McLaughlin wins Investors Group Ontario Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship; Kyrinis captures Senior A
Golf Ontario – SUTTON WEST— Conditions were finally better for the remaining field at the Investors Group Ontario Women’s Senior and Mid-Amateur Championships, on June 9, as the final round concluded at The Briars Golf Club in Sutton West.
After the cut, following the second day, 62 players remained for the final round. For the championship, all senior aged players were eligible for both titles, while a field of 13 were exclusively competing for the Mid-Amateur.
Entering the day, Wasaga Beach’s Kristy McLaughlin, held a two-shot lead in the Mid-Amateur. The 30-year-old Mad River Golf Club member had put together a strong tournament finishing with rounds of two-over (74) and one-over (73). She would continue her steady play during the final round and went on to capture the title following a two-over (74) final round.
McLaughlin (74-73-74-221) started well with a birdie on the first hole before back-to-back bogeys on two and three. She got back to even with a birdie on the fourth and finished the front nine one-over due to a bogey on six. After a pair of bogeys on the back nine, McLaughlin’s lead was down to just one after 15. However a clutch birdie on the 17th hole helped put it out of reach as she went on to win the championship.
McLaughlin summed up her win after the round. “It feels great to win this. I have the Ontario Ladies Match Play Championship under my belt, but never had a win like this. I had a great day, I was striking the ball well, so it feels good.”
“I came into the day focused on playing steady. I just wanted to make pars. If a few birdies fell then great and if I made a bogey I would just make it up. I knew it was getting close at one point, so I knew I had to grind it out. I birdied 17 and that allowed me to get to 18 with a little more confidence,” added McLaughlin.
Finishing in second in the Mid-Amateur and winning the Investors Group Women’s Senior Amateur Championship was Thornhill’s Judith Kyrinis. Kyrinis, 52-years-old and a member of the Thornhill Golf & Country Club, came into the final round sitting third overall and second in the Senior Championship at seven-over.
Kyrinis was able to battle though some tough spots early and managed to get to the turn at just two-over. She continued to be steady on the back nine and then hit back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes. That ended up being the clincher as she ended the day two-over (74), for a tournament total of nine-over (75-76-74-225).
The win was a long time coming for Kyrinis who talked about what it meant to her. “It feels fantastic, I am a little lost for words. I had a little trouble early with my drives, just not getting my legs going, and had a little bit of nerves. I knew what I was doing wrong, so I just tried to be patient and I got things going on the back nine.”
Kyrinis pointed to her back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15 as a real turning point for her during the round. “It really calmed me down. I made some good shots in there and when you feel like you are swinging well and the putts drop, it’s nice.”
Rounding out the top three in the Mid-Amateur Championship was a tie between Picton’s Casey Ward (Picton Golf & Country Club) and Newmarket’s Christine Ryckman. Ward (78-78-74-230) and Ryckman (80-74-76-230) each finished the tournament at 14-over.
There was a tie for silver in the Senior Championship between St. Thomas’ Mary Ann Hayward (71-78-83-232) and Uxbridge’s Gail Pimm (78-77-77-232). Thanks to their 16-over tournament total, Hayward (St. Thomas Golf & Country Club) and Pimm (Whitevale Golf Club) will join Kyrinis as the representatives for Ontario in the team competition at the Canadian Senior Women’s Championship, Aug. 24-26, at Wolf Creek Golf Resort in Ponoka, Alberta.
In addition to the overall champions, there were two other division champions crowned within the Senior Championship. Capturing the 60 and over division was Brockville’s Theresa deLuis, from the Brockville Country Club. She finished at 19-over (83-79-73-235) for the tournament to win the title. In the 70 and over division, it was Blue Mountain’s Maureen Burns who took the gold medal. Burns, from the Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club finished with a two-round total of 42-over (93-93-186).
District teams also competed during the championships. Winning the Senior Gross Championship was York District at a total of 474. The team consisted of Kyrinis, Marion Reid (Islington Golf Club), Joanne Noble (Weston Golf & Country Club) and Debbie Court (Toronto Golf Club).
