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Canadians in the field

Canadians in the Field

After Monday's Final Qualifier, a total of 23 Canadians will be in the field this week. Be sure to cheer them on!

Stephen Ames

Birthdate: April 28, 1964
Hometown: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Turned Professional: 1987

  • Member of the PGA TOUR since 1997
  • Four career PGA TOUR wins, including the 2006 PLAYERS Championship

Albin Choi (a) TEAM CANADA

Birthdate: May 4, 1992
Hometown: Toronto ON

  • 2012 Ontario Men’s Amateur Champion
  • 2010 Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion
  • Junior at N.C. State University
  • Named ACC Freshman of the Year and to the All-ACC team in 2010

Victor Ciesielski

Birthdate: November 22, 1984
Hometown: Cambridge ON
Turned Professional: 2008

  • Was a member of Canada’s National Men’s Amateur Team in 2007
  • Winner of three Great Lakes Tour events in 2008
  • Played collegiately at both Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Waterloo

Rob Couture (a)

Birthdate: June 23, 1975
Hometown: Trenton ON

  • 2011 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion
  • Four-time Texas Golf Association North Mid-Amateur Champion
  • Two-time Texas Golf Association Statewide Player of the Year

Graham DeLaet

Birthdate: January 22, 1982
Hometown: Weyburn SK
Turned Professional: 2006

  • In his 3rd season on the PGA TOUR; Playing the 2012 season on a Major Medical Exemption
  • Attended Boise State University where he won 10 collegiate tournaments
  • Member of Canada’s Men’s National Amateur Team in 2005 and 2006
  • Top PGA TOUR finish – T3 2010 Shell Houston Open

Greg Doherty

Birthdate: December 6, 1987
Hometown: Mississauga ON
Turned Professional: 2011

  • Earned medalist honors at a 2012 RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifier
  • Played collegiate golf at DePaul University, graduating in 2010
  • Won the 2003 Canadian Juvenile Championship as a 15-year-old
  • Earned Rookie of the Year honours on the Great Lakes Tour in 2011

Ben Ferguson

Birthdate: March 30, 1973
Hometown: Ancaster ON
Turned Professional: 1997

  • Was the 2004 Great Lakes Order of Merit Winner and Player of the Year
  • Finished T9 at the 2001 Shell Houston Open

Brad Fritsch

Birthdate: November 9, 1977
Hometown: Manotick ON
Turned Professional: 2000

  • Three top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour thus far in 2012
  • Played in the 2011 RBC Canadian Open, made the cut and finished T71
  • Played collegiate golf at Campbell University

Michael Gligic

Birthdate: September 19, 1989
Hometown: Burlington ON
Turned Professional: 2008

  • Currently sits third on the Canadian Tour’s Order of Merit
  • Won the 2012 ATB Financial Classic in Edmonton

Adam Hadwin

Birthdate: November 2, 1987
Hometown: Abbotsford BC
Turned Professional: 2009

  • Finished T4 at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open, winning $228,000 for the largest prize of his career
  • Earned low Canadian honors at both the 2010 and 2011 RBC Canadian Open, capturing the Rivermead Cup Trophy
  • Recorded two career wins on the Canadian Tour – the 2010 Desert Dunes Classic and the 2011 Pacific Colombia Tour Championship

David Hearn

Birthdate: June 17, 1979
Hometown: Brantford ON
Turned Professional: 2001

  • Top career PGA TOUR finish – T5 2011 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
  • Recorded victories on both the Web.com Tour (2004 Alberta Classic) and Canadian Tour (2004 Times Colonist Open)
  • Played collegiate golf at the University of Wyoming

Matt Hill

Birthdate: September 12, 1988
Hometown: Bright’s Grove ON
Turned Professional: 2010
• Winner of the 2009 NCAA Division I Championship • Winner – 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award – Top NCAA Division I Male Golfer • Former member of Team Canada

    Mackenzie Hughes (a) TEAM CANADA

    Birthdate: November 23, 1990
    Hometown: Dundas ON

    • 2011 Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion
    • Graduate of Kent State University
    • Earned individual medalist honors at the 2011 MAC Championship
    • Named to the all-region and all-conference teams in 2012
    • Represented Canada at The 2011 Spirit International

    Brian McCann

    Birthdate: October 25, 1974
    Hometown: Mississauga ON
    Turned Professional: 1998

    • Currently leading the PGA of Canada Rankings presented by RBC
    • Won the Ontario PGA Championship in 2011
    • Won the Canadian Assistants’ Championship in 2010

    Matt McQuillan

    Birthdate: June 19, 1981
    Hometown: Kingston ON
    Turned Professional: 2003

    • Earned his PGA TOUR card as a Q-School graduate in 2010
    • Best PGA TOUR Finish – T3 at the 2011 John Deere Classic

    Jon Mills

    Birthdate: March 6, 1978
    Hometown: Oshawa, Ont.
    Turned Professional: 2002

    • Recorded two career victories on Web.com Tour
    • A former member of Team Canada, Mills represented Canada internationally at the Four Nations Cup and the World Amateur Team Championship
    • Played collegiate golf at Kent State University

    Andrew Parr

    Birthdate: April 17, 1983
    Hometown: London ON
    Turned Professional: 2007

    • Two-time Ontario Amateur Champion
    • Represented Canada at the 2006 World Amateur Championship
    • Finished T6 at the European Tour’s 2012 Sicilian Open

    Cory Renfrew

    Birthdate: April 3, 1986
    Hometown: Victoria BC
    Turned Professional: 2011

    • Earned his first career Canadian Tour victory at the 2012 Syncrude Boreal Open
    • Won the 2011 B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and earned runner-up honors at the 2011 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
    • Won the 2009 Canadian University/College Championship

    Christopher Ross

    Birthdate: December 6, 1986
    Hometown: Dundas ON
    Turned Professional: 2010

    • Played collegiately at Eastern Michigan University
    • Won the Ontario Amateur in 2007
    • Competed as a member of Team Canada’s Men’s Development Squad in 2008

    Nick Taylor

    Birthdate: April 17, 1988
    Hometown: Abbotsford BC
    Turned Professional: 2010

    • Won the 2006 Canadian Junior Boys Championship and the 2007 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship
    • Played collegiately at the University of Washington and was the recipient of the 2010 Ben Hogan Award
    • Was ranked atop the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 20 weeks in 2009

    David Markle

    Birthdate: March 6, 1985
    Hometown: Shelburne ON
    Turned Professional: 2009

    • Played collegiate golf at Kent State University
    • Represented Canada internationally at the Four Nations Cup and the World Amateur Team Championships

    Mike Weir

    Birthdate: May 12, 1970
    Hometown: Bright’s Grove ON
    Turned Professional: 1992

    • Eight career PGA TOUR victories including the 2003 Masters Tournament • Inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 and Ontario Golf Hall of Fame in 2010

    Eugene Wong

    Birthdate: September 10, 1990
    Hometown: North Vancouver BC
    Turned Professional: 2012

    • Winner – 2010 Jack Nicklaus Award – Top NCAA Division I Male Golfer
    • Member of Team Canada’s National Squad in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Team Canada’s Development Squad in 2007
    • Played collegiate golf at the University of Oregon and was named 2012 PAC-12 Player of the Year

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