For Immediate Release: Golf New Brunswick’s (Golf NB) 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur will take place July 12th to 15th, 2018 at The Riverside Country Club. The 6,344 yards, Donald Ross design is no stranger to hosting championships. From the 1939 Canadian Open to the Don Sinclair Invitational, The Riverside has been host to world-class events, attended by top calibre players.
The 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur will see the 72-hole competition include 76 participants in the field compete for the amateur and mid-amateur championship.
The Amateur Division features participants under the age of 25 and promises to have no lack of competition with a number of highly ranked junior players recently graduating to the amateur ranks. Joining the field is 2017 East Coast Junior Champion, 2017 Team NB Canada Games and 2017 Team NB Boys Nationals Runner-up Team Member Stuart Earle of Westfield as well as 2017 NB Junior Boys Champion Sam Reid of Royal Oaks who was a teammate of Earle’s at both Nationals and Canada Games. Absent from this year’s event are Corey McMinniman of Fredericton Golf Club and Calvin Ross of JH Sports who finished 3rd and T-4 in last year’s event.
Returning to the field for this year’s event is 2017 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Champion, Darren Roach. Roach looks to capture his second consecutive Amateur Championship at his home course of The Riverside Country Club. Also returning is 2017 runner up, Mike Landry of the Fredericton Golf Club who looks to once again put the pressure on Darren Roach and battle for the title. Edward Reevey returns to the event at his home club and is looking to improve on his third-place finish, also returning are Stu Musgrave and Greg Jones of Country Meadows, Tony MacKinnon of Fredericton and Colin Manning of Moncton.
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The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
Golf New Brunswick’s (Golf NB) 2018 NB Ladies Provincial Championships will take place July 8th to 10th, 2018 at the Miramichi Golf & Country Club.The 2018 NB Ladies Provincial Championship will see the 54-hole competition include 87 ladies in the field. The amateur division has 7 participants, the mid-amateur has 9 while the senior has 32 and the super-senior has 39.
Defending NB Ladies Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Champion Leanne Richardson of Country Meadows Golf Club looks to keep herself at the top of all three divisions again this year, however it will not be easy. In the race to capture this year’s Amateur Championship is Miramichi’s own Morgan Matchett who looks to build off of her 2017 T-4 performance to win her first ever NB Ladies Provincial Championship at her home club.
2017 NB Super-Senior Champion Kris Harvey of Fredericton returns to the field in Miramichi to try and repeat her performance and capture the championship for a second consecutive year. It won’t be an easy task for Harvey however with fierce competition in the field especially from her Fredericton club mates Kathy Meagher, Connie Bothwell, and Penny Dickeson who finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in last year’s event.
In addition to the four provincial championships, also up for grabs are positions on both the NB Ladies Amateur and NB Ladies Senior Teams, along with an exemption into the Mid-Amateur division at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, to be played at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, BC from July 24th to 27th, 2018, and the Canadian Women`s Mid-Senior Championship, to be held at Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ontario from August 28th to 30th, 2018.
With a strong field at this year’s event that includes many past champions and perennial contenders, the 2018 NB Ladies Provincial Championships will be sure to test the endurance of the province’s best lady golfers over the three-day tournament.
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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
The third and final day of the 2018 Golf NB Provincial Junior Championships would see wild lead changes and dramatic finishes as 62 of New Brunswick’s top Junior aged golfers challenged the hard, fast fairways and firm greens of the Hampton Golf Club.
Felix Boucher of Fox Creek would start the day one shot clear of the Miramichi’s Nathan Hogan, and three shots clear of the Pierre-Luc Arsenault of St. Ignace in the race for the 2018 NB Junior Boys crown. Following closely behind in 4th place was 2017 Juvenile and Bantam Boys Champion Daniel Kirby of JH Sports.
