Retirement is working out well for former NHLer Adam Creighton.

The 58-year-old member at Cherry Hill won a club championship at Lookout Point four times but could never play in the Walt McCollum Niagara District Champions of Champions golf tournament because of hockey commitments.

After retiring in June after 23 years as a scout with the Boston Bruins, he had a chance to play more golf.

“I won the senior championship at Cherry Hill and I decided to play this year,” he said.

Competing in the 74th version of the tournament Saturday at the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club, Creighton carded an even par 72 to tie for the top spot in the senior men’s division with Yogi McKay from the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club.

“I had a good group. Yogi, who I tied with, is a real good player and the other two guys, Ian (Penney) and Mike (Baines), were also good players,” he said, “It could have been a little bit warmer but it was fun.”

The Champions co-title puts a cap on an excellent season for Creighton. Earlier this year, he won the Ontario senior championship and tied 20th at the Canadian senior championship.

“Joe Miszk, a friend of mine, told me ‘You are going to go to the qualifier for the senior championship’ and I told him ‘I didn’t know.’ He called me in the morning and told me I had to sign up now so I signed up, played at Twenty Valley and ended up winning that. Then I went to the Ontario championship and won that.”

He attributes his success to his clubmates at Cherry Hill.

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