For the first time, shooting 16 shots under par was not enough to win the tournament and the purse. Jonathan Claveau’s team had an amazing day to surpass the 47 other teams registered for the tournament and set a new record.
“It was good, it was a real team effort, everybody made a lot of shots, dropped putts and we weren’t far from the flag. The chemistry was good,” exclaimed the captain of the winning team after popping the victory champagne with his companions.
A particularly memorable moment for the team that made 13 birdies during the round and two eagles on holes 4 and 6. “This is the putt to Stéphane at 16. He made a putt that stayed on the edge of the hole for three or four seconds, then he started moving and moving and it took at least twenty seconds after that because he fell, the ball moved still when it fell . We screamed, we were really happy,” he emphasized.
This was probably what made the difference in the end as the public remained in suspense until the last hole. Captain Nicolas Ouellet-Gilbert and his teammates Vincent Dubuc, Patrick Lapointe and Jocelyn Jr Bilodeau, who had an excellent day, had to settle for second place, even though they finished -16 on Wednesday.
Then, it was necessary to overtime to determine the positions three and four as two teams ended the round at -14. In the end, the Junior Juneau team stood in front of a large crowd watching the final performance near the 18th hole. So he left with a purse of $6,000, while Mathieu Blouin’s team had to settle for fourth place and the accompanying $4,000 purse.
A perfect day
For the organizer of the tournament, Jean-François Abraham, the day was very good with an ideal temperature and ended very well with a new mark and an extension. “-17, it’s a record, we’re afraid there won’t be an extension because it’s also a first,” he explained.
Combined with the beautiful temperature, the music of a DJ transforms the place into a real golf party. Children play and dance near the 18th hole. That’s what the organization wants to do, make the event more family friendly.
“The tournament is 64 years old and quietly, there is a changing of the guard happening. So there, the youngest players arrived with their youngsters, then they had fun and we had a competition chip and while, there is animation, too funwe are happy,” added Mr. Abraham, who emphasized that it was an interesting event since the participants prepared and talked about it several days in advance.
More than 190 players participated in the event that should return for the 65th edition in 2025.