08/14/2008

- Ontario native earns exemption into 2009 RBC Canadian Open -

Lethbridge, Alta. (RCGA) – Cam Burke of New Hamburg, Ont. captured Canada’s biggest amateur golf crown Thursday, carding a final round 2-under par 69 to win the 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship by four-strokes.

“This is my biggest win by a little bit, yeah,” said a light-hearted Burke. “I feel absolutely fantastic. The only other tournament I’ve ever won has been my club championship at Foxwood Golf Club, so I’m pretty excited about this one.”

Burke, who plays golf at Eastern Michigan University, may be unfamiliar among many golf fans across Canada, but his game has undoubtedly been picking up momentum over this past summer.

The newly crowned Canadian amateur champion has already amassed two runner-up finishes this year, including one at the Ontario Amateur and another at the Toronto Star Amateur. He also qualified for the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship which tees-off next week at Pinehurst Golf Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Burke started today’s final round tied for first and was one of very few players who managed to maintain their positions atop the leaderboard. Occasional Alberta breezes and tough hole locations kept most players’ scores at bay, as only 13 players were able to better par for the day.

One of those players was Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C.

Wong, who finished tied for second with Scott Stiles of Calgary, shot a 1-under par 70 today. Both Wong and Stiles finished at 6-under par for the week, four-strokes back of Burke.

“With the wind and the tougher pin placements today, I’m pretty happy with how I ended-up,” said 17-year old Wong. “I knew heading into today that I needed to shoot at least 5-under to have a shot at winning and I didn’t get it done.”

While Wong made his way up the leaderboard, Stiles, who was one of yesterday’s co-leaders, slipped down it. Stiles shot a final-round, 2-over par 73.

“I have to give it to Cam,” said Stiles. “He’s a true champion. Nobody can take that away from him. He didn’t falter today and he deserved to win.”

With the win, 21-year old Burke joins an elite group of golfers who have claimed the coveted Earl Grey Cup, including Canadian golf legends Moe Norman, Nick Weslock, Doug Roxburgh, Jim Nelford and Richard Zokol.

Burke also earns an exemption into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open being held July 20 – 26 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville.

“Everyone thinks about playing a PGA TOUR event when they’re little,” added Burke. “I guess now I’ll get the chance to find out how it feels.”

A complete list of players and post-round results for the 104th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship can be found online at www.rcga.org.

The following are final scores for Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

