BAGS Tour Awards Order of Merit

Collingwood, ON, August 25, 2008—Nearly 70 players turned out for the final race to lead the Order of Merit at The BAGS Junior Golf Tour's last regular event of the season at Oslerbrook G&CC.

Colton Kalkanis of Hillsdale lead the points in the highly competitive Juvenile Division (14-16 years) with 415.5. Kalkanis was last year's leader in the Bantam Division (12-13 years). Midhurst's Luke Baylis was runner-up in the Juveniles with 370 points, followed by Mike Dart of Toronto with 327.5 points. Zack Secord of Midland was this year's overall winner in the Bantam category with 670 points. Simon Lycklama of Newmarket earned second spot with 570 points. Mitch Hooper of Midhurst placed third with 525 points. Thornbury's Jordan Sample tallied 702.5 points to win the Junior Division (17-18 years). Collingwood's Frankie Giacomelli was runner-up with 497.5 points, followed by Griffin Salen of Tobermory with 490. Nico Gagliardi of Chatsworth earned the title in The Minor Bantam Boys Division (11 and under) with 877.5 points. Coniston's Jordi Walker totaled 715.5 points for second. Matthieu Orr of Wasaga Beach placed third with 605.5 points.

Alina Rogers of Richmond Hill clinched the Girls Division (14-18 years) by a mere two points, tallying 477 to Jenna Turgeon of Barrie's 475. Deanna Tyndall of Barrie placed third with 442. Corinne Grans-Wood of Barrie won the Bantam Girls Division (12-13 years) with 550 points. Hayley Masters, also of Barrie, placed second with 517.5. Skylar Turkiewicz of Orillia placed third with 507.5. Sonia Nagindas of Brampton and Daniella Hopper of Barrie competed in the Minor Bantam Girls (11 and under), with Nagindas earning 185 points and Hopper earning 85.

Here are the top finishers of the day:

Juvenile Boys Division (14-16 years from 6242 yards)

1 st Andrew Rogers, Newmarket: 39-40-79
7-way tie for 2 nd at 82: Chevy Rennie of Meaford, Andrew Pacione of Newmarket, Taylor Steele of Wyevale, Greg Brown of Clarksburg, Mike Dart of Toronto, Taylor Spicker of Coldwater and Craig Gouweloos of Oro Station

Bantam Boys Division (12-13 years from 5171 yards)

1 st Cody Kotva, Barrie: 39-41-80
T2 nd Zack Secord, Midland: 39-43-82
T2 nd Stephen Kiss, Chatsworth: 41-41-82

Bantam Girls Division (12-13 years from 5171 yards)

1 st Hayley Masters, Barrie: 47-46-93
2 nd Skylar Turkiewicz, Orillia: 52-45-97
3 rd Corinne Grans-Wood, Barrie: 52-50-102

Junior Boys Division (17-18 years from 6242 yards)

1 st Brad Brown, Collingwood: 36-40-76
2 nd Jordan Sample, Thornbury: 37-46-83
3 rd Griffin Salen, Tobermory: 42-46-88

Girls Division (14-18 years from 5778 yards)

1 st Deanna Tyndall, Barrie: 41-41-82
2 nd Nikki Belcourt, Elmvale: 44-45-89
3 rd Jenna Turgeon, Barrie: 44-47-91

Minor Bantam Girls (11 and under from 3816 yards)

1 st Sonia Nagindas, Brampton: 44-52-96
2 nd Daniella Hopper, Barrie: 56-49-105

Minor Bantam Boys (11 years and under from 5171 yards)

1 st Nico Gagliardi, Chatsworth: 41-46-87
2 nd Jordi Walker, Coniston: 43-45-88
3 rd Alex Stec, Keswick: 46-47-93

For complete tournament results, visit www.bags.on.ca/tourResults.html .

The BAGS Junior Golf Tour plays 14 events at a variety of golf courses across the Georgian Bay region. The tour would like to thank its sponsors: Gorilla Golf, Bay Area Golfing magazine, Mike Jackson GM, 1 Eyeron Design, Phresh Image, Quagmire Golf, Gallow Studios, Bamboomer Golf Tees, Catwalk Performance Artwear, Bayshore Broadcasting, Yellow Pages, Nearly New Golf and Georgian College . The BAGS Tour will host their final event of the season, The Champion of Champions, on September 14 at The Rock Golf Club in Minett. For more information visit www.bags.on.ca .