For Immediate Release
Sept. 20, 2018
Third time is the charm for Bennett and Briggs at 2018 Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship hosted by Brampton Golf Course
BRAMPTON, ON — The second to last event of the Golf Ontario season took place today at Brampton Golf Club with the Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship. This was the third year in a row that Brampton hosted the event and unlike the scorcher of 2017, it was a windy cool day with some light rain scattered throughout it.
One pair that was able to handle the weather was the team of Mark Bennett from Bayview G&CC and Jim Briggs of Cardinal Lakes GC who shot an amazing five-under (66) to win by two strokes in their third attempt together at this trophy.
Afterwards the dynamic duo spoke about what it meant. “We bogeyed our first hole and after that we just played rock solid, lots of birdie looks,” said Briggs. “We made 6 birdies and could have made two or three more,” added Bennett.
The pair acknowledged they are a good team together for a few reasons. “We are both very calm and relaxed and we don’t get too serious or down,” commented Briggs. He continued with “Sharing it as a team to celebrate makes it even more special.” Bennett then summed it, “It’s pretty special, it’s an Ontario Championship and we get our names on the trophy that contains with players from the past few decades that have been the best of the best.”
They came together from a referral three years ago of all things. “Somebody mentioned Jim didn’t have a partner at a senior qualifier we were both at and I walked over and introduced myself and thankfully he said yes and gave me an opportunity,” said Bennett. This is the first provincial title for both Bennett and Briggs coming close in second place at the 2016 tournament.
There was a three-way tie for second place at three-under (68). Sharing the
silver were the teams of: Bruno Ardito and Gary Parker of home course Brampton GC, Kevin and Dan Boland, also of Brampton GC and Neil Boddington and Greg Hotham of Barrie CC.
Golf Ontario would really like to thank Brampton Golf Club and their incredible staff for hosting the event again. Thanks also to the Golf Ontario volunteers, for their continued support of amateur golf in Ontario. For complete tournament information visit the tournament site: visit here
About the Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship
The Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship was first contested in 1982. It is open to players aged 55 and older as of the date of the tournament. The championship trophy was donated by the Oakdale Golf & Country Club, who annually host Golf Ontario’s Men’s Better-Ball Championship. Notable champions include Ontario Golf Hall of Famers Nick Westlock and Stu Hamilton.
About Golf Ontario
Golf Ontario is Ontario’s Provincial Sport Organization focused on enhancing participation, elevating performance and supporting the passion of golfers in Ontario. With over 100,000 individual members and 450 member clubs, Golf Ontario is one of the largest golf associations in the world. From rating courses and keeping the integral rules of the game intact, to growing the game at the grassroots level and hosting the best amateur tournaments in Canada, Golf Ontario is a passionate group dedicated to shaping lives through Golf.
