Scott, Landry Lead Canadian Junior Championship
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:17:38
Landry,17, carded two eagles and three birdies en route to a tournament-low round. While he's thrilled with his round, Landry says he got off to a shaky start.
"I had a terrible first few holes. I started the day off with a birdie but then went and bogeyed holes five and six," said Landry. But he came back in style, making an eagle on the eighth and 11th holes.
"I made a nice eagle on eight, hitting on to the green in two and sinking a five foot putt. On eleven, I took a chance and hit my driver over the trees, landing 240 yards out. From there, I hit my 2-iron straight into the bunker left of the green - about ten yards from the flagstick. I chipped in and landed the shot," said Landry.
Landry finished with an easy birdie on the 18th hole, to put him one round closer to his second major victory of the summer. Landry won the New Brunswick Amateur three weeks ago. He also placed third in the province's junior championship.
Scott is no stranger to championship wins either. The 18-year-old won the Ontario Junior Tournament of Champions in Toronto earlier in the season. Last summer, he was runner up at the 2001 US Junior Championship. He's set to play golf at the University of Georgia in the fall.
Putting the pressure on Scott and Landry is Michael Keast of Winnipeg, MB. Keast, who recently won the Manitoba Amateur, shot a 67 and sits one stroke back of the leaders. Defending champion James Lepp of Abbotsford, BC shares eighth spot four strokes behind the leaders.
The low Sasketchewan score came from juvenile Richard Judelson of Regina, SK. Judelson,16, carded a 3-under 68. He credits his low score to a solid short game.
"I'm really pleased because my short game was right on. It could have been a pretty bad round but my putting saved me. I've never putted so well before," said Judelson.
Judelson finished with 24 putts for the round. While Judelson secured the low score for the province, he isn't playing on the Saskatchewan Team. He surrendered his spot to Blane Nieman of Saskatoon in a playoff.
Judelson's round-one 68 puts him three strokes ahead of team captain Dave Stewart of Prince Albert, SK. Team mates Robin Vallis of Aberdeen, Brad Piero of Regina, and Blane Nieman of Saskatoon, shot 74, 78, and 81 respectively.
Operating in conjunction with the 64th Canadian Junior Championship is the Canadian Junior Provincial Team Championship. Ontario leads the other provinces, but just barely. The province holds a fragile one-stroke lead over team New Brunswick. Team British Columbia is in third just two strokes behind Ontario, and team Alberta, which won the provincial team championships last year, is in third, nine strokes back of Ontario. Team Manitoba shares fourth with 218 strokes.
First Round Results are as follows:
Michel Landry, Tracadie, NB 34-32--66
Richard Scott, Kingsville, ON 34-32--66
Michael Keast, Winnipeg, MB 33-34--67
Craig Revell, Kingston, ON 33-35-68
*Richard Judelson, Regina, SK 33-35--68
Greg Machtaler, Summerland, BC 37-32--69
Jordan Irwin, Calgary, AB 34-35--69
Mark Sommerfeld, Waterloo, ON 34-36--70
Joshua Dean, Richmond Hill, ON 36-34--70
James Lepp, Abbotsford, BC 35-35--70
Patrik Ericson, Langley, BC 34-36--70
*Keven Fortin-Simard, Roberval, QC 36-35--71
Dustin Pewarchuk, Victoria, BC 35-36--71
Brodie Flanders, Fawcett Hill, NB 34-37--71
Yves Larivi�re, St-Eustache, QC 35-36--71
