Phil Patterson leads Senior Division and Doug Hanzel leads the Tremendous Senior Division following second spherical
Saugeen Shores, Ont. – Group Alberta got here from 4 again to start out the day to win the Inter-Provincial Group Championship for the fourth consecutive time on the 2024 Canadian Males’s Senior Championship, offered by BDO at Saugeen Golf Membership in Saugeen Shores, Ont.
Alberta was tied for second coming into play on Friday however shot a collective 2-under to complete at 1-over to edge the host province by three. Alberta was represented by Brian Laubman of Edmonton, Alta., David Schultz of Calgary, Alta. and Senan Foley of Calgary who shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to assist lead his staff to the title.
“Effectively, we hopped on Senan’s again and rode him, he performed nice,” stated Laubman.
“He’s the one bodily match man that might do it,” stated Schultz with fun. “It means quite a bit, in Alberta we actually take the staff severely and now we have a variety of enjoyable on the market, we’re good mates, good buddies and it means quite a bit to us to win the staff,” added Schultz.
“Nobody desires to let the earlier yr down, now we have a practice of profitable in Alberta and we wish to preserve it going,” stated Foley.
Foley’s spherical was tied for low spherical of the day and allowed him to climb again up the leaderboard within the race for the John Rankin Memorial Trophy.
“I used to be in a position to keep away from the large blunders like I did yesterday, hit fairways and greens and made some putts so I used to be pleased with that,” stated Foley.
Group Ontario completed second at 4-over whereas Group British Columbia completed third at 11-over.
Within the race for the Senior Division title, Canadian Phil Patterson has taken the 36-hole lead following a 1-under 71. Patterson of Prescott, Ont. was two pictures again of the co-leaders heading into the second spherical and was certainly one of few gamers to shoot underneath par on Friday. He holds a one-shot lead over a trio of Individuals together with, William Mitchell of Dunwoody, Ga. and Miles McConnell of Tampa, Fla. who each shot rounds of 4-under 68. Additionally tied at 2-under is Bryan Hoops of Tempe, Ariz. following a 74 at this time. Hoops was the co-leader after the opening spherical with John Bearrie. Bearrie from Hollsopple, Pa. shot a 3-over 75 to drop to 1-under and is tied for fifth with 4 others together with Foley.
Within the Tremendous Senior Division, defending champion Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Ga. has taken the lead following a 3-under 69 on Friday to now sit at 1-under for the event. He leads Luc Guilbault of Drummondville, Que. and Jack Corridor of Savannah, Ga. by three pictures. Hanzel is now additionally two pictures again within the Senior Division as effectively.
The sphere has now been lower to the low 76 gamers for the ultimate two rounds of the championship with a rating of 10-over setting the cutline.
The 156-player discipline competing for the John Rankin Memorial Trophy options 5 previous winners together with defending champion Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Ga., Darren Ritchie of St. John, N.B. (2021), Brady Exber of Las Vegas, Nev. (2018), Jack Corridor of Savannah, Ga. (2015) and David Schultz of Calgary, Alta. (2013).
The Canadian Males’s Senior Championship options golfers aged 55-and-over and features a Tremendous Senior division for golfers 65-and-over. The nationwide championship consists of 72 holes of stroke-play with a lower after 36 holes. The Tremendous Senior Championship is contested concurrently over the 4 rounds of the championship.
Along with the nationwide championship, the winner will obtain an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Senior Newbie Championship at Biltmore Forst Nation Membership in Asheville, N.C., August 23-28.
For the leaderboard following the second spherical of the 2024 Canadian Males’s Senior Championship, offered by BDO, please click on right here.
