Toulouse Goes Low to Win at Sawmill

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Sunday June 13, 2010 - Tour rookie Dave Toulouse finally has a win.

The LochNess Links golfer overcame two early bogeys to fire a two under par 69 at Sawmill GC and win the third event of the season by three shots for his first tournament victory of any kind.

Toulouse had nines of 35 and 34 and notched five birdies, ten pars and three bogeys during a round where his driving was accurate and his iron play was on point, with 14 greens in regulation.

The win by Toulouse means that the first three wins in 2010 have come from players who didn't participate on the Tour in 2009, once again showcasing the great infusion of talent from the qualifiers.

Evan Olsthoorn, a rookie on the Tour from St. Catharines GCC, finished alone in second place with a one over par 72 (34-38), giving him two second place finishes in the first three events. Finishing in third was Lookout Point's Frank Mortensen (37-36), a two-time winner in 2009. Tying for fourth position with three over scores of 74 were Stephen Billyard from LochNess Links (38-36), Ryan Gidney from Lookout Point (40-34), Port Colborne GCC's Bob Goss (36-38) and Kyle Smith from the host club of Sawmill (38-36). Tying for eighth place and rounding out the top ten were Adam Briggs from Fox Run (39-36), Lookout Point's Ian Penney (36-39) and Tour rookie Matthew Hopper, a GAO Public Player (37-38), all of whom shot 75.

Scoring was pretty low at Sawmill overall, meaning plenty of birdies and only three skins on the day, with each worth a healthy $170.00. Frank Mortensen made a rare eagle two on the par four 6th hole, Kerry Howe from St. Catharines GCC made the only birdie on the par three 8th and Ryan Gidney made the only birdie on the par four 15th.

The Closest to the Hole prize from 13 Mountain Street Restaurant went to Howe for his shot on the 8th hole which settled 14' 5" away from the cup while Joe Bisson from Lookout Point won the Closest to the Hole award from Briggsy's Sportswear and Promotion for his shot on the 17th, which ended up less than 3' away. Mark Hunermund from Twenty Valley GCC won the 50/50 draw and took home $72.00.

Stephen Billyard retains the lead in the race for the Jim McNeil Award at the midway point of the season with 356.5 points. He's now followed closely by event winner Dave Toulouse, who sits only 15.5 points back. Rounding out the top five in the overall standings are Adam Briggs, Ryan Gidney and Evan Olsthoorn. Toulouse moves into the lead in the race for the Gary Bos Academy Rookie of the Year award. Following close behind in second is Olsthoorn while opening event winner Evan Angi drops to third. Sawmill's Mark Armitage continues to hold onto the fourth position while Kerry Howe stays in fifth place. In the Niagara Golf Report Senior Division race for players 50 & older, Bob Goss jumps into the lead over Bridgewater GCC's Gord Henderson by a slim 7.5 point margin. Fox Run's Jim Briggs holds onto third, Frank Mortensen jumps up to fourth and Willie Ormerod from Links of Niagara slips slightly to fifth position.

The Tour committee would like to thank Sawmill's Jeremy Julie and his mother Gail Julie for all of their help in hosting the event. It is the first time the Tour has played Sawmill since our opening year in 2001 and I'm sure the players very much enjoyed the changes to the golf course that have taken place over the past couple years.

The Tour's fourth event will be held on Sunday July 11th at Ussher's Creek GC at Legends on the Niagara in Chippawa. Tee times for the event at Ussher's Creek will be online in the next few days.

SAWMILL STATISTICS -

Average Score: 80.13

Most Birdies: Dave Toulouse (LochNess Links) - 5

Most Pars: Ryan Gidney (Lookout Point CC) - 14

Best Par 3 Performance: Mark Armitage (Sawmill GC), Joe Bisson (Lookout Point CC), Bob Goss (Port Colborne GCC) and Dave Toulouse (LochNess Links) - 2.75 average

