‘Team Golfplay’ from Kitchener and Waterloo square off with ‘Tee Times’ from Detroit
in Los Angeles this weekend
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Team Golfplay from Kitchener and Waterloo will be playing for the GOLFZON Tour Championship and a $300,000 USD prize purse on Saturday, November 22 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Team Golfplay is represented by Victor Ciesielski, David French, Natalie Gleadall and Luke Moser and they will be competing with Tee Times, a team from Detroit, Mich. in Saturday’s GOLFZON Tour Championship Match. The finals will be aired on GOLFZON’s YouTube channel, beginning at 6 p.m., EDT, click here to watch.
Ciesielski from Cambridge, Ont. currently works as a director of instruction at Deer Ridge Golf Club in Kitchener, Ont. The PGA of Canada Class “A” Professional has won over 40 professional tournaments and was a two-time PGA of Ontario, Player of the Year. Ciesielski competed in three RBC Canadian Opens in 2006, 2007 and a T72 finish in 2012. He was also part of Team Canada’s Men’s National Amateur Team in 2007.
French from Kitchener is a PGA of Canada Class “A” Professional and is the lead teaching professional at Cutten Fields in Guelph, Ont. French is a former member of the University of Waterloo Men’s Golf team.
Gleadall from Stratford, Ont. is also a PGA of Canada Class “A” Professional and teaches at three different facilities in Waterloo, Ont. Gleadall played collegiately at the University of Mississippi and competed for three years on the Epson Tour. She also made three consecutive appearances at the CPKC Women’s Open from 2012-14. In addition to her teaching, Gleadall served as coordinator of Golf Fore Life, a dementia-friendly program piloted by the City of Kitchener.
Moser from Cambridge, Ont. currently works as a club fitting technician and assistant golf professional at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge. Moser played collegiately at Troy University and competed in the 2016 U.S. Amateur. Since turning professional in 2018, Moser has competed on the Mackenzie Tour, East Coast Tour, Great Lakes Tour and the Toronto Players Tour.
“We’re absolutely thrilled that Golfplay will be representing Canada in the finals of the GOLFZON Tour. The success of this Tour highlights the incredible accuracy and playability of the GOLFZON simulators,” said Steve Harris, CEO, Golfplay. “It’s exciting to see competitive indoor golf emerge as a true professional sport, and I’m extremely proud of how our team of local pros has performed. We can’t wait to cheer them on in the final match!”
The second season of the GOLFZON Tour began with round robin play following individual and team qualifying. In round robin play, Team Golfplay finished with a record of three wins, one tie and one loss for seven points, putting them second in the North Division.
In the quarterfinals, they won their match in 20 holes over Jackson’s Golf (Webster, N.Y.) and followed that up with a 6&5 win over Mulligan’s Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) in the semifinals on November 8.
Team Golfplay and Tee Times met previously during the second week of round robin play, with the team from Detroit emerging victorious, 6&4, eventually finishing atop the North Division standings.
The GOLFZON Tour is an inclusive platform that welcomes golfers 18 years and older, of all skill levels, starting with open qualifiers before moving into team play, where golfers represent their local GOLFZON facility.
The Tour originated following the long-time success of the GTOUR in South Korea which is operated by GOLFZON. The North American and European Tour is currently in its second season. Individual Qualifiers took place in June and July and Team Qualifying followed in August.
24 teams later competed in round robin play over September and into October. Teams competed in a three-on-three aggregate strokes, hole-by-hole team match play format against opposing teams in their division. Each division played five matches to determine seeding with the top two teams from each division advancing into the playoffs. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie.
The top eight teams began playoffs in late October, with the semifinals taking place on November 8, ahead of the final match this weekend.
In total, 72 facilities across five countries (Canada, United States, Mexico, England, Sweden) hosted qualifying matches. Nine facilities in Canada hosted qualifying including, Ace Golfzone (Winnipeg, Man.), Albatross Indoor Golf Centre (Ancaster, Ont.), Gimme Virtual Golf (Edmonton, Alta.), Golfplay (Kitchener and Waterloo, Ont.), Invictus Golf (Winnipeg, Man.), Mulligans Indoor Golf (Whitby, Ont.), Muni Golf Club (Montreal, Que.) and Shanks Driving Range and Grill (Cornwallis, Man.).
For more information on the GOLFZON Tour, click here. For more information on Golfplay and it’s two locations, click here.
Golf Canada and it’s Provincial Associations celebrate and support all forms of golf. Off-course experiences like simulators, driving ranges and indoor golf create fun, accessible opportunities to engage with the sport throughout the year.
For more information on Golf Canada’s off-course golf strategy and to find a member facility in your area, click here.
