Walker Climbs to Top of Ontario Am Leaderboard
Sudbury, ON: Jace Walker of St Thomas leaped up into the lead after a second round 69 at the Investors Group Ontario Amateur Championship at Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury.
After getting off to a hot start with birdies on two of his first three holes, Walker gave a couple back to make the turn at even par. Playing the front nine as his second nine, the 24 year old birdied one, five, seven and eight to offset his single bogey and card a three under par (69) for the day. Todays impressive round paired with his opening round 71 gave the St Thomas G&CC member sole possession of first place at four under par (140) heading into round three.
Similarly to round one, Brett Cairns of Courtland and Jeff Clarridge of Barrie sit in a tie for second after both firing a second round 71 (one under par) to match their opening round and give them a two day total of two under par (142). Both golfers will attempt to make up the two stroke difference between them and Walker on Thursday.
Three under par (69) was the best score of the day on a course which most thought would play much easier. Contrary to Tuesdays windy conditions the players had great playing conditions today. Walker was one of seven players to post a three under par 69 on Wednesday, which each will try to better in the final two rounds.
After the completion of play this evening the field was reduced to the low sixty competitors who had a two day total of 153 or better and will compete in the third and final rounds over the next two days. Third round action will get under way on Thursday morning with the final pairing of Walker, Cairns and Clarridge teeing off at 10:40am.
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Results for contest Low Gross:
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1 Jace Walker St. Thomas, ON St. Thomas Golf & Country 71-69–140 -4
T2 Brett Cairns Courtland, ON Otter Creek GC 71-71–142 -2
T2 Jeff Clarridge Barrie, ON National Pines Golf Club 71-71–142 -2
T4 Dave Bunker Woodbridge, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 74-69–143 -1
T4 Matt Hoffman Thornhill, ON Thornhill G&CC 74-69–143 -1
T4 Brad Boyle Kingston, Ont Loyalist CC 73-70–143 -1
T4 David Byrne Essex, ON Sutton Creek Golf & Count 74-69–143 -1
T4 Benjamin Murray Toronto, ON Thornhill G&CC 73-70–143 -1
T9 Mitch Sutton London, ON West Haven G & CC 74-70–144 E
T9 Corey Conners Listowel, ON Listowel GC 73-71–144 E
T11 Bruce Frick Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 76-69–145 +1
T11 Daniel Kim Toronto, ON York Downs Golf & Country 74-71–145 +1
T11 Brandon Ng Toronto, ON Beacon Hall GC 71-74–145 +1
T14 Garrett Rank Elmira, ON Whistle Bear Golf Club 74-72–146 +2
T14 Russell Budd Toronto, ON Bayview G&CC 70-76–146 +2
T16 Jacob Ohanian Winona, ON Glendale Golf & CC 76-71–147 +3
T16 Zack Kempa Brantford, ON Brantford G&CC 70-77–147 +3
T16 Michael Zizek Mississauga, ON York Downs Golf & Country 75-72–147 +3
T16 Mackenzie Hughes Dundas, ON Dundas Valley Golf & Curl 75-72–147 +3
T16 Adrian Cord Toronto, ON Islington GC 72-75–147 +3
