News from The Grey Owl

2022-06-12: Jacobson claims 60th annual Grey Owl

WASAGAMING — Brandon’s Jared Jacobson birdied the last three holes on Sunday to capture the 60th annual Grey Owl golf tournament, presented by IG Wealth Management, in thrilling fashion.

Jacobson, who plays a lot of his golf at Clear Lake Golf Course, looked right at home as he rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on 18 to fire a 2-under-par 70. Wheat City Golf Course’s Ross Sheard missed a four-foot putt on 18 that would have forced a playoff.

Jacobson’s 1-under total of 141 was good enough for his second Grey Owl championship. He also won in 2014.

Sheard had a two-shot lead on first-round leader Noel Ngo and a four-shot edge on Jacobson standing on the 16th tee, but he bogeyed the short par 4 while Ngo and Jacobson birdied. Jacobson then pulled within one of Sheard when he rolled in a 12-footer on the par-3 17th for birdie. Sheard parred and Ngo bogeyed, so Sheard had a one-shot edge on both of them going into the final hole.

Jacobson, 42, hit a gap wedge to 12 feet, while Sheard put his approach shot on the front left portion of the green, about 30 feet away. Sheard’s putt rolled about four feet past the hole, and then Jacobson stepped up and rolled his putt in for his third straight birdie. Sheard could have forced extra holes, but his four-footer slid just past the right edge.

Sheard (71-71—142) and Ngo (70-72—142) tied for second, while defending champion Jay Thiesen of Russel (72-77—149) and Shilo’s Nolan Tutkaluk (75-74—149) tied for fourth.

Tim Lynch of Williston, N.D. (79-72—151) won the Greyer Owl title for those age 60 and over.

Stephen Johnston of QX104 and 94.3 The Drive won his fifth Media Flight title with scores of 87 and 81 for a 168 total.

The Grey Owl was played for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 261 golfers participated.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Jared Jacobson, Brandon 71-70—141
Noel Ngo, Pine Ridge 70-72—142
Ross Sheard, Wheat City 71-71—142
Jay Thiesen, Russell 72-77—149
Nolan Tutkaluk, Shilo 75-74—149
Brett Janz, Portage 74-76—150
Trent Wood, Elmhurst 74-77—151
Marcus Friess, Estevan, SK 72-79—151
Todd Slatnik, Winnipeg 75-78—153
Steven Young, St. Charles 74-80—154
Garth Collings, Breezy Bend 75-81—156
Murray Lindenberg, Brandon 71-86—157
Doug Stinchcombe, Clear Lake 75-86—161

2022-06-11 Ngo grabs lead at 60th annual Grey Owl

WASAGAMING — Pine Ridge Golf Club’s Noel Ngo will sleep on the lead before Sunday’s final round at the 60th annual Grey Owl, presented by IG Wealth Management.

Ngo (pronounced nuh-GO) took advantage of pristine weather conditions on Saturday and fired a 2-under-par 70 at picturesque Clear Lake Golf Course. He has a one-shot lead over three golfers after going 3 under on the front and 1 over on the inward nine.

Two of the three players one shot back have already captured the Cactus Jack Wells Memorial Trophy. Brandon’s Jared Jacobson, who snared the 2014 title, and Brandon’s Murray Lindenberg, who claimed the title all the way back in 1978, both fired 1-under-par 71s on Friday. Wheat City Golf Course’s Ross Sheard joined those two when he carded a 71 on Saturday.

The Grey Owl is being played for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 261 golfers are in this year’s field.

Defending champion Jay Thiesen (pronounced TEE-sun) of Russell is two shots back of the lead after carding an even-par 72 on Saturday. Marcus Friess of Estevan, Sask., also shot a 72 on Saturday.

Fourteen players qualified for the championship flight by shooting 75 or better.

Lindenberg has the lead in the Greyer Owl division, which is for those age 60 and over.

Stephen Johnston of QX104 and 94.3 The Drive has the score to beat in the Media Flight after shooting 87 on Friday and 81 on Saturday to complete his two rounds.

The tournament consists of 36 holes over three days.

