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CANADIANS ON TOUR
September 2, 2003
There are no golf courses officially reported closed at this time. For most courses, golf clubs and resorts it is business as usual, However, If you are traveling long distances and planning an overnight stay it may be advisable to confirm your destination and transportation routes before departing. BC Golf Courses - The British Columbia PGA
Pleased with the progress of the RCGA’s Player Development program, Executive Director Stephen Ross proudly introduced two outstanding young amateurs at a special media conference Tuesday. Canadian Amateur champion Richard Scott, 19, of Kingsville, ON and James Lepp, 19, of Abbotsford, BC, whose victories this summer include successfully defending his BC Amateur title, soundly defeating a field of Canadian Tour professionals in the Greater Vancouver Classic and a record-setting performance in becoming the first Canadian to capture the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship. Meantime Monday, from a full field of 156 players, four additional golfers qualified for this week’s Open led by Courtenay, BC’s John Robertson from the Crown Isle Golf Resort. Robertson made the cross country journey from Vancouver Island pay off with a hot round of 64. “I’m ready, I’ve worked a lot on my game this year and it’s been solid for me,” said the 32-year old, who carded two eagles, four birdies and only one bogey. “I’m really looking forward to the week ahead. I want to get off to a good start and contend.” Robertson finished two shots ahead of Barrie, ON’s Scott Bogle. Chris Greenwood of Valdese, NC and amateur Lindsay Bernakevitch of Regina, SK won the final two spots following a five-player playoff. NOW HEAR THIS
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With a strong opening performance that got better each day Lynda Palahniuk of Kelowna, BC captured her first national amateur golf championship (August 28th), winning the Canadian Women’s Senior title by five shots over four-time defending U.S. Senior champion Carol Semple Thompson. Palahniuk, who finished 11th last year, toured the Galt Country Club course in Cambridge, ON in (75-74-73—222) 9-over par leaving Semple Thompson of Pennsylvania, tied for second at 14-over with first-round leader Jackie Rosart of Burlington, ON.
Receiving the Ada MacKenzie trophy from CLGA president Pat Edwards (top photo, right) Palahniuk said: “Winning in a field like this is astonishing. Carol and Marlene have done so much for women’s golf in their respective countries. Having them here makes this a really special moment.” Palahniuk and Rosart have received exemptions to play at the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championships in Austin, Texas next week. However, Palahniuk has already confirmed she will not accept due to, what she calls, “timing.” Rosart has said it’s too early to decide. Streit and Murdoch will also attend the US event having earned prior exemptions from the USGA. Final Scores Canadian Ladies' Golf Association
“I’ve been very successful in my golf this year and it feels great,” said Collings, who was participating in his 6th Canadian Mid-Amateur. I’ve been gearing up for this event all season and to end the year with a win like this is just incredible.” In team competition, the Ontario foursome of Mark Brewer, Jeff Van Vliet, Jim Briggs and Michael Jackson defeated Alberta by five shots. BC’s Ed Beachemin, Don Gowan, Steven Savage and Ken Thompson finished 17 shots back in 4th place. Final scores RCGA CANADIAN PGA SENIORS
Carter, now the Nationwide Tour’s leading money winner with $358,709, becomes only the sixth player to earn a ‘battlefield promotion” (3 wins in a season) to the PGA TOUR. Among top Canadians in the Calgary event were Victoria’s Jim Rutledge (69-69-70-67—275) and Dick Zokol of White Rock, BC (69-70-66-70—275), each earning $2,745; Darren Griff of Naniamo, BC T27 and won $2,294.
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Because of current fire conditions and some restrictions in certain areas of British Columbia BC GOLF NEWS offers the following sources of information for all golfers and travelers visiting in Western Canada.
Adam Scott was invited to play in the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship through a sponsor exemption and he showed his appreciation Labour Day Monday by winning his first PGA TOUR event. The 23-year-old Aussie left no doubt he’s a comer, winning by four shots and claiming his fifth victory world wide. Scott finished (69-62-67-66—264) 20 shots under par, four better than Rocco Mediate, five ahead of Justin Rose of England and six in front of Vijay Singh of Fiji. The Deutsche Bank Championship, played in the Boston area, is the tournament that replaced last year’s Air Canada Championship and helps to raise money for the Woods Foundation, a charity founded by Tiger Woods. Woods finished 11-under par and tied for seventh. Top Canadian was Glen Hnatiuk of Manitoba who T29th and finished (69-72-67-72—280) 4-under par for a $34,000 pay day. (20 events, $352,790) Among those missing the cut were Canadian Ian Leggatt and former Air Canada Champions Gene Sauers (2002), Joel Edwards (2001) and Guy Boros (1996).
