The 2009 SRC competitions are about to begin, with Brierwood in the Shaw Division, hosting the premier matches on June 9 with Pelham Hills, Peninsula Lakes, and St. Catharines.  All match dates have been finalized and the last match will be on August 25 at Beechwood.  This year as a result of a vote taken at the fall annual meeting, we are introducing the 2 man Chapman format as one of the matches.

The 2009 Championship will be at Lookout Point on Monday, September 14.

A spring charity tournament for all SRC teams and their alternates was being organized by past president Dave Smith, but has been postponed until late summer or early fall.  Should it occur, it would be held at a Niagara golf course and we will pass along any further details when they surface.

One of our member courses, Credit Valley, unfortunately suffered severe damage on some greens and tees from overflow ice on the Credit River. Their maintence staff are working diligently to get the full 18 holes playable by early to mid June.

It came down to the final series of matches before North Halton earned the Senior Ryder Cup title by edging Markland Wood by 19 points versus 17.  Tom Kingston, a super senior from North Halton triumphed over Worden Teasdale of Markland Wood to earn the victory.  This was North Halton's second win in three years.  Last year they lost out by half a point.

Members of the North Halton team were:  Gary Notar, Ron Armstrong, Ted Bell, Reg Finlayson, Terry Madill, George Shapcott, Tom Kingston and Ted Cutting.  Danny Hysen was an alternate for Terry during the fourth match and the final.

Adding even more drama to the day was Markland Wood who earned their spot as a wild card pick.  Brampton Golf & Country Club which hosted the final was in tremendous condition in spite of heavy rains the previous evening.  Greens Superintendent Martin Kopp and his staff are to be congratulated for a superb job as was team captain Bill Kerr who headed up the Championship day organization for Brampton.

In June, 28 teams from Buffalo to Toronto teed off in seven different divisions to determine a winner in each, and two wild card teams that would play in the Championship.  During interdivisional play the matches are two man competition with each club hosting a match.  However the final is straight individual match play with 72 players from the 9 clubs battling for the trophy and plaque which is given to the winning team.

In a unique first time scenario, two teams, Summit and St. Catharines from a new division this year, tied with 51 points and played off to determine the winner which was Summit.  Wyldewood was only 1 point behind.  The other team in the division was Credit Valley.

Final results for the Championship were:  North Halton 19, Markland Wood 17, Brampton 15.5, Bridgewater 11.5, Lookout Point 10, Trafalgar 10, River Oaks 9.5, Summit 8.5, Springville 7.

Next year the Championship will be held at Lookout Point. 

Sept. 29, 2009 - Location TBA

Oct. 13, 2009 - Location TBA