PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Canadian trio of Roger Sloan, Ryan Yip and Adam Svensson all finished inside the top 10 on Sunday at Web.com Tour’s Panama Championship.

Sloan, a Merritt, B.C. product, paced the Canadians with a final-round 66 to climb into sole possession of 4th place at 4 under par for the tournament. The finish marks his first top-10 finish early into the 2018 season (he collected four in 2017).

Yip, also of Calgary, finished the event at 3 under par. A final-round 72 (+2) pushed the 33-year-old down two spots into a share of 5th. After three events this season, Yip sits at No. 11 on the money list.

Team Canada graduate Adam Svensson maintained his hot play of late with four steady rounds (71-71-67-69) to finish tied for 7th. With the finish, the Surrey, B.C. native maintains his No. 2 standing on the money list—heavily influenced by his January victory at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic.

The trio gave chase to American Scott Langley, who collected his first Web.com Tour victory on the strength of a come-from-behind 65 on Sunday, closing at 7 under. Langley’s come-from-behind victory is the largest in tournament history, surpassing Miguel Angel Carballo’s five-stroke record from 2007. He also became the first player in tournament history to record an over-par score in the opening round and go on to win the tournament.

All three Canadians will be in action later this week at the Club Colombia Championship in Bogota, Colombia.

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GREAT ABACO, The Bahamas – Canadian Adam Svensson picked up his first Web.com Tour win at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club in his 58th career start. The Surrey, B.C., product carded a final-round, 4-under-par 68. His 17-under-par 271 total was good for a one-stroke victory over rookie phenom Sungjae Im, who missed a 10-footer on the 72nd hole to force overtime.

“It’s a relief,” said Svensson, who couldn’t see Im’s birdie bid at the last. “Your heart is racing and when it’s over it slows down, and you realize what you’ve done. I just so thrilled I got the win and just so happy.”

What a difference a year makes. Svensson missed the cut at both Bahamas events to start the 2017 season and found himself behind the 8-ball all year. He ultimately made it to the Web.com Tour Finals but finished one spot out of securing his PGA TOUR card.

The Team Canada graduate thought about it all offseason but used it as motivation this year.

“It stings a little less,” said Svensson, about the disappointment of not getting his TOUR card last year. “I’ve still got a lot of work to do going forward, but it’s nice.”

After a tie for 13th in The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and a win in Abaco, Svensson has moved to No. 2 on the Tour money list, firmly inside the top 25.

“Obviously you want to get into the No. 1 spot, which is very difficult,” said Svensson, who collected a $108,000 first-place prize. “You want to try and get inside the top five or as high as you can.”

Down the stretch, Svensson got nervous and it showed on his tee shot at the 16th hole. With driver in hand, the West Palm Beach, Florida resident hooked his drive into the trees on the left. Svensson took a drop, in which his ball plugged in the sand, and hit his third to 33 feet and drained the par-putt to remain in the lead.

“That was wild,” said Svensson. “I told my caddie, ‘I’m not leaving it short. It’s either in or going by.’”

Sungjae Im misses the birdie putt to force a playoff.

And @adamsvensson59 has won his first #WebTour event at -17.

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— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) January 24, 2018

Having made bogey at the par-3 17th, Svensson needed a birdie at the last to close out the tournament. He flared his second at the par-5 finishing hole right of the green in a deep swale. Svensson then sailed his chip past the pin just off the green.

Left with a slippery downhill putt, Svensson nestled his putt to within tap-in range to finish at 17-under-par.

“I wasn’t trying to make it,” said Svensson, about his birdie putt on 18. “I knew I had to two-putt and somehow I just nestled it down there.”

The top of the leaderboard had an international flair to it with Svensson winning, Im finishing runner-up and Australian Rhein Gibson ending the week in solo third.

With Svensson’s victory in The Bahamas, 18 players from Canada have won 25 tournaments on the Web.com Tour. Ben Silverman was the last to add to the total with his triumph at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper. Silverman and Corey Conners finished inside the top 50 to earn their PGA TOUR cards and join fellow Web.com Tour alumni Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes and David Hearn on TOUR.

Svensson, 24, was one of three team members that won the men’s silver medal for Canada at the 2014 World Amateur Team Championship in Japan.

Svensson hopes to be the next star from the Great White North.