This is the second year in a row that BC golfers have captured both the individual and team senior championships. Defending champion Alison Murdoch of Victoria, finished (75-77-78-231) T7th, three shots ahead of Canadian Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit, who was alone in 10th place. BC Ladies champion Phyllis Laschuk (79-80-78—237) and Holly Horwood (79-82-80--241), both of Vancouver, finished T13th and T16th respectively and combined to give the BC team a five shot victory over Ontario.
A four-foot birdie putt on the final hole was all Tom Watson needed in Aloha, Oregon to win the JELD-WEN Tradition for his second major this season on the Champions Tour. Watson now has three majors among his six Champions Tour victories. Earning $330,000, Watson finished (68-62-73-70—273) 15-under par, one shot ahead of Tom Kite, who missed a 5-footer that would have created a playoff, Jim Ahern, who missed from 6-feet to force a playoff and Dr. Gil Morgan, the PGA TOUR’s non-practicing dentist. Kelowna, BC’s Dave Barr finished strongly (69-69-71-68—281) to move into a T20 at 8-under and won $24,007 to push his season’s total winnings to $633,848
“I had all of my reservations made for the rest of the year, but I guess I’ll have to change those now,” says Carter with a smile. “My truck’s in Denver and I’m not sure how or when I’ll get it, but it a nice predicament to have.”
After waiting four hours for the rain to stop, which it didn’t, 22-year-old Candie Kung was finally declared the winner of the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill., giving the native of Taiwan her second consecutive LPGA title and the third of her career. In the final grouping of the day, Kung had just finished hitting her tee shot when the course was declared unplayable. The leader since the first round, Kung received $180,000 for finishing (64-67-71—202) 14-uner par, one shot ahead of Laura Davies and two in front of Hee-Won Han. Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, PEI (70-72-67—209) and Nancy Harvey, Swift Current, SA (70-70-69—209) both won $15,562 for finishing T14 at 7-under par. A.J. Eathorne of Penticton, BC T50 at (70-71-72) 3-under, worth $3,849. Liz Early of St. Catharines, ON and Angela Buzminski of Oshawa, ON were cut.
Australian Terry Gale won his third European Seniors Tour title of the season with a two shot victory over England’s Nick Job and New Zealand’s Barry Vivian at the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open at The Roxburghe Golf Club near Kelso. The 57 year-old from Perth won 32,608 euro (£22,500) to jump up to third place on the Order of Merit with 253,919 euro (£123,074). Canadians John Irwin (T37) and Bill Hardwick (T58) were well back. England’s Carl Mason leads the Senior Tour Order of Merit after just seven tournaments with 53,919 euro dollars. Irwin, in 15 tournaments, is T48 with 29,492 euro. Hardwick is T63 with 17,699 euro in 14 events. 
Out of respect for the fire situation that has affected so many throughout southern British Columbia the BC PGA decided last week to postpone their 9th annual BC PGA Seniors’ Championship sponsored by G&G Golf Company. The championship, scheduled for Kelowna Golf & Country Club, has now been rescheduled for September 22-23 at the same course, providing conditions in the BC Interior continue to improve. 
Jeff Budder of Fraserview Golf Course is hoping to achieve a feat next week that only two other golfers have accomplished in the 33-year history of the Cleveland Golf BC PGA Assistants Championship. Buder won the event last year but since 1970 Gerry Chatelain (1972-73-74) and Ed Tougas (1979-80) are the only Assistant Professionals to have successfully defended their provincial titles. Don Kerr (1983-87), Lanny Sawchuck (1992-94) and Scott Mini (1988-97) are the only other pros to have won more than once. The 2003 Cleveland Golf BC PGA Assistants Championship is scheduled for Chilliwack Golf & Country Club September 8-9.
A conflict with tournament dates for some of the players resulted in the Nancy Lopez Golf BC PGA Women’s Open being rescheduled for September 29-30 at the Morgan Creek Golf Course in South Surrey. Two- time defending champion Jennifer Wyatt will lead a strong field of top female professionals and elite amateurs in the 36-hole stroke play tournament that begins with an opening round two-player pro-am team competition.