(Antigonish, NS) October 14, 2007
- After five years of playing second fiddle to the youthful contingent
of Atlantic golf professionals, the Old Guys finally hoisted the cup
that has long eluded their grasp.
Steeled with renewed vigor and determination, the Old
Guys arrived at the event more than ready for battle. They were not to
be denied. When the dust had settled they had dealt their youthful
counterparts a 20 to 4 thrashing.
The Old Guys got off to a fast start taking Saturdays
four-ball matches 5 - 1 and the foursome matches 5 1, for a lead of 10
- 2 after the first day of competition. In Sunday's singles matches, The
Old Guys continued their dominance, winning ten of twelve matches,
leaving the Young Guns in complete disarray.
The Elder's Cup is now the property of The Old Guys,
along with bragging rights for the year.
The Elders Cup is contested in Ryder Cup style.
Saturday morning matches are four ball, while the afternoon competition
is foursomes. Twelve singles matches round things up on Sunday. The team
event matches twelve CPGA Atlantic professionals 34 years and younger (
The Young Guns ) with an equal number of professionals, who are 35 years
and older, ( The Old Guys ).
The annual competition was played in beautiful fall
weather on 13 - 14 October at the well conditioned and always hospitable
Antigonish Golf & CC, Antigonish, NS.
The Elders Cup is the season ending event on the CPGA
Atlantic Tour.
Major sponsors of the Canadian PGA Atlantic Tour are:
Wilson Sports, Acushnet Canada, American Express, Atlantic Silica,
Fletcher Leisure Group, Callaway Canada, Golf Supply House, and Nearly
New Golf Balls.
Results of the Matches
Fourball - Saturday, October 13
The Old Guys = 5
The Young Guns = 1
Stu Musgrave and Shannon Grinton defeated
Rene MacKay and Lee Fanning 5 & 4
Blair MacPhail and Andrew Noseworthy defeated
Jon Garron and Blehr MacKinley 3 & 2
Ed Ryan and Jason Porter defeated
Don Connolly and Jason Rideout 7 & 6
Gordie Smith and Jim Ogilvie defeated
Pat DeCoste and Shane Grinton 2 & 1
John Irwin and Doug Sullivan defeated
Justin Davis and Chris Corman 5 & 4
Kevin Ryan and Jordan White defeated
Richard Dumeah and Richard Larwood 4 & 3
Foursome - Saturday, October 13
The Old Guys = 5
The Young Guns = 1
Stu Musgrave and Shannon Grinton defeated
Lee Fanning and Kevin Ryan 3 & 2
Don Connolly and Chris Corman defeated
Jason Porter and Ed Ryan 2 up
Doug Sullivan and John Irwin defeated
Jordan White and Blehr MacKinley 2 up
Richard Larwood and Gordie Smith defeated
Rene MacKay and Pat DeCoste 2 & 1
Richard Dumeah and Blair MacPhail defeated
Justin Davis and Jason Rideout 1 up
Jim Ogilvie and Andrew Noseworthy defeated
Shane Grinton and Jon Garron 3 & 2
Singles - Sunday, October 14
The Old Guys = 10
The Young Guns = 2
Richard Dumeah defeated
Jason Rideout 4 & 3
Don Connolly defeated
Doug Sullivan 2 & 1
Richard Larwood defeated
Lee Fanning 5 & 4
Ed Ryan defeated
Jordan White 3 & 2
John Irwin defeated
Kevin Ryan 8 & 6
Jim Ogilvie defeated
Rene MacKay 3 & 2
Gordie Smith defeated
Jon Garron 4 & 3
Andrew Noseworthy defeated
Blehr MacKinley 2 & 1
Jason Porter defeated
Justin Davis 5 & 4
Shane Grinton defeated
Shannon Grinton 3 & 2
Blair MacPhail defeated
Chris Corman 4 & 3
Stu Musgrave defeated
Pat DeCoste 2 & 1
