Twin Rivers Golf Course set for Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship
PORT BLANDFORD, N.L. — Golf Canada concludes its 2018 Future Links championship season as the Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship is ready to take place at Terra Nova Resort on the award-winning Twin Rivers Golf Course from July 17-19.
With support from Golf Newfoundland and Labrador, the Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship is the final regional junior championship presented in partnership with Acura this season. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will begin with a practice round on July 16 before the tournament gets underway with round one on July 17.
Twin Rivers Golf Course officially opened in August 1984 as a nine-hole public course in Terra Nova National Park designed by Robbie Robinson. A second nine-hole, designed by Doug Carrick, opened in July 1991.
“Golf Newfoundland and Labrador is excited to present the 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship alongside Golf Canada,” said this week’s Tournament Director, Greg Hillier. “We look forward to seeing how Twin Rivers Golf Course tests Canada’s premier junior golfers while giving them an opportunity to showcase their skills.”
The field will consist of 57 junior golfers in the Junior Boys Division with the top six earning exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 30-Aug. 2 at Medicine Hat Golf & Country Club in Medicine Hat, Alta. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play.
The Junior Girls Division will consist of 8 golfers with the top six (including ties) earning an exemption into the 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on July 31- Aug. 3 at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, B.C.
Results from the previous 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura championships can be found here:Pacific, Ontario, Western, Quebec and Prairie.
More information regarding the Future Links, driven by Acura Championships can be found here.
NOTABLES
Haley Baker of Halifax, Nova Scotia
The 16-year-old has placed in the top-ten in five out of the six events she played in this season. Her best finish in 2018 so far was second place at the 2018 East Cost Junior Championship.
Owen Mullen of Truro, Nova Scotia
The 14-year-old finished T10 at the event last year. Mullen won the 2018 CJGA Atlantic Spring Classic and has three other top-five finishes this year. He ranks 50th on the Future Links, driven by Acura Order of Merit.
Daniel Kirby of Woodstock, New Brunswick
The 15-year-old finished T7 at the same event last year, the highest of anyone in the Boys Division this year. Kirby finished first at the CJGA DeLaet Cup Team East Qualifier at Northumberland Links Golf Club and currently ranks 36th in the Future Links, driven by Acura Order of Merit.
Taylor Cormier of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
The 16-year-old had a stellar 2017 season, winning four out of the five events that she competed in addition to being named Golf Newfoundland and Labrador’s Junior Female Golfer of the Year. She tied for thirteenth at the event last year.
FAST FACTS
In 2018, Golf Canada is conducting its six regional Future Links, driven by Acura championships in conjunction with the Provincial Associations.
Top six finishers in the Boys Division earn exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Top six finishers (including ties) in the Girls Division earn exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Junior Girls Championship.
Calvin Ross successfully defended his 2015, 2016 and 2017 Future Links Atlantic titles, and continuing on to win the Canadian Junior Boys Championship last year by two strokes.
Meghan McLean went wire-to-wire to win the Girls Division in the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic Championship.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Twin Rivers Golf Course officially opened in August 1984 as a nine-hole public course in Terra Nova National Park.
The second nine hole opened in July 1991.
Acknowledged as one of the top 100 courses in the country
Palmer Claims First RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships
by Luke Lacey – Golf NB
The final round at the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s NB Amateur Championship would turn into an exciting finish as three of New Brunswick’s best amateur golfers battled through 21 holes until a winner was finally crowned.
It was Alex Palmer who came out on top after 72 holes and an additional 3 playoff holes of difficult and challenging golf at The Riverside Country Club. Palmer entered the final round one shot ahead of playing partners Nick Earle of Westfield and Mike Landry of Fredericton. The trio exchanged birdies, pars and bogeys during the final round only to remain deadlocked at 4-under par after the final 72nd hole. In an entertaining and highly skilled playoff it came down to 18 where Palmer secured his first RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships in front of his home club fans. Palmer finished the final round with a 1-under par 71 to round out his event total of 284.
