The Wikwemikong Development Commission o/a Enaadmaagehjik hosted the 14th Annual Golf Challenge on Friday, July 19th at Rainbow Ridge Golf Course on beautiful Manitoulin Island.

This year’s tournament had 30 registered teams in three divisions: Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed.

The day started cool with cloudy skies but soon turned into one of the hottest days this summer with bright sunny skies emerging in the late morning.

The golfers competed for bragging rights in team prize categories: Poker Hand (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division/ Mixed Division) and Lowest Score (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division/ Mixed Division) as well as individual prize categories: Longest Drive (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division), Longest Putt (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division), Closest to the Pin (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division), and Closest to the Line (Men’s Division/ Women’s Division).

Team category winners:

Poker Hand – Men’s Division: Hello Bingo!
Poker Hand – Women’s Division: The Crushers
Poker Hand – Mixed Division: Canadore College
Lowest Score – Men’s Division: Wikwemikong Board of Education
Lowest Score – Women’s Division: Team WOW
Lowest Score – Mixed Division: Eacom

Individual prize category winners:

Gamblers’ Corner – Plaques & Cash Awards

Cash Awards:

Women’s Closest to the Pin – Hole #2: Cathy Turcotte
Men’s Closest to the Pin – Hole #2: Ron Odjig
Women’s Longest Putt – Hole #5: Nicole Taylor
Men’s Longest Putt – Hole #5: Chase Assiniwe
Women’s Longest Drive – Hole #7: Lucy Francis
Men’s Longest Drive – Hole #7: Gerald Peltier
Women’s Closest to the Line – Hole #9: Pam Borton
Men’s Closest to the Line – Hole #9: Ted Recollet

Plaque Awards:

Women’s Longest Putt – Hole #10: Judy Manitowabi
Men’s Longest Putt – Hole #10: Gary St. George
Women’s Longest Drive – Hole #12:
Men’s Longest Drive – Hole #12: Quinton Recollet
Women’s Closest to the Line – Hole #15: Stephanie Corbiere-Recollet
Men’s Closest to the Line – Hole #15: Shawn Taylor
Women’s Closest to the Pin – Hole #16: Roxanne Recollet
Men’s Closest to the Pin – Hole #16: Tom Assiniwe

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

HOLE-IN-ONE Sponsors

Prize Sponsors

Dreamer’s Cove
Laidley’s Stationery
Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre
Manitoulin Tourism Association
Pat Noble Lumber
Rainbow Ridge Golf Course
Science North
Split Rail Brewing Company
Ten Mile Point Trading Post
Wikwemikong Health Centre – Primary Care
Your Dollar Store with More

Chi Miigwech to all the sponsors and players who helped to make the 14th Annual Golf Challenge a great success and helping us to achieve our goal of raising over $10,000.00 for Post-Secondary bursaries and youth programming and initiatives.

We look forward to working and playing together in Summer of 2020 when we celebrate our 15th Annual Golf Challenge!