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HARTLEN POINT FORCES GOLF CLUB IS SET TO HOST THE MCT INSURANCE MEN’S MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

HARTLEN POINT FORCES GOLF CLUB IS SET TO HOST THE MCT INSURANCE MEN’S MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
 

Nova Scotia’s top Mid-Amateur golfers will converge at Hartlen Point Golf Club for the chance to be crowned Provincial Champion.

 

Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club is set to host the 2018 MCT Insurance Men’s Mid Amateur Championships from July 20-22, 2018. The three day, stoke play tournament will kick off on Friday and will crown the Men’s Mid Amateur Champion.
The top three golfers from the tournament will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at their respective National Championships.
The Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur National Championship will be hosted at Victoria Golf Club, in Victoria, BC from August 21-24, 2018. For more information on the National tournament, please CLICK HERE
For more information on the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club, please CLICK HERE

 

For more information on the MCT Insurance Men’s Mid Amateur, please: CLICK HERE

Kelly, Baker lead after round 1 at Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship

PORT BLANDFORD, N.L. — Ewan Jr. Kelly and Haley Baker carded a 1 under and 2 over, respectively, to lead their divisions at the Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship at Twin Rivers Golf Course.

Kelly was the only player to score under par during the first round of the tournament. The Beaver Bank, N.S., native overcame a couple of bogeys on the front-nine with four birdies to head into the second round with a four-stroke lead.

“I hit it pretty solid and managed really well,” said the 17-year-old. “My plan tomorrow is to keep it in play and miss in the right spots. I only hit one driver today and probably not going to hit any more.”

Jordie Cooper of Fall River, N.S. and Peter Blazevic of Mississauga, Ont. both shot 3 over to share a piece of second place.

In the Girls’ Division, Haley Baker fired four birdies in order to recover from a rough front-nine that included three bogeys and a double-bogey.

“My start was a little shaky but my putting was really good today,” said the 16-year-old Halifax, N.S. product. “I got into some trouble on a couple of holes today so my plan for the second round is to keep it in play.”

The race in the Girls’ Division will be tight on Wednesday. Raesa Sheikh of Caledon, Ont., sits one shot behind Baker in second place at 3 over while Ashley Chow of North York, Ont., is in third at 4 over.

The top six finishers in the Boys Division will earn exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 30-Aug. 2 at Medicine Hat Golf & Country Club in Medicine Hat, Alta., while the top six (including ties) in the Girls Division will earn exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on July 31- Aug. 3 at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, B.C.

Up-to-date results can be found here.

McLEAN AND MARGESON MAKE HISTORY AT THE 2018 COBRA PUMA CHAMPIONSHIP

McLEAN AND MARGESON MAKE HISTORY AT THE 2018 COBRA PUMA CHAMPIONSHIP 
 
2018 COBRA PUMA Junior Boys and Girls Champions Shaun Margeson and Heather McLean
Shaun Margeson became the third person to win the Nova Scotia Amateur Championship and the Nova Scotia Junior Championship in the same year. Gordie Smith and Eric Banks each accomplished this in 1981 and 2011, respectively. This also represents Margeson’s third COBRA PUMA Junior title in a row. The Oakfield member carded a final of 74 to finish with a four-day total of 294. He finished two strokes ahead Chester’s, Mark Chandler who finished the championship with a total of 296. Andrew Cash from The Lake Golf Club finished third overall with a total of 306.
Mark Chandler was crowned as the COBRA PUMA Juvenile Champion, in the under 17 division.
Heather McLean officially etched her name into the history books today become the third women in NSGA to hold the title of Women’s Amateur and Junior Champion in the same year. Rita Lohnes was the first to accomplish this in 1955. She followed it up and did it again in 1957 and 1958. Her record stood for almost 50 years when in 2004 Laura Reid (Harris) captured both titles in the same year. She repeated this again in 2007. McLean won the Nova Scotia Women’s Amateur last weekend at the Truro Golf Club and added the 2018 COBRA PUMA Junior Girls Championship today at the Northumberland Links. The NSGA Junior Development Team Member fired a final round 78 to win her first ever Junior Championship with a four-day total of 316. Finishing 12 strokes behind her was Haley Baker from Ashburn who finished with total of 328. Baker who recently won the New Brunswick Championship added the COBRA PUMA Juvenile Championship to her list of wins this summer.
2018 Boys and Girls Team (left to right) Mark Chandler, Andrew Cash, Shaun Margseon, Heather McLean, Sara Cumby and Haley Baker
Shaun Margeson, Mark Chandler and Andrew Cash will represent Nova Scotia at the 2018 Canadian Boys Championship. The girls will be represented by Heather McLean, Haley Baker and Sara Cumby.
The 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will be held at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club in Medicine Hat, AB, July 30-Aug 02.
The 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship will be held at the Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, BC, July 31-Aug 03.
For a complete list from the results from the COBRA PUMA Junior Boys Championship please CLICK HERE
For a complete list of results from the COBRA PUMAJunior Girls Championship please CLICK HERE

