Hodgins, Martin win second straight MHGCC titles
By Medicine Hat News on August 9, 2022.
Ryan Hodgins and Becky Martin are the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club champions for another year. For the second straight year, Hodgins shot a weekend-low 69 on Sunday to clinch the club title, beating out runner-up Nolan Burzminski by a six-stroke edge. After tying with Jesse Florkowski on Saturday with a round of 72, Hodgins took over the leaderboard on Sunday to close out his weekend at 72-69-141. Burzminski opened his weekend with a 73 to finish 147, with Mitch Kurtz shooting 73-74-147 to tie for second place. Florkowski was in third with a Sunday score of 79, putting him at 151 on the weekend. Martin shot an 82-68-150 to take home the ladies championship for the second straight year. Sharla Butler finished second with 94-93-187. Kelly Risling won the senior men’s title with a 74-74-148, only two days after winning the Alberta senior men’s championship. Perry Rasmussen and Warren Gnam finished tied for second with Rasmussen shooting 74-77-151 and Gnam putting up 75-76-151. Jean Nitchke won the senior ladies title for her second straight year, with a 87-86-173, followed by Sherry Fischer at 88-96-184 and Carol Kavanaugh’s 98-86-184. Emma Hodgins won the junior title while shooting 84-89-173, with RJ Reimer finishing second at 107-114-221. 9-8
