Final Placings

Name Flight Day 1 Day2 Total1 Jeff Hunter 1st 74 68 1422 Evan Littlefield 1st 71 72 1433 Robbie Untinen 1st 81 64 145T-4 Walter Keating Jr. 1st 72 75 147T-4 Robert Cumming 1st 75 72 1476 Myles Peterson 3rd 73 75 1487 Ed Atwill 2nd 75 74 1498 David Joubert 1st 74 76 1509 Chris Gardner 1st 77 75 15210 Ryan Pietila 2nd 81 72 15311 Trevor Desmoulin 1st 75 79 154T-12Jason Johnstone 2nd 77 78 155T-12Nathan Mercier 2nd 75 80 155T-12Robert Atatise 1st 79 76 155T-12Colin Sobey 1st 80 75 155T-16Rollie Turrie 2nd 80 76 156T-16Albert Drake 1st 76 80 156T-16Barry Caland 1st 79 77 156

19 Aaron Leupen 2nd 79 78 157T-20Dylan Duranceau 2nd 81 77 158T-20Rob Mallon 3rd 76 82 158

T-22Nick Brimmer 4th 78 81 159T-22Scott Smith 2nd 83 76 159T-22Guy Wolframe 3rd 81 78 159T-22Jason Belanger 3rd 79 80 159T-26Evan DeGrazia 1st 79 81 160T-26Dustin Wilson 1st 83 77 160T-26Murray Young 3rd 79 81 160T-29Ron Compardo 4th 76 85 161T-29Brett Shewchuk 2nd 74 87 161T-29Logan O'Neill 3rd 81 80 161T-32Tony Stokaluk 4th 78 85 163T-32Steve Gibson 2nd 80 83 163T-32Randy Fossum 2nd 80 83 163T-32Max Vaclav 2nd 78 85 16336 Ryan Waboose 2nd 88 76 164T-37Hayden Hickey 2nd 89 76 165T-37Hank Wilke 2nd 79 86 165T-39Andy Karanasos 4th 82 84 166T-39Connor Carr 3rd 78 88 166T-39Laurence Tulloch 3rd 82 84 166T-42Ken Hanley 1st 83 84 167T42 Chris Gash 1st 83 84 167T-44Randy Budge 1st 87 82 169T-44Gary Donadel 3rd 86 83 16946 Kevin Ariano 3rd 79 91 170T-47Jamie Railian 4th 87 84 171T-47George Seagris 4th 84 87 171T-47Landon Maunula 3rd 83 88 171T-47Markku Peuhkurinen 3rd 88 83 171T-47Trevor Green 3rd 82 89 171T-52Curtis Hildebrandt 2nd 88 84 172T-52Casey Niemi 2nd 82 90 172T-54Lionel Laprade 4th 84 89 173T-54Steve Adams 4th 83 90 17356 Mike Satten 3rd 87 87 17457 Gary Sherban 3rd 85 90 175T-58Arnold Steeves 4th 84 92 176T-58Rich Ciponi 2nd 89 87 17660 Andy Turner 4th 91 87 17861 Andrew Scavarelli 1st 84 96 18062 Matt Simmons 1st 87 94 18163 Aaron Kustra 3rd 85 97 18264 Adam Lukie 3rd 86 98 18465 Trevor Jones 4th 77 DNF DQ66 Robert Hutton 4th 81 DNF DQ2012District Open

Note: Some of the dates or coursesare subject to change2012 Member Club and TBDGATournamentsJULYJuly 20North Shore Senior 2 ManNorth Shore Golf CourseJuly 21-22Whitewater GC Club ChampionshipWhitewater Golf ClubJuly 28-29Aguasabon 4 Man MastersAgusabon Golf CourseJuly 28-29Fort William CC Club ChampionshipFort William Country Club

AUGUSTAugust 3-6Strathcona InvitationalStrathcona Golf CourseAugust 4-5Stanley Thompson Memorial 2 ManKenogamisis Golf CourseAugust 10-12Fort William Country ClubInvitationalFort William Country ClubAugust 11-12Marathon Men's Open

