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Ties That Bind: Golf is a Family Affair

at Summerheights

By Casey Leger Serendipity Plays a Role in Club
Championships
ugust has been a busy month Bob Johnson knows his way around
Afor family-owned and operated
the golf course. He should: the 2017
Summerheights Golf Links. The Summerheights Club Champion has
weekend of August 5th saw the club
been kicking around the course since
play host to its annual championship, 1980. He works for the club and has
a local golf institution that was first
done it all, and although he is currently
held in 1963.
working in course maintenance, he
Champion Grandmother and has experience working every aspect
Granddaughter of the links, both inside and out.

Golf is a strong tradition for the This is the third time Johnson has
Landriault family. In fact, Nicole claimed the club title, but it’s been
Landriault won the Legends title twenty-five years since he last had
at the club championship in early his name engraved on the trophy. He
August, while her granddaughter was champ in 1989 and 1992.
Gabrielle Landriault won the junior Johnson loves the sport. Why?
ladies’ division. Club Junior Champion Sebastien Deschamps and Senior Champion
“It’s the one sport you can play from Bob Johnson (front) with past Junior Champ Greg Deschamps (back)
Mme Nicole Landriault has been a the time you can walk until the time Photo Submitted
member of Summerheights for forty they bury you,” he says. “If you have
years; she joined the club with her a bad day on the course, you have no
late husband Jean in 1977. This is one to blame but yourself. If you
her first championship. play well, you get the credit.”

Mlle Gabrielle Landriault is also an Johnson shot a two-round total
avid golfer. In fact, she is a member gross of 160, firing an impressive 77
of the La Citadelle golf team, and she on Saturday and an 83 on Sunday.
finished in the top third of a hundred According to Johnson, the wind
plus field in this year’s OFSAA on Sunday made for challenging
competition in Windsor, Ontario. conditions.

She expects to be there again.
Seventeen-year-old Sebastien
Both women love the sport, and for Deschamps won the Junior Men’s
many of the same reasons. “It’s your title, coming second only to Bob
own game,” says Nicole. “It’s just Johnson. Deschamps’ total score
you on the course. It helps develop for the tournament was 166, only 6
confidence.” strokes away from the overall title. He
is also employed by Summerheights,
Granddaughter Gabrielle has a
similar philosophy. “Golf keeps me and this gives him an exposure to the
game he might not otherwise get.
focused physically and mentally.”
The grade 12 La Citadelle student
Gabrielle is hoping that golf will
was a member of the golf team that
help her realize her goals; goals like finished second at EOSSAA, and
becoming a teacher or criminologist.
was invited to the Play Junior Golf
At her level of play, a potential Tour, and hit the links in Illinois. He Granddaughter and grandmother Gabrielle and Nicole Landriault.
scholarship is not out of the question.
plans to enroll in forensic sciences Photo Submitted
The ladies are a fixture around the at University of Ontario Institute of
scholarship for golf is a definite encouraged by his father Greg. Greg
club, golfing together at least twice a Technology, which just happens to
possibility. Deschamps won the same junior
week. They are frequently joined by have a golf team, after completing championship as Sebastien, albeit 26
Josee Pate. Pate is Nicole’s daughter high school. He believes that a Deschamps hits the links about years ago.
and Gabrielle’s aunt. 4 times a week, a practice strongly