ESTEVAN — For the fourth straight year, the Young Guns have won the Woodlawn Memorial Tournament at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course.
The Young Guns defeated the Old Boys 16 1/2-15 1/2 in Woodlawn's annual battle of the generations, held July 12 and 13. The tournament is fashioned after professional golf's Ryder Cup tournament between Europe and the U.S.; at the Woodlawn version, teams square off in better ball and alternate shot contests on the first day, and singles matches on the second. Games are decided by match play rather than stroke games.
The Old Boys came out strong and led 5 1/2-2 1/2 after the better ball rounds. But the Young Guns recovered to win 6-2 in alternate shot, leaving the Young Guns up 8 1/2-7 1/2 following the opening day.
Each team won seven matches in the singles matches; the other two were tied, leaving the Young Guns up by one. Chris Hoffos recorded the winning point in the final match.
The other members of the Young Guns were captain Anthony Melle, assistant captain Marcus Friess, and players Ryan Stovin, Scott Sykes, Erik McKersie, Reegan Robinson, Kyle McLaughlin, Landon audit, Ethan Veroba, Kristian Kallis, Brad Wilhelm, Ryan Larter, Drew Fenwick, Preston Erickson and Winston Grayson.
The tournament is held in memory of those who played in the tournament in the past.
