Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club’s Victoria Day Golf Classic completed despite weather

“Round three on Monday was played. So it ended up being a 36-hole event.”

Jacques said that thunderstorms also interrupted play Saturday evening and frost delayed Monday morning preparations.

Normally, the tournament features two shotgun starts on the final day, but organizers were forced to adjust.

“With the waiting for the snow to totally melt, and then the frost on Monday morning, and then cutting the greens and preparing the golf course, we had an 11 o’clock shotgun,” Jacques said.

“All 140 players played at the same time. It took them about five and a half hours, and then we did awards and presentations right around five o’clock.”

The Men’s Champion is Redcliff’s Ryan Werre, who shot one over par through two rounds. He was consistent, carding rounds of 72 and 73.

Jacques said that Werre is one of the top amateur golfers in the City, and played really solid golf.

Winning the Senior Men’s event was Calgary’s Dan Lambert, who shot five under par over the tournament.

Lambert claimed top spot after firing an opening-round 67 that included quite the start.

“He birdied one, two, three, four and five, parred six and seven, bogeyed eight, and birdied nine for a 31 to go out,” Jacques said.

“That’s one of the lowest scores I’ve ever heard for a nine-hole score [at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club]. It was from the hybrid tees, but still an incredible score.”

The lowest overall score of the entire tournament went to the Ladies Champion, Sarah Armstrong of Redcliff.

She finished at six-under par. A dominant performance, with rounds of 68 and 70 to win by 16 strokes.

“She can really play,” Jacques said.

Despite the disruptions, Jacques said golfers remained understanding and patient throughout the weekend.

“This is only the second day we’ve lost to weather in my 26 years here,” Jacques said.

“Overall, we did the best we could, and I think it worked out pretty good.”

The full results are available through Golf Genius.

by Jesse Gill

Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club’s Victoria Day Golf Classic completed despite weather

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