Resplendent in red and white, members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s nine and 18-hole women’s leagues celebrated their annual Canada Day scramble on Tuesday.
The women battled sweltering heat, but persevered. The team of Sharron Marlow, Louise Robitaille, Susan Horne and Charlotte Kainola finished first, with an even-par score of 36.
Susan Gagne, Val Chubey, Barb Werner and Sue Sherk also shot 36 but placed second thanks to the magic of scoring retrogression.
Other winners: Barb Hastings (longest drive); Shelley Samson, Susan Horne and Marg Ketcheson (closest to the Canadian flag pin on #4) and Sally Miller, Chris Walker and Joan Maida (most honest team).
Also Tuesday, the men’s Woofs league played its Canada Strong scramble and 64 players turned out despite the 40 Celsius temperatures.
The team of Gary Stuggins, Alan Rod and Joe Interisano was tops, with an impressive 8-under 28.
Four groups tied at 5-under 31: Jim Meszaros, Neil Robinson, Stephen Fraser and Mike Mott; Glenn Murray, Mark Harris, Randy Churchill and Jon Schmidt; Mike Egan, Charles Swanepoel, Jim Garrett and Gord Horne; and Ted Carmichael, Randy McCartney, Todd Watson and Peter Chilibeck.
Tony Sanfelice notched a birdie on #4 and also won closest to the pin.
Reigning club champion Ricky Watson was back at the top of the leaderboard in Thursday’s men’s league thanks to a 1-under 35.
He also sank the longest putt on #2.
The steady Jim Meszaros shot a 38 and shared low net honours with Jim Garrett with 33.
Tom Elltoft was a big money winner, taking home $600 for sinking his long putt in the weekly putting contest.
Other winners were: Martin Vagners (longest drive #3), Charles Swanepoel (closest to pin #4) and Al Kavanagh (closest to pin #9).
Birdies earned $25 gross skins for Rob Yamamoto (#3), Jim McMacken (#4), Jim Rye (#6) and Kavanagh (#9). Swanepoel (#4) and Don Stewart (#7) won $95 net skins.
