Huband & Wife - Rescheduled for Sunday August 28th

The Husband & Wife tournament was scheduled for this past Saturday August 13th but due to inclement weather the event was cancelled. The new date is scheduled for Sunday August 28th, please sign-up online if you plan on playing.

Weekday Men's Yellow Ball

Our weekday men took part in the yellow ball event this morning, this event has a yellow ball that rotates throughout the group in hopes of completing all 18 holes with it. For some groups that didn't last many holes but for other groups they conquered the course and finished the day strong. Congratulations to the team of Terry Calder, Gary Reeves, Neil Downs & Bob Didiuk who had a yellow ball score of 63.

The following are the top two teams from both the yellow ball & best ball format in today's event:

Yellow Ball
1st - Terry Calder, Gary Reeves, Neil Downs & Bob Didiuk (63)
2nd - Rick Johnston, Doug Bruce, Alex Maggiacomo & Heinz Ludwig (68)

Best Ball
1st - Al Kershaw, Craig Colquhoun, Tom Kelly & Frank Winter (53)
2nd - John Toman, Paul Lacour, Ron Snow & Tom Markakos (54)

Flower Power for Women's Member-Guest

The 70's took over Whitevale yesterday for this year's women's member-guest tournament and what a day it was for everyone who attended. We had 120 players in the field who were treated to great food, an excellent golf course and many different 70's themed activities which included a VW bus photo booth. A special thank you to Zona Pereira and Lori Sheffield for their efforts in making this event a great success every year. Congratulations to our winning team this year that consisted of Joanne Kajganich, Susan Fedorka, Heather Robinson and Vicki Smith. (Zona is standing in for the absent Susan Fedorka in the photo)

1st - Joanne Kajganich, Susan Fedorka, Heather Robinson & Vicki Smith. (68)

2nd - Barb Rogers, Jeanne Beaith, Pam Kilmer & Gloria Sinclair (69)

3rd - Meri Calder, Sue Baker, Helga Reffle & Katie Schwemlein (71)

T-4th for Lauren Bevan at (U15) Girls' Championship

August 3rd - August 4th (Shelburne, Ont.) - Earlier this week Lauren Bevan had a strong showing at Shelburne Golf Club in the Girls' U15 Championship. Lauren put together scores of 76 - 72 to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Senior Ryder Cup (SRC)

The season is over for the Whitevale team in the SRC, the two-man team gross match play tournament. In total, there are 76 clubs from Michigan, New York State and Ontario competing in 19 four-club divisions. We competed against Rattle Snake Point, Mill Run and Oakville golf clubs this year. Each team was comprised of 6 Seniors and 2 Super Seniors (65+) at each event. Mill Run won our Division with 64 points, while Rattle Snake Point was second with 57, Whitevale had 54 and Oakville earned 17 points. Mill Run will qualify for a playoff or potentially directly into Championship Day at St. Catherines GC in September.

I wish to thank all our participants this season: Fred Calvert, Mike McGarragle, Bob Nebel, Declan Dunn, Dave Walker, Barry Catterall, Kevin Hughes, Dennis Matton, Bob Spahn, Doug McIntyre, Ron Bell, Al Swartz and John Trimble.

As a reminder, Qualifying for 2017 Team will be as follows:

·         Between September 1 and 12, 2016, potential candidates will play 2 rounds at their schedule to establish their 2 qualifying scores.

·         Blue tees will be used.

·         Player must be at least 55 years of age on or before May 15, 2017.

·         Players must play their qualifying rounds with fellow qualifying competitors.

·          Players must inform the Pro Shop prior to teeing off that they are attempting to qualify, and return a signed card after the game.

·         There will be a $10 fee (cash) for each qualifier each game, to off-set costs of game at WGC.

The Club wishes to field the best possible team and up to 16 competitors will be registered with SRC for the 2017 competition.

Senior Ryder Cup Captain – Walt Lemon

The Champions - 2016

What a weekend it has been at Whitevale, after 3 spectacular days of weather and great golf congratulations to all of this year's winner's. Here is a list of the winner's from each flight from this year's club championship:

Men's Club Champion - Cam Hreljac
Men's A Flight - Dave Myrvold
Men's B Flight - Joe Beninato
Men's C Flight - Ken Fedosen
Men's Weekday Club Champion - Randy Chew

Women's Club Champion - Ann Griffin
Women's A Flight - Cindy Alexiou
Women's B Flight - Margaret Hart
Women's C Flight - Mary Charlton

Junior Boys Club Champion - Luke O'Neill
Juvenile Boys Club Champion - Eamonn O'Neill
Junior Girls Club Champion - Lauren Bevan

For a complete listing of the results please click on the link below:

Men's A, B & C and Women's Champ, A. B & C flights

http://www.impacttsonline.com/online/publish/whitevalegolfclub/2016/Tournament-8e0f3904-cd54-e611-82af-acb57da851bd.html

Men's Championship Flight

http://www.impacttsonline.com/online/publish/whitevalegolfclub/2016/Tournament-8e0f3904-cd54-e611-82af-acb57da851bd.html

Club Championship Pay Outs

Men's Championship Flight
1st - Cam Hreljac ($300)
2nd - Mark Brewer ($200)
3rd - Brendan Dunphy ($100)
t-4th - Niilo Schonfeld ($41)
t-4th - Sean McCullough ($41)
t-4th - Wade Brackenbury ($41)

Men's A Flight
1st - Dave Myrvold ($175)
2nd - Steve Cooper ($100)
3rd - Ed Griffin ($75)
4th - Jim Glover ($50)

