OAKVILLE, Ont. (Golf Canada) – Many of Canada’s top golfers took part in RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifying events today in Quebec and British Columbia in hopes of punching their tickets to final (Monday) qualifying July 20 at Heron Point Golf Links in Alberton, Ont.
The Quebec qualifier was contested at Club de golf St- Raphaël’s Blue Course in Île-Bizard, Que., where hometown talent Lindsay Wilson finished at 2-under par 70 to claim medallist honours.
Jesse Smith (71) of Ohsweken, Ont., finished runner-up at 1 under, while Sonny Michaud of Neuville, Que., took third after an even-par 72 while six more players finished T4 at 1 over (73). In total, nine players from the Quebec Qualifier will advance to the final qualifier in July.
Squamish Valley Golf and Country Club in Squamish, B.C., hosted Monday’s other regional qualifying event where Dillon Rust of Edmond, OK, claimed victory with a round of 5 under 67.
Seann Harlingten of West Vancouver, B.C., earned runner-up honours with a 2 under 70.
Five players shared third after even-par 72s to round out the 16 players who have earned their way today into the RBC Canadian Open final qualifying round on July 20.
In total, there are three regional qualifying events, each consisting of 18 holes of stroke play. Provided that there are 100 or more players in the field, the low qualifier receives an exemption directly into the 2015 RBC Canadian Open. Otherwise, the top 15 per cent of finishers at each qualifier become eligible to compete at the final qualifying event.
The third and final 2015 RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifier will be held June 29 at RattleSnake Point Golf Club in Milton, Ont.
The 2015 RBC Canadian Open takes place July 20-26 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.
Full results of RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifier – Quebec:
• 1. Lindsay Wilson, Ile Bizard, QC, *34-36-70 -2
• 2. Jesse Smith, Ohsweken, ON, *35-36-71 -1
• 3. Sonny Michaud, Neuville, QC, *37-35-72 E
• 4. Mathieu Perron, St. Hubert, QC, *36-37-73 +1
• 4. John YounSung Kim (a), Toronto, ON, *33-40-73 +1
• 4. Louis-Pierre Godin, Trois-Rivieres, QC, *33-40-73 +1
• 4. Keven Fortin-Simard, Chicoutimi, QC, *35-38-73 +1
• 4. Matthew McMahon, Brockville, ON, *36-37-73 +1
• 4. Nicolas Fortin, Lévis, QC, *36-37-73 +1
— DID NOT ADVANCE —
• 10. Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l’Achigan, QC, *36-38-74 +2
• 10. Sun Kim (a), L’Île-Perrot, QC, *37-37-74 +2
• 10. Clément Herviou, Quebec, QC, *37-37-74 +2
• 10. Adam Graham (a), Sarnia, ON, *36-38-74 +2
• 14. Benoit Boudreau, Longueuil, QC, *35-40-75 +3
• 14. Jean-Philippe Paiement, Mont-Laurier, QC, *37-38-75 +3
• 14. Iannick Lamarre, St-Lambert, QC, *35-40-75 +3
• 17. Maxime Barre, Granby, QC, *40-36-76 +4
• 17. A.J. McKenzie, Kitchener, ON, *39-37-76 +4
• 19. Lucas Duperre Vanden Hecke, Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC, *38-39-77 +5
• 19. Marc Bourgeois, Dieppe, NB, *40-37-77 +5
• 19. Sean Carlino (a), Hamilton, ON, *38-39-77 +5
