2017 MCT Men’s Nova Scotia Amateur Champion is currently leading the 61st Annual Eastern Amateur Championship at the Elizabeth Manor Golf & Country Club in Portsmouth, VA. Fresh off his victory last week at the Nova Scotia Men’s Amateur Championship and an earlier win this season at the 45th Rice Planters Invitational, Creighton is having an historical season. Myles is a member of the Radford University golf team which is a D1 school in the NCAA. He has also moved into 20th place on the Canadian Order of Merit.
Myles has a three stroke leading heading into todays final round with a -13 par 54 hole total of 197.
The final round of the Eastern Amateur will take place today, Sunday, July 16. For results please CLICK HERE
Notable past champions of the Eastern Amateur include: Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw and Curtis Strange.
BRAD CURREN FINISHES T4 AT THE
SOUTHERN ONTARIO OPEN
Hammonds Plains native Brad Curren finished T4 at the 2017 Southern Ontario Open and earned a $1725 pay cheque. Curren was in the lead group during yesterdays (July 15, 2017) final round and carded final round 70 to the tournament with thirteen under par total of 272.
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CLICK HEREThe Southern Ontario Open is a stop on the Great Lakes Tour and the winner received an exemption into Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval July 17-23.
About the Great Lakes Tour:
Founded in 2001 the Great Lakes Tour was made to serve as a vital training ground for some of Canada’s best touring professionals. It has also provided countless competitive outlets for various players, both professional and amateur. More than 4,000 players from around the globe have competed for more than $4-million in prize money. Notable Alumni of the Great Lakes Tour Include PGA Tour Player David Hearn, Champions Tour Winner Rod Spittle and Web.com/PGA Tour Player Brad Fritsch to name a few.
SHAUN MARGESON & MEGHAN MCLEAN WINNERS AT THE 2017 COBRA PUMA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Shaun Margeson won the 2017 COBRA PUMA Championship at Ken Wo Golf Club. The 18-year-old Fall River native, who plays at Ashburn, came from behind today to successfully defend his title. Margeson will be heading to the University of Costal Georgia in Brunswick, GA this fall.
Finishing tied for second were third round leader Jakob Wamboldt from Northumberland Links and John Mosher from Chester. Mosher fired 73 and Wamboldt fired a 76 during the final round and they finished with four day total of 289.
Mosher also won the Junvenile division (U17) over Ewan Kelly Jr from Ashburn by 4 strokes
Meghan McLean of the Ken Wo Golf Club added a second provincial junior championship to her resume today. This win caps off an amazing junior career for the 18 year old from Port Williams native, she will begin her college career this fall as a member of the Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT. Mclean fired a 74 during the final round to end the tournament with a four day total of 293.
Finishing 13 strokes behind her older sister, Heather McLean carded an 80 during the final round to finish with a 306. Haley Baker from Ashburn finished third overall with a score of 326.
Team members going to Nationals (left to right) – Shaun Margeson, Jakob Wamboldt, John Mosher, Heather McLean, Meghan McLean and Haley Baker.
Margeson, Wamboldt and Mosher will represent Nova Scotia at the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship being held at the Cataraqui Golf Club in Kingston, ON from July 31-Aug 03.
The McLean sisters and Haley Baker will be representing Nova Scotia at the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship which will be held at the Camelot Golf Club in Cumberland, ON from Aug 1-Aug 04.
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IT WAS MOVING DAY AT THE COBRA PUMA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
The third round of the 2017 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship at Ken Wo Golf Club saw plenty of movement on the leaderboard. Tomorrows final round is shaping up to be an exciting finish.
Jakob Wamboldt from Hammonds Plains shot an even 70 during the third round today and has a two stroke lead heading into the final round. Wamboldt, a member of the Northumberland Links Golf Club, had a solid third round carding 3 birdies and 3 bogey’s. He has three day total of 213.
Defending champion Shaun Margeson, bounced back into contention with a one over par 71 today, after a disappointing second round yesterday. The Fall River native has a three round total of 215 (68-76-71).
There is a three-way tie for the lead as Chester’s, John Mosher and Ashburn’s, Jack Anderson have matched scores through the first 54 holes of competition. The two golfers fired identical scores of 74-71-71 – 216.
