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Woodlawn team competed at PGA scramble event

Finishing in 11th place among 14 of the best scramble teams assembled was a good experience for a team from TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Jeff Ward’s team played last week in the RBC PGA Scramble regional qualifier at the Royal Regina Golf Course.
Scramble winners
From left, Mark Spencer, Jeff Ward, Brad Wilhelm and Nathan Wilhelm. File photo

Finishing in 11th place among 14 of the best scramble teams assembled was a good experience for a team from TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course.

Jeff Ward’s team played last week in the RBC PGA Scramble regional qualifier at the Royal Regina Golf Course. Some of the best teams in the province were on the same course as Ward and the rest of the five-some of Mark Spencer, Nathan Wilhelm, Brad Wilhelm and Woodlawn general manager head pro Amanda Minchin.

“It’s very different playing in a scramble that’s competitive in nature and you’re trying to do your best,” said Ward. “Everyone had some pressure each shot. It was a pretty unique experience and hopefully we’ll get to do it again next year.”

Ward’s team, which won the Woodlawn qualifier a couple of months ago to qualify, finished with a score of 56.6 using a scoring system that included the handicaps of the golfers. The leading team of Chad Lincoln, Chad Sinclair, Mathew Lubiniecki, Noel Lubiniecki and Pat Marcia from the Royal Regina course won the event with a score of 51.7 and will move on to Nova Scotia for the national scramble event.

“These groups had beaten their local qualifier and then they got to add their club pro as well,” said Ward. “You have some pretty low handicap golfers out there. Course conditions were great and weather was great so people were really able to attack the greens and the pins and score low.”

There was an unusual rule at the level where if they used someone’s drive, they couldn’t do the second shot which added a level of strategy for the day.

“Each person has to use three of their drives and then with five people that leaves only three other holes to use at your discretion,” Ward said. “That really makes a difference but I think we played good. I think we missed a few putts that we should have made and those add up and all of a sudden you’re right in the running and potentially going to Nova Scotia. Hopefully we have that chance again next year and hopefully make some putts next time.”

This was the first year Woodlawn has taken part in the event and there’s no indication they want to stop at one year. Perhaps one year in the future they may even host the regional qualifier. 

“There were also some teams that were down for the (Frametech) Classic that said our course ranks in the top conditions in the province and we could definitely host one of these events,” said Ward.