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Rohatyn eagles 18th hole to win Estevan OTS golf title

Nolan Rohatyn's second shot on the final hole of the weekend proved to be the difference-maker.
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Estevan's Nolan Rohatyn, right, won the oilmen's golf tournament held at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club over the weekend. Brett Campbell, of the OTS, presented Rohatyn with the trophy.


Nolan Rohatyn's second shot on the final hole of the weekend proved to be the difference-maker.

Rohatyn eagled the 18th hole to win the championship flight at the 56th annual Estevan Oilfield Technical Society tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club on Sunday.

Rohatyn carded a 70 on Sunday to edge Jay Astles, who had qualified with a scorching 68 on Saturday, by one stroke.

"I hit a fairly OK drive. I was about 185 (yards) out and hit a great seven iron to about eight feet. I hit a pretty good putt and made her," Rohatyn said of the 18th hole.

"I thought the putt was for the win because I heard Brett (Blackstock) was one-under going to 17 and saw him bogey 17. I wasn't sure what happened up ahead (on 18). Jay was even with me going to 18 and he just missed his eagle putt, so I thought mine was for the win.

"There's a lot of good guys in the championship flight. You just try to shoot the best number you can."
Rohatyn was consistent in the final round, shooting 35 on the front and 35 on the back.

Anthony Melle was third with a 71, and Blackstock rounded out the championship flight with a 74 after faltering down the stretch, with a bogey on 17 and a double-bogey on 18.

Rain on Friday pushed the qualifying round - which also serves as the championship round for the 18-hole division - to Saturday. But Rohatyn said the course was fine when play resumed.

"It was good. It dried up quite a bit and the course was in real good shape for the time of the year."

All 18 holes at Woodlawn were in play for the OTS tournament for the first time since 2010, and Rohatyn said the new back nine is impressive.

"It's going to be awesome. The greens are a little shaggy right now, but I like the setup. It should be a lot of fun back there."

Darren Trimble won the 18-hole tournament, shooting a 73. Todd Holt and Matt Lamb each finished a stroke back in the championship flight.

The other 18-hole flight winners were Craig Reiger (80), Kevin Daae (86) and Mark Olson (91).

There were 10 flights In the 36-hole division. Scott Dutton won the first flight with a round of 69, the low score on the day. Mike Ross finished runner-up with a 76, and Bill Halkyard was third with a 77.

Other flight winners, from the second flight to the ninth, were Les Geisel (76), Jeff Mosley (82), Jim Larter (77), Sam Bachorcik (90), Cameron Donovan (91), Bruce Ehrmantraut (80), Bob Chase (91) and Graham Ball (97).