Nick Gribbons and Naomi Keyte fired a 130 total to dethrone defending Champions Derek and Betty Divok by 5 shots at the Northern Honda Mixed which took place over the weekend at the North Bay Golf and Country Club.

Finishing in third place were Jacob Udeschini and Madison Wilkie with a 137 total.

Below are flight scores from the rest of the field.

Overall Net Champion: Nick Gribbons & Naomi Keyte 130

Overall Gross Champion: Derek & Betty Divok 135

First Flight
First: Nick Gribbons & Naomi Keyte 130
Second: Derek & Betty Divok 135
Third: Jacob Udeschini & Madison Wilkie 137

Second Flight
First: Roger & Leasa McKenzie 154
Second: Matt Morland & Lindsay Wellard 162
Third: Greg & Starr Marchant

Third Flight
First: Rude & Sylvia Taus 144R
Second: Reg O’Connor & Madison Whittet 144R
Third: John & Barb Wellard 148

Fourth Flight
First: Dan Daoust & Gisele McMurray 156
Second: Matt & Lisa Curwin 158R
Third: Carl Hewitt & Connie Young 158R

Fifth Flight
First: Kim Bourgeois & Diane Bednarz
Second: David Bruce & Joanne Mathews
Third: Carmen & Kerry Caruso

Sixth Flight
First: Joe MacDonald & Janet Winsor
Second: Pierre & Pierrette Lafreniere
Third: Mike Carr & Katie Barber

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NGA Championship Trophy

As the 2018 Golf Season starts to work it’s way into North Bay this week, I had the chance to chat with Owen Rigg. Rigg is a past Champion at the Bill Morland Invitational and sits on the Board of Directors for the Northern Golf Association (NGA).

Change and excitement are 2 words that can be used to describe what’s in store as the Association tries to grow the game in Northern Ontario.

Recently announced that the NGA Championship will be moving outside the area for the first time in a long time. The NGA has awarded the Championship to The Sault Golf and Country Club in Soo, Michigan. Something that has happened in the past when it was hosted by Rouyn-Noranda years ago.

The move was initiated after there was luke warm reception in trying to find a venue for 2018. The Sault Club was very interested in hosting and will be piggy-backing the event off of their own Lock City Invitational on the weekend of June 15th to 17th. The dates were also desirable as to not conflict with other traditional tournament dates at other Northern clubs when they host their own big events.

After ‘rebooting’ the event for a few years in Timmins, sponsors and players started to come back to the event as it found a more stable base among competitive golfers, and players looking to compete and enjoy tournament play at a higher level.

Last year’s event drew 180 players to Huron Pines in Blind River and the NGA hopes to be close to that number this year. The association hopes to draw players from Timmins and more importantly from players in the Highway 17 corridor for 2018.

A potential new membership model rolling out in the near future, built in conjunction with the Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) hopes to offers clubs in Northern Ontario a more business friendly model than what was offered in the past. Years of many clubs not participating with the GAO model of mandatory membership; a large fee paid for by the club for every member whether they played competitively or not.  This newer model could evolve into what Rigg describes as ‘Customer Choice’.  That model could find a modest club fee and the option for players to join the NGA for an extra fee that would allow them access to the new World Handicapping System, along with other perks including damage and club insurance.  Last year there were 32 clubs that were part of the NGA and 6 of those also paid fees towards the GAO for members to access their events.

This new evolved participation could lead to the NGA events becoming a standard qualifier for GAO Championships.  Instead of an area qualifier in Sudbury as in the past, where only one or two spots were available. The new events could have upwards of 18 spots that would make Northern representation better at the Provincial level.  Juniors would also prosper, as the NGA Junior could have up to a couple of spots per age category, saving on families driving South to try and qualify (which they would still have the option of doing)

Coming into it’s fourth season, the Players Order of Merit has also been positivley welcomed. Where specially selected tournaments from around Northern Ontario awards points per finishing position and those points accumulate over the summer until an overall winner is declared at the end of the season. New events this year added to the Order of Merit include traditional tournaments in Lively, Labour Day in Kirkland Lake and possibly the Spruce Needles Am in Timmins.

Partnerships help a great deal in making events easier to put on, and the NGA has made strides in that department over the last few years. Snell Golf, are listed as the offical golf ball supplier for the Association and this year Northern College has come on board as the title sponsor for the NGA Junior Championship to show young golfers how the game of golf can help them reach their potential by using golf and the college system to further their education. That Championship will be played at Hollinger in Timmins on July 16th.