T16 Richard Jung North York, ON Caledon Woods GC 72-75–147 +3
T16 Cam Burke New Hamburg, Ontario Rebel Creek Golf Club 76-71–147 +3
T16 Drew Symons Woodstock, ON Craigowan (Oxford) G&CC 75-72–147 +3
T16 Rob Cowan Waterloo, ON Westmount G & CC 75-72–147 +3
T16 Daley Byles Barrie, ON Barrie CC 76-71–147 +3
T26 Stephane Dubois Brantford, ON Brantford G&CC 75-73–148 +4
T26 Chad Currie Owen Sound, ON Owen Sound Golf & Country 76-72–148 +4
T26 Albin Choi Toronto, ON Caledon Woods GC 73-75–148 +4
T26 Britt Pronk London, ON London Hunt & Country Clu 75-73–148 +4
T26 Brad Larente Cambridge, ON Whistle Bear Golf Club 75-73–148 +4
T26 Gregory Belsito Thornhill, ON Thornhill G&CC 75-73–148 +4
T32 J.J. Regan Burlington, ON Burlington Golf & Country 80-69–149 +5
T32 Michael Blair Burlington Hidden Lake GC 74-75–149 +5
T32 Charles Fitzsimmons north york, ontario Thornhill G&CC 75-74–149 +5
T32 Austin Kelly Chatham, ON Maple City Country Club 73-76–149 +5
T32 Scott Samuel Etobicoke, ON Weston G&CC 77-72–149 +5
T37 Michael Young Oakville, ON Rattlesnake Point GC 76-74–150 +6
T37 Brett Maue St. Agatha, ON Westmount G & CC 74-76–150 +6
T37 Eric Hawerchuk Orangeville Devil’s Pulpit Golf Assoc 78-72–150 +6
T37 Andrew Gallo Thornhill, ON Thornhill G&CC 76-74–150 +6
T37 Andrew Zanatta London, ON The Oaks GC 73-77–150 +6
T37 Ryan Willoughby Chelmsford, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 80-70–150 +6
T43 James Krantz Oshawa, ON Oshawa Golf & Curling 75-76–151 +7
T43 Simon McInnis Toronto, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 79-72–151 +7
T43 Robert Cumming Thunder Bay, ON Strathcona Golf Club 76-75–151 +7
T43 Lucas Kim Toronto, ON Weston G&CC 76-75–151 +7
T43 Bradley Graham St. Catharines, Ont St. Catharines Golf & Cou 77-74–151 +7
T43 Michael Nedoszytko Toronto, ON Cedar Brae G & CC 76-75–151 +7
T43 Patrick Williams Toronto, ON Donalda Club 78-73–151 +7
T50 Jay Jewett Sudbury, ON Timberwolf Golf Club 75-77–152 +8
T50 Sid Segsworth Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 75-77–152 +8
T50 Mac Boucher Uxbridge, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 77-75–152 +8
T50 Matthew Wheeler Toronto, ON Beacon Hall GC 81-71–152 +8
T54 Rocky Co Richmond Hill, ON The Mandarin G & CC 81-72–153 +9
T54 Vince Palladino Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 77-76–153 +9
T54 Chris Moore Guelph, ON Guelph Country Club 83-70–153 +9
T54 Zac Bested Tecumseh, ON Beach Grove G&CC 74-79–153 +9
T54 Matt Speyer Cambridge, ON Galt Country Club 79-74–153 +9
T54 Braeden Cryderman Huntsville, ON Deerhurst Highlands 77-76–153 +9
T54 Wes Ladouceur S-Woodslee, ON Kingsville Golf & Country 78-75–153 +9
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CUT Thomas Lee Newmarket, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 79-75–154 +10
CUT Adam Shaw Richmond Hill, ON Summit Golf & Country Clu 78-76–154 +10
CUT Dustin Louth Washago Lake St. George Golf & Co 78-76–154 +10
CUT Alex Carrigan Guelph, ON Cutten Club 83-71–154 +10
CUT Un Cho Ancaster, ON Caledon Woods GC 80-74–154 +10
CUT Josh Bamberger Waterloo, ON Whistle Bear Golf Club 80-74–154 +10