MARGESON AND McLEAN LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE COBRA PUMA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

MARGESON AND McLEAN LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE COBRA PUMA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
 
 
A cool breeze from the Northumberland Straight made things interesting during the third round of the 2018 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship.
Heather McLean
Fresh off her win last weekend at the Nova Scotia Women’s Amateur Championship, Heather McLean has a six stroke lead over fellow NSGA Development Team Member, Sara Cumby. McLean from the Ken-Wo Golf Club is looking to capture her first Nova Scotia Junior Championship tomorrow and has a three-day total of 238.

Sara Cumby
Shaun Margeson
Oakfield’s Shaun Margeson, maintains the lead heading into Friday’s final round. The current MCT Men’s Amateur Champion, is hoping to win his third straight Nova Scotia Junior title tomorrow at the Northumberland Links. He fired a two over par 74 today and has a three-day total of 220.  Sitting two-strokes behind, is Mark Chandler from the Chester Golf Club. The sixteen year-old member of the NSGA Junior Development Team fired the low round of the day after finishing with a one under par 71. River Hills Golf Club member, Teran Newell is in third place with a three-day total of 228.
Mark Chandler
Heading into tomorrow’s final round, competitors will be playing for three spots (boys and girls) to represent Nova Scotia at Canadian Junior Boys and Girls Championship.
The 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will be at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club in Medicine Hat, AB, July 30-Aug 02.
The 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship will be at the Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, BC, July 31-Aug 03.
For a complete list of results from the COBRA PUMAJunior Boys Championship please CLICK HERE
For a complete list of results from the COBRA PUMAJunior Girls Championship please CLICK HERE