“There are so many good Canadians coming up right now,” he said. “Canada has a lot of good players because of the programs they have in place. The Team Canada program is awesome.”

Calgary’s Ryan Yip finished T10 at 11 under par for the tournament.

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O Canada!

24-year-old @adamsvensson59 (-17) has won the 2nd #WebTour event of 2018 by one stroke over last week’s winner Sungjae Im.

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— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) January 24, 2018

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Four Canadians finished inside the top 45 in the final stage of Qualifying School at the Whirlwind Golf Club on Sunday to earn guaranteed Web.com Tour starts next season.

Leading the Canadian contingent was Calgary’s Ryan Yip, who played his way into a six-way tie for 10th at 18 under (73-65-67-65), earning guaranteed starts for the first 12 events.

Team Canada Young Pro Squad member Albin Choi (Toronto) and graduate Stuart Macdonald (Vancouver) closed the 72-hole stroke play event at 16 under par, tied for 23rd. Rounding out the quartet was Vancouver’s Seann Harlingten, who finished tied for 30th at 15 under par.

Choi, Macdonald and Harlingten earned exempt status for the first eight events by finishing between places 11-45 (plus ties).

Champion Lee McCoy of Dunedin, Fla., will be fully-exempt next season.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. – The final stage of Web.com Tour qualifying school begins Thursday, December 7th at Whirlwind Golf Club, where the winner will earn full exempt for the 2018 regular season and those finishing second through 10th (including ties) receives exempt status for the first 12 events of 2018. Finishers 11th through 45th, plus ties, will receive exempt status for the first eight events, while the remainder of the field receives conditional status.

Four Canadians are in the field, including Team Canada Young Pro Squad member Albin Choi from Toronto, as well as Seann Harlingten and Stuart Macdonald of Vancouver, and Calgary’s Ryan Yip.

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Chesson Hadley of Raleigh, N.C. was named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year in a vote of his fellow competitors, it was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and Web.com Tour President Dan Glod. Hadley, who received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy for winning Web.com Tour Player of the Year, was selected for the honor over Brice Garnett and Stephan Jaeger.

“On behalf of the PGA TOUR, I would like to congratulate Chesson Hadley for a tremendous season on the Web.com Tour, and for earning this award through a vote of his peers,” said Monahan. “By winning the Regular Season and Finals money lists, he put forth one of the best seasons in Tour history, and set the foundation for a great start to his 2017-18 campaign.”

Hadley competed on the Web.com Tour in 2013, winning the Rex Hospital Open and Web.com Tour Championship to earn his PGA TOUR card for the 2013-14 season. Once on TOUR, the former Georgia Tech golfer broke through with a win at the 2014 Puerto Rico Open, which delivered Rookie of the Year honors later that same year.

After losing his exempt status following the 2015-16 PGA TOUR season, Hadley returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017, where he notched five top-25 finishes in his first 12 starts – including a playoff loss at the Rex Hospital Open – before winning the LECOM Health Challenge in July.

The victory, which secured his return to the PGA TOUR, gave way to a strong second half of the season for the 30-year-old, including a solo-third finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper and his second win of the year at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco – one of three top-10s compiled during the Web.com Tour Finals.

Hadley earned $562,475 in 2017 and became the first player in the five-year history of the Web.com Tour Finals to win the Regular Season and Finals money lists. His single-season earnings rank third on the Tour’s all-time list, trailing only Michael Sim ($644,142 in 2009) and Patton Kizzire ($567,866 in 2015).

“This is a special way to cap off a great season and I’m especially grateful to my fellow players for their vote. The Web.com Tour, and everyone who works alongside it, does a phenomenal job of supporting and developing players,” said Hadley. “I’m honored to accept this award and hope to carry the momentum forward this coming season on the PGA TOUR.”

By virtue of winning both money titles, Hadley was the only player to earn full exempt status on the PGA TOUR for the 2017-18 season, which includes a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship.

“Chesson returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017, and by working hard, being disciplined, and relying on those around him, he honed his game, confidence and competitiveness. Today, he is back on the PGA TOUR, with three top-5 finishes under his belt,” said David L. Brown, Web.com’s Chairman, CEO and President. “His inspirational journey underscores the real reason why the Web.com Tour exists – to help golfers reach their potential. On behalf of Web.com’s 3,800 employees who help businesses reach their potential, congratulations to Chesson and his entire team for this well-deserved honor.”