Finishing in second place is Mike Landry of Fredericton whose efforts in the playoff were magnificent, however not enough to stay ahead of Palmer. Landry rounded out the event with a 2-under par 70 to go along with his previous, 68, 72 and 74.
Rounding out the top three is Nick Earle of Westfield whose final round push of 2-under par 70, was enough to keep him in contention and join Landry and Palmer in the playoff. Earle’s stellar play throughout the week earned him a spot-on Team NB to represent the province at the 2018 Canadian Amateur Championships. Nick’s performance was followed up closely by his younger brother Stuart who finished 4th with a total of 2-over par, 290.
In the Mid-Amateur Division, placing behind Palmer and Landry is 2017 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Champion Darren Roach of The Riverside Country Club who finished at 11-over par. In 5th is 2018 Willingdon Cup team member Ryan Allaby of Hampton who’s 12-over par total earned him an opportunity to represent NB at the 2018 Canadian Mid-Amateur Championships.
In the Men’s Amateur section, Sam Reid of Royal Oaks, Stuart Earle and Nick Earle of Westfield earned the opportunity to be members of Team NB and represent New Brunswick in the Willingdon Cup at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, to be held from August 6 to 9, 2018 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.
Newly appointed members of the Willingdon Cup Team are The Riverside’s Alex Palmer and Ryan Allaby of Hampton have earned positions on Team NB that will represent the province at the 2018 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, to be held from August 21 to 24, 2018 at the Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. The third and final position on Team NB, along with the first alternate position, will be awarded later this month at the 2018 NB Mid-Master Championships, to be held at the Royal Oaks Golf Club from July 23 to 25, 2018.
For more information on the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.
For more information on The Riverside Country Club please visit: CLICK HERE.
For more information on RBC Dominion Securities please visit: www.rbcds.com.
The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
Palmer Jumps Into Lead at 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championship
by Luke Lacey – Golf NB
Men’s Mid-Amateur Results – Click Here
For Final Round Tee Times & Pairings – Click Here
For Immediate Release:
“Moving Day” at the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s NB Amateur Championship brought difficult scoring conditions as 74 of the provinces best looked to make a final push ahead of Sunday’s final round.
It was The Riverside Country Club’s Alex Palmer who’s third round 3-under par 69 moved him to the top of the leaderboard. Palmer started the round at even-par in third place sitting a few shots behind the co-leaders Nick Earle of Westfield and Mike Landry of Fredericton. Claiming his second low round of the event gave him the gap to switch up the leaderboard rankings, resulting in Earle and Landry in a two-way tie for second place. Alex’s Saturday 69 included 10 pars, 4 birdies, 1 eagle and 3 bogeys.
In second place is Mike Landry of Fredericton and Nick Earle of Westfield who both felt the effects of the heat on The Riverside’s firm and fast greens. Landry finished his third round with a 2-over par 74 moving his three-round total to 2-under par. His 74 consisted of 10 pars, 3 birdies and 5 bogeys. Landry’s bogey trouble started on the tail end of the back nine with holes 5,6 and 7. Nick Earle who started the round with high hopes of building off of his previous 68 and 72 was also met with difficult playing conditions starting with a double bogey on the par-4 1st. Nick has matched Landry’s score every round thus far as he also recorded a 2-over par 74 during round 3.
In the Mid-Amateur Division, The Riverside’s Alex Palmer also leads at 3-under followed closely by Fredericton’s Mike Landry at 2-under in second. Darren Roach of The Riverside Country Club and Ryan Allaby of Hampton are tied for third place in the Mid-Amateur Division as the pair both sit at 8-over entering Sunday’s final round.
The fourth and final round of the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship will get underway at 7:30am on Sunday July 15th. The pairing of Alex Palmer, Mike Landry and Nick Earle will round out the final group of Sunday’s round at 12:10 off of The Riverside’s first tee.
