At a conference for the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) in early November in Amelia Island, Fla., Barb Trammell was named the new president of the IAGA. She will serve a one-year term.

An industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience in the golf business, Trammell has served as CEO of the Oregon Golf Association since November 2007, a position she will continue to serve.

The IAGA is made up of golf administrators from state, regional, provincial and national golf associations, and serves as a means of exchanging information, techniques and communication among the world’s golf organizations, to which Golf Canada is a proud member.

Golf Canada CEO, Scott Simmons, acted as a panelist at the event, where he spoke about the state of the game in Canada and the Natioanl Sport Federation’s Strategic Plan.

Trammell was Senior VP of Tournament Operations for the LPGA Tour, having served in that role for 19 years, beginning her tenure as a Rules official in 1987. Widely regarded as an internationally respected Rules expert and golf administrator, she was one of the first women to be invited to officiate The Masters, The Open Championship, the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. She served on the USGA Rules of Golf Committee for 15 years, contributing to the changing and updating of the Rules of the game during that time.

Barb is a Class A member of the PGA of America and has also held roles as PGA club professional and Division I college golf coach.

Other regional golf administrators who have served as IAGA president are John Bodenhamer (2001), the former PNGA/WSGA executive director; and Kris Jonasson (2007), who still serves as the executive director of British Columbia Golf.

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced the 2016 Players of the Year. Those honoured include Men’s Player of the Year, Jared du Toit of Kimberley, B.C.; Women’s, Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C.; Men’s Mid-Amateur, Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Idaho; Women’s Mid-Amateur, Amanda Jacobs of Portland, Ore.; Senior Men’s, Pat O’Donnell, Happy Valley, Ore.; Senior Women’s, Anita Wicks of Roseburg, Ore.; Junior Boys’, Spencer Tibbits of Vancouver, Wash.; and Junior Girls’, Ellie Slama of Salem, Ore.

Jared du Toit, Men’s Player of the Year

Jared du Toit, a member of Team Canada’s Amateur Squad, started his college golf career as a member of the University of Idaho men’s golf team before transferring to Arizona State University where he is now a senior, kicked off his impressive 2016 campaign in May with a T25 at the NCAA Regional qualifier in Albuquerque, N.M. Once school was out for the summer, du Toit put on a show that captured the attention of golf fans across the Pacific Northwest. Jared finished T3 at the Monroe Invitational and followed that up with a win at the Glencoe Invitational in mid-June. In between a T8 finish at the Trans-Miss Championship and a T4 at the illustrious Porter Cup, the 21-year-old du Toit made history by finishing T9 at the RBC Canadian Open, against a field of PGA Tour professionals that included Dustin Johnson, Jason Day and Jim Furyk, just to name a few. He was the first Canadian to record a top-10 finish at the national championship since Doug Bajus in 1954. Du Toit capped his impressive season with a T15 at the Canadian Men’s Amateur. Jared enters his second year as a member of the Canadian National Team, and is ranked No. 1 on Golf Canada’s 2016 Men’s National Order of Merit.

Naomi Ko, Women’s Player of the Year

Naomi Ko, an emerging young star in the Canadian women’s golf scene, finished her freshman season last spring as a member of the North Carolina State women’s golf team with a T5 at the Women’s ACC Conference Championship and followed that up in early May by earning medalist honours at the U.S. Women’s Open Qualifier at the PNGA-owned Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Ko secured a spot in July’s LPGA Cambia Portland Classic Open by winning the Cambia Portland Classic Amateur Open in early June before heading across country to compete in the Porter Cup, one week later, where she finished T7. At the 115th PNGA Women’s Amateur in late July, Ko took home medallist honours and finished as runner-up to Princess Superal. Ko capped her impressive year on the Canadian amateur circuit finishing T7 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur and then winning the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship before heading to Mexico to compete for Team Canada in the World Amateur Team Championship where she finished T6. Ko is also a member of the Canadian National Team. In 2014, she was named the PNGA Junior Girls’ Player of the Year.

Click here for the full list and past Player of the Year recipients.

UXBRIDGE — Six players are returning to Team Ontario in 2017 and will be joined by 10 new faces as Golf Ontario is pleased to announce the newest installment of the squad. The 2017 team will see an even split of eight boys and eight girls. 

