Amateur Team Canada

Tanguay and James fall in match play at British Amateur

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Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Golf Canada)

SANDWICH, KENT, England – Team Canada’s Anne-Catherine Tanguay and Augusta James have been eliminated from the Ladies British Amateur after losing their matches on Thursday morning at the Royal St. Georges Golf Club.

Tanguay, 23, of Québec City, came in as the 9th seed after the qualifying rounds but was unable to pass Germany’s Laura Fünfstück, losing 2&1.

James, a junior at N.C. State University, lost to 5th seed Noemi Jiminez of Spain, 5 & 3. The Bath, Ont., native narrowly made the cutline as the 60th of 64 seed.

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DP World Tour

Willett, Cabrera-Bello share lead in Cologne

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Rafa Cabrera-Bello (Andrew Redington/ Getty Images)

COLOGNE, Germany – Danny Willett and Rafa Cabrera-Bello both shot 8-under 64s to share the clubhouse lead while local favorite Martin Kaymer endured a frustrating round on the opening day of the BMW International Open on Thursday.

Willett, the Englishman who won the 2012 tournament on the same Gut Laerchenhof course, finished with his eighth birdie to match his Spanish playing partner’s bogey-free round.

Kaymer, making his first competitive appearance since winning the U.S. Open, made five birdies but was let down by two bogeys and a double bogey in a 1-under 71.

“It was a tough day for me on the greens,” said Kaymer, who was given a rousing reception despite the 7:40 a.m. tee off. “It was very, very playable today. It was the best conditions you can get here, but I didn’t make many putts, especially the last five holes. It was probably the worst I can do.”

There was a six-way tie for third, with Spain’s Alvaro Quiros and Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey joining early leaders Anders Hansen of Denmark, Gary Stahl of France and Englishmen Andy Sullivan and Graham Storm on 6-under 66.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry, France’s Romain Wattel and Spaniards Nacho Elvira and Jorge Campillo were in a group at 5 under.

Irish Open winner Mikko Ilonen finished 4 under, while playing partner and 11-time European Tour winner Sergio Garcia was 1 under.

World No. 2 Henrik Stenson managed an eagle on the 13th hole and finished 4 under with another two birdies.

DP World Tour

Willett, Cabrera-Bello share lead in Cologne

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Rafa Cabrera-Bello (Andrew Redington/ Getty Images)

COLOGNE, Germany – Danny Willett and Rafa Cabrera-Bello both shot 8-under 64s to share the clubhouse lead while local favorite Martin Kaymer endured a frustrating round on the opening day of the BMW International Open on Thursday.

Willett, the Englishman who won the 2012 tournament on the same Gut Laerchenhof course, finished with his eighth birdie to match his Spanish playing partner’s bogey-free round.

Kaymer, making his first competitive appearance since winning the U.S. Open, made five birdies but was let down by two bogeys and a double bogey in a 1-under 71.

“It was a tough day for me on the greens,” said Kaymer, who was given a rousing reception despite the 7:40 a.m. tee off. “It was very, very playable today. It was the best conditions you can get here, but I didn’t make many putts, especially the last five holes. It was probably the worst I can do.”

There was a six-way tie for third, with Spain’s Alvaro Quiros and Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey joining early leaders Anders Hansen of Denmark, Gary Stahl of France and Englishmen Andy Sullivan and Graham Storm on 6-under 66.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry, France’s Romain Wattel and Spaniards Nacho Elvira and Jorge Campillo were in a group at 5 under.

Irish Open winner Mikko Ilonen finished 4 under, while playing partner and 11-time European Tour winner Sergio Garcia was 1 under.

World No. 2 Henrik Stenson managed an eagle on the 13th hole and finished 4 under with another two birdies.

Amateur Team Canada

Carter Simon lifts Canadians to eighth at Totoya World Junior

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Carter Simon (Golf Canada/ Chuck Russell)

TOYOTA CITY, Japan – Carter Simon, of Sutton, Ont., posted a 4-under 67 during Thursday’s third round of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, boosting the Canadian contingent up two spots to sit in eighth place.

Collectively, the Canucks fired a 209 Thursday to jump to 6-under par for the tournament, 12 strokes back of leader and defending champion Venezuela.

In addition to Simon’s score, Canada posted respective rounds of 70 and 72 from Development Squad members Etienne Papineau of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. and Matt Williams (Calgary).

Papineau currently sits in 16th place individually, while Williams is tied for 45th.

Tony Gil’s score of 74 on Thursday was discounted as the team’s highest for the day. The Vaughan, Ont., native currently sits T38 overall.

The individual boys lead is held by Venezuela’s Jorge Garcia, who currently holds a steady eight-stroke lead over second place at 17-under par (64-68-64).

The final round of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup tees off Friday at 8am, UTC.

