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Saffran Takes Early Lead at Investors Group Mens Mid-Amateur Championship
Bath, ON Lasalles John Saffran sits atop the leaderboard following first round action at the Investors Group Mens Mid-Amateur Championship. The three day event, conducted by the Golf Association of Ontario, is taking place at Loyalist Country Club in Bath, Ontario with the 2009 champion to be crowned on Thursday.
46 year old Saffran, who represents Pointe West Golf Club, was one of only three golfers to break par on Tuesday. Saffrans three under par 69 leads the field of 143 golfers, followed closely by Stoney Creeks Colin Grieve who sits one stroke back at 70. Jay Campbell of London is in third place, three strokes back.
Local favourite Ben Doornekamp, playing his home course, shares fourth place with four other golfers. 2008 Ontario Amateur and Canadian Mid-Amateur champion Dave Bunker of Woodbridge, on the hunt for his second title at this event, is tied for 13th place. Defending champion Peter McCarthy of Toronto got off to a rough start and sits in a tie for 50th place, nine strokes off the leader.
2009 marks the 17th playing of the Investors Group Mens Mid-Amateur Championship. Action continues Wednesday beginning at 7:30 am, with a cut taking place at the conclusion of tomorrows second round. The low 60 golfers and ties will continue on to play the final 18 holes on Thursday.
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Results for contest Mid-Am Overall Standings:
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1 John Saffran Lasalle, ON Pointe West GC 35-34–69 -3
2 Colin Grieve Stoney Creek, ON Glendale Golf & CC 31-39–70 -2
3 Jay Campbell London, ON The Oaks GC 36-35–71 -1
T4 Ben Doornekamp Kingston, ON Loyalist CC 33-39–72 E
T4 Justin Fluit Toronto, ON Briars Golf Club 36-36–72 E
T4 John Coey Toronto, ON Islington GC 35-37–72 E
T4 Derek McGrath Cambridge, ON Galt Country Club 34-38–72 E
T4 James Boose Ancaster, ON Dundas Valley Golf & Curl 38-34–72 E
T9 Blaine Fredrickson Etobicoke, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 37-36–73 +1
T9 Chad Post Woodstock, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 36-37–73 +1
T9 Nathan Komsa Lasalle, ON Essex G & CC 36-37–73 +1
T9 Dan Partland Bolton, ON The National Golf Club of 37-36–73 +1
T13 Greg Simon Ashburn, Ontario Oshawa Golf Club 38-36–74 +2
T13 Nathan Fenlon London, ON The Oaks GC 37-37–74 +2
T13 Tyler McDannold Ancaster, ON Hamilton Golf & Country C 38-36–74 +2
T13 Veli Lempinen Stouffville, ON Wyndance Golf Club 36-38–74 +2
T13 Christopher Matis LaSalle Public Player(GAO Member) 36-38–74 +2
T13 Dave Bunker Woodbridge, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 36-38–74 +2
T13 Steve Fredericks Peterborough, ON Kawartha G&CC 37-37–74 +2
T13 Brett Wilkinson Dundas, ON Dundas Valley Golf & Curl 37-37–74 +2
T21 Kelly Roberts London, Ontario The Oaks GC 37-38–75 +3
T21 Gerry Greenwood Brooklin, Ontario Wyndance Golf Club 36-39–75 +3
T21 Craig Watkins Mississauga, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 36-39–75 +3
T21 Rob Cowan Waterloo, ON Westmount G & CC 35-40–75 +3
T21 John Crowther London, ON Highland Country Club 39-36–75 +3
T21 Michael Mealia Richmond Hill, ON Bayview G&CC 39-36–75 +3
T21 Michael Jackson Collingwood, ON Georgian Bay Club 38-37–75 +3
T21 Jim Kirby Toronto Donalda Club 37-38–75 +3
T21 Gordon Dunn Hamilton, ON Twenty Valley Golf & Coun 37-38–75 +3
T21 Tony Ravenda Welland, ON Thundering Waters GC 37-38–75 +3
T31 Scott McCallum Forest, ON Sawmill Creek Golf & Coun 37-39–76 +4
T31 Chris Battersby London, ON London Hunt & Country Clu 37-39–76 +4
