Men's Canadian Amateur Crown Will Be A Close Affair

Cam Burke of New Hamburg, Ont., carded a 4-under 67 and is also tied for first place after 54 holes at 8-under 205

By Terry Lenyk
Coordinator, Media and Public Relations
Royal Canadian Golf Association

"I'm playing as good as I ever have," said Stiles, who won this year's Alberta Men's Amateur title on July 25. "Confidence plays a big part in golf and my win at the Alberta amateur helped give mine a kick-start. Since then, every time I'm within 35 feet of the cup I feel like it could go in."

Stiles, who is making his third appearance at the Canadian amateur, had his best showing in 2007 when he lost to Mitchell Fox of Okotoks, Alta. in the first round of match play.

While Stiles was energized, Burke was more nonchalant about his game.

"I just tried to keep it out of the rough today," said Burke, who had five birdies, three bogeys and an eagle en route to his colourful third-round 67. "The rough is up a little from when the tournament started, so it puts a lot more emphasis on how you play off-the-tee."

The rough at Paradise Canyon has grown an inch and a half since play started Monday due to late night watering from the course maintenance staff. The penalizing rough now stands at a demanding four and a half inches.

Alexandre Kaleka of Orelans, France moved into sole possession of third place with his day's work. Kaleka shot a 5-under 66 today to sit a single-shot back of the co-leaders at 7-under for the championship. The 21-year old native of France played particularly well on today's back-nine, firing a sizzling 5-under par 30.

"The pins were a little easier on the back-nine today," said Kaleka. "I'm pretty happy with where I'm sitting. Tomorrow I just want to go out, focus on course management and play like I did today."

Kaleka's performance this week is even more impressive considering he is still recovering from a broken knee, which left him sidelined from golf for nearly 12 weeks.

Tuesday's co-leader, Graham Baillargeon of Mississauga, Ont., shot a 1-under 70 to sit at 5-under par and slip into a tie for fourth with a quartet of British Columbians---defending champion Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, Brady Johnson of Mill Bay, BC Amateur and Junior champion Eugene Wong of North Vancouver and Lindsay Renolds of Christina Lake, B.C.

"To win you have to make birdies," said Baillargeon, who is only 1-under par for his last two rounds. "The putts just haven't been dropping for me. I lipped out putts on 10, 11 and 18 which would have helped, but I still think I'm in pretty good position. I just need to hit some more fairways and give myself an opportunity for more birdies."

Thursday's final-round shootout for the Earl Grey Cup and the coveted exemption into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open promises to be truly exciting as eight players sit within four-strokes of the lead.

Darren Wallace of Langley, B.C. carded the days lowest round, a 6-under par 61. Many may remember Wallace when he made history in 2004 by becoming the youngest player ever to win the Canadian amateur. Wallace was just 15-years old. With the win, he earned himself a spot to play among the PGA TOUR's finest at the 2004 Canadian Open.

A match play event from the beginning, the Amateur changed to stroke play for the 1969 championship and remained that way through 1994 when it reverted to match play in honour of the RCGA's and the championship's centennial in 1995. 2008 marks the first time it has been purely a stroke play event since then.

A complete list of players, starting times and post-round results for the 104th playing of the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship can be found online at www.rcga.org.

The following are third-round scores for Wednesday, August 13, 2008.

1. Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB, *72-67-66-205 -8
1. Cam Burke, New Hamburg, ON, *70-68-67-205 -8
3. Alexandre Kaleka, France, *73-67-66-206 -7
4. Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC, *74-67-67-208 -5
4. Brady Johnson, Mill Bay, BC, *70-71-67-208 -5
4. Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC, *70-70-68-208 -5
4. Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, BC, *69-70-69-208 -5
4. Graham Baillargeon, Mississauga, ON, *67-71-70-208 -5
9. Steven Lecuyer, Edmonton, AB, *72-69-68-209 -4
9. Christopher Ross, Dundas, ON, *72-68-69-209 -4
11. Shawn LaFontaine, Cobourg, ON, *73-71-66-210 -3
11. David Byrne, Essex, ON, *72-71-67-210 -3
11. James Allenby, Langley, BC, *77-64-69-210 -3
11. Matt Hoffman, Thornhill, ON, *72-69-69-210 -3
15. Darren Wallace, Langley, BC, *76-70-65-211 -2
15. David Markle, Shelburne, ON, *78-65-68-211 -2
15. Jordan Irwin, Calgary, AB, *73-68-70-211 -2
18. Victor Dubuisson, France, *76-70-66-212 -1
18. Devin Carrey, South Surrey, BC, *74-69-69-212 -1
18. Graham Hill, Forest, ON, *72-70-70-212 -1
18. Darren Hupfer, Edmonton, AB, *70-69-73-212 -1
22. Matt Hill, Forest, ON, *78-69-66-213 E
22. Nick Gillespie, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, *74-72-67-213 E
22. Craig Doell, Victoria, BC, *73-72-68-213 E
22. Albin Choi, Toronto, ON, *78-65-70-213 E
26. Michael Keast, Winnipeg, MB, *75-70-69-214 +1
26. Jeffrey Clarridge, Barrie, ON, *73-71-70-214 +1
26. Mark Hoffman, Thornhill, ON, *71-73-70-214 +1
26. Simon McInnis, Toronto, ON, *73-70-71-214 +1
26. Patrick Forbes, Toronto, ON, *71-72-71-214 +1
26. Riley Wheeldon, Courtenay, BC, *72-70-72-214 +1
26. Ben Tewes, Lincoln, NE, *71-68-75-214 +1
33. Jace Walker, St. Thomas, ON, *75-71-69-215 +2
33. Kevin Carrigan, Victoria, BC, *70-72-73-215 +2
33. Jean-Philippe Paiement, Mont Laurier, QC, *75-66-74-215 +2
36. Peter More, Winnipeg, MB, *73-73-70-216 +3
36. David Williamson, Halifax, NS, *75-69-72-216 +3
36. Garth Collings, Matlock, MB, *67-75-74-216 +3
36. Adam Hadwin, Abbotsford, BC, *73-69-74-216 +3
36. Mathieu Gingras, Moncton, NB, *72-68-76-216 +3
41. Todd Fanning, Winnipeg, MB, *78-69-70-217 +4
41. Matthew Leon, Brampton, ON, *74-71-72-217 +4
41. Corey Conners, Listowel, ON, *71-73-73-217 +4
41. Eric Coffin, Fredericton, NB, *74-70-73-217 +4
41. Jesse Speirs, Bangor, ME, *71-72-74-217 +4
46. Jacob Patte, Oshawa, ON, *70-77-71-218 +5
46. David Stewart, Prince Albert, SK, *78-69-71-218 +5
46. Philippe-Andre Bannon, Laval,QC, *74-72-72-218 +5
46. Santiago Gavino, San Luis Potosi, SLP, MX, *71-75-72-218 +5
46. Justin Fluit, Cambridge, ON, *75-71-72-218 +5
46. Nathan Leonhardt, Richmond, BC, *74-71-73-218 +5
46. Patrick Godin, Boucherville, QC, *72-73-73-218 +5
46. Tyson Wetherup, Oshawa, ON, *77-68-73-218 +5
46. Senan Foley, Calgary, AB, *76-67-75-218 +5
46. Mitch Sutton, London, ON, *73-69-76-218 +5
56. Anthony Warren, York, PE, *75-72-72-219 +6
56. Robert Greenwell, Georgetown, ON, *73-74-72-219 +6
56. Keith Yamaoka, Kelowna, BC, *76-70-73-219 +6
56. Mitchell Evanecz, Red Deer, AB, *75-70-74-219 +6
60. Blake Rowe-Sleeman, Coquitlam, BC, *76-71-73-220 +7
60. Brett Cairns, Courtland, ON, *76-71-73-220 +7
60. Julian Valenciana, Mexico, *75-72-73-220 +7
60. John Henry MacDonald, Cherry Valley, ON, *76-69-75-220 +7
64. James Gill, Waikato, New Zealand, *80-67-74-221 +8
64. Brad Kirton, Winnipeg, MB, *75-71-75-221 +8
66. Ryan Terdik, Mt. Pleasant, ON, *74-73-75-222 +9
66. Jonathan Kim-Moss, Mississauga, ON, *76-70-76-222 +9
68. Parker Lilly, Victoria, BC, *73-74-76-223 +10
69. Jason Roach, Quispamsis, NB, *76-71-77-224 +11
70. Matthew Cavelti, West Vancouver, BC, *74-73-78-225 +12
70. Braydon Wheeler, Calgary, AB, *75-71-79-225 +12