Mosher is also leading the juvenile division and has a three stroke lead over Ben Callaghan, from Abercrombie and Mark Chandler, from Chester.
In the Girls division, home course favourite, Meghan McLean has widen her lead heading into the final round. The 2014 Junior Girls Champ fired an even round 70 today and has a three day total of 77-72-70 – 219. Younger sister Heather McLean is currently 7 strokes behind, with a three day total of 75-77-74 – 226. Sara Cumby, also from the Ken-Wo Golf Club is in third place with a total of 248.
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MARGESON AND BAKER MAKE HISTORY AGAIN
Brady Margeson and Abbey Baker
Brady Margeson and Abbey Baker captured the 2017 COBRA PUMA Bantam Championships today at the Ken-Wo Golf Club. Three years ago at the Junior Championships in Paragon, Margeson and Baker’s older siblings, Shaun Margeson and Haley Baker won the same championship.
This is both Brady and Abbey’s first win at a provincial championship they are both members of Ashburn. Twelve- year old Baker fired a two day total of 175 (90-85) to win the COBRA PUMA Bantam Girls Championship by seven strokes over Abby Wamboldt. Wamboldt who lives in Hammonds Plains and is a member at the Northumberland Links had rounds of 95-87. Sitting one stroke behind Wamboldt was Ken-Wo member Danielle Cumby.
Brady Margeson fired a 76 today, which was the low round in the Bantam Division. He finished with a two round total of 158 (+6). Finishing in second and one stroke behind Margeson was Jordan Cooper from the Northumberland Links. The Fall River native carded a two-day total of 159 after rounds of 81-78. Kien Fudge from Lunenburg is a member of the Public Player Club and finished alone in third place. The 12-year old who lives in Vietnam during the winter is a member of the Song Be Golf Resort finished with a two-day total of 162.
McLean’s battle for the top spot!
The McLean sisters switched places during todays second round. Meghan who was two strokes behind her younger sister heading into todays second round fired a two over par 72 and now has a three shot lead heading into tomorrows third round. Heather struggled today after carding a +7 (77) today. There is a two-way tie for third place as Ken-Wo’s Sara Cumby and Ashburn’s, Haley Baker fired totals of 163.
Farrell moves into the drivers seat!
Sydney Forks native, Aubrey Farrell moved into first place today after carding a two over par 72. The Seaview member was tied for the lead after the first round and has an even par heading into tomorrows third round. Sitting three shots back with two day totals of 143 are Jakob Wamboldt from Hammonds Plains and Mark Chandler from Chester. The pair shot rounds of 74 – 72 respectively and are currently tied for second place.
Mark Chandler is also leading the juvenile division of the COBRA PUMA Championship by one stroke over Abercrombie’s Ben Callaghan who has a two-day total of 144.
The third round of the 2017 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship will resume tomorrow and will conclude on Thursday.
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Farrell and Margeson are tied for the lead at the
2017 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship
Aubrey Farrell
NSGA Provincial team members, Aubrey Farrell and Shaun Margeson are two under and tied for the lead after the first day of the 2017 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship at the Ken-Wo Golf Club. Farrell, a member of Seaview Golf Club carded an eagle, 2 birdies and 2 bogies during his first round. Margeson, a member of Ashburn had 3 birdies and 1 bogey.
Jakob WamboldtJakob Wamboldt from the Northumberland Links fired a one under par 69 today. The Hammonds Plains native fired a 36-33 and sits alone in third place.
New Glasgow native and member of Abercrombie Golf Club, Ben Callaghan is leading the juvenile division (under 17). Callaghan was even par 70 today. Close behind Callaghan is Mark Chandler from Chester and Ewan Kelly Jr from Ashburn, who shot rounds of 71 and 72 respectively.
Home Course Trio Battle for the Lead at Ken-Wo
Heather McLean – photo credit Stephen Forest -Localxpress
Sisters Meghan and Heather McLean are battling for the lead at their home course today. The sisters, who are 18 and 16 respectively, are also members of the NSGA Provincial Team. Meghan won the 2014 NSGA Junior Championship and is looking to finish her last year as a junior on top with another win. Younger sister Heather is looking to capture her first Junior title. After the first round, sister Heather is two strokes ahead of her older sister. Heather fired the low round during day one and carded a 5 over par 75 to take the early lead. Meghan fired a 77 while fellow club member Sara Cumby sits in third place after carding a 80 during her first round.
