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Alberta sweeps golf competition at Western Canada Summer Games

Alberta Golf (Swift Current) – The 2019 Western Canada Summer Games have wrapped up in Swift Current. Team Alberta swept all 4 golf categories with Albertans Cole Robert Bergheim and Jenna Bruggeman winning the male and female divisions while Team Alberta won both the male and female team competition.

FULL GOLF LEADERBOARDS

Alberta finished 1st overall in the medal standings for all sports.

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Alberta leads medal standings & golf competition at Western Canada Summer Games

Alberta Golf (Swift Current) – Alberta leads the overall medal standings and the golf competition heading into the final round of golf and the final day of the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current.

FULL GOLF LEADERBOARDS HERE  

Christopher Vandette wins 2019 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Albertans finish 2nd and 3rd.

HARTLAND, N.B. – Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., withstood a strong push from the field, going wire-to-wire to defend his title and win the 81st Canadian Junior Boys Championship held at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club in Hartland, N.B.

Vandette carded a final round of 1-under-par 71 to finish the championship at 14 under, winning by a single stroke over Brady McKinlay of Lacombe, Alta. The 18-year-old tied the lowest round ever at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship when he shot 62 in the opening round. Although the field closed the gap as the week wore on, the Team Canada National Junior Squad member emerged victorious.

“It was a long week, especially after such a good first round,” said Vandette. “I ran out of gas a bit at the end, but managed to get it done. I’m really excited and proud of myself for holding on to the lead there.”

Vandette birdied the par-5 18th to clinch the championship. His second shot from the fairway landed within 15 feet of the pin, where Vandette then two-putted to secure the title.

“You can’t see the green at all [from the fairway], so I was just aiming at someone in the crowd there,” added Vandette. “I let it drift toward the left part of the green. I overdrew it a bit, but it held on and stayed on the fringe.”

Vandette briefly trailed McKinlay on the back nine, but retook the lead with a birdie on the par-4 16th hole. McKinlay bogeyed the hole, giving Vandette a one-stroke lead he would not relinquish.

“I wasn’t putting well all day – I actually three-putted No. 15,” said Vandette. “On No. 16, I managed to hit it close enough to not have to worry about my putt. I wasn’t focusing on what Brady was doing, but he just ended up with a bad break.”

With the victory, Vandette becomes the first back-to-back champion since Mitch Sutton won in 2008 and 2009.

As the 2019 Canadian Junior Boys individual champion, Vandette earns an exemption into the 2020 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, held at The Glencoe Golf & Country Club in Calgary from August 3-6, 2020.

Despite trailing by ten shots after the first round, McKinlay made a charge in the final round by carding a 4-under-par 68. The 18-year-old shot even-par in the opening round, but rebounded with rounds of 70 and 65 in rounds two and three to finish runner-up.

“I was a little bit disappointed with the first two days,” said McKinlay. “The last two days were picture-perfect almost, I just needed a couple of more shots. To keep going lower and lower up until the last day and then to do 4 under today was really good.”

The second-place finish caps a series of strong performances for McKinlay, who finished tied for second at the Future Links, driven by Acura Western Championship, third at the Alberta Junior Championship and made the cut at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Carter Graf & Brady McKinlay

Carter Graf of Sylvan Lake, Alta., finished third at 11 under by posting a final round of 2 under 70.

The 16-and-under Juvenile division was decided in a playoff. Both Tommy McKenzie (Calgary) and Luke DelGobbo (Fonthill, Ont.) finished 72 holes at 8 under. DelGobbo, 16, won the title with a par on the second playoff hole.

Full scoring can be found here.

Alberta Golfer Magazine Article: Western Canada Summer Games

Western Canada Summer Games

Golf is very much an individual sport – you against the rest of the field, against yourself or even just trying to have the low score in your regular Sunday morning foursome. But major events like the Western Canada Summer Games which takes place Aug. 9 – 18 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, bring out a very valuable team component.

Just ask 16-year-old prodigy Ethan Choi, who has never played in the Western Canada Summer Games but learned all about golf team play when he competed in last year’s Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

“You want the individual gold medal but you also really want the team gold too; you really want your teammates to do well,” Choi said. “In a regular tournament you finish your round, practise a bit and then have time for yourself. At the Summer Games it had that social aspect which was different, unique and cool. We did a lot of team stuff.

“We all hung out with the best athletes in their sports in the country. Team Alberta had a games room, we lived together, ate together and travelled together,” said Pincher Creek’s Choi, who finished tied for fourth in the individual component but had to settle for a fourth-place finish in the team segment losing the bronze medal in a playoff to Manitoba.

