The Carl Jorgenson Par 27, 2012! Lynbrook Golf Club with family and friends :).

This article was written for the Moose Jaw Express! Enjoy :).

            The Carl Jorgensen par 27 tournament at the Lynbrook Golf and Country  Club never fails to provide a weekend of excitement for all involved! Catering to spectators and competitors alike, this tournament is a relaxed yet often suspenseful weekend of individual par 27 matches. Players face off against each other throughout the weekend, hitting 3 balls each from 150 yard, 100 yard, and 50 yard markers per match. The player with the lowest score moves on. It only takes one loss to be thrown into the B, C or D pool and only one loss on Sunday puts a golfer out of the tournament. Tension rises as golfers get eliminated one by one until the final match on Sunday afternoon around 4:30pm. 

            This year, for only the 2^nd time since his first match at the Carl Jorgenson 12 years ago, Trevor Benson made it to the final match. Although he’d been trying since 2000, Benson, who holds the course record at the Lynbrook, had never managed to win the tournament. Benson speaks to the challenges of this tournament compared to a regular 36-hole weekend tournament: “This tournament puts everyone on a level playing field. It doesn’t matter anymore how far you can hit your driver. You have to be accurate and you have to be able to deal with the nerves and the spectators. It all comes down to the putting in the end.”

            And the end it came down to him and one of his closest friends and defending champion, Jon White. A large crowd gathered at hole #2 to watch the final match unfold. Benson and White joked after the match about how they had spoken on Friday night before the tournament started when Benson said to White through text message “See you in the final.” Jon White remarked after his loss that he’s “Glad I lost to the best golfer I know.” Benson was happy to take the win but said that playing against a close friend helped a lot with the nerves: “It felt just like a regular day on the course because we golf together so much.”

            The winner of the “B” side was Nick Lepine; the “C” side winner was Trevor’s dad, Craig Benson, and the “D” side winner was Mike Keith. Trevor also knocked out several players on the “A” side before earning the win including Ryan Gobeil, Bill McLean, and Leighton Bearchell. 

            The tournament was a huge success and tons of fun. Cash was raised for the Cancer Society through donations, raffles, and a Calcutta on Saturday night. Spectators and golfers had a great weekend and everyone is excited for next year’s Carl Jorgensen to roll around!