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2010 Yearbook GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO 2011 YEARBOOK 2010 YEARBOOK GAO 2011 YEARBOOK 2012 Championship Schedule TOURNAMENT LOCATION DATE Men’s Better-Ball Championship Oakdale G&CC May 17 Investors Group Junior Spring Classic - Boys’ Wooden Sticks GC May 19-21 Investors Group Junior Spring Classic - Girls’ Sleepy Hollow G&CC May 19-21 Men’s Champion Of Champions Beach Grove G&CC May 23 Senior Men’s Champion Of Champions Peterborough G&CC May 31 Men’s Match Play Championship The Lake Joseph Club June 5-8 Women’s Champion Of Champions Wildfire GC June 12 Investors Group Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship Cobble Beach Golf Links June 12-14 Women’s Match Play Championship Hawk Ridge GC June 18-20 Investors Group Junior Boys’ Match Play Deerhurst Highlands GC July 3-6 Investors Group Ontario Amateur Championship Summit G&CC July 10-13 Investors Group Junior Girls’ Championship Shelburne G&CC July 10-13 Investors Group Women’s Amateur Championship Loyalist CC July 17-19 Investors Group Junior Boys’ Championship The Mandarin G&CC July 17-20 Juvenile & Bantam Better-Ball Championships BraeBen GC July 24 Bantam Girls’ & Bantam Boys’ Championships Puslinch GC July 30-August 1 Investors Group Sr. Women’s Amateur Championship Twenty Valley G&CC July 31-August 2 Investors Group Sr. Men’s Amateur Championship Midland G&CC August 8-10 Ontario Summer Games Cedar Brae G&CC August 14-17 Junior Girls’ Match Play Championship Barcovan GC August 20-22 Investors Group Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Galt CC August 21-23 George S. Lyon Club Team Championship The Club At Bond Head September 4 Mixed Team Championship Wildfire GC September 6 Women’s Four-Ball Championship Grey Silo GC September 13 Baka Wireless Public Player Championship Paris Grand GC September 10-11 Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship Beach Grove G&CC September 19 YEARBOOK 2011 www.GAO.ca Golf Association of Ontario GET TO KNOW THE GAO From RATING courses and educating golfers on the RULES of the game; to growing the sport at the GRASS ROOT level and getting golf into our SCHOOL Golf Association of Ontario systems; to hosting the best in class amateur CHAMPIONSHIPS... you can 96 Elgin Park Drive, Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 0C2 believe that the GAO is simply the place for AMATEUR GOLF in Ontario. Phone: 905.852.1101 • Fax: 905.852.8893 www.gao.ca Executive Director Dave Mills Ext. 233 – [email protected] Director of Rules and Competitions Dave Colling Ext. 225 – [email protected] Tournament Manager Larry Longo Ext. 226 – [email protected] Director of Marketing and Communications Kyle McFarlane Ext. 228 – [email protected] Marketing and Communications Manager Claire Welsh Ext. 234 – [email protected] Graphic/Web Designer Peter MacKellar Ext. 243 – [email protected] Director of Sport Development Take some time to get to know us at Mike Kelly GAO.ca Ext. 232 – [email protected] Sport Development Coordinator High Performance Mary Ann Hayward Ext. 239 – [email protected] Sport Development Coordinator Participation and Coaching Mallory Dayman Ext. 237 – [email protected] Head Provincial Coach Jon Roy Ext. 222 – [email protected] Director of Handicapping and Course Rating Craig Loughry Ext. 230 – [email protected] Course Rating Manager Marcus Strom Ext. 231 – [email protected] Administrative Director Kate Sheldon Ext. 235 – [email protected] Manager, Accounting and Club Membership Linda Francone Ext. 227 – [email protected] Coordinator, Volunteers Sandy Davidson Ext. 236 – [email protected] Administrative Assistant and Public Player Coordinator Anita Haden Ext. 221 – [email protected] Accounting Clerk Olga Ivoditov Ext. 238 – [email protected] www.GAO.ca YEARBOOK 2011 3 Contents COMMITTEE REPORTS 10th Anniversary Gala GAO BOARD AND COMMITTEES 5 23 President’s REPORT 6 HANDICAP & COURSE RATING/DISTRICTS 7 RULES & COMPETITIONS 15 VOLUNTEERS 16 SPORT DEVELOPMENT 18 MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING/SCHOLARSHIP 19 GAO MEMBER CLUBS 20 ONTARIO GOLF HALL OF FAME 28 CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARIES CHAMPIONSHIP SITES 29 PLAYER RANKINGS 30 2011 JUNIOR RESULTS Volunteers Honoured BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 31 JUNIOR BOys’ ChAMPIONSHIP 32 26 JUNIOr Girls’ ChAMPIONSHIP 33 JUNIOR SPRING CLASSIC 34 JUNIOR BOys’ & JuniOr Girls’ MATCH PLAY 35 JUVENILE BOys’ & GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP 36 2011 Men’s Results Men’s Better BALL 37 Men’s AmATEUR 38 Men’s MID-AMATEUR 39 Ontario Golf Hall of Fame SENIOR Men’s AmATEUR 40 Men’s MATCH PLAY 41 28 Men’s ChAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 42 SENIOR Men’s BETTER BALL 43 GEORGE S. LYON CHAMPIONSHIP 48 Men’s PuBLIC PLAYER CHAMPIONSHIP 50 2011 Women’s Results WOmen’ MATCH PLAY 35 WOmen’s AmATEUR 44 WOmen’s MID-AMATEUR 45 SENIOR WOmen’s AmATEUR 46 WOmen’s ChAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 47 MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP/WOmen’s FOUR BALL 49 YEARBOOK 2011 4 www.GAO.ca GAO Board & Committees 2011 GAO BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEFT TO RIGHT: Liz Hoffman, John Turner, Marilyn Field-Marsham, Susan Bell, John Swift, Jim King, Kathy