National Hockey League Playoffs
at Edmonton
Western Conference Final
Dallas Stars 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Alexander Radulov scored 31 seconds into overtime
( Dallas lead the best of 7 series; 2-1 )
Game 4 in the series is tomorrow night
Tonight
Eastern Conference Final
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders
( The Lightning lead the best of 7 series; 2-0 )
National Basketball Association Playoffs
at Orlando, Florida
Western Conference Semifinal
LA Lakers 110 Houston Rockets 100
Anthony Davis had 29 points and 12 rebounds
( The Lakers lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
Tonight
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
( The best of 7 series is tied 3-3 )
9 pm
The winner tonight advances to meet Miami in the Eastern Conference Final
Western Conference Semifinal
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers 9
( The Clippers lead the best of 7 series; 3-1 )
6:30 pm
National Football League
Season Opener
Kansas City Chiefs 34 Houston Texans 20
Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes threw 3 touchdown passes.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 138 yards and scored a touchdown
Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox 4 Tampa Bay Rays 3
Hunter Renfroe & Brandon Lau homered for Boston
The loss leaves Tampa Bay 3 & 1/2 games up on the Toronto Blue Jays for 1st in the American League East
Tonight
New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
Jacob de Grom ( 3 & 1 ) vs Chase Anderson ( 0 & 0 )
6:37 pm
St Louis Cardinals 12 Detroit Tigers 2
Detroit Tigers 6 St Louis Cardinals 3
Kansas City Royals 11 Cleveland Indians 1
Oakland Athletics 3 Houston Astros 1
LA Angels 6 Texas Rangers 2
Atlanta Braves 7 Washington Nationals 6
Florida Marlins 7 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 5
San Diego Padres 6 San Francisco Giants 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 LA Dodgers 2
Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees ppd
Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC 7 San Jose Earthquakes 1
US Open Tennis
Women’s Semifinals
Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady 7-6, 3-6 & 6-3
Victoria Azarenka eliminated Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3 & 6-3
Men’s Semifinals Today
Pablo Carreño Busta vs Alexander Zverev 4 pm
Daniil Medvedev vs Dominic Thiem 6 pm
PGA Safeway Open
at Napa, California
Russell Knox leads by 1 stroke after the opening round at 9 under par
David Hearn is the low Canadian, tied for 36th at 3 under par
LPGA ANA Inspiration
at Rancho Mirage, California
Nelly Korda has a 1 stroke lead at 6 under par after Round 1
Brooke Henderson from Smith’s Falls is tied for 4th, 2 strokes back of Korda
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp was 3 over in Round 1 and is tied for 77th
Golf Ontario Senior Championships
at Taboo Muskoka, Gravenhurst
Dave Bunker from the Cherry Hill Club won the Senior Men’s Championship by 2 strokes.
The Senior Women’s Championship was won by Terrill Samuel of the Weston Golf & Country Club who finished 6 strokes ahead of the field.
GAO Release
Overcast conditions continued into the final round of the 2020 Ontario Senior Men’s and Women’s Championship, presented by Durham Artificial Grass, at the elegant Taboo Muskoka Resort and Golf. The dew covered course had dried up a bit from previous days of rain, giving players a new challenge as the greens began to roll quicker, leaving little to no room for error.
Taking home his first Ontario Senior Men’s Championship title, Dave Bunker (Cherry Hill Club) completed the final round two strokes ahead of silver medalist Ashley Chinner (Coppinwood). Sitting in second place after round two, Bunker managed to shoot a solid one-over par round that included three birdies, putting him atop the final leaderboard at three-over par (216) on the championship. Already a three-time winner of the Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships, Bunker adds another title to his belt following his first Senior Men’s Championship win. Taking home the silver medal after leading after both the first and second round, Chinner had a difficult final round leaving him at five-over par for the Championship (218). Bronze medalist, Tom Henderson (Public Player), had a consistent championship with totals of 73, 76, and 73 (221).
Reflecting on the win, Bunker said “to be a rookie in this event and play well enough to beat a lot of really good players that were here, it feels good. I haven’t won an event in a few years, so it’s great to play well enough to compete with these players”. In the final round, Bunker knew he’d have to step up his game against competitor and friend Ashley Chinner, however “he struggled today which kind of opened the door for me. I didn’t play as well as I would’ve liked, but from looking at the scores it seems like a lot of players struggled today. I’m happy to finish on top even though it wasn’t exactly the way it was supposed to go, but it was nice to take the win”. Watch for Dave Bunker as he competes for another title at the Ontario Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship September 22nd to 24th.
Having a fantastic season after recently finishing second-place in the Ontario Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, Terrill Samuel (Weston G&CC) takes home her second Ontario Senior Women’s Championship title. Playing her lowest round of the championship (70) on the final day, Samuel posted the low round of the day to finish 6 strokes ahead of the silver medalist, to leave her at four-over for the week (217). Rounding out a star studded top 3 were five-time champion Mary Ann Hayward, who finished at ten-over par to take home the silver medal (223), while three-time champion Judith Kyrinis (Granite GC) takes home the bronze medal (225).
All smiles and thrilled to add another title to her belt, Samuel had a few words of appreciation to say during the awards ceremony. “Thank you Nigel Hollidge for stepping up to the plate and hosting the championship at Taboo Muskoka, as I know we were originally set to compete at Deerhurst Highlands Golf Course. To Golf Ontario, we can’t do this without you, so thank you very much! You don’t know how much fun we get to have all because you volunteer and come up and work long hours here. It’s fabulous and I can’t thank you enough. To my fellow competitors, thank you for the great competition. We got two championships in this year, some of you maybe only one, but that’s what’s fun about it because I get to come and play with all of you, so thank you for coming out. The course was great given the circumstances and we had a great time this week”.