Peninsula Golf CourseAugust 11-12Chapples Club ChampionshipChapples Golf CourseAugust 18-19The BergstromKenogamisis Golf CourseAugust 18-19Municipal Club ChampionshipMunicipal Golf CourseAugust 18-19Thunder Bay CC Club ChampionshipThunder Bay Country ClubAugust 23-24TBDGA District JuniorChampionshipTBA\August 25-26Centennial Club ChampionshipCentennial Golf CourseAugust 25-26Aguasabon Men's OpenAguasabon Golf CourseAugust 25-26Dragon Hills Club ChampionshipDragon Hills Golf CourseSEPTEMBERSeptember 1-3Canadian Tire District AmateurStrathcona Golf CourseChapples Golf Course

Whitewater Golf ClubSeptember 1-2Marathon Club ChampionshipPeninsula Golf CourseSeptember 1-2Geraldton Club ChampionshipKenogamisis Golf CourseSeptember 8North Shore Two Man Best BallNorth Shore Golf CourseSeptember 9Municipal InvitationalMunicipal Golf CourseSeptember 8-9Emerald Greens Club ChampionshipEmerald Greens Golf CourseSeptember 15District Mid Am QualifyingTBAOCTOBEROctober 6Dragon Hills Open 4 Man ScrambleDragon Hills Golf CourseOctober 7Stokaluk Shoot-OutMunicipal Golf Course

The Thunder Bay District GolfAssociation is a non-profit organiza-tion responsible for coordinating andpromoting golf activities and champi-

onship tournaments with memberclubs in the Thunder Bay District.

The TBDGA held is annual meetingon Sunday February 19, 2012. Thenew executive is as follows:

President - Laurence TullochVice-President - Andrew ScavarelliSecretary - Scott AdamsTreasurer - Peter CampnerPast President - Barry CalandMembers at Large:Walter Keating Jr.Ed AtwillCurtis HildebrandtTony StokalukMatt Taylor

Dustin Wilson remains as theJunior ChairmanBarry Caland has stepped downafter eight years as the President.Laurence Tulloch takes over asPresident after being acclaimed.

The TBDGA 2012 Tournament Calendar

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Core Golf Academy Student Jeff Hunter winsTBDGA Open Championship

Canada has some of the best golf desti-nations in the world. One area left for meto experience firsthand was the Banff/Canmore destination located in theRockies about a 1-hour drive west ofCalgary. My mission was to play 5 coursesthat are members of the Canadian RockiesGolf group.

My journey began with an early morningwake up call at 4 am and Air Canadaflights to Winnipeg with a short touchdown and then on to Calgary. Given the 2-hour time change I arrived in the Calgaryairport at 7:20 am. That’s a pretty goodconnection in my mind and after a quicktrip to Budget Rent a Car I was on my wayto Canmore.

As you leave Calgary on their excellenthighways you will soon begin to see high-

er elevations. By the time you arrive in thepretty town of Canmore you are amoungstsoaring snow-covered peaks of 9000 feet

plus. This is a beautiful part of our worldand just the scenery makes the destinationa great one.

My first stop would be the StoneridgeResort. This is a beautiful new hotel facil-ity that features condominium style rooms.My 2 bedroom 2 bath unit complete withfull kitchen, flat screen TV’s and fireplacein a 20 foot high ceiling great room mademe feel right at home. There is a fantasticSafeway store in Canmore that would bemy next stop to stock up on some food!

Even after this travel I was right onschedule for my first golf game that after-noon at Stewart Creek, a few minutesaway. Stewart Creek located in Canmoreopened in 2000 and was designed by GaryBrowning who has done a fair amount ofwork in the west and is based out ofCalgary. Canmore has about 13,000 resi-dents and with part time people over15,000. Weekends there can be over

30,000 in Canmore.

“ We are at 4000 feet elevation here andare set right into the 3 Sisters Mountains.There are some great views up and downthe Bow Valley. We have ranked well overthe years with Golf Digest’s 4.5 star courserating,” said Chris Schatzmann, Head Golfprofessional at Stewart Creek and original-ly from Aurora, Ontario. “ Stewart Creekis a very playable mountain course. Youget rewards for good shots and can hitdriver quite a lot. We are 7200 yards fromthe tips with 5 different tees. Our weathercan be awesome especially in July andAugust. We get a fair number ofAmericans here each year. It is a Meccafor outdoor enthusiasts from fly fishing, torafting, kayaking, mountain biking, hikingand wildlife viewing.”

