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The Glencoe Invitational was established in 1992 to allow for more amateur tournament golf for players from Western Canada. Over the last 23 years, the event has evolved into one of the highest ranked amateur tournaments in Canada and also receives international recognition.
The tournament is listed on the Golf Canada Order of Merit as well as the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). The WAGR ranks the top amateur golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in counting events on a rolling cycle over the previous 52 weeks. The Invitational field is typically made up of those in the top 50 on the Golf Canada Order of Merit, and the top Canadian players listed on the WAGR. Over 70% of our players are between the ages of 19 and 23. Past tournaments have included players from New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Canada’s National Team and players from across the country. To date, 65 former participants are now playing on various professional tours around the globe. You may recognize our 2005 Champion, Graham DeLaet who is the highest ranking Canadian playing on the PGA tour.
HISTORY
MITCH EVANECZ
2009 & 2010 Glencoe Invitational Champion
GRAHAM DELAET
2005 Glencoe Invitational Champion
Currently ranked 76th in the World
Currenlty the number one ranked Canadian player in the world
MACKENZIE HUGHES
2011 Glencoe Invitational Champion
Currently on Golf Canada’s ‘Young Pro Squad’
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, June 3Practice Rounds
Players are entitled to one practice round prior to tournament play.
To book call the Golf Shop: 403-571-0055 starting Monday, June 1, 9 am
Glencoe Invitational Media Day
11:30 am lunch for selected players & media only, followed by 1 pm tee times
Glencoe Invitational Cocktail Party
Player Registration 6 - 8 pm
Thursday, June 4Breakfast Buffet 6:30 - 10 am
First Round Competition
Tee Times on The Forest 8 - 10:30 am
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The Denhamer Investment Team is pleased to support The Glencoe Invitational.
Making a difference. Together.Understanding what is most important to you is at the heart of what we do at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
www.denhamerteam.com
Peter Denhamer Senior Vice PresidentInvestment Advisor403-261-9591
Robert CaraccioloSenior Investment Advisor403-261-9523
Sherry RichardsonInvestment Advisor403-261-9521
Friday, June 5Breakfast Buffet 6:30 - 10 am
Second Round Competition
Tee Times on The Forest 8 - 10:30 am
Saturday, June 6Breakfast Buffet 6:30 - 10 am
Final Round Competition
Tee Times on The Forest 8 - 10:30 am
Glencoe Invitational Awards Banquet
(Jacket Required)
Cocktail Reception 6:30 pm
White Hat Ceremony 7 pm
Dinner 7:15 pm
Awards 8 pm
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PAST CHAMPIONS
FRIENDS OF THE INVITATIONAL
2011 Mackenzie Hughes
2010 Mitch Evanecz
2009 Mitch Evanecz
2008 Jordan Irwin
2007 Kris Wasylowich
2006 Graham Hill
2005 Graham DeLaet
2004 Brenden Stuart
2003 Lindsay Bernakevitch
2002 Dan Swanson
2001 Lindsay Bernakevitch
2000 Jon Mills
1999 Wes Heffernan
1998 No Competition
1997 Brent Osachoff
1996 Howard Broun
1995 Vince Ramscar
1994 David Schultz
1993 Darryl James
1992 Darryl James
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TOP FINISHES
2010
Mitch Evanecz 212
Scott Desmarais 213
Bryon Olson 214
Cory Renfrew 215
Daniel Pow 216
Adam Cornelson 218
Jesse Skelton 218
Patrick Williams 218
Jace Walker 219
Mitch Sutton 219
2011
Mackenzie Hughes 211
Aaron Cockerill 214
Garrett Rank 216
Dan Pow 219
Julien Prolux 219
Jesse Skelton 220
Jesse Galvon 220
Patrick Williams 220
Corey Connors 220
Charles Cote 221
2009
Mitch Evanecz 218
Patrick Williams 219
Cory Renfrew 220
Jace Walker 222
Brady Johnson 222
Ben Griffin 223
Landyn Edwards 224
Scott Loewen 224
Steven Lecuyer 224
Mathieu Rivard 224
2011 Invitational Top 10. 2011 Champion: Mackenzie Hughes