Men's B Flight
1st - Joe Beninato ($125)
2nd - Gerry Dinneen ($100)
t-3rd - John Alexiou ($62.50)
t-3rd - Stephen Stuart ($62.50)

Men's C Flight
1st - Ken Fedosen ($125)
2nd - Peter Wieser ($100)
3rd - Kevin Ashe ($75)
4th - Bryan Ramsey ($50)

Women's Championship Flight
1st - Ann Griffin ($150)
2nd - Jackie Dunne ($100)

Women's A Flight
1st - Cindy Alexiou ($75)
2nd - Lynda Lennon ($50)

Women's B Flight
1st - Margaret Hart ($75)
2nd - Kandice Brackenbury ($50)

Women's C Flight
1st - Mary Charlton ($75)
2nd - Joan Store ($50)

Junior Club Champions
Junior Boys - Luke O'Neill ($50)
Juvenile Boys - Eamonn O'Neill ($50)
Junior Girls - Lauren Bevan ($50)

Club Championship - Round 2 Results

Today was moving day, their were a number of great scores posted leading into the final day tomorrow. To view today's results please click on the link below, choose the net stableford scoring options and the desired flight:

http://www.impacttsonline.com/online/publish/whitevalegolfclub/2016/Tournament-8e0f3904-cd54-e611-82af-acb57da851bd.html

Tee times have been posted and we look forward to seeing everyone at the club tomorrow!

Club Championship Results - Day 1

The 2016 club championships are under way and we had a number of great scores posted during the first day. Tee times for tomorrow have been assigned and you can view the results from Day1 using the link below:

http://www.impacttsonline.com/online/publish/whitevalegolfclub/2016/Tournament-8e0f3904-cd54-e611-82af-acb57da851bd.html

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for round 2!

Women's & Men's Haig Results

Congratulations to the winner's of the women's & men's haig today, we had a solid turn out for both events and the sun was shining giving us glorious conditions. Here are the final results:

Women's Haig
1st - Linda Briggs & Lucy Blais (66.4) $70/each
2nd - Lisa Mackie & Kandice Brackenbury (66.6) $60/each
3rd - Gail Pimm & Judi McIlroy (68.0) $45/each
4th - Yvette Fulton & Susan Doria (68.2) $35/each
5th - Norma Columbus & Josette Bell (69.6) $25/each
6th - Joanne Kajganich & Theresa Arbuthnot (69.6) $15/each
T-7th - Ann Griffin & Anne Trimble (69.6)
T-7th - Darlene Doyle & Mary Charlton (69.6)
T-7th - Lynda Lennon & Zona Pereira (69.6)
10th - Michelle Miles & Lisa Brewer (72.0)
11th - Sandra Docking & Debbie Couch (74.6)
12th - Maureen Cormier & Veronica Raos-Dunn (75.0)
13th - Lori Sheffield & Chris Denysek (84.6)

Men's Haig
Gross
1st - Wade Brackenbury & Jared Docking (74) $100/each
Net
1st - Gerry Dickie & Rob Connors (64.2) $150/each
2nd - Steve Flude & Tom Kelly (65.2) $100/each
3rd - Rob Watt & Ross Davidson (66.0) $75/each
4th - Dave Myrvold & Jerry Kimber (66.2) $65/each
5th - Pat Lamanna & John Lyttle (66.8) $40/each
6th - Dave Sutton & Craig Ferns (67.2)
T-7th - Chris Couch & Nic Iordanis (67.8)
T-7th - Paul Dobner & Paul Cormier (67.8)
9th - Peter Brandt & Glen Sheffield (69.2)
10th - Kim Blake & Bob Nebel (69.4)
T-11th - Stephen Stuart & Bob Doyle (69.8)
T-11th - Steve Rodriguez & Doug McIntyre (69.8)
T-13th - Mark Crerar & Ron Stoneburgh (70.0)
T-13th - Peter Lambrinos & Leon Lok (70.0)
T-13th - Fraser Cartwright & Mike Kearney (70.0)
16th - Steve Campbell & John Liska (70.4)
17th - Al Billington & Paul Dunphy (71.2)
18th - Bernie Docking & Kevin Duda (71.4)
19th - Kevin Ashe & Tom Bermingham (72.2)
T-20th - Pat Burrell & Craig Burrell (72.6)
T-20th - Peter Cross & John Doyle (72.6)
22nd - Ed Griffin & Michael Woolgar (73.4)
23rd - John Trimble & Dennis Matton (74.2)
24th - Wayne Carpenter & Fred Calvert (75.8)
25th - Dec Dunn & Derek Retter (76.4)
26th - Stephen Spiers & Wade Jamieson (78.2)

Senior Ryder Cup - Qualifying for 2017

The Senior Ryder Cup is a two-man team gross match play tournament with 76 clubs competing from Ontario, Michigan and Upstate New York. Whitevale has been apart of the competition since 2015 in which a team of 8 players including 6 seniors and 2 super seniors (65+) play in each event. With each event having 8 players total there are also alternates needed in case one of them is unable to play.

Qualifying for the 2017 team will be as follows:

• Between September 1st and 12th, 2016, potential candidates will play 2 rounds at their schedule to establish their 2 qualifying scores.
• Player's MUST play from the blue tee's.
• Player's must be at least 55 years of age on or before May 31, 2017.
• Players must play their qualifying rounds with at least one fellow qualifying competitor.
• Players must inform the pro shop prior to teeing off that they are attempting to qualify, and return a signed scorecard after the round.