“Our golf team also all went to watch and cheer on our teammates competing in different sports. We went to the boy “It was just really cool to be a part of it. It was one of the highlights of my life. I was very glad to have been a part of it,” said Choi, who won the PGA of Alberta Junior Masters last year.

Those athletes competing in the Western Canada Summer Games – Alberta will have 435 full-time athletes, coaches and administrative staff in 16 different sports – will almost certainly feel the same way.

“For sure – especially in sports like golf where you usually don’t get much team bonding. said Jerry George, Chef de Mission for Team Alberta. “For many of the competing athletes it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience; for many it may be the only time they get to experience something like wearing their team colours, walking into the opening ceremonies and for the medal presentations.

“Being part of a team environment brings out different energies, nerves and potentially stepping up their games at the highest level against peers you participate against. It adds so much to an athlete’s repertoire because it’s more than just representing themselves. It’s a conglomerate of athletes. Wearing the same uniform builds bigger team mentality.

“In a regular golf competition the players usually individually stay in hotels or have their parents drive them to the course. Here they stay in a dorm, ride the buses together and get the unique experience for a well-rounded athlete,” said George, who has been involved with Alberta Sport Connection – the Alberta government’s funding and support corporation which is part of the Ministry of Alberta Culture and Tourism – for 18 years.

“They also get information on proper nutrition, mental training and sports psychology that they are unlikely to get in any other competition.”

Held every four years, the Western Canada Summer Games are open to athletes ages 13 – 20 years old and are a precursor to other national, international and Olympic competitions. Contested over 10 days, this year’s Games will see over 1,700 athletes, coaches, officials and mission staff from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut attending the 10 days of competition. This is the first year British Columbia will not be part of the Games.

“Their government made a decision that it wasn’t a financial priority,” said George. “It’s disappointing for sure. In the big picture B.C. was always Alberta’s No. 1 competition. It will change the medal playing field when you are missing a strong competitor like B.C. always was.”

Alberta, on the other hand, will again send a full team in all 16 sports.

“It will still be the traditional stroke-play score and within that is the team component,” said George. “For the team component the lowest four of five scores on each hole will count.”

Based on a ranking system Alberta Golf will determine the five boys and five girls – along with a coach and manager – who will represent Alberta in golf. “The selection process will be merit based and is a combination of the 2018 Golf Canada Order of Merit and the 2019 Golf Canada Order of Merit points total as of June 17, 2019 which is the completion of the Future Links Prairie event,” said Alberta Golf’s Jennifer Davison.

George is excited about going to Swift Current. “They are going to do a really good job. It’s a small enough community that everybody in the city will know the Games are going on,” he said. “Anytime we can go to a competition in a relatively small community adds to the energy of the Games. You can get lost in a bigger community.

“In Swift Current, the minute you get there you will see signage; everybody will know something big is happening. In smaller communities everybody has to get involved to pull them off and the venues are all close together so athletes will go to sports they aren’t participating in to cheer their teammates on.”

Here is Team Alberta that will will compete at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games starting August 16th in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

  • Cole Bergheim
  • Richard Dou
  • Alex Gerrard
  • Braden O’Grady
  • Carson Rody
  • Grace Bell
  • Brooke Brezovski
  • Jenna Bruggeman
  • Brooke Frerichs
  • Kaitlyn Wingnean

Head coach Jamie Reimer and manager Tiffany Gordon will guide this talented group of players that will join 1,700 athletes, coaches, officials and mission staff from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut during the 10-day competition.

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Western Canada Summer Games

This article was originally published in the 2019 edition of The Alberta Golfer Magazine. To view the full magazine, click here.

 

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Albertans make big charge while Christopher Vandette still leads at Canadian Junior Boys Championship

HARTLAND, N.B. – When the fog cleared, Christopher Vandette (Beaconsfield, Que.) continued to lead heading into the final round of the 81st Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club.

Vandette had his lead shrink to two strokes during Wednesday’s third round. He began the day with three birdies on his first six holes, but two straight bogeys on holes No. 16 and No. 17 made for a round of even-par 72.

“I was in a good rhythm at the start and putts were falling,” said Vandette. “At the end, I think I made a couple of dumb decisions, just like yesterday. That’s what cost me the most shots.”

The 18-year-old is looking to become the first champion to defend his title since Mitch Sutton (London, Ont.) did so in 2009.