Abby Baker from Ashburn has a one stroke lead in the Bantam Division after she scored 90. Truro member Natalie MacKay (90) is currently in second place and Ken-Wo’s Danielle Cumby (95) is in third.
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Junior Boys
CHANDLER CAPTURES FIRST AMATEUR TITLE
History is made as Chandler wins first Amateur and Arsenault wins first Senior
Allison Chandler from the Osprey Ridge Golf Club captured her first NSGA Amateur Championship at the River Hills Golf Club. Chandler, who won the 2015 and 2016 NSGA Junior Championship fired a two over par 74 during her final round to claim her first amateur championship. She finished the championship with a three day total of 234 and was 13 strokes ahead of Cristal Romero from Grandview who finished second overall. Finishing in third was Jen Comeau from Oakfield who carded a three day total of 262.
Chandler, Romero and Cathy Beaton were selected to represent Nova Scotia at The Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship which will be held at Cutten Fields Golf Club in Guleph, ON from July 25th-28th.
For a complete list of results from the 2017 NSGA Women’s Amateur Championship CLICK HERE
ARSENAULT WINS THE 2017 WOMEN’S
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Grandview’s Debbie Arsenault made history today after she won her first NSGA Senior Women’s Championship at the River Hills Golf Club in Shelburne. Arsenault fired a 84 during her final round to win her first provincial title and finished with a three day total of 247.
Oakfield member Susan Tumblin fired the low score during the final round after carding an 84 today. She finished in second place with a three day total of 253. While Joanie McCarville finished third with a three day total of 257.
Arsenault. Tumblin and McCarville will travel to Newfoundland next month to represent the province at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship at Humber Valley Resort, NL from August 22nd-24th.
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Chandler leads at N.S. women’s amateur and Arsenault leads the Women’s Senior
Allison Chandler of Chester fired a 6-over 78 to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes of play at the Nova Scotia women’s amateur championship at River Hills Golf Club near Shelburne.
Allison Chandler fired a 6-over 78 to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes of play at the Nova Scotia women’s amateur championship at River Hills Golf Club near Shelburne.
Chandler, a Chester resident who plays out of Osprey Ridge, collected a birdie, five bogeys and a double bogey during her second round on Saturday.
The final round is Sunday.
Grandview’s Cristal Romero, the first round leader, shot an 84 to fall two shots back.
Oakfield’s Jennifer Comeau and Emily Frail of Ashburn are tied for third, a dozen strokes off Chandler’s pace.
In the NSGA women’s senior championship, Grandview’s Debbie Arsenault has taken a six-shot lead into Sunday’s final round.
Arsenault, who shared the first-round lead with Ashburn’s Joanie McCarville, fired an 80 on Saturday.
She leads Oakfield’s Susan Tumblin, who carded a second-round 86 to move into sole possession of second place.
McCarville struggled during her second round with a 90.
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Only the rain could slow Myles Creighton down during the final round of the NSGA’s MCT Insurance men’s amateur championship at Oakfield Golf and Country Club.
After heavy showers delayed the start of Saturday’s final round by two-and-a-half hours, the Ashburn golfer picked up where he left off. The 54-hole leader fired a 4-under 68 for a 10-stroke victory and his first amateur title.
“Just being from Nova Scotia, this is one championship that means so much,” said the 21-year-old, who at 8 under for the tournament was the lone golfer in red numbers.
“If you grew up in Nova Scotia and you don’t want to win this, that just doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve wanted to win this for a long time and I’m happy to get it done.”
Creighton said the delay didn’t affect his approach to the final round.
“I went out there like it was any other day, like I was playing with my buddies,” he said. “You just try to go out and make birdies. The delay didn’t make much difference. Everyone had to deal with it. I had a later tee time so I was just chilling at home. It was pretty laid back.”
The first group of the final round was slated to begin at 7:30 a.m. but didn’t tee off until 10.
Intermittent showers were still falling when they hit their tee shots and the fairways were soggy underfoot. The lift, clean and place rule was in effect for the entire round.
