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Toronto, ON: David Byrne of Essex started off his 2009 competitive season with a victory at the Ontario Mens Champion of Champions. Byrne fired a one under par 70 to finish in a tie for the lead with Richard Ross of Markham. He quickly finished Ross off in the first playoff hole with a par to claim the title.
With over ninety Ontario mens club champions in the field and a golf course that was not willing to give much back to the players, Byrne put together a very solid round to finish with one of only two scores under par.
Representing the Sutton Creek Golf and Country Club, Byrne finished fourth in this event in 2008 and hopes to build on this win going into what proves to be a very busy competitive season. He will now get ready to defend his Ontario Mens Match Play in a couple of weeks at the Lake Joseph Club and obviously looks to improve on his sixth place finish from a year ago, at the 2009 Investors Group Ontario Amateur.
Ross, who was representing Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club, also put together a solid under par round but came up a bit short in the playoff and was forced to settle for the silver medal. Taylor Booth of London (Cobble Hills G&CC) and host club favourite David Lang of Toronto, finished in a tie for third place two strokes off the lead at one over par (72).
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Results for contest Low Gross:
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1 David Byrne Essex, ON Sutton Creek Golf & Count 70 -1
2 Richard Ross Markham, ON Cedar Brae G & CC 70 -1
T3 Taylor Booth London, ON Cobble Hills Golf & Ski C 72 +1
T3 David Lang Toronto, ON Donalda Club 72 +1
T5 Ryan Kennedy Kingston, Ontario Amherstview Golf Club 73 +2
T5 Jace Walker St. Thomas, ON St. Thomas Golf & Country 73 +2
T7 John Crowther London, ON Highland Country Club 74 +3
T7 Scott Hickerson Mississauga, ON Credit Valley Golf & Coun 74 +3
T7 Ron Pearson Kitchener, ON Deer Ridge Golf Club 74 +3
T7 Mark Raven Burlington, ON Millcroft Golf Club 74 +3
T11 Gavin Aldridge Georgetown, ON The Club at North Halton 75 +4
T11 Dean Girodat Hanover, ON Bucks Crossing GC 75 +4
T11 Peter vanWezel Lasalle, ON Kingsville Golf & Country 75 +4
T14 Michael Jackson Collingwood, ON Blue Mountain G & CC 76 +5
T14 Todd Kawalec Kitchener, ON Rebel Creek Golf Club 76 +5
T14 Barrett McCarthy Burlington, ON Beverly Golf & Country Cl 76 +5
T14 Vince Palladino Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 76 +5
T18 Mark Bania Kitchener, ON Galt Country Club 77 +6
T18 Ryan Delisle Hamilton, ON King’s Forest Golf Club 77 +6
T18 Tim Mccullough London, ON London Hunt & Country Clu 77 +6
T18 Brent Rebus Burlington, ON Rattlesnake Point GC 77 +6
T18 Marty Rutledge St. Mary’s, ON St. Marys Golf & Country 77 +6
T23 Marc Anderson Strathroy, ON Bear Creek Golf Club 78 +7
T23 James Boose Ancaster, ON Dundas Valley Golf & Curl 78 +7
T23 Austin Kelly Chatham, ON Maple City Country Club 78 +7
T23 Drew Symons Woodstock, ON Craigowan (Oxford) G&CC 78 +7
T23 Mark Tremblett Keswick, ON Pines of Georgina GC 78 +7
T28 Shawn Cowen Clifford, ON Pike Lake G & CC 79 +8
T28 Steve Fredericks Peterborough, ON Kawartha G&CC 79 +8
T28 Sean Gibson Toronto, ON Granite GC 79 +8
T28 Bill Hutcheson Aurora, ON The National Golf Club of 79 +8
T28 Nolan Knill Barrie, ON Tangle Creek Golf Club 79 +8
T28 Mike Kray Oakville, ON St. Catharines Golf & Cou 79 +8
