By Jeff D'Andrea

Saskatoon young gun makes Lobstick history

Jun 18, 2016 | 5:06 PM

“It feels unreal.”

It usually does when one creates history.

On Saturday at the Waskesiu Golf Course, 19-year-old Ty Campbell did something nobody had ever done before in over 80 years of Lobstick tournament history. Campbell won the 2016 Conexus Men’s Lobstick, a year after winning the Junior Lobstick. The Waskesiu golf staff confirmed the record, after much digging into their archives.

Saskatoon’s Campbell beat Medicine Hat’s Warren Gnam on the full 18 holes to be crowned the champion.

But despite his historic performance, if you asked Campbell what his chances were heading into the tournament, he probably wouldn’t have given you a confident answer after a less than ideal practice round.

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“I wasn’t too sure. My game wasn’t in the best spot coming into the week—my practice round was rough,” Campbell said. “In the qualifier, I started to figure it out and the second day, I really figured it out. Throughout the week, it got better from there.”

Campbell was firing on all cylinders early, as he was four up after 13 holes, but Gnam didn’t go away before putting up a heck of a fight.

Gnam birded 14 to make it a three-hole game. Campbell then lost 15 after what he calls a “tough up-and-down.” After a carry over on 16, Gnam made a putt up the hill on 17 about the entire length of the green to win the hole, stay alive in the match and force an 18^th hole with Campbell just one stroke ahead.

“I was getting a little nervous on the tee there,” Campbell said. “But I was able to hit a good tee shot and hit a really good second shot to seal the deal.

“I just took a few deep breaths and tried not to think about it, just swing the way I was able to all week.”

Campbell’s second shot stuck a few mere feet away from the pin, giving him the victory on 18 and the historic championship.

Here are the rest of the finals results.

Championship Flight Consolation

Kyle Wiebe def. Dan Morin

First Flight

Cliff Selander def. Mike Herperger

First Flight Consolation

Ray Field def. Scott Mackay

Second Flight

Trent Kachur def. Ryan Jarvis

Second Flight Consolation

Garry Hagen def. Randy Emmons

Third Flight

John Cook def. Blake Zimmer

Third Flight Consolation

Ron Harris def. Kerby Tang

Fourth Flight

Max Coben def. Merv Thermeier

Fourth Flight Consolation

Dean Pylypchuk def. Bob Beebe

Fifth Flight

Bentley Coben def. Brent Hesje

Fifth Flight Consolation

Kelly Timmerman def. Brian Simpson

Sixth Flight

Luke Strueby def. Garry Pulver

Sixth Flight Consolation

Brian Topp def. Brad Bloski

Seventh Flight

Matt Wilson def. Chris Harris

Seventh Flight Consolation

Brian Morpurgo def. Jeff Hearn

Eighth Flight

Don Lautner def. Darwin Bennett

Eighth Flight Consolation

Barry Rowley def. Mark Wheler

Ninth Flight

Jim Walker def. Darcy Wozney

Ninth Flight Consolation

Regan Emmons def. Bill Thorpe

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