Fall college season continues for Saskatchewan student-athletes

In Kelowna, Saskatoon’s Symone Ripley and Regina’s Hunter Kutcher were in action at a match play event for the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Heat as they met the University of Fraser Valley Cascades this week. Ripley won both her matches, Kutcher won one and squared his other match.

The event will continue in the spring on Vancouver Island. The Cascades won the inaugural event in 2022 by a score of 16-12. The heat leads this year’s competition 11-6.

Their fall season is over.

Hallie Crozier of Regina continued her rookie season with the Ferris State Bulldogs this week in Birmingham, Mich. for the Chippewa Invite. She was tied for 30^th place at 16-over par thanks to rounds of 78 and 82 at the Birmingham Country Club. The Bulldogs finished sixth as a team.

Crozier has one more event before the fall season ends, that will be the Bill Crabtree Memorial in Owensboro, Ky. on Oct. 22 and 23.

Saskatoon’s Caden Loeppky concluded his fall season with the Waldorf Warriors golf squad this week at the Culver Stockton Invitational.

Loeppky was a part of Waldorf’s ‘A’ team at the event as the school had two teams competing in the event in Canton, Mo. Loeppky shot 87 and 83 during the tournament, his team was third, the overall leaderboard was not available.

The Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Muleriders were in action with Regina’s Will Blake in the field at the NCAA Regional Preview in Edmond, Okla. on Oct. 16 and 17. He tied for 85^th after rounds of 78, 75, and 76 at the Kickingbird Golf Course.

The Muleriders team was ninth overall. SAU travels to Tulsa, Okla. for the Tulsa Cup at Indian Springs Country Club on Oct. 23 and 24 to conclude the fall season.

Two Saskatchewan student-athletes were in the field this week at the Otter Invitational in Seaside, Cal. at the Bayonet Golf Course.  

Deer Valley’s Cole Obrigewitsch and the California State University Coyotes were there, as was Saskatoon’s Carter Bell and the Dominican University of California Penguins.

Obrigewitsch carded rounds of 77, 82, and 76, he was 60^th while Bell posted back-to-back rounds of 80 and a 77 in round three, he tied for 63^rd.

The Coyotes were tied for eighth in the team standings, the Penguins were 10^th.

Obrigewitsch’s next scheduled event is the HPU Sharks Shootout on Oct. 23 and 24 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Bell’s fall season is over.

Eston’s Cort Tunall wrapped up his fall season at the University of Houston-Victoria this week at their home event, the UHV Fall Classic in Victoria, Tex. Tunall was competing as an individual and played well finishing in a tie for 28^th. He shot 80 in round one, then went back-to-back 79’s for a 54-hole total of 238.

UHV won the team event. Tunall and the Jaguars are now off until February.

More events will occur next week with 14 Saskatchewan student-athletes having tournaments on their school schedules.

Golf Saskatchewan has announced the eight winners of the Order of Merit (OMT) Tours and has awarded the champions an exemption into a provincial event of their choosing in 2024.

The winners of the OMT divisions are as follows:

U15 Women – Grace Odnokon (Saskatoon G&CC) | 1050 points
U19 Women – Hallie Crozier (Royal Regina GC) | 2650 points
U13 Men – Austin Nesbitt (Wascana CC) | 1300 points
U15 Men – Aricin Franklin (Riverside CC) | 1700 points
U19 Men | Tommy Danielson (Riverside CC) | 1963 points
Women – Kim Walker (Wascana CC) | 3000 points
Senior Men – Rick Hallberg (Golf Kenosee) | 3100 points
Men – Jehremy Ryde (Riverside CC) | 1850 points

Adding the exemption into a provincial event for the winners the next season was recently approved by the Golf Saskatchewan Board of Directors during a recent Strategic Planning session. Executive Director Brian Lee said awarding players for the commitment of playing in Golf Saskatchewan events and other tournaments is a great way to increase the stakes of the province’s OMT tours.

“Players compete in several events each year spending their hard earned money, see long-time friends, make new ones, and grow the game. As an organization if we can reward each winner for their great seasons we wanted to add some extra incentive. The winners are regulars at our championships and we hope to see them next year with perhaps some new found friends,” Lee said.

To see the complete results of all eight tours click here.

