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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-04-11, Page 17On the back n 30 years of the .ib . Scatcherd Classic .* W Lynda Hillman -Replay Lakeshore Advance Dave Scatcherd (Left) with Gary Cowan and Colin Scatcherd at the 25th annual Classic Story:Since the beginning of the Scatcherd Classic a constant has been Gary Cowan, Ile began playing at the lune tournament since the 1981 beginning and has been a part of the classic every year. Cowan and Scatcherd have been friends for more than four decades. Cowan was born in Kitchener Ontario and began to play golf at a municipal golf course, Changing lanes at Town and Country Saturday Morn- ing Y.B.C. - Apr. 9 Bantam Giri: Ash- ley Jones -157, 390 Bantam Boy: Blake Desch, Jack Robinson - 125Jack Robinson - 347 Junior Giri: Lauren Regler -193, 484 Junior Boy: Aaron Desch -179, 451 Senior Boy: David Hunt - 255, 685 Monday Night Ladies - Apr. 11 Lane 1: Elaine Weido -192, 510 Lane 2: Karen McGregor - 183Carmel Sweeney - 484 Lane 3: Sabrina Desch -193, 534 Lane 4: Cindy Hen- drick - 220, 544 Ladle's High Aver- age: verage: Bev n -194 TUssday Night - Apr. 12 Boy: Lary Rob- - 354, 895 Cobras: Bob Laaye -196 Ralph Koopman - 521 CJ's: Laurie Kraftch- eck - 275, 642 Comer Pins: Jim Perm - ley - 243, 593 Rockway, 1n Kitchener, and found great rivalries there with such excellent players as Moe Norman and Gerry Kesseiring. Cowan reached the septi -finals of the Ontario Amateur Champi- onship at age 17 In 1956, a record for a player so young. Ile won the 1956 Canadian Junior Chatnpi- onship. Ills first national cham- pionship victory at Wren's level was the 1961 Canadian Amateur Championship, which was to be his only win, hut he reached the finals on four other occasions (1959, 1960, 1964, 1968), and fin- ished second at stroke play twice more (1974, 1978). Cowan fin- ished as the low individual scorer at the 1962 Eisenhower Trophy, an international amateur team Good n off: Les Cole- man - 273, 712 Four Aces: Derek Duc- harme - 266, 717 Men's High Aver- age: Bob Pellow - 236 Wednesday Morn- ing Ladies - Apr. 13 Lane 4: Rebecca Wilder - 218, 566 Lane 5: Betty Sang- ster - 171, 456 Lane 6: Dorothy Geiser - 173, 462 Cannonballs - Apr. 13 Marley Baker - 81,119, Bev Claus -122, 96, Brent Sto- rey - 200, 117, Braden Hul- ley -176, 98, George Stubbs - 91, Janice Sharrow -104, 99, Rebecca Pickering - 92, 91, Jack Wallace - 107, 139, Ryan Jewitt - 99,101, Devin Scott -105,149, Roy Tebow - 153, 176, Gord Dickson - 136, 90, Shelly Vandenberg - 119, 94, David Bressette - 117, 112, Betty Emer- ick - 94,101, David Waite -127,112, Brent Butson - 171,186, Steve Boal - 164, 121, Rob McCann - 125, 128, Roger Rammeloo - 95, 110, Tim Goodland - 99, 69, Bruce Stubbs - 58, 50, Grand Cove Estates & Friends - Apr. 14 Lane 1: 8111 Duch- esne -162, 456 Lane 2: Mike Ludanyi - 204, 527 Lane 3: Paul Leb- lanc - 249, 552 event, in Japan. Cowan went on to wits the United States Amateur Champi- onship on two occasions. In 196(i, he was victorious at the Merlon Golf Club in suburban Philadelphia, after defeating Deane Beman in an 18 -hole playoff. 'lhen in 1971, he won at the Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, by sink- ing his approach shot on the final hole with a nine -iron for an eagle two. Cowan remains the only player to win the U.S. Ama- teur twice at stroke play, and he remains one of only two Canadi- ans (the first was Sandy Somer- ville in 1932) to win the 11.S. Amateur. Cowan also won the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1964 Lane 4: Grace Foskett - 151Bruce Steadman - 465 Ladle's High Average: Grace Foskett - 155 Men's High Average: Mike Ludanyi - 181 Thursday Night Mixed - Apr. 14 Lane 3: Les Cole- man - 243, 701 Lane 4: Bob Pel - low - 244, 558 Port Franks seniors busy April 8 BRIDGE: 1st- Adam Appel. 2nd - Derek Greenwell, Low - Laura McInnis. Apr1111- DARTS: Team Winners- Betty Price and Fred Empey, High Ladles- Carol Parker- 122. High Mens - Rick Wilson 120. High take out- Rick Wilson 92. April 11- EUCHRE: High- Mary McBur- ney and Peggy Snell. Lone Hands- Bruno Pach- larz and Murray Looby. Low- Sien Smits and Gord Tadgell, Free Admission- Phyllis Case. April 12- EUCHRE: High- Eunice Brooks and Nell Graham. ne Wednesday, April 20, 2011 and the Porter Cup in 1969 and has captured nine Ontario Ama- teur Championships, a record. Cowan turned professional at age 52 and played on the Senior PGA 'four (now Champions 'four) for a couple of years with three top -10 finishes. ile was inducted into Canada's Sports Ball of lame in 1967, the Cana- dian Golf I lall of lame in 1972, and was selected as the Cana- dian Male Golfer of the 20th Century in 2000 by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. Cowan is also a member of the Ontario Golf i lall of Paine. On the tee next week, a new Ontario premier in -waiting makes a guest appearance. Lone Hands- Sien Smits and Tom Smits. Low- Dora Mitten and Betty Price. April 12- BRIDGE: 1st- Grace Stokman. 2nd- Uz Cahill. Low- George Allison. f1l.,, .i,ln „11,,1:.:,•1,, i • Lakeshore Advance af7 Apri114- SHUFFLE BOARD 1st- Till Manders. 2nd- Betty Drake. Low- Betty Young. BID EUCHRE: Dave Scatcherd (Left) with Gary Cowan and Colin Scatcherd at the 25th annual Classic High- Eunice Brooks and Eric Waine. Moon Shots- Mary Zant- Ingh and Peter Zant ngh. Low- Betty Drake and John Drake, Tlueian, GOLF CLUB E S T -r 1 9 6 3 Monday - Thursday 18 Holes with Cart • $26.54 Friday, Saturday or Sunday 18 Holes with Cart $30.97 $22.12 AFTER 1 PM EVERYDAY plus HST (Until May 5) TEE TIMES: Call 519-786-5505 or book Online at www.indianhillsgolf.ca 6991 Lakeshore Rd. RR #2 Forest, ON NON 1J0