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PLAYERS LIST BY PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1. Belle, Michael
2. Mlikotic, John
3. Vanderpas, Jacob
4. Vigna, Kevin ALBERTA
5. Armstrong, A.J
6. Brotherhood, Andrew
7. Brown, Andrew
8. Brown, Brayden
9. Corrigan, Alex
10. Crampton, Shane
11. Dutton, Scott
12. Fry, Geoff
13. Galvon, Jesse
14. Goehring, Dale
15. Hall, Jeff
16. Hogan, Brett
17. Holmes, Evan
18. Irwin, Jordan
19. Kim, Jason
20. MacDougall, Brendan
21. Markevich, Stuart
22. Markiw, Brandon
23. Martin, Michael
24. Murdoch, Jeff
25. Murphy, Patrick
26. Oh, Emmett
27. Rody, Ryan
28. Saunders, Tyler
29. Secord, Scott
30. Stellingwerff, Landon
31. Whittaker, Matt
32. Williams, Matt
33. Wood, Jack
SASKATCHEWAN
34. Wood, Justin MANITOBA
35. Boyechko, Charles
36. Fanning, Todd
37. Fredborg, Travis
38. Thompson, Bret
39. Young, Steve ONTARIO
40. Abraham, Trent
41. Crampton, Jordan
42. Gil, Tony
43. McCarthy, Barrett
44. Moser, Luke
45. Ranton, Trevor
46. Vilneff, Quinn
QUEBEC
47. Bedard, Pierre-Alexandre
48. Bernard, Hugo
49. Campbell, Kurtis
50. Papineau, Etienne NOVA SCOTIA
51. Creighton, Myles VIRGINIA
52. Hayden, Conner BERMUDA
53. Dillas, Jarryd
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ARMSTRONG, A.J.St. Albert, ABRoyal Mayfair
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 FCWT at ASU
Phoenix, Arizona: Winner• 2014 Mac Ross Tour
Championship: 2nd• 2014 AB Willingdon Cup
Team Member
FRY, GEOFFCalgary, ABPinebrook Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 Alberta Men’s Amateur:
T15• 2014 Alberta Open
Championship: T21• 2014 CJGA Alberta Junior:
2nd
BROWN, BRAYDENCalgary, ABCarnmoney Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Bellingham
Amateur: T11• 2013 Alberta Open: T16• 2013 Alberta Amateur:
T26
BROWN, ANDREWCalgary, ABThe Glencoe Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 CN Future Links Prairie
Championship: Champion• 2014 Alberta Junior
Championship: T13• 2014 Canadian Junior
Championship: T43
GALVON, JESSECalgary, ABInglewood Golf & Curling Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Men’s
Amateur: T15• 2014 Alberta Open
Championship: T14• 2014 Calgary City Men’s
Amateur: 3rd
CRAMPTON, SHANEOkotoks, ABPPvC
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 First Energy Calgary City
Amateur: Champion• 2014 NE Conference
Championship: 5th• 2014 Navy Invitational: 4th
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GOEHRING, DALECalgary, ABThe Glencoe Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2013 Canadian Mid-Amateur:
T20th• 2012 Inducted into the
Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame• 1997 Canadian Amateur
Champion
HOGAN, BRETTCalgary, ABPPvC
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Men’s
Amateur: T24• 2014 Alberta Amateur: T3• 2014 Alberta Open: 3rd
overall - Low Amateur
HOLMES, EVANCalgary, ABEarl Grey Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Open: 3rd
overall - Low Amateur• 2014 Alberta Amateur: T3• 2014 St. Martin’s
Invitational: Winner
IRWIN, JORDANBanff, ABBanff Springs & Slivertip Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Amateur
Championship: T9• 2008 Glencoe Invitational
Champion
MACDOUGALL, BRENDANCalgary, ABThe Glencoe Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Junior Provincial
Championship: T7• 2014 Alberta Amateur
Championship: T22• 2014 MJT Mackenzie
Meadows: Champion
MARKIW, BRANDONArdrossan, ABWhite Tail Crossing Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Open
Championship: 8th 2014 Alberta Amateur Championship: T13
• 2014 Canadian Mid-Amateur: 19th
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MURDOCH, JEFFStoney Plain, ABStoney Plain Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Men’s
Amateur Championship: T19
• 2014 Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship: T8
MARTIN, MICHAELCalgary, ABBearspaw Golf & Country Club
• HIGHLIGHTS• 2015 MJT Paradise Canyon
Lethbridge: 2nd Overall• 2014 Alberta Junior