The top three finishers, along with the fourth-place alternate, in the Men’s Amateur section, will earn the opportunity to be members of Team NB and represent New Brunswick in the Willingdon Cup at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, to be held from August 6 to 9, 2018 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. In addition to the Provincial Championship and the four positions on Team NB, Golf NB will also be allocating an additional five exemptions into the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to top finishers at this year’s event.
In addition to the positions on the Willingdon Cup Team, the top two finishers in the NB Mid-Amateur category (25 years and over) will earn positions on Team NB that will represent the province at the 2017 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, to be held from August 21 to 24, 2018 at the Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. The third and final position on Team NB, along with the first alternate position, will be awarded later this month at the 2018 NB Mid-Master Championships, to be held at the Royal Oaks Golf Club from July 23 to 25, 2018.
For more information on the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.
For more information on The Riverside Country Club please visit: CLICK HERE.
For more information on RBC Dominion Securities please visit: www.rbcds.com.
The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame to auction off one-of-a-kind items
As part of our Induction Celebration on Hall of Fame Day at the RBC Canadian Open, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame is auctioning off a variety of exciting items with proceeds benefitting golf heritage.
One of the items up for grabs is a priceless Royal Montreal Golf Club Experience. The winner of this package will get a round of 18 holes for 3 people at Royal Montreal Golf Club, the oldest golf club in North America with a long and storied history that includes hosting 10 RBC Canadian Open tournaments. This private club was granted the “Royal” status by Queen Victoria in 1884 and was one of the founding members of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1895.
Thanks to CGHF Honoured Member Lorie Kane, bidders also have a shot at winning a PEI Golf Experience, which includes two rounds of golf for 4 people at Mill River Resort and overnight accommodation at Mill River. Also included is a round of golf at The Links at Crow Bush Cove and Dundarave Golf Course for 4 people (including golf cart).
Other items include:
- an official Team Canada Olympic golf bag signed by David Hearn and Graham DeLaet,
- a Brooke Henderson package with a Brooke Henderson signed CP Women’s Open tournament used flag along with a signed CP Women’s Open hat.
- an RBC golf bag autographed by PGA Tour players Graham Delaet, Ian Poulter, David Hearn, Charley Hoffman, Brandt Snedeker, Danny Lee, Camilo Villegas and Graeme McDowell.
- two weekly tickets for the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
- The opportunity golf with 2-time US Amateur Champion Gary Cowan at his home course of Westmount Golf and Country Club
To view all the items up for auction, please click here. Items are continuing to be added so be sure to check back often!
The auction will run until July 24th at 6 p.m. EST.
Palmer Puts the Pressure on Landry & Earle after Round 2 at the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Championships
by Luke Lacey – Golf NB
For Immediate Release:
Day two of the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s NB Amateur Championship marked another perfect day for golf as limited wind combined with the immaculate condition of The Riverside Country Club would lead to some movement on the leaderboard.
Round 1 leaders, Mike Landry of the Fredericton Golf Club and Nick Earle of Westfield Golf & Country Club would begin their second rounds at 10:40 and 11:20 just as the heat set in on The Riverside Country Club. The two continue to lead the field after their second rounds as the pair both recorded even-par 72 rounds. Earle’s 72 consisted of 4 bogeys, 1 double, 4 birdies, 1 eagle and 8 pars while Landry carded 10 pars, 4 birdies and 4 bogeys.
Rounding out the top three of the leaderboard after his spectacular second round of 68 is The Riverside Country Club’s Alex Palmer. Palmer took advantage of his home course knowledge and maneuvered the quick greens to record the low round of the day. Alex’s 68 included 12 pars, 5 birdies and 1 bogey.
In the Mid-Amateur Division, Landry currently leads by four shots over Alex Palmer after Palmers jump into the top of the leaderboard. 2017 Amateur & Mid-Amateur Champion Darren Roach currently sits in 3rd place in the Mid-Amateur Division and in 6th in the Amateur after a second round 3-over par 75.