T31 James Gregg Waterloo, ON Deer Ridge Golf Club 39-37–76 +4
T31 Ryan Matches London Greenhills Golf Club 37-39–76 +4
T31 Tyler Sauerbrei Kingston, ON Cataraqui Golf & Country 38-38–76 +4
T31 Ernie Vettese Woodbridge, ON The National Golf Club of 38-38–76 +4
T31 Michael Fiorini Woodbridge, ON The National Golf Club of 37-39–76 +4
T31 William Gilmore Kitchener, ON Deer Ridge Golf Club 39-37–76 +4
T31 Bill Coville North York, ON King Valley Golf Club 37-39–76 +4
T31 Larry Cooper Oakville, ON Mississaugua 36-40–76 +4
T31 Max Gordon Bloomfield, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 35-41–76 +4
T31 Darren Vandeloo London, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 38-38–76 +4
T31 Thomas Lee Newmarket, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 35-41–76 +4
T44 Alex Brown Newmarket, ON Station Creek GC 39-38–77 +5
T44 Robert Gibson Toronto, ON Cedar Brae G & CC 37-40–77 +5
T44 Kevin Rosebrugh Ridgeway, ON Bridgewater Country Club 38-39–77 +5
T44 Daniel Legros Bowmanville, ON Dalewood G&CC 36-41–77 +5
T44 Brian Tisdelle London, ON The Oaks GC 42-35–77 +5
T44 Tim Caine Cobourg, ON Dalewood G&CC 38-39–77 +5
T44 Paul Ashleigh London Public Player(GAO Member) 38-39–77 +5
T44 Wayne Munroe London, ON The Oaks GC 37-40–77 +5
T44 Aron Burch Hamilton, ON Lookout Point Country Clu 41-36–77 +5
T44 Stephen Lister Toronto, ON Oviinbyrd GC 39-38–77 +5
T54 Peter McCarthy Toronto, ON Rosedale Golf Club 42-36–78 +6
T54 Mike Kavander Oakville, Ontario Greystone Golf Club 38-40–78 +6
T54 Todd Gerrard Markham, ON York Downs Golf & Country 38-40–78 +6
T54 Michael Bondy Morriston, ON Glencairn Golf Club 39-39–78 +6
T54 Aaron Kenny Belleville, ON Bay of Quinte CC 41-37–78 +6
T54 Matthew Chubb Toronto, ON St. George’s Golf & Count 36-42–78 +6
T54 Craig Loughry Courtice Public Player(GAO Member) 37-41–78 +6
T54 John Simpson Whitby, ON Oshawa Golf Club 40-38–78 +6
T54 Bryan Sonnenberg Mississauga, ON Trafalgar Golf & Country 43-35–78 +6
T54 Chris Markle Port Hope, ON Dalewood G&CC 39-39–78 +6
T54 Mike Clarke London, ON West Haven G & CC 36-42–78 +6
T54 Rocky Hodge Ancaster, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 38-40–78 +6
T54 Wally Keating London, ON Sunningdale GC 38-40–78 +6
T54 Raymond Oh Richmond Hill, ON Meadowbrook Golf & Countr 38-40–78 +6
T54 Matthew Abbott Hamilton, ON Hamilton Golf & Country C 39-39–78 +6
T54 Jeff Crowe Kingston, ON Cataraqui Golf & Country 37-41–78 +6
T54 Bryan Francis Brampton, ON Eagle Ridge Golf Club 40-38–78 +6
T71 Brandon Moffat North Bay, ON North Bay G & CC 43-36–79 +7
T71 Mark Whittrick Kitchener, ON Elmira Golf Club 39-40–79 +7
T71 Christopher Kertsos Pickering York Downs Golf & Country 38-41–79 +7
T71 Jud Whiteside Thornhill, ON Thornhill G&CC 39-40–79 +7
T71 Dan Bates Mississauga, ON Credit Valley Golf & Coun 39-40–79 +7
T71 Mike Milner Cobourg, ON Dalewood G&CC 37-42–79 +7
T71 Peter Aharan London, ON Sunningdale GC 38-41–79 +7
T78 Scott Hickerson Mississauga, ON Credit Valley Golf & Coun 40-40–80 +8
T78 Jim Watson Shelburne, ON Vespra Hills Golf Club 37-43–80 +8
T78 Bill Swartz Georgetown, ON The Club at North Halton 42-38–80 +8
T78 Brad McConnell Whitby, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 39-41–80 +8
T78 Tony Feuz London Riverbend Golf Community 41-39–80 +8
T78 Christian Komsa Lasalle, ON Essex G & CC 38-42–80 +8
T78 David Baxter Cobourg, ON Dalewood G&CC 41-39–80 +8
T78 John Murphy Orillia, ON Barrie CC 42-38–80 +8
T78 Derrick Pringle London, ON West Haven G & CC 37-43–80 +8
T78 Scott Davis Rr4 Blenheim, ON Blenheim Golf Club 44-36–80 +8
T88 Jamie Robertson North York, ON Rosedale Golf Club 40-41–81 +9
