Niagara Competitive Adult Golf
MENS
Are you looking to stay competitive with golf in the Niagara Region? Listed below are all of the different amazing opportunities to play, compete and have fun! Register today!
SENIOR RYDER CUP
The Senior Ryder Cup (www.seniorrydercup.com) is a forum for senior male golfers (55 and over) who enjoy competitive team match play. The SRC is a not-for-profit organization, conducted by a volunteer group of retirees. The SRC commenced with four Niagara golf clubs in 1999: Bridgewater CC, Lookout Point CC, Port Colborne CC & Twenty Valley CC.
2022 Final Results / Press Release
Member clubs compete in four club divisions. Club teams consist of eight players – six senior players and two super senior players (age 65 and over). Each club hosts the other division clubs using a different match play format. Following matches hosted by each club, the top two clubs, in each division, qualify for one of five regional playoffs.
Click here for the 2023 Schedule
Information on each of the following categories can be viewed on the Senior Ryder Cup website: Listing of SRC member clubs: www.seniorrydercup.com/active-clubs
Listing of SRC divisions: www.seniorrydercup.com/events-scheduled-by-division
Listing of Division matches, by date: www.seniorrydercup.com/events-scheduled-by-date
Division standings: www.seniorrydercup.com/division-standings
Sponsors: Callaway Golf, Jackson Triggs Wines, Visit Tucson, Steinberg Wealth Management, Lexus of London and Muskoka Breweries.
NIAGARA Senior Men’s Tour
2023 marks the thrid year for the tour!! Tour elibibiity is senior male golfers (over 55 as of July 1st) with a handicap not to exceed 15. The 80 man field will play from the same tee-boxes at 6100-6300 yards. Golfers are required to register for all 5 events and the cost is $380 which includes green fees and prizing. Power carts are extra and can be paid in the Pro Shop at each golf course (note: Grand Niagara is mandatory carts so your green fee includes cart).
Visit the Website Click Here
2023 Schedule of Events
Niagara Men’s Tour
The Niagara Golf Warehouse Men’s Tour was established in 2001 to give Niagara Region’s best amateur players the opportunity to hone their skills in a competitive environment at a reasonable price. The Tour is a non-profit organization that is governed by a 2 person committee and supported by a large group of sponsors.
Tour Background
In the autumn of 2000, a meeting was called that brought together representatives from almost every golf course in the Niagara Region, with owners, course managers, head professionals and top local players all in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to develop an association between all of the area’s courses while also initiating some sort of regional competition for the area’s better amateur players.
A smaller sub-committee was formed to investigate the viability of organizing such a tour, with local sports journalist Wayne Redshaw joining Rolling Meadows club manager Gary Cunningham and a number of the area’s best amateur players, including Bernie Bodogh, Jamie Culp, Mark Derbyshire, Bob Goss, Tim Helpard, Jeremy Julie and Andy LaBelle.
A number of different ideas came out of the original meetings, including the possibility of arranging a local match play competition but in the end, it was decided that the Niagara District Men’s Amateur Tour would consist of a five-event, stroke play competition with a cumulative points structure to award a year-end Tour champion.
The Tour continues to evolve on a yearly basis, moving to a six-event schedule in 2006 and it’s grown to the point where the Tour needs two qualifying events (Fall and Spring) to help determine exempt status for each season.
For 2023 Schedule, Registration, Standings, Event Scoring, & Sponsors please visit www.niagaramenstour.com
2023 Provincial Championship Schedule
- June 6-9 – Ontario Men’s & Senior Men’s Match Play Championship @ Tangle Creek Golf & Country Club
- June 20-22 – Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship @ Burlington Golf & Country Club
- June 26-29 – Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship @ Black Bear Ridge Golf Resort
- July 25-27 – Ontario Senior Men’s Championship @ Whitevale Golf Club
- September 28 – Ontario Senior Men’s Better-Ball Championship @ Brampton Golf Club
- October 2 – Ontario Men’s Better-Ball Championship @ Oakdale Golf & Country Club
To Register Please Visit www.gao.ca/competitive-schedule/
WOMENS
Are you a Senior in the Niagara region looking to get out and play in events and meet golfers with the same level of dedication to the game? Register today and get involved and have some fun!
Niagara District Solheim Cup
The Niagara Solheim Cup is an annual competition participated in by female golfers from 8 clubs in the Niagara District. Teams are made up of 4 players, with an individual maximum handicap factor of 28.6. The competition takes place once a month at rotating locations starting in May. Division playoffs take place in September. This is a great way to stay competitive and have fun with your team and ladies from surrounding golf courses!
