Golf Canada – Bernard shoots 65 for come-from-behind win

GATINEAU, Que. – The 112th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship concluded under beaming sunshine and stifling heat. Hugo Bernard battled through the sweltering conditions to shoot 5-under 65 for a come-from-behind victory at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Bernard – a member of Golf Canada’s National Amateur Team – began the day knotted in third, three shots behind leader Blair Bursey. Bernard carded a 65 – one short of the tournament’s low round that he posted on the second day – to secure the win at 11-under 271.

“I played pretty solid,” said the 21-year-old. “My driver was pretty long and pretty straight, too. I made some great putts out there and it was a very solid round for me.”

He becomes the first Canadian to win the national Men’s Amateur title since Team Canada Young Pro Squad member Mackenzie Hughes won back-to-back championships in 2011-12. He is the first Quebec native to win the competition since Craig Matthew of Montréal accomplished the feat in 1998.

The victory adds to a season in which Bernard claimed medallist honours at the 2016 NCAA Division II Championship before capturing this year’s Alexander of Tunis and playing in the 2016 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

The winner of the prestigious Earl Grey Trophy as Canadian Men’s Amateur champion was happy for the win, but seemed focused on the prized exemption into the 2017 RBC Canadian Open which accompanies it.

“It means a lot,” said Bernard of the title. “I’m so happy to get my spot for the [RBC] Canadian Open next year. I hope I’m going to do better than this year, so I’m pretty excited about it.”

The native of Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., tallied six birdies and held off the advances of several players, including Bursey. The product of Gander, N.L., held the lead for three consecutive days in a bid to become his province’s first Canadian Men’s Amateur champion.

“Blair Bursey from Newfoundland played amazing for the week,” said the winner, when asked about his competitors. “He shot 64 the first round; I was 10 shots back after one round, so it was my goal to chase him and I did it, so I’m pretty proud.”

China’s Andy Zhang, who resides in Winter Garden, Fla., shot 1-under on the day to maintain his hold on second. Bernard’s national teammate Stuart Macdonald began the day in sixth, but a 3-under showing vaulted the Vancouver native into third. Bernard reflected positively on his and Macdonald’s season as members of Golf Canada’s national team program.

“It was amazing this year. I learned so much with them. I played good golf since…[for] almost seven months. I learned so many things on the course and outside the course.”

Bursey would finish with a share of 5th at 6-under alongside Kristoffer Ventura of Norway. Despite the setback in the individual standings, Bursey led Team Newfoundland and Labrador to its first Willingdon Cup in the 89-year history of the team competition played concurrently over this competition’s opening two rounds. The historic win was also the Atlantic province’s first team title at any amateur level on either the men’s or women’s sides.

In addition to claiming an exemption into the 2017 RBC Canadian Open to be hosted at Glen Abbey Golf Club from July 24-30, Bernard has earned entry into the 2016 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

The 2017 edition of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will be hosted at The Toronto Golf Club and Islington Golf Club in Toronto from August 7-10.

Additional information regarding the 2016 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship can be found here.

A selection of images from the final round can be downloaded here. When making use of the images, please credit (Bernard Brault/ Golf Canada).

