Prince Rupert golfers hit the links this weekend for the annual Duffers Tournament, one of the longest running in the club's history.
On the men's side, Brian Holkestad followed up a 77 on Saturday with a 72 on Sunday to take the overall low gross title with a two-day total of 149. Low net went to Fred Hainstock, who shot well below his 22 handicap and finished with a net of 130.
In the Championship Flight, Ian Robinson was just three shots back of Holkestad, shooting 152 based on scores of 80 and 72, followed by George Negru with 159 based on scores of 82 and 77. Low net in the flight went to Doug Kydd, whose combined score of 159 gave him a net of 135, followed by Trevor Deschamp with a net of 138 from a gross of 160.
In the First Flight, Howard Linn captured the low gross title, shooting an 82 on Saturday and an 83 on Sunday for a total of 165, which was four strokes ahead of Nippy Sahdra who shot 86 and 85 for a total of 171, Low net in the flight went to Bill Hardy with a net of 136 and a gross of 172, ahead of Jim Rushton whose gross of 179 gave him a net of 143.
In the second flight, George Kuntz followed up an 89 on Saturday with a 91 on Sunday to capture the flight's low gross title with a score of 180, four shots ahead of Carl Nielsen who shot 89 and 95. Low net in the flight went to Rob Basso, whose gross of 183 gave him a net of 139, followed by Randy Fiddler with a net of 146.
Eight women competed in the Duffer's Tournament this year, though only six finished out the two-day event. In the end Cathy Horcoff took the low gross title, following an 88 on Saturday with an 85 on Sunday for a total of 173. Low net for the tournament went to Margaet Chan, whose gross of 206 and handicap of 31 gave her a net of 144.
"I just played my own game and just got lucky," Chan said.