Golf Ontario – The second round of action at the Investors Group Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship took place today from the immaculate St. Thomas Golf and Country Club with some warm breezy conditions making for some challenging golf. 

After day two the same name sits atop the leaderboard, Garrett Rank from Elmira Golf Club who shot a 2 under on his round today and finishes at seven under after two rounds. His round (69) started out with a two-under front (34), with three birdies and one bogey and finished his back 9 with two birdies and two bogeys (35). “I made a few more mistakes today being a little too aggressive on occasion but made some key putts within seven or eight feet,” said Rank. Moving forward he added, “I’m going to stick to my own game plan, control what I can control, try and play steady golf and have fun.”

An NHL referee when not on a course, Rank was a member of Golf Canada’s National Men’s Team from 2012-2014, and 2018 U.S. Open qualifier.  He also golfed with Team Canada in the Pan American Games in 2015, as well as winning the Investors Group Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in 2015. Rank had a hat-trick at the Canadian Mid-Amateur championship, winning it three times in a row and finished runner-up in the 2012 U.S. Mid-Am. Winning the Canadian Mid-Am got him a ticket to three RBC Canadian Opens, making the cut in 2016.

Eric Shea of Brantford Golf and Country Club had a great day firing a five-under (66) including a beautiful 15-foot birdie putt on his last hole to jump to one under for the tournament and now finds himself in second place. Eric Flockhart, a Golf Ontario Public Player sits in third with a plus one. Home turf native Greg McKegg of St. Thomas Golf & Country Club shot another solid round (74) and sits tied for fourth with Thomas DeMarco of Essex Golf and Country Club(73) with a plus two score. A big highlight of the day was made by Tristan Renaud, a member of Team Ontario who drained an incredible albatross on the par five 14th hole.

For more information, visit the tournament site.

The Investors Group Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship was first played in 1923 at Lakeview Golf and Country Club. Past winners include: 2003 Masters Champion Mike Weir (1990 & 1992), Gerry Kesselring (1949, 1951, 1952, 1953), professional players Jon Mills (2001), Corey Conners (2010), Albin Choi (2012), Chris Hemmerich (2014) and Gary Cowan, who holds the record for the most Ontario Amateur Championships with nine (1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 & 1984).

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Results for contest Overall:
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 1    Garrett Rank           Elmira Golf Club           66-69--135 -7  
 2    Eric Shea              Brantford G&CC             75-66--141 -1  
 3    Eric Flockhart         Public Player              72-71--143 +1  
 T4   Thomas DeMarco         Essex G & CC               73-71--144 +2  
 T4   Greg McKegg            St. Thomas Golf & Country  70-74--144 +2  
 T4   Sam Meek               Kawartha G&CC              71-73--144 +2  
 T4   Cameron Corbett        Lindsay Golf & Country Cl  73-71--144 +2  
 T4   Thomas Giroux          The Club at North Halton   72-72--144 +2  
 T9   Matthew Cholod         Granite GC                 72-73--145 +3  
 T9   Charles Fitzsimmons    Thornhill Club             73-72--145 +3  
 T11  Matthew Shubley        Oshawa Golf & Curling      76-70--146 +4  
 T11  Matt LeMay             Public Player              75-71--146 +4  
 T11  Gajan Sivabalasingham  Meadowbrook Golf & Countr  73-73--146 +4  
