Share this Story : A hole-in-one, a 59 and tight race in Star Motors Open highlights of Ottawa Sun Scramble Friday Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Ottawa Senators Sports Golf Hockey NHL A hole-in-one, a 59 and tight race in Star Motors Open highlights of Ottawa Sun Scramble Friday Author of the article: Tim Baines Published Aug 23, 2024 • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. Joel Michaud (pictured) and Brad Kerfoot are tied for the lead in the Ottawa Sun Scramble's Star Motors Open, shooting a 12-under par 62 Friday at Hylands.
Michaud had a hole-in-one on the seventh hole. Photo by Al Letourneau / Al Letourneau Article content A lot of the best golfers from within Ottawa’s boundaries and beyond are licking their chops at the opportunity to win the Star Motors Open, the marquee event of the Ottawa Sun Scramble. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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A shot back are the father and son team of Allen and Hunter McGee and Stephane Cormier and Brent Tripp. The highlight of the day was a hole-in-one by Michaud, who aced the 158-yard seventh hole using a six iron. The ball landed a foot and a half to the right of the hole and slid in.
No one saw it drop. “I had a feeling, but I didn’t want to be overzealous,” said Michaud. Michaud and Kerfoot won the event in 2021 and 2023.
After a bogey on the second hole, they put together an amazing stretch where they reeled off a birdie, a par, two birdies, a hole-in-one and five straight birdies. “The bogey was the first one we’ve had since we’ve been playing together,” said Michaud. “It deflated us.
But we kept going. The ace brought us back.” “That’s how scrambles work — once you see one fall, that’s going to get the ball rolling,” said Kerfoot.
“It’s a trickle effect. You always want to be a front-runner. In a scramble, it’s hard to make up shots.
” The McGees’ names are all over the championship trophy. Allen has won 12 times, five of them with Hunter as his partner. They had a 32 on the front nine, closing with seven birdies for a 29 on the back.
Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “It’s so awesome to be able to play with my son, there’s nobody I’d rather compete with,” said Allen, the head pro at Edgewood Golf Links. “I counted a couple of shots early, but mostly, I was a cheerleader.
It’s filthy how good he is. Knowing he doesn’t miss many shots makes it easier. We had five holes where we wouldn’t have had to putt if we didn’t have to.
Gimmes. “We were watching the leaderboard, seeing some people making bogeys. That’s what we were doing well, we weren’t ever close to making a bogey.
” “We did well tee to green,” said Hunter. “If he can get his driver in play, 280ish, that frees me up to swing confidently. If I can get it 50 yards past him, the closer the better.
We’ve both got a good wedge game. A lot of our wedges today, we had tap-ins.” And, now, it’s on to The Marshes.
“It’s a long golf course,’ said Michaud. “I’m a setup guy, I put the ball in play, I hit greens. It puts Brad in play to bomb and hit it closer.
We’ll show up Sunday and see what happens.” It’s a familiar position for the McGees. “The experience is there, we’ve been there, done that,” said Hunter.
“We know what it takes to get it done. I can hit a bad shot and trust he’s going to bail me out. That makes it easier to deal with the nerves.
Have fun, that’s the most important thing for us.” Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Club EG vice-president Andy Rajhathy and Ottawa Senators star Claude Giroux finished at seven-under.
They had four pars to start the round, but really picked it up on the back nine, with five birdies and a score of 31. They didn’t advance; they were knocked out of the 10th qualifying spot on the first playoff hole. SHOOTING 59 Shawn Arial and Peter Degn carded a terrific 13-under 59 and lead the TMSI Senior Open by four shots over Graham Gunn and Stan Hogan.
Arial and Degn had an eagle on No. 6 (a 30-yard chip in), along with 11 birdies. “Pete was phonenomenal with the putter, he was on fire, he made so many key putts,” said Arial.
“Shawn was money off the tee, he was long and right down the pipe every hole” said Degn. Last year, the duo, which has known each other for more than 20 years and plays at Rockland Golf Club, finished second by one shot in the event. Asked about the beauty of golf, Arial said: “It’s a mini game of life within 18 holes.
You have your ups, your downs, your successes, your challenges. You have to work with nerves, you have to work with things that don’t go your way, maybe a bad break. That’s life.
It’s taught me patience and it’s taught me resilience at the same time.” Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Said Degn: “It’s the hardest sport to be good at.
It takes a lot of of effort.” BARLEY MOW SENIOR B There’s a five-way tie for first, at two-under, after Round 1. Tied are: Don Cox and Jeff Leighton, Charlie Titley and Kevin MacGillivray, Mark Stauffer and Dave Harder, Eric Irons and Jacques Heroux, Ron Casselman and Moe Robinson and Mike Riopelle and Glenn Wilson.
KEVIN HAIME JR. OPEN The teams of Zack Moore and Roenan Levac and Ryan Power and Brennan Miller are tied for first at nine-under. Ben Gibson and Josh Marcotte are at seven-under.
SUCCESS OF THE SCRAMBLE With more than 1,000 competitors in qualifiers and the week-long tournament, the Ottawa Sun Scramble is a popular yearly event that has huge support from its competitors. “You have every level of golfers, male and female, it’s phenomenal,” said Allen McGee. “It’s probably the best-run golf tournament in Canada.
It’s not about the money, it’s not about the prizes, it’s that any golfer in Ottawa can play in a tournament. There are too many people that don’t get that opportunity.” Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : A hole-in-one, a 59 and tight race in Star Motors Open highlights of Ottawa Sun Scramble Friday Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Comments You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.
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