聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Second Annual Sandy Beach Disc Golf Tournament was held on July 30 with a great turnout of athletes of all ages.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f we had put in an order for the weather it couldn鈥檛 have been better,鈥� said Kelly Butz, the Sandy Beach resort operator. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been very fortunate last year, and again this summer.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Butz believes the weather was what brought in 36 disc golfers to participate in two rounds of disc golf for the tournament.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t was great to see the good turnout. We had been shooting for 40 participants, so next year we鈥檒l hit it,鈥� said Butz.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The field of golfers included 12 women and 24 men.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou often read online that it鈥檚 a challenge to get women involved in tournaments, so we鈥檙e very happy that a full one-third of the field was full of female players,鈥� said Butz.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Other participants included Dale Wall of Saskatoon, who participated in his first disc golf tournament at the age of 70, and Owen Istace of Weyburn, who was the youngest golfer at 10 years old.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat just shows that disc golf is pretty well accessible for all ages,鈥� said Butz. 鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the reasons we installed a course, since it is an all-age activity.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Debbie Hupka-Butz of Earl Grey won the prize for 小蓝视频 closest to the pin on hole No. 1, while Sarah Gottselig of Regina had the longest drive which was marked out on hole No. 8.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In the mens鈥� tournament, Mark Kienle of Wadena earned the prize for closest to the pin on No. 1, while Jeremy Taylor of Saskatoon had the longest drive which was marked out on No. 8.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Butz wanted to thank the resort鈥檚 Cabin Owners Association for helping make the event a success. The volunteers from the club collected prizes, prepared the course, and served hamburgers to the golfers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Butz said he hopes to get in a few rounds of disc golf himself after they finish cleaning up after the event. The next tournament will be held in July of 2017.