Sunday Draw in HERE

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

Noel Ngo, Pine Ridge 33-37—70
Jared Jacobson, Brandon 34-37—71
Murray Lindenberg, Brandon 37-34—71
Ross Sheard, Wheat City 34-37—71
Jay Thiesen, Russell 36-36—72
Marcus Friess, Estevan, SK 36-36—72
Jordan Trotter, Brandon 36-38—74
Brett Janz, Portage 34-40—74
Trent Wood, Elmhurst 37-37—74
Steven Young, St. Charles 37-37—74
Todd Slatnik, Winnipeg 38-37—75
Garth Collings, Breezy Bend 36-39—75
Nolan Tutkaluk, Shilo 36-39—75
Doug Stinchcombe, Clear Lake 38-37—75

2022 Grey Owl Friday News

Two former champs lead after Day 1 of Grey Owl

WASAGAMING — Two former champions hold the lead after Day 1 of the 60th annual Grey Owl golf tournament, presented by IG Wealth Management, at Clear Lake Golf Course.
Brandon’s Jared Jacobson, who captured the 2014 title, and Brandon’s Murray Lindenberg, who claimed the title all the way back in 1978, both fired 1-under-par 71s on Friday to soar to the top of the leaderboard. Jacobson shot 34-37, while Lindenberg turned in nine-hole scores of 37-34.
The rest of the 261-player field will play its first round on Saturday.
The Grey Owl is being played for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacobson and Lindenberg have a three-shot edge over Brandon’s Jordan Trotter, who carded a 74. Eleven-time Grey Owl champ Garth Collings of Breezy Bend posted a 75, as did Shilo’s Nolan Tutkaluk. The other players who appear destined to qualify for Sunday’s championship flight are Calgary’s Jack McDiarmid, who won the 1974 Grey Owl, and Brandon’s Landon Trotter, who both fired 76.
Defending champion Jay Thiesen (pronounced TEE-sun) of Russell, who will be looking for his third title this weekend, will play his first round on Saturday. Lindenberg has the lead in the Greyer Owl division, which is for those age 60 and over. Collings, the two-time defending Greyer Owl champ, is four shots back, and McDiarmid is five strokes in arrears.
Stephen Johnston of QX104 and 94.3 The Drive has the lead in the Media Flight after shooting 87 on Friday.
The tournament consists of 36 holes over three days. The low 16 and ties after the first round will make up the championship flight, which will tee off on Sunday morning.

DAY 1 TOP SCORES
Jared Jacobson, Brandon 34-37—71
Murray Lindenberg, Brandon 37-34—71
Jordan Trotter, Brandon 36-38—74
Garth Collings, Breezy Bend 36-39—75
Nolan Tutkaluk, Shilo 36-39—75
Jack McDiarmid, Calgary 38-38—76
Landon Trotter, Brandon 38-38—76

2022-06-10: The Friday and Saturday Draw is posted

The Complete Draw has been made and is available HERE.

The draw contains both Friday & Saturday 1st round and 2nd round Saturday.

2022-04-30: The IG Wealth Management Grey Owl

The Grey Owl Board of Directors is very pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement with IG Wealth Management as a Title Sponsor.
IG Wealth Management is a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to Canadians through a network of consultants located across Canada. IG is recognized as one of Manitoba’s top employers and one of Canada’s top 100 employers.
The IG team will bring extensive experience as Title Sponsors at Golf tournaments across Canada. IG Executives will be playing in the Grey Owl and joining the festivities at the traditional “Howl” banquet dinner on Saturday evening.
The Grey Owl Board of Directors anticipates that the partnership and strong relationship with IG Wealth Development will ensure the success of the Grey Owl for many years.

2022-03-22 Entries being Accepted

Entries for the 60th Grey Owl are being accepted. >>> CLICK HERE <<<

We are sending out an email notice announcing that entries are being accepted.

See you at The Grey Owl.

2022-03-16: Dr. Gord Clark passes away

It is with great sadness that we were informed by the family of Gord’s passing. Our condolences go out to the family.

Gord was a long time participant in the Grey Owl and a valued member of the board of directors even though he was only a member for one year. He has been missed.