The top three finishers, along with the fourth-place alternate, in the Men’s Amateur section, will earn the opportunity to be members of Team NB and represent New Brunswick in the Willingdon Cup at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, to be held from August 6 to 9, 2018 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. In addition to the Provincial Championship and the four positions on Team NB, Golf NB will also be allocating an additional five exemptions into the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to top finishers at this year’s event.
In addition to the positions on the Willingdon Cup Team, the top two finishers in the NB Mid-Amateur category (25 years and over) will earn positions on Team NB that will represent the province at the 2017 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, to be held from August 21 to 24, 2018 at the Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. The third and final position on Team NB, along with the first alternate position, will be awarded later this month at the 2018 NB Mid-Master Championships, to be held at the Royal Oaks Golf Club from July 23 to 25, 2018.
The third round of the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship will get underway at 7:30am on Saturday July 14th, with competitors all going off the first tee.
For more information on the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.
For more information on the The Riverside Country Club please visit: CLICK HERE.
For more information on RBC Dominion Securities please visit: www.rbcds.com.
The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
Weekly Top-10 Rankings powered by CP
MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
James Song made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 38 spots in the world rankings after finishing sixth at the Sahalee Players Championship. Since joining the Top 10, Song has gained 208 places over the past six weeks in the world rankings.
Henry Lee gained 24 places in the world rankings after finishing 34th at the Sahalee Players Championship. That helped propel him up on spot to No. 9 in the Canadian rankings.
Just outside the Top 10, Lawren Rowe gained 50 places in the world rankings after finishing eighth at the Sahalee Players Championship.
Biggest move: Ilirian Zalli gained 931 spots in the world rankings after winning the British Columbia Junior Championship, an even he finished runner-up at a year ago.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 36 | +1 |
| 2. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 92 | -1 |
| 3. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 94 | +1 |
| 4. | James Song | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | (California) | 137 | +38 |
| 5. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | – | 221 | +1 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | – | 285 | -3 |
| 7. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 383 | -8 |
| 8. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 446 | -4 |
| 9. | Henry Lee | Coquitlam, BC | Washington | 503 | +24 |
| 10. | Blair Bursey | Gander, NFLD | Utah Valley St. | 571 | -6 |
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Michelle Ruiz made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 22 spots in the world rankings after finishing runner-up at the Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur. Golf Canada Development Squad member and the No. 11 ranked amateur in Canada, Ellie Szeryk, picked up 77 spots in the world rankings after her wire-to-wire victory at the event. It’s the first title of the year her and she joins her sister, world No. 16 Maddie Szeryk, who won the title back in 2015..
Biggest Move: Victoria Zheng climbed 394 spots after finishing third at the Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 16 | +1 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 26 | +2 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 177 | +3 |
| 4. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 249 | +4 |
| 5. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 255 | +22 |
| 6. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 301 | -1 |
| 7. | Brigitte Thibault | Montreal, QC | Fresno State | 317 | +1 |
| 8. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 377 | -10 |
| 9. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 440 | -7 |
| 10. | Michelle Kim | Surrey, BC | Idaho | 490 | +5 |
MEN’S TOP 10
Mackenzie Hughes continued his upward momentum in the world rankings, picking up 14 places after finishing in a tie for 13th at the PGA’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. The result was worth 3.00 world ranking points, his second consecutive points-paying finish. He also climbed two places up to No. 3 in the Canadian rankings.
Former Canadian No. 1 David Hearn made the biggest gain among the Top 10, climbing 16 spots after finishing in a tie for 30th at the PGA’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. That was worth 1.40 world ranking points – only his second points-paying finish this year.
Corey Conners jumped eight spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 30th at the PGA’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. The result was worth 1.40 world ranking points and he moved up to the No. 7 ranking in Canada.
