1957 and grew up in Buckhaven, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. She was the daughter of the late Ronald and Helen Rutter. 

Maureen pursued an entrepreneurial career, before she retired due to her illness. During her time, she had aided numerous people in launching their medical careers. Besides her husband, Peter, Maureen leaves her brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Anna Vranches. Maureen also leaves behind her beloved niece and nephew, Cathy Pollack and Louis Vranches, as well as her in-law parents and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends. Maureen was preceded in death by her parents, Ronald and Helen Rutter. 

Maureen was an incredible person and loved playing golf all year around, be it on the golf course or at the golf dome. She also loved to travel and play at international golf courses, such as the Old Course in St. Andrews, Kingsbarns, Leven Links and Elie in Scotland. She also enjoyed simply spending time with her friends and family and her Yorkshire Terrier, Buckie. 

At Maureen’s request, she will be cremated and funeral services will be held at York Cemetery at Monday March 7, 2016, with visitation at 4:00 pm, service at 5:00 pm and a reception after the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. 

Mary Elizabeth Cutler (nee Key)

It is with the greatest sadness that we inform you that long time employee Diane Key lost her daughter after a long battle with cancer. Mary was only 35 years old and leaves behind a husband and three young children. Our deepest sympathies are with Diane and her family at this time.

 

CUTLER, Mary Elizabeth (nee Key) Peacefully surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer, at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, age 35 years.

Loving husband of 13 years to Richard. Cherished mom to Tristan, Peyton and Serena.

Beloved daughter of Warren and Diane Key.

Loving sister to Brandi and her husband Chris and Erik and his wife Mwando and their children Zoe and Yanna.

Remembered by her in laws; Bev and Paul Cutler and her brother-in-law Michael and his wife Marlene and children Austin and Mason and sister-in-law Stephanie and her husband Brad and their children Mikayla and Parker.

Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada would be appreciated by the family.

Visitation will take place at the McEachnie Funeral Home 28 Old Kingston Rd, Ajax, ON, on Thursday February 18th from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

The Funeral Service will take place at the McEachnie Chapel on Thursday February 18th at 3:00 pm.

Online condolences may be left at mceachniefuneral.ca.

New Rule Changes for 2016

This year Golf Canada, in conjunction with the R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) announced the new revisions to the Rules of Golf for 2016. In accordance with the Joint Rules Committee's four-year review cycle of the Rules of Golf, the new changes will come into effect January 1, 2016.

Among the most significant of the changes in the 2016 edition of the Rules are the following:

Withdrawal of Rule on Ball Moving After Address – Rule 18-2b (Ball at Rest Moved by Player, Partner, Caddie or Equipment) has been withdrawn. This means that if a ball at rest moves after the player addresses it, the player is no longer automatically deemed to have caused the ball to move. A one-stroke penalty under Rule 18-2 will be applied only when the facts show that the player has caused the ball to move.

Limited Exception to Disqualification Penalty for Submission of Incorrect Score Card – A new exception has been introduced to Rule 6-6d (Wrong Score for Hole) to provide that a player is not disqualified for returning a lower score for a hole than actually taken as a result of failing to include penalty strokes that the player did not know were incurred before returning the score card. Instead, the player incurs the penalty under the Rule that was breached and must add an additional penalty of two strokes for the score card error. In all other cases in which a player returns a score for any hole lower than actually taken, the penalty will continue to be disqualification.

Modification of Penalty for a Single Impermissible Use of Artificial Devices or Equipment – The penalty for a player’s first breach of Rule 14-3 (Artificial Devices, Unusual Equipment and Abnormal Use of Equipment) during the round has been reduced from disqualification to loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play. The penalty for any subsequent breach of Rule 14-3 will continue to be disqualification.

Prohibition on Anchoring the Club While Making a Stroke – As announced in May 2013, the new Rule 14-1b (Anchoring the Club) prohibits anchoring the club either “directly” or by use of an “anchor point” in making a stroke. The penalty is loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play.