Thiessen, Day earn battle belts

Published on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 07:22

New champions were crowned at the sold out Battle for the Belts golf tournament, Sunday at the Gilbert Plains Country Club.

Jay Thiessen and Kolby Day combined to shoot a 59 to claim the championship belts, finishing one shot ahead of runners-up Chad Facey and Shawn MacQuarrie. Bob Gilroy and Christian Laughland were awarded third place on a countback, with a 65.

Winners of the first flight on a countback were Earl Thompson and Larry Nepinak, with second place going to Bailey Reichmuth and Kale Bombak. Both teams finished with a 67. In third place was Cole Kopytko and Taylor Fletcher with a 68.

A countback gave first place in the second flight to Dave Campbell and Curtis Campbell over runners-up Clint Baxter and Blair Johnson, while Lloyd Campbell and Rylan Campbell were third. All three teams shot a 71.

The top three teams in the third flight also finished tied after carding a 73. First place went to Scott Lynxleg and Merv Lynxleg, with Josh Yaschyshyn and Keenan Yaschyshyn in second place and Brock Nixon and Carl Bicknell in third.

Chris Porter and Kaine Morran won the fourth flight on a countback, carding a 75. In second place, also with a 75, was Dylan Ushkowski and Mitchell Prawdzik, and in third place was Troy Caruk and Shaun Caruk, also with a 75.

Shawn Sarkonak and Jamie Hodgson shot a 77 to win the fifth flight on a countback over runners-up Fred Letain and Gerald Musey, while Ian Brezden and Jordan Pernarowski were third, also with a 77.

In the sixth flight, a countback awarded first place to Colton Stadnyk and Richard Eliuk. In second place, with an 81, was Jamesa Morran and Lincoln Morran, while in third place, with an 82, was Dustin Dawson and Jodi Ganchar.

The most honest golfers were Megan Morran and Vander Morran.

Closest-to-the-hole/line winners were Mark Odut on no. 4, Ted Wojtowitz on no. 9, Dale Murray on no. 14 and Regan Hedley on no. 17.



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