“The city of Hartland and these people really care about this week and they’re showing it,” added Vandette. “A lot of people are showing up and it’s actually a lot of fun. They’re proud to host and us as players are fortunate to have a town who cares about it.”

Vandette’s Team Canada National Junior Squad teammate, Jeevan Sihota (Victoria) continued to play consistent golf, firing a round of 4 under, and is now sitting at 11 under for the tournament. Sihota birdied four of his first five holes and played even-par golf the rest of the way. He has only three bogeys through the first 54 holes of the competition and is two back of Vandette.

“It was a pretty good overall day,” said Sihota. “I missed quite a few short putts today, which hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to hole those. I’m driving it really well – if you’re in the fairway here, it’s hard to make bogey from 60 yards.”

Sihota, 15, is leading the 16-and-under Juvenile division by four strokes over Tommy McKenzie (Calgary). All three of Sihota’s rounds have been in the 60s.

Vandette, Sihota and Carter Graf made up the final group of the third round. Graf shot even-par and is in a tie for third at 9 under, four back of Vandette.

Brady McKinlay shot a 7-under-par 65 on Wednesday, tied for the low score of the third round with Ethan de Graaf (Edmonton, Alta.). McKinlay, a Lacombe, Alta. product, was bogey-free while making back-to-back birdies on holes No. 14 and No. 15. McKinlay is tied with Graf for third at 9 under. There are 3 Albertans in the top 5 heading to the final round.

The shot of the day belonged to Nicolas-Guy Landry of Calgary. Landry made a hole-in-one on the 163-yard 17th – his first career ace.

The start of the third round was delayed by an hour following a fog delay. Tee times for the final round will begin at 9 a.m.

In addition to the 2019 Canadian Junior Boys Championship title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2020 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Full scoring can be found here.

Christopher Vandette leads Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Carter Graf sits second.

HARTLAND, N.B. – A day after setting the course record, Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., fired a 3-under-par 69 in the second round to increase his lead at the 81st Canadian Junior Boys Championship held at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club.

Vandette now leads the competition by four strokes, extending the three-shot lead he had after his opening-round 62. The highlights of the 18-year-old’s round were two eagles on the 1st and 6th holes, both par-5s. The Team Canada National Junior Squad member also made three bogeys on Tuesday.

“Today, I hit the ball really well again,” said Vandette. “I putted decent, just the big difference was decisions on the course. I made a couple of really dumb mistakes, but I’m still satisfied with how I played out there.”

Carter Graf of Sylvan Lake, Alta., is in second at 9 under. The 2019 Alberta Junior champion roared up the leaderboard with four straight birdies on holes No. 5 through No. 8, on his way to a round of 4 under.

“I got really hot halfway through the round, that kind of kick-started my round” said Graf. “I hit a lot of greens – 17 greens – so it was pretty easy and pretty stress-free. My good friend Chris is in the lead, so it’s going to be a lot of fun to play against each other and battle it out.”

Jeevan Sihota of Victoria sits in third place a 7 under. The 15-year-old carded a round of 3 under, and leads the 16-and-under Juvenile division by one stroke over Thomas Latter (Mississauga, Ont.).

Six players are tied for fourth place at 6 under; Latter, Bennett Ruby (Waterloo, Ont.), Jace Minni (Delta, B.C.), Freddy D’Angelo (Fonthill, Ont.), Dustin Franko (Delta, B.C.) and Luc Warnock (McGregor, Ont.), the latter of whom shot the low round on Tuesday at 5 under.

Team Québec, consisting of Vandette, Laurent Desmarchais (Longueuil, Que.) and Logan Boucher (Beaconsfield, Que.) won the 36-hole inter-provincial team competition by combining to shoot 19-under-par. Team Alberta finished runner-up, eight shots behind Québec at 11 under.

A total of 77 players who finished 3 over or better have advanced to the final two rounds. The third round is scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday.

In addition to the 2019 Canadian Junior Boys Championship title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2020 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Full scoring can be found here.

Christopher Vandette equals lowest round ever at Canadian Junior Boys Championship

HARTLAND, N.B. – Defending champion Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., carded an opening round 62 to lead the 81st Canadian Junior Boys Championship held at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club by three strokes.

Vandette’s 10-under-par 62 included four-straight birdies to close out his round. An eagle on the par-4 15th was the highlight of the 18-year-old’s day. The lone blemish on his scorecard was a bogey on the par-4 11th.

