For Immediate Release
June 3, 2016
Russell Bowie crowned 2016 Ontario Champion of Champions
GORMLEY— Men’s club champions from across the province were at Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club on June 3 for the playing of the Golf Ontario 2016 Champion of Champions tournament, presented by Turkish Airlines.
It was a beautiful day for the 53 champions who teed it up, as they all looked to be crowned 2016 Champion of Champions. The event had a wide range of ages competing, as the youngest champion was just 15-years-old while the oldest was 68.
Taking the title was Brampton Golf Club’s Russell Bowie. The 24-year-old Mississauga resident fired a two-under (69) to win the title by one stroke. Following the win, Bowie spoke about how honoured he was to be following in the footsteps of other Brampton Golf Club members who have won the Ontario Champion of Champions. “It means a lot to me to win this. It is a collection of club champions, so it’s pretty special to win. For Brampton, we have had a few previous winners: Stu Hamilton won it years ago and just a few years back, a good friend of mine, Binupa Wijesinghe, won it. I’m happy to bring it back to Brampton.”
Bowie credited his win to avoiding any major mistakes during the round. “I think I just avoided any major errors. I was never in any trouble. I hit a lot of fairways and greens, so I was never really scrambling. It was a good straight-forward round.”
This is the first provincial championship for Bowie.
Finishing in second place was Cherry Down’s Golf & Country Club’s Mathew Iceton. Iceton, from Brooklin, shot a one-under (70) to take home the silver.
Rounding out the podium in a tie for third were Deer Ridge Golf Club’s Ryan Kings and St. Catharines Golf & Country Club’s Robert Ellis. Kings, from Kitchener, and Ellis, from St. Catharines, each finished at even par (70).
For full tournament information, including the final leaderboard, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao16/event/gao1619/index.htm
Golf Ontario would like to thank Meadowbrook G&CC for hosting the event, as well as all of the staff and the Golf Ontario volunteers who contributed. Thanks also to Turkish Airlines, the title sponsor of the championship.
About the Ontario Men’s Champion of Champions
The Ontario Men's Champion of Champions was first contested in 1946 and features men's club champions from Golf Ontario member clubs across the province. Past champions of the event include Ontario Golf Hall of Fame members Bill Morland, Gerry Kesselring, Warren Sye, and Stu Hamilton, as well as Big Break Indian Wells champion David Byrne.
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Full Leaderboard
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Pos | Player | Thru | TotalTot | StrokesTot | Points | Follow players |
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1 | Russell BowieR. Bowie Brampton Golf Club |
F | -2 | 69 | 100 | |
2 | Mathew IcetonM. Iceton Cherry Downs G & CC |
F | -1 | 70 | 75 | |
T3 | Ryan KingsR. Kings Deer Ridge Golf Club |
F | E | 71 | 47.50 | |
T3 | Robert EllisR. Ellis St. Catharines Golf & Country Club |
F | E | 71 | 47.50 | |
T5 | Jordan CramptonJ. Crampton London Hunt and Country Club |
F | +1 | 72 | 38 | |
T5 | Abe HolmesA. Holmes Barrie Country Club |
F | +1 | 72 | 38 | |
T5 | David LangD. Lang Donalda Club |
F | +1 | 72 | 38 | |
T8 | Joseph KremerJ. Kremer Cedar Brae Golf Club |
F | +2 | 73 | 30 | |
T8 | James ParsonsJ. Parsons | F | +2 | 73 | 30 | |
T8 | Larry CooperL. Cooper Mississaugua Golf & Country Club |
F | +2 | 73 | 30 | |
T8 | Tim CaineT. Caine Dalewood Golf Club |
F | +2 | 73 | 30 | |
T8 | Kevin FawcettK. Fawcett Toronto Golf Club |
F | +2 | 73 | 30 | |
T13 | Nicholas RossN. Ross Oak Gables Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T13 | Jon DrakeJ. Drake Beacon Hall Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T13 | Steve FredericksS. Fredericks Kawartha Golf & Country Club |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T13 | Mike KrayM. Kray Rattlesnake Point GC |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T13 | Bobby HallB. Hall Tarandowah Golfers Club |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T13 | Craig WatkinsC. Watkins Glencairn Golf Club |
F | +3 | 74 | 11 | |
T19 | Robert GossR. Goss Port Colborne Golf & Country Club |
F | +4 | 75 | ||
T19 | Christopher KertsosC. Kertsos York Downs Golf & Country Club |
F | +4 | 75 | ||
T19 | Zac MooreZ. Moore Northridge Public Golf Course |
F | +4 | 75 | ||
22 | Brett SaundersB. Saunders Wyndance Golf Club |
F | +5 | 76 | ||
23 | Marc LefebvreM. Lefebvre West Haven Golf & Country Club |
F | +6 | 77 | ||
T24 | Raymond OhR. Oh Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club |
F | +7 | 78 | ||
T24 | Marc SavardM. Savard Wildfire Golf Club |
F | +7 | 78 | ||
T24 | Wade LunnW. Lunn Hawk Ridge Golf and Country Club |
F | +7 | 78 | ||
T27 | Brad StumpfB. Stumpf Oshawa Golf and Curling Club |
F | +8 | 79 | ||
T27 | Hunter HicksH. Hicks The Landings Golf Club |
F | +8 | 79 | ||
T27 | Philip CarletonP. Carleton Legacy Ridge Golf Club |
F | +8 | 79 | ||
T27 | Lars MelanderL. Melander Oakville Golf Club |
F | +8 | 79 | ||
T27 | Wesley StewartW. Stewart Roseland Golf & Curling Club |
F | +8 | 79 | ||
32 | Darren McNairD. McNair The National Golf Club of Canada |
F | +9 | 80 | ||
T33 | David HemstadD. Hemstad The Summit Golf & Country Club |
F | +10 | 81 | ||
T33 | Bill SimmonsB. Simmons Flamborough Hills Golf Club |
F | +10 | 81 | ||
T33 | Nick D'AlessandroN. D'Alessandro Islington Golf Club |
F | +10 | 81 | ||
T33 | Gerry GreenwoodG. Greenwood Wyndance Golf Club |
F | +10 | 81 | ||
T33 | Tony FeuzT. Feuz Riverbend Golf Community |
F | +10 | 81 | ||
T38 | Trent ZorgdragerT. Zorgdrager Stratford Country Club |
F | +11 | 82 | ||
T38 | Justin MacFaddenJ. MacFadden Public Player (Golf Ontario Member) |
F | +11 | 82 | ||
T38 | Aaron KennyA. Kenny Bay of Quinte Golf & Country Club |
F | +11 | 82 | ||
41 | Ashley ChinnerA. Chinner Coppinwood |
F | +12 | 83 | ||
42 | Rob MyhillR. Myhill The Golf Club at Lora Bay |
F | +13 | 84 | ||
T43 | Harry ChamourianH. Chamourian Wyldewood Golf & Country Club |
F | +14 | 85 | ||
T43 | Danny CookD. Cook Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club |
F | +14 | 85 | ||
T43 | Scott NelsonS. Nelson Sleepy Hollow Country Club |
F | +14 | 85 | ||
46 | Donald MoonD. Moon Craigowan Oxford Golf & Country Club |
F | +16 | 87 | ||
47 | Doug HampsonD. Hampson Bear Creek Golf & Country Club |
F | +19 | 90 |