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Eric Beringer, Brandon Hoelzer tied for lead after 54 holes
WESTON, Florida—Americans Eric Beringer and Brandon Hoelzer were both unaware of their leaderboard positions as they wrapped up their third round of the PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament at The Club at Weston Hills and headed into the clubhouse. Both played solid on their first nine holes then slowed a bit on their back nines, leaving the players a bit unsure of their actual finish. “I’m leading? Well, cool, I didn’t know that,” Hoelzer laughed after the round.
Beringer jumps out to a three-stroke, first-round lead at PGA TOUR Canada Q-School - TSN.ca
WESTON, Florida—American Eric Beringer knew he needed to come out and play aggressive this week. With his upcoming wedding planned for June, he told himself he needed to win this first PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament, so he could clinch guaranteed starts for the upcoming season. “Usually I come into these (Q-Schools) and just focus on getting off to a solid start, make everything pretty simple,” Beringer reflected after his round. “My mindset was a bit different.
PGA TOUR Canada Alumni shine during first Korn Ferry Tour stop of the season
Wil Bateman near the top of a leaderboard. No surprise there. The Edmonton-native and 2022 PGA TOUR Canada Fortinet Cup Champion shot a bogey-free 67 in the final round of the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay, finishing T4. It’s the first of 26 stops on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour schedule. New this year on the Korn Ferry Tour is a season-long points race where players will battle it out all year-long for 30 PGA TOUR Cards that are handed out at the end of the season.
PGA TOUR Canada announces 2023 Qualifying Tournament information
PGA TOUR Canada Q-School features five events in the U.S., one in Canada December 14, 2022 By Staff , PGA TOUR Canada PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — PGA TOUR Canada announced Wednesday it will hold six Qualifying Tournaments to determine Tour membership for the 2023 season, with registration beginning Monday, January 9, 2023, at noon EST.
CentrePort Canada RailPark Manitoba Open is PGA TOUR Canada’s 2022 Tournament of the Year
PHOENIX, Arizona—At the PGA TOUR’s annual tournament meetings, PGA TOUR Canada announced Wednesday the CentrePort Canada RailPark Manitoba Open is its 2022 Tournament of the Year. The tournament, which dates to 1919 and played as a PGA TOUR Canada event from 2013 to 2019, returned to the PGA TOUR Canada schedule in 2022. It earned its Tournament of the Year distinction as organizers created and operated a tournament that provided memorable experiences for everybody involved.
PGA TOUR Canada announces new tournament in Ottawa
Commissionaires Ottawa Open added to 2023 schedule November 08, 2022 By PGA TOUR Canada OTTAWA, Ontario—PGA TOUR Canada announced Tuesday that PGA TOUR-sanctioned professional golf is returning to the nation’s capital city in 2023, with the Commissionaires Ottawa Open, an official Fortinet Cup tournament. Eagle Creek Golf Club is the host site of the 72-hole medal play event set for July 17-23.
Final Stage Korn Ferry Tour Q-School Preview
November 03, 2022 By Jay Fawler, PGA TOUR Canada The final stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-School begins this week in Savannah, Georgia, where the top upcoming players will be competing to determine their priority statuses for the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season. PGA TOUR Canada is well-represented in the field of 147, including 33 players who saw action last summer during the inaugural Fortinet Cup.
One step closer to their dreams
Large group of players have their sights set on 2023 Korn Ferry Tour October 17, 2022 By Jay Fawler, PGA TOUR Canada Twenty-nine players with PGA TOUR Canada ties have advanced to the Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, including 14 who competed in the inaugural Fortinet Cup this summer. Three second-stage sites wrapped up play last week, with two more in session this week.
Fortinet, PGA TOUR Canada conclude successful Tour season with Fortinet Cup Championship
KITCHENER, Ontario—On Sunday, the PGA TOUR Canada’s flagship event—the Fortinet Cup Championship—came to a close at Deer Ridge Golf Club, a tournament that brought together world-class golfers to ultimately determine the winner of the Fortinet Cup. Canadian Wil Bateman won the Fortinet Cup and captured Player of the Year honors by 537 points over American Jake Knapp, thanks, in part, to Bateman’s victory in the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship.
Bateman wins Fortinet Cup and Player of the Year Award - TSN.ca
KITCHENER, Ontario—Wil Bateman didn’t necessarily need to win the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship in order to secure the Fortinet Cup title and Player of the Year honors. That’s exactly what he did, though, shooting a final-round 1-under 69 Sunday at Deer Ridge Golf Club to defeat Jeffrey Kang by two strokes. In the process, Bateman won the Fortinet Cup, finishing with 1,654 points and vaulting past Jake Knapp, who entered the week with the standings lead. It was quite the double dip.