“ My favourite aspect of the course isthe design which is very simple in that itwas formed to land that was here beforethe golf course. There is also elevationchange and undulation. You get a little bitof everything from short par 4’s to longpar 5’s and interesting par 3s,” saidSchatzmann. “If you want to play a num-ber of courses in the area you can go towww.candianrockiesgolf.com. You arealways dealing with a person when youcontact us to book tee times by phone,”said Schatzmann.

There are 238 members at Stewart Creekand about half of their play is with mem-

bers. The public can play any day. Themembership cost is $50,000 non-equity.Green fees from June 1st are $175 to $195and specials as low as $129 depending ontime. It includes cart and range. Their sea-son is mid May to October with the goal toget over the 20,000 rounds.

My first round in this area was fun withweather changing from sun to light rain tosnow flurries in rapid succession. The Elkwere out enjoying themselves here as well.Stewart Creek is a very pretty course!

The next day it was off to the CanmoreGolf and Curling Club also located a fewminutes from my hotel. Darren Cooke isthe Director of Golf here and fromMedicine Hat originally. “ Golfing inCanmore started in 1926 in this locationwith 9 holes in 1961 and 18 holes in theearly 80’s. Les Furber helped with ourmaster plan and lives just down the street.We have mountain views everywhere andthe Bow River on the 5th hole. You get tolook up from the valley and people canwalk the course quite easily,” said Cooke.“ The snow will stay on the peaks sur-rounding us until July. We are at about4000 feet and the peaks will go to 8-9000feet.”

The Canmore Golf And Curling Clubcurrently has a wait list for members withover 600 adults, 150 juniors and 45 otherslife members. The local green fee rate is$73 and $80 if not a resident and the cartis optional. They do 30,000 to 36,000rounds per year opening the last Friday inApril to Thanksgiving with temporary teesin after that.

“ I like that the course is playable at alldifferent levels of ability. It doesn’t havelong carries or water. It is walk able, notlong, but has its challenges. The member-ship is great. We have members that havesecond homes here for the summers andare from say Toronto or Texas. There is

lots of wildlife that wander through here.Elk live here in the winter and there aregeese, deer and coyotes. The Bow River isalso great fishing,” said Cooke. “ Wework as a group to market our golf andhave so much to offer for a 4 or 5 day peri-od with great designers. It is world golfdestination with all these courses close by.You can ski and golf the same day for partof the year.”Continued Next Page

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Canadian Rockies Golf Destination World ClassBY SCOTT A. SUMNERNW Ontario Golfing News

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Above: Chris Schatzmann, Head Golf Professional at Stewart Creek Side Top:Darren Cooke is the Director of Golf Canmore Golf Club and Side Bottom: Darren

Robinson, GM of Kananskis Golf Course

PGA Tour MediaFinal Notes From

Olympic Club,San Francisco

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 66. WindsSW 5-10 mph.

Final-Round Leaderboard

Webb Simpson 72-73-68-68—281

Michael Thompson 66-75-74-67—282

Graeme McDowell 69-72-68-73—282

What Webb Simpson earns for winning the2012 U.S. Open

• 10-year U.S. Openexemption

• Five-year exemption tothe Masters, British Open, PGAChampionship and PLAYERSChampionship

• Five-year exemption onthe PGA TOUR

• 600 FedExCup points

Qualifying for the other MajorChampionships

• Top-10 finishers (andties) are exempt into the 2013 U.S. Open

• Top-8 finishers (andties) are exempt into the 2013 Masters.

Webb Simpson

Webb Simpson entered the final roundtrailing Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowellby four strokes but carded a 2-under 68 tofinish 1-over 281 to win the 112th U.S.Open, edging out Michael Thompson andGraeme McDowell by one stroke.

With the victory, Simpson collects 600FedExCup points and moves from No. 32into the top 10 with 1,259 points.