“Chesson Hadley put forth one of the best seasons in Web.com Tour history,” said Glod. “Equally as important, Chesson was a fantastic representation of the Web.com Tour membership outside the ropes through his interaction with fans, sponsors, tournaments and volunteers.  We are proud to name him as the 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year.”

Hadley was honoured at a reception at the Sea Island (Ga.) Resort, host of this week’s The RSM Classic, which gets underway tomorrow.

Canadians Albin Choi and Stuart Macdonald both advanced to the third and final stage of Web.com Tour Qualifying School on Friday at separate events across the United States.

Toronto’s Choi grabbed one of the top 20 spots needed to advance on the strength of a final-round, 2-under 69 at Plantation Preserve Golf Course in Plantation, Fla. The Team Canada Young Pro Squad member closed the event tied for 14th at 8 under par for the tournament (69-72-66-69).

Macdonald, a Team Canada graduate and Vancouver product, carded a final-round 68 (-4) to finish alone in 7th place. The Purdue University alumnus came in at 11 under par (66-75-68-68) to become the only Canadian to advance at the TPC at Craig Ranch event in McKinney, Texas.

Choi and Macdonald join fellow countrymen Ryan Yip (Calgary) and Seann Harlingten (Vancouver) in the final stage of qualifying to be played Dec. 7-10 at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz. All those to play in the final stage will earn at least conditional status next season on the Web.com Tour.

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MURRIETA, Calif. – Five Canadians are set to tee-it-up in stage II of Web.com Tour Q-School from Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 at Bear Creek Golf in one of five qualifying events held across the United States.

The Canadian contingent is made up by Jared du Toit (Kimberley, B.C.), Riley Wheeldon (Comox, B.C.), Seann Harlingten (Vancouver), Ryan Yip (Calgary) and Aaron Cockerill (Gunton, Man.)

The tournament is a 72-hole stroke play event with no cut – the number of qualifying positions to advance will be announced during the tournament.

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Three more Canadians advanced through the first stage of Web.com Tour Qualifying School on Friday at various locations across the United States, bringing the total to 11.

Team Canada Amateur Squad member Hugo Bernard fired a tournament-low 63 (-9) at the Dayton Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Nev., to finish the event tied for seventh. Bernard, a Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., product, was one of 22 to advance in Nevada.

Ryan Yip of Calgary finished T15 at 10 under par at Sun River Golf Club in St. George, Utah. Team Canada graduate Matt Hill of Brights Grove, Ont., finished T22 at 1 under par at The Breakers Rees Jones in West Palm Beach, Fla.

There are now 11 Canadians who have advanced to the second stage of qualifying:

• Ryan Yip (Calgary) – SunRiver Golf Club, St. George, Utah
• Matt Hill (Brights Grove, Ont.) – The Breakers Rees Jones, West Palm Beach, Fla. 
• Hugo Bernard (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.)  – Dayton Valley Golf Club, Dayton, Nev.
• Jared du Toit (Kimberley, B.C.) – Southern Dunes Golf Course, Maricopa, Ariz.
• Seann Harlingten (Vancouver) – Southern Dunes Golf Course, Maricopa, Ariz.
• Stuart Macdonald (Vancouver) – Southern Dunes Golf Course, Maricopa, Ariz.
• Riley Wheeldon (Comox, B.C.) – Southern Dunes Golf Course, Maricopa, Ariz.
• Lucas Kim (Toronto, Ont.) – Arborlinks, Omaha, Neb.
• Stephane Dubois (Brantford, Ont.) – Arborlinks, Omaha, Neb.
• Derek Gillespie (Oshawa, Ont.) – Arborlinks, Omaha, Neb.
• Aaron Cockerill (Gunton, Man.) – The Crosby, San Diego, Calif.

The second stage of qualifying will run from Oct. 31 – Nov. 10 at various locations across the United States. The third and final stage will commence from Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – The 2017 Web.com Tour season concluded on Monday in Atlantic Beach, Fla., as the Web.com Tour Championship wrapped up the fifth annual Web.com Tour Finals. Five-time PGA TOUR winner Jonathan Byrd won the Tour’s season-ending event, where 25 players secured their TOUR cards for the 2017-18 season.

