Bosela Overcomes Weather to Win First Tour Event

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August 10, 2008 - Matt Bosela fired a round of two over par 74 on a rainy and unseasonably cold day to win the fifth event on the 2008 schedule at LochNess Links by a shot over fellow Tour veterans Jim Briggs and Tony Ravenda.  Bosela, a member of St. Catharines G&CC,  made three birdies and five bogeys on the day, putting together nines of 36 and 38 to win for the first time in his five years on Tour.  He hit 11 fairways, chipped in once and one-putted six times and he credited his accuracy off the tee and solid performance around the greens as major contributing factors in the win.

Briggs, a GAO member, fashioned nines of 37-38 while Ravenda, who plays out of Thundering Waters GC, put together nines of 39-36 to tie for second spot.  Finishing fourth all alone with a solid 76 was smooth-swinging Tim McGlynn from Lookout Point CC.  Tying for fifth spot with dueling 77's were the Tour's fearless leader, Bernie Bodogh, a St. Catharines G&CC member along with fellow committee member Bob Goss, a GAO player.  Tying for seventh spot were Tour rookies Taylor Boyd from Grand Niagara, Adam Elliott from Sparrow Lakes, Corey Fiwchuk from Legends on the Niagara, Ryan Gidney from Lookout Point, Stew McEachern from the host club, LochNess Links along with Tour veteran and Beechwood's own John Rodwell.  All six players shot rounds of 79.

Outside of the Tour's Spring Qualifier, the competitors had to deal with the worst weather conditions of the year. Temperatures in the low sixties and heavy rains for over half the round made staying warm and dry very difficult and casual water was prevalent on the fairways, greens and in the bunkers.

For the first time in Tour history, there were no skins on the day! That means all the money from this event will be carried over to the Tour's 2008 finale at Thundering Waters in September.

Mark Bolton, a GAO member, knocked his tee shot in tight on the par three 5th hole to take the $50.00 prize in the Closest to the Hole competion, the second event in a row that he's claimed a par three prize.   Another GAO member, Bryan Kolbuc, won a gift certificate from Tour sponsor Hangups Sports Wear for knocking his tee shot on the par 3 12th hole to six feet, ten inches.  The 50/50 prize winner was Josh Groom, a member at Links of Niagara, who took home $65.00.

With the first five events now completed, the overall points standings have been reset, with each competitor's worst performance eliminated from their record. That being said, we see a tremendous amount of movement in the overall standings as a result of the reset.  Briggs moves back into the top spot with 525 points while holding onto second place is Bodogh, who sits with 495 points.  Rounding out the top five are 'The Norwegian Sensation' and Tour rookie Jon Odegaard, a Queenston GC member (489.5 points), Ravenda (481.5 points) and Goss (475 points). Technically speaking, with 175 points available to the winner of the Thundering Waters event, anyone currently in the top 11 still has a chance to win the Tour's Overall Championship and take home the Jim McNeil Trophy.  Please note that the last event at Thundering Waters is considered a Tour major and the points from this tournament will count for all competitors in the overall standings.

Odegaard still leads the Niagara Golf Report Rookie of the Year race and has built a commanding lead.  The 'Magic Man' Kenny Molkoski, who plays out of Sparrow Lakes, is 78.5 points back while McEachern, Fiwchuk and Boyd round out the top five.  The Senior point race is led by Briggs, with Ravenda, Goss, Frank Mortensen from Lookout Point and Willie Ormerod from Links of Niagara rounding out the top five.

Tee times for the sixth and final leg of the 2008 Nevada Bob's Men's Tour, being held at Thundering Waters GC in Niagara Falls on Sunday September 14th, will be available in the next couple of weeks.  We also hope to soon finalize details regarding practice round privileges for Tour members.  We will post this information as soon as it's available. 

LOCHNESS LINKS STATISTICS -

Average Score: 83.1136

Most Birdies: John Rodwell (Beechwood G&CC) - 4

Most Pars: Jim Briggs (GAO) - 15

Best Par 3 Performance: Taylor Boyd (Grand Niagara), Bryan Kolbuc (GAO), Stew McEachern (LochNess Links) and Tony Ravenda (Thundering Waters GC) - 3.00 average

Best Par 4 Performance: Jim Briggs (GAO) - 3.87 average

Best Par 5 Performance: Adam Elliott (Sparrow Lakes G&CC), Corey Fiwchuk (Legends on the Niagara) and Ryan Gidney (Lookout Point CC) - 4.80 average

