Players representing the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club won the coveted Wood Trophy last week, with a resounding win over other clubs from around the region.
The Wood Trophy, an annual regional competition dating back to 1966, pits teams from across Niagara against one another in a one-day tournament and is played at different courses each year.
Last Thursday at Whirlpool Golf Club in Niagara Falls, NOTL’s Carroll Baker, Ginny Green, Yolanda Henry and Tracey Peters placed first.
More than a dozen golfers from NOTL took part and the tourney format uses the best four net scores (after handicap deductions) to determine a team’s overall placing.
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s net score of 279 was 11 shots better than the squad from the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club (290) and third-place Sawmill Golf Club in Pelham (291).
NOTL has had a lot of success in the tournament and it’s the ninth time since 2012 that the club has won it.
The Wood Trophy takes its name from the Wood Manufacturing Company in St. Catharines after Anne Wood donated the original trophy in 1966.
As well, the Flo Monroe trophy, for the lowest overall individual net score, is competed for at the tourney. This year’s winner was Nicky Yardley of Sawmill, with a net total of 67.
On Tuesday, the NOTL club’s nine-hole women’s league hosted the 150 Shades of Summer team scramble with 39 women competing during the member-guest tourney. The event was part of the club’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
The winning team, with an even-par score of 36, consisted of Penny Green, Janet Gatecliff, Nicky Cyr and Jean O’Gorman.
Second place with 39 were Cathy Saytar, Joanne Golla, Brenda LeClair and Andrea Milanetti. In third with 40 were Catherine Novick, Patty Garriock, Susan Flett and Mollie Verrier.
Instead of closest to the pin, prizes were given out for closest to windmill flower arrangements placed on the green. Winners were Linda Williams (#2), Barb Kavanaugh (#5) and Nicky Cyr (#9).
During Monday’s business ladies league play, Tracey Peters had the best gross score with 45. Other winners were: Christine Merza (longest drive on #1), Ellen Smith (closest to 150 on #2), Mickey Kerklan (closest to pin on #4), Jennifer Stirling (longest putt #7) and Veronica Yeager (closest to the pin in two on #9).
In men’s league action last Thursday, James Grigjanis-Meusel and Jared Mines were on fire, shooting 32 and 33 respectively.
Mines, who was closest to the pin on #4, also was low net, with 29, followed by Ted Wiens at 31.
Other winners: Steven Millward (longest putt on #2), Ron Planche (longest drive on #3) and Peter Falconer (closest to the pin on #9).
Grigjanis-Meusel won two gross skins for birdies on #7 and #9, while Mines earned one for a birdie on #1. Net skins went to Neville Da Silva (#3), Gary Wasylow (#4), Jon Schmidt (#5), Ken Willms (#6) and Quinton Spagnol (#8).
Tuesday in the men’s Woofs league, Jim Meszaros resumed his dominance of the field, shooting another 1-over 37. Randy McCartney had a 2-over 38 and won low net with 30.
Steven Fraser’s eagle 3 on the third hole was the hidden hole winner and Glenn Murray scooped the closest to the pin on #4.
