Cooler weather on the weekend of the Eaglecrest Golf Club Championship Aug. 18-19 was welcomed by participants — 36 men and 26 women.
In the ladies’ competition, after the first day of play, the top three contenders were Kathy Hiebert with a round of 79, Jacque Bater at 89 and Lois Kaye one stroke back at 90. Hiebert maintained her substantial lead through the second day, to finish with a gross total of 166, while Kaye moved into second place at 181, with Bater close behind at 183.
Thus Hiebert, after a two-year break, moves back into a former role as Ladies’ Club champion, a position she had held seven times in the past. The Ladies’ Low Net championship trophy went to Georgie Higgins with a net total of 141.
Players were grouped into flights according to their handicap. Flight A honours went to Kaye (gross) and Sylvia Blasby (net), while Flight B gross and net winners were Michelle Kraeling and Karen Carignan respectively. Flight C was won by Lesley Randle (gross) and Barb Holton (net).
In the Men’s Club Championship, Bryan Munro once again secured the low gross trophy, with a two-round total of 152. Rick Christensen was runner-up at 165. A play-off for the low net trophy between Bruce Chisholm and Dennis Kaye ran to five holes before Chisholm took the prize.
Men’s Flight A was won by Rick Sing (gross) and John D’Aigle (net); Flight B winners were Harold Baragar (gross) and Rick Klippert (net), and Flight C went to Mike Rye (gross) and Pete Abley (net).
At the celebration dinner and presentation, trophies for the Ladies Nine-Hole Championship was also awarded, the games having been played in the two preceding weeks. The 2018 Niners Club Champion is Barb Parry, with Deb Pearson the Low Net Trophy winner.
— Submitted by Elizabeth Marsland
for Eaglecrest Ladies Club