CUT Simon Reyers Kingston, ON Cataraqui Golf & Country 81-74–155 +11
CUT Paul Ashleigh London Public Player(GAO Member) 83-72–155 +11
CUT Matt Bartolotto Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 79-76–155 +11
CUT Russell Bowie Mississauga, ON Brampton GC 82-73–155 +11
CUT Evan LaRocque Toronto, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 81-74–155 +11
CUT Derek Dalziel Oakville, ON Oakville Golf Club 77-78–155 +11
CUT Jason Lauzon Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 78-77–155 +11
CUT Scott Sinclair Toronto, ON Islington GC 86-69–155 +11
CUT Ben Doornekamp Kingston, ON Loyalist CC 78-77–155 +11
CUT Peter vanWezel Lasalle, ON Kingsville Golf & Country 76-79–155 +11
CUT Stephen Billyard Welland, ON LochNess Links 78-78–156 +12
CUT Raymond Oh Richmond Hill, ON Meadowbrook Golf & Countr 78-78–156 +12
CUT Brandon Clark St. Thomas, ON St. Thomas Golf & Country 80-76–156 +12
CUT Sam Barber North Bay, ON North Bay G & CC 80-76–156 +12
CUT David Sreiberg Newmarket Ontario Glenway Country Club 84-72–156 +12
CUT Ernie Vettese Woodbridge, ON The National Golf Club of 79-78–157 +13
CUT David Lang Toronto, ON York Downs Golf & Country 81-76–157 +13
CUT Ryan Terdik Mt. Pleasant, ON Brantford G&CC 75-82–157 +13
CUT Jack Gibson Fort Erie, ON Bridgewater Country Club 79-78–157 +13
CUT Kevin Bryce Oakville, ON Oviinbyrd GC 78-79–157 +13
CUT Jonathan Kim-Moss Mississauga, ON Caledon Woods GC 82-75–157 +13
CUT Ryan Borg Orangeville, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 79-78–157 +13
CUT Alex McKee Newmarket, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 76-81–157 +13
CUT John Hall Langton, ON Otter Creek GC 79-78–157 +13
CUT Sean Lackey Kingston, Ontario The Landings Golf Club 78-79–157 +13
CUT Jay Quesnel Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 80-78–158 +14
CUT Mitchel Kennedy Scarborough, ON Scarboro Golf & Country C 80-78–158 +14
CUT Ryan Mcinerney London, ON The Oaks GC 79-79–158 +14
CUT Chad Swartzentruber New Hamburg, ON Stratford Municipal Golf 81-77–158 +14
CUT Kyle Sayani Mississauga, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 81-78–159 +15
CUT Mark Young Scarborough, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 79-80–159 +15
CUT Colin Flabbi Toronto, ON St. George’s Golf & Count 81-78–159 +15
CUT Ryan Kennedy Kingston, Ontario Amherstview Golf Club 75-84–159 +15
CUT David Jung Thornhill, ON Caledon Woods GC 80-79–159 +15
CUT Jeff Hunter Thunder Bay, ON Northern Lights Golf Comp 80-79–159 +15
CUT Brian Churchill-Smith Oakville, ON Toronto Golf Club 80-80–160 +16
CUT Mark Hicks Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf 84-76–160 +16
CUT Randy Cobbledick Newcastle, ON Black Diamond GC 82-78–160 +16
CUT Peter DeMarco Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 80-80–160 +16
CUT Hunter Doubt London, ON London Hunt & Country Clu 78-83–161 +17
CUT Darren Shaw Stoney Creek Public Player(GAO Member) 79-82–161 +17
CUT Gerry Greenwood Brooklin, Ontario Wyndance Golf Club 83-78–161 +17
CUT Jordan Bakhsh Newmarket, ON Station Creek GC 81-80–161 +17
CUT Chad Walker St. Thomas, ON St. Thomas Golf & Country 82-79–161 +17