Championships: T30• 2014 Alberta Amateur: T57
OH, EMMETTCalgary, ABBearspaw Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014: Rice Intercollegiate:
T30• 2014: Bayou City Collegiate
Championship: T42• 2014: Miramont Invitational:
T8
RODY, RYANCalgary, ABPinebrook Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 CN Future Links
Western Championship: T15• 2014 PGA of Alberta Junior
Masters: 8th overall• 2015 MJT International
Players Championship: T5
MURPHY, PATRICKCrossfield, ABThe Glencoe Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Junior Boys
Championship: 3rd Overall• 2014 Alberta Junior Boys
Championship: 6th Overall• 2014 Big Chief Beef Alberta
Junior: Winner
SAUNDERS, TYLERSturgeon County, ABGlendale Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Men’s
Amateur: T18• 2014 Canadian Junior Boys
Championship: 6th Overall• 2014 Alberta Men’s
Amateur: Winner
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SECORD, SCOTTCalgary, ABCountry Hills Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Men’s Canadian
Amateur Championship: 56th Overall
• 2014 Alberta Amateur Championship: 15th Overall
• 2014 Golf Canada University Championship: Winner
WHITTAKER, MATTLethbridge, ABLethbridge Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Alberta Men’s Amateur
Championship: T15• 2014 Chinook Classic: Winner• 2014 Southern Alberta
Championship: Winner
WILLIAMS, MATTCalgary, ABPinebrook Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Amateur
Championship: T16• 2014 Southwestern
Amateur Championship: T12
• 2014 Alberta Amateur Championship: T7
WOOD, JACKBanff, ABBanff Springs Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Junior Boys
Championship: T4• 2014 Canadian University
Championship: T7• 2014 NAIA Men’s Golf
Championship: T12
GLENCOE QUALIFIERSCalgary, ABThe Glencoe Golf & Country Club
Brotherhood, Andrew
Corrigan, Alex
Dutton, Scott
Hall, Jeff
Kim, Jason
Markevich, Stuart
Stellingwerff, Landon
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Brotherhood, Andrew Corrigan, Alex
Dutton, Scott Hall, Jeff
Kim, Jason Markevich, Stuart Stellingwerff, Landon
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11PLAYER PROFILES
BELLE, MICHAELBurnaby, BCBCGA Players
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 BC Amateur
Championship: 2nd 2014 NCAA Division II Championship: 28th 2014 Hanny Stanislaus Invitational: 12th
MLIKOTIC, JOHNKelowna, BCKelowna Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Kelowna G&CC Club
Championship: Champion• 2014 Zone 2
Championships: Champion• 2014 Kelowna Open:
2nd Overall
VANDERPAS, JACOBVancouver, BCMarine Drive Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 VGT Winter Tour: T8• 2014 Canadian Men’s
Amateur: MC• 2014 BC Men’s Amateur:
3rd Overall
VIGNA, KEVINCoquitlam, BCThe Vancouver Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 GNAC SFU
Conference Champion• 2014 GNAC
Freshman of the Year• 2014 GNAC Confrence
Team Allstar
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BOYECHKO, CHARLESWinnipeg, MBPine Ridge Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Manitoba Men’s
Amateur: 2nd• 2014 Canadian Universities
Championship: T16• 2014 Willingdon Cup Team &
UofM Golf Team
FANNING, TODDWinnipeg, MBNiakwa Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Manitoba Amateur
Championship: Winner (5th time)
• 2014 Canadian Amateur Championship: T27
12PLAYER PROFILES
THOMPSON, BRETWinnipeg, MBNiakwa Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Golfweek Invitational:
T2• 2014 Saint Martin’s
Invitational: T3• 2014 NDNU Argonaut
Invitational: 5th Overall
FREDBORG, TRAVISSelkirk, MBPine Ridge Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 Manitoba Junior
Optimist: Champion• 2014 Manitoba Junior
Championship: Champion• 2014 Manitoba Amateur:
T18
YOUNG, STEVELaSalle, MBSt. Charles Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• Member of UofM Golf Team• 2014 CN Future Links Prairie
