Retirees Club @ Birchbank

Winning team: Shubert, Tresidder, Bain, Dewdney   While it was exactly bright sunshine and hot, it was pretty close to perfect weather — for most golfers that means NO RAIN. It was a busy day at the course as 104 players from six local courses played in the annual Birchbank Retirees Invitational.  RESULTS  CLOSES TO PIN : #2 - Ty Langton   (Birchbank)        #7 - Mark Rusten (Redstone) #14 - Rollie Caron  ( Birchbank)     #17 - Sean Thornton   (Redstone) LONGEST PUTT: #9 - Frank Tresidder (Castlegar)    #18 - Don Szilagy  (Birchbank) TEAM SCORES (Total of 3 Best Nets)  1st - 211 TOTAL Rich Dewdney  (Birchbank) Wayne Shubert  (Birchbank)  Frank Tresidder (Castlegar) Doug Bain (Christina Lk) 2nd - 226 TOTAL Mike Wagg (Granite Pointe)     John Rilkoff  (Birchbank)  Norm Higgens (Castlegar)    Ernie Davis (Castlegar) 3rd - 227 TOTAL Greg Terlesky (Christina ...

INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT READY TO GO   One hundred four players are set to tee it up this Thursday morning at the annual Retirees Invitational. This is the first event of the season long competition to determine the winner of the International Challenge Trophy —  an inter-club competition involving most of the West Kootenay Golf Clubs and the Colville Wanderers.   It's a 9AM shotgun start, with buffet lunch, and awards to follow completion of play. Birchbank players after winning ICT in 2022