CUT Brad Altenhoff Burlington, ON Hidden Lake GC 81-81–162 +18
CUT Gianfranco Guida Maple, ON King’s Riding GC 87-75–162 +18
CUT Tom Nowak Rockwood, ON Whistle Bear Golf Club 83-79–162 +18
CUT Mackenzie Tout Port, Perry ON Royal Ashburn Golf Club 82-80–162 +18
CUT Cole Fulton St.Thomas, ON St. Thomas Golf & Country 83-80–163 +19
CUT Scott Lavigne Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 82-81–163 +19
CUT Chris Adoranti Stoney Creek, ON Glendale Golf & CC 86-77–163 +19
CUT Nick Maracle Nobel, ON Parry Sound Golf & Countr 80-83–163 +19
CUT Steven Tsandelis waterloo ontario Deer Ridge Golf Club 77-86–163 +19
CUT Luke Ovenden Georgetown, ON The Club at North Halton 83-80–163 +19
CUT Christian McCullough Richmond Hill, ON Meadowbrook Golf & Countr 79-84–163 +19
CUT John YounSung Kim Toronto, ON National Pines Golf Club 81-83–164 +20
CUT Ethan O’Meara Sarnia, ON Sarnia G&CC 83-81–164 +20
CUT Sean Burke Mississauga, ON Trafalgar Golf & Country 79-85–164 +20
CUT Christopher Lancaster Ancaster, ON Glendale Golf & CC 82-82–164 +20
CUT Jeremy Demers Whitby, ON Lakeridge Links Golf Club 81-83–164 +20
CUT Yves Fraser Sudbury, ON Idylwylde Golf & Country 85-79–164 +20
CUT Andrew Moffat Brantford, ON Brantford G&CC 79-85–164 +20
CUT Paul Gortnar Mississauga Glencairn Golf Club 84-81–165 +21
CUT Taylor Henderson Gormley, ON Public Player(GAO Member) 84-81–165 +21
CUT Andrew Laing Amherstburg, ON Kingsville Golf & Country 84-81–165 +21
CUT Derek Mathes Kitchener, ON Rebel Creek Golf Club 82-83–165 +21
CUT Martin Tzankov Toronto, ON Cherry Downs G&CC 81-84–165 +21
CUT Michael Whalen London, ON West Haven G & CC 76-89–165 +21
CUT Aron Burch Hamilton, ON Lookout Point Country Clu 81-85–166 +22
CUT Matthew Farronato Hamilton;, ON Heron Point Golf Links 87-79–166 +22
CUT Marc Anderson Strathroy, ON Caradoc Sands Golf Course 91-76–167 +23
CUT Darryl Whitford Mississ, ON Hidden Lake GC 84-84–168 +24
CUT Gajan Sivabalasingham Ballantrae, ON The Mandarin G & CC 85-83–168 +24
CUT Robert Barger Cambridge Cambridge Golf Club 84-84–168 +24
CUT Patrick Anderson Strathroy, ON Caradoc Sands Golf Course 91-77–168 +24
CUT Neil Boddington Shanty Bay, ON Barrie CC 86-84–170 +26
CUT Bob Baynton Milton, ON Springfield Golf & Countr 85-85–170 +26
CUT Jason Bell Thornhill, ON The Country Club 82-89–171 +27
CUT Kristopher Kowalchuk Burlington, ON Hidden Lake GC 82-89–171 +27
CUT Gregory Hanninen Barrie, ON National Pines Golf Club 86-86–172 +28
CUT Kevin McLafferty Toronto, ON Rosedale Golf Club 89-84–173 +29
CUT Drew Nesbitt Horseshoe Valley, ON Horseshoe Resort–Valley 96-79–175 +31
CUT Jake Gerolamy Peterborough, ON Kawartha G&CC 93-82–175 +31
CUT Ryan Brown Gormley, ON Station Creek GC 92-85–177 +33
CUT Aaron Leupen Thunder Bay, ON Whitewater Golf Club 97-81–178 +34
CUT Kelvin Ho Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Pheasant Run Golf Club 89-91–180 +36
CUT Cody Bergamin Toronto, ON Cedar Brae G & CC 99-91–190 +46
WD Terry G. Skoretz London, ON West Haven G & CC 89-0–89 +17
WD James Martinello Windsor, ON Pointe West GC
WD Graham Baillargeon Mississauga, ON Trafalgar Golf & Country
