Jackson captures third Investors Group Ontario Senior Mens Amateur Championship
Michael Jackson went wire-to-wire at the Golf Association of Ontarios (GAO) 2015 Investors Group Senior Mens Amateur Championship that wrapped up on Aug.13, from the Kawartha Golf & Country Club in Peterborough.
Jackson, from Collingwood and the Georgian Bay Club, entered the day with a three-shot lead and would use his consistency to help maintain it. The 62-year-old sank a birdie on the ninth hole, to get to even at the turn. Jackson was three-over on the back nine, which ended his day at three-over (74), bringing his tournament total to five-over (71-73-74-218). The win marked the third time that Jackson has won the Ontario Senior Mens Amateur Championship. Jackson also earned the 60+ Division title.
A satisfied Jackson spoke about winning the title for the third time. Its always a pleasure win and a pleasure to get out with the guys and have our competition. We may call it friendly, but winning is what we come out here to do. I came in with a game plan; I didnt want to go for par-five greens in two because I knew I would be above the hole. My plan was to put a wedge in my hands on par fives and stay below the hole.
Jackson said that a key putt on the back nine was what he considered the turning point. What settled me was making a birdie on the 12th hole. It was downhill and maybe a 25-footer, so that settled me. I knew I had some distance at that point.
Picking up the silver was Richmond Hills Michael Mealia. Mealia, from the Bayview Golf and Country Club, entered the day at eight-over after the first two rounds. After an even front nine, he found himself four-over with two holes to play. However, he finished with birdies on the final two holes to finish second with a tournament total of 10-over (77-73-73-223).
Sharing the bronze at 11-over were Oakvilles Lars Melander (80-69-75-224), from Hidden Lake Golf Club, and Londons Dave Bergeron (74-73-77-224), from Sunningdale Golf Club.
In the 70+ Division it wasSt. Catharines Les Westlake who took home the trophy. Westlake, from the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club, finished the tournament at 16-over (76-75-78-229), to grab the title in his first year of eligibility.
Team Ontario for the Canadian Senior Mens Amateur Championship, Sept. 1-4 at Desert Blume Golf Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta, was named following the round. Joining Jackson and Mealia, after winning a playoff on the 18th hole, was Melander.
In addition, the top eight finishers earned the right to represent Ontario at the 2016 Ontario-Michigan Matches to be hosted by Michigan. Earning a spot on the team were: Jackson, Mealia, Melander, Bergeron, Paris Robert OHagan, Bramptons Rick Dodds-Hebron, Whitbys Barry Fairhurst, and Caledons Marty Quincey.
The GAO would like to thank the Kawartha Golf & Country Club, their volunteers and staff for hosting the event. Thanks also to the GAO volunteers and title sponsor Investors Group for their continued support of golf in the province.
For full tournament information, including final leaderboards, see the tournament site at: http://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao15/event/gao1523/index.htm
Full Leaderboard
1 Michael Jackson Georgian Bay Club +3 F +5 71 73 74 218
2 Michael Mealia Bayview G&CC +2 F +10 77 73 73 223
T3 Lars Melander Hidden Lake GC – New +4 F +11 80 69 75 224
T3 Dave Bergeron Sunningdale GC +6 F +11 74 73 77 224
T5 Robert O’Hagan Paris Grand CC +1 F +12 77 76 72 225
T5 Rick Dodds-Hebron Brampton GC +6 F +12 74 74 77 225
T7 Barry Fairhurst Whitevale GC +1 F +15 83 73 72 228