After the 2016 season, the provincial team program was pleased to hear that a pair of team members had been selected to move up to Golf Canada’s National Development Squad. Golf Ontario is proud to see Richmond Hill’s Monet Chun and Langton’s Peyton Callens take the next step in their playing careers. Chun had been a member of the team since 2013, while Callens was a 2016 team member. Chun had numerous top finishes in 2016 including a win at CN Future Links Quebec. As for Callens, he too had a great season, highlighted by a win at the Investors Group Ontario Junior Boys’ Championship.

Returning to the team in 2017 are: Dunrobin’s Jake Bryson, Long Sault’s Ty Celone, Ontario Junior Girls’ Match Play Champion Markham’s Hailey McLaughlin, CN Future Links Ontario winner London’s Isabella Portokalis and Ontario Bantam Girls’ Champion Maple’s Alyssa DiMarcantonio. Also rejoining the team is Toronto’s Tyler Nagano who was a member in 2014.

New to the team in 2017 on the boys’ side will be: Ontario Juvenile Boys’ Champion Stoney Creek’s Johnny Travale, Mississauga’s Matthew Anderson, Mississauga’s Robbie Latter, Toronto’s Zack Mason and Guelph’s Anthony Occhuito. As for the girls, new to the squad are: Ontario Peewee Champion Markham’s Victoria Zheng, Niagara Falls’ Emily Ward, Tilbury’s Hailey Katona, Toronto’s Cynthia Zhao and Toronto’s Sarah Beqaj.

Once again Reggie Millage will coach the team, his fourth season as Head Provincial Coach. He is joined by Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Martichenko, Athletic Therapist Andrew Hoermann, and Mental Skills Coach Charles Fitzsimmons.

The team will once again be training throughout the winter at Peak Performance Golf in Vaughan. They will have a pair of fall camps, followed by winter warm weather camps and will conclude their off season with the Can/Am Matches, during March Break with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association at the Wachesaw Plantation Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

“Golf Ontario is excited to put forward this year’s Team Ontario squad,” said Andrew Moss, Golf Ontario Director of High Performance. “Our expanded support of junior golf through Team Ontario activities builds on the ongoing local development being delivered by home PGA Professionals and personal coaches.”

2017 Team Ontario

With dedicated support from volunteers, corporate sponsors and industry partners, Long-Term Player Development programming was delivered at over 3,400 Canadian facilities during the 2016 season.

A special thanks to all parties involved in helping us shape the future of golf by raising participation numbers across the country. The below infographic outlines a summary of what we were able to  accomplish collectively in 2016:

This article was originally published in October of 2016

37-year-old Justin Randall Timberlake – better known as Justin Timberlake or simply JT – is a pop icon and a man of many talents.

Since breaking through as a teenager with the popular boy band NSYNC in the late 1990s the Memphis, Tennessee native has gone on to find massive success as a solo artist earning nine Grammy Awards – and counting.

The former Mickey Mouse Club cast member has also enjoyed success on the big screen with parts in popular movies such as Alpha Dog, The Social Network, and Shrek the Third.

Timberlake’s latest project sees him as the voice of Branch in the upcoming animated musical comedy, Trolls, which co-stars Anna Kendrick.

Besides his accomplishments as a chart-topping artist and a respected actor, Timberlake is also a talented golfer – who started playing at the age of 12 and shoots a six handicap.

“It’s pretty impressive for someone like JT, who’s constantly on the go, to be a single digit handicap,” acknowledged former Canadian national team member, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, who also started playing golf at the age of 12.

“He seems like a man of many talents, but it also takes a lot of hard work to be where he’s at,” she added about Timberlake who co-produced the 2013 documentary, The Short Game, about a group of young elite golfers preparing for the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship.

Just last month, the pop icon was in Toronto for the premier of Justin Timberlake and The Tennessee Kids – a concert documentary from his 20/20 Experience tour.

The 90 minute feature by Academy Award winning director Jonathan Demme premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival and was met with much excitement and buzz especially given that it meant Timberlake would be walking the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall.

The “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer was caught up in the TIFF buzz also.  After meeting up with Demme on the red carpet and sharing a hug, Timberlake declared: “We made it!”

Then with his cell phone in his hand, he proceeded to run up and down the red carpet capturing the excitement of his screaming fans – many of whom had been camping out for hours in anticipation of his arrival.

“I always love meeting people who have achieved a lot in their careers, and who have given back a lot to their community and JT has done so much in every aspect of his life,” said Lee-Bentham, a huge Timberlake fan, who has taken in TIFF each of the previous three years.