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Amateur Team Canada

Carter Simon lifts Canadians to eighth at Totoya World Junior

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Carter Simon (Golf Canada/ Chuck Russell)

TOYOTA CITY, Japan – Carter Simon, of Sutton, Ont., posted a 4-under 67 during Thursday’s third round of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, boosting the Canadian contingent up two spots to sit in eighth place.

Collectively, the Canucks fired a 209 Thursday to jump to 6-under par for the tournament, 12 strokes back of leader and defending champion Venezuela.

In addition to Simon’s score, Canada posted respective rounds of 70 and 72 from Development Squad members Etienne Papineau of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. and Matt Williams (Calgary).

Papineau currently sits in 16th place individually, while Williams is tied for 45th.

Tony Gil’s score of 74 on Thursday was discounted as the team’s highest for the day. The Vaughan, Ont., native currently sits T38 overall.

The individual boys lead is held by Venezuela’s Jorge Garcia, who currently holds a steady eight-stroke lead over second place at 17-under par (64-68-64).

The final round of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup tees off Friday at 8am, UTC.

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Final four set at PGA Championship of Canada

It was a strenuous day of golf Thursday at the Wyndance Golf Club in Uxbridge, Ont., but four players survived the demanding 36-hole affair and head into the final day of the PGA Championship of Canada sponsored by Mr. Lube and presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf.

The championship’s No.1 seed Billy Walsh captured the Stan Leonard bracket, with the 60-seeded Christophe Belair winning the Al Balding bracket. No. 15 Chris Barber was the victor of the George Knudson bracket with No. 3 Dave Levesque winning the Moe Norman bracket.

As has been the case since the championship’s relaunch in 2011, this year’s championship is contested as a match play event with players from the four brackets—Stan Leonard, George Knudson, Al Balding and Moe Norman—looking to advance through the five rounds to the final championship match.

Friday’s semi-final matches—Walsh versus Belair and Barber versus Levesque—are slated to take place Friday morning. The two winners of the semi finals will square off later in the afternoon in the championship’s final match.

With 60 PGA of Canada Player Ranking points awarded to the winner of this year’s championship, Walsh and Levesque have an opportunity to jump to the top of the PGA of Canada Player Rankings presented by RBC pile.

The player who sits atop the rankings at the conclusion of the PGA Championship of Canada earns an exemption into this year’s RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal Golf Club in L’Île-Bizard, Que.

Final four set at PGA Championship of Canada

It was a strenuous day of golf Thursday at the Wyndance Golf Club in Uxbridge, Ont., but four players survived the demanding 36-hole affair and head into the final day of the PGA Championship of Canada sponsored by Mr. Lube and presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf.

The championship’s No.1 seed Billy Walsh captured the Stan Leonard bracket, with the 60-seeded Christophe Belair winning the Al Balding bracket. No. 15 Chris Barber was the victor of the George Knudson bracket with No. 3 Dave Levesque winning the Moe Norman bracket.

As has been the case since the championship’s relaunch in 2011, this year’s championship is contested as a match play event with players from the four brackets—Stan Leonard, George Knudson, Al Balding and Moe Norman—looking to advance through the five rounds to the final championship match.

Friday’s semi-final matches—Walsh versus Belair and Barber versus Levesque—are slated to take place Friday morning. The two winners of the semi finals will square off later in the afternoon in the championship’s final match.

With 60 PGA of Canada Player Ranking points awarded to the winner of this year’s championship, Walsh and Levesque have an opportunity to jump to the top of the PGA of Canada Player Rankings presented by RBC pile.

The player who sits atop the rankings at the conclusion of the PGA Championship of Canada earns an exemption into this year’s RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal Golf Club in L’Île-Bizard, Que.

Amateur Brooke Henderson Team Canada

Brooke Henderson earns exemption into 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open

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Brooke Henderson (Graig Abel/Golf Canada)

Niagara Falls, Ont. – Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson kept the momentum going after the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the Canadian Women’s Tour stop at Legends on the Niagara’s Battlefield Course in Niagara Falls, Ont.

With six birdies in Wednesday’s round, Henderson fired a bogey-free 6-under 66 to claim her second Canadian Women’s Tour title – she won the Canadian Women’s Tour Quebec stop in 2012 at age 14.

Henderson finished the tournament with a final score of 9-under-par 135, five strokes ahead of Stephanie Connelly after rounds of 69-66.

“Yesterday I was tied for the lead, so I knew I had to get a good round together.” Henderson said. “Coming in through nine I was 3-under and the girl ahead of me was 4-under for the day. I realized I needed to get in gear and was able to get four more birdies on the back nine.”

Henderson, 16, of Smiths Falls, Ont. is coming off of a successful month of play, finishing tied for 10th in the U.S. Women’s Open and claiming the Porter Cup title earlier in June.

Her win at this week’s event earns her an exemption into the 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, taking place at the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ont. in August.