2016 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

• 1. Hugo Bernard, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, *73-64-69-65-271 -11
• 2. Andy Zhang, Winter Garden, FL, *67-68-69-69-273 -9
• 3. Stuart MacDonald, Vancouver, BC, *69-70-68-67-274 -8
• 4. Chris Crisologo, Richmond, BC, *69-68-69-69-275 -7
• 5. Kristoffer Ventura, Norway, *71-70-67-68-276 -6
• 5. Blair Bursey, Gander, NL, *64-69-70-73-276 -6
• 7. Sahith Theegala, Chino Hills, CA, *69-73-70-65-277 -5
• 7. Travis Smyth, Australia, *70-69-67-71-277 -5
• 9. Lawren Rowe, Victoria, BC, *73-71-70-65-279 -3
• 9. Garrett Rank, Elmira, ON, *70-69-73-67-279 -3
• 11. Josh Whalen, Napanee, ON, *67-73-71-69-280 -2
• 11. Michael Decker, Nashville, TN, *73-67-69-71-280 -2
• 13. Brett Kennedy, Waterloo, ON, *73-73-68-67-281 -1
• 13. Jd Dornes, Lancaster, PA, *69-71-70-71-281 -1
• 15. Henry Lee, Coquitlam, BC, *72-72-71-67-282 E
• 15. Steven Diack, Port Coquitlam, BC, *68-73-72-69-282 E
• 15. Jared duToit, Kimberley, BC, *73-72-68-69-282 E
• 15. Daniel Gale, Australia, *71-73-69-69-282 E
• 15. Nicholas Ross, Dundas, ON, *68-74-68-72-282 E
• 20. Jake Scarrow, Dewdney, BC, *70-77-70-66-283 +1
• 20. Charles Corner, Cayuga, ON, *72-72-70-69-283 +1
• 20. Scott Secord, Calgary, AB, *71-70-69-73-283 +1
• 23. Blair Hamilton, Burlington, ON, *74-72-70-68-284 +2
• 23. Jimmy Jones, Tampa, FL, *71-72-72-69-284 +2
• 23. Chandler Blanchet, Pensacola, FL, *70-72-72-70-284 +2
• 26. Mark Coldham, Ottawa, ON, *71-75-70-69-285 +3
• 26. A.J. Armstrong, St. Albert, AB, *70-74-67-74-285 +3
• 28. Andrew Harrison, Camrose, AB, *68-74-75-69-286 +4
• 28. Marco Trstenjak, Winnipeg, MB, *67-78-73-68-286 +4
• 28. Russell Bowie, Mississauga, ON, *75-71-72-68-286 +4
• 28. Benjamin Thompson, Scarborough, ON, *76-70-69-71-286 +4
• 32. Scott Stevens, Chattanooga, TN, *72-70-75-70-287 +5
• 32. Craig Hornberger, Lancaster, PA, *73-70-75-69-287 +5
• 32. Vincent Blanchette, St-jean-sur-richelieu, QC, *77-70-71-69-287 +5
• 32. Josiah Dixon, Bognor, ON, *70-74-70-73-287 +5
• 36. Keaton Jones, Kitchener, ON, *70-72-75-71-288 +6
• 36. Patrick Murphy, Crossfield, AB, *71-74-72-71-288 +6
• 36. Papito Gonzalez, McAllen, TX, *72-72-73-71-288 +6
• 36. Pierre-Alexandre Bédard, Chibougamau, QC, *73-72-73-70-288 +6
• 36. Tony Gil, Vaughan, ON, *70-76-74-68-288 +6
• 41. Kevin Vigna, Coquitlam, BC, *75-68-72-74-289 +7
• 41. Karson O’Keefe, Creston, BC, *75-69-72-73-289 +7
• 41. Dale Williamson, Australia, *77-69-73-70-289 +7
• 41. Sam Meek, Peterborough, ON, *76-70-73-70-289 +7
• 41. Ryan Dornes, Lancaster, PA, *76-69-66-78-289 +7
• 46. Étienne Papineau, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, *70-73-73-74-290 +8
• 47. Kyle Rodes, Plymouth, MI, *73-71-74-73-291 +9
• 47. Geoff Fry, Calgary, AB, *69-77-73-72-291 +9
• 47. Raphael Lapierre-Messier, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC, *70-77-77-67-291 +9
• 50. Jack Wood, Banff, AB, *72-75-71-74-292 +10
• 50. Robert Ellis, St. Catharines, ON, *72-73-75-72-292 +10
• 50. Matt Williams, Calgary, AB, *71-75-74-72-292 +10
• 50. Nolan Thoroughgood, Victoria, BC, *75-71-75-71-292 +10
• 50. Joey Savoie, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, *74-73-75-70-292 +10
• 50. James Rim, Ajax, ON, *71-76-75-70-292 +10
• 56. Brendan MacDougall, Calgary, AB, *70-72-75-77-294 +12
• 56. Eric Banks, Truro, NS, *70-77-73-74-294 +12
• 56. Ryan Sevigny, Stittsville, ON, *79-68-74-73-294 +12
• 56. Maxwell Sear, Unionville, ON, *77-69-76-72-294 +12
• 56. Ryan Celano, Naples, FL, *76-70-78-70-294 +12
• 61. Devon Schade, Beausejour, MB, *73-72-74-76-295 +13
• 61. Max Sekulic, Rycroft, AB, *70-73-76-76-295 +13
• 61. Matthew Cholod, Bowmanville, ON, *72-75-73-75-295 +13
• 64. Brett Henry, Prince albert, SK, *74-70-72-80-296 +14
• 64. Robin Petras, Newmarket, ON, *73-74-73-76-296 +14
• 64. William Deck, Kelowna, BC, *73-73-75-75-296 +14
• 64. Joseph Kremer, North York, ON, *74-73-76-73-296 +14
• 68. Abe Holmes, Barrie, ON, *73-73-74-77-297 +15
• 68. Tristan Mandur, Mill Bay, BC, *72-73-76-76-297 +15
• 68. Cedric Laverdure, Mont-Royal, QC, *71-72-80-74-297 +15
• 68. Dylan Bell, Victoria, BC, *77-70-77-73-297 +15
• 68. Nate Ollis, Victoria, BC, *74-73-77-73-297 +15
• 73. Nicholas Brisebois, Kanata, ON, *72-75-75-76-298 +16
• 73. Sean Stuart, Halifax, NS, *73-72-79-74-298 +16
• 75. Kade Johnson, Yorkton, SK, *72-74-77-76-299 +17
• 76. Thomas ‘Jack’ Simpson, Aurora, ON, *74-73-77-76-300 +18
• 77. Dwight Reinhart, Renfrew, ON, *70-76-76-82-304 +22

