Don Bryson Aces Hole No 8 in Future Links Ontario Championship
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:41:13
The golf gods were smiling as Don Bryson of Brantford, ON aced the 8th hole, a 112-yard par three, at Willow Valley Golf Course. "My tee shot actually landed twelve feet back of the hole, but it spun backwards and managed to find the hole. I was ecstatic; it was hard to believe," said Bryson.
Bryson's hole in one wasn't enough to put him in the lead, but he wasn't far off. He shot a one-over 73 in the first round of the Bank of Montreal Future Links Ontario Championship at Willow Valley Golf Course in Mount Hope, ON. Bryson sits three strokes behind first-round leaders Kyler Murphy of Thunder Bay, ON and Dave Markle of Shelburne, ON.
Markle is pleased with his opening-round 70 because it puts him in a good position for the next two rounds. His strategy heading into tomorrow is not to surrender his lead by taking unnecessary risks.
"I always weigh the risk and reward factor of a shot. If I know I can make a green, I'll go for it, but if I think it's too much of a risk, I'll hold off. That's what I did today. That's what I'll do tomorrow. I didn't want to play myself out of the tournament on the first day. It's tough to hold on to a lead, but it's even harder to come back from a bad first round," said Markle.
Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, ON and Stacey Bieber of Winnipeg, MB lead the girls division after round one of the Bank of Montreal Future Links Ontario Championship. Both girls shot a 79. Megan Chapman of Collingwood, ON trails by one.
Cody Pickard of Thornhill, ON shot an opening-round 82 to top the bantam division. Ryan Sevigny of Stittsville, ON is in second with an 85, and Nick Halliday of Caledonia, ON is seven strokes behind Sevigny.
First Round Results are as follows:
Boys
Kyler Murphy, Thunder Bay, ON 35-35--70
David Markle, Shelburne, ON 35-35--70
Matt Johnston, Winnipeg, MB 34-37--71
Andrew McCarthy, Gilford, ON 36-35--71
Michael Leon, Brampton, ON 36-36--72
Don Bryson, Brantford, ON 36-37--73
Michael Joyce, Peterborough, ON 35-38--73
Cory Thistlethwaite, Dundas, ON 36-37--73
Joshua Dean, Richmond Hill, ON 40-34--74
Bradley Moulton, Orangeville, ON 37-37--74
Kyle Mackenzie, Listowel, ON 38-36--74
Mike Moreland, Orangeville, ON 39-35--74
Kevin Bryce, Mississauga, ON 41-33--74
Douglas Grodecki, Paris, ON 38-36--74
Korey Pettit, Brantford, ON 37-37--74
Mikhial Pasic, London, ON 39-35--74
Dustin Wetherup, Oshawa, ON 38-37--75
Axle Riley, Pickering, ON 37-38--75
Michael Gregory, Bolton, ON 39-36--75
Mike Hammond, London, ON 37-38--75
Matt Hoffman, Thornhill, ON 39-36--75
Craig Galbraith, Lucan, ON 39-37--76
David Arnold, Brooklin, ON 39-37--76
Anthony Italiano, Toronto, ON 37-39--76
David Love, Mississauga, ON 41-35--76
Ryan Lapalm, Stirling, ON 40-36--76
Matthew Leon, Brampton, ON 38-38--76
Bill Gleed, Newmarket, ON 39-37--76
Tim Donovan, Markham, ON 38-38--76
Reid Hartley, Aurora, ON 41-35--76
Sean Ball, Kingston, ON 37-40--77
Shaun Hayes, Whitby, ON 38-39--77
Paul Statchuk, Gormley, ON 43-34--77
Liam Callahan, Toronto, ON 36-41--77
Matthew Tindale, Peterborough, ON 38-39--77
Dana Johnson, Brantford, ON 40-37--77
Robbie Greenwell, Georgetown, ON 37-41--78
Justin Bratkovich, Hamilton, ON 39-39--78
Mike Cuff, Toronto, ON 41-37--78
Wendell Touhey, Ottawa, ON 41-37--78
Ryan Vassel, Toronto, ON 41-37--78
Ian Gately, Ancaster, ON 39-39--78
Geordie Hagerman, Orillia, ON 38-41--79
J.J. Gilham, Thunder Bay, ON 42-37--79
Christopher Ross, Dundas, ON 41-38--79
Adam O`Hoski, York, ON 38-41--79
Clinton Rayfield, Coldwater, ON 39-40--79
Anthony Manna, Richmond Hill, ON 37-42--79
Jason Sheman, Newmarket, ON 38-42--80
Bryan Simpson, Peterborough, ON 38-42--80
Derek Billyard, Grimsby, ON 38-43--81
Tino Smardenka, Woodbridge, ON 41-40--81
Tyler Martin, Ceasarea, ON 42-40--82
Brad Revell, Kingston, ON 39-43--82
Brad Larente, Cambridge, ON 42-40--82
Brandon Edwards, Peterborough, ON 42-41--83
Jordan Fitzgerald, Peterborough, ON 41-42--83
Tyler Edwards, Caledonia, ON 42-41--83
Scott Allan, Burlington, ON 38-46--84
Matt Dietrich, Centralia, ON 48-36--84
Nils Homer, Brampton, ON 40-45--85
Alex Green, Lindsay, ON 52-40--92
Jim Kratz, Ottawa, ON 46-47--93
Girls
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, ON 41-38--79
Stacey Bieber, Winnipeg, MB 38-41--79
Megan Chapman, Collingwood, ON 41-39--80
Anita Gahir, Thornhill, ON 38-44--82
Patti Hogeboom, Glenburnie, ON 42-40--82
Evelyn Paik, Toronto, ON 44-39--83
Margaret Trainor, Dundas, ON 39-45--84
Karly Pinder, Exeter, ON 45-41--86
Joanna Periversoff, London, ON 44-42--86
Ashley Biehn, Stoney Creek, ON 48-41--89
Erica Deschamps, Blind River, ON 46-44--90
Heather Gallagher, Toronto, ON 44-48--92
Daniele Dunlop, Forest, ON 48-45--93
Jennifer Beattie, Cambridge, ON 47-46--93
Courtney Campbell-Leveck, Keene, ON 49-45--94
Katie Lebel, Mooretown, ON 46-48--94
Cheryl Beech, Mississauga, ON 46-48--94
Leanne Brown, Hannon, ON 45-54--99
Laura Aziz, Mississauga, ON 52-48--100
Bantams
Cody Pickard, Thornhill, ON 42-40--82
Ryan Sevigny, Stittsville, ON 41-44--85
Nick Halliday, Caledonia, ON 45-47--92
The 2002 Bank of Montreal Future Links Ontario Championship, the fifth of six regional Future Links Junior Series events, features 84 of the region's top young male and female golfers in a three-day 54-hole stroke-play format."