#GolfBeattieStrong signs on to sponsor men’s senior championship

#GolfBeattieStrong signs on to sponsor men’s senior championship
 
#GolfBeattieStrong, Dormie Workshops and NSGA partner to create awareness raise money for Glioblastoma research here in Nova Scotia.
Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia Golf Association’s senior men’s championship has a new sponsor with a deep connection to the sport in this province.
Garry Beattie has stepped forward to support the tournament for the next four years under the #GolfBeattieStrong banner. The event for male players 55 years of age and older is now called the #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship.
Beattie has represented the province at national championships, been a familiar face playing tournaments around Nova Scotia for years and is serving as the NSGA’s president for a second one-year term.
He’s also a shining example of how to turn a dire diagnosis into something good.
A little over three years ago, Beattie was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of Glioblastoma. It is the same type of tumour that took The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie.
A little over two months after his diagnosis in 2015 – and after more than a week in an induced coma – Beattie was on the course competing again. This darned thing will not keep him down.
The impetus to sponsor the men’s senior came from his dad, Don, who passed away last year at 82.
“He was never a great golfer, but always enthusiastic and obviously he was a huge influence in my life when it comes to golfing,” Garry says of his dad, growing up in Woodstock, N.B., and playing on the par-33 nine-hole course there.
“A big part of me – I am my father. There’s no question in my mind.”
Beattie’s connection to the NSGA began in 2006 when he earned a spot on the provincial Mid-Amateur team after being away from competitive golf for more than a decade.
On the administrative side of the sport Beattie also excelled, eventually leading to his being named the association’s president in 2017.
Along the way he has supported the sport’s governing body financially and when his father passed away, he saw how the pieces of his life puzzle could come together.
“I’m in a position now where I have to start tracking the days and thinking what my legacy is going to be,” he says matter-of-factly. “Ultimately, it’s not me, it’s the Beattie name and what my dad gave to me.”
So with Beattie turning 55 this year and eligible to play in his first senior, sponsoring the event seemed natural. He’s using half of his inheritance from his father to sponsor the tournament and the other is going to the QE2 Foundation for brain cancer research. His wife, Lori Duggan, is also fundraising for the QE2 Foundation under the name #LiveBeattieStrong.
“After my second brain surgery and my father dying, I realized there’s limited time to make a difference,” he says.
Beattie has set ambitious goals for the #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship. He wants it to become so popular there’s a waiting list or even the need for a qualifying tournament. Beside the competition, Beattie wants the tournament to become a gathering of the golf community, where stories are told and friendships forged and strengthened.
To that goal, a reception will be held at the club following the second round. For the inaugural #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship former NSGA historian Allan (Bunny) Dunlop will be remembered. The beloved Dunlop passed away in 2015. In future years, Beattie envisions honouring legendary Nova Scotia players and those who have given to golf, both departed and still playing.
“The #GolfBeattleStrong event should be like an ‘Old Home Week’ for golfers,” he says.
The tournament also hopes to raise much-needed funds for Glioblastoma research.

The Beattie Foundation and Dormie Workshop have collaborated on a special cover based on Garry’s input to make this an original concept which Dormie is renowned for in the golfing community. This cover will only be sold on Dormie’s website and will culminate with a check presentaion to the QEII with net proceeds given on behalf of the Beattie Foundation and Dormie Workshop.

 

The #GolfBeattieStrong logo was designed by Annemarie Nordman, principal of Rainmaker Digital Marketing, a graphic design and website development company in Vancouver that has worked with Beattie’s business, HBM Integrated and later BAASS Business Solutions, for over two decades.
Nordman picked colours to complement the NSGA logo but a key design element was right there for her.
“When I was playing around with the text, the ‘Beat’ from Beattie just jumped out at me so I opted to highlight that,” she says. “It plays into the competitiveness of golf, and of course the battle to beat cancer.”
This year’s event will be played at Avon Valley Golf and Country Club in Falmouth, from Aug. 8-10. Besides a Nova Scotia title, players will be trying to earn one of the province’s five exemptions into the Canadian Men’s Senior at Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club in Bathurst, N.B., in early September.
The top 60 and ties at Avon Valley, along with the top 15 in each of the four divisions, will be exempt into the 2019 #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship at Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck.

Dormie Workshop and The Nova Scotia Golf Association Announce New Partnership

Dormie Workshop and The Nova Scotia Golf Association Announce New Partnership  

 