Creighton said the soft, wet conditions made the course play longer and a tad more difficult.
“I would say it played easier on the first day when there was no wind and the course was firmer,” said Creighton, who finished with six birdies and a pair of bogeys for his round.
“It was like dart golf: you hit it and it would stop. Today with the soft greens, the wedges in would make the ball spin more. It was another thing you had to think about.”
Oakfield’s Greg Black slid in a tricky birdie putt on the difficult par-4 18th for a 1-over 73 to finish alone in second place.
“That was a huge putt,” said the 33-year-old. “I kind of got lucky when it went in but it was nice to see it fall because it was a struggle out there.
“The way Myles was playing it was very obvious after five or six (holes) it was a battle for second place. Thoughts changed drastically from trying to win the tournament to try to get second and make the (provincial) team. It was an adventure and I eventually got there. It was a grind though.”
Chester junior Matthew Chandler, who tied Creighton and Ashburn’s Sean Stuart for low round of the day (68), had five birdies through his first 12 holes to finish in third. His only blemish on the day was a bogey on 18.
Creighton entered the day with a four-stroke lead over Bruce Tomie of Northumberland Links and five up on Black.
The lead was quickly cut to three after Tomie birdied the par-5 first hole and Creighton managed par.
After pars through his first five holes, Creighton, who had his father Grant caddy for him, said it was time “to put the foot on the gas.”
“I wasn’t being very aggressive so I told my Dad after hole four, ‘alright I’m done with this, let’s start playing aggressive again,'” Creighton recalled.
“From there on it was good. I’m terrible at aiming away from pins. I can’t aim to the middle of the green. I hate it. When I’m playing aggressive is when I’m playing my best.”
Creighton will join Black and Ashburn’s David Williamson on the provincial team at the Canadian men’s amateur championship, Aug. 7-10 at the Toronto and Islington golf clubs in Mississauga, Ont. Chandler declined his spot on the team.
Left to right: Dave Williamson, Myles Creighton and Greg Black.
Williamson defeated Bruce Tomie Northumberland Links in a one-hole playoff for the third spot on the team. Tomie will be the alternate.
Creighton, who returns to Radford University in Virginia in late August for his senior season of college golf, said his status for the Cape Breton Open is up in the air.
“Pro golf is something I have given a thought to in the past year,” he acknowledged. “I’ll look into it because it would be good to match myself up against those guys. We’ll see if it works.”
Cristal Romero leads after the first round of the 2017 Women’s Amateur Championship
McCarville and Arsenault are tied for the lead in the 2017 Women’s Senior Championship
Cristal Romero teeing off number 9 at River HillsGrandview’s Cristal Romero fired a six over par 78 during the first round of the 2017 Women’s Amateur Championship. Romero who won the 2014 and 2016 Atlantic Golf Championships carded a 38-40 to finish the first round 4 strokes ahead of the 2015 and 2016 NSGA Junior Champion, Allison Chandler of the Osprey Ridge Golf Club. Chandler finished the first round a with ten over par 82. Sitting in third place is Emily Frail from Ashburn, who record a score of 85 during her first round at the River Hills Golf Club in Shelburne, NS.
Joanie McCarville (Ashburn) and Debbie Arsenault (Grandview) are tied for the lead after the first round of the 2017 NSGA Women’s Senior Championship. McCarville and Arsenault fired a 11 over 83 to finished two strokes ahead of Oakfield’s Susan Tumblin (85).
There is three way tie for fourth place between Connie Reynolds (Oakfield), Paulette Driscoll (Ashburn) and Sandra Mumford (Oakfield) who all recorded 87 during their first rounds.
Play will resume tomorrow at the River Hills Golf Club in Shelburne.
The top three golfers from both the Amateur and Senior will be selected to represent Nova Scotia at their respective National Championships.
The 2017 Canadian Women’s Amateur Nationals will be held at the Cutten Fields Golf Club in Guelph, ON from July 25th-28th.
The Canadian Women’s Mid-Am and Senior Nationals will be hosted at the Humber Valley Resort in Little Rapids, NL, from August 22nd- 24th.
For a complete list of results from the 2017 Women’s Amateur please
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