The 59th annual Delaware County Men’s Amateur Championship golf tournament was held at the College Golf Course at Delhi July 12-14. One-hundred and six local golfers competed in seven flights. To participate, players must be Delaware County residents or members of a Delaware County golf club.
Justin Harris, playing out of the Ouleout Creek Golf Club in Franklin, defended his title to win the championship flight, which consists of the most skilled players. This is Harris’ fourth straight county tournament win. He scored 215 after the three rounds of play. He also won the Rex Waring Lowest Round Award for his score of 69 on Friday’s round. Todd Carrington, the runner-up of the championship flight playing out of Davenport, scored a 224. Brad Anderson of Delhi was close behind in third place with a cumulative score of 229.
Other flight winners:
Senior Blue Tee Winner: Kurt Swenson, 235 (Stamford)
A Flight Winner: Mike O’Donnell, 232 (Davenport)
B Flight & Senior White Tee Champion: Frank Fiumera, 240 (Hancock)
C Flight Winner: Scott VanTyle, 257 (Delhi)
D Flight Winner: Alex Triebe, 267 (Downsville)
Gold Flight Winner: Richard Johnson, 230 (Sidney)
Gold Net Winner: Lars Updale, 199 (Deposit)
The top players from each flight were honored at an awards ceremony outside the Delhi clubhouse Sunday afternoon. Scores for all flights and players are available on the College Golf Course at Delhi’s website, golfcourse.delhi.edu
The Delaware County Men’s Amateur Championship is one of the longest-running county-level championship tournaments in the state. This year was the 59th anniversary for the tournament, which is sponsored by the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, Clark Companies and other local organizations.
General Manager and head golf pro at the College Golf Course at Delhi Dave Arehart, said, “Once again it was great to see golfers from all around the county and neighboring courses competing in the annual Delaware County Men’s Amateur Golf Championship. There are divisions by golf ability and a senior flight making it fun for all – this is what makes this event so unique. Next year we are celebrating our 60th year and it promises to be special. Thank you to the players, volunteers, and staff. Congratulations to the winners and overall Champion Justin Harris. This marks his fourth in a row with an impressive 1 under par 54-hole score.”
