Keith Russell of Kamloops’ Rivershore Golf Club carded an even-par 71 for overall low gross at the Spallumcheen Senior Men’s Open Tournament Thursday afternoon.
Spall’s John Stewart earned overall low net with a 64 in a field of 114. The fifth annual event featured more than $5,500 in prizes.
Other winners by flight include:
First flight (0-8 handicap) low gross – 1st: Bernie Bolokowski, 72 (BCGA); 2nd: Garry Ritchie, 73 (Salmon Arm); 3rd: Alastair Walker, 74 (Gallagher’s Canyon); 4th: Bill Gallis, 75 (Kamloops).
First flight low net – 1st: John Lysholm, 67 (Spall); 2nd: David Palmer, 68 (BCGA); 3rd: Dave Bissell, 69 (Spall); 4th: Gordon McLeod, 70 (Rivershore).
Second flight (9-12 handicap) low gross – 1st: Doug Swaine, 78 (Kamloops); 2nd: Doug Kuhn, 79 (Spall); 3rd: Barry Simmonds, 79 (Kelowna); 4th: Ernie Cherkowski, 83 (Vernon).
Second flight low net – 1st: Marcel Charest, 68 (BCGA); 2nd: Brian Popp, 70 (Kamloops); 3rd: Brian Borgford, 70 (Spall); 4th: Rick Forrest, 73 (Spall).
Third flight (13-15 handicap) low gross – 1st: Dan Hunden, 80 (Shannon Lake); 2nd: Lorry Chmelyk, 83 (Kelowna); 3rd: Dave Saunders, 85 (Spall); 4th: Rod Belinski, 85 (Black Mountain).
Third flight low net – 1st: Rick Chatwell, 68 (BCGA); 2nd: Bob Collins, 70 (Spall); 3rd: Ken Robertson, 71 (Spall); 4th: Harvey Grummett, 73 (Two Eagles).
Fourth flight (16+ handicap) low gross – 1st: Rick Spiller, 81 (Spall); 2nd: Harry Bowker, 83 (Spall); 3rd: Glen Guest, 85 (Spall); 4th: Dave Ingram, 87 (Spall).
Fourth flight low net – 1st: Rob Doiron, 65 (Shuswap Lake); 2nd: Louie Siewertsen, 69 (Spall); 3rd: Ron Heide, 70 (Spall); 4th: Jeff Ellam, 71 (Spall).
KP winners were Sunset Ranch’s John Perry (first flight), Spall’s Bernie Berube (second), Shannon Lake’s Dave Hunden (third) and Doiron (fourth).
n Vernon’s Conner Kozak helped the UBC Thunderbirds win the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s championship Friday at the Val des Lacs Golf Club in Ste-Sophie, Que.
Already leading by 13 strokes heading into the fourth and final round, the T-birds fired an impressive 1-under 283 to soar ahead of runners-up Université Laval Rouge et Or for the overall team title.
UBC had three players in the top 15, with Kozak, the team captain, firing rounds of 70-73-71-75 (289) to finish tied for eighth overall at 5-over.