T88 Greg Walsh Peterborough Peterborough G & CC 40-41–81 +9
T88 Rick Miller Barrie, ON Heritage Hills GC 43-38–81 +9
T88 Steve Stoyanovich London, ON Highland Country Club 39-42–81 +9
T88 Steven Clute Sutton, ON Cedarhurst Golf Club 43-38–81 +9
T88 Bill Schneider London, ON Greenhills Golf Club 41-40–81 +9
T88 Graydon Joyner Toronto, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 38-43–81 +9
T88 Charlie Burke New Hamburg, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 39-42–81 +9
T88 James Martinello Windsor, ON Essex G & CC 37-44–81 +9
T88 Richard Martinello Windsor, ON Essex G & CC 38-43–81 +9
T88 Doug Gillespie London, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 39-42–81 +9
T88 Robert O’Hagan Paris, ON Craigowan (Oxford) G&CC 38-43–81 +9
T88 Jurgen Vander Velden Peterborough, ON Peterborough G & CC 39-42–81 +9
T101 Scott Baker Kitchener, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 43-39–82 +10
T101 Reid Hartley Aurora, ON National Pines Golf Club 39-43–82 +10
T101 Bill Simmons Burlington, ON Flamborough Hills Golf Cl 41-41–82 +10
T101 Mike Stauffer Oshawa, ON Oshawa Golf Club 42-40–82 +10
T101 Kevin Sung Markham, ON The Mandarin G & CC 41-41–82 +10
T101 Graham Card Aurora King Valley Golf Club 39-43–82 +10
T101 Troy Darbyson Brooklin, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 42-40–82 +10
T101 Arnold Johnson Brampton Public Player(GAO Member) 40-42–82 +10
T101 Ian Gibson Toronto, ON Meadowbrook Golf & Countr 45-37–82 +10
T101 Jay Gagnon Binbrook, ON Lookout Point Country Clu 40-42–82 +10
T101 Robin Gainer Toronto, ON National Pines Golf Club 43-39–82 +10
T112 Ted Acton Hamilton, ON Willow Valley GC 43-40–83 +11
T112 Aaron Pakylak Thunder Bay, ON Thunder Bay Country Club 40-43–83 +11
T114 Robert Gawne Whitby, ON Oshawa Golf Club 42-42–84 +12
T114 Darren Shaw Stoney Creek King’s Forest Golf Club 37-47–84 +12
T114 Randy Robbins Penetanguishene, ON Midland G & CC 39-45–84 +12
T114 Peter Sauerbrei Kingston, ON Cataraqui Golf & Country 40-44–84 +12
T114 Ian Lindsay Etobicoke, ON Lambton Golf & Country Cl 40-44–84 +12
T114 Rod O’Hara Mississauga, ON Credit Valley Golf & Coun 43-41–84 +12
T120 Andrew Brown Toronto, ON Thornhill G&CC 41-44–85 +13
T120 Don Cumming Milton, ON Glencairn Golf Club 46-39–85 +13
T120 Murray Campbell Aurora King Valley Golf Club 43-42–85 +13
T120 John Pate Guelph Cutten Club 42-43–85 +13
T120 Dominic Belmonte Piermont, NY Public Player(GAO Member) 42-43–85 +13
T120 Mike Grabowski Aurora, ON National Pines Golf Club 38-47–85 +13
126 Gerry Dee North York, ON Bayview G&CC 48-38–86 +14
T127 Ian Kidson Toronto, ON Rosedale Golf Club 40-47–87 +15
T127 Peter Woitowich Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 40-47–87 +15
T127 Tom Cochrane Toronto, ON Parry Sound Golf & Countr 43-44–87 +15
130 Tom Vejvalka Hamilton, ON King’s Forest Golf Club 43-45–88 +16
131 Bob Berg St.Catharines, ON Rolling Meadows Golf & Co 43-46–89 +17
132 Fred Vettese Toronto, ON Donalda Club 43-47–90 +18
133 Chris Pirsias Hamilton, ON King’s Forest Golf Club 45-46–91 +19
134 Philip Killeen London, ON Highland Country Club 42-50–92 +20
T135 Michael Goyer Belleville, ON Bay of Quinte CC 47-46–93 +21
T135 David MacKinnon Toronto, ON Islington GC 48-45–93 +21
T135 Terry G. Skoretz London, ON West Haven G & CC 49-44–93 +21
T135 Brett McDonald Mount Forest, ON Shelburne G & CC 44-49–93 +21
T139 Ryan Murphy Hamilton, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 51-43–94 +22
T139 Brad Osborne Kingston, ON Loyalist CC 44-50–94 +22
DID NOT FINISH
WD Bill Hutcheson Aurora, ON The National Golf Club of
WD Tim Mccullough London, ON London Hunt & Country Clu