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3)2011 Wyndham

Championship, Deutsche BankChampionship

2012 U.S. Open

Simpson wins the U.S. Open at the age of26 years, 10 months and nine days. Theyoungest winner of the U.S. Open is JohnJ. McDermott, who won in 1911 at the ageof 19 years, 10 months, 14 days.

Simpson is the first of five U.S. Openwinners at The Olympic Club not in his30s: Jack Fleck (33), Billy Casper (34),Scott Simpson (31) and Lee Janzen (33).

Simpson is the eighth player (nine wins)in his 20s to win on TOUR in 2012.

Joins Fleck, Casper, Simpson and Janzenas final-round come-from-behind winnersat the five U.S. Opens held at OlympicClub.

Simpson becomes just the third Americanwinner of the U.S. Open since 2004, join-ing 2008 champion Tiger Woods and 2009winner Lucas Glover.

Simpson wins in his second U.S. Openstart (T14 in 2011). He is the first player towin in his sophomore start since Jerry Patein 1976.

Simpson wins in his fifth MajorChampionship start:

2012 U.S. Open1st

2012 MastersT44

2011 PGA ChampionshipMC

2011 British OpenT16

2011 U.S. OpenT14

A player in his 20s has won six of the lasteight major championships (WebbSimpson, Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy,Charl Schwartzel, Martin Kaymer andLouis Oosthuizen). Bubba Watson (age 33)and Darren Clarke (age 42 at 2011 BritishOpen) are the exemptions.

Two of Simpson’s three PGA TOUR winshave been in come-from-behind fashion.He trailed by two strokes at the 2011Deutsche Bank Championship before afinal-round 65 eventually led to a playoffwin. He entered Sunday’s final round at theU.S. Open trailing the leaders by fourstrokes.

Simpson came from four strokes back towin the U.S. Open. By comparison, thelargest come-from-behind victory at theU.S. Open in the final 18 holes was record-ed by Arnold Palmer (7strokes/1960/Cherry Hills).

Simpson’s Weekly statistics:

Driving Distance278.88 yards 53rd

Driving Accuracy31 of 56 (55.4%) T13

Greens in Regulation42 of 72 (58.3%) T16

Total Putts114 (1.58 avg) T18

Sand Saves5/12 (41.7%) T37

About Webb Simpson

Birthdate: August 8, 1985

Birthplace/Resides: Raleigh,NC/Charlotte, NC

Family: Wife, Dowd Keith; James(2/15/11)

Height/Weight: 6-2, 175

College: Wake Forest University (2008,Religion)

Turned Pro: 2009

Joined TOUR: 2009

Nationwide Tour Alumnus

Simpson is the 15th different major winnerin last 15 events

The last 15 major championships havebeen won by 15 different players:

Year Winner

Major2012 Webb Simpson

U.S. Open2012 Bubba Watson

Masters2011 Keegan Bradley

PGA2011 Darren Clarke

British Open2011 Rory McIlroy

U.S. Open2011 Charl Schwartzel

Masters2010 Martin Kaymer

PGA2010 Louis Oosthuizen

British Open2010 Graeme McDowell U.S.

Open2010 Phil Mickelson

Masters2009 Y.E. Yang

PGA2009 Stewart Cink

British Open2009 Lucas Glover

U.S. Open2009 Angel Cabrera

Masters2008 Padraig Harrington PGA

Michael Thompson

Former University of Alabama standoutMichael Thompson recorded a 3-under 67on Sunday to finish T2 in his second U.S.Open appearance (T29/2008). This is histhird-career start in a Major Championship(missed cut at 2008 Masters).

Thompson lost 2&1 to Colt Knost in thefinal match of the 2007 U.S. AmateurChampionship at Olympic Club.

Thompson’s T2 is his second top-10 finishof the season (T6-Sony Open in Hawaii).He entered the week No. 90 in theFedExCup standings.

Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell finished T2 in hisattempt to give Northern Ireland three con-secutive U.S. Open titles.

McDowell is now 0 for 2 when carrying atleast a share of the lead into the final roundon the PGA TOUR. He led the 2011PLAYERS Championship before a final-round 7-over 79 led to a T33 finish.

