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We are all aware of the value of fundraising golf tournament in Winnipeg and the huge benefits that local charities are receiving. Like the 14th annual Subway Golf Classic in support of Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba have raised $ 111,675 and an astonishing $935,359.43 for the Classic’s 14-year in total.  We all know the wonderful things Variety accomplishes for kids with that cash. So, applause Winnipeg. Keep the support for this, and all other such tournaments, coming. It results in a world of good for countless recipients.

ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Night at the Goldeyes Game

If “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” popped out of your mouth sans pause, bravo. From now on just think of it as ALS. It’s important to remember, because the ALS Society desperately needs our financial support to help battle the disease, which affects the lives of more than 200 Manitobans and their families.

An excellent way to support the cause, says Brian Campbell, events/volunteer co-ordinator for the ALS Society of Manitoba, is “come out and join us for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Night at the Goldeyes Game” Friday at 7 p.m.

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Manitoba Bisons men’s golf team continues to be in the Top 5 placing (among 20 teams) as they moved into third place with a cumulative +60 score after the third round of the 2011 Canadian University/College Golf Championship at Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Ashburn, ON. The Humber College Hawks lead the men’s division, while the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the University of Victoria Vikings are tied atop the women’s division through the third round of the Canadian University/College Championship conducted by Golf Canada at Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Ashburn, Ont.

First round men’s golf leader was Bison Josh Wytnick. Wytnick bounced back from a second round 82 and shot a strong 74 in the third round to move into fourth spot with one round left in the national championship. He is only six shots back of the leader with a three round score of 224 (+8) score and only three back of third position. All Bison team members made the cut after three rounds as Riley Unger is the second highest Bison in 24th place while shooting 233 (+17) followed by Bobby Wiebe in 25th with 234 (+18) then Jesse Skelton is tied for 30th with 237 (+21) and Scott Mazur in 34th at 238 (+22).

http://gobisons.ca/index.php?page=news&id=1857

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What the hail? Greens and vehicles attacked

Mother Nature was the one taking shots at a rural golf course — and she left her mark on both the greens and parked vehicles.

Hail the size of golf balls rained down on the Bel Acres Golf and Country Club in the RM of Rosser northwest of Winnipeg on Thursday, damaging both the course, golf carts, and vehicles.

Steve Wood, the course’s golf pro, said the course has been closed since Thursday, but is expected to reopen today — albeit with some damage still to be fixed.

“We’re in clean-up mode right now,” Wood said on Friday.

“If you are a golfer, imagine a green and then imagine the damage from 39,000 golf balls landing on the green. That’s what happened because it was golf ball sized hail.

“Thankfully no one was injured because we were able to go out and bring everyone in before the hail started.”

Terry Kulchycki was one of more than 100 golfers at the course for a tournament at the time. His two-year old red Toyota Corolla now has numerous dimples on the hood, roof, and trunk lid.

“It’s the fifth car I’ve had get hail damage,” Kulchycki said.

“We were only on the second hole when the rain started and the course marshall came to get us. We figured we would be out again after the rain so we left our balls out there. Then the hail started.

“The joke was we’d never be able to find the balls with all the golf-ball sized hail.”

Brian Smiley, a spokesman for Manitoba Public Insurance, said Bel Acres wasn’t the only place where vehicles suffered damage in southern Manitoba.

Smiley said that by mid-afternoon on Friday, Autopac had already received more than 1,200 claims for hail damage.

Smiley said the majority were coming in from Shilo and Melita, but others were coming from just outside Winnipeg.

“It was a storm with very large hail,” he said.

“This was our first one this season. We are anticipating well over $2,000 to $2,500 to fix per vehicle.”

Smiley said MPI officials are still reviewing whether they will be opening special hail centres to deal with the number of damaged vehicles.

Natalie Hasell, Environment Canada’s warning preparedness meteorologist, said that on Thursday morning forecasters believed the storm would only effect the extreme southwest end of the province and North Dakota, but then something changed just after 9 a.m.