DID NOT ADVANCE

• Nathan Peters, St. John’s, NL, *76-72-148 +6
• Jehremy Ryde, Eston, SK, *75-73-148 +6
• Justin Wood, Unity, SK, *72-76-148 +6
• Brett McKinnon, Glace Bay, NS, *70-78-148 +6
• Zach Murray, Australia, *73-75-148 +6
• Austin Bautista, Australia, *74-74-148 +6
• Jake Adams, London, ON, *75-73-148 +6
• Zach Anderson, Nanaimo, BC, *74-74-148 +6
• Joseph Burgess, London, ON, *74-74-148 +6
• Robert Mustard, Ottawa, ON, *73-75-148 +6
• Sean Stubbs, Sault Ste Marie, ON, *72-76-148 +6
• Zaahidali Nathu, Richmond, BC, *77-71-148 +6
• Derek Dalziel, Hamilton, ON, *73-75-148 +6
• Brock Holland, Victoria, BC, *76-72-148 +6
• Scott Banks, Oakville, ON, *75-73-148 +6
• Emmett Oh, Calgary, AB, *74-74-148 +6
• Max Rochette, Cumberland, ON, *72-76-148 +6
• Sameer Kalia, Binghamton, NY, *74-74-148 +6
• Addison Coll, Arlington, VA, *76-72-148 +6
• Luke Moser, Waterloo, ON, *76-72-148 +6
• Francis Berthiaume, Valleyfield, QC, *75-74-149 +7
• Andrew McCain, Minneapolis, MN, *74-75-149 +7
• Alejandro Prieto, Columbia, *73-76-149 +7
• Mateo Gomez V., Colombia, *72-77-149 +7
• Cole Miller, New Tripoli, PA, *77-72-149 +7
• Shaun Dunphy, Saskatoon, SK, *77-72-149 +7
• Ian (Jae Hoon) Kim, Surrey, BC, *72-77-149 +7
• Jake Marriott, Springfield, IL, *75-74-149 +7
• Ryan McMillan, Winnipeg, MB, *72-77-149 +7
• Jack Hall, Savannah, GA, *70-79-149 +7
• Caleb Proveaux, Lexington, SC, *75-74-149 +7
• David Stewart, Saskatoon, SK, *75-75-150 +8
• Alex Dumais, Caledon, ON, *80-70-150 +8
• James Grierson, Australia, *76-74-150 +8
• Austin James, Bath, ON, *75-75-150 +8
• Jacob Hayes, Delta, BC, *72-78-150 +8
• Sean Walsh, Keller, TX, *71-79-150 +8
• Keaton Gudz, Victoria, BC, *75-75-150 +8
• Marc Casullo, Aurora, ON, *73-77-150 +8
• Evan Littlefield, Thunder Bay, ON, *75-75-150 +8
• Graysen Huff, Eagle, ID, *78-72-150 +8
• Daniel Fratczak, Victoria, BC, *75-75-150 +8
• Matthew Shubley, Whitby, ON, *72-78-150 +8
• Cullen Chung, Westmount, QC, *79-71-150 +8
• Étienne Brault, Mercier, QC, *76-74-150 +8
• Jordan Lu, Vancouver, BC, *74-76-150 +8
• Travis Fredborg, Selkirk, MB, *76-74-150 +8
• Broc Everett, West Des Moines, IA, *75-75-150 +8
• Philip Arci, Vaughan, ON, *76-74-150 +8
• Evan Holmes, Calgary, AB, *79-72-151 +9
• Kevin Temple, Calgary, AB, *76-75-151 +9
• Kevin Mclafferty, Toronto, ON, *75-76-151 +9
• Jared Nicolls, Ponoka, AB, *75-76-151 +9
• Trevor Yu, Vancouver, BC, *76-75-151 +9
• Brett Hogan, Calgary, AB, *76-75-151 +9
• Kevin Fawcett, Toronto, ON, *77-74-151 +9
• Charles Fitzsimmons, London, ON, *71-80-151 +9
• Ollie Rizun, Squamish, BC, *71-80-151 +9
• David French, Camlachie, ON, *72-79-151 +9
• Kiran Day, Australia, *75-77-152 +10
• Chris Horton, Calgary, AB, *76-76-152 +10
• Sebastien Levasseur, Nicolet, QC, *75-77-152 +10