Championship: T11• 2014 Manitoba Junior
Optimist: 2nd Boys 16-18
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CREIGHTON, MYLESDigby, NSAshburn Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 CJGA Atlantic Canada
Championship: Winner• 2014 Ashburn Junior
Invitational: Winner• 2014 Golf Canada National
Junior Boys Championship: T22
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ABRAHAM, TRENTBurlington, ONBurlington Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 CN Future Links
Ontario: 2nd• 2014 GAO Men’s Amateur
Championship: 28th 2014 GAO Junior Boys Championship: 7th
CRAMPTON, JORDANLondon, ONSunningdale G&CC
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Club Champion:
Sunningdale G&CC• 2014 Match Play
Champion: Sunningdale G&CC
• 2014 USGA Mid-Amateur Qualifying: Medalist
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13PLAYER PROFILES
GIL, TONYVaughan, ONGlendale Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Nanjing Youth
Olympics: T22• 2014 Canadian Men’s
Amateur: T27• 2014 Canadian Junior Boys
Championship: 2nd
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MCCARTHY, BARRETTBurlington, ONBeverly Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 GAO Public Player
Championship: 2nd Overall• 2014 Willie Park Invitational:
7th Overall• 2014 US Amateur Qualifier:
5th Overall
MOSER, LUKEWaterloo, ONWhistle Bear Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Intercollegiate:
Middle Tennessee State University: T15
• 2014 Jack Nicklaus Invitational: T6
• 2014 ON Men’s Amateur: T13
VILNEFF, QUINNAmerherstburg, ONEssex Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Ontario Men’s
Amateur Championship: T20
• 2014 Bradley Invitational: T10
• 2014 Don Benbow Invitational: 4th Overall
RANTON, TREVORWaterloo, ONWhistle Bear Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Canadian Junior Amateur:
11th Overall• 2014 U.S Junior Amateur: T37• 2014 GAO Ontario Spring
Classic: T3
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14PLAYER PROFILES
CAMPBELL, KURTISSt. Lazare, QCWhitlock Golf & Country Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Tusculum Fall Classic:
Champion• 2014 Canadian Junior: T6• 2014 Duke of Kent: T6
BERNARD, HUGOMont-Saint-Hilaire, QCLaval Sur Le Lac Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2013: Team Canada
Development Squad• 2013: Quebec Amateur
Champion
BEDARD, PIERRE-ALEXANDREChibougamau, QCChibougamau-Chapais Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS:• 2014 Men’s Provincial (QC)
Amateur: 4th• 2014 Duke of Kent: T2• 2014 Alexander of Tunis: T6
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WOOD, JUSTINUnity, SKElmwood G&CC
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 SASK Men’s Amateur:
2nd Overall
PAPINEAU, ETIENNESaint Jean sur Richelieu, QCPinegrove Golf Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Vertdure Graham
Cooke Jr. Invitational: T3• 2014 QC Provincial
Amateur Championship: 7th place finish
• 2014 Canadian Junior Boys Championship: T8
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15PLAYER PROFILES
HAYDEN, CONNERChilhowie, VAThe Virginian
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Wendy’s Kiawah
Classic: 7th• 2014 Camden Collegiate
Invitational: 39th• 2014 Janney VCU
Shootout: 5th
DILLAS, JARRYDSandys, BermudaMid Ocean Club
HIGHLIGHTS• 2014 Bermuda Amateur
Four-Ball Championship: Champion
• 2014 Bermuda Amateur Championship: T2
• 2014 President’s Cup, hosted by Mid Ocean Club: 2nd
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THE GLENCOE INVITATIONAL 2015
Please visit glencoeinvitaitonal.com for the full field results.
TOP 20 FINISHERS
MOST EAGLES: Hugo Bernard with 2
MOST BIRDIES: Conner Hayden with 14
MOST PARS: Trent Abraham with 38
BIRDIE STREAK OR BETTER: Hugo Bernard with 4 in a row
PLAYER STATS FOR THE 2015 GLENCOE INVITATIONAL
Conner Hayden, of Chilhowie, Va., lines up a putt on the 18th green to help win the Glencoe Invitational on Saturday in Calgary.
