Congratulations to our Champions!
Men’s 55 – 64
Low Gross Champion – Mark Brewer
Low Net Champion – Paul Dunphy
Men’s 65+
Low Gross Champion – John Trimble
Low Net Champion – John Liska
Women’s
Low Gross Champion – Joey Bush
Low Net Champion – Margaret Hart
Weekday Senior Men’s Club Championship
Winner – Terry Calder
It's hard to believe that July is already here and the season is moving as fast as it is. Our women's Flag Day event is always a favorite on the calendar with participants. This year was no different with everyone wearing their best red & white outfit in hopes of planting their flag as far as possible. Even with a lengthy delay towards the end of play, we had a number of players get to the 18th hole. Congratulations to our winner Kandice Brackenbury and everyone else who finished in the money.
1st Place - Kandice Brackenbury (holed out on 18th) - $70
2nd Place - Lisa Brewer (8ft from the hole on 18th) - $60
3rd Place - Mary Charlton (6ft off the green on 18th) - $40
4th Place - Jodi Crerar (short of the green on 18th) - $25
5th Place - Joey Bush (short of the greenside bunker on 18th) - $20
6th Place - Lisa Mackie (short of the greenside bunker on 18th) - $15
Whitevale's Junior-Senior Tournament will be held August 20th!
Registration can be made online or through the Pro Shop. Guest Juniors are welcome. When registering please include the age of the participant as well as how they identify.
Donations are critical to the success of this event! If you are able, please help us make this a fun and enjoyable day for our Juniors by contributing to the prize table.
Cash Donations to the Junior Prize Table can be chitted through Diane in the Office. Diane can also accept donations of gift cards.
There will be a box on Monday, June 26th 2023 at the Bag Shop for donations of equipment, balls etc. or other prizes suitable for the tournament age appropriate approximately ages 6 to 16.
Juniors are the future of our club - thank you for your support!
Thank you,
The Jr./Sr. Prize Table Initiative Committee
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Painting Raffle winners:
Parking Spot Raffle winners:
Please note, if you purchased items on the auction your account will be billed.
We are extremely close to reaching our goal of raising $25,000. A rough tally shows us just over $23,000! There is still time to donate via the online link. Or, if you prefer to donate by chit, please email Kandicebrackenbury67@gmail.com with your full address, amount of donation and member number.
A more fulsome account of the Longest Day of Golf will be in the July Sideline 30.
Deep thanks to each and every person who contributed to this event!
It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Vaughn Crofford. After a brief battle with cancer, Vaughn succumbed on June 25, 2023 at the Ajax hospital. Vaughn, a “Western boy”, was born October 1, 1949 in Craik, Saskatchewan, to parents Earl and Gertrude (Rowe) Crofford (both deceased).
Vaughn began his career working part time for the Co-op in Salmon Arm, B.C., and in 1968 full time as a clerk in Calgary. After a highly-successful 16-year career in various management positions throughout B.C and Alberta, he was moved to the home office of Federated Co-operatives as part of a management team charged with turning around the hardware department. He ended his tenure at Federated as Director of Marketing in 1994, when he took on a new challenge by moving across the country to Ontario to assume the position of President of the Canadian Hardware & Housewares Manufacturers Association (CHHMA). Vaughn is well-respected from both sides of the industry, as would be attested to by the many friends and business associates he has made through the years. He was inducted into the Industry Hall of Fame prior to his retirement in 2018.
Vaughn enjoyed sailing his cruiser, as much golf as he could fit into a week, and having a pint at the Tudor Rose Pub with his Ajax friends who loved to sit around “bullshit corner” and embellish on the length of that putt!
He will be sorely missed by his best friend and partner Maureen Hizaka. His daughters Susan (Ryan) and Sandra, (Jamie - the son he never had) and his grandson, Austin Vaughn Kerr, his namesake. He is so proud to be called Grandpa by that little lad. His brother Terry, nephews Chad and Scott, Janice and Eric Foster, Uncle Ray Rowe, special Aunty Kay Fey, and many family members and friends share this loss.
Family and friends are invited to join Vaughn’s family to celebrate his life at McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, from 2 to 6 pm.
Vaughn will be interred at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens, Ajax, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in memory of Vaughn to Sleeping Children Around The World, Special Olympics Ontario, or a charity of your choice. We thank the nursing staff at Ajax hospital who provided Vaughn with excellent compassionate care.
On back-to-back weekends, we had our Mixed up with string and the Mixed Haig events. Congratulations go out to our Mixed up with String champions Michael Fleming, Jody Hamade, Janet Martinko and Lynda Vysoki (in picture) with their stellar scramble score of 42.4 and
We'd also like to congratulate Mixed Haig champions Mark and Jodi Crerar with their stellar score of 61.8. Additional note, in our Haig competition we had two hole outs for eagle, Team Brewer on the 8th hole and Team Doyle on 10. Fantastic shots holing out on those holes!!
Just announced this week! The Whitevale Golf Club will host a local qualifier for members only on July 21st. Please watch the video to see what people across Canada are saying about this incredible event.
Check out what people have to say about the RBC Scramble, then visit RBCPGASCRAMBLE.COM for further details or see the posters located in the locker rooms. You can also reach out to Ray at ray@whitevalegolfclub.com.
Whitevale's own Cam Hreljac is playing in the Golf Ontario Senior Men's Match Play Championship being held at Tangle Creek Golf June 6th - 9th. Catch up on what happened day one by reading the Golf Ontario recap, then follow along with Cam on the results page! The final round begins at 7:40am on Friday June 9th.
We love keeping up to date with our members as they compete at events. If you, or someone you know, is participating in a competition let us know by emailing socialmedia@whitevalegolfclub.com.
On Tuesday May 30th over sixty women, in two groups, hit the road early in the morning not knowing their destination! Upon arrival our Whitevale ladies were thrilled to find themselves at Lookout Point Country Club, and vice versa! Many of the Lookout Point ladies had not seen Whitevale since the addition of the new Clubhouse, or in some cases, ever!
After a great day of golf, food, and friends, all were back on the road to their homes and looking forward to next year's mystery!
It is with sadness that we inform the membership on the passing of Frank Winter who passed away on January 11th at the age of 98. Frank had been a member at Whitevale for over 30 years and will be missed by his playing partners in their regular Wednesday and Friday games.
https://www.arbormemorial.ca/taylor/obituaries/frank-percival-lennox-winter/98742
