Another golf season has come and gone at Old Drovers Run, and with the close of summer a new pair of golfers has been named champions of the course’s men’s league—or rather, an old pair.

Ray Dowse and Bryan Trottier of Niverville came out on top of the league for the second year in a row, and the third time in four years.

The pair finished the season in the middle of the pack of the 32 teams who made the playoffs. Those 32 teams were a combination of both Wednesday and Thursday night men’s league teams.

In round one, the Dowse-Trottier team defeated Kingsley Priest and Patrick Suppes, advancing in the next round to face Colin Funk and Steve Fast, who they also beat to make it into the eight-team final round.

For the final, Dowse and Trottier went up against the formidable duo of Joel Martens and Stanley Hiebert. The match was extremely tight, and after tying it up through nine holes they advanced to playoff holes. Two holes later, with the teams still tied, the match had to be called due to darkness, deferring Trottier and Dowse’s third-round victory, which they won a subsequent day with the third playoff hole.

Next, they advanced to the semifinals and faced the team of Kurt and Cory Funk. The match was once again very tight, with the Funk team leading by two strokes with three holes yet to play. Dowse and Trottier fought back, winning the final three holes to secure their place in the final.

In that 18-hole final, they played the team of Dan Kosman and Grant Worrell. This match went the distance, with Dowse and Trottier winning on the eighteenth hole, two up.

“The course conditions improved dramatically over this season and the league was run extremely well,” says Dowse. “Accolades to the new pro, Brad Poleschuk, who made a significant impact at the local course and facilitated a great season overall at ODR.”

Poleschuk points out that the men’s league was only part of that great season.

“The evening ladies program had more laughter than any other night of the week,” Poleschuk says. “We look forward to an even more fun 2020 program!”

According to Poleschuk, the course will officially close on Sunday, October 6.

“As challenging as Mother Nature was at times, another summer season of growth and maturity brought Old Drovers Run to its best condition yet,” he adds. “Thanks to all our players for making 2019 our busiest season. See you all in spring 2020!”