2012 Grande Meadows Match Play Competition

This is a handicap competition and all handicaps must be valid.  If you have played and not entered your scores you are encouraged to do so prior to the start of this competition.  Handicap records will be compared to the Grande Meadows tee time records to ensure scores are being recorded.  In cases where handicaps are not being recorded as required the committee has the authority to assign handicaps based on past performance and tournament scores.  It is hoped that sufficient numbers will allow the committee to establish three divisions A,B and C for this competition. 

Registration Fee: $15.00

Registration Deadline: Friday, June 29, 2012

Ray Walsh of Grande Meadows defeated Don Boland of Bally Haly on the 3rd playoff hole Sunday afternoon to capture the 15th Annual Grande Meadows Men's Invitational Golf tournament. Both golfers finished the 2 day 36 hole event tied at 160 have had scores of 80 on both days.

On the sudden death playoff both Walsh and Boland both Hole #1 and Hole #2 so and then came back to play Hole #1 again. This time Walsh made a par 4 on the hole while Boland had to settle for a bogey. The win by Walsh marked the first time a Grande Meadows golfer won the Men's Invitational and it ended the 13 year run of a Bally Haly golfer winning the Grande Meadows Men's Invitational. As well it should be noted that Don Boland won the 2010 Invitational, finished runner-up in 2011 and is the current Newfoundland Senior Men's Golf Champion.

Dave Wall of Bally Haly finished one stroke back with a two day total of 161 coming from scores of 78 and 83. Wall remained in contention until Hole # 17 on which he managed a triple bogey 8.  Meanwhile Day 1 Leader Rhodie Smith of St. John's who opened up with a 76 could only manage an 86 on Sunday to finish 2 strokes back at 162.

Jim Farewell of Grande Meadows Won the B Division with a two day total of 168 from scores of 88 and 80 to win by 2 strokes over Edmund Antle of Grande Meadows who had scores of 87 and 83 for a total of 170. Bill Hanrahan of Grande Meadows finished in 3rd place with a 173 total having shot scores of 84 and 89.

Frank Hodder of Grande Meadows captured the C Division in a tie-breaker with Ray Warren of Grande Meadows with a two day total of 186 from daily scores of 101 and 85 while Warren had daily scores of 93 and 93. Cryil Abbott finished 1 stroke behind with a 187 total from scores of 92 and 95.

Rhodie Smith of St. John's won A Division Low Net with scores of 68 and 78 for 146 while Peter Coady of Grande Meadows won the B Division Low Net with scores of 68 and 71 for 139.  Paul Nicholson of Harmon Seaside Links captured the C Division Low Net with scores of 72 and 68 for 140. 

List of Winners for 2012 Men's Invitational:

The first tournament of the season hosted by the Thursday Men's Night Committee was played on Saturday June 2 with 85 golfers competing in the 18 Hole Best Ball event. 

Team Walters which included Tony Walters, Tim Walters, Timothy Walters, Greg Haliburton and Derek Moulton fired an incredible 14 under par 58 to win by 3 strokes over the team of Barry Stacey, Dave Brenton and Walter Stapleton who carded an 11 under par 61. Third place was decided by a tie breaker as there were 3 teams tied for third with scores of 10 under par 62. The winners of the tiebreaker included George Brushett, Morley Adams, Jerry Adams, Eugene May and Charlie Loughlin.

Other prizes awarded to Tim Walters for closest to the pin on Hole #7 and Shawn Keating for closest to the pin on his second shot on Hole #9. The winner of the Putting contest with money raised going to Junior Golf was Jeremy Cribb.

Special thanks to the Men's Night Committee of Ray Walsh, Ches Cribb, John Bugden and Edmund Antle for hosting a very successful first tournament of the golf year 2012.

Photos

Timothy Walters, Greg Haliburton, Tony Walters, Derrick Moulton, Tim Walters	Walter Stapleton, Barry Stacey, Dave Brenton	Morley Adams, Charlie Loughlin, Eugene May, George Brushett, Jerry Adams(Missing)	Jeremy Cribb