Ainsdale Golf Classic raises almost $40,000 for youth sports, organizations

The seventh annual Ainsdale Golf Classic, held Saturday, presented by Shoreline Power Group, has raised $37,467.62 for minor sports groups and organizations in Kincardine and Ripley.

To date, this event has raised $121,012.62 for youth in the community.

“We are so thankful and proud,” said Taylor Candler, who owns and operates Ainsdale Golf Course with her husband, Charles. “We had 184 golfers out for the two rounds - the 8 a.m. start, and the 2 p.m. start.

“We couldn’t pull this off without all of our amazing sponsors, staff, volunteers, players and businesses that donated. Thank you all!”

All proceeds go to the following organizations:
 

• Kincardine Minor Hockey
• Kincardine Minor Baseball
• Kincardine Minor Soccer
• Kincardine Skating Club
• Kincardine Kippers Swim Team
• Kincardine Klassics Gymnastics Club
• Kincardine and District Senior School Athletics
• Ripley-Huron Community School
• Kinetic Knights Robotics Team (FRC Team 781)
• Ripley Summer Sports
• Ripley-Huron Skating Club
• Huron-Bruce Minor Hockey

The low score in both the morning and afternoon shotguns was a tie at minus-16 among several groups.

It was a tie for first place in the morning men’s teams: Steve McAllister, Ashton Wilken, Dan Wilken and Bruce Murray; and Ryan Fraser, Scott Austin, Mitch Jarvis and Travis McLaughlin.

For the ladies, the top team (score of 72) included Becca Austman, Taylor Summers, Cait Norman and Hanna Reay.

In the afternoon, it was a tie again for the top men’s team: Brett Catto, Nick Seiler, Cody Britton and Tyson Soers; Steven Gilroy, Malek Dandan, Mike Harper and Stacy Brent; and Derek Elmes, Jamie Bailey, Keegan Newsham, and Brandon Barber.

For the ladies, the top team (score of -10) included Cindy Schmidt, Jennifer Federley, Carly Regier and Cathy Alcombrack.

Susan Drummond won the ladies’ first-place elimination draw prize (value of $700); and Brad Knight won the first-place men’s elimination draw prize (value of $800).

Putting contest winners (each won a Blue Tees rangefinder) were:
 

• Morning putting contest (score of 25) - Jason Quackenbush
• Afternoon putting contest (score of 15) - Stacy Brent