Michel Bonnier, St-Timothee, QC 36-35--71
Colby Lindsay, Abbotsford, BC 33-38--71
Mark Vanderbeek, Kitchener, ON 36-35--71
Nathan Ward, Summerland, BC 34-37--71
Kyle Mackenzie, Listowel, ON 34-37--71
*David Stewart, Prince Albert, SK 36-35--71
Craig Alvaro, St.Thomas, ON 37-34--71
David Williamson, Halifax, NS 36-35--71
Adam Choy, Port Coquitlam, BC 34-37--71
Louis-Pierre Godin, Champlain, QC 34-37--71
*Matthew Leon, Brampton, ON 36-35--71
Tim McMillan, Furdale, SK 35-37--72
Dustin Wetherup, Oshawa, ON 36-36--72
Josh Taylor, Abbotsford, BC 37-35--72
*Dane Thorogood, Calgary, AB 32-40-72
*Dale Vallely, Lethbridge, AB 36-36-72
*Colin Norris, Calgary, AB 36-36-72
Davis Poscente, Calgary, AB 37-35--72
Renaud Langevin, Scott, QC 35-37--72
Marc-Andr� Giroux, Rouyn-Noranda, QC 37-35--72
Anton Raubenheimer, Smoky Lake, AB 37-36--73
*Marc Bourgeois, Dieppe, NB 37-36-73
Jonathan Whitehead, Calgary, AB 36-37--73
*Rafael Lee, Burnaby, BC 36-37--73
*Jordan Mason, Delta, BC 40-33-73
Kyler Murphy, Thunder Bay, ON 38-35--73
Cory Thistlethwaite, Dundas, ON 40-33--73
Vincent Dumouchel, Candiac, QC 35-38--73
Ryan Lecuyer, Edmonton, AB 38-35--73
Ryan Yip, Calgary, AB 36-37--73
*David McGlone, Edmonton, AB 39-35-74
*Seann Harlingten, Rancho Mirage, CA 37-37--74
Philip Mullin, Whitehorse, YK 37-37--74
Chris Cramer, London, ON 36-38--74
*Charles-Etienne Boucher, Montreal, QC 37-37-74
*Jeff Corner, Corunna, ON 37-37--74
David Markle, Shelburne, ON 36-38--74
Matthew Johnston, Winnipeg, MB 37-37--74
Ryan Swelin, Sundre, AB 36-38--74
Zac Hildenbrand, Summerland, BC 36-38--74
Don Bryson, Brantford, ON 36-38--74
Andrew McCarthy II, Gilford, ON 35-39--74
*Matthew Besaw, Oromocto, NB 37-37--74
*James Roxburgh, Vancouver, BC 36-38--74
Mitch Gillis, Williams Lake, BC 38-36--74
Jade Dennill, Nakusp, BC 36-38--74
Robin Vallis, Aberdeen, SK 37-37--74
Ryan MacKinnon, Fredericton, NB 37-37--74
David Arnold, Brooklin, ON 38-37--75
*Stephen Pointon, Mill Bay, BC 39-36--75
Nicholas Wheeler, Ingersoll, ON 36-39--75
Trevor Giggey, Charlottetown, PE 39-36--75
Wes Pantling, Perkinsfield, ON 36-39--75
Jason Roach, St. John, NB 37-38--75
*Travis Fullerton, Riverview, NB 37-38--75
Rob Heynen, Calgary, AB 38-37--75
*Robbie Greenwell, Georgetown, ON 38-37--75
*Brady Johnson, Mill Bay, BC 37-38--75
*Joshua Fleming, Calgary, AB 39-36--75
Liam Mulhall, Winnipeg, MB 36-40--76
Jordan Burwash, Vankleek Hill, ON 37-39--76
*Michael Knight, Calgary, AB 37-39--76
Benoit Gordon, Delson, QC 39-37--76
Paul Statchuk, Gormley, ON 38-38--76
Andrew Chapman, White Rock, BC 39-37--76
*Andrew Egerter, Thorold, ON 37-39--76
Matt Rogers, New Minas, NS 37-39--76
*Anthony Dowling, Charlottetown, PE 38-38--76
Jonathan Millard, Chatham, ON 38-38--76
Clayton Giesbrecht, Saskatoon, SK 38-38--76
Victor Ciesielski, Cambridge, ON 40-36--76
*Daniel Roberts, Victoria, BC 37-39--76
*Andrew Milloy, Lasalle, ON 41-35--76
Nicholas Lafl�che, Gatineau, QC 37-39--76
*Jason Wellings, West Flamborough, ON 37-39--76
*5Hugo Chamberland-Lauzon, Anjou, QC 37-39--76
*Jesse Skelton, St. Francois - Xavier, MB 39-37--76
Dustin Ng, Estevan, SK 39-37--76
Bryan Simpson, Peterborough, ON 38-38--76
James Allenby, Langley, BC 38-39--77
*Stuart Bell, West Vancouver, BC 37-40--77
Kyle Scott, Oakbank, MB 37-40--77
Steve Foisy, Repentigny, QC 36-41--77
*Matt Gowdy, London, ON 38-39--77
Terry Reilly, Winnipeg, MB 37-40--77
Tyler Mancini, Winnipeg, MB 40-37--77
*Robert Mustard, Delta, ON 36-41--77
Sean Losier, Miramichi, NB 36-41--77