Most Difficult Par 3: #2 - 3.95 average

Most Difficult Par 4: #1 - 5.43 average

Most Difficult Par 5: #18 - 5.73 average

Easiest Par 3: #8 - 3.45 average

Easiest Par 4: #16 - 4.11 average

Easiest Par 5: #3 and #14 - 5.36 average

Leaderboard

   PLAYERS  CLUB SCORE POINTS
1  Bosela, Matt  St. Catharines 36 38 74 175
T2  Briggs, Jim  GAO 37 38 75 140
   Ravenda, Tony  Thundering Waters 39 36 75 140
4  McGlynn, Tim  Lookout Point 37 39 76 115
T5  Bodogh, Bernie  St. Catharines 40 37 77 107.5
   Goss, Bob  GAO 41 36 77 107.5
T7  Boyd, Taylor  Grand Niagara 40 39 79 87.5
   Elliott, Adam  Sparrow Lakes 38 41 79 87.5
   Fiwchuk, Corey  Legends on the Niagara 41 38 79 87.5
   Gidney, Ryan  Lookout Point 42 37 79 87.5
   McEachern, Stew  LochNess Links 41 38 79 87.5
   Rodwell, John  Beechwood 42 37 79 87.5
T13  Odegaard, Jon  Queenston 40 40 80 68
   Scapillati, Ben  Links of Niagara 43 37 80 68
   Spiler, Joe  Lookout Point 41 39 80 68
T16  Childs, Ken  Pelham Hills 38 43 81 56.5
   Molkoski, Kenny  Sparrow Lakes 42 39 81 56.5
   Mortensen, Frank  Lookout Point 44 37 81 56.5
   Wood, Andrew  Rockway Glen 43 38 81 56.5
T20  Kolbuc, Bryan  GAO 45 37 82 48
   Puckering, Bill  Dunnville 42 40 82 48
T22  Bolton, Mark  GAO 43 40 83 42
   Ormerod, Willie  Links of Niagara 42 41 83 42
   Reimer, Rob  NOTL 44 39 83 42
   Stouffer, Phil  GAO 41 42 83 42
T26  Baines, Mike  Twenty Valley 42 42 84 35
   Garcia, Mike  Queenston 46 38 84 35
   Ragats, Andy  GAO 45 39 84 35
T29  Bisson, Joe  Lookout Point 44 41 85 29
   Nepon, Harris  St. Catharines 45 40 85 29
   Tyminski, Steve  GAO 43 42 85 29
T32  Hunermund, Mark  Sparrow Lakes 45 41 86 24
   Robertson, Ken  Dunnville 43 43 86 24
T34  Lord, Paul  Lookout Point 42 45 87 19
   Mariage, Marcel  Lookout Point 42 45 87 19
   Martin, Adam  Port Colborne 45 42 87 19
   Strachan, John  Peninsula Lakes 43 44 87 19
T38  Guitard, Gil  Sawmill 46 44 90 15.5
   Mlot, Kevin  GAO 49 41 90 15.5
40  Manuel, Tom  Rolling Meadows 44 47 91 14
T41  Groom, Josh  Links of Niagara 47 45 92 12
   Lowrey, Wes  Queenston 49 43 92 12
   Turonski, Todd  Pelham Hills 47 45 92 12
44  Carr, Barry  GAO 51 45 96 10
   Arrowsmith, Randy  Long Beach DNP
   Dunn, Gord  Twenty Valley DNP
   Fleguel, Brad  Freedom Oaks DNP
   Henderson, Gord  Bridgewater DNF
   Henderson, Rick  Twenty Valley DNP
   Lipsett, Bill  Twenty Valley DNP
   Mikolasek, Darren  Beechwood DNP
   Pasquale, Nick  Links of Niagara DNF
   Ratkovsky, Adam  St. Catharines DNF
   Sabatini, Louis  Links of Niagara DNP
   Scott, Troy  Queenston DNP
   Smith, Brennen  GAO DNF
   Storm, Matt  GAO DNP

Vouchers, Skins and Prizes

 VOUCHERS    
1  Matt Bosela   $180.00
T2  Jim Briggs   $115.00
T2  Tony Ravenda   $115.00
4  Tim McGlynn   $70.00
5  Bob Goss   $60.00
 SKINS    
   NO SKINS    
 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE    
1  Mark Bolton  #5 $50.00
2  Bryan Kolbuc  #12 - 6' 10" Hangups Gift Certificate
 50/50 DRAW    
1  Josh Groom   $65.00