Halifax, NS- The NSGA and Halifax based Dormie Workshop have partnered for the 2018 season. Dormie Workshop, a custom leather golf accessory brand will be providing a special line of Championship covers for all 25 champions. These covers will be award throughout it’s tournament season. Winners in each category will receive a leather one of a kind head cover to commemorate their winning efforts. Dormie will attend some NSGA events with their new promotional vehicle displaying its’ latest products while running contests to enhance the golfers tournament experience.
“We are very excited to be partnering with Dormie Workshop; they are a true Nova Scotia success story. As golfers, they have left a big footprint on golf here in Nova Scotia. Jeff is a past amateur champion and from a player development standpoint, Todd and Jeff have taught and trained a lot of golfers from across the province. “Their Halifax based company has exploded across North America and around world, and they have built a brand that resonates with the culture of golf here in Nova Scotia”, said David Campbell, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Golf Association.
This exciting partnership will see Dormie Workshop create one of a kind Nova Scotia made custom head covers for all our Champions during the 2018 season. The look and feel of these head covers will embody Nova Scotia and the pride we have for this great province. “We are really pumped about this partnership since we have a lot of shared values with the NSGA such as growing the game, competition and having fun. Supporting and motivating our next generation of Nova Scotia golfers is what we want to do, and this is a great opportunity to do so”, said Todd Bishop of Dormie Workshops.
About Dormie Workshops
Jeff and Todd Bishop founders of Halifax based Dormie Workshop
Dormie Workshop is an innovative leather accessory brand, specializing in bespoke hand-made golf products. Brothers and PGA Professionals Jeff and Todd Bishop created Dormie Workshop in the Fall of 2014 based upon three principles: innovative design, highest quality craftsmanship and industry leading customer service. Allowing golfers to express themselves through customization and fresh original design while fostering Junior golf initiatives has established Dormie Workshop as a grassroots golf innovator in a global marketplace.

COOPER AND WAMBOLDT WIN THE 2018 COBRA PUMA BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTHUMBERLAND’S
COOPER AND WAMBOLDT WIN THE 2018 COBRA PUMA BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP
COBRA PUMA BANTAM CHAMPIONS ABBY WAMBOLDT AND
JORDAN COOPER
Abby Wamboldt went wire to wire on route to her first Provincial Championship. She finished with a two round total of 174. The Hammonds Plains native and member of the NSGA Junior Development Program used her home course knowledge to card back to back 87 and finished five strokes ahead of fellow Development Team member, Abby Baker who recently won the 2018 New Brunswick Bantam Championship.
Wamboldt tee shot on number 18
Fall River native, Jordan Cooper also his captured his first Provincial Championship at his home course. The 14-year old member of the NSGA Junior Development program was in a three way tie heading into todays final round. Cooper fired a two total of 164 (84-80) and finished four strokes ahead of Oakfield’s Owen Canavan.

Cooper’s approach shot on the 18th
First round leader and 2018 MCT Men’s Amateur Champion, Shaun Margeson fired a second round 74 and has a two day total of 146 (+2). Mark Chandler (Chester) and Evan Callaghan (Abercrombie) are tied for second place with today totals of of 151. The low of the day was carded by Andrew Cash, who fired a 2 under par 70 and is currently in fourth place.
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Junior Boys Championship please CLICK HERE
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Junior and Bantam Girls Championship please
CLICK HERE
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Bantam Boys Championship please
CLICK HERE

Round One Recap from the 2018 COBRA PUMA Bantam and Junior Championship

Round One Recap from the 2018 COBRA PUMA Bantam and Junior Championship

Shaun Margeson teeing off number 6
Shaun Margeson has taken the first round lead at the 2018 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship at the Northumberland Links in Pugwash, NS. Fresh off his win at the MCT Men’s Amateur, Margeson finished today with an even par 72. The Oakfield member carded an eagle on the par 5 eleventh hole. He had birdies on the first and fifteenth holes and recorded 4 bogies including the 3 last three holes.
Abercrombie member, Evan Callaghan is in second place after finishing the first round with a two over par 74. He carded 3 birdies and 5 bogeys.
Mark Chandler from the Chester Golf Club is leading the juvenile division after carding four over par 76 and he is currently sitting third overall.
In the Bantam Boys Division there is a three-way tie for the lead. Jordan Cooper (Northumberland), Gavin Ives (Oakfield) and Thomas Sutherland (Glen Arbour) all carded rounds of 84 (+12). Tomorrow will be the final round of the Bantam Boys and Girls, with the top 10 boys advancing until in the third round of the junior. There will an additional cut to the low 60 and ties for Friday’s final round.
Heather McLean putting out on number 7
In the junior girls division Heather McLean from Ken-Wo fired a first round 78. McLean won her first Women’s Amateur Championship this past weekend at the Truro Golf Club and is setting her sights on winning the 2018 COBRA PUMA Junior Girls Championship. She is currently four strokes ahead of Haley Baker (Ashburn) and Sara Cumby (Ken-Wo). Baker and Cumby each carded a ten over par (82). Baker currently leads the juvenile division. Abby Wamboldt from Northumberland is lead the pack in the Bantam Division.
Abby Wamboldt teeing of number 10
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Junior Boys Championship please CLICK HERE
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Junior and Bantam Girls Championship please
CLICK HERE
For a complete of results got the COBRA PUMA Bantam Boys Championship please
CLICK HERE