“It’s definitely cool to get the exemption, I know I deserve it now instead of someone just giving me one, which I’m very grateful for too and I’ll take those anytime,” Henderson said. “I’m looking forward to going to the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open and seeing Lorie Kane as well as some other Canadian professionals out there.”

At the end of yesterday’s opening round, Henderson shared first place with Connelly of Fleming Island, Fla. Connelly finished at 4-under-par 140 to claim first place prize money. Simin Feng of Windermere, Fla. finished in solo third at 3-under 141, with Samantha Richdale of Kelowna B.C. at 2-under. Emily Childs finished in a tie for 5th at 1-under 143 with Australia’s Emma de Groot.

Amateur Brooke Henderson Team Canada

Brooke Henderson earns exemption into 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open

Niagara Falls, Ont. – Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson kept the momentum going after the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the Canadian Women’s Tour stop at Legends on the Niagara’s Battlefield Course in Niagara Falls, Ont.

With six birdies in Wednesday’s round, Henderson fired a bogey-free 6-under 66 to claim her second Canadian Women’s Tour title – she won the Canadian Women’s Tour Quebec stop in 2012 at age 14.

Henderson finished the tournament with a final score of 9-under-par 135, five strokes ahead of Stephanie Connelly after rounds of 69-66.

“Yesterday I was tied for the lead, so I knew I had to get a good round together.” Henderson said. “Coming in through nine I was 3-under and the girl ahead of me was 4-under for the day. I realized I needed to get in gear and was able to get four more birdies on the back nine.”

Henderson, 16, of Smiths Falls, Ont. is coming off of a successful month of play, finishing tied for 10th in the U.S. Women’s Open and claiming the Porter Cup title earlier in June.

Her win at this week’s event earns her an exemption into the 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, taking place at the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ont. in August.

“It’s definitely cool to get the exemption, I know I deserve it now instead of someone just giving me one, which I’m very grateful for too and I’ll take those anytime,” Henderson said. “I’m looking forward to going to the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open and seeing Lorie Kane as well as some other Canadian professionals out there.”

At the end of yesterday’s opening round, Henderson shared first place with Connelly of Fleming Island, Fla. Connelly finished at 4-under-par 140 to claim first place prize money. Simin Feng of Windermere, Fla. finished in solo third at 3-under 141, with Samantha Richdale of Kelowna B.C. at 2-under. Emily Childs finished in a tie for 5th at 1-under 143 with Australia’s Emma de Groot.

Amateur

Moving on at PGA Championship of Canada

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UXBRIDGE, Ont. – A slew of the top seeds advanced Wednesday into to the round-of-16 at the PGA Championship of Canada sponsored by Mr. Lube and presented by TaylorMade-adidas golf.

Top-seeded Billy Walsh, No. 3 Dave Levesque, 2012 champion and No. 6 Eric Laporte, and the seventh-seeded Brian McCann all won their second round matches Wednesday at Wyndance Golf Club in Uxbridge, Ont.

As has been the case since the championship was re-launched in 2011, this year’s championship is contested as a match play event with players from the four brackets-Stan Leonard, George Knudson, Al Balding and Moe Norman-looking to advance through the five rounds to the final championship match.

Also winning on the second day of action was No. 17 Pierre-Luc Godin; No. 25 Matt Peavoy; No. 56 Ed Maunder; No. 29 Walter Keating; No. 13 Dave Zibrik; No. 60 Christophe Belair; 2004 PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner and No. 21 Ian Doig; No. 34 Vincent Cacchione; No. 15 Chris Barber; No. 42 Jerome Blais; No. 19 Tyler LeBouthillier; and two-time PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner No. 11 Brian Hutton.

Thursday morning’s third-round matches include Walsh vs. Godin; Peavoy vs. Maunder; Keating vs. Zibrik; Belair vs. Doig; Cacchione vs. Barber; McCann vs. Blais; Levesque vs. LeBouthillier; and Laporte vs. Hutton.

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Those winning matches on Thursday morning at Wyndance will advance to the quarter-finals on Thursday afternoon.

Of the remaining players, six are from the Ontario and Quebec zones, while the Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ottawa Valley zones each have one player remaining.

With 60 PGA of Canada Player Ranking points awarded to the winner of this year’s championship, Walsh, Levesque and Laporte all have an opportunity to jump to the top of the rankings pile.

The player who sits atop the PGA of Canada Player Rankings presented by RBC at the conclusion of the PGA Championship of Canada earns an exemption into this year’s RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal Golf Club in L’Île-Bizard, Que.

Past champions of the PGA Championship of Canada include Moe Norman, George Knudson, Al Balding, Bob Panasik, Wilf Homenuik, Stan Leonard, Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer.

The 2014 PGA Championship of Canada sponsored by Mr. Lube and presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf takes place June 23-27 with the Mr. Lube Tournament for Life Pro-Am kicking things off on Monday, June 23.

The first PGA Championship of Canada was contested in 1912 at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club.