The Men's Open was held over the weekend at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course.
About 65 players took part in the two-day event. The tournament was broken down into Flites.
First through seven, and the Championship Flite.
Each Flite had a winner.
Nathan Hay came out on top in the Championship Flite, scoring 73 on each day of the tournament.
In the same Flite, Brent Brown followed behind at second place and Matthew Procyshen came third.
Everyone's score at the end of Saturday determined which Flite they would compete in, says Hay.
"I probably played better the first day."
Hay, who took first overall in the Championship Flite said it was his first time doing so well in that Flite. He scored a 73 on Saturday which was good enough to put him into the Championship Flite. He shot the same score on Sunday which he said was topped off by a huge birdie.
He said that golfers went into Saturday morning's play all on level ground.
Hay said he didn't know he was in position to win it until he overheard someone make note of it; Hay went on to birdie the 17th hole and "that kind of won me the tournament", he told the newspaper.
He admitted that it caught him a little off guard.
"No I didn't actually," he replied when asked if he knew he was way up there in terms of his total score to that point in the tournament.
"I thought I was behind by quite a bit," he noted with a smile. Hay went on to win the Men's Open by one stroke.
Brown finished second in that same Flite with 76 on Saturday and 71 on Sunday.
Procyshen placed third with two day scores of 75 and 74.
Procyshen and Brown both said they weren't surprised that Hay came out on top over the entire weekend, noting that Hay pretty much made every shot he had to.
"Good for Nathan," suggested Brown.
"Nathan, he played solid for two days," added Procyshen.
He said he was personally happy with his two-day scores. The tourney gave him a chance to play against guys he knows well and according to him, made it a lot of fun.
"I am very happy with the way I played. For two full days, you get to play with friends and some good people," said Procyshen, who pointed out that he was in the same boat all the way through, however made one mistake.
He added that he knew he was going to be finishing in contention for top spot.
"It's kind of sticking in the back of your mind," Procyshen recalled of what it was like playing in the late stages of Sunday's finale. "Golf is a funny game. I made one mistake in two days but kept in it."
Hay added that it was much the same for him last weekend.
"It is fun but you're still getting to know some guys."
Brown said things were looking up for him for most of the weekend, but came crashing down on him apparently fairly suddenly.
"I played okay on Saturday with one bad hole. (On) Sunday, I played well (except) for the last hole when I should have played it safe. It just goes to show that golf is an 18-hole game. I was flying along at four-under (par) and then fell asleep."
He added that its good to see some of the young guys playing well and added a kudos to Hay for taking the Championship Flite.
Hay said the tournament was more competitive for him this year as opposed to last year. There were more people in it this time around.
Next for Hay will be the men's club championship in a couple of weeks. Procyshen said he'll be taking in the Men's Open at the York Lake Country Club, Sept. 3-4.
Other Flite winners from the Open included: TK Ayers (First Flite), Jody Bartel (Second Flite), Dale Maccala (Third Flite), Willard Yaremko (Fourth Flite), Randy Bot (Fifth Flite), Barry Coles (Sixth Flite) and Justin Burton rounded out the winners, taking first overall in the Seventh Flite.