--- DID NOT FINISH ---

Dave Bunker, Woodbridge, ON, *+6
Charlie Hughes, Maple Ridge, BC, *+6
Zach MacDougall, Coquitlam, BC, *+6
Mathieu Rivard, Granby, QC, *+6
Benjamin Hebert, France, *+6
Scott Sinclair, Toronto, ON, *+7
David Arnold, Brooklin, ON, *+7
Michael Zizek, Mississauga, ON, *+7
Greg Doherty, Mississauga, ON, *+7
Scott Desmarais, Calgary, AB, *+7
Adam Gruber, Kamloops, BC, *+7
Edouard Dubois, France, *+7
Cory Renfrew, Victoria, BC, *+7
Jeremy Stevenson, Charlottetown, PE, *+8
Tom McKinlay Jr., Lacombe, AB, *+8
David Schultz, Calgary, AB, *+8
Nicholas Banfield, Halifax, NS, *+8
Kyler Murphy, Thunder Bay, ON, *+8
Jonnie Motomochi, Delta, BC, *+8
Michael Knight, Calgary, AB, *+8
Andrew Robb, Richmond, BC, *+9
Brett Webster, Vancouver, BC, *+9
Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, QC, *+9
Matthew McMahon, Brockville, ON, *+9
Trevor Edwards, Calgary, AB, *+9
Benjamin Murray, Toronto Ontario, *+9
Chris Welton, York, PE, *+9
David Freeman, Salisbury, NB, *+9
Jacob Ohanian, Winona, ON, *+9
Steven Lane, Surrey, BC, *+9
Ben Silverman, Concord, ON, *+9
Michael Young, Oakville, ON, *+9
Jack Wesche, Calgary, AB, *+10
Brendan Barrack, Toronto, ON, *+10
Mathieu Belanger, Lac Beauport, QC, *+10
Mark Sommerfeld, Waterloo, ON, *+10
Paul Raines, Berkshire, England, *+10
Mark Rice, Calgary, AB, *+11
Bryan Toth, Victoria, BC, *+11
Brian Affleck, Sutherlands River, NS, *+11
Thomas Keddy, Shenstone, NB, *+11
Lee French, London, ON, *+11
Peter Ahn, Victoria, BC, *+11
Scott Genoway, Calgary, AB, *+11
Brandon Markiw, Edmonton, AB, *+11
Richard Jung, Toronto, ON, *+11
Justin Nagy, Lethbridge, AB, *+12
Adam Cornelson, Langley, BC, *+12
Daniel Pow, Calgary, AB, *+12
Dallas Lequyer, Lethbridge, AB, *+12
Brad Larente, Cambridge, ON, *+12
Jonathan Kwant, Burlington, ON, *+13
Sean Hurley, Cole Harbour, NS, *+13
CUT. Jesse Galvon, Dewinton, AB, *+13
Geoffrey Butt, Vancouver, BC, *+13
Wade Hunter, St. John, NB, *+13
Justin Shin, Maple Ridge, BC, *+13
Adrian Cord, Etobicoke, ON, *+14
Kolby Kniel, Beaverlodge, AB, *+14
George Power, Calgary, AB, *+14
Andrew Scavarelli, Thunder Bay, ON, *+14
Murray Brown, Lethbridge, AB, *+14
Charles Fitzsimmons, North York, ON, *+15
Jordan Lesansky, Lasalle, ON, *+15
Karl Parrington, Dewinton, AB, *+15
Blaine Kruger, Lac La Biche, AB, *+16
Kyle Mossfeldt, Calgary, AB, *+16
Ben Moser, Waterloo, ON, *+16
Nikashantess Penashue, St. John's, NL, *+17
Ken Rodgers, Regina, SK, *+17
Brad Piero, Regina, SK, *+17
Jean Mainville, Scoudouc, NB, *+17
Brock Robillard, Calgary, AB, *+17
Andrew Zanatta, London, ON, *+18
Carter Hilkewich, Weyburn, SK, *+19
Christopher Rooney, Portugal Cove/St. Phillips, NL, *+19
Chuck Conley, Goose Bay, NL, *+20
Trevor Chow, Bedford, NS, *+22
Byron Olson, Calgary, AB, *+23
John Thyssen, Charlottetown, PE, *+25
Ryan Boutlier, Glace Bay, NS, *+26
Matthew Whittaker, Lethbridge, AB, *+26
Stephen Hawco, St. John's, NL, *+33
DQ. Trent Leon, Dallas, TX, *-2
DQ. Dong Su, Surrey, BC, *