 T11  Brady Zordan           Shanty Bay Golf & Country  69-77--146 +4  
 T15  Minwoo Park            Glendale Golf & CC         74-73--147 +5  
 T15  Tyler Harvey           York Downs Golf & Country  73-74--147 +5  
 T15  Cameron Kellett        St. Thomas Golf & Country  73-74--147 +5  
 T15  Tristan Renaud         Idylwylde Golf & Country   74-73--147 +5  
 T15  Robbie Latter          Credit Valley Golf & Coun  75-72--147 +5  
 T20  Cougar Collins         Rocky Crest Golf Club      72-76--148 +6  
 T20  Matthew Anderson       Credit Valley Golf & Coun  77-71--148 +6  
 T20  Freddy D'Angelo        Lookout Point Country Clu  74-74--148 +6  
 T20  Matthew Vihant         The Summit G&CC            73-75--148 +6  
 T24  Thomas 'Jack' Simpson  Beacon Hall GC             76-73--149 +7  
 T24  Ty Celone              Public Player              75-74--149 +7  
 T24  Taylor Beckstead       Tangle Creek Golf & CC     74-75--149 +7  
 T24  Dave Bunker            Brampton GC                72-77--149 +7  
 T24  Crawford McKinlay      Public Player              73-76--149 +7  
 T24  Philip Arci            King's Riding GC           72-77--149 +7  
 T30  Devan Dodd             Highland Country Club      75-75--150 +8  
 T30  Ben Snaidero           Public Player              75-75--150 +8  
 T30  Ranen Oomen-Danckert   Shelburne G & CC           75-75--150 +8  
 T30  Davey Morton           Craigowan G & CC           76-74--150 +8  
 T30  Gordon Gibson          Cedar Brae GC              75-75--150 +8  
 T30  Shyamal Nagindas       Public Player              74-76--150 +8  
 T36  Arjun Walia            Public Player              75-76--151 +9  
 T36  Brendan Seys           Maple City Country Club    74-77--151 +9  
 T36  Marc Casullo           The Summit G&CC            77-74--151 +9  
 T36  Nick Hofland           Hamilton G & CC            79-72--151 +9  
 T36  Jacob Lehman           Toronto Golf Club          74-77--151 +9  
 T36  Yaroslav Ilyenko       Meadowbrook Golf & Countr  72-79--151 +9  
 T36  Mackenzie Tout         Royal Ashburn Golf Club    75-76--151 +9  
 T36  Curtis Hughes          Beach Grove G&CC           76-75--151 +9  
 T36  Jaret Chipman          St. Catharines Golf & Cou  73-78--151 +9  
 T36  Tyler Hull             Bayview G&CC               76-75--151 +9  
 T36  Conner Watt            Public Player              77-74--151 +9  
 T47  Gregory Goad           Galt Country Club          80-72--152 +10 
 T47  Zach Viminitz          Public Player              78-74--152 +10 
 T47  Chase Komaromi         The Oaks GC                77-75--152 +10 
 T47  Noah Steele            Cataraqui Golf & Country   78-74--152 +10 
 T47  Craig Stefureak        Dundas Valley Golf & Curl  76-76--152 +10 
 T47  Brendan Dunphy         Whitevale GC               79-73--152 +10 
 T47  Adam Graham            Sarnia G&CC                74-78--152 +10 
 T47  Aidan Gavey            Beverly Golf & Country Cl  75-77--152 +10 
 T47  Adam Migur             Weston G&CC                75-77--152 +10 
 T56  Zachary Greifenberger  Weston G&CC                82-71--153 +11 
 T56  Michael Ayotte         Public Player              74-79--153 +11 
 T56  Ryan Jeffrey           St. Thomas Golf & Country  79-74--153 +11 
 T56  Jackson Bowery         Greenhills Golf Club       79-74--153 +11 
 T56  Quinn Richardson       Cutten Fields              78-75--153 +11 
 T56  Nolan Jarv             The Club at North Halton   78-75--153 +11 
 T56  Nicholas Ingoglia      Briars Golf Club           81-72--153 +11 
 T56  Peter Willis           Public Player              75-78--153 +11 
 T56  Ben Thompson           Scarboro Golf & Country C  81-72--153 +11 
 T56  Mackenzie Carter       Kawartha G&CC              77-76--153 +11 

