The 2019 edition of the Frametech Classic golf tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course wrapped up on Monday afternoon, with the champions being determined in the men’s and senior men’s divisions.
Kade Johnson, who is a former provincial amateur champion from Yorkton, won the men’s division. He fired a 4-under-par 68 in the third and final round to finish with a three-round total of 206, which is 10-under par.
Johnson entered the day with a two-stroke advantage, and added to the lead with birdies on the second and third holes. And while he alternated between birdies and bogeys over a five-hole stretch on the back nine, he still managed to win by three strokes over Daryl Donovan, who finished with a 3-under-par 69 in the final round.
Donovan birdied three straight holes to start the back nine and add some suspense to the tournament.
The lead was one entering the final two holes, but a birdie for Johnson on 17 and a bogey on the 18th hole by Donovan dashed any hopes Donovan had of forcing a playoff.
“It feels awesome to be able to come down and play great golf and be able to meet all of these guys down here,” said Johnson.
This was the first time Johnson has competed in the classic. He had competed at Woodlawn a couple of times as a junior.
Cody Reynolds was third with a 2-under par 214 over three rounds, and Mark Spencer was fourth at 215 (1-under-par).
The winners of the men’s flights were:
- Carson Harcourt won the first flight with a 219, finishing six strokes clear of Ryan Stovin (225);
- Stephen Oleskiw won the second flight with a 229, one stroke better than Kyle Salaway (230);
- Rob Peloquin took the third flight with a 240, as he was one stroke better than Jason Klemenz (241);
- Tony Heath won the fourth flight with a 243, eight strokes better than Bob Currie;
- Hudson Chernoff, who is a member of the junior program, won the fifth flight with a three-round total of 253, five strokes better than Matt Batke’s 258;
- Kent Andrist won the sixth flight with a 269, one stroke ahead of Phillip Eisbernd.’s 270.
In the senior men’s division, Ron Rittaler won the championship flight with a 232, finishing 10 strokes ahead of Clarke McClelland, Rod Deichert and Neil Unger, who all shot a 242 over three rounds. Deichert was awarded second on a count-back.
Chris Babyak won the first flight with a 252, which put him five strokes ahead of Jim Wilson, and Ron Friess won the second flight with a 267, three strokes better than Brian Johnson’s 270.
The women’s division champion was decided yesterday. Paige Wheeler won that event with a two-round total of 172, which left her nine strokes better than Tenille Wilhelm.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