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Full Leaderboard
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Pos | Team | Thru | TotalTot | StrokesTot | Follow teams |
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1 | Mark BennettM. Bennett Bayview Golf and Country Club Jim BriggsJ. Briggs Public Player (Golf Ontario Member) |
F | -5 | 66 | |
T2 | Bruno ArditoB. Ardito Brampton Golf Club Gary ParkerG. Parker Brampton Golf Club |
F | -3 | 68 | |
T2 | Neil BoddingtonN. Boddington Barrie Country Club Greg HothamG. Hotham Barrie Country Club |
F | -3 | 68 | |
T2 | Kevin BolandK. Boland Brampton Golf Club Dan BolandD. Boland Brampton Golf Club |
F | -3 | 68 | |
T5 | Wallace HoflandW. Hofland Hamilton Golf & Country Club Bob HerronB. Herron Brantford Golf & Country Club |
F | -2 | 69 | |
T5 | Bryan McMahonB. McMahon Brampton Golf Club Bill SwartzB. Swartz Public Player |
F | -2 | 69 | |
T7 | Brian BowmanB. Bowman St. Thomas Golf & Country Club Stephen BrodieS. Brodie St. Thomas Golf & Country Club |
F | -1 | 70 | |
T7 | Lars MelanderL. Melander Oakville Golf Club Larry CooperL. Cooper Mississaugua Golf & Country Club |
F | -1 | 70 | |
T7 | Claudio VendittiC. Venditti The National Golf Club of Canada Paul PolicaroP. Policaro The National Golf Club of Canada |
F | -1 | 70 | |
T7 | John ZdonekJ. Zdonek Pointe West GC John SaffranJ. Saffran Pointe West Golf Club |
F | -1 | 70 | |
T11 | Phil CharalP. Charal The Summit Golf & Country Club Tony RobinsonT. Robinson The Summit Golf & Country Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Randy DoucetteR. Doucette Victoria Park East Golf Club Gary ClairmanG. Clairman Victoria Park East Golf Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Christopher KertsosC. Kertsos York Downs Golf & Country Club Dan PartlandD. Partland The National Golf Club of Canada |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Jace KohlmeierJ. Kohlmeier Sarnia Golf & Curling Club Gerard McAnultyG. McAnulty Sarnia Golf & Curling Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Peter MacKinnonP. MacKinnon Maple City Country Club Tom FauldsT. Faulds London Hunt and Country Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Brad McConnellB. McConnell Lakeridge Links Golf Club Paul KirkpatrickP. Kirkpatrick Station Creek Golf Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T11 | Rick PaquetteR. Paquette Beach Grove Golf & Country Club Ken GreenwoodK. Greenwood Beach Grove Golf & Country Club |
F | E | 71 | |
T18 | Peter GeeP. Gee Rattlesnake Point Golf Club Jamie KavanaghJ. Kavanagh Glen Abbey Golf Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Howard GlassmanH. Glassman Glencairn Golf Club Tim SouthcottT. Southcott Glencairn Golf Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Steven HouleS. Houle Riverbend Golf Community Warren SyeW. Sye Riverbend Golf Community |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Michael HowardM. Howard Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club Raymond OhR. Oh Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Stig LassenS. Lassen Saugeen Golf Club- Sunset/Legacy Ian PenneyI. Penney Lookout Point Country Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Jay LilgeJ. Lilge Donalda Club Allan DonaldA. Donald Donalda Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Jeff MaslankaJ. Maslanka Deer Ridge Golf Club Bob TurowB. Turow Deer Ridge Golf Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Marty QuinceyM. Quincey Devil's Pulpit Brian SemkiwB. Semkiw Devil's Pulpit |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T18 | Brent TaylorB. Taylor Whistle Bear Golf Club Bob IrvineB. Irvine The Meadows Golf Club |
F | +1 | 72 | |
T27 | Herb CowenH. Cowen Pike Lake Golf & Country Club Scott CoburnS. Coburn Pike Lake G & CC |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Gordon HendersonG. Henderson Lookout Point Country Club Joe MiszkJ. Miszk Lookout Point Country Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | David JohnsonD. Johnson Vespra Hills Golf Club Mark DavidsonM. Davidson Hawk Ridge Golf and Country Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Ronald KerrR. Kerr Brampton Golf Club Alan KerrA. Kerr Brampton Golf Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Ross MacdonaldR. Macdonald Deer Ridge Golf Club George StokesG. Stokes Deer Ridge Golf Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Don McLeanD. McLean Greystone Golf Club David StroudD. Stroud The Lake Joseph Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Bernie StarchukB. Starchuk Burlington Golf & Country Club Michael BondyM. Bondy Glencairn Golf Club - Leithfield/Speyside |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Brad StumpfB. Stumpf Oshawa Golf and Curling Club Rick AndersonR. Anderson Oshawa Golf and Curling Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T27 | Stephen WhiteS. White Peterborough Golf & Country Club Allen ChapmanA. Chapman Lindsay Golf & Country Club |