Josh Nagy led the Robert Morris University (RMU) Colonials to a ninth place finish at the Bucknell Invitational this week in Lewisburg, Pa. The Saskatoon product ended up fifth, the highest finish for any RMU player this season. Nagy posted an opening round of 74 at the Bucknell University Golf Course, but bounced back nicely carding a 69 in the second round and a 67 in round three collecting another collegiate top-five finish.

The Colonials head to Powells Point, N.C. on Oct. 22 for the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate at the Kilmarlic Golf Club.

In Watertown, Conn. on Oct. 9 and 10 the Post University Eagles hosted their own Invitational with some Saskatchewan competitors in the field including fifth-year Post golfer and Estevan product Jace Carlisle who placed in a tie for 59^th. He shot 83 in round one but improved overt he final couple rounds with an 80 and 72 in the final round.

Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton and fellow Waskesiu Golf Course junior alumni Guillermo Salazar were also in action at the Watertown Golf Club this week competing for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Crimson Hawks. IUP won the team competition thanks to more strong performances from the pair. Salazar was tied for fifth at 4-over par 217 (74, 72, 71) while Swinnerton tied for 11^th at 6-over par 219 (76, 72, 71).

Carlisle’s final fall college golf season is complete, he will conclude his college career after Christmas, Swinnerton and Salazar will now travel to Lebanon, Penn. for the PSAC Championships at Iron Valley Golf Club beginning on Oct. 20.

A week after winning his first collegiate championship Estevan’s Chase Gedak was close again missing by just a shot at the USF Invite in Larchwood, Iowa this week. Competing for the Minot State University (MSU) Beavers the Golf Kenosee member shot 69 and 73 at The Falls on Oct. 9 and 10 to finish at 2-under par.

The Beavers were fifth as a team, Gedak led the way for the Beavers who are now on their winter break.

On the women’s side Chaplin’s Holly Knudsen was the top MSU player tying for 22^nd at 14-over par. She shot 76 in round one and 82 in the second round, the Beavers were 11^th as a team, and like the men’s team are now on the Christmas break.

A couple Saskatchewan student-athletes were in action at the Alamo City Classic at the Quarry City Glf Club in San Atonio, Tex. On Oct 9 and 10.

Milsaps College junior Will Danielson and freshman Davin Karst were competing for the Majors. Danielson shot 76 in round one then fired back-to-back rounds of 72 leaving the Saskatoon product in a tie for 29^th overall. Assiniboia’s Karst got better each round going 77, 75, and 71 for a tie for 34^th. The team was eighth in the standings.

Milsaps has one event left before the break, the Majors will be in Rome, Ga. At the Stonebridge Golf Club for the Chick-fil-A Invitational on Oct. 23 and 24.

Cole Obrigewitsch of Deer Valley was in Somis, Cal. this week for the Bill Cullum Invitational at The Saticoy Club alongside his California State University San Barnardino (CSUSB) Coyote teammates on Oct. 9 and 10. The 2023 amateur men’s Team Saskatchewan member carded rounds of 72 and 80 for a t-41^st finish. The Coyotes team was 10^th.

Next up is the Otter Invitational in Seaside, Cal. at Bayonet Black Horse on Oct. 16 and 17.

Nipawin’s Cole Taylor was able to celebrate the first team win in Park University Gilbert program history at the ERAU Fall Invite in Prescott, Ariz. on Oct. 9 and 10. Competing at Antelope Hills North Golf Course the team won the event by five shots over Arizona Christian University, the alma mater of Saskatoon’s Connor Scissons. Unfortunately, Taylor had to withdraw after one round due to an injury.

The Buccaneers are now off until the new year.

Another 10 Saskatchewan student-athletes have events scheduled for the start of next week, several more will compete later in October before the fall season concludes.

The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) announced their players of the year and Order of Merit Tour winners for the 2023 season this week.

In the under-15 girls’ division Regina’s Tayla Perry was the winner with 1,560 points, Saskatoon’s Grace Odnokon was second with 1,445 points.

The 15-19 girls category was won by Swift Current’s Niya Friesen. She had 1,390 points, Chloe Wills of Kyle was second at 1,100, Hallie Crozier of Regina was third at 1,025.

