Growing up in a sporting family in Estevan, Nolan Rohatyn would have spent a lot of time at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course growing up.
While that passioned waned in recent years, he was back with a vengeance in 2017 winning his first Woodlawn Club Championship in several years. He chipped in for eagle just off the 18th green to claim the victory in the two-day event, going 76-69 over the two days for a two day total of 145.
Rohatyn felt in the groove Sunday.
“Today, more so than yesterday,” said Rohatyn after claiming the trophy Sunday. “(Saturday), I missed a lot of drives right, which is weird for me. I usually don't slice them like that. I had a few penalty strokes and (Sunday), I kept it in play. Made a couple of putts today for birdies, and I just felt good about my game today.”
Rohatyn's Sunday morning and early afternoon was spent with fellow contenders Erickson, Brian Dueck and Darryl Donovan, providing a good amount of friendly competition.
“We all know each other and they're all really good players,” he said. “Darryl and Brian kind of struggled early and Preston kept it together. He played great and we were tied going into the last hole. He hit a bad second shot and that kind of opened the door for me a bit.”
The end to the year was a good one for Rohatyn.
“We need more players in it, so it's not as big as the (Frametech) Classic, but it's still fun to win a toruament,” said Rohatyn. “Hopefully we can get more players.”
Jayson Fenwick won the low net for the men's side with a two day total of 146.
Other winners of the tournament include, on the senior men's side, Mike Ross (72-77-149), who defeated Pat Murphy (76-78-154) by five strokes. Terry Rohatyn won the senior men's low net (143).
The senior women's crown was won by Linda Murphy (91-93-184) by three strokes over Fern Walton (94-93-187). Kim DeLaval won the low net (154). The junior boys crown was won by Jace Carlisle (78-70-148) with second place going to Jayden Dudas (76-76-152). Jean-Luc Dupuis won the low net (142).
Meghan Betnar won the women's title by going 81-83-164.
“It's an honour for our club,” she said. “It's more about coming out and getting a group of women together.”
No significant weather issues impacted the players through the weekend. Roxanne Willerth was in second place (99-100-199) and Wendy Friess was the low net (153).
