Birchbank's McKay tops Balfour as West Kootenay Junior Golf Season opens
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Tyler McKay teed off the 2013 West Kootenay Junior Golf Circuit with a win Saturday at the Balfour Golf Course.
The Birchbank player fired a 3-over-par 75 to win the 18-hole tournament going away.
Brenan Moroney of Birchbank was second at 82 with David Launier of Rock Creek and Trevor Browell tied for third at 85.
Launier defeated Browell on the first playoff hole to capture the 15-16-year-old division crown.
Moroney won the 17-18-year-old category.
Nathan Griffioen of Creston, with an 88 edged Aiden Browell of Champion Lake by a stroke to claim the under-14 division.
The circuit shifts to Christina Lake Sunday.
Rossland Royals win local high school tournament
The Rossland Royals combined for a team total 335 to win the top prize at the J. Lloyd Crowe/Rossland Royals High School Invitational Golf Tournament Friday at Birchbank Golf and Country Club.
It was the third tournament win of the season for the Royals, finishing the day with a team total 335. J Lloyd Crowe Hawks took second at 359 followed in third by Nakusp at 364.
Eight teams flocked to the Birchbank course for the tournament.
Most players struggled through the 18 holes with Rossland’s Braden McKay winning the low gross title with an 80.
Brenan Moroney and Tyler McKay both tied for second with 82’s.
Crowe’s Ryan Fullerton finished fourth overall with an 84 while teammate Alex Rugg took eighth with an 88.