Golf Ontario would like to thank the players, staff, and volunteers for their support of the Ontario Senior Men’s and Women’s Championship. To the beautiful Taboo Muskoka Resort and Golf, Managing Director Nigel Hollidge, Director of Operations Lori Reynolds, and Superintendent Ryan Kerr, thank you for being gracious hosts on such a well-conditioned course. A big thank you to the officials and volunteers, as you are extremely valuable and we appreciate the time you take out of your week to assist. Lastly, a huge thank you to our sponsors and partners, Adidas, Taylor Made, Modern Golf, Dormie Workshop, Durham Artificial Grass, Humber College, Barcelo Bavaro Grand Resort, Baka Mobile, and Play Golf Myrtle Beach. We are grateful for your continued support.
Senior Men’s Leaderboard
1 Dave Bunker Cherry Hill Club +3 F +1 74 70 72 216
2 Ashley Chinner Coppinwood +5 F +6 70 71 77 218
3 Tom Henderson Public Player +8 F +2 73 75 73 221
T4 Gordon Henderson Lookout Point Country Clu +9 F +4 74 73 75 222
T4 Jeff Maslanka Deer Ridge Golf Club +9 F +3 75 73 74 222
T4 David Greenaway Barrie CC +9 F +4 72 75 75 222
T4 Larry Cooper Mississaugua +9 F +4 70 77 75 222
8 Lars Melander Oakville Golf Club +10 F +3 74 75 74 223
9 Joe Miszk Lookout Point Country Clu +12 F +1 79 74 72 225
T10 Robert Gibson Cedar Brae GC +13 F +3 80 72 74 226
T10 Mark Bennett Bayview G&CC +13 F +4 75 76 75 226
T12 Rob Cowan Westmount G & CC +14 F +2 73 81 73 227
T12 Brad Walsh West Haven G & CC +14 F +6 74 76 77 227
T12 Brent Hatton Lively Golf & Country Clu +14 F +11 73 72 82 227
T15 Dave Speir Sunningdale GC +15 F +5 80 72 76 228
T15 Doug McNeil Public Player +15 F +8 76 73 79 228
17 Rick Robinson Devil’s Pulpit +16 F +4 78 76 75 229
T18 Darin Dirk Sunningdale GC +17 F +6 81 72 77 230
T18 Chris Markle Dalewood GC +17 F +10 74 75 81 230
T18 Ronald White St. George’s Golf & Count +17 F +12 75 72 83 230
T21 Chris Regan Hamilton G & CC +18 F +5 77 78 76 231
T21 Steve Stanlick Kawartha G&CC +18 F +7 74 79 78 231
T21 John Zdonek Pointe West GC +18 F +8 79 73 79 231
T24 John Alpaugh Vespra Hills Golf Club +19 F +6 80 75 77 232
T24 Christopher Kertsos York Downs Golf & Country +19 F +6 78 77 77 232
T24 Steve Irving Legacy Ridge GC +19 F +10 74 77 81 232
T27 Murray Blair Public Player +20 F +7 79 76 78 233
T27 John Husband Rocky Crest Golf Club +20 F +9 80 73 80 233
T27 Greg Adoranti Glen Abbey GC +20 F +10 76 76 81 233
T30 Dan O’Donoghue Kawartha G&CC +21 F +8 76 79 79 234
T30 Darryl Whitford Brampton GC +21 F +12 76 75 83 234
32 Nick Digiandomenico Nest GC +24 F +12 74 80 83 237
33 Bruce McEwen Scarboro Golf & Country C +25 F +13 78 76 84 238
34 Michael Mealia Bayview G&CC +27 F +16 78 75 87 240
Senior Ladies Leaderboard
1 Terrill Samuel Weston G&CC +4 F -1 75 72 70 217
2 Mary Ann Hayward St. Thomas Golf & Country +10 F +2 74 76 73 223
3 Judith Kyrinis Granite GC +12 F +3 75 76 74 225
4 Marion Reid Islington GC +20 F +6 76 80 77 233
5 Betty Divok Rockway Vineyards +31 F +5 88 80 76 244
6 Diane Dolan Hylands Golf Club +33 F +12 81 82 83 246
7 Ivy Steinberg Granite GC +35 F +13 78 86 84 248
8 Joanne Noble Weston G&CC +36 F +11 85 82 82 249
9 Debbie Court Toronto Golf Club +44 F +14 88 84 85 257
10 Andrea Blackwell Cataraqui Golf & Country +51 F +14 87 92 85 264
11 Teri deLuis Brockville CC +52 F +19 91 84 90 265
12 Linda Samuel Weston G&CC +58 F +25 87 88 96 271
13 Sandy Glibota Public Player +62 F +21 92 91 92 275
14 Carole Letendre Public Player +63 F +22 90 93 93 276
15 Jacqui Mutch Sturgeon Point Golf Club +73 F +22 96 97 93 286
16 Deborah Grieve Ladies GC of Toronto +74 F +23 93 100 94 287
17 Yarinka Berto Borden Golf Club +122 F +37 119 108 108 335
Curling Canada Cancels
Curling Canada has cancelled 6 more events.
The organization has cancelled the Continental Cup in Oakville, the Canadian under-18 championships in Timmins, the New Holland Canadian junior championships in Fort McMurray, the Canadian wheelchair championship in Moose Jaw, along with the Canadian Under 15 RockFest and the U Sports/Canadian Colleges Athletic Association championships.