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Father – Son matchups are always a special time.
This 2012 10th flight battle was no different.
Colin Kehler faced his Dad Reg. After halving the
17th, Colin, thinking he had won, went to shake his
Dad’s hand. Reg laughed and chirped “I’m not dead
yet”. He then proceeded to win 18 and force an
extra. Alas the younger Kehler would win the 19th
and secure family bragging rights, albeit always
with a pause for laughter.

Three women have won three
“I shot 75, it probably looked consecutive titles.
like 80. I know it felt like 85.” Muriel Clark ’76,’77 & ‘78
Jack Matheson after topping Shelly Muir ’94, ’95 & ’96
Bob Cornell in the 1986 Pam Burneski ’09, ‘10 & ‘11
quarter finals.
All coincidentally have five wins each.
Kurt Martin’s take on his 1-up
win over Jack McDiarmid in
the championship flight?
“We did not hit very many
good golf shots. I was a little
less ugly than Jack.”

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In 1956 Sam Gibney
In 2012 Barry Hooke had driven up to the lake established what must be
on Friday night and was unloading his cart as his a record – 10 putts through
wife Kathy had gone to look at Deep Bay. The 11 holes! Not confirmed,
next thing he knew he was on the ground and the but to put this in
cart had run over him. Luckily no severe damage perspective, a pretty
but a cut arm from the rocks and gravel. No decent player – Ken
problem though as Hooke made every tee time.
After missing a one foot putt We said it was a family affair. Barry Hooke’s Collyer – once took 5 on
on 9 to lose a playoff: “Well most memorable Tamarack was when he hurt his the 9th hole alone.
there's no gimmies on that back the morning of the first day of the
green, but it was a pretty basic tournament. I was going to drop out but Kathy Also in 1956, Roy Kepron hit his
putt. I was actually thinking said just try it, if you have to, you can quit. I tee shot on the 5th 325 yds.
about my tee shot on the next played 6 rounds that year and Kathy, my best That’s pretty crazy if you’ve ever
hole, if you can believe that.” caddie, teed up my ball for every hole. She hit a persimmon driver or balata
– Paul Murray gained quite a reputation that week. ball.

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