Pulling through in his final round was Nathan Hogan of Miramichi Golf & Country club who recorded a 2-over par round of 74 to secure the 2018 Junior & Juvenile Boys Provincial Championship. Hogan’s round would consist of three birdies, five bogeys and ten pars on route to a tournament total of 227. Nathan has now won each division at the Provincial Championships as previously he had won the Pee Wee and Bantam Boys Championships. Finishing in second place in the Junior & Juvenile Boys Division was 2017 Juvenile and Bantam winner Daniel Kirby of JH Sports. Daniel also recorded a 2-over par round of 74 during his final round to put him 4 shots back of Nathan. Hogan and Kirby secured first and second place in both the Junior & Juvenile Divisions with Fox Creek’s Max Gaudet placing third in the Junior Division with a total of 233 and club mate Felix Boucher placed third in the Juvenile Division, fourth in the Junior.
In the Bantam Boys Division, Marc-Andre Gaudet of St. Ignace battled back during the final round recording a 10-over par 82 to capture the crown of 2018 NB Bantam Boys Champion. Gaudet’s event total of 252 consisting of 90, 80 and 82 were enough to put him 4 shots clear of the field. Edmundston’s Brandon Casey finished second in the Bantam Boys Division after a final round 15-over par 87. Finishing third was Ethan McFadden of Moncton who’s finished 5 shots back of Gaudet.
2018 East Coast Junior Girls Champion, Camille Lapierre-Ouellet of Granby, Quebec entered the final round with a two-stroke lead ahead of Gage’s Sarah Holt and Ashburn’s sister duo of Haley and Abbey Baker. However hot conditions and fast greens would see the top of the Junior & Juvenile Girls leaderboard quickly change. Taking advantage of the conditions was Haley Baker of Ashburn Golf Club whose impressive final round score of 1-over par 73 would be enough to secure her first ever NB Junior & Juvenile Provincial Championship. Her three-round total of 233 gave Baker a comfortable 4 shot lead over Gage’s Sarah Holt who finished in second place after a tournament total of 237 and a five shot lead over Camille Lapierre-Ouellet who finished tied for third place. Baker secured the Juvenile Division victory over her sister Abbey who won the Bantam Girls Championship with a final round score of 6-over par 78, leaving her with a 238 total for the tournament. Finishing second in the Bantam Girls Division is Cici Lin of JH Sports who finished the three-round event with a total score of 286.
Joining the 2018 NB Junior Boys and Girls teams are: Nathan Hogan (Miramichi), Felix Boucher (Fox Creek), Daniel Kirby (JH Sports), Maxime Gaudet (Fox Creek), Mackenzie Deveau (Royal Oaks), Julie Gauvin (Fox Creek), Mackenzie Scott (JH Sports) and Sarah Holt (Gage Golf & Curling Club).
The Junior Boys and Junior Girls will represent Team NB at the Canadian Junior Boys Championships to be played at the Medicine Golf & Country Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta and the Canadian Junior Girls Championships to be played at the Bach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, British Columbia from July 30th to August 2nd and July 31st to August 3rd respectfully.
For more information on the 2018 Golf NB Junior Championships including results and tee times please CLICK HERE.
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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
The Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club again proved to be a worthy host, as the par 72 C.E. (Robby) Robinson design will play host to the NB Ladies Four Ball for the second consecutive year. This year’s version of the event will see 27 two player teams compete for both gross and net championships.
The field will see the 2017 winning team of Kristi Roach from The Riverside Country Club and Morgan Matchett of the Miramichi Golf & Country Club return as they attempt to win back to back NB Ladies Four Ball Championships. The duo finished nine shots clear in last years event after finishing with a six-under (-6) 66. Roach will be looking to add a fourth championship to her resume after winning in 2017 with Matchett and previously in 2013 and 2014 with former partner Paula Napke-Flanagan. Also returning to this years field are the 2017 runners up team of Monique Taylor of Moncton Golf & Country Club and Gabrielle Frenette of Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club.
The deep and experienced field should make for an exciting day of competitive golf in Bathurst on Sunday.
For more information on the 2018 NB Ladies Four Ball please CLICK HERE.
For more information on the Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club please visit: www.gowanbrae.ca.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organisation founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
