Following two days of competition, Whispering Winds of Warren Golf & Country Club is ready for a huge weekend as the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre moves into the Quarter Finals on Saturday.
#1 seed Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) was upset in the Men’s Round of 16 by #16 seed Rylan Gordon (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 2&1, #19 seed Adam Blair took out his brother, #3 seed Ryan Blair, on the first playoff hole and #13 Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) beat #4 Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) 2&1. That leaves all eyes on #2 seed Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club), #5 Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) and #6 Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) as the favorites entering the weekend.
#16 seed Andre Martel (Glendale) won three of the five final holes in their match to pull off an impressive 1up victory over top seed David Powell (Elmhurst) in the Men’s Senior Championship. #11 Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) eliminated defending champion Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club), the #6 seed, 1up. Second seed Jason Groshak (Elmhurst) and #3 David Kuik (Niakwa) are the headliners still alive.
All four top seeds advanced in the Men’s Super Senior Championship: #1 Bruce North (Carman Golf & Curling Club), #2 Carl Lechman (Elmhurst), #3 Don Loewen (Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club) and #4 Gordon Hudson (Southwood). #12 seed Mike Berney (Delahunt Golf & Country Club) pulled off a come from behind victory winning the 17th, 18th and first playoff holes to knock out #5 Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club).
There were no upsets to open the Women’s Championship. 9th seed Kora Montour (Scotswood Links) pushed #8 seed Rachel Harms (Elmhurst) beyond regulation before falling on the first playoff hole. #1 Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa), #2 Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend), and 3rd seed Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) and Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) headline the final eight.
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