It was a special moment for the Scissons family at Riverside Country Club last week (Oct.2).
The first ever winner of what is now the Saskatchewan mid-amateur (25 and over) age division Jim Scissons joined his grandson Connor, the 2026 winner of the championship at Riverside Country Club to reunite Jim with the trophy he won five times between 1982 and 1994.
Connor used a course record 9-under par, 63 at Golf Kenosee to win the championship this past season.
The history of the age group and Jim’s victories aren’t as clear as just being over 24 years old.
The late, and great Gary Brandon, Head Professional and General Manager of the Melfort Golf & Country Club, felt there needed to be a competition for players 40 to 54 (pre-senior) as the senior men’s age is 55 and over. Brandon, who was inducted into the Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame in 2019, hosted the Saskatchewan Golf Association (SGA) Pre-Senior Molson Light Classic from 1982 to 1986.
In 1987 the SGA took over and began moving the event around. Elmwood Golf & Country Club in Swift Current hosted the first official provincial championship won by Doug Mader.
Scissons won the next two years, plus again in 1992 and 1994.
The full list of Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur winners can be seen here.
Fun fact, the Royal Canadian Golf Association (R.C.G.A.) made the Pre-Senior (40-54) event a full national championship in 1987 and changed the name to the RCGA Mid-Amateur Men’s Championship in 1989.
