PGA Tour Canada – December 17, 2013
13 PGA TOUR Canada players finish in top 45, earn strong status for 2014 Web.com Tour
(December 17, 2013) – Four PGA TOUR Canada players finished in the top 10 at Web.com Tour Qualifying School, earning exempt status through the third re-order of the 2014 season, while nine more finished in the top 45, earning exempt status through the second re-order. – to read more>
PGA Tour Canada – December 12, 2013
Schedule expands from nine to 12 events, will run from May to September
(December 12, 2013 – Oakville, ON and Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) – PGA TOUR Canada’s second season will include 12 $150,000 events in 2014, with the race for Web.com Tour status for The Five going coast-to-coast from May to September.
The season will begin with the PC Financial Open, a new event May 26th to June 1st at Point Grey Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia and conclude at the TOUR Championship of Canada presented by Freedom 55 Financial September 8th to 15th at Sunningdale Golf & Country Club in London, Ontario. -to read more>
PGA Tour Canada – December 11, 2013
Point Grey Golf and Country Club to host season-opening PGA TOUR Canada event
(December 11, 2013 – Vancouver, BC) – PGA TOUR Canada will be coming to Vancouver in 2014 with the PC Financial® Open, it was announced Thursday. The PC Financial Open will be the first event of the 2014 PGA TOUR Canada season, taking place May 26th to June 1st at Point Grey Golf and Country Club.
“Adding the PC Financial Open as our first event of the season is very exciting, and we’re thrilled to be adding a PGA TOUR Canada event in Vancouver,” said PGA TOUR Canada President Jeff Monday. “Sports fans in Vancouver will have the opportunity to watch some great golf as our players compete on the superb Point Grey golf course as they begin their quest to be one of The Five that earn Web.com Tour status. PC Financial’s support of this tournament, along with the other events they are involved with, is indicative of their goal to provide opportunity for people to succeed.” – to read more>
by PGA Tour Canada – December 5, 2013
Qualifying tournaments to take place in California, Florida and British Columbia
(December 5, 2014 – Oakville, On and Ponte Vedra, FL) – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying School will take place at three separate sites next spring, heading to Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, California April 7-11, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Reunion Resort and Club in Kissimmee, Florida April 14-18 and Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community in Courtenay, British Columbia May 5-9. – to read more>
PGA Tour Canada – Three Qualifying tournaments to take place in Spring 2014
(October 9, 2013 – Oakville, ON and Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying will take place in Canada and the US next spring, with three separate 72-hole tournaments set for Spring 2014.
Players will have an opportunity to qualify for the Tour at one of three sites, with fields of 132 players maximum teeing it up at sites in the Southeastern and Southwestern United States in April, and a Canadian site in May. The top 18 players at each site will earn exempt status for 2014, with players finishing 19th through 40th plus ties earning conditional status. – to read more>
by Lorraine Payette, written October 4, 2013
(LYNDHURST, ON) – Saturday, September 21, was a day filled with torrential downpour and intermittent periods of drizzle. Most folks were staying inside grumbling about the conditions, but not the 12 teams of dedicated golfers who had come out to play at Lyndway Hills Golf Club in Lyndhurst. This was the first ever “Swing for Dreams” Golf Fundraiser for Dreams in Motion and they weren’t going to let a little wet weather slow them down.
“The Old English Pub and Re/Max Riverview Realty (both in Gananoque) sponsored this first ever ‘Swing for Dreams’ golf tournament at Lyndway,” said Glenda Olivier of Re/Max. “Lyndway Golf Club donated the course for the afternoon and the clubhouse for the evening in order for us to have the golf tournament here. Everything from the food to the prizes was donated. There were hole sponsors, etc., and we did a 50/50 draw as well.” – to read more>
PGA Tour Canada – Hylands Golf Club in Ottawa to host PGA TOUR Canada event in 2014
(September 26, 2013 – Ottawa, ON) – PGA TOUR Canada announced Thursday that it will be coming to the National Capital Region in 2014 with the Forces and Families Open in Ottawa.
The Forces and Families Open, which will support the Military Families Fund, will take place August 4-10, 2014 at Hylands Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. Forces and Families, a volunteer organization founded in 2007 that supports the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families, will serve as the host organization for the tournament. – to read more>
PGA TOUR Canada – (September 17, 2013 – Thunder Bay, Ontario) – PGA TOUR Canada will be launching a new event at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay next season, it was announced Tuesday.
The three-year agreement will see the Thunder Bay Golf Classic take place at Whitewater Golf Club July 14-20 2014, and will feature some of Canada’s biggest names, up-and-coming stars, established veterans and international standouts. – to read more>
PGA TOUR Canada – Award handed out at season-ending Tour Championship of Canada presented by Freedom 55 Financial
(September 15, 2013 – London, ON) Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ontario was named the Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Year on Sunday at the Sunningdale Golf & Country Club, finishing as the top Canadian on the 2013 PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit and earning a $10,000 prize courtesy of Freedom 55 Financial.
The 22-year old finished with $52,114.29 in earnings on the season, highlighted by a victory at the Cape Breton Celtic Classic. Hughes finished first overall on the Order of Merit and will have exempt status on the Web.com Tour in 2014. – to read more>
PGA TOUR Canada – 23-year old shoots final round 66 to win first professional event
Final leaderboard – TOUR Championship presented by Freedom 55 Financial
(Bold denotes Canadian)
1. Max Gilbert – 66 (-20)
2. Trevor Murphy – 68 (-19)
T-3. Jose Toledo – 66 (-14)
T-3. Eugene Wong – 67 (-14)
T-5. Nathan Tyler – 68 (-13)
T-5. Alex Kang – 73 (-13)
(September 15, 2013 – London, ON) – Max Gilbert of St. Georges, Quebec won the TOUR Championship of Canada presented by Freedom 55 Financial Sunday, making birdie at the penultimate hole to take the lead and two putting for the win by one shot over Scottsdale, Arizona’s Trevor Murphy. – to read more>
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