DID NOT MAKE THE CUT

 MC   Ranga Sugathapala      Public Player              76-78--154 +12 
 MC   James Hill             Beach Grove G&CC           78-76--154 +12 
 MC   Callum Biehn           The Club at North Halton   79-75--154 +12 
 MC   Robert McCracken       Bay of Quinte Golf & CC    74-80--154 +12 
 MC   Zachary Bankuti        Public Player              78-76--154 +12 
 MC   Tyler Douse            Westmount G & CC           77-77--154 +12 
 MC   Anthony Occhiuto       Cutten Fields              81-73--154 +12 
 MC   Steven Houle           Riverbend Golf Community   73-81--154 +12 
 MC   Chad Watts Denyes      Public Player              77-77--154 +12 
 MC   Ryan Mcinerney         London Hunt and CC         76-78--154 +12 
 MC   Robert Wilkinson       Dundas Valley Golf & Curl  76-78--154 +12 
 MC   Gj Kuhn                Public Player              76-78--154 +12 
 MC   Thomas Latter          Credit Valley Golf & Coun  78-76--154 +12 
 MC   Jeffrey Clarke         Glencairn GC - L/S         77-78--155 +13 
 MC   Daniel DiFrancesco     Heron Point Golf Links     78-77--155 +13 
 MC   Brad Walsh             West Haven G & CC          80-75--155 +13 
 MC   Peter Beneteau         Camden Braes Golf & Count  75-80--155 +13 
 MC   Derek Dalziel          Public Player              78-77--155 +13 
 MC   Nicolas Corbett        Granite GC                 75-81--156 +14 
 MC   Tyler Cormier          OslerBrook G&CC            79-77--156 +14 
 MC   Raymond Oh             Meadowbrook Golf & Countr  79-77--156 +14 
 MC   Graham Hill            Sarnia G&CC                79-77--156 +14 
 MC   Andrew Nagel           Barrie CC                  78-78--156 +14 
 MC   Peter Leone            Grand Niagara GC           77-79--156 +14 
 MC   Ward Kyle              Idylwylde Golf & Country   82-74--156 +14 
 MC   Dylan MacDonald        York Downs Golf & Country  84-73--157 +15 
 MC   Josh DiCarlo           Pointe West GC             77-80--157 +15 
 MC   William Gautreau       Scarboro Golf & Country C  77-80--157 +15 
 MC   Tyson Turchanski       Public Player              85-72--157 +15 
 MC   Riley Goss             Rosedale Golf Club         80-77--157 +15 
 MC   Ryan Neil              North Bay G & CC           80-77--157 +15 
 MC   Nicholas Mihalo        Roseland Golf & Curling C  85-72--157 +15 
 MC   Alex du Boulay         Greenhills Golf Club       79-79--158 +16 
 MC   Joseph MacNeil         Barrie CC                  81-77--158 +16 
 MC   Trevor Corner          Rattlesnake Point GC       80-78--158 +16 
 MC   Phil Leahy             Westmount G & CC           79-80--159 +17 
 MC   Cade Preston           Vespra Hills Golf Club     80-79--159 +17 
 MC   Lachlan O'Hara         Credit Valley Golf & Coun  79-80--159 +17 
 MC   Evan MacLean           Idylwylde Golf & Country   80-79--159 +17 
 MC   Cole Nead              Public Player              79-81--160 +18 
 MC   Morgan Rubes           Georgian Bay Club          80-80--160 +18 
 MC   Nathanial Coombes      Bowmanville Golf & Countr  81-79--160 +18 
 MC   James Grigjanis-Meusel Public Player              79-81--160 +18 
 MC   John Burghardt         Blue Springs Golf Club     75-85--160 +18 
 MC   John Boncoddo          Brantford G&CC             77-83--160 +18 
 MC   Michael Dubois         Brantford G&CC             86-75--161 +19 
 MC   Adam Bain              Granite GC                 83-78--161 +19 
 MC   Sudarshan Yellamaraju  Blue Springs Golf Club     81-80--161 +19 
 MC   Trevor Ranton          Whistle Bear Golf Club     81-80--161 +19 
 MC   Garrett Atkinson       Rattlesnake Point GC       76-85--161 +19 
 MC   Steven Poulos          Weston G&CC                78-83--161 +19 
 MC   Andrew Cox             Whistle Bear Golf Club     79-83--162 +20 
 MC   Jake Dupuis            Lookout Point Country Clu  82-80--162 +20 
 MC   Andrew Pearson         Hamilton G & CC            81-81--162 +20 
 MC   Logan Lammerant        Sparrow Lakes Golf Club    84-78--162 +20 
 MC   Malcolm Glumpak        Rattlesnake Point GC       83-79--162 +20 
 MC   Josiah Dixon           Cobble Beach Golf Links    76-86--162 +20 
 MC   Ethan Cardwell         Oshawa Golf & Curling      77-85--162 +20 
 MC   Matt Munro             Public Player              82-80--162 +20 
 MC   Nic Francis            Dundas Valley Golf & Curl  81-82--163 +21 
 MC   Gavin MacIver          Public Player              85-78--163 +21 
 MC   Luke McLean            Coppinwood                 84-79--163 +21 
 MC   Zack Mason             Donalda Club               79-84--163 +21 
 MC   Connor Stalteri        Quarry GC                  85-78--163 +21 
 MC   Michael Forbes         The National Golf Club of  84-79--163 +21 
 MC   Jake Bryson            Public Player              83-80--163 +21 
 MC   Brad VanPuymbroeck     St. Thomas Golf & Country  79-84--163 +21 
 MC   Josh Montgomery        Dundas Valley Golf & Curl  81-82--163 +21 
 MC   Darren Young           Craigowan G & CC           80-83--163 +21 
 MC   Jeffrey Ash            Tangle Creek Golf & CC     86-78--164 +22 
 MC   Michael Moore          Meadowbrook Golf & Countr  87-77--164 +22 
 MC   Adam Briggs            Public Player              82-82--164 +22 
 MC   Stefan Nicoara         King's Riding GC           85-79--164 +22 
 MC   Jackson Behm           The Club at North Halton   80-84--164 +22 
 MC   Matthew Thoms          King Valley Golf Club      82-83--165 +23 
 MC   Robin Petras           Public Player              83-84--167 +25 
 MC   Quinn Kerr             Greystone Golf Club        86-81--167 +25 
 MC   Spencer Higginbottom   Beach Grove G&CC           85-83--168 +26 
 MC   Robert Sunstrum        Highland Country Club      82-86--168 +26 
 MC   Cody Watson            Rockway Vineyards          89-80--169 +27 
 MC   Stephen Longo          Oshawa Golf & Curling      87-82--169 +27 
 MC   Jared Bell             Caledon Woods GC           84-85--169 +27 
 MC   Blake Dell             Beach Grove G&CC           88-81--169 +27 
 MC   Michael Desautels      Wyldewood Golf & Country   87-82--169 +27 
 MC   Matt Gardy             Westmount G & CC           87-84--171 +29 
 MC   Zachary Katzenstein    Cedar Brae GC              87-85--172 +30 
 MC   Ryan Spratt            Falcon Ridge GC            87-88--175 +33 
 MC   Robbie Campbell        Public Player              88-94--182 +40 
 MC   Matthew Peesker        York Downs Golf & Country  86-96--182 +40 
 MC   Ryan Kennedy           Glendale Golf & CC         89-97--186 +44 
 JWD  Jaron Brown            Public Player              86-0--86 +15