1. Cam Burke, New Hamburg, ON, *70-68-67-69-274 -10
2. Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC, *70-70-68-70-278 -6
2. Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB, *72-67-66-73-278 -6
4. James Allenby, Langley, BC, *77-64-69-69-279 -5
4. Christopher Ross, Dundas, ON, *72-68-69-70-279 -5
4. Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, BC, *69-70-69-71-279 -5
7. Steven Lecuyer, Edmonton, AB, *72-69-68-71-280 -4
7. Brady Johnson, Mill Bay, BC, *70-71-67-72-280 -4
9. Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC, *74-67-67-74-282 -2
10. Victor Dubuisson, France, *76-70-66-71-283 -1
10. Matt Hoffman, Thornhill, ON, *72-69-69-73-283 -1
10. Shawn LaFontaine, Cobourg, ON, *73-71-66-73-283 -1
10. Graham Baillargeon, Mississauga, ON, *67-71-70-75-283 -1
14. David Stewart, Prince Albert, SK, *78-69-71-66-284 E
14. Albin Choi, Toronto, ON, *78-65-70-71-284 E
14. Jeffrey Clarridge, Barrie, ON, *73-71-70-70-284 E
14. David Markle, Shelburne, ON, *78-65-68-73-284 E
14. Alexandre Kaleka, France, *73-67-66-78-284 E
19. Matt Hill, Forest, ON, *78-69-66-72-285 +1
19. Devin Carrey, South Surrey, BC, *74-69-69-73-285 +1
19. Graham Hill, Forest, ON, *72-70-70-73-285 +1
19. Jordan Irwin, Calgary, AB, *73-68-70-74-285 +1
23. Mitch Sutton, London, ON, *73-69-76-68-286 +2
23. Matthew Leon, Brampton, ON, *74-71-72-69-286 +2
23. Michael Keast, Winnipeg, MB, *75-70-69-72-286 +2
23. Craig  Doell, Victoria, BC, *73-72-68-73-286 +2
23. David Byrne, Essex, ON, *72-71-67-76-286 +2
28. John Henry MacDonald, Cherry Valley, ON, *76-69-75-67-287 +3
28. Ben Tewes, Lincoln, NE, *71-68-75-73-287 +3
28. Patrick Forbes, Toronto, ON, *71-72-71-73-287 +3
28. Darren Wallace, Langley, BC, *76-70-65-76-287 +3
32. Mitchell Evanecz, Red Deer, AB, *75-70-74-69-288 +4
33. Brett Cairns, Courtland, ON, *76-71-73-69-289 +5
33. Todd Fanning, Winnipeg, MB, *78-69-70-72-289 +5
33. Kevin Carrigan, Victoria, BC, *70-72-73-74-289 +5
33. Peter More, Winnipeg, MB, *73-73-70-73-289 +5
37. Julian Valenciana, Mexico, *75-72-73-70-290 +6
37. Jacob Patte, Oshawa, ON, *70-77-71-72-290 +6
37. Darren Hupfer, Edmonton, AB, *70-69-73-78-290 +6
40. Brad Kirton, Winnipeg, MB, *75-71-75-70-291 +7
40. Blake Rowe-Sleeman, Coquitlam, BC, *76-71-73-71-291 +7
40. Philippe-Andre Bannon, Laval,QC, *74-72-72-73-291 +7
40. Eric Coffin, Fredericton, NB, *74-70-73-74-291 +7
40. Corey Conners, Listowel, ON, *71-73-73-74-291 +7
40. Adam Hadwin, Abbotsford, BC, *73-69-74-75-291 +7
40. Riley Wheeldon, Courtenay, BC, *72-70-72-77-291 +7
47. Patrick Godin, Boucherville, QC, *72-73-73-74-292 +8
47. Justin Fluit, Cambridge, ON, *75-71-72-74-292 +8
47. Santiago Gavino, San Luis Potosi, SLP, MX, *71-75-72-74-292 +8
47. Jesse Speirs, Bangor, ME, *71-72-74-75-292 +8
47. Mathieu Gingras, Moncton, NB, *72-68-76-76-292 +8
47. Garth Collings, Matlock, MB, *67-75-74-76-292 +8
47. Simon McInnis, Toronto, ON, *73-70-71-78-292 +8
54. Robert Greenwell, Georgetown, ON, *73-74-72-74-293 +9
54. Nathan Leonhardt, Richmond, BC, *74-71-73-75-293 +9
56. Jonathan Kim-Moss, Mississauga, ON, *76-70-76-72-294 +10
56. David Williamson, Halifax, NS, *75-69-72-78-294 +10
56. Jean-Philippe Paiement, Mont Laurier, QC, *75-66-74-79-294 +10
56. Nick Gillespie, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, *74-72-67-81-294 +10
60. Anthony Warren, York, PE, *75-72-72-76-295 +11
60. Jace Walker, St. Thomas, ON, *75-71-69-80-295 +11
60. Mark Hoffman, Thornhill, ON, *71-73-70-81-295 +11
63. James Gill, Waikato, New Zealand, *80-67-74-75-296 +12
63. Keith Yamaoka, Kelowna, BC, *76-70-73-77-296 +12
63. Tyson Wetherup, Oshawa, ON, *77-68-73-78-296 +12
66. Ryan Terdik, Mt. Pleasant, ON, *74-73-75-75-297 +13
66. Senan Foley, Calgary, AB, *76-67-75-79-297 +13
68. Jason Roach, Quispamsis, NB, *76-71-77-75-299 +15
69. Braydon Wheeler, Calgary, AB, *75-71-79-78-303 +19
69. Parker Lilly, Victoria, BC, *73-74-76-80-303 +19
71. Matthew Cavelti, West Vancouver, BC, *74-73-78-80-305 +21