“I’m just really excited in general, it was a fairly smooth day out there,” said Vandette. “There’s still 54 holes ahead. You can’t sprint the marathon. I was pretty comfortable. I don’t think anything was too flashy or incredible today, everything was just rock solid.”

The Team Canada National Junior Squad member equaled the lowest-single round score in the 81-year history of the championship. Calvin Ross, a Fredericton, N.B. product, shot 62 in the third round of the 2017 championship. Ross would go on to win the tournament.

Vandette also shattered previous the course record of 64 at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club.

“I’m extremely honoured, especially to do it at the Canadian Juniors,” said Vandette of setting the course record. “It’s really something special. It was just making very few mistakes and staying out of trouble.”

Dustin Franko of Delta, B.C., sits in second place at 7 under. Franko was bogey-free on Monday, and made three straight birdies on holes No. 11 through No. 13. However, his remarkable round was almost in jeopardy after Sunday’s practice round.

“It was the low round of my career and I’ve never had a bogey-free round either,” said Franko. “I had a bit of a scare yesterday. I walked off after nine holes of the practice round because I had lower back pain after mishitting a shot. I was stretching all night and had hot and cold [compresses] on-and-off. This morning, I had a later tee time, so I got to stretch out quite a bit. It didn’t bother me out on the course at all.”

One stroke behind Franko is Chester, N.S., product Mark Chandler. Chandler was also bogey-free with two of his six birdies coming on par-3s.

“I hit the ball well, found the fairways and greens,” said Chandler. “Some putts dropped for me. This course is pretty open, so hitting the driver well really helps; it gives you a lot of wedges onto the greens, so there’s some good scoring opportunities there.”

Thomas Latter (Mississauga, Ont.) is leading the 16-and-under Juvenile division with an opening round of 5-under-par 67. Latter is tied for fourth in the overall individual competition with Bennett Ruby (Waterloo, Ont.) and Carter Graf (Sylvan Lake, Alta.).

Team Québec consisting of Vandette, Laurent Desmarchais (Longueuil, Que.) and Logan Boucher (Beaconsfield, Que.) jumped out to an early lead in the 36-hole inter-provincial team competition. The trio combined for a score of 13 under par and a six-stroke lead over Team Nova Scotia.

Team Alberta, the three-time defending champions, sit in third place at 5 under par. The inter-provincial team champion will be crowned on Tuesday.

In addition to the 2019 Canadian Junior Boys Championship title, the individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2020 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Full scoring can be found here.

The Alberta Golfer Magazine

10 Tips for Parents of Competitive Golfers

10 Tips for Parents of Competitive Golfers

By: Randy Robb

Foreword by: Julie Freedman Smith and Gail Bell of Parenting Power

At Parenting Power, we believe that there is more than one right way to parent, and we create a solution for every family. You know the facts as well as we do. The relationship between youth sports performance and rising anxiety levels, along with the fact that 70% of kids drop out of sports at age 13 cannot be ignored. Something needs to change!

The research and recommendations about the roles of the coach, the parent and the athlete are very clear. Parents have an important role to play in supporting young athletes, but it often gets blurred with the coaching role. While kids are keen to hear from coaches about how they can learn from their mistakes and losses, when they hear it from parents the message can leave kids feeling pressured and unloved.

We can’t ignore the research. The one message we need parents to hear is that, when you are talking to your kids about their sports performance, what matters most is: when you do it and how you do it.  Our Parent-Athlete Agreement worksheet is created for parents and their kids to use together to clearly outline how parents can best support their athletes.

This is not something you do to your child, it is something you do with your child. Download our free worksheet at www.parentingpower.ca/paa. Take the time to get your agreement written down so that it becomes a working tool for everyone in the family. We know that parents love their kids and want the best for them. This is a way to support your athlete and clarify how your children’s athletic experiences fit into their life-long journey.

10 Tips for Parents of Competitive Golfers by Randy Robb

There are numerous online articles about high-performance athletes and tips associated with supporting them. Over the past 15 years I have had the opportunity to be involved with dozens of our best juniors and amateurs. There is no perfect method or textbook to follow when helping to guide your children through the journey of high-performance athletics. However, there are certainly some key areas that should be considered. Here are a few tips to help parents along the journey.

