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ladies tournament – a 139,” she said. “I almost hit (the
“It’s a great tournament. late) Don Campbell with a drive, and he was standing
almost behind me. Bless his heart. He was so nice about
There’s a flight for it. He promised to buy me a beer after the round.”
Jayne said she kept a tight smile on her face the whole
everyone.” round, but “bawled all the way home” once she got into
her car.
“I was working at the hospital then, and I was hoping to
just skulk into work the next day, but an elderly patient
saw me and said ‘tough round, eh?’ He’d seen it in the
extra hole and Stacey’s drive went into the trees on the paper.
right and stayed up in one of the fir trees.” “But it’s a great tournament,” she said. “There’s a flight
Another memorable match featured mother (Jayne) vs. for everyone.”
daughter (Kaitlyn), at a time when Kaitlyn was an While Mryna gave up playing in the Tamarack a few
overwhelming favourite and Jayne said she landed in the years ago when she was in her early 80s, her children and
championship flight by more good luck than good grandchildren carry on the tournament torch. Jayne and
management. “I (jokingly) told Kait she had to go to her husband Doug will both play, as will Kaitlyn, now a
Southgate the night before the match,” the idea being that physiotherapist in Calgary. Jayne and Doug’s son Adam
a more talented but possibly hungover golfer might be has become an avid golfer lately, but can’t get time off
vulnerable against a less-talented mother who went to work from his pharmacy job in Brandon to play.
bed early the night before. “People were laying bets that Jody and Guy Bieber will both play. Neither of their
it would be over in nine holes,” said Jayne. “I spent the day daughters, young mothers Stacy Sledge and Reghan
before bargaining with her, telling her I’d buy her this or Langston, will be playing, but Jayne’s nephews Brock
that if she went easy on me.” Bieber and Brendan Graham are expected to play.
Kaitlyn won the match on the 14th hole, but Jayne said It’s a golf tournament, sure, but it’s a week for laughs
there was a lot of hype and a lot of pressure.” with family members and old friends and to renew
Pressure also enveloped Jayne in one of her first years acquaintances with some new ones, said Jayne. “It’s a
playing in the Tamarack. “I had the highest score in the lifelong event. We just love the Tamarack.”