Local wins Iroquois Open

We have more seasonal results from league play at our curling club. 

Last Tuesday night the men’s league wrapped up, and in the championship game, Larry Cooper’s team won the Pat Lid Trophy over Jack Barkley. With Larry were Peter McCooeye, Mike Felker and Jody Cryderman. Jack’s team included Ken Konink, Rick Mackenzie and Bill Laurin.

Finishing third were Robert Houze, Robbie Stitt and Al Harriman. 

Our Thursday nighters start their playoff run this week, with games beginning at 7 p.m. each night. John and Ian Wilson, Scott Lane and Mike Staebler, and Joe McCooeye, John Allison, Peter McCooeye and Jack Barkley finished first and second respectively and earned a bye to the semi-finals on Thursday night. 

On Monday night, Larry Cooper, Chris and Nancy Barkley and Anita Cooper played Mahlon Locke, Carolyn Beckstead, Kathy Norg and Wendy Casselman, while Robert Houze, Sam Laurin, Alan Brunt and Leanne McCooeye played Robbie Stitt, Al Harriman, Greta McGann and Paul St. Pierre. 

The winning teams play against the first and second place teams on Thursday night, and those victors play for the club championship on Saturday night.

The senior men completed their last draw of the last week, with the team of Pete Zeran, Ted Herriman, Maurice Kolff and Paul Dobry dominating play in the round robin. Finishing second were Don O’Brien, Len Bellamy, Glen Cougler and Robert Martin, followed by Martin Schneckenburger, Sam Locke, Bud Perry and Larry Ware. 

Rather than start a new draw in the days remaining this season, those interested play made-up two-person games. They’re looking at the possibility of a championship round involving the most successful skips over the season, Pete Zeran and Sid Morrell.

Our closing bonspiel April 6 will begin at 9 a.m., costing $10 for an eight-end game and a six-ender, with a pot luck luncheon in between. The dinner will be $15 and serving will begin at 5:30. Previous to that will be a skills competition. Then after a general meeting, the club championship game is on to finish the season.

The Wednesday night ladies will have their traditional four-end matches tonight, followed by some special treats. They have a great time in league play, but will not be announcing championship results. The Tuesday afternoon ladies will not be selecting a champion either, but also enjoy themselves on and off the ice.

Thursday morning mixed competition will finish up tomorrow, with the winner either Mahlon Locke’s or Al Harriman’s team. Results next week.

There is at least one last out-of-club bonspiel this week, with results to be announced next time.

Good curling to all!

[…]

The ladies section of the Morrisburg Golf Club entertained 67 women at the annual ladies friendly held last Tuesday, June 10.

Golfers attended from Iroquois, Prescott, Nationview, Rideau Glen, Cedar Glen and Morrisburg. The days started cloudy but the clouds gave way to sun and it ended up being a beautiful day.

For the event, participatns had to make a score using one score on the par 5s, two scores on the par 4s and three scores on the par 3s. They were given mulligan sto use on one drive, one ball in the sand, one ball in the water and one putt.

The two teams that came out on top at the end of the day were: Sheila Bush, Audrey Moore, Georgia Crawford and Libby Price; Denis Lebrun, Llinda Barkclay, Nellie Leightizer and Barb Townson.

The two teams that, not only had troubles counting the team score, but came out with the highest score were: Diane Tappin, Janie Connelly, Lydia Eamon and Brenda Clark; Sue Alexander, Mary Shore, Ruth Kelly and Peggy McPhail.

In addition 10 prizes were awarded for proximately prizes on hole 10 through 18.

Libby Price won for closest to the hanging flower basket, Diane Benau, closest to the pin, Sheila Bush closest to the pin on her second shot, Yvonne Mabo long drive, Ruth Kelly closest to the ditch,  Helen Youmelle long putt, Theresa McCaig closest to the hanging basket, Sheila Bush closest to the pin and Nellie Leightizer longest putt. 

Ladies night on Wednesday, June 11 was another rained out affair but the gals got together anyway to celebrated Carolyn Weegar’s 50th birthday. Fifty-two ladies were present for the surprise celebration and the ladies all wore purple which is Carolyn’s favourite colour.

The men did manage to dodge the showers on Thursday evening to get in some play. Low gross in A flight was won by Bobb Mann with a 36 while Jeff Cassell won B with a 39. A 44 gave Gus Dickson shot a 44 for the C flight win. 

Net winners were Lance LePage in A flight, Andy Patenaude in B and Keith Robinson in C.

Jason Denio and Gus Dickson won for their closest to the hole shots.

After two weeks of hard competition in the men’s night team event The Birdies and the Eagles are tied with 89 points. The Good Old Boys have 88 and The Beavers 87.

Coming up this Saturday, June 21 is the annual men’s open tournament. For more information you can contact the clubhouse at 613-543-3282. The day includes golf, prizes and dinner.

[…]

Not once, not twice, but seven times. That’s the number of holes-in-one, that Morrisburg golfer, Brian McNairn has achieved.

His latest was the par three fifth hole at the Morrisburg Golf Course on Saturday, May 19.

The hole was playing to 145 yards, and McNairn was golfing with buddies Mike Laurin, Lee Beaupre and Dave Myers.

He used a seven iron.

We knew it was going in from the time it landed said Laurin. “It hit on the front of the green, ran straight up the hill and dropped into the cup.”

Although McNairn has been playing golf for some 40 plus years, it wasn’t until 2000 that he recorded his first ace.

That was at the Upper Canada Golf Course on the tough par three 13th. It was full steam ahead after that.

He has now aced the par three fifth and 14th holes on the Morrisburg course twice and the par three second and eighth holes once each.

An A flight player, McNairn says it is “fun to see a shot go in like that. If only the game was that easy all of the time.”

[…]