Walsh takes commanding Fortinet Cup Championship lead
KITCHENER, Ontario— Earlier in the week, Thomas Walsh described having two different seasons this year. His 2022 campaign began in 2021 with success in Q-School that resulted in Walsh earning Korn Ferry Tour status.
Under-the-weather Phillips takes lead in Fortinet Cup Championship - TSN.ca
KITCHENER, Ontario—Trent Phillips approached the start of the Fortinet Cup Championship without any expectations. Battling sickness, he hasn’t felt well at all since arriving at PGA TOUR Canada’s season finale. Outside of playing in the pro-am, he hasn’t done that much this week to prepare for the tournament. Phillips didn’t check out the Deer Ridge Golf Club until Wednesday’s pro-am and hit the driving range for the first time Thursday morning prior to his tee time.
Goodwin edges Stevens for GolfBC Championship crown
KELOWNA, British Columbia—It was only fitting that Noah Goodwin and Scott Stevens were paired for the final round of the GolfBC Championship. The duo went toe to toe down the stretch in a battle to move higher in the Fortinet Cup standings and in the process become PGA TOUR Canada’s first two-time winner of the season. Goodwin claimed both Sunday at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf Club. He finished at 23-under after sinking a four-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
Goodwin heats up to take GolfBC lead - TSN.ca
KELOWNA, British Columbia—Noah Goodwin is at it again. Although he didn’t lead the GolfBC Championship after one round of play, the wire-to-wire winner of the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open in July took control Friday. Goodwin fired a 10-under 61 and improved to 14-under after 36 holes of the final full-field PGA TOUR Canada event of the season. He holds a one-stroke advantage over Monday qualifier Cole Madey and James Hervol.
Trio share lead at tightly contested GolfBC Championship
KELOWNA, British Columbia—There are two cuts this week at the GolfBC Championship. The first one comes, as usual, on Friday when the field of 156 is trimmed to the top-60 players and ties before the final two rounds. Then there’s the other. Only the top-60 players in the Fortinet Cup points standings qualify to play in the Fortinet Cup Championship two weeks from now as the PGA TOUR Canada season comes to an end.
PGA TOUR Canada makes history, goes south of the border
BRAINERD, Minnesota—PGA TOUR Canada is bringing quite a tussle to the United States. Pursuit of the Fortinet Cup is at a logjam, with no repeat winners on the Tour this season and Wil Bateman of Canada the overall points leader, a mere 11 points ahead of No. 2 Danny Walker of the United States. Seven players have won titles this season, and all are playing in this week’s CRMC Championship presented by Gertens at the Cragun’s Resort.
Rain postpones first-round play in Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Manitoba—Overnight rain and a continual downpour all morning and into the afternoon Thursday at Southwood Golf and Country forced officials to postpone the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open’s first round. Even after the rain stopped, the course was so saturated that no player hit a shot in what was to be the opening round. Weather permitting, the tournament’s first round will begin Friday morning at 7:30 CDT.
Fortinet Cup standings tighten - TSN.ca
Danny Walker , PGA Tour Canada on Twitter BLAINVILLE, Québec —Computer-tabulation technical issues Sunday night caused a delay in PGA TOUR Canada providing updated Fortinet Cup standings following the Québec Open. With overall leader Danny Walker missing the cut at the Québec Open, the Fortinet Cup race has certainly tightened, with only 57 points separating the top-three players. Walker leads with 720 points, followed by Wil Bateman, 41 points behind.
Another wire-to-wire winner as Gerard prevails in Québec - TSN.ca
BLAINVILLE, Québec—For the second consecutive week there was a wire-to-wire winner on PGA TOUR Canada. Ryan Gerard accomplished the feat Sunday in the Québec Open at Club de Golf Le Blainvillier. The former University of North Carolina star capped off his four rounds by finishing 16-under, winning the tournament by one stroke over Thomas Walsh. It was only the second wire-to-wire finish on PGA TOUR Canada since 2017. The other, however, came just seven days ago.
Gerard continues to hold slim lead in Québec
BLAINVILLE, Québec — Québec Open leader Ryan Gerard is approaching PGA TOUR Canada with a very definitive end goal in mind. Like others, he’s determined to get to golf’s highest level. The former University of North Carolina star is making strides to do so in his fourth tournament as a professional. He shot a 68 in the second round Friday to maintain his lead, a one-shot advantage over fellow American Thomas Walsh at Club de Golf Le Blainvillier.
