On April 28th Class A Member Terry Poley, Golf Course Superintendent at the newly renovated Pine Lake Country Club hosted the Can-Am. This event holds a special place in Terry’s heart “The Can-Am is an event I look forward to every year. It was an honor to host this year at the newly restored Pine Lake country club. I love showing off the great new design by Drew Rogers and quality construction by LaBar golf renovations. Hopefully this event keeps its momentum and continues for years“
With 53 Americans and 38 Canadians the matches were limited to the Canadian attendees with the noncompeting Americans participating in the day for individual prizes.
Some history from the OGSA from the 2024 event recap: According to the trophy, the CAN/AM as we know it today, was born in 1993. However, we think superintendents from Ontario and Michigan have been coming together since well before that. An article found in a 1991 issue of Green is Beautiful, states that on April 29th, 1991, 132 golfers’ teed it up at the Grosse Ile G&CC in Detroit. There were 37 Canadians and 95 Americans, and “The YANKS beat the Canadians for the first time in many years for the team prize.” Which puts the beginning of the U.S./Canadian team competition somewhere in the 80s. We also know that Ontario superintendents were invited to the Border Cities Meetings and tournaments as early as 1981.
Although there are some gaps in the history of our groups coming together, we think that we have been coming together to share ideas and engage in friendly competition for 43 years minus the two years that borders were closed, or difficult to cross due to the pandemic.
The Winners Circle
Team USA Low Gross: 77 – Kevin Frank
Team Canada Low Gross: 75 – Jason D’Andrea
Team USA Low Net: 67 – Scott Sharplin
Team Canada Low Net: 67 – Matt Legg
Closest to the pins: Kelly Barnet, Dale Kobelsky, Kevin Frank & Bryan Hunter.
Long Drives: Dan Friesen & Jeff Davis.
Longest Putt: Kelly Barnet
The 2025 Can-Am winners were team USA with a 27 1/2 to 23 1/2 victory!