T34 Jeff Agnew Pickering, ON Cherry Downs G&CC 80 +9
T34 Glen Atkinson North York, ON Eagle Ridge Golf Club 80 +9
T34 Bob Baynton Milton, ON Springfield Golf & Countr 80 +9
T34 Kevin Bryce Oakville, ON Oviinbyrd GC 80 +9
T34 Larry Cooper Oakville, ON Mississaugua 80 +9
T34 Matthew Farronato Hamilton;, ON Heron Point Golf Links 80 +9
T34 James Krantz Oshawa, ON Oshawa Golf Club 80 +9
T34 John McDonnell Orillia, ON Couchiching Golf & Countr 80 +9
T42 Ben Ferguson Woodbridge, ON The Country Club 81 +10
T42 Paul Gortnar Mississauga Glencairn Golf Club 81 +10
T42 Steve Irving Owen Sound, ON Owen Sound Golf & Country 81 +10
T42 Alex Letros Pickering, ON Whitevale GC 81 +10
T42 Peter McCarthy Toronto, ON Rosedale Golf Club 81 +10
T42 Matt Mckelvie Stoney Creek, Ontario Glendale Golf & CC 81 +10
T42 Rick Robinson Orangeville, ON Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc 81 +10
T49 Brendan Barrack Toronto, ON Lambton Golf & Country Cl 82 +11
T49 Nick Digiandomenico Wasaga Beach, ON Wasaga Sands Golf & Count 82 +11
T49 Darin Dirk London, ON Sunningdale GC 82 +11
T49 James McKeon Toronto, ON Grandview Golf Club 82 +11
T49 Rob McLay Burlington, ON Muskoka Bay Club 82 +11
T49 David Sreiberg Newmarket Ontario Glenway Country Club 82 +11
T49 Dean Wickens Kitchener, ON Doon Valley Golf Course 82 +11
T56 Jason Beattie Barrie, ON Borden Golf Club 83 +12
T56 Mike Boyce Uxbridge, ON Foxbridge Golf & Country 83 +12
T56 Stephen James Carr Belleville, ON Bay of Quinte CC 83 +12
T56 Jeff Clarridge Barrie, ON National Pines Golf Club 83 +12
T56 James Duncan Uxbridge, ON Wyndance Golf Club 83 +12
T56 Matthew Ion Young Burlington, ON Hamilton Golf & Country C 83 +12
T56 Alan Kerr Brampton, ON Brampton GC 83 +12
T56 Brett Maue St. Agatha, ON Foxwood GC 83 +12
T56 Kori Paquette London, ON West Haven G & CC 83 +12
T65 Christian Rutherford Peterborough, ON Oliver’s Nest Golf Club 84 +13
T65 Brad VanPuymbroeck Tillsonburg, ON Bridges at Tillsonburg 84 +13
T67 Jerry Forsyth Blenheim, ON Blenheim Golf Club 85 +14
T67 Scott Herrington Brighton, ON Barcovan Golf Club 85 +14
T67 Charles Joynt London, ON Greenhills Golf Club 85 +14
T67 Jud Whiteside Thornhill, ON Thornhill G&CC 85 +14
T67 Mark Zecchino Scarborough, ON The Toronto Hunt Club 85 +14
T72 David Allen Bracebridge, ON South Muskoka Curling & G 86 +15
T72 Mark Hunermund Vineland, ON Sparrow Lakes Golf Club 86 +15
T72 Mike Kavander Oakville, Ontario Greystone Golf Club 86 +15
T72 Jack Northey Southampton, ON Saugeen Golf Club 86 +15
T72 Mark Whittrick Kitchener, ON Elmira Golf Club 86 +15
T77 Dennis Gordon Bolton, ON Carrying Place Golf & Cou 87 +16
T77 Josh Hunke Mannheim, ON Rebel Creek Golf Club 87 +16
T79 Sandy Baptist Toronto, ON Port Carling Golf & Count 88 +17
T79 Blair Breen Burlington, ON Lowville Golf Club 88 +17
T79 Daniel DiFrancesco Burlington, ON Hidden Lake GC 88 +17
T79 Tom Galand Newmarket, ON Mill Run G&CC 88 +17
T79 Andy Smart Guelph, ON Cutten Club 88 +17
84 Bruce McEwen Scarborough, ON Scarboro Golf & Country C 89 +18
85 Sid Dick Thornhill, ON Carrying Place Golf & Cou 90 +19
86 Tim Hasenack Barrie, Ontario Barrie CC 93 +22
87 Reg MacDonald Owen Sound, ON Cobble Beach Golf Links 94 +23
88 Christopher Small Sarnia, ON Bonnie Doon Golf Club 100 +29
DID NOT FINISH
DQ Rob Cowan Waterloo, ON Westmount G & CC
DQ David Muir Keswick, ON Orchard Beach Golf & Coun
DQ Scott Nelson Uxbridge, ON Sleepy Hollow Golf & Coun
