Brampton captures George S. Lyon Team Championship; Meek claims Crofton Harvey Shield as top individual
Golf Ontario – BOND HEAD — The George S. Lyon Team Championship return to its annual site of The Club at Bond Head South Course on May 31st for the 81st playing of the event. This year’s event saw 21 teams take part, all looking to bring the title home to their club.
Conditions started out favourable for the field but as the round progressed, the wind picked up and threats of rain loomed. Soon those threats became a reality as the skies opened up and caused a two hour and 24 minute delay.
When play resumed, a condensed field returned to the course to finish up their last few holes. When all was said and done it was the team from Brampton Golf Club who finished in top spot. The team of Woodbridge’s Dave Bunker, Toronto’s Simon Reyers, Brampton’s Gary Parker, and Mississauga’s Sean Lackey shot a combined 309 to win by a single stroke. Leading the way were Lackey and Reyers who finished four-over (76), Bunker carded a five-over (77) and Parker was eight-over (80).
“Winning this championship is really cool!” Said Lackey, on behalf of the team after the win. “We were pretty excited when we saw how our team shaped up and everyone has been working hard since the start of the season. Some of these guys have already won Golf Ontario events but this is my first, so I am especially excited.”
This was the second time that Brampton won the George S. Lyon Team Championship. Their only other win came in 1971.
Finishing in second place were the 2014 champions Cedar Brae Golf Club. Cedar Brae, consisting of Toronto’s Joseph Kremer, Thornhill’s Ryan Tsang, Toronto’s Marc St-Germain, and Toronto’s Robert Gibson ended the day at 310. Kremer and Gibson led the way each with a three-over (75), while Tsang and St-Germain each finished with an eight-over (80).
Taking the bronze medal was Kawartha Golf & Country Club at 311. Kawartha received a great effort from Peterborough’s Sam Meek who was the medalist on the day with an even par (72). Meek was awarded the Crofton Harvey Shield for being the top individual. Peterborough’s Steve Fredericks finished five-over (77), Peterborough’s Marc Savard was eight-over (80), and Peterborough’s Paul Stevens was 10-over (82).
For full results, including the final leaderboards, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao1742/index.htm
Golf Ontario would like to thank The Club at Bond Head, along with their staff, for hosting the event. Thanks also to the Golf Ontario volunteers for their continued support.
About the George S. Lyon Team Championship
The George S. Lyon Team Championship was first played in 1931 and ran consecutively until 2000. Originally an inter-club championship, the event was reinstated in 2006 and is named after 1904 Olympic Golf gold medalist George S. Lyon. Scarboro Golf & Country Club holds the record for most wins with eight.
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Results for contest Team:
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1 Dave Bunker Simon Reyers Gary Parker Sean Lackey 309 +21
2 Joseph Kremer Ryan Tsang Marc St-Germain Robert Gibson 310 +22
3 Paul Stevens Steve Fredericks Marc Savard Sam Meek 311 +23
T4 Darren McNair Michael Fiorini Dan Partland Ryan Pajak 314 +26
T4 Cam Hreljac Mark Brewer Brendan Dunphy Sean McCullough 314 +26
6 Aaron Pedlar Stephen Brown Eric Pattenaude Ethan O'Meara 318 +30
7 John Ward Steven Poulos Justin Allen Adam Migur 319 +31
T8 Daniel DiFrancesco Matthew Farronato Douglas Grodecki Brandon Freeman 325 +37
T8 Ryan Stolys Ben Ledbury Noah Oakes Phil Charal 325 +37
10 Mark Laurie Ari Fine Dan Sherman Isaiah Crystal 332 +44
T11 Chris Tortorice Brad Aitken Jonny Piccone Adam Fabian 339 +51
T11 Will Drope Eamonn McConnell Henry Luel Derek Churchill-Smith 339 +51
13 Steven Houle Michael Kasprzak Tony Feuz Warren Sye 340 +52
Tim Caine Lucas Pichl Craig Conroy Michael Richards
Nic Mazze Andrew Reid Ryan Peyman Rick Robinson
Paul Gortnar Tim Southcott Kevin Johnstone Galen Sheehan
Matthew Sim David Wodar Jonathan MacDonald Steve Janicki
Mark Armstrong Mark Kalbfleisch Matthew Shubley Rick Baxter
Kevin McLafferty Charles Pal Riley Goss Ryan Lloyd
Rick Cody Stephen Manganaro Darren Morris Thomas Giroux
Scott Kavanagh Kyle MacFarlane Gordon Reinholdt Maxwell Sear
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Results for contest Individual:
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1 Sam Meek 72 E
2 Isaiah Crystal 73 +1
3 Matthew Shubley 74 +2
T4 Mark Brewer 75 +3
T4 Robert Gibson 75 +3
T4 Michael Fiorini 75 +3
T4 Joseph Kremer 75 +3
T8 Justin Allen 76 +4
T8 Sean Lackey 76 +4
T8 Warren Sye 76 +4
T8 Simon Reyers 76 +4
T8 Cam Hreljac 76 +4
T13 Steve Fredericks 77 +5
T13 Adam Migur 77 +5
T13 Dave Bunker 77 +5
T13 Steven Houle 77 +5
T17 Eamonn McConnell 78 +6
T17 Ryan Pajak 78 +6
T17 Aaron Pedlar 78 +6
T17 Ryan Stolys 78 +6
T21 Eric Pattenaude 79 +7
T21 Darren McNair 79 +7
T21 Daniel DiFrancesco 79 +7
T21 Ben Ledbury 79 +7
T25 Stephen Brown 80 +8
T25 Gary Parker 80 +8
T25 John Ward 80 +8
T25 Marc Savard 80 +8
T25 Ryan Tsang 80 +8
T25 Brandon Freeman 80 +8
T25 Marc St-Germain 80 +8
T32 Jonny Piccone 81 +9
T32 Ethan O'Meara 81 +9
T32 Rick Robinson 81 +9
T32 Noah Oakes 81 +9
T32 Dan Sherman 81 +9
T32 Brendan Dunphy 81 +9
T38 Craig Conroy 82 +10
T38 Paul Stevens 82 +10
T38 Dan Partland 82 +10
T38 Sean McCullough 82 +10
T42 Douglas Grodecki 83 +11
T42 Chris Tortorice 83 +11
T42 Matthew Farronato 83 +11
T42 Henry Luel 83 +11
T46 Tony Feuz 86 +14
T46 Steven Poulos 86 +14
T46 Michael Richards 86 +14
T46 Derek Churchill-Smith 86 +14
T46 Adam Fabian 86 +14
51 Phil Charal 87 +15
52 Ari Fine 88 +16
53 Brad Aitken 89 +17
54 Mark Laurie 90 +18
T55 Will Drope 92 +20
T55 Lucas Pichl 92 +20
57 Michael Kasprzak 101 +29
Graham Card
Bill Coville
Peter Holland
Darrell Newman
Dan Parrack
Alistair Varley
Baylee Wise