Five players from British Columbia, including World No. 1 Amateur Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, are among the top 20 in the opening round of the Sahalee Players Championship underway in Sammamish, Washington.
Christina Spence Proteau of Port Alberni, BC is clinging to a one shot lead after two rounds of the British Columbia Women's Amateur Championship while stretching her lead to 13 shots in the Mid-Amateur Division being held concurrently at the Canoe Creek Golf Course in Salmon Arm.
After bogeying his final two holes in regulation and ending up in a tie for first place Comox Assistsant Professional Kevin Maxwell from the Glacier Greens Golf Club may also have lost some confidence but that quickly returned on the first extra hole when he birdied from 20 feet to win the 36-hole PGA of British Columbia Assistant's championship at Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club in Pitt Meadows June 30.
Christina Spence Proteau of Port Alberni, BC shot an opening round of 1-over par 73 at Canoe Creek Golf Course in Salmon Arm Tuesday and now has the lead in two tournaments---the BC Women's Amateur Championship and the BC Women's Mid-Amateur.
Norm Jarvis & Ray Stewart Still Showing their Stuff -- But Not Enough
Since winning his first Canadian Tour championship last fall, Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Saskatchewan has gone on to collect four runner-up finishes on two different Tours. Now he's back to winning tournaments, this time the ATB Financial Classic on the Canadian Tour in Calgary.
It has been three years since Victoria, BC's Stuart Anderson tasted victory on the Canadian Tour but now with a one shot lead going into the final round of the ATB Financial Classic in Calgary he may need to at least repeat Saturday's bogey-free round of 6-under par 66 to claim his third career championship.
Kimberly Kim of Hilo, Hawaii proved to be too much for Canada to cope with in the 33rd U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, Mass. As a result no Canadians will be competing in Saturday's final.
Garrett Frank knows what it's like to be in the zone, when everything is going your way; that's where he was Friday and that's why he's leading by one stroke after two rounds of the Canadian Tour's $150,000 ATB Financial Classic.
The Big Break Prince Edward Island finale on Monday, June 29 will feature male honor vs. female pride, Canada vs. USA and the University of Arizona vs. Arizona State all wrapped up in one on this popular made-for-TV match on The Golf Channel.
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