T7 Marty Quincey Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc +5 F +15 75 77 76 228
T9 Nick Digiandomenico Batteaux Creek GC +8 F +16 75 75 79 229
T9 Les Westlake St. Catharines Golf & Cou +7 F +16 76 75 78 229
T9 Jim Morton Public Player(GAO Member) +9 F +16 74 75 80 229
T12 Richard Evoy Sault Ste. Marie GC +1 F +17 77 81 72 230
T12 Colin Grieve Glendale Golf & CC +3 F +17 80 76 74 230
T12 Robert Chaperon Public Player(GAO Member) +8 F +17 73 78 79 230
T15 Christopher Kertsos York Downs Golf & Country +2 F +18 77 81 73 231
T15 Bill Boast Kawartha G&CC +3 F +18 80 77 74 231
T15 John Robinson Sunningdale GC +4 F +18 77 79 75 231
T15 Tom Hossfeld Hylands Golf Club +4 F +18 78 78 75 231
T15 Larry Cooper Mississaugua +6 F +18 78 76 77 231
T20 Tom Hyman Firerock GC +4 F +19 81 76 75 232
T20 Roger Self Kawartha G&CC +4 F +19 80 77 75 232
T20 Wyatt Stinson The Oaks GC +5 F +19 79 77 76 232
T23 Dan O’Donoghue Kawartha G&CC +4 F +20 78 80 75 233
T23 Jim Briggs Public Player(GAO Member) +4 F +20 81 77 75 233
T23 Stephen Brodie St. Thomas Golf & Country +6 F +20 76 80 77 233
T23 Allen Chapman Lindsay Golf & Country Cl +7 F +20 78 77 78 233
T23 Rollie Turrie Chapples Golf Club +9 F +20 74 79 80 233
T28 Carl Nanni Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +2 F +21 80 81 73 234
T28 Greg Hotham Barrie CC +4 F +21 86 73 75 234
T28 Jim Chapman Hamilton G & CC +6 F +21 76 81 77 234
T28 John Sagi Deer Ridge Golf Club +7 F +21 80 76 78 234
T28 Michael Alderman Blue Springs Golf Club +7 F +21 76 80 78 234
T28 David Ross Public Player(GAO Member) +8 F +21 77 78 79 234
T28 Robert Gibson Cedar Brae G & CC +8 F +21 79 76 79 234
T28 Robert Greer Listowel GC +8 F +21 76 79 79 234
T36 John Pate Cutten Fields +3 F +22 77 84 74 235
T36 Steve Stoyanovich Highland Country Club +7 F +22 81 76 78 235
T36 Greg Adoranti Glen Abbey Golf Club +7 F +22 81 76 78 235
T39 Brian Jeffery Batteaux Creek GC +4 F +23 83 78 75 236
T39 Chris Dowds Firerock GC +5 F +23 83 77 76 236
T39 Dan Partland The National Golf Club of +5 F +23 79 81 76 236
T42 Tom Hodgins Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +5 F +24 82 79 76 237
T42 Paul Nielsen Pointe West GC +5 F +24 81 80 76 237
T42 John Thrasher Sarnia G&CC +7 F +24 80 79 78 237
T45 Guy Kohlmeier Sarnia G&CC +6 F +25 81 80 77 238
T45 Wally Keating Sunningdale GC +7 F +25 81 79 78 238
T45 Bob Skura Rockway Golf Course +9 F +25 79 79 80 238
T45 Dan Gagliardi Chippewa Creek Golf & Cou +9 F +25 84 74 80 238
T49 Douglas Alexander London Hunt and CC +9 F +26 79 80 80 239
T49 Rick Valin Deer Ridge Golf Club +11 F +26 74 83 82 239
T49 Dominic Marchesano Wildfire GC +13 F +26 79 76 84 239
T52 Tom Webster Trafalgar Golf & Country +9 F +27 80 80 80 240
T52 Walter Dalziel Oakville Golf Club +10 F +27 80 79 81 240
T54 Bruce McEwen Scarboro Golf & Country C +10 F +29 80 81 81 242
T54 Neil Boddington Barrie CC +15 F +29 77 79 86 242
56 John Nash London Hunt and CC +15 F +32 76 83 86 245
57 Robert McGregor Blue Mountain G & CC +16 F +34 77 83 87 247
58 Dave Laws The Summit G&CC +16 F +35 79 82 87 248
59 Geoff Henning Garrison Golf & Curling C +17 F +36 79 82 88 249
DID NOT FINISH
MC John Brown Midland G & CC +20 84 78 162
MC Frank Morris Cutten Fields +20 83 79 162
MC Clete Pineau Kawartha G&CC +20 78 84 162
MC Don Positano The National Golf Club of +20 82 80 162
MC William Dagneau Georgian Bay Club +20 84 78 162
MC Ken Dunlop Saugeen Golf Club +20 81 81 162
MC William Lang Deerhurst Highlands +20 83 79 162
MC Tom Cochrane Parry Sound Golf & Countr +20 76 86 162
MC Gerard McAnulty Public Player(GAO Member) +20 82 80 162
MC Paul Stone Blue Mountain G & CC +21 82 81 163