• Justin McDonald, Winnipeg, MB, *75-77-152 +10
• Nick Hofland, Ancaster, ON, *73-79-152 +10
• Michael McAdam, Red Deer, AB, *75-77-152 +10
• Michael Griffin, Victoria, BC, *76-76-152 +10
• Jacob Vanderpas, Vancouver, BC, *81-71-152 +10
• Josh Zhang, Vancouver, BC, *78-74-152 +10
• Simon Desjardins, Gatineau, QC, *77-75-152 +10
• Andrew MacPherson, Enfield, NS, *78-74-152 +10
• Matt Lemay, Barrie, ON, *76-77-153 +11
• Curtis Hughes, Lakeshore, ON, *76-77-153 +11
• Sam McNulty, Port Perry, ON, *79-74-153 +11
• Jason Kim, Calgary, AB, *77-76-153 +11
• Eric Johnson, Winnipeg, MB, *82-71-153 +11
• Tyler Douse, Waterloo, ON, *79-74-153 +11
• James Leadbetter, Bradenton, FL, *80-73-153 +11
• Brad Blair, Saskatoon, SK, *77-76-153 +11
• Christophe Sylvain, Quebec, QC, *75-78-153 +11
• Jeff Riches, Victoria, BC, *79-74-153 +11
• Justin Allen, Toronto, ON, *72-81-153 +11
• Matthew Scobie, Ajax, ON, *80-73-153 +11
• Corey McMinniman, Fredericton, NB, *75-79-154 +12
• Jackson Bowery, London, ON, *75-79-154 +12
• A.J. Ewart, Coquitlam, BC, *76-78-154 +12
• Blake Collyer, Australia, *78-76-154 +12
• Alexandre Bélanger, St-Jacques, NB, *78-76-154 +12
• David Huxham, Baie-d’Urfé, QC, *77-77-154 +12
• Ben Snaidero, Burlington, ON, *74-80-154 +12
• Tyler Hull, Toronto, ON, *80-74-154 +12
• Taylor Afseth, Saskatoon, SK, *81-73-154 +12
• Matthew Vihant, Toronto, ON, *76-78-154 +12
• Tyler Nagano, Toronto, ON, *79-75-154 +12
• Khan Lee, Langley, BC, *80-75-155 +13
• Sébastien Lefebvre, Napierville, QC, *80-75-155 +13
• Félix Normand, Mont St-Hilaire, QC, *77-78-155 +13
• Massimo Roch, Montreal, QC, *79-76-155 +13
• Jack Werhun, Dugald, MB, *75-80-155 +13
• Will Gavarkovs, Toronto, ON, *74-81-155 +13
• Connor McLellan, Chilliwack, BC, *83-72-155 +13
• Rodney Morgan, Beaconsfield, QC, *77-78-155 +13
• Kurtis Campbell, Saint Lazare, QC, *78-77-155 +13
• Allan McDonald, Winnipeg, MB, *76-80-156 +14
• Adam Migur, Toronto, ON, *80-76-156 +14
• Carson Spooner, Langley, BC, *77-79-156 +14
• Logan Carver, Calgary, AB, *76-80-156 +14
• Brett Wilkinson, Dundas, ON, *81-75-156 +14
• Mac Carter, Coburg, ON, *78-78-156 +14
• Jon Pick, Dunrobin, ON, *82-74-156 +14
• James Colin Davis, Montreal, QC, *80-76-156 +14
• Martin Carré, Gatineau, QC, *75-81-156 +14
• Stephen Layne, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC, *79-77-156 +14
• Kyle Johnston, Shelburne, ON, *80-76-156 +14
• James Wyndham-West, King City, ON, *78-78-156 +14
• Keenan Flemming, Sechelt, BC, *77-79-156 +14
• Eric Flockhart, Mississauga, ON, *72-84-156 +14
• Colwyn Abgrall, Niverville, MB, *79-78-157 +15
• Garrett Atkinson, Toronto, ON, *80-77-157 +15
• Brad Liptrot, Victoria, BC, *79-78-157 +15
• Jason Martens, Edmonton, AB, *77-80-157 +15
• Joshua Montgomery, Ancaster, ON, *79-78-157 +15
