23rd Annual Alberta Amputee Open
July 20 & 21, 2024 in Nanton, AB
Well, we have another Amputee Open in the books. This year’s event was held at the Nanton Golf Club this past July 20 & 21 2024. In attendance this year were 3 new AASRA members which was great to see. I would like to thank all those members who made the trip down to Nanton. The weather was very hot on the weekend and made golfing a bit of a challenge for most people. We were treated to some very good food both Saturday and Sunday.
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Day one ended with Kelly Masson in the lead with a round of 79, followed by Vic McClelland at 85 and Randy Cameron with 92. In the Stableford Division the first saw Ivan Hlavenkacome in with 26 points followed very closely by Cory Galloway with 25 and Wendy Frazier at 11 points.After our round we enjoyed a very nice dinner of chicken and ribs.
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Day two saw Kelly Masson shot another round of 79 with Vic McClelland also coming in at 79. Pat Griffin had a nice recovery shooting 92. In the Stableford Division day two saw Cory Galloway repeat his round with 25 points. Ivan Hlavenka scored 11 point and Wendy Frazier scored 10 points.
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The Associated Division saw Spencer Easthope come away with 51 and 48 points, which was some very good golf. Cindy McClelland finished with 21 and 20 and Sherri Hlavenka finish with 19 and 15 points after 2 days of play.
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At the end of 2 days of golf Kelly Masson was awarded the trophy for this year’s event, Well Done Kelly! Kelly finished with a 2 round total of 158 and Vic McClelland second with 164. In third place was Randy Cameron with a total of 189.
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The Stableford Division saw Cory Galloway come in first place with a 2 day total of 50 points followed by Ivan Hlavenka with 44 and Wendy Frazier with 21.
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The Net scores were unusual this year as Kelly and Vic finished 1 and 2 in both Net and Gross. With Kelly coming in at 144 net and Vic at 146. As AASRA does not award 2 prizes to one person the results changed and the awards were handed out as follows:
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Gross and Amp Open Champion 2024: Kelly Masson with 158
2nd Gross: Randy Cameron with 189 and 3rd Gross: Hugh Hamilton with 194 -
Net: 1st Vic McClelland with 146, 2nd Terry Shwetz with 150 and 3rd Pat Griffin with 157
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Stableford: 1st Cory Galloway with 50 points, 2nd Ivan Hlavenka with 44 and 3rd Wendy Frazier with 21.
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Associates: 1st Spencer Easthope with 99 points and 2nd Cindy McClelland with 41.
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I would sincerely like to thanks our hole sponsors for their support for this event. All AASRA members greatly appreciate your generosity. If you are a client of these sponsors please thank them. ​Thanks goes out to:
Again thanks to all that made the trip and we’re looking forward to next year’s event. We are looking at having our event in White Court next summer with Randy Cameron as our host. We’ll keep everyone posted.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and stay safe.
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Vic McClelland
See our photos from the weekend are below! To view them at full-size/uncropped, click the middle of this preview window to open a gallery slideshow.
Cindy McClelland
Wendy Frazier
Andy Van Biert
Cindy McClelland
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR OR DONATE TO A FUTURE ALBERTA AMPUTEE OPEN EVENT?
The Alberta Amputee Sports & Recreation Association (AASRA) supports and provides opportunity for amputees in recreation and sporting activities, in both disabled and able bodied events. AASRA also provides peer support to new amputees and leads regularly scheduled support group meetings in Calgary and Edmonton. AASRA currently supports participation by amputee athletes in over 20 different sports.
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The Alberta Amp Open is an annual event held at various locations around the province from year to year, and we typically welcome approximately 40 attendees who compete over 2 days and 36 holes of golf, in multiple divisions including Stroke Play and Stableford.
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We have several SPONSORSHIP options available to meet any budget, and are open to discussing any other options or suggestions you might have to show your support. Please download our AMP OPEN SPONSORSHIP FORM to see all the details. AASRA THANKS YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!