Little Wins Fourth Senior Women's Title; Horwood Takes Super-Senior
June 19, 2014 - (British Columbia Golf)
Jackie Little won her fourth British Columbia Golf Senior Women’s Championship in addition to placing first in the Mid-Master Championship at Vernon Golf and Country Club in the 40th year of the Senior Women’s competition as players competed for the Lucy Markham Trophy.
Holly Horwood took home top honours in the Super-Senior Championship.
Little closed out the championships shooting (78-73-78) for a final of (+7) on the 5,919-yard par-74 course to record a comfortable six shot victory.
“The golf course was in fabulous shape the greens were beautiful. And tricky,” said Little. “I haven’t been here for ten years and I forgot how subtly tricky these greens are.”
Four bogeys on the back nine and tricky greens made less of an impact after the Port Alberni resident shot a championship-best 73 on the second day and entered the final round five strokes ahead of the 2nd place Horwood.
In addition to taking the titles in individual competition, Little won the Zone Team Competition on Wednesday as part of the Zone Six team with Karen Kloske.
Horwood struggled on the back nine for the second day in a row, carding a total of seven birdies, but had cultivated a strong enough lead during the first two days to hold on to second place in the Mid-Master and Senior Championships and first in the Super-Senior event shooting (+13) (75-78-82).
“It’s so nice that they do honour the over-60’s, I think that’s very important for the longevity of the game,” said Horwood. The 2006 & ‘07 Champion’s performance was highlighted by two eagles both on number six on the first and second days of competition.
Penny Baziuk, representing Ardmore Golf Course, finished at (+15) (78-79-80) to round out the top three in the Mid-Master and Senior Women’s Championships. Baziuk played consistently over the three days of competition earning her bronze medal finish and the final spot on the provincial team that competed at Nationals at the end of the summer.
In the Super-Senior Championship, Alison Murdoch of Victoria, pulled off a spectacular come-from-behind performance, finishing second at (+16) after her best round of the championship. She recorded three birdies on the final day of play; improving her scores each day shooting (83-79-76).
Defending Senior Women’s champion, Lynda Palahniuk placed third in the Super-Senior Championship despite struggling on the final day posting an 84 to finish the Championship 17-over par (76-79-84).
Little, Horwood and Baziuk earned spots to represent British Columbia Golf at the Canadian Senior Women’s Championship at Milby Golf Club in Sherbrooke, Que on August 19-21.
Best-Ball
Dee Horie and Sheila van Gisbergen finished first in the best-ball competition. Scoring for this event was taken from the team’s combined best score for each hole over the three days of competition; it differs from a four-ball competition because teammates were not paired together. The pair finished at an impressive 36-under (60-63-63) with a total of seven eagles and only two bogeys marring their scorecard. Darleen Michell and Susan Ovans finished second at 28-under par (65-64-65) followed two stroked behind by Nina Henriksen and Susan Russell (71-63-62).
Zone Six wins Zone Competition - June 18, 2014
The Zone Six Team consisting of Jackie Little and Karen Kloske won in the zone team competition as they shot a combined (+18) over the two days breaking out of Tuesday’s tie with Zone Four. Each zone selected two-person teams to represent the region, with the scoring for this competition based on player’s combined two-day scores. Holly Horwood and Phyllis Laschuk of Zone Four finished four shots behind the leaders with a 22-over-par 318 that was highlighted on the second day of play by three birdies and an eagle.
Rounding out the top three in team competition was the Zone Five Team of Penny Baziuk and Alison Murdoch who improved on their first round score by five strokes to finish one shot behind Zone Four with a (+23).