Besides the pandemonium surrounding his arrival to Roy Thomson Hall, Timberlake also created a frenzy on the Internet when he told an E! reporter that he would like to work with former Mickey Mouse Club cast member Britney Spears again – whom he dated from 1999 to 2002.

In addition to plugging his film with reporters on the TIFF red carpet, Timberlake – now married to actress Jessica Biel – also talked to a Toronto reporter about his one and a half year old son, Silas, and the challenges and joys of parenthood.

Having thoroughly enjoyed his experience at the Toronto International Film Festival, Timberlake tweeted out: “Good times Toronto! #TIFF16. Next up @Netflix Oct 12th” to his 55 million plus followers.

Besides finding success as a musician and actor, the married father of one also carries the title of record producer, business owner, and philanthropist.

Perhaps the most notable artist that Timberlake has written for and produced is Rihanna – first working with the singer from Barbados in 2009 on her second album Rated R.

As an entrepreneur, Timberlake and his wife are minority owners of the National Basketball Association’s Memphis Grizzlies.

Another notable business venture saw the long-time golf enthusiast purchase Big Creek golf course in his home town. Timberlake would then spend millions and turn it into the state of the art eco-friendly Mirimichi Golf Course.

While it was not a profitable investment, the venture to redevelop Big Creek  and save it from becoming a housing development had a special place in his heart because it was that same course he grew up playing in.

The efforts at his hometown golf course were not Timberlake’s only good deeds on the greens.

In 2007, the PGA announced that he would be the host of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

As part of his involvement, the chart-topping artist hosted a charity concert with proceeds going to the Shriners Hospital for Children during the week of the PGA tournament in both 2008 and 2009.

As a self-described golf enthusiast, Timberlake frequently plays in PGA Pro Am events – including the Pebble Beach Pro Am in February – where he gave an impromptu performance on the 16th tee for his many fans in the gallery.

Besides his good deeds through golf, Timberlake and his wife also contributed to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in 2012.

Timberlake’s latest humanitarian efforts includes a remake of the 2003 smash hit “Where is the Love?” with proceeds going to fund educational programs.

While Timberlake continues to be idolized in Canada and around the world, Lee-Bentham says what the pop icon is doing with his current platform – being an ambassador for golf and to a larger extent making a difference for the betterment of society – is what’s most impressive and inspiring.

“I love that he uses his talents and gifts to influence change for the better,” said the former LPGA pro about Timberlake.

“It would be nice to have more role models like JT out there in the celebrity world for kids to look up to.”

The final round of the CCAA Golf Championships at Fox Meadow Golf & Country Club began with a lot of excitement in the air. Players knew that the forecasted weather would provide a true test for the best collegiate players in Canada. High winds, cold temperatures and heavy rain gave the participants everything they could handle during the championships final day.

Josiah Dixon of the Niagara, Conner Watt of Humber and Marc-Olivier Plasse of Cégep André-Laurendeau battled all day in the tournament’s final group. Watt entered the 18^th hole with a one-stroke lead over Dixon. However Dixon got into to trouble and finished with a triple bogey while Plasse closed with a par, leaving the two tied at 5-under par. Watt ended with a bogey and was presumed to be the individual winner by a three shot margin over the other two.

During the closing ceremonies it was brought forward by the rules officials that Watt had signed for a six on his scorecard instead of a seven. Watt was then disqualified and the green was cleared for Marc-Olivier Plasse and Josiah Dixon to compete in a playoff for individual gold. With darkness falling quickly, the pair matched each other shot for shot before Dixon finally clinched the event on the third playoff hole.

Matt Lemay from the Georgian College Grizzlies would claim the individual bronze at +1 while Nick Earle (UNB Varsity Reds), Marc-Antoine Hotte (Cégep André-Laurendeau Boomerang) and Antoine Roy (Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence) would tie for fourth at +2.

In team play the women’s golfers from the Georgian College Grizzlies and the men from the Niagara College Knights survived the elements on their way to become the PING CCAA National Golf Champions.

The women from the Georgian College Grizzlies led wire-to-wire, clinching the championship on Friday by posting a team score of 161. They defeated the Humber College Hawks by 14 strokes.

Members of the Grizzlies are Addison Wallwin (+14, 1st), Emilie Tyndall (+21, T5th) and Sady Beelik (+37, T11th).

Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence Lions (+53), University of the Fraser Valley Cascades (+55) and the Medicine Hat College Rattlers (+59) rounded out the top five in the championship.