McDowell has never missed a cut in sevenstarts at the U.S. Open, with top-20 finish-es in his last four starts (2009-T18, 2010-1,2011-T14, 2012-T2).

McDowell made his 27th start in a MajorChampionship this week, with three top-10finishes (1st-2010 U.S. Open, T2-2012U.S. Open, T10-2009 PGA Championship)

Jim Furyk

2010 FedExCup champion Jim Furykentered the final round tied for the leadwith Graeme McDowell but a 3-over 73left him two strokes behind Simpson at T4.

Furyk’s T4 comes in his 67th MajorChampionship start (19 top 10s). A look athis best finishes in the majors:

U.S. Open – 1st (2003)

Masters – 4th (1998, 2003)

British Open – 4th (1997,2006), T4 (1998)

PGA Championship – T6(1997)

Furyk has finished inside the top 5 at theU.S. Open six times (1st/2003, T2/2006,T2/2007, T4/2012, T5/1996, T5/1997).

Furyk was seeking to become the 22ndplayer to win multiple U.S. Opens.

Furyk has made 12 cuts in 13 starts onTOUR in 2012, with runner-up finishes atthe Transitions Championship and U.S.Open the best of his three top-10 finishes.

Sunday’s T4 finish marks the first time inhis last 18 events entering the final roundwith at least a share of the lead that he hasfinished worse than second (10 wins, 7runner-up finishes, one T4).

Tiger Woods

Woods finished T21 for his second-worstfinish in 15 professional starts at the U.S.Open (missed cut in 2006).

This week marked just the ninth time in43 tries that Woods has failed to carry the36-hole lead on to victory.

Twenty-one of Woods’ 69 stroke-playwins have been in come-from-behind fash-ion, but never in a Major.

Woods’ week at a glance:45/72 greens in regulation, 2/11 sand

saves, 33/56 fairways in regulation, 123putts.

Thirteen of Tiger Woods’ 66 statesideTOUR wins have come in California,including the 2000 and 2008 U.S. Open.

Woods is tied with Hale Irwin for fourthall-time with three U.S. Open victories,trailing four-time winners Willie Anderson,Robert Trent Jones Jr., Ben Hogan andJack Nicklaus.

Woods made his 17th start at the U.S.Open (15th as a professional) this week,with eight top-10 finishes (T3-1999, W-2000, W-2002, 2-2005, T2-2007, W-2008,T6-2009, T4-2010)

Woods’ finishes at U.S. Opens held at theOlympic Club: T18 (1998), T21 (2012).

Webb Simpson Wins 2012 US Open

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Manitouwadge Municipal GolfCourse

The Manitouwadge Municipal Golf Courseis a 9 hole course measuring 3193 yardsfor men's play and 2475 yards for ladies.The course offers a picturesque setting anda combination of undulating and flat fair-ways with small, well positioned greens.

The course is open from May to Octoberand booking of tee times is not necessarythough a call to the clubhouse at 807-826-4265 to check on course condi-tions and tournament play would be rec-ommended.

Course Information9 Holes/Par 36Tees for SeniorsNational Rating: 75Slope rating: 125Putting GreenGolf Cart RentalsGreen Fees under $ 20.00

Municipal ClubhouseOur newly constructed licensed clubhouseoffers lights snacks, club storage lockers,and limited sale of golf merchandise.An excellent view of the entire course canbe seen from our balcony on the secondfloor. This facility is open from May toOctober for the golfers and doubles as ourlocal cross country ski club facility in thewinter months.The clubhouse can be rented for privatetournaments or functions. During the golf-ing season arrangements can be made foryour event by calling (807) 826-4265.

MarathonPeninsula Golf Course

Stanley Thompson, CGA, designedPeninsula Golf Course, a beautiful, public9-hole golf course overlooking LakeSuperior. With a licensed club house, proshop, resident golf pro, rental equipment,and golf carts, you will find everythingyou need for a great day of golfing!

The Golf Course is located on PeninsulaRoad and hours of operation are 7:00 a.m.to dusk, daily. Lounge hours of operationare 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Pro Shop hoursof operation are 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Memberships and Fees

During the season, all items may be pur-chased at the golf course. Call the golfcourse at (807)229-1392 for more informa-tion.

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