After big win, Goodwin headlines field at Québec Open - TSN.ca
BLAINVILLE, Québec—Now comes the encore. Fresh off his runaway performance last week in Ontario, Noah Goodwin headlines the field at this week’s Québec Open. The 22-year-old Texan, who finished 17-under and won the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open by seven shots Sunday and went wire-to-wire for the victory, became the first start-to-finish PGA TOUR Canada winner since 2017. “Super thrilled with everything last week,” Goodwin said.
Goodwin runs away with wire-to-wire Ontario Open win - TSN.ca
TOTTENHAM, Ontario—Noah Goodwin stood tall Sunday at the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open. Actually, he towered above the competition in all four rounds of the PGA TOUR Canada event to capture his first professional victory. The rookie did so in impressive fashion, finishing 17-under and winning by seven shots. He also jumped into the top five in the Fortinet Cup standings, improving 89 positions, into the No. 4 slot. “It’s still sinking in right now.
Goodwin in position for wire-to-wire win at Ontario Open
TOTTENHAM, Ontario—Just when it looked like things were tightening up at the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open, Noah Goodwin made an eagle to regain some separation. He leads Luke Schniederjans by three shots. After having his lead cut to a single stroke, the 22-year-old Texan drained a 13-foot putt for a 3 on the par-5 17th hole to garner some breathing room in his bid to win the PGA TOUR Canada event at the Woodington Lake Golf Club.
Goodwin remains on top at windy Ontario Open
TOTTENHAM, Ontario, Canada — Noah Goodwin continues to lead the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open. The 22-year-old from Corinth, Texas, is 10-under after two rounds and carries a three-shot lead into the weekend at the Fortinet Cup PGA TOUR Canada event. Goodwin shot a 68 in the windy conditions at Woodington Lake Golf Club’s Legends Course to keep Alex Fitzpatrick (7-under), Justin Doeden (6-under) and Monday qualifier Branson Ferrier (6-under) at a distance Friday.
Goodwin tops leaderboard in Tottenham
TOTTENHAM, Ontario—Noah Goodwin holds a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Ontario Open. Goodwin shot a 7-under 64 that included two eagles on the back nine to pull ahead of the pack Thursday at the PGA TOUR Canada event. The sixth stop on the 2022 Tour is taking place at the Woodington Lake Golf Club’s Legends Course. “I played great all the way around. I didn’t really make any big, glaring mistakes.
Golf Canada building new 'home for Canadian golf' at Osprey Valley in Caledon - TSN.ca
Golf Canada is moving to Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont., to build a new home for Canadian golf. The project will see golf's national federation relocate its corporate base of operations to TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, along with the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum. The project will also feature the national headquarters for First Tee — Canada, a youth development program, which will include a publicly accessible putting green and indoor training centre.
Break is over, PGA TOUR Canada swinging back into action
CALEDON, Ontario—After a three-week break, PGA TOUR Canada swings back into action this week with the Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos CBM Aggregates. The fourth tournament of the season is slated for Thursday through Sunday on the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. The field includes champions from the three tournaments played this season.
Rain keeps falling, officials assessing options
Elk Ridge Resort , PGA TOUR Canada (@PGATOURCanada) WASKESIU LAKE, Saskatchewan—Consistent rainfall plagued the area leading up to this week’s Elk Ridge Open, and when more rain inundated Elk Ridge Resort on Friday, PGA TOUR Canada tournament officials had no choice but to continue the suspension of play from Thursday’s opening round, when officials delayed play twice due to lightning in the area.
Wheeldon coasts to five-shot Q-School triumph
COURTENAY, British Columbia—It wasn’t the most stress-filled day of Riley Wheeldon’s career. With a five-shot lead when the day began, Wheeldon played a clean front nine, with three birdies and six pars and eventually saw his advantage balloon to seven strokes before he finally settled on a five-shot win over China’s Yi Cao to capture medalist honors at PGA TOUR Canada’s seventh and final Qualifying Tournament.
Low-of-the-tournament 65 gives Wheeldon big B.C. lead - TSN.ca
COURTENAY, British Columbia—Riley Wheeldon is in firm control of the final PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament of 2022. Playing a home game all week, the Comox Valley product will take a five-shot lead into the final round as he attempts to regain exempt status on the circuit where he has 83 career starts. In second place is Andrew Harrison, the author of a 66-67 last 36 holes, while Max Sear is at 11-under and six back of Wheeldon, alone in third.