Individually Wallwin of the Georgian College Grizzlies won the women’s title by three strokes over Noémie Oullette of the Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence Lions after a final round 78.

Other notable finishers were Becky Martin (Medicine Hat, +18), Lorelle Weavers (Niagara College, +19), Tyndall (Georgian College, +21) and Sheila McKeen (Humber College, +21) rounding out the top five.

For the host-team from Holland College Karleigh McEwen led the way by finishing tied for 14th; she was joined by teammates Daria Leidenius finishing in 23rd and Jaylene Holmes-Tang ending the tournament in 26th. As a group the Hurricanes finished in seventh place overall.

The men’s championship was claimed by the Niagara College Knights who stormed to the top of the leaderboard by posting a final round team score of 297. They claimed the championship by one shot over the second place team from Cégep André-Laurendeau Boomerang.

The Knights were made up of individual champion Josiah Dixon (-5), Evan Littlefield (+7, T15), Ben Kenel (+12, T29), Brett Shewchuk (+12, T29) and Logan Lammerant (+22, T53).

Rounding out the top five in the team competition was the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds (+26), Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence Lions (+27) and the Humber College Hawks (+27).

The host men’s Hurricanes finished in a tie for seventh place after posting a score of 304 on Friday; they were represented by Tyson Gavin (T10), Connor Shea (T20), Bradley Jenkins (41st), Peter Frenette (T42) and Spencer Compton (T53).

The event featured several firsts for the championship. This was the first time that the results from the PING CCAA National Golf Championships were counted towards the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

This was also the first time that this Championship was broadcasted live which was a major success thanks to the hard work from all involved including TV1 presented by Bell Aliant and Universum Media.

For a full look at the official tournament photos by Mike Bernard Photography visit this link.

To watch archived footage of the events broadcast visit this link.

For a full look at the final championship leaderboard visit this link.

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Golf Canada is pleased to announce the athletes who have been chosen to represent Team Canada as part of the 2017 National Amateur Squad and Development Squad programs.

In all, eight athletes comprise Team Canada’s National Amateur Squad including four players on the men’s team and four on the women’s.

The following athletes have been selected to Team Canada’s 2017 Amateur Squad:

WOMEN’S NATIONAL AMATEUR SQUAD

Maddie Szeryk, Allen, Tex., Ontario Public Player (20)
Naomi Ko, Victoria, B.C., Royal Colwood Golf Club (19)
Jaclyn Lee, Calgary, Alta., Glencoe Golf & Country Club (19)
Grace St-Germain, Ottawa, Ont., Camelot Golf Club (18)

MEN’S NATIONAL AMATEUR SQUAD

Jared du Toit, Kimberley, B.C., Glencoe Golf & Country Club (21)
Hugo Bernard, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., Laval sur-le-Lac Club (21)
Austin James, Bath, Ont., Loyalist Golf & Country Club (21)
Stuart Macdonald, Vancouver, B.C., Point Grey Golf & Country Club (21)

Complete National Amateur Squad bios can be found here.

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The National Development Squad—primarily a U19 program—will also feature eight players (four men and four women). The Development Squad is designed to help facilitate the continued development of Canada’s top young talents.

The following athletes have been selected to Team Canada’s 2017 Development Squad:

WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Mary Parsons, Delta, B.C., Mayfair Lakes Golf Club (17)
Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, Ont., Summit Golf & Country Club (15)
Chloe Currie, Mississauga, Ont., Mississaugua Golf & Country Club (16)
Hannah Lee, Surrey, B.C., Northview Golf & Country Club (16)

MEN’S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

A.J. Ewart, Coquitlam, B.C., Pitt Meadows Golf Club (17)
Peyton Callens, Langton, Ont., Delhi Golf & Country Club (16)
Chandler McDowell, Springbrook, Alta., Red Deer Golf & Country Club (16)
Max Sekulic, Rycroft, Alta., Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club (17)

Complete Development Squad player bios can be found here.

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“Based on their outstanding performances this year, we are very excited to announce the young men and women chosen to represent Canada as part of the National Program,” said Jeff Thompson, Golf Canada’s Chief Sport Officer. “It is the goal of our program to support and assist the players in their development. We accomplish that by bringing this group of elite-level players together and surrounding them with world class coaching, sport science expertise and exposure to training and competitive schedules that will serve as a benchmarks for their development from a global perspective.”