The Senior Net Championship was won by London District at a total of 454. The team was made up of Hayward, Sue Postian (Sunningdale Golf Club), Jayne Hedges-McKinnon (Bear Creek Golf & Country Club) and Irini Perivolaris (London Hunt & Country Club).
The team from Scarboro District won both the Mid-Amateur Gross and Net division titles. The team, made up of Kathy Pilkey (Sleepy Hollow Golf Club) and Helen Williams (Station Creek Golf Club), finished with a 331 gross score and 305 net score.
For final tournament information, including leaderboards, see the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao16/event/gao1610/index.htm
Golf Ontario would like to thank The Briars Golf Club and their staff and volunteers for hosting the event. Thanks also to the Golf Ontario volunteers and to title sponsor Investors Group for their continued support of golf in the province.
About the Investors Group Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
The Investors Group Ontario Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship has been contested annually since 1989 and features the province’s best female amateurs over 25. Past champions of the event include: Gayle Borthwick, Terrill Samuel, Stefani Markovich and Mary Ann Hayward who has captured the trophy 14 times.
About the Investors Group Senior Women’s Championship
The Investors Group Ontario Senior Women’s Amateur Championship has been contested annually since 1962 and features the province’s best female amateurs age 50 and over. Past champions of the event include: Ada Mackenzie, Kay Helleur, Gayle Borthwick, Mary Ann Hayward and World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Stewart Streit.
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============================================================ Results for contest Seniors' Championship: ============================================================ 1 Judith Kyrinis 75-76-74--225 +9 T2 Gail Pimm 78-77-77--232 +16 T2 Mary Ann Hayward 71-78-83--232 +16 4 Theresa deLuis 83-79-73--235 +19 5 Ivy Steinberg 78-78-80--236 +20 6 Diane Dolan 81-81-76--238 +22 T7 Cheryll Damphouse 79-84-77--240 +24 T7 Marion Reid 69-84-87--240 +24 T9 Allyson Harrison 80-81-80--241 +25 T9 Chris Critelli 75-82-84--241 +25 11 Helen Williams 82-80-80--242 +26 12 Jane Hedges-Mckinnon 81-84-78--243 +27 13 Nanette Cuddy 78-84-83--245 +29 T14 Sandra Billyard 86-84-76--246 +30 T14 Sarah-Anne Smurlick 82-83-81--246 +30 T16 Debbie McDonald 84-84-80--248 +32 T16 Julie Green 80-83-85--248 +32 18 Joanne Noble 82-88-79--249 +33 19 Cathy Welsand 83-82-86--251 +35 T20 Debbie Court 85-90-77--252 +36 T20 Becky Ostrom 84-85-83--252 +36 T20 Kelly Koselek 83-85-84--252 +36 T23 Diane Higgins 82-87-84--253 +37 T23 Mina Wilson 88-79-86--253 +37 25 Kimberley Legge 79-85-90--254 +38 26 Kathy Pilkey 80-89-86--255 +39 27 Joey Bush 82-88-87--257 +41 T28 Amanda Garner 82-91-85--258 +42 T28 Margot Gillespie 88-83-87--258 +42 T28 Irini Perivolaris 86-79-93--258 +42 