The under-13 boys division was won by Pilot Butte golfer Austin Nesbitt. The Wascana Country Club junior had 1,925 points. Humboldt’s Tylan Wallin was second at 1,455, Max Gehl of Swift Current was third.

In the under-15 age group Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon was the winner by a close margin. The Riverside Country Club member collected 2,435 points this season, just 172.5 more than fellow Saskatoon player Lucas Sturgeon who compiled 2,262.5 points over the season.

The under-17 boys’ Order of Merit champion is another Saskatoon player. Jack Maharaj was the only competitor to pick up over 1,000 points in the age group officially compiling 1,457.5 this year. Brady Guenther was second at 967.5.

In the 17-19 boys division Drayjon Sparvier of Ochapowace First Nation was the winner with 1,025 points. Duck Lake golfer Marcus Cameron was seond at 962.5.

The MJT also announced the winners of the Mini-Tour Order of Merit as well.

The winners were:

Girls 8U | Makinlee McCrystal (Regina)
Girls 9-10 | Alyxa Melsted (Wynyard)
Girls 11-12 | Natalie Maunula (North Battleford)
Boys 8U | Hudson Deibert (Regina)
Boys 9-10 | Caleb O’Brien (Melville)
Boys 11-12 | Keaton Kreklewich (Melville)

Next up for the MJT this year is the MJT National Championship in Litchfield, Az. from Nov. 9 to 12 at Wigwam Golf Resort.

Saskatchewan has 10 players in the field.

After 50 years of business the original clubhouse and Proshop at Valley Regional Park Golf Course at Rosthern will be replaced by a new building.

Following the 2023 Golf Saskatchewan Champions Cup at the course on Sept. 30, Valley Regional shut down for the season and construction on the new facility is essentially underway. General Manager Conner McGill

“It is starting to show it’s age,” McGill said of the half century old building. “It needed major upgrades. It’s been a couple years, we applied for some grants. It’s pretty exciting it’s coming to fruition there.”

The new facility will be bigger to provide a better visitor experience, plus the Proshop will be able to carry more stock. Both exciting items, but McGill said having a full-service food department is really enticing.

“To have a full kitchen where we can serve tournaments, it’s going to be a learning curve in how that’s going to work, but we are very excited to be able to offer what we weren’t before,” he said.

With the construction coming this fall through the winter one upgrade is already complete. The course added a cart pad near the entry to make traffic flow more efficient around the entire first tee area.

“It’s nice, it’s not so cramped where we were,” McGill applauded. “There is a couple big wash bays, it drains nicely, it looks real sharp, they did a great job on it.”

The 18-hole golf course alongside the campground receives rave reviews from most who play it once or members that spend their summers at the club. After hosting the provincial club championship event this year with over 70 players from across the province, McGill feels word is getting out about the club and the construction of the new clubhouse will elevate Valley Regional’s standing in Saskatchewan.

“I don’t know if you can call us a hidden gem anymore. There was a good dozen players from, I know some were from Regina, I don’t know where they were all exactly from, but when they were playing in the Champions Cup they were like, I have never played this golf course, it’s amazing. We will definitely be back. That’s exciting to hear,” McGill said.

If everything goes according to plan the new clubhouse could be open in mid-May of next year.

Estevan’s Chase Gedak is now a collegiate golf champion after picking up the win in Bismark, N.D. for Minot State University (MSU) this week.

Gedak transferred from the University of Arkansas – Monticello (UAM) to MSU prior to this school year and everything seems to be working better for the Golf Kenosee member. With a couple solid finishes already under his belt this fall season, Gedak was tied for 28^th (73, 74, 147) at the Watkins Invitational in Lake City, Minn. on Sept. 25 and 26. The Beavers struggled as a team placing 14^th of 15.

Fast forward to this week and Gedak is a champion. He won the Marauder Fall Invite at Hawktree Golf Course in Bismark on Tuesday. He shot 73 during the first round and 70 on day two to win his first collegiate title by two strokes. In turn he also vaulted his teammates to a second place finish.

Golf Saskatchewan chatted with Gedak a day after the win.

