Jeff Buder -- Making Up For Lost Time

With eight birdies and missing only one green during his round at the Wanamaker Golf Course at PGA Golf Club, Buder has a four shot lead over Scott Allred of Calgary.

"I've had this date circled on the calendar for two years since I couldn't come down and play last year," said Buder, who was overseeing renovations in his pro shop. "I absolutely love coming down here and I seem to get off to some great starts so hopefully I can keep it going this time."

(photo: Jeff Buder, CPGA)

Buder cruised around his first nine holes in 3-under par, then caught fire on the back nine with birdies at 10, 11, 12, 14 & 16.

"I was actually a little nervous on the first few holes as I haven't played a competitive round in about three months but I rolled in about a 90 foot putt on the 4th hole that I thought might be a good sign for the day and that seemed to calm me down a bit."

Buder, whose round of 64 was two shots off the course record set only a few weeks ago at the PGA Tour's First Stage of Qualifying School by Canadian Tour player Hugo Leon, has enjoyed success over the last few years at the PGA Golf Club, finishing in a tie for 4th in 2005 and a tie for 5th in 2006.

Allred, Head Professional at Calgary's Elbow Springs Golf Club, fired the same score in the first round as he did a year ago in the opening round. Last year he was the overnight leader, this year he sits four shots back.

"I hit the ball so well out there today, as good as I've hit it in a long time," said Allred, who finished tied for 9th place in 2008. "I had a chance to roll in some more putts to get even closer to Buder but I'll take it after day one."

2005 & 2006 Champion Danny King, Head Teaching Professional at Magna Golf Club and 2007 Champion Eric Landreville of Club De Golf Belle Vue sit in a tie for 3rd place after opening rounds of 3-under par 69.

Defending Champion Kyle German of Surrey, BC, the Director of Golf at Washington State's Point Robeerts Golf Club, opened with a 1-over par 73 largely due to a shaky putter.

"I was surprised that my putter was shaky today as usually it's my bread and butter," stated German, who spoke to his fellow competitors at Sunday night's Canadian PGA Awards Show about the thrill of being the National Club Professional Champion and playing in his first PGA TOUR event in the RBC Canadian Open. "I can't believe how different the course is playing this year with completely opposite conditions than last year and I think I may have given my pal Jeff Buder too many tips in the practice rounds."

The British Columbia team of Buder (64), Darryl Stubbs (72), Scott Dickson (74) and Ross Mantell (76) lead the Inter-Zone Competition by one shot with a score of 6-under par 210. Team Ontario trails by a single shot and Team Quebec sits two shots back from the lead.

The $5000, 36-hole Inter-Zone competition consists of teams of four players from each of nine Zones counting the best three scores each day for two rounds at the CPC.

The 2009 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian Club Professional Championship was kicked off last night with the Canadian PGA Awards Show. Plaques were presented to the 2008 Canadian PGA National Award Winners: Mike Kelly - Jack McLaughlin Junior Teacher of the Year, Tim Moore - Merchandiser of the Year, Rob Anderson - DELL Teacher Professional of the Year and Bill Wogden - Club Professional of the Year.

The CPC purse is $85,000 and the Champion will also receive an exemption into the 2010 RBC Canadian Open at Toronto's St. George's Golf and Country Club.

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Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship
Par 72

