HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-07-15, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010.Sports
The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club held its junior golf clinic last
week. The weather was hot but the
kids had a great time with 38 boys
and girls participating.
The children, aged six to 13, under
the instruction of pro shop workers
Trevor Hopf and Ed Daer, were
taught the basic skills of chipping,
putting, driving, rules of the game
and golf etiquette.
The highlight of the week was the
young and old tournament, held
Wednesday, July 7. The children
joined the senior men playing a
nine-hole “happy face scramble”.
The winning team was made up of
the two Sanford boys, Damon and
Travis, Josiah Moores and Bruce
Skinn. Josiah was the hot putter of
the group sinking a six-foot putt on
the seventh hole and then a 15-footer
on the eighth.
The team of Morgan Golley, Paige
Fear, Max Willis, Bill Stephenson
and Trevor Hopf finished second
with Blake and Jackson Goodall,
T.J. Moores, Bob Johnston and Greg
Tiffin placing third.
There were plenty of good shots
by the young ones. Ryan Smuck put
his tee shot on the green of the fifth
hole and Coye Edgar sank a par putt
on the second hole.
After three and a half hours of
playing in the extreme heat, the
seniors were showing signs of
running out of gas, but the kids were
still raring to go.
On Friday morning the gals and
guys were back out on the course
again to see if the lessons paid off
and they sure did. One of the groups
of five had four pars in six holes
with a second group having four
pars and a birdie. Travis Sanford
sank a 12-foot putt for the birdie on
the seventh hole. Great playing
guys.
To wrap things up on Friday, all
the children received a certificate,
free green fee pass, tees and balls
and several of the kids were keen to
get out and put them to use Friday
afternoon.
Cheryl, Amber and Julie did a
great job all week with the snacks
and the meals and Ed and Trevor
with the help of Mark for a few days
did another super job with the
instruction clinic.
For any of the children who
missed the clinic or any one who
would like more lessons, the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club
will be offering another clinic held
on all four Fridays in August starting
on August 6.
Please call the pro shop for details,
519-357-2179.
Youth golf clinic features
young and old tournament
On the ball
It was a perfect weekend for baseball last weekend and eight teams were in Belgrave to take
advantage of that weather. The slo-pitch tournament hosted eight teams on Saturday. In this
contest, the Haines Whites took on the Shiellsys. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Chip and a Putt – By Bruce Skinn
The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club had another busy week, despite
the hot and humid weather.
The junior clinic was the main
attraction with 38 children taking
part this year. Again this year the
group was dominated by the boys
but the three girls Morgan Golley,
Paige Fear and Alexa Harrison, kept
right up with the guys and came
away winners in some of the skill
competitions.
The Tuesday ladies again saw
around 25 girls play nine holes,
spread out throughout the day.
Debbie Currie was the closest to the
pin winner while Eve Rich sank the
longest putt on the ninth hole.
Tuesday, July 20, the ladies are
having another ladies night with a
50’s Rock and Roll theme for the
night. The ladies (some in costumes)
are having a shotgun start at 5 p.m.,
followed by a roast beef supper.
Anyone interested, please contact
the pro shop by Friday, July 16. It’s
sure to be great fun.
The Wednesday morning seniors
had the young and old tournament
with the junior clinic kids joining the
18 seniors on a very muggy day. The
boys and girls had a terrific day and
sure appreciate the seniors taking
time to play with them as well as
teach the rules of the game. There
were plenty of great shots made by
the kids who hopefully are the future
of the club.
The Thursday night men had a
good turnout with 43 golfers coming
out early to beat the rain. Bill Kerr
(yes Buff) finally dethroned Dave
Gamble shooting a 39 for low gross
honours. Great round Bill!
Other winners were: closest to the
pin, Steve Nixon; longest putt, Tony
Barr and Gord Fisher; hidden scores,
Dwight Leslie, Shorty Long and
Warren Rich. This Thursday night
group are a super bunch to golf with.
On Saturday, Joel Riley had a
bunch of friends out early at 7 a.m.
to play nine holes as part of his stag
party day. Great way to start a party.
On Sunday, the Wingham Golf
and Curling Club hosted Boyd’s
Farm Equipment. Thirty eager
golfers played a round of golf and
were joined after by another 20
family members, workers and
friends for a steak supper with all the
fixings. Thanks Steve.
OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS
The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club would like to congratulate
Corey Conners of Listowel for
winning the Investors Group Ontario
Men’s Amateur Golf Championship.
Summer Sports Pages
Hullett Mixed Pre-Mites
Back row, from left:Coach Wilma Ellis, Rodney Rozendal, Steven Ellis, Jamie Plaetzer,
Monica Bakelaar, Gregory Roetcisoender, Assistant Coach David Salverda.Middle row:Kyle
Pollard, Janette Plaetzer, Jason Salverda, Tyler Berry, Jonathan Atkinson.Front row:
Courtney Middegaal, Kelsey Falconer.
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In the middle of a heat wave on
July 7, the Blyth U16 boys still had
their weekly game of soccer against
St. Columban. This home game
started off strong for Blyth boys, as
they outshot St. Columban in the
first half. Blyth’s defensive lineup
did a great job of clearing the ball
out of their end and limiting the
shots on their net. The lone goal of
the first half came after some real
teamwork from Blyth’s players. Joel
Pizzati passed the ball to Greg
Roetcisoender, who sent the ball up
the field and Jan Paul VanDorp shot
the ball toward the net. Derek
deBoer sent the ball into the net
giving Blyth a 1-0 lead.
Defender Micah Nonkes sent the
ball up the field and the ball was
picked up by Jan Paul VanDorp, who
showed some great ball control after
scoring on a breakaway to widen the
score for Blyth. St. Columban got a
ball past keeper Tyler Boven to
narrow the gap in the score. A
penalty was awarded to St.
Columban and they scored to tie up
the game.
Due to the extreme heat the length
of the game was a shortened and a
tie was recorded.
A shootout was played for
practice for both teams. Blyth’s
goalie Tyler Boven made a save to
earn his team a shootout win.
VanDorp, Murray Dale,
Roetcisoender and Matt Porter
scored for Blyth, winning the
practice shootout 4-3.
The entire Blyth soccer team
should be proud of the performance
and grit the players showed to play
such a strong game on a hot night.
Blyth has really started to come
together and work as a team as the
season has progressed. The U16
boys’year-end tournament is held in
Goderich the last week of July.
U16 Blyth boys record a tie against win shootout