MC Kelly Roberts London Hunt and CC +21 82 81 163
MC Don Reed Public Player(GAO Member) +21 86 77 163
MC Rob Grinton Brantford G&CC +21 83 80 163
MC Bob Masukawa St. Andrew’s East Golf Cl +21 78 85 163
MC Bob Purdy Deer Creek Golf Club +21 80 83 163
MC Stephen Ashby St. George’s Golf & Count +21 82 81 163
MC Chris Ingram Wyldewood Golf & Country +21 79 84 163
MC Randy Robbins Midland G & CC +21 81 82 163
MC Gerard Denomme Public Player(GAO Member) +21 81 82 163
MC Richard Lockwood London Hunt and CC +22 81 83 164
MC Michael Kelly Pakenham Highlands GC +22 83 81 164
MC Jim Barbeau Trillium Wood Golf Club +22 79 85 164
MC Jamie Robertson Rosedale Golf Club +23 82 83 165
MC Aldo Bartolini Mississaugua +23 82 83 165
MC Roger Ling Trillium Wood Golf Club +23 81 84 165
MC Tim Stewart Lookout Point Country Clu +23 86 79 165
MC Dennis Murphy Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc +23 85 80 165
MC Dennis Gordon Carrying Place Golf & Cou +23 80 85 165
MC David Mosley St. Andrew’s East Golf Cl +23 80 85 165
MC Terry Keefe Heritage Hills GC +24 82 84 166
MC Tony Ravenda Port Colborne Golf & Coun +24 82 84 166
MC Mike Butcher Public Player(GAO Member) +24 79 87 166
MC Dennis Cote Brampton GC +24 83 83 166
MC Don Smith Public Player(GAO Member) +25 84 83 167
MC Michael Baines Twenty Valley Golf & Coun +25 85 82 167
MC George Stokes Deer Ridge Golf Club +25 85 82 167
MC John Kataila King’s Forest Golf Club +25 83 84 167
MC Mark Westfall Public Player(GAO Member) +26 88 80 168
MC Andy Smart Cutten Fields +26 84 84 168
MC John Cameron Barrie CC +26 86 82 168
MC Ted Acton Public Player(GAO Member) +26 84 84 168
MC Dan Nywening Bridgewater Country Club +26 89 79 168
MC Michael Pogor Hidden Lake GC +26 83 85 168
MC Mark Bennett Bayview G&CC +26 84 84 168
MC Mario Guertin Rattlesnake Point GC +26 83 85 168
MC Rick Nelson South Muskoka Curling & G +27 82 87 169
MC Charles Forder West Haven G & CC +27 88 81 169
MC Jim Gaiger Markland Wood GC +27 85 84 169
MC Jeff Robson Wyndance Golf Club +27 83 86 169
MC Dan Mogridge Muskoka Bay Club +28 85 85 170
MC Terry MacGorman Donalda Club +28 86 84 170
MC Tim Lee Public Player(GAO Member) +28 84 86 170
MC Phil Charal The Summit G&CC +28 88 82 170
MC Don Bathgate Big Cedar Point Golf & Co +29 89 82 171
MC John Shayne Randall Public Player(GAO Member) +29 91 80 171
MC Derek Orr Barrie CC +29 87 84 171
MC Robert McWade Public Player(GAO Member) +29 84 87 171
MC L.A. MacDonald Barrie CC +29 84 87 171
MC Brett Moore Burlington Golf & Country +30 88 84 172
MC Mike Coulter Sault Ste. Marie GC +31 85 88 173
MC Bruce Brewer Kawartha G&CC +31 91 82 173
MC Doug McCann Horseshoe Resort +32 89 85 174
MC Bill Preston Stratford CC +32 87 87 174
MC Marvin Glazier Public Player(GAO Member) +33 86 89 175
MC Steven Hisey Carrying Place Golf & Cou +33 88 87 175
MC Jim Brown Public Player(GAO Member) +34 89 87 176
MC Bob Collins Garrison Golf & Curling C +35 92 85 177
MC Keith Vassallo Markland Wood GC +35 88 89 177
MC Stephen Fox Loyalist CC +36 93 85 178
MC Larry Karpowicz Public Player(GAO Member) +38 95 85 180
MC Steven Dranfield Rocky Crest Golf Club +39 86 95 181
MC Rick Henderson Rockway Vineyards +43 99 86 185
MC David Petryna Idylwylde Golf & Country +46 99 89 188
WD Jerry Power Public Player(GAO Member) +31 102 102
DQ Frank Hartin Garrison Golf & Curling C +8 9 +21 82 73 44 199
DQ Gilles Parent Orchard Beach Golf & Coun +6 9 +23 79 80 42 201
JWD Eamonn McConnell Toronto Golf Club +17
JWD Reg Finlayson The Club at North Halton +19
JWD Dan Bates Credit Valley Golf & Coun +20
JWD Eric Stevens Garrison Golf & Curling C
JWD Cary Westfall Markland Wood GC