On the MSU women’s team is Chaplin’s Holly Knudsen. She tied for 32^nd at the Watkins Invitational at 27-over par (84, 85), the team was fifth. At the Marauder Invite this week the Beavers claimed the team championship with Knudsen placing in a solid position of tied for ninth, again at 27-over par going 81, 90 At the Hawktree Golf Course.

Both Knudsen and Gedak will travel to Larchwood, Ind. for the USF Fall Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10 at The Falls Golf Course.

In Nashport, Oh. on Sept. 25 and 26 Robert Morris University (RMU) and Saskatoon’s Josh Nagy were in competition at the Virtues Golf Club for the Virtues Intercollegiate. Nagy was tied for 38^th at 219 70, 72, 77), tied for the team lead. The Colonials tied for 13^th out of 17 schools.

This week RMU was in Westlake, Oh. at Lakewood Country Club for the Tom Tontimonia Invitational. Nagy was the model of consistency shooting three straight rounds of 70 finishing in a for 21^st overall. As a team the Colonials were 10^th out of 15 squads.

Nagy and RMU will be in Lewisburg, Pa. for the Bucknell Fall Invitational from Oct. 8 to 10.

Estevan’s Jace Carlisle and his Post University teammates are absolutely rolling this fall season. The team has their first “three-peat” in program history after another win on Sept.25 and 26.

In Concord, N.H. where Eagles were victorious Carlisle competed as an individual. The TS&M Woodlawn staffer was tied for 19^th at 10-over par, 220 (72, 73, 75). The team won by five shots.

This week on Oct. 2 and 3 the Eagles soared into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships in Watertown, Conn. at the Watertown Golf Club. Carlisle played better golf and tied for 10^th at 8-over par, 221 thanks to rounds of 72, 73, and 76. Post was second in the team championship just missing their fourth straight win by one stroke.

The team will host the Post Eagles Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10, also in Watertown.

In Hot Springs, Ark. this week the annual Battle for the Belt took place on Oct. 2 and 3 at the Hot Springs Country Club with a couple locals in the field. Prince Albert’s TJ Baker and the UAM Weevils were there. He carded rounds of 87, 83, and 78 to finish at 248. The Weevils were ninth in the team event. UAM is off until the D2 Super Regional Preview on Oct. 16 and 17 in Edmund, Okla. at Kicking Bird Golf Club.

Regina’s Will Blake was also in the field with the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. Blake shot 80 in round one, 78 on day two, and 75 on the final day to place in 46^th spot.

Blake helped the Muleriders finish in second place overall. As for Blake and teammate Luke Cote of Regina, they are also slated to compete in Edmund at the Regional in mid-October.

Back on Sept. 24 and 25 Will Danielson of Saskatoon was in Tunica Resort, Miss. for the Rhodes Fall Invitational at Tunica National competing for Milsaps College. He posted back-to-back rounds of 76 before a 75 on day three leaving the Riverside Country Club member in 32^nd for the 54-hole event. Milsap was 14^th in the team category.

Next up for Danielson is the Alamo City Classic in San Antonia, Tex. At The Quarry Golf Club beginning Oct. 9.

On. Sept. 26 in Mason City, Iowa the Waldorf Warriors and Caden Loeppky were at the one-day NAICC Invitational. Loeppky led the team with a score of 76, the team was sixth overall.

During another 18-hole event on Sept. 29 in Lake Mills, Iowa at the Rice Lake Golf Course Loeppky and the Warriors took part in the Waldorf Invitational. He tied for seventh at 77. Waldorf had a pair of teams compete; the results are not posted.

On Sept. 30 the team took on Dickinson State in a Ryder Cup format event.

Their next tournament is the Culver Stockton Invitational on Oct. 15 and 16.

In Laurel, Mont. this week Battleford product Colby Friedrich wrapped up his fall season at the University of Providence with the Beartooth Invitational at the Laurel Country Club. He shot 78, 76, and 78 him a tie for 27^th place at 14-over par. The team was 10^th.

Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) was in Bristol, Tenn. for the King Invitational on Sept. 25 and 26, with Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton and Calgary’s Guillermo Salazar in the field competing for the Crimson Hawks. Salazar, a former Waskesiu Golf Course junior tied for 15^th at 2-over par thanks to rounds of 72 and 70. Long-time friend Swinnerton tied for 31^st at 6-over par with rounds of 72 and 74.

