Freddy Wins Wes Dixon

Congratulations to Steve Fredericks who won a 6 hole playoff against fellow Kawartha member Mitch Starr to claim the 26^th annual Wes Dixon Memorial golf tournament on Sunday. Because of the rain the first round was washed out so it became a 18 or as it turned out 24 hole shootout.

Both Steve and Mitch are class acts and it’s too bad there had to be a loser on this day but I’m happy for “Freddie”. He’s a solid family man who I’m sure was excited to win this one on Father’s Day.

The event itself is a tribute to the late great Wes Dixon who’s son and daughter, Bob and Jan have taken the course he built into one of the best spots in all of the Kawarthas. Pine Crest is like family to many, it’s a place you can always return to and it always feels like home no matter how long you have been gone.

Check it out when you get the chance. www.pinecrestgolfclub.com

Pete

Great Jr Golf Event

Heron Landing is hosting an 18 hole Jr. tournament for all skill levels on Monday June 29th. Tee times begin at 12:30pm. Cost is only $13.95 for members and $26.95 for non members. Price includes hamburger, chips, pop and prizes. Call 740-9726 or sign up at the front desk. All are welcome and On the Links will be giving away a great price including an On the Links shirt and mesh back trucker hat !!

Jerry Hinds Advances With King

The 2009 VIA Rail Canada Cup final is set for tomorrow at 12 noon EST. Representing the Ontario PGA will be Peterborough native and former Kawartha member Jerry Hinds (Heritage Hills) and Danny King (Academy Tee at Magna) and representing the Quebec PGA will be the team of Carl Desjardins (Le Blainvillier) and Yvan Beauchemin (Grand mere).

Hinds who was one of the top juniors at Kawartha Golf and Country Club back in the 80's and King battled the elements this afternoon in what was an up and down match verses the team of Dave Levesque (Rattlesnake Point) and Billy Walsh (Beacon Hall). Rain soaked metropolitan Montreal for the majority of the day while the players contested a seesaw battle.

"Those were the toughest conditions I've ever played in," said a rain soaked Jerry Hinds who made a clutch birdie putt on 17 to bring the match back to all square.

The real turning point in the match came when Danny King jugged a 7 Iron from 158 yards into the wind on the par 4 14th hole, which brought the match to all square.

"We had good communication with one another today and that really helped us, especially in these conditions," said King. "Tomorrow we will have to do more of the same in order to come out on top."

Both teams cruised through their respective moring matches. Levesque and Walsh beat Eddie Maunder and former Peterborough Golf and Country club member Reggie Millage 4 & 3 while Hinds and King beat Colin Murray (Peninsula Lakes) and Mark Napier (Rattlesnake Point) 3 & 2.

Extreme golf: million dollar Par 3 Forget pitch and putt - this tee-off point on top of a 430m mountain in South Africa is the hardest golf shot in the world, and more than $US1 million awaits the player who can score a hole in one. Players must take a helicopter to the top to play the longest - and highest - par three on the planet. Taking the shot also requires courage - a player needs to teeter terrifyingly close to the edge of the mammoth hillside. Indeed, the Extreme 19th Hole is so high the ball takes almost 30 seconds to reach the ground. Channel Nine cricket commentator Mark Nicholas recently joined an elite list to have the shot in just three swings. "It was awesome, riveting and phenomenal," he said. "It's like the end of the world when you get up there and it's an awful lot of fun. "It's such an adrenalin rush taking the helicopter up and then rushing back down." The hole is based at the Legends Golf and Safari Resort, within the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in South Africa 's north-eastern Limpopo Province . The other 18 holes were designed by world golfing legends including Trevor Immelman, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington and Australia 's Robert Allenby. A round of golf - including a buggy and lunch - will set you back R450 ($70). The Extreme 19th costs is R6700 ($1060) per four ball, that includes helicopter ride, souvenir cap and glove and a DVD of you playing the hole. So far, no one has even come close pocketing the million-dollar prize, but Harrington became the first golfer to conquer the hole within par. Harrington said: "This is the type of innovation and excitement we need to get more people playing golf. "There aren't many new innovative ways to play the game but this is certainly one of the best. "I think this hole is awesome - I love the whole experience, the helicopter, the views, the drama and having the green the shape of Africa . "And now I've got bragging rights over all the other professionals who have played this and not managed to make a three. I love everything about it."

VanderVelden Wins Tamarac Title

Tamarac Golf & Country Club’s
40th Annual Men’s Invitational
Final Round Results – Winners of each Flight


Overall Champion Jurgen VanderVelden 74-76 = 150
1st Flight – 1st Colin Wraight 150
2nd Mike Vieria 158
2nd Flight 1st Todd Gregory 158
2nd Ken Gilmour 162
3rd Doug McLean 163
3rd Flight 1st Rob Ball 159
2nd Brock McDonald 164
3rd Lou Clarke 167
4th Flight 1st George Douglas 165
2nd Jeff Gilmour 169
3rd Earl Ireland 171
5th Flight 1st Ken Young 172
2nd Ken Kent 182
3rd Lee Tomlinson 182
6th Flight 1st Jerry Shilling NET 136
2nd Tal Kirkwood NET 148
3rd Joe Rogers NET 149

Submitted by Scott Scheller,
Golf Professional - June 14, 2009 7:28 pm
292-8761

On Sunday June 14th, and the 40th year of the Tamarac Men’s Invitational, Jurgen VandeVelden lead wire to wire and won the championship for the second time in three years. Congratulations to all the winners and Tamarac’s own Todd Gregory, Ken Young and Jerry Shilling for finishing 1st in their flights. See you next year at the 41st Tamarac Annual Men’s Invitational.