• Trevor Ranton, Waterloo, ON, *78-79-157 +15
• Paul Gortnar, Mississauga, ON, *77-80-157 +15
• Nikashantess Penashue, St. John’s, NL, *78-79-157 +15
• Alexander Smith, Calgary, AB, *80-78-158 +16
• Gary Melanson, Woodstock, NB, *79-79-158 +16
• Noah Steele, Kingston, ON, *75-83-158 +16
• Michael Vance, Aurora, ON, *79-79-158 +16
• Anthony Occhiuto, Guelph, ON, *79-79-158 +16
• Brandon Lustig, Toronto, ON, *79-79-158 +16
• Claude Thivierge, Ottawa, ON, *79-79-158 +16
• Glenn Robinson, Middle Sackville, NS, *78-80-158 +16
• Charles-Eric Belanger, Québec, QC, *76-83-159 +17
• Mitch Lukasewich, Beaumont, AB, *80-79-159 +17
• Michael Harrison, Camrose, AB, *80-79-159 +17
• Tyson Turchanski, Calgary, AB, *75-84-159 +17
• Zachary Greifenberger, Toronto, ON, *79-80-159 +17
• Thomas Jeffries-Harrison, Vancouver, BC, *79-80-159 +17
• Stephane LeBlanc, Meteghan, NS, *81-78-159 +17
• Ron Lafond, Yellowknife, NT, *83-77-160 +18
• Joshua Polisuk, Maple, ON, *83-77-160 +18
• Alex Park, Vancouver, BC, *80-80-160 +18
• Sam Stilwell, Sterling, VA, *81-79-160 +18
• Roman Timmerman, Saskatoon, SK, *82-78-160 +18
• Alexander Scherer, Calgary, AB, *81-79-160 +18
• Zach Sackett, Winnipeg, MB, *78-83-161 +19
• Gord Delorme, Yellowknife, NT, *84-77-161 +19
• Greg Mazerolle, Grand Bay, NB, *81-80-161 +19
• Bret Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, *81-80-161 +19
• Logan Yanick, Courtenay, BC, *81-80-161 +19
• Cody O’Toole, Oneonta, AL, *79-82-161 +19
• Brendan Kuffner, Ottawa, ON, *82-79-161 +19
• Hunter Phelan, Vancouver, BC, *80-81-161 +19
• Willis Lee, Langley, BC, *86-75-161 +19
• Jake Bryson, Dunrobin, ON, *80-81-161 +19
• Max Dragon, Ottawa, ON, *73-88-161 +19
• Chris Bunting, Waterville-Carleton, NB, *78-84-162 +20
• Rob Collins, Deerfield, NS, *82-80-162 +20
• Jordan Ells, Hammonds Plains, NS, *84-78-162 +20
• Jacob Peterson, Montréal,QC, *81-81-162 +20
• Sean Kee, Wakefield, NB, *84-78-162 +20
• Ian Lewis, Fall River, NS, *83-79-162 +20
• Doug Skulsky, Kelowna, BC, *82-81-163 +21
• Adam Howse, Glovertown, NL, *84-79-163 +21
• Josh Miller, Victoria, BC, *82-81-163 +21
• Matt Vaughan, Oakfield, NS, *82-81-163 +21
• Alex Purdom, London, ON, *82-82-164 +22
• Taylor Collins, Ottawa, ON, *81-83-164 +22
• Scott Merriam, Cranbrook, AB, *84-80-164 +22
• Nicholas Soldan Harriss, Whistler, BC, *84-81-165 +23
• Jake Roche, Yellowknife, NT, *79-88-167 +25
• Darren MacPherson, Dalhouise, NB, *81-87-168 +26
• Gabriel Gingras, Chelsea, QC, *90-78-168 +26
• Steven Poulos, Toronto, ON, *83-85-168 +26
• Kurtis Barkley, Winchester, ON, *82-89-171 +29
• Dan King, Whitehorse, YT, *85-87-172 +30
• Matthew Gibson, Whitehorse, YT, *89-83-172 +30
• James McGrath, Whitehorse, YT, *89-85-174 +32
• Ryan Howse, Glovertown, NL, *96-108-204 +62

