GAO Senior Men's Better-Ball Championship
at Brampton Golf Club
The second to last event of the Golf Ontario season took place today at Brampton Golf Club with the Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship. This was the third year in a row that Brampton hosted the event and unlike the scorcher of 2017, it was a windy cool day with some light rain scattered throughout it.
One pair that was able to handle the weather was the team of Mark Bennett from Bayview G&CC and Jim Briggs of Cardinal Lakes GC who shot an amazing five-under (66) to win by two strokes in their third attempt together at this trophy.
Afterwards the dynamic duo spoke about what it meant. “We bogeyed our first hole and after that we just played rock solid, lots of birdie looks,” said Briggs. “We made 6 birdies and could have made two or three more,” added Bennett.
The pair acknowledged they are a good team together for a few reasons. “We are both very calm and relaxed and we don’t get too serious or down,” commented Briggs. He continued with “Sharing it as a team to celebrate makes it even more special.” Bennett then summed it, “It’s pretty special, it’s an Ontario Championship and we get our names on the trophy that contains with players from the past few decades that have been the best of the best.”
They came together from a referral three years ago of all things. “Somebody mentioned Jim didn’t have a partner at a senior qualifier we were both at and I walked over and introduced myself and thankfully he said yes and gave me an opportunity,” said Bennett. This is the first provincial title for both Bennett and Briggs coming close in second place at the 2016 tournament.
There was a three-way tie for second place at three-under (68). Sharing the
silver were the teams of: Bruno Ardito and Gary Parker of home course Brampton GC, Kevin and Dan Boland, also of Brampton GC and Neil Boddington and Greg Hotham of Barrie CC.
Golf Ontario would really like to thank Brampton Golf Club and their incredible staff for hosting the event again. Thanks also to the Golf Ontario volunteers, for their continued support of amateur golf in Ontario. For complete tournament information visit the tournament site: visit here
Leaderboard
1 Mark Bennett Bayview G&CC
Jim Briggs Public Player -5 F 66
T2 Bruno Ardito Brampton GC
Gary Parker Brampton GC -3 F 68
T2 Neil Boddington Barrie CC
Greg Hotham Barrie CC -3 F 68
T2 Kevin Boland Brampton GC
Dan Boland Brampton GC -3 F 68
T5 Wallace Hofland Hamilton G & CC
Bob Herron Brantford G&CC -2 F 69
T5 Bryan McMahon Brampton GC
Bill Swartz Public Player -2 F 69
T7 Brian Bowman St. Thomas Golf & Country
Stephen Brodie St. Thomas Golf & Country -1 F 70
T7 Lars Melander Hidden Lake GC
Larry Cooper Mississaugua -1 F 70
T7 Claudio Venditti The National Golf Club of
Paul Policaro The National Golf Club of -1 F 70
T7 John Zdonek Roseland Golf & Curling C
John Saffran Pointe West GC -1 F 70
T11 Phil Charal The Summit G&CC
Tony Robinson The Summit G&CC E F 71
T11 Randy Doucette Victoria Park East Golf C
Gary Clairman Victoria Park East Golf C E F 71
T11 Christopher Kertsos York Downs Golf & Country
Dan Partland The National Golf Club of E F 71
T11 Jace Kohlmeier Sarnia G&CC
Gerard McAnulty Sarnia G&CC E F 71
T11 Peter MacKinnon Maple City Country Club
Tom Faulds London Hunt and CC E F 71
T11 Brad McConnell Lakeridge Links Golf Club
Paul Kirkpatrick Station Creek GC E F 71
T11 Rick Paquette Beach Grove G&CC
Ken Greenwood Beach Grove G&CC E F 71
T18 Peter Gee Rattlesnake Point GC
