Tough opponents, a windy second round and even a rogue gopher hole - nothing could stop the Lynbrook Golf and Country Club team of Debbie Firth and Sharon Knittel from taking top spot in the Rosebowl provincial championship on their home course Thursday afternoon.
The duo followed an opening round 61 Wednesday with a 63 in round two, carding a 124 total to take first place by three shots over Regina's Edie Laidlaw and Marlene Bennett.
"I was actually the one who wanted to get the tournament to come to Moose Jaw and was on the committee to help get it going, so this worked out well," Firth said with a laugh.
"Sharon and I play doubles tournaments together quite often and we've been successful, when one person isn't doing well the other is, that's usually how it turns out."
As it was, both players were on their game and used the best ball net score format to rack up impressive scores both days. Firth traditionally shoots in the mid 90s but carded rounds of 87 and 90 for the two days, while Knittel hovers in the 105 range but managed rounds of 100 and 102.
"And that's taking a nine and an out of bounds on three. So it could have been better yet," Knittel said.
Lynbrook's Dianne Breton and Kathleen Martell shot a second-round 67 and 129 total to finish third, while the Hillcrest Sports Centre team of Jean Kempel and Kusum Palmer put together a second-straight 65 to finish fourth at 130.
Sandra Davey and Emily Montgomery also put together a top 10 finish, placing eighth at 134.
See Friday's Times-Herald for more on the event.
