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Ten Players Within Five Shots at Jane Rogers Championship

George Bradford shot a 4 under par 66 to hold a one stroke lead over Ryan Yip and Alex Coe heading into the third of the Jane Rogers Championship.
Bradford is at 9 under par after two trips around what has proved to be a demanding Lakeview Golf Club.
Australian Tim Wood (pictured) is alone in fourth [...]

DELAET WINS DESJARDINS MONTREAL OPEN IN PLAYOFF

Graham DeLaet birdied the final hole of regulation and then repeated the performance on the first sudden death playoff hole to win the $200,000 Desjardins Montreal Open over George Bradford and Daniel Im.
The victory - his first on the Canadian Tour - saves what has been a difficult season for DeLaet, a native of Weyburn, [...]

Rob Oppenheim leads Desjardins Montreal Open after two rounds

Rob Oppenheim carded a 6-under 65 to hold a two stroke lead after two rounds of the Desjardins Montreal Open. He is at 11 under par after two trips around Saint-Raphael Golf Club.
Sitting in second place are Derek Gillespie of Oshawa, Ont., Edmonton’s Barrett Jarosch, George Bradford and Ryan Thornberry.
Mike Mezei of Lethbridge, Alta., is [...]

Daniel Im Fires 63 At Saint-Raphael

Daniel Im fired an 8 under par 63 Thursday to hold a two stroke lead over George Bradford after the first round of the $200,000 Desjardins Montreal Open presented by Lexus.
Ryan Thornberry, Lee Williamson and Rob Oppenheim are in third spot, three shots back.
Derek Gillespie, Kris Wasylowich, Liam Kendregan and Clayton Rask shot 67 to [...]

Alberta beef makes the grade

Players Cup runner-up Risdon will play weekend with PGA big boys
Dustin Risdon said last week after finishing a blazing second in the Canadian Tour’s Players Cup in Winnipeg that he would refuse to be intimidated at this week’s RBC Canadian Open, his first-ever PGA tour start.
But even a headstrong, self-professed farm boy from Alberta felt [...]

Canadians Hope to Shine in Canadian Open

Wes Heffernan is not a household name in Canada.
He’s a very good golfer, though, and he’s attracted the attention of some ardent golf fans since he’s from Calgary and represented the country at a variety of international events, including last year’s World Cup (teamed with Mike Weir).
Heffernan, 31, has earned $64,711 so far this season [...]

Calgary’s Wes Heffernan shoots 5 under, wins Canadian Tour Players Cup

Wes Heffernan fired a 5-under 66 Sunday to claim a one-stroke victory at the Canadian Tour Players Cup.
The Calgary native finished at 14 under par 270 and earned his fourth Canadian Tour title.
Calgary’s Dustin Risdon tied for second place with John Ellis.
“That was one of the best rounds I have ever played,” said Heffernan, who [...]

Walton keeps lead at Canadian Tour Players Cup

Michael Walton shot a one-under 70 on Saturday to remain in the lead after three rounds of the Canadian Tour Players Cup.
Walton, who shot a course-record 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead, stood at 10-under 203 for a one-shot lead over two players.
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Walton leads Canadian Tour Players Cup

Michael Walton fired a nine-under 62 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the Canadian Tour Players Cup.
Walton, who opened with a 71 in the first round, carded nine birdies and an eagle along with just two bogeys in the second round to climb to nine-under, 133 overall.
He held a [...]

Canada’s Anderson among leaders at Canadian Tour Players Cup

It’s crowded at the top after the first round of the Canadian Tour Players Cup.
Stuart Anderson of Big Valley, Alta., shot a 5-under 66 Thursday to join a seven-player logjam atop the leaderboard. Three-time winner John Ellis also has a share of the lead, along with Rob Oppenheim, who eagled both the eighth and the [...]