Brockville: Ontario senior mens golf championship tees off [Video]

The best 156 male golfers over the age of 55 are in Brockville, Ont. this week for the 89th annual Ontario Senior Men’s Golf Championship.

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“This is the biggest one we’ve done,” said host committee chair David Dargie.

“We’ve had the opportunity to host a couple of these events for Golf Ontario.”

The tournament begins on Tuesday at the Brockville Country Club, with a practice round held on Monday. The day was also used to fundraise for a local charity providing food to children facing food insecurity.

“They’ve chosen one charity which is us, The Weekender Program for Kids, to be the beneficiaries of all of the activities for the practice round,” said coordinator Laura Roobol.

“So that’s amazing. All the proceeds for today go to us.”

Part of Monday’s fundraising is a cocktail party …