Golf Canada is also pleased to announce the 2017 Team Canada coaching staff with Derek Ingram returning as Men’s Squad Head Coach, supported by Robert Ratcliffe who will also head up the Development Squad. On the women’s side, Tristan Mullally returns as Women’s Squad Head Coach and will receive support from Ann Carroll, who will oversee the Women’s Development Squad specifically. All coaches are all class “A” professionals with the PGA of Canada.

The athletes named to the 2017 National Amateur and Development Squads are a product of a circle of support that includes personal coaches, parents and high performance activities conducted by the respective provincial golf associations.

The 2017 Young Pro Squad team selection is expected mid-November.

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Jared du Toit makes his return to the Amateur Squad after his captivating performance at the 2016 RBC Canadian Open, where he played in Sunday’s final group and would finish in a tie for ninth to win the Gary Cowan Award (low amateur). Growing up in Kimberley, B.C., and now based in Calgary, du Toit’s impressive 2016 campaign also featured Top-5 finishes at the Monroe Invitational and Porter Cup, as well as a T15 result at the Canadian Men’s Amateur. The 21-year-old was also a part of the three-man team that lifted Canada into a share of ninth at the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships. On the strength of five Top-10 NCAA finishes in his junior season, du Toit earned the nod as team captain for his final season with the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Also making his return to the Amateur Squad is Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., native Hugo Bernard. The 21-year-old’s season was highlighted by a victory at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, an event in which he finished runner-up the year prior. Bernard made a lasting impression in his rookie campaign with the Saint Leo Lions, posting six Top-5 finishes in eight events, including medalist honours at the NCAA Div II Championship. His efforts at Saint Leo earned him Freshman of the Year honours to go with being named as a first-team all-American. Bernard was also one of three to compete for Canada at the World Amateur alongside teammate du Toit. He boasts victories earlier in his amateur career at the Quebec Men’s Amateur in 2013 as well as the 2012 Quebec Junior Boys Championship.

The third returnee to the men’s squad is Vancouver native Stuart Macdonald. The 21-year-old recently graduated from the University of Purdue, where he amassed seven Top-10 finishes over his collegiate career with the Boilermakers. His 2016 campaign was underlined by a third place finish at the Canadian Men’s Amateur alongside a T35 result at the Jones Cup. Macdonald took home runner-up honours at the 2015 B.C. Men’s Amateur.

The lone rookie on this year’s men’s squad is Bath, Ont., product Austin James. James has been on the cusp of making the national team before breaking through this year on the heels of an exemplary junior season at Charleston Southern that saw him earn Big South Player of the Year honours in addition to capturing medallist honours at the Big South Championship. James was a quarter-finalist in the 2015 U.S. Men’s Amateur and also holds the 2014 Canadian Junior Boys title. The 21-year-old has strong family ties to golf, with sister Augusta being a staple with the women’s program—most recently as a member of the Young Pro Squad—and father Geoff acting as the Head PGA of Canada Professional at Loyalist Golf & Country Club (the family’s home course).

On the women’s side, the Amateur Squad is headlined by three-time returning member and dual-citizen Maddie Szeryk, who’s 2016 season included a victory at the Florida State Match-Up to go along with a T14 finish at the Canadian Women’s Amateur. In two seasons with Texas A&M, Szeryk has collected 12 Top-10 finishes in addition to being twice named to the First-Team All-SEC as well as SEC Freshman of the Year in 2014. The 20-year-old helped Canada finish ninth at the 2016 World Amateur as one of three Canadians to tee-it-up in chase of the Espirito Santo Trophy. The Allen, Tex., resident notched victories at the Ontario Women’s Amateur in 2015 and the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in 2013.

Victoria, B.C., native Naomi Ko solidified her return to the Amateur Squad after an impressive 2016 campaign that featured wins at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and PNGA Women’s Amateur, plus Top-10 performances at the Canadian Women’s Amateur, Porter Cup and World Amateur Team Championship. Her freshman season with N.C. State was highlighted by a T5 finish at the ACC Championship. Ko, 19, won the B.C. Junior Girls Championship title in 2014. Entering her second year with the Amateur Squad, 2017 marks Ko’s fifth year with the Team Canada program—she was on the Development Squad from 2013-2015.

Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee also returns for a second year on the Amateur Squad. Lee’s summer was highlighted by winning the Marlene Streit Award (low amateur) at the CP Women’s Open in addition to winning the Alberta Ladies Amateur title for a second time. The 19-year-old recorded a T3 finish at the Porter Cup while also making the quarter-finals at both the PNGA Women’s Amateur and North & South Women’s Amateur. The former CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge National Event winner grabbed a share of 27^th at the Canadian Women’s Amateur. Lee added two Top-10 collegiate finishes in her freshman year at Ohio State.

