Georgian Bay, ON (May 29, 2017) – The stage was set for the first Major of this young 2017 GTA AM Tour season and it was shaping up to be a tight race to the finish. The Myrtle Beach Collingwood 2-Day Major, was held at two AMAZING Collingwood-based golf courses: Lora Bay and Georgian Bay Club.. Players were greeted with two days of nice weather as mother nature was on her best behavior thus far.
Day One was was held at The Golf Club at Lora Bay. O
nce on course, players found themselves in tranquil, natural and secluded surroundings. The only "distraction" would have been the occasional white-tailed deer who also call Lora Bay their home.
Champ Flight was out of the gates, and Mike Rennie posted a slick 79, followed closely by John Harrington with 80 and Morgan Rubes and Steve Knoch tied with 84.
Michael Corvese would cruise through the first day with a score of 79, with brother Chris Corvese only three back posting 82 and Victor Wei and Danny MacDonald matching rounds both carding 83.
B Flight had a low pair of 83's on day one. The day-one lead was shared by Arlo Hugessen and Joe Taibi. Following up were John Waddington and Derek Peters, both of whom shot 86. There was a log jam for top spot rolling into day two.
C Flight's Vojtech Smida cruised through with a sparkling 89, Steve Roberts and Carl Thompson would both shoot 95 and George Vlasic, Brian Nash and John Harris were hot on their heels all posting 86.
David Johnson's sizzling 77 would lead the way in the Seniors' Flight, Des Brady and Jack Radford were lurking with a pair of 82's and Reed Ellis posted 88.
Women's Flight was led by Margret Crawley posting a fantastic score of Net 68, Laura DiFlorio was next best with Net 76 and Anne McGrath one back at Net 77, setting the stage for a great day of competition on day two.
Day Two would be hosted by The Georgian Bay Club. This amazing golf course boasts
wide fairways which allow marginal shots to be found and played again. But don't let the spacious fairways fool you. The angles of the greens dictate preferred sides of the fairways and those positions are carefully protected with natural and man made challenges.
After a great first day of competition, it would come down to the crunch on day two and it was time for players to hit the turf running to claim the title at the first Major of the 2017 GTA AM Tour season.
John Harrington was here to play. He carded a sweet 77 (for a two-day total of 157) and wuold claim the Champ Flight victory. Next best were Morgan Rubes and Steve Knoch, both of whom posted a second round 78, tying their two day total of 162. After card matching, it would be determined Morgan Rubes would slide into second spot and Steve Knoch would settle for third.
A Flight would see Michael Corvese hang onto top spot shooting a second day 82 and a two-day total of 161. Victor Wei would hang on to secure second place with 80 and a two day total 163. Next best would be Dean Weber, posting a best of the day 77, giving him a two day total 165 for third place.
Joe Taibi would put up yet another smooth round, scoring 84 and giving him a two day total of 167 and the B Flight trophy. Frank O'Brien would take 80 strokes on day two giving him a total 169 and an all alone second place. Andrew Mitchell carded 82 for a two day total of 173 for third spot.
C Flight would see Tour veteran Carl Thompson post a great second round of 81. This gave him a two day total of 176 and the victory. George Vasic was clawing his way around with a sensational day of 82 and event score of 178 to land second while Vojtech Smida slipped into third place shooting 97 and total of 186 claiming third.
Seniors' Flight had Des Brady slide into top spot, shooting a lights out 74, giving him an event best 156 for the win! David Johnson made a move on day two shooting 84, total 161, sliding into second spot.
Laura DiFlorio claimed victory in the Women's Flight, posting a two day total of Net 150.
