The 'Magic Man' Comes Through at Grand Niagara

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June 8, 2008 - Southpaw Kenny Molkoski, making just his second start on the Nevada Bob's Men's Tour after dominating the 2007 Niagara Junior Tour, shot a fine 74 to win his first event on the senior circuit. Molkoski, who plays out of Sparrow Lakes, was very steady in a two birdie, four bogey round, fashioning nines of 39 and 35 to win by a single shot at the windswept Grand Niagara Resort.

Tour veteran Bob Goss from Pelham Hills finished 2nd all alone with a 75. Tour Chairman Bernie Bodogh, from St. Catharines G&CC tied for 3rd place with Rockway Glen's cross-handed sensation Andrew Wood, with both notching 77's. Tied for 5th place on the day were Rick Henderson from Twenty Valley, Tour rookies Taylor Boyd and Corey Fiwchuk, both GAO members and another longtime Tour member, Beechwood's own John Rodwell, all of whom notched rounds of 78. The defending Tour Champion Jim Briggs, a GAO member, shot 79 and tied for 9th place with Bridgewater's Gord Henderson, Adam Martin from Port Colborne, Tony Ravenda from Thundering Waters along with smooth-swinging Tim McGlynn and big-hitting Frank Mortensen, both from Lookout Point.

Patience was key on this day for all of the Tour's participants, as tee times were moved back late in the day due to an overbooked golf course and close to 20 players finished in darkness.

There were only 3 skins on the day, with each worth a cool $190.  Winners were Bob Goss with a birdie 3 on #5, Adam Martin with a birdie 3 on #8 and Tour rookie Nick Pasquale with a birdie 3 on #16.

There were four closest to the hole awards at Grand Niagara. Jim Briggs (#6) and Brad Fleguel (#14) won $50.00 prizes while Ken Childs (#2) and Darren Mikolasek (#12) won gift certificates from Tour sponsor Hangups Sports Wear. The 50/50 prize winner was Matt Bosela, who took home $85.00.

Bob Goss moves into first place overall after two events with 252.5 points while Kenny Molkoski vaults up to second overall with 247 points.  Jim Briggs, Tim McGlynn and Tony Ravenda round out the top five, with all three tied at 210 points.

Be on the lookout for the brand new Niagara Golf Report Rookie of the Year standings along with the Senior Division standings, coming soon to the site.

Tee times for the third leg of the Nevada Bob's Men's Tour, being held at Riverview Golf Club in Fenwick on Sunday June 8th, will be available on Saturday May 31st at the latest.

GRAND NIAGARA STATISTICS -

Average Score: 83.8679

Most Birdies: Brad Fleguel (Freedom Oaks), Ryan Gidney (Lookout Point), Gord Henderson (Bridgewater), Rick Henderson (Twenty Valley), Darren Mikolasek (Beechwood), John Rodwell (Beechwood) & Todd Turonski (Pelham Hills) - 3

Most Pars: Bob Goss (GAO) & Kenny Molkoski (Sparrow Lakes) - 12

Best Par 3 Performance: Phil Stouffer (GAO) - 2.75 average

Best Par 4 Performance: Bob Goss (GAO) & Kenny Molkoski (Sparrow Lakes) - 4.00 average