DID NOT FINISH

CUT. Dave Bunker, Woodbridge, ON, *+6
CUT. Charlie Hughes, Maple Ridge, BC, *+6
CUT. Zach MacDougall, Coquitlam, BC, *+6
CUT. Mathieu Rivard, Granby, QC, *+6
CUT. Benjamin Hebert, France, *+6
CUT. Scott Sinclair, Toronto, ON, *+7
CUT. David Arnold, Brooklin, ON, *+7
CUT. Michael Zizek, Mississauga, ON, *+7
CUT. Greg Doherty, Mississauga, ON, *+7
CUT. Scott Desmarais, Calgary, AB, *+7
CUT. Adam Gruber, Kamloops, BC, *+7
CUT. Edouard Dubois, France, *+7
CUT. Cory Renfrew, Victoria, BC, *+7
CUT. Jeremy Stevenson, Charlottetown, PE, *+8
CUT. Tom McKinlay Jr., Lacombe, AB, *+8
CUT. David Schultz, Calgary, AB, *+8
CUT. Nicholas Banfield, Halifax, NS, *+8
CUT. Kyler Murphy, Thunder Bay, ON, *+8
CUT. Jonnie Motomochi, Delta, BC, *+8
CUT. Michael Knight, Calgary, AB, *+8
CUT. Andrew Robb, Richmond, BC, *+9
CUT. Brett Webster, Vancouver, BC, *+9
CUT. Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, QC, *+9
CUT. Matthew McMahon, Brockville, ON, *+9
CUT. Trevor Edwards, Calgary, AB, *+9
CUT. Benjamin Murray, Toronto Ontario, *+9
CUT. Chris Welton, York, PE, *+9
CUT. David Freeman, Salisbury, NB, *+9
CUT. Jacob Ohanian, Winona, ON, *+9
CUT. Steven Lane, Surrey, BC, *+9
CUT. Ben Silverman, Concord, ON, *+9
CUT. Michael Young, Oakville, ON, *+9
CUT. Jack Wesche, Calgary, AB, *+10
CUT. Brendan Barrack, Toronto, ON, *+10
CUT. Mathieu Belanger, Lac Beauport, QC, *+10
CUT. Mark Sommerfeld, Waterloo, ON, *+10
CUT. Paul Raines, Berkshire, England, *+10
CUT. Mark  Rice, Calgary, AB, *+11
CUT. Bryan Toth, Victoria, BC, *+11
CUT. Brian Affleck, Sutherlands River, NS, *+11
CUT. Thomas Keddy, Shenstone, NB, *+11
CUT. Lee French, London, ON, *+11
CUT. Peter Ahn, Victoria, BC, *+11
CUT. Scott Genoway, Calgary, AB, *+11
CUT. Brandon Markiw, Edmonton, AB, *+11
CUT. Richard Jung, Toronto, ON, *+11
CUT. Justin Nagy, Lethbridge, AB, *+12
CUT. Adam Cornelson, Langley, BC, *+12
CUT. Daniel Pow, Calgary, AB, *+12
CUT. Dallas Lequyer, Lethbridge, AB, *+12
CUT. Brad Larente, Cambridge, ON, *+12
CUT. Jonathan Kwant, Burlington, ON, *+13
CUT. Sean Hurley, Cole Harbour, NS, *+13
CUT. Jesse Galvon, Dewinton, AB, *+13
CUT. Geoffrey Butt, Vancouver, BC, *+13
CUT. Wade Hunter, St. John, NB, *+13
CUT. Justin Shin, Maple Ridge, BC, *+13
CUT. Adrian Cord, Etobicoke, ON, *+14
CUT. Kolby Kniel, Beaverlodge, AB, *+14
CUT. George Power, Calgary, AB, *+14
CUT. Andrew Scavarelli, Thunder Bay, ON, *+14
CUT. Murray Brown, Lethbridge, AB, *+14
CUT. Charles Fitzsimmons, North York, ON, *+15
CUT. Jordan Lesansky, Lasalle, ON, *+15
CUT. Karl Parrington, Dewinton, AB, *+15
CUT. Blaine Kruger, Lac La Biche, AB, *+16
CUT. Kyle Mossfeldt, Calgary, AB, *+16
CUT. Ben Moser, Waterloo, ON, *+16
CUT. Nikashantess Penashue, St. John's, NL, *+17
CUT. Ken Rodgers, Regina, SK, *+17
CUT. Brad Piero, Regina, SK, *+17
CUT. Jean Mainville, Scoudouc, NB, *+17
CUT. Brock Robillard, Calgary, AB, *+17
CUT. Andrew Zanatta, London, ON, *+18
CUT. Carter Hilkewich, Weyburn, SK, *+19
CUT. Christopher  Rooney, Portugal Cove/St. Phillips, NL, *+19
CUT. Chuck Conley, Goose Bay, NL, *+20
CUT. Trevor Chow, Bedford, NS, *+22
CUT. Byron Olson, Calgary, AB, *+23
CUT. John Thyssen, Charlottetown, PE, *+25
CUT. Ryan  Boutlier, Glace Bay, NS, *+26
CUT. Matthew Whittaker, Lethbridge, AB, *+26
CUT. Stephen Hawco, St. John's, NL, *+33
DQ. Trent Leon, Dallas, TX, *-2
DQ. Dong Su, Surrey, BC, *

Competitors in the final round can purchase photos of themselves by contacting Glenn Pearson at glenn@puremojo.com  or www.puremojo.com

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