OPENING ROUND PAIRINGS AND START TIMES FOR THE 2007 COPA DE LAS AMERICAS

- - Graham Hill replaces Kris Wasylowich on Team Canada - -

Aurora, Ont. (RCGA) – The top amateur golfers from the countries of the Americas are set to tee it off as the opening round of the 2007 Copa de las Americas gets under way Wednesday, June 20 at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont.

Canadian National Amateur Team member Graham Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont. was recently added to Team Canada’s lineup after fellow National Team member Kris Wasylowich of Lethbridge, Alta. was forced to withdrawn with an inner ear infection. Hill will join Keven Fortin-Simard of Roberval, Que. as well as Laura Matthews of Essex, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. as defending champion Canada looks to claim the international title on home soil.

The following are first and second round pairings and start times for Wednesday, June 20 and Thursday, June 21 at the 2007 Copa de las Americas:

Conducted this year by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) and hosted for the first time ever in Canada, The 2007 Copa de las Americas will welcome teams representing 15 countries from North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean.

The third bi-annual Copa de las Americas will see teams compete over four rounds of stroke play with both team and individual titles up for grabs. The event is proudly supported by both the R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) through funding to offset the travel costs of participating countries.

For more information including a full field of competitors, start times and post-round results please visit the Royal Canadian Golf Association website at www.rcga.org.

ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA delivers a world-class high performance program through its National Team initiative. The National Team Program annually identifies the best 32-35 players through published selection criteria. The program, comprised of both a National Junior Team and National Amateur Team, is designed to offer players a year-round program incorporating state-of-the-art coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team Program encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Junior Teams will also represent “Team Canada” at 6-10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this aggressive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development to help Canada produce the best golfers in the world.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1650 clubs across the country. Some of the RCGA’s core services include the Rules of Golf, handicapping and course rating, support of turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while six regional junior championships, 10 national amateur championships and the CN Canadian Women’s Tour showcase the best of Canadian golf. For more information please visit www.rcga.org.

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For more information please contact:

Dan Pino
Manager, Media and Public Relations
Royal Canadian Golf Association
(t) 1-800-263-0009 x 406
(c) 416-434-5525
(e) dpino@rcga.org

Michael Grobe
Senior Coordinator, Media and Public Relations
Royal Canadian Golf Association
(t) 1-800-263-0009 x 230
(c) 905-467-2944
(e) mgrobe@rcga.org