“The atmosphere was more dynamic than the models suggested,” Hasell said.

“It didn’t take long for these storms to develop and they were very fast to develop.”

Hasell said they were also moving fast and within hours stretched across large section of southern Manitoba, leaving hail and a deluge of rain in their wake.

She said Holland received the most rain — 33 millimetres — followed by Brandon with 28.2 mm, Selkirk with 27.8 mm, and Virden with 25.2 mm.

Hasell said hail struck in Melita, Souris, Shilo, St. Laurent, and northwest of Winnipeg.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/rural-golfers-face-mother-natures-fury-123152538.html

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Five of the world’s top-10 golfers are planning to tee it up at the CN Canadian Women’s Open later this summer.

Golf Canada announced Wednesday that Michelle Wie, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Yani Tseng have confirmed their participation in the Aug. 22-28 event at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel.

They join Jiyai Shin, who is ranked No. 3 in the world, along with No. 11 Paula Creamer and fan favourite Christina Kim, who previously confirmed their entry.

Wie had a pair of victories and eight top-10 finishes last season on the LPGA Tour, including the 2010 CN Canadian Open title at Winnipeg’s St. Charles Country Club.

Pettersen, ranked No. 2, has won seven times on the LPGA Tour during her career, including the 2009 Canadian Open. Kerr, ranked fourth, has 14 Tour wins to her credit, including the 2006 Canadian Open.

Tseng, the rookie of the year on the LPGA Tour in 2008, has already won six times, including three majors, during her short LPGA career.

“Three months out from the championship, we are very pleased with how our field is coming together and expect that all of the world’s best players will be at Hillsdale,” said tournament director Sean Van Kesteren. “Yani Tseng, Michelle Wie, Suzann Pettersen and Cristie Kerr are tremendous talents and I’m sure together with Paula Creamer, Jiyai Shin and Christina Kim will be among the crowd favourites during this year’s championship.”

Canadians Lorie Kane, Alena Sharp, Samantha Richdale, Lisa Meldrum and Stephanie Sherlock will be among the field of 156 golfers looking for a share of the $2.5 million in prize money.

http://www.canada.com/Canadian+Women+Open+lands+talent/4838592/story.html#ixzz1P3ieM9pc

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Tee times around Winnipeg could be getting quite a bit pricier, as city council has decided to explore other options, including privatization, for its 12 city-run courses.

Mayor Sam Katz said there are too many golf courses in Winnipeg “per capita” and that the city can’t afford to run them anymore. An audit report also shows that Winnipeg is racking up millions in debt for the golf properties.

During a council meeting Wednesday, council voted in favour of looking into other options for the courses, including privatization and contracting out for employees.

“These leases will be coming up, so we need to look down the road, so yeah, I’m looking forward to seeing good, positive, creative ideas come forward. If it’s something that makes sense, we go back to council and see if this is something council would embrace.”

Dave Carswell, a member of a private course in St. Boniface, likes the idea of privatizing all golf courses in the city.

“They care about it more than we would find with a city worker when they don’t really care whether it looks good or bad,” he said of the maintenance staff at his course.

He’s very happy with his course, and doesn’t think people would mind paying a bit more if they want a quality green to play on.

But some are against the move, saying they are concerned that their sport won’t be affordable.

“If I want to golf, if my buddy wants to golf more than once a month, $30 is a lot better than $60,” said Tim Gledhill, who golfs at the city-run Kildonan course.

Seniors are also concerned about rising rates.

“If we can spend millions of dollars to build a football stadium for eight games in the year and we can’t keep golf courses going for thousands of people in Winnipeg, it makes no sense,” said Neil Fast, who also golfs at the Kildonan course.

But CUPE president Mike Davidson is concerned that up to 50 of their members could lose their jobs if council ultimately decides to privatize the courses, and worries the move could make golfing less affordable golfing for the average family. He hopes they take the time to do their research and include CUPE in their decision-making process.