  1. Nutrition / Well-Being – As part of the integrated support team, taking the lead role in nutrition is key to maintaining daily energy levels and allowing for optimum learning and training.
  2. Promote academics – There are three areas college coaches look at when they recruit junior golfers… golf ability; character; and academics. Having good study habits and maintaining a solid GPA will open doors for a wider selection of post-secondary schools.
  3. Realistic expectations – Golf is a very individual game, both on the course and also how it relates to practice and training. Having a good understanding of tournament scoring average and the concept of competing against yourself will help keep expectations in check.
  4. Understand the competitive landscape – Try to gain a basic understanding of the pathway leading to the major junior tournaments. There are numerous junior events throughout the spring and summer and each has its place in player development. From early season junior tour events to provincial championships in July right through to national championships in August, there is a definite pathway of appropriate events to foster skill development.
  5. Eliminate on-course superstitions – Goals need to revolve around helping the junior become as self-sufficient as possible. This will help with their development. There should be no connection between player performance and who is at the course watching the round.
  6. Help teach your child how to deal with failure – Golf tournaments are very tough to win. There will be anywhere from 20 – 200 players competing in an event with only one player holding up the trophy at the end. Help keep the scoring expectations realistic and develop ways to deal with those tough rounds. Remember that half of the rounds will be below the scoring average and half will be above.
  7. Promote post round analysis – There are numerous systems that allow a player to input a round of golf and are designed to assist with analyzing what went well and what needs work. Helping to set up an account with one of these providers will go a long way with your child’s development.
  8. Stress process, not outcome – The amount of information out there is staggering when it comes to goal setting. A long term goal such as playing college golf or getting a spot at Nationals is motivating, but the key to developing and improving as a competitive golfer is to have a weekly/monthly training plan that focuses specifically on what your child needs to work on. Golf is a funny game. A player can be rolling along nicely sticking to their game plan, then have a couple shots go sideways on the 17th hole. As opposed to only looking at the 18 hole score, help with the concept of process and continuous improvement.
  9. Stay involved with team sports – Competitive golfers tend to spend countless hours practicing short game and full shots by themselves throughout the year. Tournament golf is playing against the entire field of competitors. As a parent of a competitive golfer, try to encourage participation in team sports for as long as possible. Hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball, football, and lacrosse, to name a few will help with maintaining good fitness, developing that competitive mindset needed for golf, understanding teamwork concepts and accountability.
  10. Find a qualified coach – and then – allow them to coach – There are PGA professionals who are trained in all areas of competitive golf training. Whether it’s the pro at your golf club, a high performance coach, or a former tour player, find that junior leader who will help sort through all the many aspects of competing, while enjoying the journey at the same time.

 

10 Tips for Parents of Competitive Golfers

This article was originally published in the 2019 edition of The Alberta Golfer Magazine. To view the full magazine, click here.

 

Golf Canada Leaderboard presented by Titleist

PGA TOUR

Patrick Reed carded a 2-under 69 on a breezy afternoon at Liberty National, overtaking Jon Rahm and holding off Abraham Ancer to win The Northern Trust, the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. It was his first win on the Tour since the 2018 Masters. …Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin both advanced to the next round of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Conners, who was just four shots off the lead after an opening round 66, is in a better position to qualify for the Tour Championship sitting at No. 27 while Hadwin will have some work to do to get into the top 30 as he sits at No. 51. … Roger Sloan, Mackenzie Hughes and Nick Taylor have all been eliminated from the FedEx Cup playoffs

T21 Corey Conners 66-71-70-69 -8
T43 Adam Hadwin 67-71-73-69 -4
T64 Roger Sloan 68-70-71-74 -1
T67 Mackenzie Hughes 73-68-70-73 E
MC Nick Taylor 68-74

NEXT EVENT: FedEx Cup Playoffs: BMW Championship (Aug. 15)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin


LPGA TOUR

Mi Jung Hur won her third LPGA Tour title – her first since 2014 – with a brilliant final round at the Ladies Scottish Open, finishing four shots ahead of compatriot Jeongeun Lee6 and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn. Jutanugarn had been trying to follow her sister, Ariya Jutanugarn, who won last year. …Alena Sharp has made the cut in four of her last five tournaments

POS SCORES TOTAL
T43 Alena Sharp 69-68-72-73 -2

NEXT EVENT: CP Women’s Open (Aug 22)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Brooke Henderson, Lorie Kane, Michelle Liu (a), Jaclyn Lee, Brittany Marchand, Alena Sharp, Anne-Catherine Tanguay