1 Jeff Buder Vancouver, BC 64
2 Scott Allred Calgary, AB 68
3 Eric Landreville Melocheville, QC 69
3 Danny King Milton, ON 69
5 Chris Barber Kingston, ON 70
5 Ben Boudreau Longueuil, QC 70
5 Martin Plante Blainville, QC 70
8 Ken Tarling Sandford, ON 71
8 Trevor Giggey Charlottetown, PE 71
8 Brett Burgeson Airdrie, AB 71
8 Ian Doig Sharon, ON 71
8 Eric Laporte St-Liguori, QC 71
8 Gar Hamilton Mississauga, ON 71
8 Daniel Santerre Coteau Du Lac, QC 71
8 David Main Burlington, ON 71
8 Greg Pidlaski Kelowna, BC 71
17 Troy Howe Moncton, NB 72
17 Daryl Stubbs S. Delta, BC 72
17 Daniel Talbot St-Basile Le Grand, QC 72
17 Scott Knapp Regina, SK 72
17 Marc Girouard St-Sauveur, QC 72
17 Wayne Fairbairn Calgary, AB 72
17 Mike Silver London, ON 72
17 Marc Foucault Hull, QC 72
17 Pascal Edmond Blainville, QC 72
17 Mark Kappes Amherstburg, ON 72
17 Greg Colekessian Collingwood, ON 72
17 Greg McGarry Edmonton, AB 72
17 Doug Warner East York, ON 72
17 Brian French Creemore, ON 72
31 Jonathan Schaepper Arnprior, ON 73
31 Samuel Yawney Sudbury, ON 73
31 Jean Leduc Gatineau, QC 73
31 Bruce Rogerson Brantford, ON 73
31 John Hastie Lively, ON 73
31 Kyle German Surrey, BC 73
31 Ryan Davis Brantford, ON 73
31 Drew Smythe St. Catharines, ON 73
31 Adam Chamberlain Bathurst, NB 73
31 Phil McCluskey Drumheller, AB 73
31 Alan Carter Jasper, AB 73
42 Jeff Murdoch Stony Plain, AB 74
42 Dean North Carman, MB 74
42 Scott Dickson Vancouver, BC 74
42 Dave McMillan Winnipeg, MB 74
42 Gordon Courage Cochrane, AB 74
42 David Banks Burlington, ON 74
42 Dan Greenwood Burlington, ON 74
42 Chris Wehrle Cambridge, ON 74
42 Hocan Olsson St-Bruno, QC 74
42 Terence Kolar Kanata, ON 74
52 Michel Dagenais Gatineau, QC 75
52 Jeff Cuthbertson Morinville, AB 75
52 George Lacko Sudbury, ON 75
52 Scott Parker Winnipeg, MB 75
52 Chris Learmonth Deep River, ON 75
52 Dale Pedersen Kingston, ON 75
52 Bob Flaro Ottawa, ON 75
52 Marc Hurtubise Chambly, QC 75
60 Ross Mantell Qualicum Beach, BC 76
60 Philippe Mongeau Mascouche, QC 76
60 Dan Clark Markham, ON 76
60 Richard Willan Toronto, ON 76
60 Eric Mercier Ste-Therese, QC 76
60 Chris Moreby Cambridge, ON 76
60 George Lacy Sharon, ON 76
67 Steven Wood Winnipeg, MB 77
67 Dustin Doyon Collingwood, ON 77
67 Geoff Kehler Selkirk, MB 77
67 Scott Mikkelsen Russell, ON 77
67 Bill Wogden Barrie, ON 77
67 Rob Anderson Cranbrook, BC 77
67 David Bolton Ladner, BC 77
67 Darrell Buchanan North Gower, ON 77
67 Nick Trichilo Georgetown, ON 77
76 Alex Jewers Dartmouth, NS 78
76 Gary Boyce Mississauga, ON 78
76 Tim Sawatzky Calgary, AB 78
76 Tom Jackson Collingwood, ON 78
76 Jean Châtelain Mont-Tremblant, QC 78
76 Craig McArthur Edmonton, AB 78
82 Shane Dick Winnipeg, MB 79
82 Keith Whitecotton Spruce Grove, AB 79
84 Glen Mills Winnipeg, MB 80
84 Jesse Crowe Armstrong, BC 80
86 Jeff Hamilton Sault Ste. Marie, ON 81
86 Dennis Firth Markham, ON 81
86 Eric Robillard Gatineau, QC 81
86 Dale Tomlinson Carstairs, AB 81
90 Richard Larwood Stanhope, PE 82
90 Kyle Mulligan Lloydminster, SK 82
90 Frank McMulkin Toronto, ON 82
90 Roan Vollmer Markham, ON 82
94 Jamie Windjack Saskatoon, SK 83
94 Jeff Chambers Swift Current, SK 83
94 Rob Hickson Milton, ON 83
94 Abe Buckle Cornwall, ON 83
94 Bradlee Ryall Mississauga, ON 83
99 Brian Dueck Estevan, SK 84
100 Randal Taylor St. Catharines, ON 86
100 Carlo Blanchard Rosemere, QC 86
102 Lance Fullarton Toronto, ON 87
103 Brian Hutton Burlington, ON WD
103 Matthew Yustin Gormley, ON WD

TEAMS

BRITISH COLUMBIA - 210
ONTARIO - 211
QUEBEC - 212
OTTAWA - 216
ALBERTA - 220
ATLANTIC - 221
NORTHERN ONTARIO - 221
MANITOBA - 223
SASKATCHEWAN - 239

BRITISH COLUMBIA - 210
Ross MANTELL 76
Jeff BUDER 64
Daryl STUBBS 72
Scott DICKSON 74

ONTARO -- 211
Danny KING 69
Ian DOIG 71
Bruce ROGERSON 73
Ken TARLING 71

QUEBEC -- 212
Eric LAPORTE 71
Marc GIROUARD 72
Daniel TALBOT 72
Eric LANDREVILLE 69

OTTAWA -- 216
Jonathan SCHAEPPER 73
Mike DAGENAIS 75
Jean LEDUC 73
Chris BARBER 70

ALBERTA -- 220
Jeff MURDOCH 74
Brett BURGESON 71
Jeff CUTHBERTSON 75
Keith WHITECOTTON 79

ATLANTIC - 221
Trevor GIGGEY 71
Alex JEWERS 78
Richard LARWOOD 82
Troy HOWE 72

NORTHERN ONTARIO -- 221
John HASTIE 73
George LACKO 75
Sam YAWNEY 73
Jeff HAMILTON 81

MANITOBA -- 223
Scott PARKER 75
Dean NORTH 74
Shane DICK 79
Dave MCMILLAN 74

SASKATCHEWAN -- 239
Jamie WINDJACK 84
Brian DUECK 84
Scott KNAPP 72
Jeff CHAMBERS 83