Bryn Parry Shattering Records At CPGA Assistant's

With a flawless round of seven birdies and one eagle on his way to 9-under par 63, Parry was only two-under and trying to keep up to the hot streak of fellow competitor Carl Desjardins who had posted five birdies through his first seven holes. However, on the back nine Parry caught fire, connecting for a birdie at the 10th, an eagle at the 11th, and birdies at 12, 14, 17 and 18 to finish with an outstanding 29 on the back nine, a feat that almost matched his final round back nine of 28 last year at the same Championship in Beloeil, QC where he tied for 10th.

"Playing with guys like Carl in your group and collectively making four eagles between the three of us is such a help to your game because you watch each other hit perfect shots which in turn forces you to make the same adjustments in your game," stated Parry, the Canadian PGA Assistants' Champion IN 2005 and 1999.

A winner of this season's PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship, Parry has enjoyed an outstanding year on the Vancouver Golf Tour with four wins, including the recent Vancouver Open, which helped him claim yet another season-ending money title and a $5,000 bonus that pays his entry into the first stage of the 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School in October.

"I wish I could go play my second round right now," stated a giddy Parry who could have left his wedges back at the hotel today. "I didn't miss any greens and didn't chip at all which is always a great feeling. I think I had one putt of ten feet on the fringe to save par, but the rest were tap ins."

It seems that Parry's game is hitting a hot streak after posting scores of 65 three times and 66 twice in the last three weeks with friends.

"This is no doubt my best score posted in a tournament, but I know I can't slip up tomorrow, I have to go full steam ahead or guys will catch up pretty quickly, I have to play the full 54 holes to my limit," stated Parry who played on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.

Brian Groves of Kaneff Golf Academies in Ontario, Darryl James of National Golf Academy in Alberta and Vincent Dumouchel of La Prairie in Quebec are four shots behind Parry at five-under-par 67 heading into round two.

Groves had a successful season in Ontario this year winning the 2009 Ontario PGA Assistants' Spring Championship and is currently sitting tied for third position on the Order or Merit rankings. He carded seven birdies and two bogeys today en route to his 67. "I started off the day pretty well with five birdies on the front nine because the conditions were more than favourable this morning with no wind and clear skies, so I was able to take advantage of that."

Dumouchel is a force to be reckoned with this year in the Quebec Zone. He is the leader on Tour in the Order of Merit and his target is to make $20,000 this September, a goal which seems to be in sight for the 25 year old. This month he has already won the match play event at $10,000, and the Taylor Made Carte Kose Championship at $4,000. He is currently leading on the money list and looks like a shoe-in for the Player of Excellence Award in Quebec for 2009.

James seemed to be surprised at his 67 today after having suffering some difficulty with his back before arriving in Quebec.

"I definitely got everything out of that round that I possibly could," laughed James. "I really didn't hit it well, but I scrambled and was able to sink some putts which saved me," stated James, who has had a solid year in Alberta and is currently third on the Order of Merit rankings.

It was a successful day on the course for the Alberta (Belbin-68, Black-68, Kureluk-70, James-67) Zone in the InterZone team competition. The InterZone competition is compiled of four players on each team representing the nine Canadian PGA zones. Heading into the final round of the competition tomorrow, Alberta leads by two shots over the Ontario Zone (Groves-67, Levesque-70, Maunder-69, Smith-69).

The score is determined by the calculation of the best three scores in each four man team. The purse for the InterZone competition is $5000, with $500 going to each player on the winning team, $400 to each player on the second place team, and $350 going to each player on the third place team.

The total purse for the championship is $60,000 with the champion receiving a $9,000 first place cheque.

Golf de la Faune, a links' style course, is set in an astonishing natural environment. With eight water hazards, 45 sand traps, and oversized greens, the course will be pose a difficult challenge to the top Assistant professionals across the country.

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