Tom Zariski is head rules official for the Alberta Men’s Amateur Mid Handicap Championship to be played out at Dinosaur Trail Golf and County Club this week.
This week competitive golfers from throughout Alberta will be in the valley playing for bragging rights in the Alberta Men’s Amateur Mid Handicap Championship.
Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club is hosting the tournament, which will see players with handicaps from 6 to 24, play through 36 to crown a championship.
Tom Zariski, Alberta Golf Board Member and head rules official for this tournament, said so far there are just over 60 golfers signed up including a strong Drumheller contingent.
“I’ve bee telling people here there is absolutely no reason that a local shouldn’t’ win,” said Zariski. “Playing these difficult upper holes, if you haven’t played them 50 times you could be at a lost on what to do, so a local guy could have a lot of advantage.”
As Zariski explains, the tournament is for above average golfers, but not in the top category of amateur competitions.
“It is great, because the average golfer in the province; and you can look at our home club, are basically men who play in that range,” said Zariski. “It caters to a number of regular golfers.”
Zariski is looking forward to the tournament and says it is a great opportunity for the community. It has all the amenities needed; from a great golf course to dining and accommodations.
“What we are trying to do is set up this course to be a regular for tournament championships,” he said. “ We have lots of volunteers to help out with spotting and scoring. We have rule officials coming in from all over the province and players coming from all over the province. With our new tournament facility, here it is just a beautiful venue for a tournament like this.
“This tournament will be like the test case, I think it will work out very well and I think it will be on the tournament rotation. We may get another tournament next year or in two years, and I think we’ll be in the running for more of these,” said Zariski.
The tournament goes on Wednesday and Thursday, August 7 and 8 at Dinosaur Trail. The first tee time is at 8 a.m.
