Make it an even half-dozen for Victoria golf pro Jim Rutledge.
Rutledge shook off a near-disastrous back nine in Friday鈥檚 final round at Carleton Golf and Yacht Club in Manotick, Ont., to win the PGA of sa国际传媒鈥檚 Senior Championship. It was the former PGA Tour Champions touring pro鈥檚 sixth Canadian seniors title. Only Moe Norman has more.
After opening with rounds of 65 and 66, Rutledge began the final round with a three-shot lead over Ken Tarling and a four-shot spread over Ontario鈥檚 Danny King. But King put together four birdies over his final six holes before Rutledge parred his last hole to close with a 1-under 70 and one-shot victory over King, who closed with a 67.
鈥淚鈥檓 sure glad we ran out of holes out there this afternoon,鈥� Rutledge joked in a statement, after claiming the $9,000 top prize. 鈥淕oing into the back nine, I hit some wayward shots, some miscues off the tee and the next thing you know I only end up winning by a shot.鈥�
Tarling, of Ontario, finished alone in third.
Island Vibe good as gold
There was a definite Island Vibe at the recent U.S. Box Lacrosse National Championships in Huntington Beach, California.
The Vancouver Island Vibe bantam female lacrosse team captured the gold medal thanks to a 5-1 victory over the Denver Pride in the final.
The Vibe went 3-1 in the round robin, with wins over Denver, the Superstars and the Minnesota Lady Stars. The only loss the Island squad suffered was to the California LAX All-stars.
The Vibe include players from several associations, including the Cowichan Valley Thunder, Nanaimo Timbermen, Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles, Semiahmoo Rock and Richmond. Team members include: Anikka MacDonald, Braith Williams, Brieanna Bone, Elora Waardenburg, Madelyn Thomas, Grace Tidman, Reese Fahlke, Tori Sears, Olivia Ng, Tiegan Christie, Jordis Sinden, Iandra Lamplugh, Maren McKeown, Alexis Quigley, Brynn Williams and Adelle Larden.
Victoria鈥檚 McCue excelling in soccer
Emily McCue continues to climb the soccer ladder in sa国际传媒.
The 18-year-old goalkeeper from Victoria was named Thursday to sa国际传媒 Soccer鈥檚 national U-20 Excel camp next week in Burnaby. The camp will be used to identify players for sa国际传媒鈥檚 team for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women鈥檚 World Cup.
McCue is a product of the Vancouver Island Wave program and moved to the Vancouver Whitecaps youth academy two years ago. Next month she will begin her NCAA soccer career at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Tier 1 鈥橰ocks eye provincial title
A trio of Victoria Shamrocks teams is gearing up for more post-season games and first up are the Tier 1 Junior B Shamrocks who will host the two-game, total-goal provincial final this weekend at The Q Centre.
The Tier 1 Shamrocks will square off against the South Okanagan Flames with Game 1 going today at 2 p.m. and Game 2 set for Sunday at noon.