Outside the Top 10, Sukwoan Ko of Coquitlam, B.C. makes his Canadian rankings debut at No. 11 after a jump of 1,315 spots following his first career victory in a playoff at the Korean Tour’s Jeonbuk Open. The result was worth 9.00 world ranking points and the victory came in only his ninth professional start on the start.
Michael Gligic gained 314 spots in the world rankings and moved up to No. 15 in the Canadian rankings after a runner-up finish at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada’s Windsor Championship. The result was good for 3.00 world ranking points and marked the third runner-up finish of his career.
Taylor Pendrith rejoins the Canadian rankings with a gain of 612 spots to move up to No. 22 after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada’s Windsor Championship. The result was his first top 10 finish of the season for the Golf Canada Young Pro squad member and was worth 1.62 world ranking points.
Other notable results:No. 4 Benjamin Silverman and No. 5 Nick Taylor both finished tied for 56th at PGA A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier; No. 6 Austin Connelly missed the cut at European Tour Dubai Duty Free Irish Open; No. 8 Adam Svensson missed the cut at Web.com Tour LECOM Health Challenge; No. 10 Roger Sloan finished tied for 20th at Web.com Tour LECOM Health Challenge;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 52 | -4 |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 200 | -8 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | DUndas, ON | PGA | 242 | +14 |
| 4. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 257 | -10 |
| 5. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 259 | -6 |
| 6. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 290 | -13 |
| 7. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | PGA | 334 | +8 |
| 8. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 345 | -11 |
| 9. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 453 | +16 |
| 10. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | PGA | 590 | -27 |
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Brittany Marchand made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 40 places in the world ranking after finishing tied for seventh at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. The result was worth 5.45 world ranking points for the Golf Canada Young Pro squad member, who also reclaimed the No. 3 ranking in Canada. It’s her second top 10 finish on the LPGA Tour this year and the 11th time in 12 starts that she has managed to pick up world ranking points.
Top ranked Brooke Henderson maintained her No. 16 world ranking after finishing in a tie for 23rd at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. The result was worth 2.12 world ranking points and marked her seventh points-paying finish in the last eight tournaments.
Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp and No. 4 Maude-Aimee Leblanc both missed the cut at Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 16 | – |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 156 | -2 |
| 3. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 239 | +40 |
| 4. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 273 | -6 |
| 5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 419 | -4 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 617 | -7 |
| 7. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | – | 694 | +1 |
| 8. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 790 | -2 |
| 9. | Christina Foster | Concord, ON | SYMT | 904 | -1 |
| 10. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 908 | -7 |
Landry & Earle Share the Lead After Round 1 at the RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur
Men’s Mid-Amateur Results – Click HereFor 2nd Round Tee Times & Pairings – Click Here
by Luke Lacey – Golf NB
For Immediate Release:
Day one of the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s NB Amateur Championship provided difficult scoring conditions as the wind made many holes unreachable during the opening round.
Posting early scores were 2017 Mid-Amateur and Amateur Champion Darren Roach of The Riverside Country Club who recorded a 1-under 71, 2016 Mid-Amateur and Amateur Champion Michel Landry of Fredericton Golf Club posted a 4-under par 68 along with Westfield’s Nick Earle who also fired a 4-under par 68.
Earle’s first round 68 will put him in a prime position leading into Friday. His 1st round consisted of 5 birdies, 1 bogey and 12 pars. Tied for the lead with Earle is Fredericton’s Michel Landry, the 2016 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Champion had 8 pars, 6 birdies, 1 eagle, 2 bogeys and a double on route to his 68.
Earle is looking to capture his first ever RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, while Landry aims to add to his previous victories and earn a spot-on Team NB for the 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. With one of the most experienced fields in recent event history, it will not be an easy task to conquer The Riverside Country Club’s fast and firm greens.
Sitting in 3rd place in the Amateur Division and 2nd in the Mid-Amateur Division is 2017 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Champion, Darren Roach of The Riverside Country Club. Darren recorded a first round 1-under par 71 to put himself in a solid position at the top of the leaderboard. Roach recorded 3 birdies, two bogeys and 13 pars on a windy and firm morning at The Riverside Country Club.