• 22. Oliver White (a), Lower Gwynedd, PA, *41-37-78 +6
• 23. Daniel Santerre, Côteau du Lac, QC, *41-38-79 +7
• 23. Josh Whalen (a), Napanee, ON, *38-41-79 +7
• 23. Pitre Louis-Alexandre, Québec, QC, *40-39-79 +7
• 26. Sebastien Neron, Saguenay, QC, *39-41-80 +8
• 26. Pascal Beaumier, Saint-Constant, QC, *38-42-80 +8
• 26. Massimo Roch (a), Montreal, QC, *43-37-80 +8
• 29. Dane Ellerton, Hemmingford, QC, *39-42-81 +9
• 30. Mark Craik (a), Rothesay, NB, *42-40-82 +10
• 31. Jack Boyd (a), Beaconsfield, QC, *43-40-83 +11
• 31. Lucas Greco, Montreal, QC, *39-44-83 +11
• 33. Raphael Even-Hen (a), Cote-Saint-Luc, QC, *42-43-85 +13
• 33. James Colin Davis (a), Montreal, QC, *40-45-85 +13
• 35. Denis Roy, Boischatel, QC, *43-45-88 +16
• 36. Jess Esposito (a), Saratoga Springs, NY, *43-46-89 +17
• 37. Ross Feldman (a), Belleville, NJ, *46-46-92 +20
• 38. Di Giovanni Jordan (a), St Lazare, QC, *51-49-100 +28
— DID NOT FINISH —
• NS. William Theofilopoulos, Saint Laurent, QC, *
• NS. Étienne Brault (a), Mercier, QC, *
Full results of RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifier – B.C.:
• 1. Dillon Rust, Edmond, OK, *32-35-67 -5
• 2. Seann Harlingten, West Vancouver, BC, *34-36-70 -2
• 3. Peter Campbell, Windermere, FL, *35-37-72 E
• 3. Thomas Hay (a), Langley, BC, *34-38-72 E
• 3. Stuart MacDonald (a), Vancouver, BC, *37-35-72 E
• 3. Kaleb Gorbahn (a), Smithers, BC, *32-40-72 E
• 3. Bill Hole (a), Vancouver, BC, *34-38-72 E
— DID NOT ADVANCE —
• 8. Ethan Tracy, Galloway, OH, *35-38-73 +1
• 8. Kevin Spooner (a), West Vancouver, BC, *35-38-73 +1
• 10. Joel Thelen, Fort Worth, TX, *38-36-74 +2
• 10. Ian (Jae Hoon) Kim (a), Vancouver.BC, *35-39-74 +2
• 12. Jordan Lu (a), Vancouver, BC, *33-42-75 +3
• 12. Matt Matheson (a), West Vancouver, BC, *35-40-75 +3
• 12. Michael Gligic, Kitchener, ON, *38-37-75 +3
• 12. Jean-Philip Cornellier, Granby, QC, *35-40-75 +3
• 16. Robert Bird, West Vancouver, BC, *37-39-76 +4
• 16. Ben Silverman, Concord, ON, *38-38-76 +4
• 16. Christopher Ross, Dundas, ON, *39-37-76 +4
• 19. Brendan Dillon, Port Moody, BC, *38-40-78 +6
• 19. Dan Endacott, Surrey, BC, *36-42-78 +6
• 21. Ollie Rizun (a), Garibaldi Highlands, BC, *37-42-79 +7
• 21. Bryan Bessant (a), Surray, BC, *41-38-79 +7
• 21. Scott Sellers (a), Squamish, BC, *41-38-79 +7
• 24. Brett Arseneault (a), Kenora, ON, *40-40-80 +8
• 24. Wylder Kohne, Lions Bay, BC, *41-39-80 +8
• 24. Scott Cameron, Langley, BC, *40-40-80 +8
• 24. Christopher Heesung Ro, North Vancouver, BC, *40-40-80 +8
• 28. Donald (Dong) Qiu (a), Surrey, BC, *38-43-81 +9
• 28. Samuel Rowan (a), Vancouver, BC, *40-41-81 +9
• 30. Tyler Leclair (a), North Vancouver, BC, *40-45-85 +13
• 30. Pierce Kamensek (a), Vancouver, BC, *41-44-85 +13
• 32. Shawn Keough, St. John’s, NL, *46-42-88 +16
• 33. Cassidy Hritzuk, Kelowna, BC, *47-42-89 +17
— DID NOT FINISH —
• WD. Sadiq Jiwa (a), Vancouver, BC, *
• WD. Paul McNamara III, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, *
• NS. Khan Lee (a), Surrey, BC, *
• NS. Tony Mak (a), Vancouver, BC, *
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