NB Mixed ChampionshipAugust 23, 2008Petitcodiac Valley Golf & Country Club (1980) Ltd. | ||
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2008 NB Mixed Championship
Defending Champions Lead the Field
As the first round of the NB Mixed Championship came to an end on Saturday at the Petitcodiac Golf Clubs, 5-time defending champions, Leanne Richards & Greg Jones of Country Meadows sit at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the first day. Richardson and Jones posted an opening round of -2 (69). The Country Meadows duo started with a birdie on the first hole, followed by 8 pars on the front 9 to go -1 at the turn. With 8 more pars and a birdie at the 11th hole finished off their round at -2.
Pat Flanagan & Paula Napke-Flanage of Miramichi, along with Alison Chisholm & Wally Peacock of Riverside are tied for 2nd at even par 71. Holding 4th place is the father daughter duo of Charles & Kristi Vienneau. The Vienneaus are only 5 shots off the pace going into the final round of the championship. Sunday will highlight our province’s best Mixed Teams as they will fight for the provincial title.
Perry & Alexandra LeBlanc of Country Meadows hold a narrow lead in the gross portion of Division 2. The LeBlanc’s shot an 83 in the first round to hold a 1 shot lead over Ron Gagnon of Country Meadows & Karen Cormier of Gowan Brae and Kirk & Mona Meldrum of Sackville.
Division 1 net sees a tie between last year’s net champions, Shane & Hayley Wilson of Petitcodiac with Warren Lingley & Denise Snow of Westfield. Division 2 has a 3-team tie for first with: Perry & Alexandra LeBlanc of Country Meadows, Kirk & Mona Meldrum and Wynn & Wendy Meldrum also from Sackville.
The 2nd and final round of the NB Mixed Championship will begin at 7:30am. The leaders will be teeing off last at 12:50pm.
Additional information on tournament history and selected player profiles are listed on our website at www.nbga.nb.ca.
The New Brunswick Golf Association, a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the NBGA officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by the NBGA to its 15,000 members include: 18 provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
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