Maum finishes long day with 36-hole lead in Washington
Media Release The Home Course , PGA TOUR Canada (@PGATOURCanada) DUPONT, Washington—On a long day of golf, with more than half the field required to finish their first rounds and then turn around and play their second rounds, American Blake Maum took the 36-hole lead at the PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament at The Home Course.
PGA Tour Canada announces Fortinet as premier sponsor
Luke Schniederjans , PGA Tour Canada For the first time in the three years, PGA Tour Canada is back and running in full capacity. It also has a new major sponsor, Fortinet, that will back a season-long points competition. The Fortinet Cup will offer a $100,000 bonus pool that will reward the top finishers on the developmental circuit, with the winner collecting $25,000. That golfer will also earn full status on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour.
Jacob Bridgeman PGA Tour Canada Qualifying Tournament
14h ago PGA Tour Canada, Media Release Jacob Bridgeman , Getty Images DOTHAN, Alabama—It was a long day for Jacob Bridgeman, an early wake-up call so he could tee off at 7 a.m. and finish his third round. Then came a break and an additional 18 holes, and the Clemson senior handled everything perfectly.
Blair wins in a playoff at the Prince Edward Island Open
1h ago Media Release Michael Blair , PGA Tour Canada CARDIGAN, Prince Edward Island—On another blustery day at Dundarave Golf Course, the Prince Edward Island Open needed a playoff to decide a winner, with Michael Blair edging Maxwell Sear on the first hole of sudden death. “It was just staying patient, especially with the conditions as tough as they were,” said the Ancaster, Ontario, native who shot a 1-under round of 71 to finish regulation at 9-under.
Cover captures medalist honors with final-round 65
13m ago Media Release Patrick Cover , PGA Tour Canada PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia—It was 224 days ago that Patrick Cover sat on the patio outside the clubhouse at Callaway Gardens Resort. He had just shot a 63 in the final round of the LOCALiQ Series’ Classic at Callaway Gardens. Without scoreboards visible, for a fleeting moment he thought he may have won the tournament or perhaps earned a spot in a playoff. Neither happened as Cover came up a stroke short of both Stoney Crouch and Hayden Shieh.
Amateurs battle into a playoff with Feagler emerging triumphant
6h ago Media Release LITCHFIELD PARK, Arizona—In a professional event that will determine players’ futures, it was a pair of amateurs who ended up battling well into the afternoon at The Wigwam’s Gold Course, host of the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament. Pepperdine’s Clay Feagler and Arizona State’s Blake Wagoner finished at 12-under after 72 holes, with the duo going to a sudden-death playoff.
Stellar rounds give Jon Trasamar, Dylan Healey share of third-round lead at The Wigwam
5h ago Media Release LITCHFIELD PARK, Arizona—At the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament Thursday, Dylan Healey would have had the round of the day if it weren’t for a player from Blue Earth, Minnesota. Jon Trasamar, a former University of Minnesota golfer, made six birdies on the front nine for a 6-under 30 and added four more on the back to shoot his low-round-of-the-tournament 62.
Final-round 67 lifts Luis Gagne to impressive Q-School triumph
56m ago TSN.ca Staff HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Florida—Early in the week, Luis Gagne talked about what an incentive it is to see his college roommate from LSU, Sam Burns, playing on the PGA TOUR. Gagne spoke about how happy he was for Burns and how he hoped to soon join Burns playing at professional golf’s highest level.
Luis Gagne and amateur Zack Taylor battling, share Q-School lead at Mission Inn
6h ago Media Release HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Florida—Luis Gagne and amateur Zack Taylor will take a share of the lead into the final round of the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament on Friday, and Cristian DiMarco, a stroke back, will join that grouping with Mackenzie Tour membership at stake. Jake Scott, a Cleveland-area teaching pro, who is giving competitive golf another go, two shots behind.
Aguado goes wire to wire to win in Weston
Feb 26, 2021 Media Release WESTON, Florida—By winning the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament at The Club at Weston Hills, it became a week of firsts for Colombia’s Camilo Aguado. As he smiled following his three-shot win over a Jeremy Gandon, Jason Thresher and Gavin Hall, he was more than happy to detail each one. Most importantly, Aguado is exempt into every 2021 Mackenzie Tour tournament, adding that Tour’s membership to his resume.
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