31 Ginny Marshall 85-91-83--259 +43 T32 Catherine Butler 86-90-84--260 +44 T32 Margaret Lockhart 87-83-90--260 +44 34 Sylvia Taus 85-88-88--261 +45 T35 Karen Vamplew 87-89-86--262 +46 T35 Julie Jarvis 83-90-89--262 +46 37 Kelly Bertrand 91-88-84--263 +47 T38 Karen Rockliff 89-90-87--266 +50 T38 Cindy Dunham 91-88-87--266 +50 T38 Susan Bell 88-89-89--266 +50 T41 Sharon Blaxall 91-90-86--267 +51 T41 Sheila Chiarandini 87-92-88--267 +51 T41 Kathie Houghton 95-81-91--267 +51 44 Carol Cort 94-90-84--268 +52 T45 Barbara Wellard 87-97-85--269 +53 T45 Shelley Bauer 89-94-86--269 +53 T45 Elaine Arthur 90-88-91--269 +53 T45 Jan Atkinson Hall 82-92-95--269 +53 49 Cindy Wegg 88-92-90--270 +54 50 Jo Ann Smith 93-88-91--272 +56 51 Cathy E. Koszman 87-90-96--273 +57 52 Judith Cutmore 91-90-93--274 +58 T53 Rosemary Wysocki 97-86-100--283 +67 T53 Sharon DeLorenzi 94-90-99--283 +67 DID NOT FINISH MC Roma Harris 91-94-0--185 +41 MC Rosemary Salvatore 96-90-0--186 +42 MC Maureen Burns 93-93-0--186 +42 MC Jacinth Hoilett 94-92-0--186 +42 MC Denise Schaefer 89-97-0--186 +42 MC Sharon Sturgis 92-95-0--187 +43 MC Donna Houlihan 96-91-0--187 +43 MC Martha Cruikshank 90-98-0--188 +44 MC Kim Rutherford 88-100-0--188 +44 MC Lynda McNicol 96-93-0--189 +45 MC Louise Laurin 95-94-0--189 +45 MC Janelle Fairgrieve 98-91-0--189 +45 MC Rosemary Scott 94-96-0--190 +46 MC Lori Graves 99-91-0--190 +46 MC Patricia Garriock 93-97-0--190 +46 MC Linda Samuel 95-96-0--191 +47 MC Ellen Horton 97-95-0--192 +48 MC Rosalind Martin 98-95-0--193 +49 MC Gail McLeod 93-101-0--194 +50 MC Kelly Dory 96-99-0--195 +51 MC Cheryl Kruse 102-95-0--197 +53 MC Anne McClure 96-102-0--198 +54 MC Dale Lauzon 98-100-0--198 +54 MC Marion Houliston 103-97-0--200 +56 MC Sharon Montgomery-Greenwood 94-107-0--201 +57 MC Jean Dow 101-101-0--202 +58 MC Lisa Allen 105-98-0--203 +59 MC Maureen Peet 104-100-0--204 +60 MC Lynne Bradshaw 96-109-0--205 +61 MC Carolyn Beaulieu 106-102-0--208 +64 MC Brenda Empey 98-112-0--210 +66 WD Lynn Morrison 82-34-0--116 +20 WD Carrie Bell 100-50-0--150 +41 WD Susan Burton 102-61-0--163 +54 WD Lisa Strutt DQ Sue Postian 83-84-0--167 +23
============================================================ Results for contest Mid-Am Championship: ============================================================ 1 Kristy McLaughlin 74-73-74--221 +5 2 Judith Kyrinis 75-76-74--225 +9 T3 Casey Ward 78-78-74--230 +14 T3 Christine Ryckman 80-74-76--230 +14 T5 Gail Pimm 78-77-77--232 +16 T5 Mary Ann Hayward 71-78-83--232 +16 7 Theresa deLuis 83-79-73--235 +19 8 Ivy Steinberg 78-78-80--236 +20 9 Diane Dolan 81-81-76--238 +22 T10 Cheryll Damphouse 79-84-77--240 +24 T10 Marion Reid 69-84-87--240 +24 T12 Allyson Harrison 80-81-80--241 +25 T12 Chris Critelli 75-82-84--241 +25 14 Helen Williams 82-80-80--242 +26 15 Jane Hedges-Mckinnon 81-84-78--243 +27 16 Nanette Cuddy 78-84-83--245 +29 T17 Sandra Billyard 86-84-76--246 +30 T17 Sarah-Anne Smurlick 82-83-81--246 +30 T19 Debbie McDonald 84-84-80--248 +32 T19 Julie Green 80-83-85--248 +32 21 Joanne Noble 82-88-79--249 +33 22 Meghan Dove 90-81-79--250 +34 23 Cathy Welsand 83-82-86--251 +35 T24 Debbie Court 85-90-77--252 +36 T24 Judy Dotten 76-94-82--252 +36 T24 Becky Ostrom 84-85-83--252 +36 T24 Kelly Koselek 83-85-84--252 +36 T28 Diane Higgins 82-87-84--253 +37 T28 Mina Wilson 88-79-86--253 +37 30 Kimberley Legge 79-85-90--254 +38 31 Kathy Pilkey 80-89-86--255 +39 32 Joey Bush 82-88-87--257 +41 T33 Amanda Garner 82-91-85--258 +42 T33 Margot Gillespie 88-83-87--258 +42 T33 Irini Perivolaris 86-79-93--258 +42 36 Ginny Marshall 85-91-83--259 +43 T37 Danielle Hughes 92-87-81--260 +44 T37 Catherine Butler 86-90-84--260 +44 T37 Margaret Lockhart 87-83-90--260 +44 40 Sylvia Taus 85-88-88--261 +45 T41 Karen Vamplew 87-89-86--262 +46 T41 Angella Lee 87-86-89--262 +46 T41 Julie Jarvis 83-90-89--262 +46 44 Kelly Bertrand 91-88-84--263 +47 T45 Karen Rockliff 89-90-87--266 +50 T45 Cindy Dunham 91-88-87--266 +50 T45 Susan Bell 88-89-89--266 +50 T48 Sharon Blaxall 91-90-86--267 +51 T48 Sheila Chiarandini 87-92-88--267 +51 T48 Kathie Houghton 95-81-91--267 +51 51 Carol Cort 94-90-84--268 +52 T52 Barbara Wellard 87-97-85--269 +53 T52 Shelley Bauer 89-94-86--269 +53 T52 Elaine Arthur 90-88-91--269 +53 T52 Jan Atkinson Hall 82-92-95--269 +53 T52 Barbara Maslanko 83-87-99--269 +53 57 Cindy Wegg 88-92-90--270 +54 58 Jo Ann Smith 93-88-91--272 +56 59 Cathy E. Koszman 87-90-96--273 +57 60 Judith Cutmore 91-90-93--274 +58 T61 Rosemary Wysocki 97-86-100--283 +67 T61 Sharon DeLorenzi 94-90-99--283 +67 DID NOT FINISH MC Emily Zwier 86-96-0--182 +38 MC Roma Harris 91-94-0--185 +41 MC Rosemary Salvatore 96-90-0--186 +42 MC Katrina Myers 94-92-0--186 +42 MC Maureen Burns 93-93-0--186 +42 MC Jacinth Hoilett 94-92-0--186 +42 MC Denise Schaefer 89-97-0--186 +42 MC Sharon Sturgis 92-95-0--187 +43 MC Chantelle Proulx 91-96-0--187 +43 MC Donna Houlihan 96-91-0--187 +43 MC Martha Cruikshank 90-98-0--188 +44 MC Kim Rutherford 88-100-0--188 +44 MC Lynda McNicol 96-93-0--189 +45 MC Louise Laurin 95-94-0--189 +45 MC Janelle Fairgrieve 98-91-0--189 +45 MC Rosemary Scott 94-96-0--190 +46 MC Lori Graves 99-91-0--190 +46 MC Patricia Garriock 93-97-0--190 +46 MC Linda Samuel 95-96-0--191 +47 MC Ellen Horton 97-95-0--192 +48 MC Rosalind Martin 98-95-0--193 +49 MC Gail McLeod 93-101-0--194 +50 MC Kelly Dory 96-99-0--195 +51 MC Cheryl Kruse 102-95-0--197 +53 MC Megan Farrow 94-103-0--197 +53 MC Anne McClure 96-102-0--198 +54 MC Dale Lauzon 98-100-0--198 +54 MC Marion Houliston 103-97-0--200 +56 MC Sharon Montgomery-Greenwood 94-107-0--201 +57 MC Jean Dow 101-101-0--202 +58 MC Lisa Allen 105-98-0--203 +59 MC Maureen Peet 104-100-0--204 +60 MC Lynne Bradshaw 96-109-0--205 +61 MC Yarinka Berto 107-98-0--205 +61 MC Carolyn Beaulieu 106-102-0--208 +64 MC Brenda Empey 98-112-0--210 +66 WD Lynn Morrison 82-34-0--116 +20 WD Carrie Bell 100-50-0--150 +41 WD Susan Burton 102-61-0--163 +54 WD Lisa Strutt DQ Sue Postian 83-84-0--167 +23