2005
Canadian Amateur a Huge Success
In the end, it all went like clockwork. The weather was perfect, the course
challenging, the play inspiring. On
Friday, August 19, Richard Scott of Kingville, Ont. defeated Jay Snyder of
Vancouver 10&8 at Baddeck’s Bell Bay Golf Club to win the 2005 Canadian
Men’s Amateur Championship, conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association
(RCGA).
Scott,
who entered match play as the 52nd seed, knocked off five higher-seeded
opponents en-route to the finals. The 21-year old saved his best golf
for the final with one of the most convincing wins in the 101-year
history of the Canadian Men’s Amateur. With the victory, Scott,
who also won the 2003 Amateur Championship, becomes the 12th multiple
winner of the Earl Grey Cup.
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six-under-parr 66 was clearly the score to beat. That’s
what it took for Andrew Parr of London, Ontario to take stroke-play
medalist honours and win the top seed for the match play portion
of the Amateur, and the same, scorching score by James Love led
Alberta to win the event’s Willingdon Cup provincial team
title. Alberta's team total of 429 was six better than Ontario.
The Alberta foursome was made up of Love, Calgary (71-66); Ryan
Swelin, Sundre (74-74), Ryan Lecuyer, Edmonton (75-69) and Ryan
Vallely, Medicine Hat (77-75). It was Alberta's 12th Willingdon
Cup and first since 2002. |
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Big Thank You to our Volunteers!
We
couldn’t have done it without the more than 200 volunteers
who gave their all to making the Amateur run smoothly. Thank
you, everyone! We appreciate the time you invested in making
this event a success.
Special
recognition is owed to Tournament Chair, Joe Metz, for going
above and beyond the call of duty in managing every detail
of the championship. Joe and his team of volunteer committee
chairs made an amazing contribution to the 2005 Canadian Amateur. |
The
Volunteer Committee Members are:
Joe Metz - Tournament Chair
Diane Metz - Scoring Committee Chair
Miriam Ryan - Scoring Committee Chair
Tom Hacket - Marshall Chair
Beth Gillis – Caddie Chair
Anne Lang-Harris – Player Services Chair
Neil Bell – Transportation Chair
Sandy Hudson – Volunteer Chair
Dave Reynolds – Communications Chair
Stacey Pineau – Communications Chair
Thank
You RCGA
We would like to extend our thanks to the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA),
for giving Bell Bay Golf Club the opportunity to host this prestegious event.
The RCGA Governors, and staff administered this championship in the most professional
manner, and for that we thank you.
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Special Thanks to the Following RCGA Personnel:
Bill MacMillan - RCGA Tournament Chair
Jim Halliday - RCGA President
Steven Ross - RCGA Executive Director
Rick Desrouche - RCGA COO
Jack McDonald - RCGA Rules Chair
Brent McLaughlin - RCGA Director of Amateur Competition
Dan Pino - RCGA Senior Communications Coordinator
Julie Huybers - RCGA Administrative Assistant, Amateur Competitions
Gary Coblenz - RCGA Director Rules of Golf and Amateur Status
Ken MacDonald - RCGA Past Governor
Recognizing
Our Sponsors
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors for their
important contributions to the 2005 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
For their starring roles in making the event such a success, we’d like
to offer particular thanks to:
Sincere Thanks,
too, to the Following Sponsors:
Victoria County
Molson Brewery
Jost Vineyards
Cape Breton Beverages
Cape Breton Trailer Sales
Sysco Foods
The Rolling Phones
Maritect Security
Nova Scotia Department of Transportation
Midway Motors
East
Coast Credit Union
Brown's
Cresting
Club Car Atlantic
Eastern Turf
Redden Turf
Latitude Communications
Finally,
for their hard work in meeting tight deadlines and providing us with
important products and services, we would like to recognize:
Ramsey's Northend Signs
MacSween Silk Screens and Signs
Icon Communications & Research Inc.
Wally Hayes, Nova Scotia Department of
Tourism, Culture & Heritage
Don’t
miss it!
Relive the excitement of the 2005 Canadian Amateur Championship at Bell Bay
by watching TSN this coming Saturday, September 10 at 1 p.m. (ADT) for
an hour-long program featuring tournament highlights. This program will air
during coverage of the 2005 Bell Canadian Open. |