Daniel Kirby of JH Sports currently sits in 4th position after round 1 in the Amateur Division, Kirby’s round included 4 birdies, 4 bogeys and 10 pars on route to an even-par score of 72.
Rounding out the top of the leaderboard in the Mid-Amateur Division is Doug Malcolm of Hampton who shot a 2-over par 74 during round 1.
The second round of the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship will get underway at 7:30am on Friday July 13th, with competitors all going off the first tee.
In addition to the NB Men’s Amateur Championship, this week’s event will also see the crowning of the 2018 NB Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion. Open to players, 25 years of age and older, the NB Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion will be awarded to the low age eligible finisher in the field.
The top three finishers, along with the fourth-place alternate, in the Men’s Amateur section, will earn the opportunity to be members of Team NB and represent New Brunswick in the Willingdon Cup at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, to be held from August 6 to 9, 2018 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. In addition to the Provincial Championship and the four positions on Team NB, Golf NB will also be allocating an additional five exemptions into the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to top finishers at this year’s event.
In addition to the positions on the Willingdon Cup Team, the top two finishers in the NB Mid-Amateur category (25 years and over) will earn positions on Team NB that will represent the province at the 2017 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, to be held from August 21 to 24, 2018 at the Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. The third and final position on Team NB, along with the first alternate position, will be awarded later this month at the 2018 NB Mid-Master Championships, to be held at the Royal Oaks Golf Club from July 23 to 25, 2018.
For more information on the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.
For more information on the The Riverside Country Club please visit: CLICK HERE.
For more information on RBC Dominion Securities please visit: www.rbcds.com.
The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship is set for The Riverside
Luke Lacey – Golf NB
The 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur will see the 72-hole competition include 76 participants in the field compete for the amateur and mid-amateur championship.
The Amateur Division features participants under the age of 25 and promises to have no lack of competition with a number of highly ranked junior players recently graduating to the amateur ranks. Joining the field is 2017 East Coast Junior Champion, 2017 Team NB Canada Games and 2017 Team NB Boys Nationals Runner-up Team Member Stuart Earle of Westfield as well as 2017 NB Junior Boys Champion Sam Reid of Royal Oaks who was a teammate of Earle’s at both Nationals and Canada Games. Absent from this year’s event are Corey McMinniman of Fredericton Golf Club and Calvin Ross of JH Sports who finished 3rd and T-4 in last year’s event.
Returning to the field for this year’s event is 2017 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Champion, Darren Roach. Roach looks to capture his second consecutive Amateur Championship at his home course of The Riverside Country Club. Also returning is 2017 runner up, Mike Landry of the Fredericton Golf Club who looks to once again put the pressure on Darren Roach and battle for the title. Edward Reevey returns to the event at his home club and is looking to improve on his third-place finish, also returning are Stu Musgrave and Greg Jones of Country Meadows, Tony MacKinnon of Fredericton and Colin Manning of Moncton.
For more information on the 2018 RBC Dominion Securities NB Men’s Amateur Championship, including results and tee times, please CLICK HERE.
For more information on The Riverside Country Club please visit: CLICK HERE.
For more information on RBC Dominion Securities please visit: www.rbcds.com.
The title sponsor of the 2018 NB Men’s Amateur Championship is once again RBC Dominion Securities. RBC Dominion Securities was introduced as the title sponsor for the NB Amateur Championship in 2007. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and businesses superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.
Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
Matchett Captures First NB Ladies Provincial Championship
Coming out on top was hometown player, Morgan Matchett who’s third round 4-over par 75 was enough to propel her into first place and capture her first NB Ladies Amateur Provincial Championships. Matchett’s final round included 13 pars, 3 bogeys, 1 double and 1 birdie which finalized her three-round total of 228 (74,79,75). Finishing in second place in the amateur division, three shots off the lead is Country Meadow’s Leanne Richardson who recorded an 8-over par 79 during her final round to move her 231 (75,77,79) total for the event. Rounding out the top three is Chrissie Spidell of Anderson, South Carolina who also finished the event with an 8-over par 79, 232 (74,79,79) total.