Best Par 5 Performance: John Rodwell (Beechwood) - 4.25 average

Most Difficult Par 3: #12 - 3.96 average

Most Difficult Par 4: #8 - 5.21 average

Most Difficult Par 5: #9 - 5.77 average

Easiest Par 3: #14 - 3.40 average

Easiest Par 4: #3 - 4.43 average

Easiest Par 5: #15 - 4.98 average

Leaderboard

   PLAYERS  CLUB SCORE POINTS
1  Kenny Molkoski  Sparrow Lakes 39 35 74 175
2  Bob Goss  GAO 38 37 75 150
T3  Bernie Bodogh  St. Catharines 38 39 77 122.5
   Andrew Wood  Rockway Glen 42 35 77 122.5
T5  Rick Henderson  Twenty Valley 41 37 78 102.5
   Taylor Boyd  Grand Niagara 39 39 78 102.5
   Corey Fiwchuk  Legends on the Niagara 39 39 78 102.5
   John Rodwell  Beechwood 39 39 78 102.5
T9  Jim Briggs  GAO 38 41 79 78.5
   Gord Henderson  Bridgewater 41 38 79 78.5
   Adam Martin  Port Colborne 37 42 79 78.5
   Tim McGlynn  Lookout Point 40 39 79 78.5
   Frank Mortensen  Lookout Point 37 42 79 78.5
   Tony Ravenda  Thundering Waters 40 39 79 78.5
T15  Ken Childs  Pelham Hills 40 40 80 61
   Mark Hunermund  Sparrow Lakes 38 42 80 61
   Darren Mikolasek  Beechwood 41 39 80 61
T18  Ken Robertson  Dunnville 40 41 81 52
   Phil Stouffer  GAO 39 42 81 52
   Todd Turonski  Pelham Hills 37 44 81 52
T21  Bryan Kolbuc  GAO 45 37 82 45
   Harris Nepon  St. Catharines 42 40 82 45
   Willie Ormerod  Links of Niagara 40 42 82 45
T24  Joe Bisson  Lookout Point 43 40 83 36
   Matt Bosela  St. Catharines 43 40 83 36
   Ryan Gidney  Lookout Point 42 41 83 36
   Gil Guitard  Sawmill 41 42 83 36
   Mariage, Marcel  Lookout Point 42 41 83 36
   Rob Reimer  Niagara-on-the-Lake 43 40 83 36
T30  Mike Baines  Twenty Valley 40 44 84 27
   Paul Lord  Lookout Point 42 42 84 27
   Kevin Mlot  GAO 41 43 84 27
T33  Mark Bolton  GAO 45 41 86 22
   Jon Odegaard  Queenston 44 42 86 22
T35  Barry Carr  GAO 43 44 87 17
   Bill Lipsett  Twenty Valley 46 41 87 17
   Wes Lowrey  Queenston 40 47 87 17
   Nick Pasquale  Links of Niagara 47 40 87 17
   Andy Ragats  GAO 41 46 87 17
T40  Adam Elliott  Sparrow Lakes 41 47 88 12
   Bill Puckering  Dunnville 43 45 88 12
   Louis Sabatini  Links of Niagara 45 43 88 12
   Ben Scapillati  Links of Niagara 45 43 88 12
   Matt Storm  GAO 39 49 88 12
T45  Brad Fleguel  Freedom Oaks 48 41 89 8
   Troy Scott  Queenston 46 43 89 8
   John Strachan  Peninsula Lakes 45 44 89 8
48  Stew McEachern  LochNess Links 44 46 90 6
T49  Mike Garcia  Queenston 49 42 91 4
   Tom Manuel  Rolling Meadows 46 45 91 4
   Steve Tyminski  GAO 44 47 91 4
52  Josh Groom  Links of Niagara 49 48 97 2
53  Brennen Smith  GAO 50 53 103 1
   Randy Arrowsmith  Long Beach DNP
   Gord Dunn  Twenty Valley DNP
   Adam Ratkovsky  St. Catharines DNP
   Joe Spiler  Lookout Point DNP

Vouchers, Skins and Prizes

 VOUCHERS    
1  Kenny Molkoski   $180.00
2  Bob Goss   $130.00
T3  Bernie Bodogh   $85.00
T3  Andrew Wood   $85.00
5  Rick Henderson   $60.00
 SKINS    
1  Bob Goss #5 - Birdie 3 $190.00
2  Adam Martin #8 - Birdie 3 $190.00
3  Nick Pasquale #16 - Birdie 3 $190.00
 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE    
1  Ken Childs #2 Hangups Gift Certificate
2  Jim Briggs #6 $50.00
3  Darren Mikolasek #12 Hangups Gift Certificate
4  Tony Ravenda #14 $50.00
 50/50 DRAW    
1  Matt Bosela   $85.00