Kyle Smith Continues Superlative Rookie Season with Win at Twenty Valley

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Sunday July 19, 2009 - Sawmill's Kyle Smith bounced back from a rough outing at St. Catharines G&CC in style, shooting a solid three over par round of 75 at Twenty Valley Golf and Country Club to win the fourth event on the 2009 Nevada Bob's Men's Tour schedule.

Smith, shown below receiving congratulations from Bob Allan of Nevada Bob's, put together nines of 36 and 39 and was quite steady all day, making two birdies, eleven pars and five bogeys to win the event by a single shot over four other players.

The Tour rookie won for the second time already this year after taking down the first event at Peninsula Lakes and was also the winner of the Fall Qualifying tournament last September.

Finishing in a tie for second were Fox Run's Jim Briggs (39-37), Mike Garcia from Queenston GC (39-37), Bill Lipsett from the host course Twenty Valley (37-39) and Tony Ravenda from Thundering Waters (36-40). The second place finishes were personal bests for both Garcia, a player in his second year on Tour and for veteran Lipsett, who has been on the Tour since its inception in 2001.

Rounding out the top ten were a quartet of players from Lookout Point, as Ryan Gidney (35-42), Paul Lord (38-39), Ian Penney (39-38) and Joe Spiler (35-42) all notched fine rounds of 77. Joining them in a tie for sixth were former Tour event winners Bob Goss from Port Colborne G&CC (38-39) and Phil Stouffer from Twenty Valley (39-38).

Surprisingly enough, there were no eagles on the day for the first time all season on the Tour. With scoring pretty low overall, that meant a lot of birdies and the result was only one skin on the day. Jim Briggs made a birdie 2 at the difficult par three 16th hole and takes home a whopping $540.00 for his efforts! His tee shot on the hole, hit to 13' 6", also won him the Closest to the Hole prize from his own company, Briggsy's Sportswear and Promotions. The other Closest to the Hole award goes to Beechwood's own John Rodwell, who knocked his tee shot on the ninth hole stiff to 2' 9" to win the gift certificate from 13th Mountain Street Bistro. Paul Lord won the 50/50 draw and takes home $95.00.

With his second win of the season, Smith moves back into the overall lead for the Jim McNeil Trophy, awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the season. His 486.5 points give him a commanding lead over Jim Briggs, while the points leader coming into the event, two-time 2009 winner Frank Mortensen from Lookout Point, drops to third place. Tony Ravenda follows closely behind in fourth, only one point below Mortensen while young star Ryan Gidney moves up to fifth position in the overall standings after another solid finish at Twenty Valley.

Smith maintains his large lead in the Niagara Golf Report Rookie of the Year race, with Bradley Cassidy from Rolling Meadows in second, Brad Butler from St. Catharines in third, Royal Niagara's Jesse Bedard in fourth and Adam Briggs from Fox Run in fifth. Jim Briggs takes over the lead in the Senior of the Year standings and is followed by Frank Mortensen in second, Tony Ravenda in third, Bob Goss in fourth and Joe Spiler in fifth.

The Tour committee would like to thank Twenty Valley's Randy Taylor and former Tour player Caleb Ellis for their help and support during the event. The course was in solid shape and continues to be a favourite destination for the Tour committee. We look forward to coming back in the near future.

The fifth event on the Nevada Bob's Men's Tour takes place on Sunday August 16th at LochNess Links in Welland. Tee times will be made available on or before August 7th.

TWENTY VALLEY STATISTICS -

Average Score: 80.98

Most Birdies: John Rodwell (Beechwood GC) - 5

Most Pars: Pete Robertson (GAO) - 13

Best Par 3 Performance: Jim Briggs (Fox Run GC) - 2.50 average

Best Par 4 Performance: Kyle Smith (Sawmill GC) - 4.00 average

Best Par 5 Performance: John Rodwell (Beechwood GCC) & Andrew Wood (Rockway Glen) - 4.25 average

