Ross leads the MCT Men’s Amateur Championship heading into the final round
Calvin Ross from Fredericton, NB, increased his lead heading after the second round of the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship. The 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Champion fired a three under par 68. Ross who is a member of the Kingswood Golf Club has a two-day total of 137 (-5) heading into tomorrows final round at the Abercrombie Golf Club.
Brett MacKinnon from the Ashburn Golf Club tied for the low round today after also firing a three under par 68. The 2016 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship has a good history here at the Abercrombie Golf Club after winning the NSGA Junior Championship in 2012. The Glace Bay native grew up playing at Lingan, fired six birdies and three bogies on route to todays 68. McKinnon sits in second place with a two-day total of 143 heading into tomorrows final round.
Kevin George from the Lingan Golf Club is in third place heading into tomorrows final round. George carded three over par 74 and has a two-day total of 145.
The 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Champion will receive an exemption into the HFX Pro-Am at the Oakfield Golf Club on July 18-19. Amateur’s will compete in a two round best ball competition during the first and second round. Competitors will be paired with a different pro each day. HFX Pro-Am is a stop on the MacKenzie Tour which is part of the PGA Tour Canada.
This competition will determine the provincial champion and select the team that will represent Nova Scotia at the 2019 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships. The Canadian Men’s Amateur will be held at the Glen Arbour Golf Club and Links of Brunello in Halifax on August 5-8. The top three golfers will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at this prestigious event. In addition there will also be 7 quota spots up for grabs to compete at the National Championship. These quota spots will be awarded based on results from the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur.
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The heat did not back down as competitors battled through the second round of the NSGA Women’s Amateur and Senior Championships. The 14 Wing Greenwood, nicknamed ‘The Challenge’, held its title as players fought to defeat the conditions and the course.
The NSGA and competitors of the Women’s Amateur & Senior Championships would like to thank Wendy Sentner and TD Wealth in Halifax for their generous donation of water to help beat the heat.
Moving day at the Women’s Amateur Championship was an exciting one, with competitors shuffling around the leaderboard. Chester’s Allison Chandler took the lead with a +6, 79. This brought her two-day total to 162 (+16). The 2017 champion and is looking to capture her second NSGA Amateur title.
Meghan McLean of Ken-Wo and Julia Henderson of Abercrombie both sit at 165 (+19) and tied for second place heading into tomorrows final round. Sitting in 4th place is the younger McLean sister, Heather, who is looking to defend her 2018 title.
Round 1 & 2 leader Women’s SR – Debbie Arsenault
Debbie Arsenault of Grandview increased her lead after round two of the NSGA Women’s Senior Championship. After firing a steady round of +8, 80, for a two-day total of 162. Arsenault now has a 9-stroke cushion heading into tomorrows final round.
Karla Wilms of River Hills and Joanie McCarville of Ashburn currently sit tied for second at 171.
Margaret McLean of Ken-Wo and Paragon’s Debbie Walker are tied for lead in the second division, with a two-day total of 183. Greenwood’s Barbara Comeau sits 6 shots back in third.
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Strong finish for Nova Scotians at the New Brunswick Junior
Junior Development team member Haley Baker successfully defended her title at the New Brunswick Junior Championship. Haley won her first NBGA Junior Championship in 2018 and returned last week to the Hampton Golf Club to win her second title. The 17-year old Baker carded a three round total of 235 to win by five strokes over sister and fellow team member, Abbey Baker.
Abbey Baker successfully defended her title by winning the 2019 NBGA Bantam Championship. The fourteen year-old also added new hardware to her trophy case as she captured the 2019 NBGA Juvenile Championship.
Gavin Ives from Ashburn, won the NBGA Bantam Championship after finishing with a three day total of 247. The fourteen year-old, Middle Sackville native won by 18 strokes over Gowan Brae member Nicholas Colton.
All three competitors will be traveling to Truro next week to compete in the COBRA PUMA Junior Championship on July 9-11.
Cristal Romero and Debbie Arsenault Lead 2019 NSGA Women’s Amateur & Senior Championships
The first round of the 2019 NSGA Women’s Amateur & Senior Championships got underway today at 14 Wing Greenwood Golf Club. The tough conditions and the 38 degree temperatures tested competitors both physically and mentally. A true battle of attrition.
Round 1 leader Women’s AM – Cristal RomeroIt is a close race for the Women’s Amateur Championship, with 5 competitors all within a few shots of first place. Grandview’s Cristal Romero leads the charge after firing a steady 8-over 81. The 2016 & 2017 Atlantic Women’s Amateur Champion looks to capture her first NSGA title.
Sitting one shot back is three-time Amateur Champion Julia Henderson of Abercrombie. A solid opening round after a few years away from the NS golf scene. Rounding out the top-3 is Allison Chandler of Chester, only 2-shots off the lead. The McLean sisters of Ken-Wo sit tied for 4th place.
