Warren Sye Takes Lead at Investors Group Ontario Senior Men’s Amateur Championship
Midland, ON (GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO) – Mississauga resident and five-time Ontario Amateur champion Warren Sye delivered a two-over par 72 on Thursday to take sole possession of the lead at the Investors Group Ontario Senior Men’s Amateur Championship hosted by Midland Golf and Country Club.
Sye, a member of the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame with two Canadian Amateur Championship titles under his belt, had an up and down second round performance with three birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey amidst rainy conditions. His total score of 140 (68-72) gives him a four stroke lead over the field of Ontario’s best male amateur golfers age 55 and over heading into Friday’s third and final round.
Ridgeville resident Sandy Billyard carded the best round of the day with an even par 70 to move up the leaderboard into second place. The Hunters Point Golf Course member is looking to improve on his 2011 result where he finished tied for eighth. Billyard sits with a total score of 144 (74-70), four-over par.
2010 runner-up Alisdair Cayley of Burlington is in third place at six-over par with a two day total of 146 (75-71), followed by Rick Dodds-Hebron of Brampton and Tom Hodgins of Newmarket who are tied for fourth at seven-over par. 2010 champion Mike Jackson of Collingwood is tied for seventh at nine-over par, with 2011 champ Jim Morton of London tied for 24th. First round co-leader Guy Kohlmeier slipped down the leaderboard to 13th place after carding a second round 83 for a total score of 151 (68-83), +11.
Following play on Thursday, the field was cut to the low 60 golfers and ties, with the cut falling at a total score of 159. Final round action gets under way at 7:30 am, with players going off the 1st and 10th tees and the lead group of Sye, Billyard and Cayley set to tee off at 9:00 am.
The Investors Group Ontario Senior Men’s Championship is contested annually and features Ontario’s best male amateur golfers age 55 and older. 2012 marks the 77th playing of the event, and the tournament serves as a qualifying event for the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, hosted this year at Le Griffon des Sources in Mirabel, QC on August 28-31.
Name Residence Club Rnd. 1 Rnd. 2 Total To Par
1 Warren Sye Mississauga, ON Weston G&CC 68 72 140 E
2 Sandy Billyard Ridgeville, ON Hunters Pointe GC 74 70 144 +4
3 Alasdair Cayley Burlington, ON Toronto GC 75 71 146 +6
T4 Rick Dodds-Hebron Brampton, ON Brampton GC 74 73 147 +7
T4 Tom Hodgins Newmarket, ON Cedar Brae G & CC 70 77 147 +7
6 Christopher Kertsos Pickering York Downs G&CC 74 74 148 +8
T7 Chester Graham Midland, ON Midland G & CC 75 74 149 +9
T7 Stu Hamilton Wasaga Beach, ON Brampton GC 75 74 149 +9
T7 Michael Jackson Collingwood, ON Georgian Bay Club 74 75 149 +9
T7 Carl Nanni Thornhill, ON Meadowbrook G&CC 73 76 149 +9
T11 Neil Boddington Shanty Bay, ON Barrie CC 75 75 150 +10
T11 John Sagi Kitchener, ON Deer Ridge Golf Club 76 74 150 +10
T13 Rick Fifield St.Marys, ON St. Marys G&CC 78 73 151 +11
T13 Don Smith Ajax, ON GAO Public Player 75 76 151 +11
T13 Ross Ballantyne Midland, ON Midland G & CC 74 77 151 +11
T13 Guy Kohlmeier Sarnia, ON Sarnia G&CC 68 83 151 +11
T17 Phil Charal Toronto, ON The Summit G&CC 75 77 152 +12
T17 Michael Kelly Ottawa, ON Pakenham Highlands GC 74 78