IUP was fourth in the team standings, they will travel to Waterbury, Conn. and join Carlisle in the Post Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10.

Regina’s Hallie Crozier’s collegiate golf career is underway, and off to a great start for Ferris State. Competing in her first event, Gilda’s Club Invite in Allendale, Mich. the Royal Regina Golf Club member finished all alone in 12^th on Sept. 23. Crozier shot back-to-back rounds of 78 in her first event.

The team was second, just five shots back of Grand Valley State.

A quick turnaround found the Bulldogs in Big Rapids, Mich. for the Lady Bulldog Fall Invite on Sept. 24 and 25. Crozier shot back-to-back rounds of 81 to finish tied for 29^th, the team was third.

Finishing a busy couple week stretch Ferris hit the road to Findlay, Oh. for the Bing Beall Fall Invitational where they tied for sixth as a team. Crozier didn’t play as well landing in a tie for 67^th at 36-over par (86, 84, 82), but safe to say her college career is off and running.

Next up is the Bill Crabtree Memorial in Owensboro, Ky. on Oct. 22 and 23.

Carter Bell of Saskatoon was in Chico, Cal. this week for the Chico State Wildcat Classic on Oct. 2 and 3 at Butte Creek Country Club. The Riverside Country Club player tied for 57^th overall. Bell started shooting an 83 in round one but bounced back beautifully with a 72 in round two and 73 on the final day of the event. The Dominion University of California Penguins team was 11^th of out 14 schools.

Next up for Bell and the team is the Otter Invitational in Seaside, Cal. at Bayonet Golf Course beginning Oct. 16.

Continuing his freshman season for Nicholls State University Chase Pochylko tied for 80^th at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark. Pochylko went 74, 76, 80 for a 54-hole total of 230. The team was 16^th.

Next up is the LaTour Intercollegiate in Mathews, La. from Oct. 23 to 24.

Canada West Championships

North of the border there was plenty of Saskatchewan talent on display at the Canada West Championships in Abbotsford, B.C. at Ledgeview Golf Course on Oct. 2 and 3.

Saskatoon’s Max Regier led the locals with a fourth place finish after carding rounds of 72 and 71, edging the fifth-place golfer in regression. Regier and his UBC-Okanagan teammates claimed second place overall in the event and have booked a spot at the Canadian University Championship next May.

Myles Johnson of Martensville was in the field battling for the University of Victoria. Coming off his debut collegiate event where the Legends Golf Club staffer tied for 36^th (12-over par) at the Western Washington University Fall Invitational, Johnson climbed to 17^th at the Can West event. He opened with a 79 but cut that down nicely to 71 on day to finish at 10-over par, 150. The Vikes were fourth as a team.

Josh Guthrie of Prince Albert was 22^nd at 11-over par, 151 while competing for the University of Alberta. The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member shot 74 and 77. The Golden Bears team was sixth.

Saskatoon golfers Jackson Wingert and Micah Tangjerd, along with North Battleford’s Carter Bell were competing for the University of Regina as that program makes its first appearance at the event.

Wingert was 30^th at 17-over par (78, 79), Tangjerd was 42^nd at 23-over par (80, 83) and Bell was 45^th at 28-over par (82, 86).

As a team the Cougars were ninth.

On Oct. 9 a full slate of events will tee off as the fall season winds down.

It was an exciting two days in late September in both Saskatoon and Regina at the province’s two Golf Town stores.

Lisa ‘Longball’ Vlooswyk, an eight-time Canadian Long Drive champion from Calgary was in the province through her partnership with the golf retail giant.

The evening clinics were free of charge, Saskatoon had about 50 ladies attend, the Regina store welcomed over 100 women in attendance.

Golf Saskatchewan chatted with Vlooswyk after the Saskatoon clinic about her start in golf, developing into one of the best hitters in golf, and her dreams and aspirations in growing the game, especially with females.

*Editors note, Vlooswyk speaks of attending the Golf Town store in Edmonton, Alta. That event was postoned.

The team from Wascana Country Club (WCC) was the winners of the second Champions Cup held Sept. 30 at Valley Regional Park Golf Course just outside Rosthern.