Best Par 4 Performance: Frank Mortensen (Lookout Point CC) - 3.82 average

Best Par 5 Performance: Chris McLean (GAO - Public Player) - 4.33 average

Most Difficult Par 3: #8 - 3.89 average

Most Difficult Par 4: #18 - 5.02 average

Most Difficult Par 5: #12 - 5.76 average

Easiest Par 3: #14 - 3.13 average

Easiest Par 4: #6 and #13 - 4.29 average

Easiest Par 5: #2 - 5.24 average

Leaderboard

   PLAYERS  CLUB SCORE POINTS
1  Toulouse, Dave  LochNess Links 35 34 69 175
2  Olsthoorn, Evan  St. Catharines 34 38 72 150
3  Mortensen, Frank  Lookout Point 37 36 73 130
T4  Billyard, Stephen  LochNess Links 38 36 74 107.5
   Gidney, Ryan  Lookout Point 40 34 74 107.5
   Goss, Bob  Port Colborne 36 38 74 107.5
   Smith, Kyle  Sawmill 38 36 74 107.5
T8  Briggs, Adam  Fox Run 39 36 75 90
   Hopper, Matthew  GAO - Public Player 37 38 75 90
   Penney, Ian  Lookout Point 36 39 75 90
11  McLean, Chris  GAO - Public Player 38 38 76 80
T12  Butler, Brad  St. Catharines 39 38 77 74
   Howe, Kerry  St. Catharines 37 40 77 74
T14  Angi, Evan  Lookout Point 42 36 78 63
   Griffis, Kyle  Bridgewater 41 37 78 63
   Henderson, Gord  Bridgewater 38 40 78 63
   Perry, Roger  Rolling Meadows 38 40 78 63
T18  Armitage, Mark  Sawmill 37 42 79 44.5
   Bisson, Joe  Lookout Point 42 37 79 44.5
   Briggs, Jim  Fox Run 37 42 79 44.5
   Buckner, Ryan  St. Catharines 39 40 79 44.5
   Glass, Travis  Eagle Valley 41 38 79 44.5
   Jackson, Jeff  GAO - Public Player 38 41 79 44.5
   Lipsett, Bill  Twenty Valley 41 38 79 44.5
   Ormerod, Willie  Links of Niagara 41 38 79 44.5
   Ravenda, Tony  Thundering Waters 42 37 79 44.5
   Spiler, Joe  Lookout Point 38 41 79 44.5
28  McGregor, Brandon  St. Catharines 45 36 81 33
T29  Buote, Joe  Riverview 43 39 82 30
   Hunermund, Mark  Twenty Valley 40 42 82 30
T31  Bedard, Jesse  Royal Niagara 43 40 83 24
   Childs, Ken  GAO - Public Player 40 43 83 24
   Fleming, Ian  Twenty Valley 43 40 83 24
   Garcia, Mike  LochNess Links 44 39 83 24
35  Marotta, Anthony  Sparrow Lakes 44 40 84 19
T36  Law, Stewart  Whirlpool 41 44 85 17
   Molkoski, Kenny  Sparrow Lakes 42 43 85 17
   Tully, Dan  Sparrow Lakes 43 42 85 17
39  Patus, Dylan  Pelham Hills 42 44 86 15
T40  Abrams, Dave  Sawmill 42 46 88 13.5
   MacGlashan, Ryan  St. Catharines 45 43 88 13.5
T42  Bodogh, Bernie  Links of Niagara 43 46 89 11.5
   Rodwell, John  Beechwood 41 48 89 11.5
44  McEachern, Stew  LochNess Links 43 48 91 10
45  Kealey, Steven  LochNess Links 43 49 92 9
   Bosela, Matt  St. Catharines DID NOT START
   Cottringer, Mark  GAO - Public Player DID NOT FINISH
   Foster, Josh  Whisky Run DID NOT START
   Lord, Paul  Lookout Point DID NOT START
   Mariage, Marcel  Lookout Point DID NOT START
   Nepon, Harris  St. Catharines DID NOT START
   Ragats, Andy  Riverview DID NOT START

Vouchers, Skins and Prizes

 VOUCHERS    
1  Dave Toulouse   $180.00
2  Evan Olsthoorn   $130.00
3  Frank Mortensen   $100.00
T4  Ryan Gidney   $65.00
T4  Kyle Smith   $65.00
T4  Stephen Billyard Trappers Sports Bar Gift Certificate 
T4  Bob Goss Trappers Sports Bar Gift Certificate 
T8  Adam Briggs Buckner's Source for Sports Gift Certificate
T8  Matthew Hopper Buckner's Source for Sports Gift Certificate
 SKINS - EXEMPT PLAYERS    
1  Frank Mortensen #6 - Eagle 2 $170.00
2  Kerry Howe #8 - Birdie 2 $170.00
3  Ryan Gidney #15 - Birdie 3 $170.00
 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE    
1  Kerry Howe #8 - 14' 5" 13 Mountain Street
2  Joe Bisson #17 - 33" Briggsy's Sportswear
 50/50 DRAW    
1  Mark Hunermund   $72.00