Gord Henderson Goes Low to Claim Victory at LochNess Links

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Sunday August 16, 2009 - Tour veteran Gord Henderson notched his second career win on the Nevada Bob's Men's Tour, firing a one under par round of 71 at LochNess Links to win the fifth leg on the 2009 schedule by two shots over Lookout Point's Ian Penney.

Henderson, who earlier in the day participated in the club championship at Bridgewater, fashioned nines of 34 and 37 while making an eagle and three birdies along with ten pars and four bogeys. The one under score was Henderson's best in his eight years on the tour.

Henderson's other Tour win came in last year's finale at Ussher's Creek at Legends on the Niagara and he becomes the eleventh player to win multiple times in Tour history.

Penney notched four birdies in his round of 73 (36-37) to finish in second all alone. Rolling Meadows' Brad Cassidy (38-36) and Kenny Molkoski from Sparrow Lakes (38-36) tied for third with fine rounds of 74. There were four players tied for fifth, with Mike Bedard (41-34) from the host club, Queenston's Jon Odegaard (38-37) and the GAO's Ken Childs (40-35) and Nick Joon (38-37) all notching three over rounds of 75.

Tying for ninth position with rounds of 76 were Royal Niagara's Jesse Bedard (34-42), who made six birdies on the day, Tour co-chairman Bernie Bodogh (37-39) from Links of Niagara, rookie Doug Widner (41-35) from the host club and Matt Bosela (40-36), the event's defending champion from St. Catharines GCC.

There were six skins on the day, with each worth $90.00. Jesse Bedard made a birdie three on the 1st hole, the GAO's Andy Ragats made the only deuce on #5, Dave Abrams from Sawmill made a great two on the long par three 8th, winner Gord Henderson eagled the par five 9th, points leader Kyle Smith from Sawmill eagled the par five 14th and finally, rookie Donny Bedard from Royal Niagara chipped in for an eagle two on the par four 16th. Closest to the Hole winners were Port Colborne's Bob Goss, who wins a gift certificate from 13 Mountain Street Bistro for his tee shot on the 8th that stopped 5' 7" from the hole and Matt Bosela, who wins gear from Briggsy's Sportswear and Promotions for his tee shot on the 12th hole that stopped 10' 11" away. The 50/50 draw winner was Bill Puckering from Pelham Hills, who takes home $85.00.

With five events in the books, the overall standings see a points reset take place, with every competitors worst point total being eliminated in preparation for the final event of the year, considered a Tour major where the points count in the final tally. Kyle Smith retains the overall lead in the chase for the Jim McNeil Trophy and has a substantial edge over the second placed Ian Penney, who moves up from 7th position after his fine performance at LochNess. Rounding out the top five are Fox Run's Jim Briggs, the three-time defending overall Tour champion, Brad Cassidy and Lookout Point's Frank Mortensen. Anyone in the top eight has a mathematical chance to walk away with the Jim McNeil Trophy at Whirlpool GC.

Smith also maintains his large lead in the Niagara Golf Report Rookie of the Year race, with Brad Cassidy in second, Jesse Bedard in third, Doug Widner in fourth and Adam Briggs from Fox Run in fifth. Jim Briggs continues to lead in the Senior of the Year standings and is followed by Frank Mortensen in second, Thundering Waters' Tony Ravenda in third, Gord Henderson in fourth and Bob Goss in fifth.

The Tour committee would like to thank LochNess Links' Sandy and Stephen Billyard for hosting the Tour once again.

The final event on the Nevada Bob's Men's Tour takes place on Saturday August 29th at historic Whirlpool GC in Niagara Falls. Tee times will be made available sometime in the next few days.

LOCHNESS LINKS STATISTICS -

Average Score: 80.64

Most Birdies: Jesse Bedard (Royal Niagara) - 6

Most Pars: Bradley Cassidy (Rolling Meadows), Ken Childs (GAO), Ryan Gidney (Lookout Point), Willie Ormerod (Links of Niagara) & Phil Stouffer (Twenty Valley) - 12

Best Par 3 Performance: Gord Henderson (Bridgewater), Willie Ormerod (Links of Niagara) & Andy Ragats (GAO) - 3.00 average

Best Par 4 Performance: Jesse Bedard (Royal Niagara), Bob Goss (Port Colborne) & Ian Penney (Lookout Point) - 3.88 average