KORN FERRY TOUR

Bo Hoag birdied the final two holes for a final round 65 and a two-stroke victory over Scott Harrington at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Hoag jumped from 31st to seventh in the regular-season standings to earn a PGA Tour card next season. …Michael Gligic, who has earned his PGA Tour card for next year for finishing inside the Top 25 of the money list, is competing in The Finals to try and improve his priority status for Tour events in 2020. …Tour regulars Albin Choi, Ryan Yip and Brad Fritsch all failed to qualify for the The Finals

POS SCORES TOTAL
MC Brad Fritsch 69-73
MC Michael Gligic 72-73
MC Albin Choi 72-75
MC Ryan Yip 73-77

NEXT EVENT: Korn Ferry Tour Finals: Nationwide Children’s Championship  (Aug. 15)
CANADIANS ENTERED:  Michael Gligic, David Hearn, Adam Svensson,


MACKENZIE TOUR-PGA TOUR CANADA

Hayden Buckley parred the first hole of a playoff with Sam Fidone to collect his first win as a professional, winning the ATB Financial Classic in Calgary. It was the first time extra-holes were needed to decide a tournament victory in 2019 …Taylor Pendrith posted his fourth consecutive top 10 result of the season and picked up his fourth consecutive Canada Life Canadian Player of the Week award. After firing a course record 62 in the final round in Edmonton to win his first Mackenzie Tour event, Pendrith made it back-to-back 62s by equalled the course record in Calgary in the opening round. His third round 71 snapped a streak of 18 consecutive rounds of shooting 70 or less. …James Love’s second round 65 tied him for low round of the day as he went on to post his best result of the season. …Golf Canada Young Pro Squad member Stuart Macdonald fired an opening-round 63, his lowest-career round in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event …Riley Wheeldon shot an opening round 63, his best career opening round on the Mackenzie Tour. …A total of five Canadians all finished inside the top 20.

POS SCORES TOTAL
T5 Taylor Pendrith 62-69-71-69 -13
T12 James Love 71-65-68-68 -12
T14 Wes Heffernan 66-68-70-69 -11
T18 James Allenby 71-66-68-69 -10
T18 Stuart Macdonald 63-71-69-71 -10
T23 Wil Bateman 67-67-69-72 -9
T30 Riley Wheeldon 63-71-71-71 -8
T44 Scott Secord 69-68-71-71 -5
T46 David Rose 68-69-74-69 -4
T53 Andrew J. Funk 70-68-73-70 -3
T60 Jared du Toit 69-67-72-76 E
MC Austin James 72-69
MC Evan Holmes 70-71
MC Michael Belle 74-68
MC John Mlikotic 73-69
MC Jamie Sadlowski 74-69
MC Hugo Bernard 70-73
MC Aaron Crawford 73-70
MC Eric Banks 70-73
MC Patrick Murphy 70-74
MC Jimmy Jones 71-73
MC Zach Anderson 69-78
MC Jack Wesche (a) 71-76

NEXT EVENT: Players Cup (Aug 15)
CANADIANS ENTERED: James Allenby, Hugo Bernard, Michael Belle, Jared du Toit, Seann Harlington, James Love, Taylor Pendrith, Riley Wheeldon, Jamie Sadlowski (alternate), John Mlikotic (alternate)


SYMETRA TOUR 

Robynn Ree won the PHC Classic in Milwaukee for her second Tour victory of the year. She closed with a 6-under 66 to finish three strokes ahead of Vicky Hurst. …Maude-Aimee Leblanc recorded her third straight top 10 result and fourth in her last seven tournaments …Maddie Szeryk, who notched her fourth top 10 finish of the season, moved up to No. 12 on the money list, just $3,969 shy of earning an LPGA Tour card for 2020.

POS SCORES TOTAL
T7 Maude-Aimee Leblanc 70-67-70 -9
T10 Maddie Szeryk 69-71-68 -8
T35 Brittany Marchand 71-73-70 -2
T35 Samantha Richdale 71-70-73 -2
T44 Valerie Tanguay 74-71-70 -1
MC Hannah Hellyer 74-73
MC Elizabeth Tong 71-76
MC Megan Osland 72-77
MC Casey MacNeil 70-76

NEXT EVENT: FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship  (Aug. 16)
CANADIANS ENTERED:  Hannah Hellyer, Megan Osland, Samantha Richdale, Valerie Tanguay, Elizabeth Tong


PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

NEXT EVENT: DICK’S Sporting Goods Open (Aug. 16)
CANADIANS ENTERED: No Canadians entered


EUROPEAN TOUR

NEXT EVENT:  D+D Real Czech Masters (Aug. 15)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Austin Connelly