Congratulations to all for an outstanding GBSSA Championship tournament today at National Pines Golf Course in Barrie. The weather was a struggle, with torrential overnight rains leaving the course with pockets of standing water early in the morning. We started in a light drizzle, but an absolute deluge midway through the round necessitated a 45-minute suspension of play before the course could drain and become playable. But we all should credit our incredibly resilient athletes, who handled these hurdles with class and without complaining, and who ended up posting some unbelievable scores despite the soggy conditions!
We needed to go to a playoff to determine our 1st individual OFSAA qualifier (Open Division) for the third consecutive year which was won by Ryan McMullin of Collingwood Collegiate, edging out last year’s playoff victor Jack Alward from Jean Vanier after the first playoff hole, following a pair of incredible 74s from these two golfers in abysmal conditions. Ryan is the 2018 GBSSA Individual Champion, and will be joined at OFSAA by Evan Moon from Banting, who was our top High School Division golfer with a score of 81.
In the Team Championship, one of tightest finishes in GBSSA history saw the Innisdale Invaders take home the 2018 Senior Boys GBSSA Team Championship, narrowly toppimg the Eastview Wildcats by a margin of only 3 strokes! Congratulations to C. Preston, J. Howell, M. Brassard, and C. Tidd, as well as their coach Brent Preston, as they represent the GBSSA next week at the OFSAA Senior Boys Golf Championship, being held at the Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Whitby, Ontario. We wish these athletes the best of luck as they compete against the finest high school golfers in the province October 10th and 11th.
Here are the official results from today’s Senior Boys GBSSA Championship at National Pines:
TEAM STANDINGS:
1 – Innisdale (345) – Qualified for OFSAA
2 – Eastview (348)
3 – Collingwood (360)
4 – Banting (377)
5 – BMLSS (379)
6 – St. Theresa’s (380)
7 – Huntsville (382)
8 – Nottawasaga Pines (388)
9 – Nouvelle Alliance (416)
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS NOT ON THE QUALIFYING TEAM – OPEN DIVISION
1 – R. McMullin (74 – won in a playoff) – Collingwood – Qualified for OFSAA
2 – J. Alward (74) – Jean Vanier
T3 – M. Ikejiani (77) – North
T3 – J. Stoddart (77) – Nouvelle Alliance
T5 – L. Ross (79) – St. Theresa’s
T5 – C. Leduc (79) – Nantyr
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS NOT ON THE QUALIFYING TEAM – HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
1 – E. Moon (81) – Banting – Qualified for OFSAA
T2 – E. Crossett (82) – BMLSS
T2 – C. Brown (82) – Collingwood
4 – C. Lee (84) – Eastview
5 – G. MacDougall (86) – Huntsville