Best Par 5 Performance: Gord Henderson (Bridgewater) - 4.20 average

Most Difficult Par 3: #12 - 4.04 average

Most Difficult Par 4: #1 - 4.84 average

Most Difficult Par 5: #3 - 5.78 average

Easiest Par 3: #5 - 3.22 average

Easiest Par 4: #16 - 4.02 average

Easiest Par 5: #6 - 4.96 average

Leaderboard

   PLAYERS  CLUB SCORE POINTS
1  Henderson, Gord  Bridgewater 34 37 71 175
2  Penney, Ian  Lookout Point 36 37 73 150
T3  Cassidy, Bradley  Rolling Meadows 38 36 74 122.5
   Molkoski, Kenny  Sparrow Lakes 38 36 74 122.5
T5  Bedard, Mike  LochNess Links 41 34 75 102.5
   Childs, Ken  GAO 40 35 75 102.5
   Joon, Nick  GAO 38 37 75 102.5
   Odegaard, Jon  Queenston 38 37 75 102.5
T9  Bedard, Jesse  Royal Niagara 34 42 76 83
   Bodogh, Bernie  Links of Niagara 37 39 76 83
   Bosela, Matt  St. Catharines 40 36 76 83
   Widner, Doug  LochNess Links 41 35 76 83
T13  McEachern, Stew  LochNess Links 39 38 77 66.5
   Nepon, Harris  St. Catharines 40 37 77 66.5
   Ormerod, Willie  Links of Niagara 38 39 77 66.5
   Ravenda, Tony  Thundering Waters 37 40 77 66.5
T17  Gidney, Ryan  Lookout Point 38 40 78 53.5
   Goodman, Cal  St. Catharines 40 38 78 53.5
   Goss, Bob  Port Colborne 38 40 78 53.5
   Wood, Andrew  Rockway Glen 39 39 78 53.5
T21  Briggs, Adam  Fox Run 39 40 79 45
   Jackson, Jeff  GAO 40 39 79 45
   Smith, Kyle  Sawmill 39 40 79 45
T24  Bedard, Donny  Royal Niagara 40 40 80 39
   Ragats, Andy  GAO 41 39 80 39
   Stouffer, Phil  Twenty Valley 41 39 80 39
T27  Briggs, Jim  Fox Run 41 40 81 32
   Juzsku, Wes  GAO 36 45 81 32
   Lord, Paul  Lookout Point 41 40 81 32
   Spiler, Joe  Lookout Point 44 37 81 32
T31  Germond, Jeff  St. Catharines 42 40 82 24
   Lipsett, Bill  Twenty Valley 40 42 82 24
   McCulligh, Kevin  GAO 41 41 82 24
   Turonski, Todd  GAO 41 41 82 24
T35  Abrams, Dave  Sawmill 43 40 83 18
   Lowrey, Wes  Queenston 48 35 83 18
   Mortensen, Frank  Lookout Point 42 41 83 18
38  Webb, Curtis  Niagara-on-the-Lake 44 40 84 16
T39  Bolton, Mark  GAO 48 37 85 14
   Henderson, Rick  Twenty Valley 44 41 85 14
   Hunermund, Mark  Sparrow Lakes 43 42 85 14
42  Griffis, Kyle  Bridgewater 45 41 86 12
T43  Garcia, Mike  Queenston 46 41 87 10.5
   Rodwell, John  Beechwood 44 43 87 10.5
45  Reimer, Rob  Niagara-on-the-Lake 42 46 88 9
T46  Egerter, Don  Fox Run 44 45 89 6.5
   Elsley, Taylor  GAO 44 45 89 6.5
   Gruhl, Steve  St. Catharines 44 45 89 6.5
   Puckering, Bill  Pelham Hills 43 46 89 6.5
50  Rollick, Brent  GAO 46 49 95 4
   Arrowsmith, Randy  Long Beach DID NOT START
   Butler, Brad  St. Catharines DID NOT START
   Carr, Barry  GAO DID NOT FINISH
   Fleguel, Brad  Freedom Oaks DID NOT START
   Foster, Josh  Whisky Run DID NOT START
   McLean, Chris  GAO DID NOT START
   Robertson, Pete  GAO DID NOT FINISH
   Strachan, John  GAO DID NOT START
   Waldbroel, Kyle  Twenty Valley DID NOT START

Vouchers, Skins and Prizes

 VOUCHERS    
1  Gord Henderson   $180.00
2  Ian Penney   $130.00
T3  Bradley Cassidy   $85.00
T3  Kenny Molkoski   $85.00
5  Mike Bedard   $60.00
 SKINS    
1  Jesse Bedard #1 - Birdie 3 $90.00
2  Andy Ragats #5 - Birdie 2 $90.00
3  Dave Abrams #8 - Birdie 2 $90.00
4  Gord Henderson #9 - Eagle 3 $90.00
5  Kyle Smith #14 - Eagle 3 $90.00
6  Donny Bedard #16 - Eagle 2 $90.00
 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE    
1  Bob Goss #8 - 5' 7" 13 Mountain St. Gift Cert
2  Matt Bosela #12 - 10' 11" Briggsy's Sportswear
 50/50 DRAW    
1  Bill Puckering   $85.00