The Solheim executive:
*Chair – Ruth McBride, Bridgewater Golf & Country Club
*Vice Chair – Martha Cruikshank, Niagara on the Lake Golf Club
*Secretary – Yolanda Henry, Niagara on the Lake Golf Club
Please contact Ruth McBride, President, Niagara District Solheim, at Bridgewater, if your club has an interest. Ruth may be reached at golferprincess@hotmail.com
NIAGARA SENIOR LADIES ASSOCIATION
Niagara District Senior Ladies Golf Association began in 1989 when a group of ladies decided to start a league offering golf at a variety of wonderful golf courses every two weeks in the Niagara region. We welcome you to join us for fun, friendships and the opportunity to play golf with lunch included at a great price. The only requirement is that you are 55+ and love to golf. Golfers have the option to walk or ride a cart for each event.
To see the schedule visit the website below and to apply for 2023 membership click new member signup:
NDSLGA Website Click Here
Niagara Women’s Tour
The Niagara Women’s Tour began in 2017 under the leadership of Martha Cruikshank. The tour gives low handicap female golfers an opportunity for more competitive golf, but always keeping it fun and friendly. The field is made up of 32 women, the highest handicap is approximately 15. Stableford scores and stats are sent in and collected over the season to determine standings. Awards are presented to the top 10 players.
2023 Schedule of Events
- Sunday May 28: Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club
- Sunday June 25: Grand Niagara
- Monday July 10: Whirlpool Golf Course
- Sunday August 27: Bridgewater Golf Club
- Sunday October 1: Legends on the Niagara, Battlefield
Martha Cruikshank,
Coordinator, Niagara Women’s Tour
For more details including participant fee and registratoin please contact Martha Cruikshank at marthacruikshank2@gmail.com
2023 Provincial Championship Schedule
- June 17-19 – Ontario Women’s Match Play Championship @ Cataraqui Golf & Country Club
- July 5-8 – Ontario Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championship @ Donalda Club
- August 14-16 – Ontario Senior Women’s Championship @ Vespra Hills Golf Club
- September 18 – Ontario Women’s Four-Ball Championship @ Rockway Vineyards Golf Course
To Register Please Visit www.gao.ca/competitive-schedule/
Legacy Tournaments
Legacy Tournaments of the Golf Ontario Niagara District
2023 Wood Trophy
July 19 at Rockway Vineyards Golf Course (details to come)
2022 Wood Trophy Summary
August 10 was a beautiful summer day on the links. Forty women from around the peninsula came together at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course to play the Wood Trophy Tournament. Stefi Markovich playing out of Port Colborne Country Club, shot an amazing 1 over par 73 to capture the Niagara District Ladies Amateur Champions trophy. Stefi has won it 5 times to date. Well played, and congrats!
Two home club ladies shot net 69s. Margot Richardson won the Flo Munroe Memorial Niagara District O.L.G.A. Senior Low Net Trophy. Margot beat out clubmate Lisa Allen by retrogression.
The Wood Trophy was won by the home club Niagara-on-the-Lake with a score of 284. Team members were Lisa Allen, Margot Richardson, Ginny Green, Carrol Baker, Susan Gagne, Marie Ellison, and Christine Earl. (Ties were not broken)
Other prizes were handed out by flights.
Thanks to the host club staff for their support and assistance in putting on this tournament.
I would also like to thank current committee members Ginny Green, Lisa Allen, Martha Cruikshank and Sue Gagne for all their assistance this year. I am looking forward to next year.
The Wood Trophy was contested by five clubs.
Standings:
Niagara-on-the-Lake 284
Rockway Vineyards 302
Cardinal Lakes 307
Sawmill 311
Lookout Point 315
2023 Four Ball Tournament
August 23 at Port Colborne Country Club (details to come)
2022 Four Ball Tournament Summary
Truly a sunny, hot and not as humid as we anticipated day for the 2022 Four Ball which was held at Whirlpool Golf Course on July 21. After too much rain over the previous few days and in particular the night before we were cart path only, but we got to play this historic golf course close to the Niagara River. What a treat! Format for the day! A two-person team with only one net score counting. Long-time partners and members of Twenty Valley G&CC Sherry Christie and Denise Voronoff with an admitted ham and egg round won the tournament with a score of 66. Well done!
Coming in second and missing out by 2 strokes, were the team from Sawmill Golf Club Regine Treschak and Suzie Sexton. Rounding out the top three with a score of 69 KD Moore an employee of Legends on the Niagara and perhaps some insider knowledge and her capable partner Robin Wilson from Port Colborne County Club.
Organized and executed by Karen Vamplew: karen.vamplew@gmail.com