Rick Sovereign wins the first 54 Hole Platinum Tournament in Playoff
written by Kara - May 14, 2008
Rick Sovereign of Mississauga was triumphant and takes home the 1st place cheque for $5000.00 at Lochness Links. This was the first of eight Platinum Series Events in the new 54-Hole format. Sovereign won in a three hole playoff over Ryan Kings of Kitchener. This was Sovereign's second win on the GLT; he last won back in 2001 at the Savannah Links at a Regular Series Event.
Sovereign stated, "I have always enjoyed working on my game trying to be the best player I can be. Having the chance to compete on a regular basis against the best young players has helped me out tremendously". Sovereign has also been working with Ralph Bauer, GLT Director of Instruction, over the past year and believes much of the training and implementations have advanced his game. Sovereign and his wife Barb live in Mississauga and have two young girls. "The Great Lakes Tour is a great option for me, it cuts down on my time away from my family and on my travel."
There was a lot of movement on the leaderboard throughout the 3rd round. Sovereign and Ian Doig of Newmarket shared the low round score today with -2 (70). Josh Dean of Maple Ontario finished 3rd alone after posting a solid -1 (71). The youngest player in the field, Mike Gligic (18 years old) had very impressive final rounds and made the biggest move after round #1. Gligic was outside the cut line by 4 strokes after the first round; yesterday he posted a 69 and again today was under par with a -1 (71), which placed him in 5th position.
more...Schedule Change
written by Kara - May 14, 2008
Regular Series - Event #3 at Victoria Park E has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 4th. If you had already registered for the May 19th (Holiday Monday - Victoria Day) date, please resubmit your registration for the Revised Date. We apologize for the inconvenience. Buy 10 package players will automatically be added.
Mike Hachigian Newest GLT Amateur Champion
written by Kara - May 10, 2008
Brantford's Mike Hachigian is the latest Amateur Champion on the Great Lakes Tour. Hachigian, a 4th year member of the Tour and has had strong finishes in the past, but today was his first win. Today at FireRock Golf Club was the first of 10 Amateur Series events this season. Hachigian finished 4 over par, 76, from the Black Tees which turned out to be enough to tie for the low gross with two other Championship Flight Competitors: Cory Waring also from Brantford and Sean Henry of London, Ontario. The trio headed to a sudden death playoff on #18, a very tough 460 yard Par 4. All the players found trouble and made bogie, they proceeded to the 17th hole Par 3. Each made easy Par's and headed back to #18 again. Hachigian was able to make par on the difficult hole while Waring and Henry came up short. Hachigian took home the trophy and the first place gift card amount for $450.00 Waring and Henry shared the 1st and 2nd pay spots in the Championship Flight and each won $250.00. The field was full with 80 players. There were many new faces in the crowd as well as many familiar names on the leaderboards. Past Winners Craig Eustace; Tim Lee; Steve Byers; Dan Beverley; Dave Ashleigh among others were all in the mix. Jack Boldt of Locheness Links was the "A" Flight Champion and newcomer Glenn Arsenault took home the first place standing in the "B" Flight.
more...MARTIN PRICE Wins 12th GLT Trophy
written by Kara - May 6, 2008
In a sudden death playoff, Martin Price of Collingwood won his 12th GLT Title earlier today against Ryan Kings of Kitchener at FIREROCK GC. Price and Kings both posted scores of 69 (-3) to share the lead for the better part of the day. Brian McCann was lurking but bogied his 17th hole and finished one shot back with a (-2). Dan Payton and Brad Pemberton were in the T4 position with 1 under rounds of 70. Firerock GC was in fine shape and the 80 player field appreciated the greens staff's efforts of getting the course ready for the Tour stop. Players and Tour staff also commented on the outstanding service displayed by all operations at the Course. The Amateur Series season opener takes place back at Firerock this Saturday, May 10th.
(Photo L-R: Jake Norris, Head Professional FireRock Golf Club; Martin Price; Dennis Hendershott, GLT President)
more...Mystic Platinum Date Change
written by Kara - May 5, 2008
Due to there being NO Monday Qualifier for the Nationwide Event in Collingwood which falls on the same week as the 4th Platinum Event at Mystic GC, the Tour has moved the dates up by a day - the Event will now take place Monday June 23, Tuesday June 24th and Wednesday June 25th. The Pro Am is still Scheduled for the Sunday June 22nd.
Bryan DeCorso wins on Nationwide Tour
written by Kara - May 4, 2008
Platinum Champion, Bryan DeCorso is the second GLT Member to have won on the Natiowide Tour ever. DeCorso is a three-time GLT winner and reattained his Nationwide Tour card in 2008. After finishing tied for 4th in last weeks event, Decorso was staying positive and keeping his focus. He was able to hold onto his 3rd round lead today and finished 4 shots clear of the field to take home the win. Congratulations Bryan!
GLT Referral Program
written by Kara - May 4, 2008
Professionals....We want your referrals!!! Open to all golfers the GLT Amateur Tour is the place to play touranment golf. 10 Weekend Events. Great Prize Structure. Professional Venues.
Member incentives:
Refer 4 New Amateurs to join the GLT Am Tour and get a Regular Series Entry for free!
Refer 10 New Amateurs to join the GLT Am Tour and get a Platinum Series Entry for free!
Bryan DeCorso Nationwide Tour Update
written by Kara - May 3, 2008
Three-Time GLT Champion, Bryan DeCorso who hails from Guelph, Ontario is off to a great season on the Nationwide Tour. For the second week in a row DeCorso is heading into the final round in the lead at the South Georgia Classic. This week DeCorso has the lead by 1 shot (total of -11) over Greg Owen. At last weeks event, The Henrico County Open, DeCorso was tied for the lead going into Sunday's round but fell back slightly to a 4th place finish.
more...VERESS wins in hometown
written by Kara - Apr 29, 2008
Kitchener-Waterloo Native, Zolton Veress was back in the GLT winner circle today after posting an impressive 4 under par 67 at the Grey Silo Golf Club of GolfNorth Properties. After getting his Canadian Tour card back this year at the Florida Winter Q-School, Veress has refound his confidence and rededicated himself to his game. He plans on staying in Ontario for the next month and play in the next 4 GLT Regular and Platinum Events. The last time Veress won was back in 2005 when he claimed victory of the GLT Tour Championship - Moe Norman Cup. Mike DeCourcy and Danny King Tied for 2nd , one shot back of Veress.
(Photo L-R: Spencer Sebastian, President CEO PIN HIGH Canada; Zolton Veress; Dennis Hendershott, President GLT)
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