Norm Jarvis - Back On A Leaderboard Again

“I was never really into any trouble today,” stated Jarvis. "The golf course is in good condition and a bit wet, so if you keep your ball in the fairway, you are in good shape because you can take advantage of not rolling into the rough and can be a bit more aggressive with your shots.”

One shot behind are Ray Stewart, Craig Marseilles and Hocan Olsson.

“It’s a strong field out there and one of the best Canadian senior fields I have seen in a while. This is my first year playing in the event and it is great to see some old faces,” stated Jarvis who attempted to qualify for the US Senior Open last week finishing T4.

 In a bizarre turn of events, a past champion, defending champion and a strong contender for the National title were disqualified after teeing it up on the improper deck, resulting in disqualification. Local favourite and past champion Graham Gunn (’06), defending champion Yvan Beauchemin (’08) and Champions Tour player Rod Spittle, were disqualified after they played the 5th hole (their 14th of the day due to crossover tee time) from the wrong tees, only noticing their error after hitting their tee shots on the 6th hole.

 “The group didn’t rectify the error of teeing off from the wrong deck before they moved to the next hole, so once they teed off from the next teeing ground, they ruling is they were disqualified,” stated George Spare, Senior Rules Official. “Had they rectified the error before teeing off on the next teeing ground, they would have had a two stroke penalty. It’s truly a disappointment that we lost three marquee players due to this unfortunate event.” It was Graham Gunn who realized the error after the group teed off on the following hole. He then called the rules official for the appropriate ruling and then found out the entire group was disqualified.

Tied for 39th at 9-over 81 is Roy Abbenbroek of Vancouver.

In the Diamond Division (70 + years of age), Douglas Sullivan of Indian Mountain, NB fired a very impressive one-over-par 73 to lead by eight shots over defending champion Don Renaud of Kanata, ON. Past champion Ken Fulton of Port Hope, ON posted a one-over par 73 and leads the Super Senior division by one stroke over Barry Laphen of Ottawa, ON and John Irwin of Summerside, PEI.

The $25,000 Canadian PGA Seniors’ Championship is a three-day, 54-hole individual stroke play event. The Super Seniors’ (60 and older) and Diamond (70 and older) divisions are contested over 36 holes in two days.

The Marshes Golf Club is one of the premier golf destinations and leading corporate-play facility in the National Capital Region. The Robert Trent Jones II design opened for public play in 2001 and has garnered many accolades. The 7,027-yard course includes six par 3s, six par 4s and six par 5s.