Most Difficult Par 3: #13 - 3.98 average

Most Difficult Par 4: #3 - 5.12 average

Most Difficult Par 5: #18 - 5.52 average

Easiest Par 3: #9 - 3.45 average

Easiest Par 4: #4 - 4.03 average

Easiest Par 5: #10 - 4.66 average

Leaderboard

   PLAYERS  CLUB SCORE POINTS
1  Smith, Kyle  Sawmill 36 39 75 175
T2  Briggs, Jim  Fox Run 39 37 76 126.5
   Garcia, Mike  Queenston 39 37 76 126.5
   Lipsett, Bill  Twenty Valley 37 39 76 126.5
   Ravenda, Tony  Thundering Waters 36 40 76 126.5
T6  Gidney, Ryan  Lookout Point 35 42 77 92.5
   Goss, Bob  Port Colborne 38 39 77 92.5
   Lord, Paul  Lookout Point 38 39 77 92.5
   Penney, Ian  Lookout Point 39 38 77 92.5
   Spiler, Joe  Lookout Point 35 42 77 92.5
   Stouffer, Phil  Twenty Valley 39 38 77 92.5
T12  Bolton, Mark  GAO 38 40 78 63.5
   Butler, Brad  St. Catharines 39 39 78 63.5
   Childs, Ken  GAO 38 40 78 63.5
   Hunermund, Mark  Sparrow Lakes 38 40 78 63.5
   McEachern, Stew  LochNess Links 37 41 78 63.5
   Robertson, Pete  GAO 39 39 78 63.5
   Rodwell, John  Beechwood 37 41 78 63.5
   Widner, Doug  LochNess Links 39 39 78 63.5
T20  Egerter, Don  Fox Run 38 41 79 44
   Griffis, Kyle  Bridgewater 37 42 79 44
   Henderson, Rick  Twenty Valley 38 41 79 44
   Nepon, Harris  St. Catharines 39 40 79 44
   Ormerod, Willie  Links of Niagara 39 40 79 44
   Wood, Andrew  Rockway Glen 38 41 79 44
T26  Abrams, Dave  Sawmill 39 41 80 35
   Juzsku, Wes  GAO 39 41 80 35
   Odegaard, Jon  Queenston 39 41 80 35
T29  Arrowsmith, Randy  Long Beach 39 42 81 27
   Bedard, Donny  Royal Niagara 42 39 81 27
   Bodogh, Bernie  Links of Niagara 38 43 81 27
   Bosela, Matt  St. Catharines 36 45 81 27
   Briggs, Adam  Fox Run 39 42 81 27
T34  Bedard, Jesse  Royal Niagara 41 41 82 18
   Joon, Nick  GAO 43 39 82 18
   Mortensen, Frank  Lookout Point 39 43 82 18
   Ragats, Andy  GAO 42 40 82 18
   Waldbroel, Kyle  Twenty Valley 41 41 82 18
T39  Goodman, Cal  St. Catharines 41 42 83 13.5
   Henderson, Gord  Bridgewater 41 42 83 13.5
   Jackson, Jeff  GAO 41 42 83 13.5
   Molkoski, Kenny  Sparrow Lakes 38 45 83 13.5
T43  Bedard, Mike  LochNess Links 44 40 84 9
   Puckering, Bill  Pelham Hills 43 41 84 9
   Rollick, Brent  GAO 43 41 84 9
   Turonski, Todd  GAO 43 41 84 9
   Webb, Curtis  Niagara-on-the-Lake 39 45 84 9
T48  Cassidy, Bradley  Rolling Meadows 45 40 85 3.5
   Elsley, Taylor  GAO 44 41 85 3.5
   Fleguel, Brad  Freedom Oaks 44 41 85 3.5
   Germond, Jeff  St. Catharines 45 40 85 3.5
   Gruhl, Steve  St. Catharines 39 46 85 3.5
   Lowrey, Wes  Queenston 41 44 85 3.5
54  McLean, Chris  GAO 39 47 86 1
T55  Carr, Barry  GAO 43 44 87 1
   McCulligh, Kevin  GAO 39 48 87 1
57  Reimer, Rob  Niagara-on-the-Lake 44 44 88 1
58  Strachan, John  GAO 47 46 93 1
   Foster, Josh  Whisky Run DID NOT START

Vouchers, Skins and Prizes

 VOUCHERS    
1  Kyle Smith   $180.00
T2  Jim Briggs   $90.00
T2  Mike Garcia   $90.00
T2  Tony Ravenda   $90.00
T2  Bill Lipsett   $90.00
 SKINS    
1  Jim Briggs #16 - Birdie 2 $540.00
 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE    
1  John Rodwell #9 - 2' 9" 13 Mountain St. Gift Cert
2  Jim Briggs #16 - 13' 6" Briggsy's Sportswear
 50/50 DRAW    
1  Paul Lord   $95.00