Over 70 players from clubs across Saskatchewan took part in the one day 18-hole event. Players were invited if their home course hosted a club championship, and for the second straight year it was the WCC taking the overall prize.

Teams can send up to eight players, competitors compete in female and male divisions from junior (under-19) up to super senior ages, which is 60 and over for women, and 65 and older for the men.

The junior women’s winner was Chloe Wills of Kyle Saskatchewan playing out of the Sask. Landing Golf Course. Tarina Ly of the Royal Regina Golf Club won the women’s division in a playoff, Kim Walker from Wascana was the senior women’s winner and Karen Mario of Deer Valley Golf Club edged Golf Kenosee’s Loreen Wakefield in a playoff.

On the men’s side, Austin Nesbitt was the junior men’s winner, Chris Schneider of Saskatoon Golf and Country Club (SGCC) won the men’s category in a playoff over Prince Albert player Cory Selander. Rick Haller from Golf Kenosee took the senior men’s division and Chuck Hainsworth, also from the SGCC took the super senior division.

Valley Regional Park General Manager Conner McGill stepped up and hosted the event on short notice for Golf Saskatchewan. He said hosting players from across the province, some playing for the first time, was great for the course to get some exposure.

“A good dozen players, I know some were from Regina, not sure where the others were from, but when they were playing Saturday they were like, I have never played this golf course and it is amazing, we will definitely be back. That’s exciting to hear,” McGill said.

The event was Golf Saskatchewan’s final tournament of the season. The complete results can be seen here.

To see all the photos from the 2023 Champions Cup and other events, click here.

For the third straight year Yorkton’s Ella Kozak in the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association female golf champion.

The Sacred Heart student fired rounds of 71 and 73 to win the 36-hole championship at Harbor Golf Club and Resort on Sept. 22 and 23.

Saskatoon’s Sarah Henderson was third (82, 86), and Chloe Wills of Kyle was third shooting rounds of 83 and 85.

On the male side it was Warman’s Dane Giesbrecht capping his season with the win in his first trip to Elbow. The Legends Golf Club player shot 69 on day one and 73 during the second round to win by four shots over Sucker River player Dade Bernatchez. The Eagle Point Golf Course member carded a 74 and 72 at Harbor. Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher was third at 147 (74, 73).

The complete results can be found here.

Giesbrecht spoke with Golf Saskatchewan about the win and his summer that included a trip to the Canadian Junior Boys Championship in North Bay, Ont.

For the last half decade Regina’s Shannon Scott has organized a ladies “mystery golf day” and this year almost 50 women from the Queen City traveled to Humboldt for the event.

Last year the group hopped on the bus at the Royal Regina Golf Club, where about 65 percent of the attendees play golf regularly, and went to Willow Bunch. Scott said playing a nine hole course last year opened more possibilities for the destination this year with several guessing Wynyard Golf Club would be the stop. Scott said no one guessed they were on their way to the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC).

“I had heard good things about Humboldt, and like I thought, no one would pick that,” she said. “It’s a course that they wouldn’t go with their group of ladies or their husbands because it’s not near a resort.”

The day started with a breakfast sandwich courtesy the Royal Regina, then some rain on route to Humboldt, but the weather cooperated perfectly. Scott said the Humboldt Co-op provided sandwiches that HGC General Manager Corey Schweitzer picked up, the ladies had hot dogs at the turn, were then treated with a catered meal from the Bella Vista Inn. Scott said having the day at smaller courses allows for extras such as that and a shotgun start for the players.

“That’s what I like about the smaller courses, they can. They can add the little extras that I like to do. The first question I ask is about a shotgun start, everyone was very accommodating,” she said.

The group has a fun gift exchange during the trip for anyone that wants to take part, plus they played a trivial pursuit style game on the bus to pass the time.

Scott has the course booked for next year already. She said the popularity of the day has exceeded her expectations.

“I didn’t know it would become this popular,” she said. “I had four people on the waitlist this year and two people last year.”

The group has had good luck in recent years with the weather and the travel plans. Scott added that she does get praise from the attendees for her efforts, but Scott is quick to pass the credit.

“This was my fifth year, everyone talks so highly, I said it’s not all about me doing it. When the weather is good, and the food is good, ditto,” she concluded.