Jamie Kavanagh Glen Abbey GC +1 F 72
T18 Howard Glassman Glencairn GC
Tim Southcott Glencairn GC +1 F 72
T18 Steven Houle Riverbend Golf Community
Warren Sye Riverbend Golf Community +1 F 72
T18 Michael Howard Meadowbrook Golf & Countr
Raymond Oh Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +1 F 72
T18 Stig Lassen Saugeen Golf Club
Ian Penney Lookout Point Country Clu +1 F 72
T18 Jay Lilge Donalda Club
Allan Donald Donalda Club +1 F 72
T18 Jeff Maslanka Deer Ridge Golf Club
Bob Turow Deer Ridge Golf Club +1 F 72
T18 Marty Quincey Devil's Pulpit
Brian Semkiw Devil's Pulpit +1 F 72
T18 Brent Taylor Whistle Bear Golf Club
Bob Irvine Meadows G&CC +1 F 72
T27 Herb Cowen Pike Lake G & CC
Scott Coburn Pike Lake G & CC +2 F 73
T27 Gordon Henderson Public Player
Joe Miszk Lookout Point Country Clu +2 F 73
T27 David Johnson Midland G & CC
Mark Davidson Hawk Ridge G&CC +2 F 73
T27 Ronald Kerr Brampton GC
Alan Kerr Brampton GC +2 F 73
T27 Ross Macdonald Deer Ridge Golf Club
George Stokes Deer Ridge Golf Club +2 F 73
T27 Don McLean Greystone Golf Club
David Stroud National Pines Golf Club +2 F 73
T27 Bernie Starchuk Burlington Golf & Country
Michael Bondy Glencairn GC – L/S +2 F 73
T27 Brad Stumpf Bowmanville Golf & Countr
Rick Anderson Bowmanville Golf & Countr +2 F 73
T27 Stephen White Peterborough G & CC
Allen Chapman Lindsay Golf & Country Cl +2 F 73
T36 Mark Brewer Whitevale GC
Cam Hreljac Whitevale GC +3 F 74
T36 William Dagneau Georgian Bay Club
Danny Brown Georgian Bay Club +3 F 74
T36 Darin Dirk Sunningdale GC
Dave Speir Sunningdale GC +3 F 74
T36 Bill Hilton St. Andrew's East Golf Cl
David Myers St. Andrew's East Golf Cl +3 F 74
T36 Ryan Holmes Blue Springs Golf Club
Michael Alderman Blue Springs Golf Club +3 F 74
T36 Craig Jurden Whistle Bear Golf Club
Blake Clemes Devil's Pulpit +3 F 74
T36 Barry Orser Oshawa Golf & Curling
Mark Kalbfleisch Oshawa Golf & Curling +3 F 74
T36 Len Timmerman Vespra Hills Golf Club
Kent Osborne Vespra Hills Golf Club +3 F 74
T36 Jeff Watson Brampton GC
Gary Little Brampton GC +3 F 74
T45 Patrick Carew Spring Lakes GC
Peter Palframan Rocky Crest Golf Club +4 F 75
T45 Ian Gibson Port Colborne Golf & Coun
Carl Nanni Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +4 F 75
T45 Tim Lee Public Player
Frank Morris Cutten Fields +4 F 75
T45 Bruce McEwen Scarboro Golf & Country C
Frank Mihalek Scarboro Golf & Country C +4 F 75
T45 Ian Montgomery Weston G&CC
Richard Lockwood Highland Country Club +4 F 75
T45 Frank Mortensen Lookout Point Country Clu
Tony Ravenda Hunters Pointe GC +4 F 75
T45 Peter Tobin Kingsville Golf & Country
Mario Guertin Rattlesnake Point GC +4 F 75
T45 John Usborne The National Golf Club of
David Larkin Toronto Golf Club +4 F 75
T53 Steve Burch Barrie CC
Don Johnson Galt Country Club +5 F 76
T53 Wayne Fillmore St. Andrew's East Golf Cl
Paul Maynard St. Andrew's East Golf Cl +5 F 76
T53 Brammer Long Barrie CC
Rob Garner +5 F 76
T53 John Lord Barrie CC
Jay Pattison Barrie CC +5 F 76
T53 Michael McGarragle Whitevale GC
Barry Fairhurst Public Player +5 F 76
T53 Clint Ward Royal Ashburn Golf Club
Terry Cowan Royal Ashburn Golf Club +5 F 76
T59 Gary Kirk Public Player
L.A. MacDonald Barrie CC +6 F 77
T59 Steve Knoch OslerBrook G&CC
Hugh Fallon OslerBrook G&CC +6 F 77
T59 John Murphy Barrie CC
Doug McCann Heritage Hills GC +6 F 77
62 Nick Digiandomenico Batteaux Creek GC
Larry Karpowicz Public Player +7 F 78
63 John Mealia Bayview G&CC
Michael Mealia Bayview G&CC +8 F 79
64 Peter Mumford Public Player
David Goodman The Summit G&CC +11 F 82