Round 1 leader Women’s SR – Debbie Arsenault
After round 1, Debbie Arsenault of Grandview sits atop the leaderboard of the Women’s Senior Championship. The 2017 champion fired an 8-over, 82, and has a three shot lead over Paragon’s Leslie Houde and Ashburn’s Paulette Driscoll. The pair are tied at 11-over, 85.Leading Division 2 for the Women’s Senior is a different McLean from Ken-Wo. Margaret McLean fired a 16-over 90, and sits two shots ahead of Paragon’s Debbie Walker. Sitting tied for 3rd place in Division 2 are Greenwood’s own Barb Comeau, and Grandview’s Bertha Louise Myers.
Round 2 sets up to be an exciting “moving day,” as competitors will continue to battle the heat, and each other, out on the course.
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Ross and Irwin lead the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship
Summer has arrived with vengeance and so have the tourists. Calvin Ross from Fredericton, NB and Joe Irvin from Mississippi Mills, ON are tied for the lead after the first round of the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship. As temperatures soared above 30 degrees with humidity nearing 40, competitors battled the heat and exhaustion during todays first round.
Ross, who is a member of the Kingswood Golf Club and winner of the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, fired 5 birdies and 3 bogies to finish with a two under par 69. Ontario native, Joe Irwin is a caddy at Cabot and carded 6 birdies, two bogeys and one double to finish the round at two under.
Kevin George from the Lingan Golf Club is currently in second place after firing an even par 71.
There is a four-way tie for fourth place with Matt Cormier (Amherst), Owen Mullen (Truro), Craig Hollett (Dartmouth) and Teran Newell (Shelburne) all finished with a two over par (73).
The 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Champion will receive an exemption into the HFX Pro-Am at the Oakfield Golf Club on July 18-19. Amateur’s will compete in a two round best ball competition during the first and second round. Competitors will be paired with a different pro each day. HFX Pro-Am is a stop on the MacKenzie Tour which is part of the PGA Tour Canada.
This competition will determine the provincial champion and select the team that will represent Nova Scotia at the 2019 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships. The Canadian Men’s Amateur will be held at the Glen Arbour Golf Club and Links of Brunello in Halifax on August 5-8. The top three golfers will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at this prestigious event. In addition there will also be 7 quota spots up for grabs to compete at the National Championship. These quota spots will be awarded based on results from the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur.
SANDWICH, England – A third Canadian has earned a spot in the British Open.
Canadian-American dual citizen Austin Connelly of Lake Doucette, N.S., shot 8-under 136 over two rounds on Tuesday at Prince’s Golf Club to earn the third and final spot in the golf major at the qualifier.
The 22-year-old, who grew up in Texas, finished one stroke behind Curtis Knipes and Callum Shinkwin.
Connelly, who has conditional status on the European Tour, will join Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., July 18-21 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
Connelly, who is scheduled to represent Canada at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru later this summer, is in the British Open for the second time in three years. He finished tied for 14th at the tournament in 2017 after falling out of contention on the final day.
Nova Scotia’s top female golfers will converge at Greenwood Golf Club to compete in the 2019 Women’s Amateur and Senior Championship
Heather McLean and Sue Tumblin look to defend their titles
The Greenwood Golf Club is set to host the 2019 NSGA Women’s Amateur & Women’s Senior Provincial Championships on July 5-7. The 54 hole stroke play tournament will begin on Friday and will crown an Amateur and Senior Provincial Women’s Champions.
The top three golfers from both the Amateur and Senior will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at their respective National Championships.
Past Amateur Champions in the field include Heather McLean, Allison Chandler and Julia Henderson.
Past Senior Champions in the field include Sue Tumblin, Debbie Arsenault, Leslie Houde and Jean Boudreau.
The 2019 Canadian Women’s Amateur Nationals will be held at Red Deer Golf Club in Red Deer, Alberta, from July 23-26.
The 2019 Canadian Women’s Mid-Am and Senior Nationals will be hosted at Osoyoos Golf Club in Osoyoos, BC from August 18th-20th.
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Abercrombie Golf Club set to host the MCT Men’s Amateur Championship in celebration of clubs 100th Anniversary
Shaun Margeson set to defend the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Championships
The 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur to receive an exemption in the HFX Pro-Am at Oakfield
The Abercrombie Golf Club, in New Glasgow, NS, is set to host the 86th MCT Men’s Amateur Championship which will be held on July 5-7. The three day, 54 hole stoke play championship will begin on Friday, July 5.
Oakfield member and former NSGA Junior Development Team member, Shaun Margeson is set to defend his title after winning his first NSGA Amateur in 2018. Other past champions in the field include David Williamson, Brett McKinnon and Leon Carter.
The 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur Champion will receive an exemption into the HFX Pro-Am at the Oakfield Golf Club on July 18-19. Amateur’s will compete in a two round best ball competition during the first and second round. Competitors will be paired with a different pro each day. HFX Pro-Am is a stop on the MacKenzie Tour which is part of the PGA Tour Canada.
This competition will determine the provincial champion and select the team that will represent Nova Scotia at the 2019 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships. The Canadian Men’s Amateur will be held at the Glen Arbour Golf Club and Links of Brunello in Halifax on August 5-8. The top three golfers will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at this prestigious event. In addition there will also be 7 quota spots up for grabs to compete at the National Championship. These quota spots will be awarded based on results from the 2019 MCT Men’s Amateur.
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