The first set of 25 PGA TOUR cards for the 2017-18 season were issued at the conclusion of the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz in August, with a second set of 25 solidified at the conclusion of the Finals.

Chesson Hadley, who won the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open in 2014 on his way to securing Rookie of the Year honors, returned to the Web.com Tour this year after losing his status following the 2015-16 season. The former Georgia Tech standout, who won the Web.com Tour Championship in 2013, notched victories at the LECOM Health Challenge in July and Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco last month on his way to winning both the Regular Season and Finals money lists. The 30-year-old is the first player in the five-year history of the Web.com Tour Finals to win both money lists.

By virtue of winning both money titles, Hadley is in turn the only player to earn full exempt status on the PGA TOUR next year, which includes a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, located just minutes from Atlantic Beach.

Peter Uihlein, who earned his first Web.com Tour title at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, finished second to Hadley on the Finals-only money list with $185,863 in earnings. The former No. 1-ranked amateur in the world earned his spot in the Web.com Tour Finals via non-member FedExCup points, thanks to three top-25 finishes, including a season-best T5 at the Puerto Rico Open in March.

Byrd wound up third on the Finals money list after his Web.com Tour Championship title, while DAP Championship winner Nicholas Lindheim secured a return to the PGA TOUR this fall via the Finals as well.

Five of the 25 players who secured their PGA TOUR cards solely through the Web.com Tour Finals will be rookies during the 2017-18 season. The top 25, excluding Hadley (who only counted towards the Regular Season 25) are:

*=PGA TOUR rookie in 2017-18

Finishing 26^th on the Finals money list was Canadian Adam Svensson, who earned $37,937 to finish $2,888 behind Seamus Power. Svensson, who was the medalist at Web.com Tour Q-School in 2015, entered the week at No. 17 on the Finals-only money list, but fell nine spots after a missed cut.

The 25 players from the Web.com Tour Finals money list will join the 25 players from the Regular Season money list on the PGA TOUR. The 25 from the Regular Season are below:

*=PGA TOUR rookie in 2017-18

The 50 players are ranked, in order, following the conclusion of the Web.com Tour Finals. This order will be used to determine priority entry into PGA TOUR events for the upcoming season, which opens this week with the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif.

1 Chesson Hadley
2 Brice Garnett
3 Peter Uihlein
4 Andrew Landry
5 Jonathan Byrd
6 Abraham Ancer
7 Nicholas Lindheim
8 Sam Ryder
9 Rob Oppenheim
10 Ted Potter, Jr.
11 Ryan Armour
12 Stephan Jaeger
13 Sam Saunders
14 Talor Gooch
15 Shawn Stefani
16 Andrew Putnam
17 Jonathan Randolph
18 Ben Silverman (Canada)
19 Bronson Burgoon
20 Austin Cook
21 Keith Mitchell
22 Nate Lashley
23 Tyler Duncan
24 Kyle Thompson
25 Denny McCarthy
26 Adam Schenk
27 Troy Merritt
28 Matt Atkins
29 Tom Lovelady
30 Conrad Shindler
31 Martin Piller
32 Andrew Yun
33 Alex Cejka
34 Lanto Griffin
35 Matt Jones
36 Aaron Wise
37 Cameron Tringale
38 Zecheng Dou
39 Brett Stegmaier
40 Ethan Tracy
41 Corey Conners
42 Xinjun Zhang
43 Steve Wheatcroft
44 Brandon Harkins
45 Chad Collins
46 Roberto Díaz
47 Tom Hoge
48 Beau Hossler
49 Joel Dahmen
50 Seamus Power

For more information on the Web.com Tour or the Web.com Tour Finals, please visitPGATOUR.com.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – Heavy rain Sunday postponed the final round of the Web.com Tour Championship at Atlantic Beach Country Club until Monday.

Five-time PGA Tour winner Jonathan Byrd shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday in rainy, windy conditions to take the lead in the last of the four Web.com Tour Finals events that determine 25 PGA TOUR cards.

Needing a high finish to regain his PGA TOUR card, Byrd had a 20-under 193 total for a two-stroke lead over Sam Saunders. Byrd entered the week 66th in the race for 25 cards with $5,480. The winner will get $180,000.