The NGA is active on twitter (https://twitter.com/golf_nga), passing along information from member clubs as it becomes available and also on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NorthernGolfAssociation/). The main website is located at https://www.golfnga.com/.

The Board is working on a 5-year plan for future Championships and if you’re interested in the NGA or would like to become involved, Rigg suggested checking out their website or talking to any of the Board Members that may be in your area. As with any grass roots movement, local participation is always encouraged and it’s nice to see a sort of reniseance of sorts for the NGA. No organization is perfect, but with positive involvement and effort things can always get better.

NGA President Archie Berube, latest member of the Timmins Sports Hall of Fame (Photo from NGA Facebook Page)

A big thanks to Owen Rigg for talking with me and a big congrats to NGA President Archie Berube on his induction into the Timmins Sports Hall of Fame.

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Entry Fee is $110.00/Team and Members $80.00/Team.

Limited to the first 28 teams. It is a Shotgun Start at 12:00.

Includes
BBQ Sausage Lunch
18 Holes of Golf
Roast Beef Dinner
Prizes
Complimentary Practice Round Week of August 14-18

Call to Pre-Pay your team or cart
(705) 386-0261

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George Lacko won in a three-way playoff over John Hastie and Ryan Davis. All three finished the tournament with a score of 140.

Thanks to Curtis Tammi as the Host Professional and Taylor Made for their continued sponsorship of the PGA of Northern Ontario.

Below are the full field results.

T1 George Lacko 72-68 = 140 – Winner Playoff
T1 John Hastie 69-71 = 140
T1 Ryan Davis 69-71 = 140
4 Tyler Cameron 72-71 = 143
5 Jim McDivitt 75-72 = 147
6 Paul Schweyer 70-78 = 148
7 Tyler Hummel 75-75 =150
8 Sam Yawney 73-78 = 151
9 Jeff Hamilton 77-77 = 154
T10 Alex Watier 81-74 = 155
T10 Dan Garagan 83-72 = 155
T12 Curtis Tammi 78-80 = 158
T12 Tom Clark 79-79 = 158
14 Darryl Spence 84-79 = 163
15 Jeff Mancini 81-83 = 164
16 Travis Spiess 86-79 = 165
17 David Guay 85-81 = 166

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Below are the tee times for today.

Tee Time Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
11:30 Curtis Tammi Darryl Spence George Lacko
11:40 David Guay Jim McDivitt Travis Spiess
11:50 Alex Watier John Hastie Tyler Cameron
12:00 Dan Garagan Jeff Hamilton Sam Yawney
12:10 Tom Clark Paul Schweyer Ryan Davis Jeff Mancini

Results will be available when the event finishes tomorrow afternoon at nopga.ca

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Borth teams were tied after 18 with identical 68’s at The Ridge at Manitou.

Thanks to all who participated and to host Professional Travis Speiss for all his work in hosting the event.

Below are the full field results.

1 – George Lacko + Sam Yawney – 68
2 – Jeff Mancini + Brendan Parsons – 68
T3 – Travis Spiess + Nick Maracle – 70
T3 – John Hastie + Tom Clark – 70
T5 – Tyler Cameron + Alex Waiter – 71
T5 – Paul Schweyer + Ryan Davis – 71
7 – TeeJay Alderdice + Braeden Cryderman – 72
8 – Jim McDivitt + Wayne Ritchie – 74
T9 – Dan Garagan + Dave St. Onge – 76
T9 – Brent Robinson + Alan Crocker – 76
11 – Rob Mininni + Tom Arnott – 77
12 – Doug Reid + Jamie Breedon – 78
13 – Paul Knudson + Scott Dibble – 79
14 – Curtis Tammi + Adam Elliott – 80

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1st – John Hastie (69-68=137)
2nd – George Lacko (70-69=139)
T3rd – Tom Clark (74-75=149)
T3rd – Alex Waiter (75-74=149)
5th – Sam Yawney (76-75=151)
6th – Dan Garagan (72-80=152)

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They are again holding it in conjunction with the Keith Fullerton Memorial Tournament.

The format is stroke play and the cost is as follows:

Members (Huron Pines)
$120.00 no cart
$138.00 cart one day
$156.00 cart two days
$174.00 cart three days

Non Members
$150.00 no cart
$168.00 one day
$186.00 two days
$204 three days

Entries are limited to first 220 paid.  Free practice round on Friday.

Entry deadline is June 12th.

Inquiries can be forwarded by email to wayberth@eastlink.ca or wayberth@gmail.com or by phone at 705-356-1747(h) or 705-849-7135(c).

ENTRY FORM LOCATED HERE

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