Alison Murdoch Gets A BC Senior Double Double

None-the-less, the trophy she received from the BC Golf Association at Meadow Gardens in Pitt Meadows Friday doesn't show how she won it, only that this is the second time---she also won in 2005)--- and once again Murdoch will represent British Columbia in the provincial team competition at the Royal Canadian Senior Women’s Championship. On this occasion it will be at the Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia August 24-27.

A member of Victoria Golf Club, Murdoch started her final round trailing by four strokes to second-round leader, Phyllis Laschuk of Vancouver, but the gap was narrowed to one shot by the turn after Laschuk encountered a triple bogey-8 on the 8th hole.

There was a two-shot swing at 10 when Laschuk bogeyed and Murdock cashed in with a birdie to tie for the lead. At the 12th Murdoch missed her par putt but when Laschuk double-bogeyed Murdoch moved into first place for the first time.

Bogies at 14 and 15 left Laschuk trailing by three and from there she parred her way home. Murdoch, meanwhile, dropped a shot at 16, got it back with a birdied at 17 and despite a double bogey at the last hole escaped with a one stroke victory at 9-over 225.

“I’m really excited and happy about this win today” said a relieved Murdoch. “I was striking the ball well and sinking my putts. When I putt well, I win. Putting  is so important – it comes and goes and when it comes, it’s the game.”
 
Murdoch has acquired quite a collection of tournament titles in her last few years, winning multiple Canadian, Irish and British senior women’s titles and even more accolades and trophies playing in the Pacific Northwest. 
 
Third place honours went to  Elaine Blatchford of Surrey who finished at 11-over 227. Jackie Little  of Port Alberni, finished alone alone in fourth at 12-over 228.
 
Murdoch, Laschuk, Blatchford  and Little were named to the British Columbia provincial team.

2009 BC Senior Women's Championship

1       Alison Murdoch, Victoria,       78    72    75    225
2       Phyllis Laschuk, Vancouver,       75    71    80    226
3       Elaine Blatchford, Surrey,           75    75    77    227
4       Jackie Little, Port Alberni,          76    74    78    228
5       Penny Baziuk, North Saanich.       75    76    78    229
T6      Lynda Palahniuk, Kelowna,       75    83    74    232
T6       Holly Horwood, Vancouver      74    79    79    232
T8      Alyson Martin, Vancouver,       74    77    84    235
T8       Karen Pultz, Surrey,              78    78    79    235
T8       Sally Dobler, Qualicum Beach,      79     72    84    235

11       Margaret Kavanagh, Victoria,          77    79    81    237
12       Val Westell, Coquitlam             76    80    83    239
13       Vicki Torbet, Richmond,              86    79    76    241
14       Tia Chisholm, Coquitlam,             81    85    78    244
15       Robin Lee Monroe, Vancouver,         81    85    79    245
T16       Nora McKibbin, Vancouver,          83    80    83    246
T16       Becky Nelson, Vancouver,             80    82    84    246
18       Gail Landsberger, Vancouver,           81    83    85    249
19       Brenda Massey, Kelowna              88    86    76    250
T20       Dee Horie, Courtenay              91    80    80    251
T20       Sandy Young, Vancouver,               84    83    84    251
22       Kathleen Mears, Prince George,       86    82    84    252
T23       Lenore Davis, Victoria,               83    86    84    253
T23       Loretto Keenan, Fairmont Hot Springs,  87    79    87    253
T25       Donna Doucett, Parksville,          86    87    81    254
T25       Carin Gallie, Victoria                  83    88    83    254
27       Vicki Potter, White Rock,              86    84    85    255
T28       Rhonda Poullos, Kelowna,               91    83    82    256
T28       Margaret Krause, Vancouver,          86    87    83    256
T30       Terry Gray, Vancouver,              88    83    87    258
T30       Maureen Turner, Vernon,               82    87    89    258
T32       Kay Tomisawa, Richmond,           86    86    87    259
T32       Beverly McGladery, Vancouver,           85    85    89    259
34       Judy Hook, Parksville,               89    88    83    260
35       Hana Y Han, Richmond              89    81    91    261
T36       Barb Mottishaw, South Slocan,           87    93    83    263
T36       Marcia Littlewood, Victoria,           90    82    91    263
38       Nicole Fraser, Victoria,             88    90    86    264
T39       Gillian Watson, West Vancouver,       84    94    87    265
T39       Cherie Baker, Creston,             88    85    92    265
T39       Lorraine Clerihue, Vancouver,         87    87     91    265
T39       Sandra Plumb, Parksville,               87    87    91    265
T43       Camille Kelly, Victoria,              91    89    88    268
T43       Judy Rollick, Vancouver,              87    91    90    268
T43       Jillian P Robertson, Victoria,          85    93    90    268
46       Louise Jean, Vancouver,              88    92    89    269
T47       Flo McFall, Vancouver,              91    87    92    270
T47       Lynn Wood, Delta,                  86    89    95    270
T49       Gertie Chernoff, Maple Ridge,          92    87    93    272
T49       Katsuko Shioiri, Vancouver,          90    88    94    272
51       Conny Rosen, Burnaby,              92    88    93    273
T52       Susan Ovans, Victoria,              93    95    87    275
T52       Sheila van Gisbergen, Courtenay,     93    91    91    275
T52       Eunice Famme, Vancouver,         87    97    91    275
55       Kathryn Ilott, Victoria,             97    92    87    276
T56       Janice Lazzarin, Prince George,         92    99    87    278
T56       Roberta Wing, Richmond,              84    98    96    278
T58       Kaye McLean, Burnaby             90    94    95    279
T58       Nancy Wobick, Delta,              90    96    93    279
T60       Diana Maughan, Vancouver,           91    97    92    280
T60       Nancy Greer, Victoria,              89    95    96    280
62       Sherry Whitman, Delta,              95    96    90    281
63       Ruby Arseneault, Victoria,              94    94    96    284
T64       Jeanie Hopps, Victoria,              95    98    94    287
T64       Maureen Hibberson, Victoria,         93    97    97    287
T66       Mary Adams, Delta,                  104    91    94    289
T66       Judy Rodger, West Vancouver,           96    97    96    289
68       Jean Wilmshurst, Victoria,             98    99    93    290
69       Joanne Turner, Victoria,              102    92    98    292
70       Lynn Turner, Tsawwassen,              94    102    97    293
71       Melinda Cooke, Vancouver,         101    101    100    302
72       Berne Neufeld, Victoria             109    104    105    318
73       Nancy Sing, Victoria,                  113    119    112    344

DID NOT FINISH
WD      Beverly Hillstrom, Port Moody,     +55