F | +2 | 73 | |
T36 | Mark BrewerM. Brewer Whitevale GC Cam HreljacC. Hreljac Whitevale Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | William DagneauW. Dagneau Georgian Bay Club Danny BrownD. Brown Georgian Bay Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Darin DirkD. Dirk Sunningdale Golf Club Dave SpeirD. Speir Sunningdale Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Bill HiltonB. Hilton St. Andrew's East Golf Club David MyersD. Myers St. Andrew's East Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Ryan HolmesR. Holmes Blue Springs Golf Club Michael AldermanM. Alderman Greystone Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Craig JurdenC. Jurden Cambridge Golf Club Blake ClemesB. Clemes Listowel Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Barry OrserB. Orser Oshawa Golf and Curling Club Mark KalbfleischM. Kalbfleisch Oshawa Golf and Curling Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Len TimmermanL. Timmerman Vespra Hills Golf Club Kent OsborneK. Osborne Vespra Hills Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T36 | Jeff WatsonJ. Watson Brampton Golf Club Gary LittleG. Little Brampton Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | |
T45 | Patrick CarewP. Carew Spring Lakes Golf Club Peter PalframanP. Palframan Rocky Crest Golf Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Ian GibsonI. Gibson Pointe West Golf Club Carl NanniC. Nanni Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Tim LeeT. Lee Beverly Golf & Country Club Frank MorrisF. Morris Cutten Fields |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Bruce McEwenB. McEwen Scarboro Golf & Country Club Frank MihalekF. Mihalek Scarboro Golf & Country Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Ian MontgomeryI. Montgomery Weston Golf & Country Club Richard LockwoodR. Lockwood Highland Country Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Frank MortensenF. Mortensen Lookout Point Country Club Tony RavendaT. Ravenda Hunters Pointe Golf Course |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | Peter TobinP. Tobin Kingsville Golf & Country Club Mario GuertinM. Guertin Rattlesnake Point Golf Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T45 | John UsborneJ. Usborne The National Golf Club of Canada David LarkinD. Larkin Toronto Golf Club |
F | +4 | 75 | |
T53 | Steve BurchS. Burch Barrie Country Club Don JohnsonD. Johnson Whistle Bear Golf Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T53 | Wayne FillmoreW. Fillmore St. Andrew's East Golf Club Paul MaynardP. Maynard St. Andrew's East Golf Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T53 | Brammer LongB. Long Barrie Country Club Rob GarnerR. Garner Barrie Country Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T53 | John LordJ. Lord Barrie Country Club Jay PattisonJ. Pattison Barrie Country Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T53 | Michael McGarragleM. McGarragle Whitevale Golf Club Barry FairhurstB. Fairhurst Royal Ashburn Golf Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T53 | Clint WardC. Ward Royal Ashburn Golf Club Terry CowanT. Cowan Royal Ashburn Golf Club |
F | +5 | 76 | |
T59 | Gary KirkG. Kirk Public Player (Golf Ontario Member) L.A. MacDonaldL. MacDonald Nest Golf Course, The |
F | +6 | 77 | |
T59 | Steve KnochS. Knoch OslerBrook Golf and Country Club Hugh FallonH. Fallon OslerBrook Golf and Country Club |
F | +6 | 77 | |
T59 | John MurphyJ. Murphy Heritage Hills Golf Club Limited Doug McCannD. McCann Heritage Hills Golf Club Limited |
F | +6 | 77 | |
62 | Nick DigiandomenicoDigiandomenico Nest Golf Course, The Larry KarpowiczL. Karpowicz Public Player (GAO Member) |
F | +7 | 78 | |
63 | John MealiaJ. Mealia Bayview Golf and Country Club Michael MealiaM. Mealia Bayview Golf and Country Club |
F | +8 | 79 | |
64 | Peter MumfordP. Mumford Public Player (Golf Ontario Member) David GoodmanD. Goodman The Summit Golf & Country Club |
F | +11 | 82 |