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TRIDENT, DECEMBER 14, 2009
Canada scores a hole in one in the World Military Golf
Jason Price, left, with the CF men’s and women’s golf teams in Namibia.
By Jason Price
Sports co-ordinator, 12 Wing
Dust. That is what the average
person would think
of when mentioning African
terrain. Likely, the furthest
thing from anyone’s mind
would be a golf course. Canada’s
CISM Golf team knows
the difference though; they
have just returned from the 6th
Military World Golf Championship
hosted by Windhoek,
Namibia from November 14
to 21, 2009, and they returned
with hardware.
The World Military Golf
Championship is a 72-hole
tournament that occurs annually.
Each year the tournament
boasts 10 to 16 countries
vying for top honours.
The tournament recognizes
both men’s and women’s
team categories, men’s and
women’s open individual categories,
and men’s Senior
(over 40) categories.
Canada has always been
a strong contender in the
world of CISM Golf, and this
year was no different. After
two days Canada’s men’s
team were tied for third with
Pakistan, who were out for
revenge after Canada beat
them on their home track in
their last meeting in 2006. A
strong third day of competition
catapulted the Canadians
past the Pakistanis by five
strokes. The men’s team was
comprised this year of Sgt
Tom Cameron, Gagetown;
CWO Tony Stuckless, Shearwater;
Capt Cameron Lowdon,
Cornwall; Capt David
Holsworth, Ottawa; Capt
Wayne O’Donnell, Colorado;
• Greg Lockyer, CRA
• Chris Flick, AACI
• Steve Horswill, AACI
• Lisa Wilson, CRA
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Esquimalt. I was the team
manager, and Tom Campbell,
PSP Esquimalt was a member
of the Technical Committee.
Canada’s women’s team
were also in the medals
after the third day of competition,
sitting just behind the
Danes for third place. Sgt
Lisa Rowe and MCpl Denise
Gaudet made up the two-person
female team that was taking
on the largest women’s
contingent that the tournament
has seen to date.
On the final day of competition,
both the men’s team
and the women’s team carried
through with their steady
performance earning bronze
and silver medals respectively.
CWO Stuckless and
Capt Lowdon each medalled
in the individual senior category
with a Bronze and Silver
respectively.
Of particular note, our team
took home the most important
trophy of all. We were
awarded the Fairplay Trophy
which is voted on by all of
the participating countries in
the tournament. We were
told it was a landslide vote.
Anytime your peers vote
you as the best overall, it is a
testament to the respect that
was earned.
The Fairplay Trophy is
awarded to the team that best
exemplifies sportsmanship,
camaraderie, and performance
both on and off the golf
course. It is a true representation
of the CISM motto Friendship
through Sport.
I guess, using golf terms,
we got a hole in one when
judging our success at this
tournament. I am truly proud
of our team for the way they
represented our military and
above all, our country.
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