McLean and Tumblin crowned NSGA Women Amateur and Senior Champions

McLean and Tumblin crowned NSGA Women Amateur and Senior Champions

2018 Amateur Women’s Champion – Heather McLean
Heather McLean from Ken-Wo, claimed her first NSGA Women’s Amateur Championship today at the Truro Golf Club.
It was a tight race heading into todays final round. Three players were all within a stroke of each other. McLean, who was leading by one-stroke heading into the final round, extended that lead after carding a one-over par 73 and finished with a three-day total of 223.
Defending champion, Allison Chandler, from Osprey Ridge fired a solid three-over 75. She finished in second place, with a three-day total of 227.
Grandivew’s Cristal Fitzpatrick slipped one spot on the leaderboard, to round out the top three.
For complete results of the 2018 Women’s Amateur Championship, please CLICK HERE.

2018 Women’s Senior Champion – Susan Tumblin
Oakfield member, Susan Tumblin, claimed her first NSGA provincial title today after winning the 2018 Women’s Senior Championship. Tumblin, the second round leader was able to maintain her lead after scoring a final round 83. She finished with a three-day three-day total of 244.
Finishing one stoke back, in second place was Leslie Houde from Paragon. Houde finished with a three-day total of 245.
Ken-Wo’s Beth Llyod finished only 3-stokes off the lead, with a 3-day total of 247.
For complete results of the 2018 Senior Women’s Championship, please CLICK HERE.
2018 Amateur & Senior Women’s Team (R-L) – Cristal Fitzpartick, Gayle MacDonald, Jen Comeau, Susan Tumblin, Debi Karrel, Debbie Arsenault

Shaun Margeson wins the 2018 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship

Shaun Margeson wins the 2018 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship

Linda Swain from MCT Insurance and 2018 Men’s Amateur Champion Shaun Margeson
Competitors were treated to near perfect conditions during the final round of the 2018 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship. Shaun Margeson, a former NSGA Development Team Member, put on an impressive show during his final round. The eighteen year-old, Fall River native and member of Oakfield, fired a five under par 67 to finish with a +3 four-day total of 291. “I hit 16 greens today and that gave me lots of looks at birdies. It was actually a stress free round, as I was hitting the ball really straight all week. Hitting it straight at River Hills is what you have to do to win here”, said Margeson following his win today. Margeson, who just finished his freshman year at the College of Costal Georgia carded a total of 5 birdies and 13 pars to win by  11 strokes over Aaron Nickerson from River Hills. Nickerson, carded a final round 77 to finish the week with a four-day total of 302. Jody Swim who was tied for the lead with Margeson heading into todays round, finished third and one stroke behind Nickerson.

Left to right – Ernie Muise, NSGA Past President, Aaron Nickerson, Shaun Margeson, Sean Stuart, Mark Pothier (Alternate) and Linda Swain (MCT)
Margeson will lead the team that is heading to the Canadian Amateur on August 6-9. Joining him at the Canadian Amateur are Aaron Nickerson and Sean Stuart. The team will be traveling to the Duncan Meadows Golf Resort and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan and Qualicum, BC to represent Nova Scotia.
Margeson chipping on the 8th green during the final round of
the MCT Men’s Amateur
For a complete list of results from the 2018 MCT Men’s Amateur Championship please
CLICK HERE
 
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