Scott James, Victoria, BC 39-39--78
Kevin Dore, Dundas, ON 37-41--78
Matthew Dingwell, Charlottown, PE 39-39--78
Marc-Andr� H�bert, Victoriaville, QC 38-40--78
*Scott Loewen, Winnipeg, MB 40-38--78
*Mark Pothier, Weymouth, NS 39-39--78
*Dongkyu Kim, Mississauga, ON 39-39--78
Jordan Alford, Red Deer, AB 37-41--78
Sumesh Sharma, Calgary, AB 38-40--78
Steven Beil, Stony Plain, AB 39-39--78
*Ricky Allen, North Bay, ON 38-40--78
*Brad Piero, Regina, SK 39-39--78
*Michael Nicholson, Dartmouth, NS 38-40--78
Brandan Price, Vancouver, BC 40-38--78
Michael Buchan, Vancouver, BC 43-35--78
*Brad Larente, Cambridge, ON 37-41--78
*Chris Welton, York, PE 39-40--79
Gregory Smith, Miramichi, NB 39-39--78
Bradley Moulton, Orangeville, ON 40-39--79
Justin Bratkovich, Hamilton, ON 41-38--79
T.J. Armstrong, Liverpool, NS 43-36--79
*Paul Deuzeman, Cobourg, ON 36-43--79
*Matthew Tindale, Peterborough, ON 40-39--79
Jared Wilkes, Drayton Valley, AB 40-39--79
Bryon Thom, Squamish, BC 36-43--79
Cody Butler, Murray Harbour North, PE 43-36--79
Craig Bishop, Brampton, ON 39-40--79
*Kyle Davey, Cambridge, ON 40-39--79
Michael Joyce, Peterborough, ON 38-41--79
*Sean Dainty, Toronto, ON 42-37--79
Darcy Donaldson, Marathon, ON 41-39--80
Josh Burbidge, Newport, NS 38-42--80
David Johnstone, Kingston, ON 40-40--80
Luca Michielli, C�teau-Du-Lac, QC 39-41--80
Trevor White, Kippens, NF 41-39--80
*Matthew Weaver, West Vancouver, BC 39-41--80
Nathan Hendriks, Carlisle, ON 39-41--80
Christopher Long, Edmonton, AB 41-39--80
Matthew Jacobs, Ancaster, ON 37-43--80
Andrew Jensen, Ottawa, ON 42-38--80
Blane Nieman, Saskatoon, SK 40-41--81
Darcy Macdonald, Calgary, AB 39-42--81
*Andrew An, Richmond Hill, ON 41-40--81
Stephan Thomas, Vancouver, BC 38-43--81
Matthew McMahon, Brockville, ON 41-41--82
Landon Urquhart, Dundee, NS 40-42--82
*Bob Thomson, Petrolia, ON 41-41--82
Ryan Wells, Charlottetown, PE 40-42--82
*Wendell Touhey, Ottawa, ON 43-39--82
*Austin Lacey, Calgary, AB 40-42--82
Colin Prentice, Bedford, NS 44-39--83
*Tanner White, Fort Qu`appelle, SK 45-39--84
*Matt Fortier, Charlottetown, PE 43-41--84
Darren Hall, Stephenville, NF 42-41--83
Louis-Charles Godin, L�vis, QC 40-43--83
Ryan Boland, St. John`s, NF 41-43--84
Shelby Dreher, Fort St. John, BC 43-42--85
Jamie Currie, Rockey Point, PE 48-37--85
Justin Butt, Bonavista, NF 42-43--85
Josh Kavanagh, St.John`s, NF 41-45--86
Mark Aven, Vernon, BC 42-46--88
*Josh White, Stephinville, NF 45-44-89
*denotes juveniles
First Round Team Championship Results:
Ontario:
*Ricky Allen 78
Craig Revell 68
Richard Scott 66
Nicholas Wheeler 75
Total 209
New Brunswick:
*Marc Bourgeois 73
Brodie Flanders 71
Michel Landry 66
Sean Loiser 77
Total 210
British Columbia:
Patrik Ericson 70
Zac Hildenbrand 71
James Lepp 70
Colby Lindsay 71
Total 211
Alberta:
Ryan Lecuyer 73
Ryan Swelin 74
*Dale Vallely 72
Ryan Yip 73
Total 218
Manitoba:
Matthew Hohnston 74
Michael Keast 67
Tyler Mancini 77
Terry Reilly 77
Total 218
Quebec:
Michel Bonnier 71
Marc-Andr� Giroux 72
Benoit Gordon 76
Matthew McMahon 82
Total 219
Saskatchewan:
Blane Nieman 81
*Brad Piero 78
*David Stewart 71
Robin Vallis 74
Total 223
Nova Scotia:
*Michael Nicholson 78
Colin Prentice 83
Matt Rogers 76
David Williamson 71
Total 225
Prince Edward Island:
Jamie Currie 85
*Anthony Dowling 76
Trevor Giggey 75
Ryan Wells 82
Total 233
Newfoundland:
Justin Butt 85
Darren Hall 83
Josh Kavanagh 86
Trevor White 80
Total 248
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