Pilkey, Bob McMenemy, Ian Murray, Gilles Hurtubise, Christian Osborne ABSENT: Bill Muzak, Jim Furlong BOARD COMMITTEES GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING DISTRICT COORDINATORS MEMBERSHIP/MARKETING HALL OF FAME Chair: Liz Hoffman Chair: Gilles Hurtubise Chair: Kyle McFarlane Chair: Anna Poste Ian Murray Bruce Rand Jim Furlong Marlene Stewart-Streit Marilyn Field-Marsham Ruth Giles Sue Bell Stu Hamilton Gilles Hurtubise Nianne Foley Jim King Liz Hoffman Kathy Pilkey Irene O’Brien Dan Crumpton Kevin Purcell Dave Mills Al Penford Chris Osborne Sue Wickware Kate Sheldon Karen Vamplew Peter Palframan Jeff Alexander Murray McDonald Claire Welsh Warren Crosbie FINANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT Bob McWade Kate Sheldon Gary Cowan Chair: Ian Murray Nancy McConnell Linda Francone Kyle McFarlane John Swift Colleen French Craig Loughry Dave Mills Liz Hoffman Ken Hopkins Marilyn Field-Marsham Barry Caland HUMAN RESOURCES & COMPENSATION RULES AND COMPETITIONS Jan Atkinson-Hall John Turner Chair: Kathy Pilkey Chair: Bill Muzak Joy Bradford Chris Osborne Ian Murray John Swift Paul Macnaughton Ken Lancaster Liz Hoffman Jim Furlong Kate Sheldon Kathy Pilkey Susan Bell John Turner Sandy Davidson Kate Sheldon Jim King Bob McMenemy Linda Francone Dave Mills Jim King Dave Mills SPORT DEVELOPMENT Lee Griffin Chair: Liz Hoffman HANDICAP & COURSE RATING Lorry Moffatt Bob McMenemy Sue Wickware SCHOLARSHIP Chair: Ralph Franchino Chris Osborne Ginny Marshall Chair: Jim Furlong Gilles Hurtubise Nick Marrone Dave Colling Bob McMenemy Jim Faulkner Judith Kryinis Larry Longo Bill Muzak Bob Heath Doug Lawrie Marilyn Field-Marsham Cindy Wilson Dr. Greg Wells Chris Osborne Kathy Hill Mike Kelly Kate Sheldon Al Penford Mary Ann Hayward Mike Kelly Craig Loughry Jon Roy Marcus Strom Mallory Dayman www.GAO.ca YEARBOOK 2011 5 President’s Report Moreover, Mazda Canada came on board Jacob Patte. Rebecca Lee Bentham was in 2011 to support our high performance the Royale Cup Canadian Ladies’ Amateur athletes in the Team Ontario program. These champion and continued her run in the sponsors are integral to the success of the Fall, becoming one of two Canadians to GAO and make it possible for us to continue earn a 2012 LPGA Tour Card. In the Golf to grow the sport of golf in the future. Canada National Order of Merit rankings, The Province of Ontario continues to seven of our Ontario men and five of our support our programming initiatives and Ontario women are ranked in the top 10 in long term player development. The Ontario their respective rankings. All of this success Trillium Foundation enabled us to expand is a testament to the strength of the player our Callaway Golf for Kids program, while development programs in this province. the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport Our volunteers continue to the lifeblood provided support to the GAO to host the first of the GAO. With their hard work and ever Ontario Golf Coaches Summit. This was dedication, we ran a very successful KATHY PILKEY a world-class event in April of 2011 that was schedule of provincial events, including 2011 GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO PRESIDENT full of opportunities and resources for PGA qualifiers, championships, District events of Canada professionals to expand their and Member Days. Our passionate The honour of serving as the 10th President role in coaching. With the Canada Summer volunteers lent their expertise to committee of the Golf Association of Ontario is one that Games, Pan-Am Games and the 2016 work, handicapping, course rating, and will stay with me for a lifetime. Olympics on the horizon, the Summit assisted tournament support. Our volunteers’ 2011 was an outstanding year for the these coaches in providing the highest level knowledge and expertise enable us to run Golf Association of Ontario. I have had of coaching for Ontario athletes. world-class events and services all season the opportunity to travel throughout the The Ontario Golf of Hall of Fame induction long. entire province and see our programs ceremony was another success in 2011, as Lastly, the generosity of our member and initiatives in action. The GAO should the Hall continues to perpetuate the memory clubs is appreciated in sharing their continue to be proud of its leadership and and acknowledge of the contributions and beautiful courses to contest all of our events commitment to growing our sport, from the accomplishments made by Ontarians to the and provide a venue for our athletes to grass root level up to and including our high game of golf. Congratulations to this year’s showcase their talents. performance development programs. inductees, Mississaugua’s Gar Hamilton and I encourage you to peruse this Yearbook We celebrated the 10th anniversary of Sam Young from Shelburne. There are now and familiarize yourself with the work the amalgamated Ontario Ladies’ Golf a total of 58 members in our Hall of Fame. of our different committees. We have Association and the Ontario Golf Association Another highlight in 2011 was the 10th implemented a new volunteer process with the unveiling of our new logo and Anniversary Fundraising Gala in support of and would like to encourage you to “Get brand platform.
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