Calgary’s Scott Secord was in contention at the Glencoe Invitational earlier this month before disqualifying himself by reporting a rules violation.
American Conner Hayden Wins Glencoe Invitational There was only one American in the field for the 2015 Glencoe Invitational.
Turns out, Conner Hayden, of Chilhowie, Va., did a darn good job of representing the Stars & Stripes.
Hayden was crowned the champion of the prestigious amateur golf showdown on the Forest Course at Glencoe Golf & Country Club, sealing a three-shot triumph with a 1-over-par 71 - especially impressive after a snowman on the eighth hole - in Saturday’s final round.
A member of the men’s golf squad at Radford University, Hayden posted a three-day tournament total of 1-over 217. His haul includes a commemorative wildlife carving trophy, plus an invite to the Mackenzie Tour — PGA Tour Canada’s 2015 ATB Financial Classic at Links of GlenEagles and an exemption to the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Calgary’s Brett Hogan (Alberta Public Players Club) led the local contingent, finishing four shots back of Hayden in a tie for third spot. As Alberta’s top performer, the 21-year-old Hogan scored a spot on the provincial team for the 2016 Pacific Coast Amateur.
Golf Weekly: Integrity Continues to be a Strong Part of the GameJefferson Hagen, Calgary Herald
Curtis Stock, Edmonton Journal Golfers have to be the most honest group in all of sports. At least those not toting the ol’ foot wedge, of course.
Case in point: Calgary’s Scott Secord has just wrapped up the opening round of the Glencoe Invitational earlier this month one shot off the lead.
A day later he has called a penalty on himself, is disqualified and instead of going for the title in Round 3, is caddying for good pal and UBC teammate Jack Wood.
In what sport would any athlete call a penalty on themselves?
Secord explained that a shot on No. 10 in the opening round of the Glencoe Invitational ended up against the lip of a bunker, so he had to take an unplayable. After searching for a rules official, he and his playing partners were unable to find one close by. So they agreed he could drop outside the bunker.
“I explained it to my dad that night and he said ‘are you sure you could do that?’ He caddied for me in the Friday afternoon round and I showed him what happened, where it was, and we pulled over a rules official and he said ‘ yeah, that’s pretty much wrong,’ so I said ‘all right, I’m done.’ ”
Secord said calling the penalty on himself was a no-brainer, even though he likely would have finished in the tournament’s top 10 and won a trophy.
MEDIA
“I said to my dad that my reputation is more than any result that could have been,” he said. “If you’re known as a cheater, take shortcuts, that’s not the kind of person I don’t think any golfer is or any of my friends that golf are.
“We just all have great integrity and we’ll do the right thing when given a chance. I think that will help us a lot later in life as well, not just at golf.”
Patrick Murphy will join Canada’s top young golfers at the Glencoe Invitational this weekend.
Top Amateurs Converge on Monster Forest Course for Glencoe InvitationalJefferson Hagen, Calgary Herald
Patrick Murphy was explaining, pre-round on Wednesday, how he didn’t see a single approach shot all spring stick onto any of the greens at the Glencoe Golf and Country Club’s Forest Course.
He almost had to eat his words.
An hour later, early into his media day practice round for this week’s Glencoe Invitational, his wedge plopped onto the front edge of the second green and spun, checking up short of a downslope that would have released it toward the hole.
A smile.
Yes, the recent rain has softened up the Forest monster just in time for the Glencoe Invitational, one of Western Canada’s most prestigious amateur golf tournaments, which returns after a three-year hiatus, running Thursday through Saturday at the Elbow Valley track.
“Honestly I think we’re a little lucky that it’s rained recently,” said Crossfield’s Murphy, one of 54 players set to tackle the Par-72, 7,505-yard, tree-lined, sand-bellied beast. “I think it’s going to help, especially for the newcomers who’ve come here because they don’t need to know as much where the ball needs to run up to the greens . . . if they can stick an 8-iron on there, rather than playing for a 20-foot release, it becomes a lot easier.
“If it gets windy and dries out a little bit, that’s when some course knowledge could come into play.”