Rounding out the women’s team is 18-year-old Grace St-Germain. The Ottawa product makes the jump to the Amateur Squad after spending two seasons with the Development Squad and one with Team Ontario. St-Germain took home the hardware at the Ontario Women’s Amateur in 2016, while adding a runner-up finish at the Quebec Women’s Amateur for the second straight year—an event which she won in 2014. She closed her season with a T20 finish at the Canadian Women’s Amateur and a share of ninth at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship—also a title she held in 2014. St-Germain joined the Daytona State Falcons—an NJCAA school—as a freshman in September.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Team Canada’s Maddie Szeryk posted another Top-10 result for Texas A&M on Monday at the Club at Carlton Woods Creekside, closing at 9-under par to grab a share of third at the Jim West Challenge.

Szeryk, a 20-year-old junior, shot a score of 4-under par in her final round of the 54-hole event to finish with a collective score of 207 (69-70-68). With the finish, the Allen, Texas resident collected her 13^th Top-10 result so far for the Aggies. Her performance helped lift Texas A&M to a collective score of 5-under par—good for a 5^th place result.

Florida State’s Matilda Castren took home medalist honours with a score of 13-under for the tournament, helping the Seminoles glide to victory with a seven-stroke advantage over runner-up Kent State.

Szeryk and the Aggies are set to tee-it-up next at the Alamo Invitational from Oct. 9-10 at the Briggs Ranch Golf Course in San Antonio.

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REUNION, Fla. – Team Canada’s Hugo Bernard has added yet another strong collegiate result to his lengthy resume on Tuesday, falling in a three-man playoff to finish T2 at the Division II National Preview.

Bernard, a Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., native, opened the 54-hole tournament—his first collegiate event of the season—with a 74 (+2) at the Watson Course at Reunion. It wasn’t long before the 21-year-old Saint Leo sophomore regained his form, tying a tournament-low score of 65 (-7) in Monday’s second round to climb back into contention. He followed that with an eight birdie effort in Tuesday’s final to jump three more spots into the three-way playoff at 11-under par.

Florida Southern’s John Coultas emerged victorious, while John VanDerLaan shared runner-up honours with Bernard. With the finish, Bernard records his seventh Top-5 finish in just nine events for the Lions.

Collectively, Bernard lifted the Lions to a T5 finish at 861 (-3) for the tournament, 16 strokes back of champion Lynn. The No. 7 ranked Lions will tee-it-up again next week at the Golf Rank Invitational in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., from Oct. 10-11.

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Fonthill, Ont. – What started out as just an opportunity to have fun with a couple friends turned into a big win at the inaugural Hyundai PGA Scramble for the team from Angus Glen.

The squad—which featured Patrick O’Leary, Dan Mesley, Mike Asselin, David Fotheringham and PGA of Canada professional Terry Kim—pulled out the big victory Saturday at Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ont., besting the home course favourites by the slimmest of margins.

“We just had fun out there and that has been our motto since the very start,” the Angus Glen team said. “But in the end, as just a bunch of amateurs, it feels really cool to be crowned as national championship winners.”

Angus Glen’s two-day net score of 108.2 was a mere 0.2 shots better than Lookout Point who finished at 108.4. The team from Midland Golf & Country Club rounded out the top three with a score of 109.2.

For the full Hyundai PGA Scramble of Canada leaderboard, CLICK HERE.

The Hyundai PGA Scramble of Canada saw thousands of golfers from across the country participate in the series of events this summer. The 25 teams participating at Lookout Point—which were comprised of four amateurs and a PGA of Canada Professional—made it through local and regional qualifying events before teeing it up this week in the national championship final.

The winning team was officially crowned at the closing ceremonies Saturday evening at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls.

“It’s been just an amazing week,” the Angus Glen team said. “From our amazing accommodations in Niagara Falls to the way everyone has looked after us here at Lookout Point, it’s really been a dream experience.”

Lookout Point Country Club is home to World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit; two-time PGA Women’s Championship of Canada winner, Cathy Sherk; five-time PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada winner Bill Kozak; and PGA TOUR Champions winner Rod Spittle. Spittle was on hand Friday morning to hit the national final’s ceremonial tee shot.