Fall Scramble is a hit at Woodington Lake Golf Club
An exciting PGA of Ontario tournament season came to a close with the Fall Scramble at Woodington Lake Golf Club.
On a crisp fall morning with temperatures below zero degree celcius, the event started with a one hour frost delay but once the sun came out, the play warmed up.
With 159 golfers across two courses, (Legacy and Legend) golfers participated for a day of camaraderie with their teams and received an opportunity to play the two distinct courses.
The Legend known for its precise target golf while the Legacy being a wide open, links style layout.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Jake McNulty (Oak Gables Golf Club and Learning Centre), Jake Adams (RiverBend Golf Community) and David French (Cutten Fields) came out on top by one stroke to win the Scramble on the Legacy course.
“We had a bunch of holes where two of us hit weak shots and our last player carried us", said McNulty. "We had a mid-round stretch where David just stuck everything!”.
“These boys freed me up out there, so I could have a good swing at the pins”, said French.
Adams, who was usually putting last, agreed. “Our strategy worked out pretty well and we stayed consistent throughout which was the key to our victory”.
TIE ONE ON
Meanwhile, on the Legend course, Michael Karasinski (Twenty Valley Golf and Country Club), Jakob Montemurro (Oak Gables Golf and Country Club) and Victor Ciesielski (Galt Country Club) tied with the trio of Ed Maunder (Oakville Indoor Golf Centre), Joseph D’Alfonso (The Academy at Copper Creek) and Nick Kenney (The National Golf Club of Canada).
“We all played really well together as a team, when one guy was off the other guy was on”, said D’Alfonso.
Maunder agreed saying it was a total team effort. “The Legend is a tough course but it was a great day!”.
Montemurro also echoed those sentiments.
“You have to continue to play the course on what it gives you. The key with a scramble format is just to convert your shots and most importantly one person draining the putt”, said Montemurro.
“You can’t get your head down when you hit a bad one because you know you have your partners there to help you”, said Karasinski.
GORGEOUS HOST FACILITY
Woodington Lake Golf Club hosted the event for the first time and the participants came away impressed with it's challenging layout.
Director of Golf at Woodington Lake Golf Club Ryan Lamb was excited to be able to host the Scramble at his home course.
“Our courses provided quite the challenge for the golfers and it turned out to be a beautiful fall day for golf. We are appreciative of being able to host the PGA of Ontario at our facility."
Full tournament results can be found HERE.