And Murphy, a member of Team Canada’s development team, has that in abundance. The 18-year-old estimates he’s played the renovated
Forest course 20 to 25 times since it opened last year and has the unofficial renovated course record of 67.
Will we see scores that low this week?
Co-chair Dale Goehring, the 1997 Canadian Amateur champion, doesn’t think it’s likely anyone challenges Lindsay Bernakevitch’s 2003 record of 9-under for the tournament.
“I honestly believe the record will continue,” he said. “I don’t think we’ll break that record this week unless someone really lights it up. I think the course is tougher than it used to be. So I think it will stand up pretty well.”
Goehring will also play in the event, his 17th time, dating back to 1992 when he was here for the tournament’s first year. He hasn’t won yet, but that doesn’t mean the now 44-year-old can’t try to beat all those kids.
“It’s funny. I joke now because I don’t know exactly when I became an old guy, but it happened somewhere along the way,” he said. “I enjoy it. I still played the Canadian Am last year. Seventeen years ago I won the Canadian Amateur, so for me personally this is just giving back to golf a little bit. It’s a little token of what I can do as a volunteer and help support the young guys coming up.”
What a field it is — from reigning Alberta Amateur champ Tyler Saunders of Sturgeon County to five-time Manitoba amateur winner Todd Fanning to internationals Jarryd Dillas of Bermuda and American Conner Hayden. Then there’s the rest of Team Canada’s development squad — joining Murphy and Saunders is Trevor Ranton, A.J. Armstrong, Etienne Papineau and Tony Gil.
“It’s a good experience to be with the team and play with other good players across Canada,” said Gil, the top-ranked amateur on the development squad, who is from Vaughn, Ont. “It’s just motivation, really. Let’s say Etienne has a good week this week. It just motivates the rest of us to play better.”
Murphy has been giving tips on how to play the course.
At dinner last night we just talked about what the expectation was playing a harder golf course than we usually do for junior tournaments,” he said. “I think the biggest key here is limiting mistakes. You hear ‘patience’ a lot, but in junior golf when the courses are easy, we fire at almost every pin. Here I might fire at 12 pins a day. The others it’s ‘hey, if I hit it to 20 feet, I’ve got a decent look at birdie. I’m not going to get too greedy.
“The big story this week is the course. There are a lot of good players and you’re going to see some high numbers this week.
“If you’re a little bit off, this golf course can beat you up if you’re not playing well.”
CHIP SHOTS: Tee times begin at 8 a.m. each day with the final round leaders teeing off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
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“I can truly say after playing on Tour for 10 years, your Event was run every bit as professionally as anything I have participated in. From the golf course to the reception, volunteers, facility... WOW!”
Todd Fanning, Winnipeg, MB Five time Manitoba Amateur Champion
“I just wanted to say the tournament was amazing! I think it was the best run tournament I have ever played it. Everything was handled wonderfully, the golf facility is awesome! I look forward to coming back to this event next year.”
John Mlikotic, Kelowna, BC
“This is one of the best run events I’ve played in my amateur career and look forward to playing it next year!”
Scott Secord, Calgary, AB UBC Thunderbirds
“I was hoping that this event could rekindle the passion I had for amateur golf and the reason why I care for it so much. I'm happy to say that I left the Glencoe with a renewed love of the sport that has given me so much and I owe it in large part to the staff and membership at your facility. Please on my gratitude to the Invitational Committee Members for everything they did and the sponsors for making it possible.”
Jeff Murdoch, Stoney Plain, AB
BRENT & JUDY MUIR
BILL & THERESA MCNAUGHTON
® “BMO (M-bar roundel symbol)” is a registered trade-mark of Bank of Montreal, used under licence. ® “Nesbitt Burns” is a registered trade-mark of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal. If you are already a client of BMO Nesbitt Burns, please contact your Investment Advisor for more information. Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund and Member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
The Denhamer Investment Team is pleased to support The Glencoe Invitational.
Making a difference. Together.Understanding what is most important to you is at the heart of what we do at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
www.denhamerteam.com
Peter Denhamer Senior Vice PresidentInvestment Advisor403-261-9591
Robert CaraccioloSenior Investment Advisor403-261-9523
Sherry RichardsonInvestment Advisor403-261-9521
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