DID NOT FINISH

• WD. Chris Wilson, Toronto, ON, *42-0-42 +6
• WD. Matthew Ion Young, Burlington, ON, *78-0-78 +8
• WD. Joshua Goheen, Greely, ON, *43-0-43 +9
• WD. Jake McNulty, Port Perry, ON, *83-46-129 +23
• WD. Matthew Rushton, Hilton Head Island, SC, *
• WD. Robby Salomon, Marina, CA, *
• WD. Manuel Torres, Boca Raton, FL, *
• WD. Chuck Conley, St John’s, NL, *79-126-205 +63

2016 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – WILLINGDON CUP

• 1. Team Newfoundland and Labrador – Blair Bursey, Gander, NL, Chuck Conley, St John’s, NL, Nathan Peters, St. John’s, NL, *140-141-281 -3
• 2. Team Ontario – Keaton Jones, Kitchener, ON, Charles Corner, Cayuga, ON, Maxwell Sear, Unionville, ON, *142-141-283 -1
• 3. Team Alberta – Evan Holmes, Calgary, AB, Matt Williams, Calgary, AB, Scott Secord, Calgary, AB, *142-142-284 E
• 3. Team Quebec – Joey Savoie, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Francis Berthiaume, Valleyfield, QC, Hugo Bernard, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, *147-137-284 E
• 5. Team British Columbia – Nolan Thoroughgood, Victoria, BC, A.J. Ewart, Coquitlam, BC, Zach Anderson, Nanaimo, BC, *149-145-294 +10
• 6. Team Saskatchewan – Justin Wood, Unity, SK, Jehremy Ryde, Eston, SK, David Stewart, Saskatoon, SK, *147-148-295 +11
• 7. Team Manitoba – Devon Schade, Beausejour, MB, Zach Sackett, Winnipeg, MB, Allan McDonald, Winnipeg, MB, *149-152-301 +17
• 8. Team Nova Scotia – Brett McKinnon, Glace Bay, NS, Jordan Ells, Hammonds Plains, NS, Rob Collins, Deerfield, NS, *152-156-308 +24
• 9. Team New Brunswick – Greg Mazerolle, Grand Bay, NB, Chris Bunting, Waterville-Carleton, NB, Corey McMinniman, Fredericton, NB, *153-159-312 +28
• 10. Team Northwest Territories – Jake Roche, Yellowknife, NT, Gord Delorme, Yellowknife, NT, Ron Lafond, Yellowknife, NT, *162-154-316 +32
• 11. Team Yukon Territories – James McGrath, Whitehorse, YT, Matthew Gibson, Whitehorse, YT, Dan King, Whitehorse, YT, *174-168-342 +58

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Golf Canada is the National Sports Federation and governing body for golf in Canada representing close to 305,000 golfers at more than 1,400 member clubs across the country. A proud member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Golf Canada’s mission is to grow participation, excellence and passion in the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. By investing in the growth of the sport and introducing more participants of all ages to the game, our goal is to be relevant to and respected by all Canadian golf enthusiasts from coast to coast. For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support golf in your community, visit www.golfcanada.ca.

For more information:

Herb Fung
Coordinator, Media and Public Relations
Golf Canada
(t) 1-800-263-0009 x 258
(c) 647-709-3167
(e) hfung@golfcanada.ca