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Amateur field

finally complete

It took longer than it was supposed to but the 120-player field is established for the Manitoba Men’s Amateur Golf Championship next month at Breezy Bend.

Three qualifiers conducted by Golf Manitoba are complete, though two were disrupted in a major way by weather and soggy conditions.

Brett Boschman led the way at Oak Island Golf Club as the western Manitoba window to the amateur dodged most of the raindrops.

Events closer to Winnipeg weren’t so fortunate.

The first qualifying round at South Interlake in Warren was only partially complete and had to be finished five days later. Daley Peters was the eventual winner there, taking the best of 41 spots.

The other round scheduled for South Interlake had to be moved to Carman a week later. Kevin Giesbrecht, playing on his home track, shared low-qualifier status with Justin Ford and Alex Crawford, leading a pack of 36 who advanced.

Garth Collings, the oldest-ever Manitoba Am winner, will be the defending champ on his home course when the action starts July 19.

— The only competitive amateur event that’s in a holding pattern as of today is the Manitoba junior bantam event that was weathered-out at Tuxedo.

The 18 competitors will be advised of a likely August reschedule, GM executive director Dave Comaskey said.

“We have some flexibility there but whatever date we pick probably won’t work for everyone,” he said. “We’ll do the best we can to make sure it’s played.”

— Now that our vacation break is over, belated cap-tipping to Dave Lavallee of Quarry Oaks, the winner of the Manitoba Assistant Professionals Championship at Niakwa, to Kathryn McKenzie of St. Boniface for outlasting the elements at the Women’s City and District Championship at Kingswood, and to Carman head pro Dean North for his two-under 69 Monday at Transcona to win the MPGA’s Callaway Open.

Aces

Young II Cho, June 13, Kingswood, 17th hole, 136 yards, 9-iron.

Chris Galbraith, June 12, Shooters, 5th hole, 146 yards, 8-iron.

Tony McRedmond, June 9, Niakwa, 14th hole, 132 yards, 6-iron.

Dave Lawrence, June 6, Falcon Lake, 17th hole, 143 yards.

Diane Hudson, June 5, Niakwa, 5th hole, 130 yards, 11-wood.

Ted McArthur, June 3, Falcon Lake, 8th hole, 167 yards.

Kerri Chase, May 31, Shooters, 2nd hole, 146 yards, driver.

Paul Leveque, May 19, Teulon, 3rd hole, 168 yards, 7-wood.

Lawrence Hauser, June 27, Quarry Oaks, 2nd hole Quarry, 137 yard, 8-iron.

Ray Ostertag, June 27 Black Bear, 2nd hole, 179 yard. club n/a.

Al Helgason, June 23, Oakwood, 6th hole, 160 yards, 7-wood.

Gary Eggertson, June 22, Pine Ridge, 7th hole, 122 yards, 8-iron.

Doug Oberek, June 21, Pine Ridge, 7th hole, 119 yards, 9-iron.

Dave Lewis, June 19, Bel Acres, 16th hole, 150 yards, 7-iron.

Paul Morin, June 18, Mars Sandhills, 6th hole, 201 yards, 5-wood.

Victor Antonio, June 14, Rossmere, 12th hole, 160 yards, 5-iron.

Preston Heinbigner, June 13, Quarry Oaks, 5th hole Oak, 164 yards, 9-iron.

Colin Turner, June 13, Southwood, 13th hole, 120 yards, S/W.

Fred Loudon, June 13, Wildewood, 3rd hole, 146 yards, 5-iron.

Pat Werestuik, June 12, Rossmere, 5th hole, 156 yards, 7-iron.

Ian Bailey, June 11, Wildewood, 12th hole, 130 yards, 9-iron.