For the second consecutive year, Leanne Richardson has won both the NB Ladies Mid-Amateur Championship and the NB Ladies Senior Championship as she edged out Chrissie Spidell to win by one stroke. In 3rd place in both the Senior and Mid-Amateur Division was Kathy Grebenc of Gowan Brae a total score of 21-over par, followed by a two-way tie for 4th place in the Mid-Amateur Division between Fredericton’s Maureen O’Donnell and Allison Chisholm of The Riverside Country Club at 26-over par.
In the Super-Senior Division, Kathy Grebenc of Gowan Brae edged out club mate Brenda Parrott to win the 2018 NB Ladies Super-Senior Division by 18 strokes. Kathy finished the event with an 8-over par 79 to ensure her victory. Finishing in 2nd place is Brenda Parrott of Gowan Brae who finished with a score of 39-over par, 252 (78, 90, 84), following closely behind in a tie for 3rd place is Penny Dickeson and Connie Bothwell of Fredericton Golf Club who both finished at 43-over par, 256.
In addition to the four provincial championships, also up for grabs were positions on both the NB NB Ladies Amateur and NB Ladies Senior Teams, along with an exception into the Mid-Amateur division at the Canadian Championships at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, to be played at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, BC, from July 24th to 27th, 2018, and the Canadian Women`s Mid-Senior Championship, to be held at the Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ontario from August 28th to 30th, 2018.
Joining Matchett as part of the 2018 NB Ladies Amateur Team is Mackenzie Scott, Laura Wesselius and Angela Welch serving as the first alternate. In the Senior ranks, New Brunswick will be represented by Leanne Richardson, Allison Chisholm, Pam Cossey and Mary Walton-Rossignol as the alternate.
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Golf New Brunswick (Golf NB), a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the New Brunswick Golf Association (NBGA) officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by Golf NB to its 10,000 members include: 12 provincial events, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.
The South American connection
Meet Argentina’s Ruben Yorio, the man on the bag for Venezuela’s favourite golfing son, two-time RBC Canadian Open defending champ Jhonattan Vegas
It was a change of plans for Ruben Yorio—one that would hit him in the pocketbook, but certainly not the heart. His boss of three years, Jhonattan Vegas, had just missed the cut at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, and decided to make a schedule adjustment in light of his mediocre play in 2018—a drought mostly borne of short-game woes that ranked him 166th on Tour around-the-green and 147th in putting heading into the end of June.
“We sat down in the locker-room after he finished and he said he’s going to take the next two weeks off—that he wanted to be ready for the Open at Carnoustie and to defend his title in Canada,” Yorio explains. “He said, ‘I’m not playing well. I need to go home. I’m mentally tired. I’m going to see my coach (Kevin Kirk, who also works with Masters champ Patrick Reed).”
That meant an unexpected vacation for Yorio—a welcome return to his wife Mara and seven-year-old daughter Catalina—except that there are no quick and inexpensive jaunts to see the family for Yorio, who, seated at JFK International Airport in New York on June 23rd, was more than 8,500 kms from his hometown of Ezpeleta, on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“It’s usually a $1,000 round-trip to from Miami,” notes Yorio, who says it without a hint of regret. He is immensely grateful to be a longtime member of the travelling troupe of PGA Tour caddies, a career that has included four victories: the 2009 Masters and 2014 Greenbrier Classic with fellow Argentinian Angel Cabrera, the 2011 Dubai Desert Classic with Alvaro Quiros and last year’s RBC Canadian Open with Venezuelan Vegas.
It’s an unlikely career path for Yorio. His father, a railway station worker, died of a heart attack when Ruben was 14, leaving Yorio’s mother, Emma, to raise he and his younger brother Leo.