“If they’re saying they can do it cheaper, show us,” Davidson said, “If you can come up with a competitive bid, show the citizens of Winnipeg.”

http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/Winnipeg+privatize+golf+courses/4839596/story.html

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Five players from the Manitoba Bison men’s golf team are heading to Ashburn, Ontario to compete in the 2011 Canadian University/College Championship beginning Monday.

The Bisons’ squad will take to the links at Royal Ashburn Golf Club, with a practice round to open the championship, and the first round of play commencing on Tuesday, May 31.

Fifth year Jesse Skelton, fourth year Bobby Wiebe, third year Riley Unger, second year Josh Wytinck and first year Scott Mazur make up this year’s team.

Skelton and Wiebe have competed for Manitoba at the last three (2008-10) Canadian University/College Championship, while Unger played last year for the Bisons.

“Last season, the team finished ninth and feel we can improve on this result and a realistic goal is to try and place in the Top 5,” said Bison golf co-coach Garth Goodbrandson. “There is three of the five players with past championship experience and I believe this will assist during this season’s championship.”

Twenty men’s teams will be competing in the ninth annual event.

http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/40090/manitoba-bisons-mens-golf-canadian-university-college-championship-2011/

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Winnipeg’s Scott Mazur overcame inclement weather to win the Manitoba Junior Golf’s season opener on the weekend.

The University of Manitoba golf team member shot a 4-under par 140 over at The Meadows at East St. Paul Golf Course.

Mazur, 18, turned in scores of 71 and 69 despite the blustery conditions to win the Boys 17-19 division by 10 strokes — which puts him in the running for an exemption into the Junior World Championships in San Diego, the 59th East Aurora International Junior Masters (EAIJM) in New York, and a PGA Junior Series stop.

“I made some key putts when I was struggling to make par that really kept my momentum going,” Mazur said in a release. “I made two eagles on par fives. It felt nice to play well throughout both rounds and finish with a solid score.”

Alex McDonald of Devlin, Ont., finished second at 5-over 149. Winnipeg’s Bret Thompson, 17, was third with a 152, which makes him eligible for a paid entry into a PGA Junior Series event in the States.

Thunder Bay’s Evan DeGrazia, 16, won the Boys 14-16 division at 151, which makes him an eligible qualifier for the Junior World Championships. Selkirk’s Travis Fredborg, 14, took second, just two strokes back, and Stony Mountain’s Darren Kelpin was third at 154.

In the Girls Division, Winnipeg’s Bri-Ann Tokariwski, 18, fired a 165 to win. Breanne Fredette, 17, and Dana Todd, 15 — both of Winnipeg — finished second and third at 170 and 174, respectively.

Headingley’s Brendan Kesterke, 11, needed a playoff hole to beat Winnipeg’s Rayan Soni, 13, in the Boys 13 and under division. Both shot 159 in regulation.

“My tournament highlight was my putt on the playoff hole,” Kesterke said.

Winnipeg’s Sam Diamond, who had opened with a 99, took third at 174.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/09/junior-golfers-win-puts-him-in-running-for-worlds-exemption

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’Toba golfers lobby politicians

Delegates from Golf Manitoba, course owners, superintendents and the Manitoba PGA — among others — are attempting to open a dialogue with politicians should an issue arise down the road.

“There’s no one specific ask,” Golf Manitoba executive director Dave Comaskey said Tuesday. “The big part of the intent of today is to create awareness on the impact both economically and environmentally that golf has in Manitoba and Canada.

“And as well to set the groundwork to create dialogue with politicians should there be pressing issues going forward.”

NAGA specifically wants the provincial government to take note of its contributions to the environment.

“Golf course owners want to create an environment that’s sustainable, safe and friendly to golfers,” Comaskey said. “Environmental practices do all those things and are cheaper than over-watering or large pesticide use. It’s in our interest to be green.”

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/03/toba-golfers-lobby-politicians

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