“We were from a poor background,” Yorio relates. “My mother was working six days a week at a laundromat—she was our only support. She would leave no later than 7:00 in the morning and not get home until 7:00 or 8:00 at night. She did a fantastic job raising us, and we helped her out where we could.
“I had a good friend in a similar situation and hadn’t seen him in a few days,” Yorio remembers. “Then he showed up one day and had a new bike, new shoes and new clothes. And I said, ‘What are you doing, Fabian?’ And he said, ‘I am caddying at Ranelagh Golf Club.’”
As a 12-year-old, Yorio couldn’t have appreciated the history of the private course seven kilometres to the south—the hallowed ground of World Golf Hall of Famer Roberto De Vincenzo, winner of eight PGA Tour events, including the 1967 Open Championship. De Vincenzo, who lived a couple blocks from the course until his passing last June, had, himself, caddied at Ranelagh, where he’d also honed his game.
“Fabian took me there and I started caddying for the members. I could make $25 US a day, which was a lot of money,” says Yorio, who typically made the long trek on weekends as well as most Wednesdays (Women’s Day) by bus, although, when money was short, he’d take his bike or even walk.
At age 18, Yorio advanced to the professional ranks when he began carrying for a former fellow Ranelagh caddie, Rodolfo Gonzalez. That eventually led to a season on the European Tour with Vincente Fernandez, before a three-year stint on the LPGA Tour. The latter included an extended relationship with a Calgary woman, but when that broke down, Yorio found the true love of his life.
Mara Larrauri, a regular at Ranelagh GC, had returned from Campbell University in North Carolina, where she played on a golf scholarship. Who better than Yorio to shoulder her bag on the Futures (now Symetra) Tour. “Driving to every tournament in an old Mercury—24/7 together and really getting to know each other—was an amazing experience,” recalls Yorio, who married Mara in 2008 and wears out his cell phone staying in touch with his wife and Catalina, while returning to Ezpeleta as often as possible through the golf season.
“I love Mara to death—she’s taught me so much about life, about being kind to people. She made me better—she’s one of the reasons I’m here,” says Yorio of Mara, who now works at her family’s construction business.
Yorio was inspired by her work ethic as well. “When she was picked as Campbell University’s Athlete of the Year, her coach talked about how she was always the first one at practice. One time she didn’t have a car and the range was two miles from her dorm. Her coach saw her walking beside the highway carrying her clubs to practice.”
Yorio, who turns 49 in December, also credits fellow Argentine looper Adrian ‘Coco’ Monteros for his personal and professional development. “I learned a lot from Coco. He’s gone through a lot, but is a super nice, honest, wonderful person. He’s always said, if you do the right thing and keep trying, good things will come to you.”
Those good things have included one Masters crown for Yorio. “Cabrera was good to me, but his son started caddying for him, so they asked me to go part time, but I had a family to support,” he relates.
No hard feelings, especially in light of Tour victories since, including $108,000 US (minus Canadian taxes) for his work at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open—the standard 10% caddie cut for Vegas’ $1,080,000 first-place cheque.
Yorio is, expectedly, excited to be returning to Glen Abbey and the prospect of Vegas attempting to threepeat July 26-29. That 27-pound bag—“I’ve tried but can’t make it lighter than that”— seems a little easier to bear north of the border. “I’ve always had good memories of Canada.”
And he isn’t fretting over Vegas’ recent form. He remembers that his boss missed five straight cuts entering last year’s Open.
And he has life in perspective. Yorio’s 79-year-old mother, Emma, is suffering from Alzheimer’s. “She’s not doing great. She still remembers her phone number from her first house, but forgets stuff that just happened, and doesn’t know things like when to eat or shower. It will be good to see her.”
Yorio was counting the minutes before boarding his plane to Buenos Aires, to playing toy golf with Catalina and some personal time with Mara.
Some missed cuts, he figured, are better than others.