Major Events at Bell Bay

2006 Canadian Club Champions Championship June 26 - June 30.

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2006

PHIL PATTERSON TAKES LEAD HEADING INTO THIRD ROUND AT CANADIAN CLUB CHAMPION CHAMPIONSHIP

- Crowded leaderboard sees nine competitors within seven-shots of the lead -

Baddeck, N.S. (RCGA) – Phil Patterson of Prescott, Ont. shot a second-round one-under par 71 at Bell Bay Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead heading into the third round of the 2006 Canadian Club Champions Championship, conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.

Patterson, representing the Prescott Golf Club, was a model of consistency duplicating his opening round 71 for a two-day score of 142. He was so steady that he matched his opening front and back nine totals and tallied four birdies each day.

Patterson, who is playing in his fifth Canadian Club Champion Championship, was surprised by his lead.

“I’ve never started well at this tournament and had to play catch-up in the past. This is all new for me,” said the 41 year-old Patterson. “This course is set-up for my style of play and I haven’t been in a lot of trouble which has been the big difference.”

Patterson’s name may be familiar to hockey fans in the Ottawa area. Patterson was part of the 1984 Ottawa 67’s who were champions of the Memorial Cup and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawk’s in the ninth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

Andrew Ross of Dundas, Ont., representing Hamilton Golf & Country Club, is even for the championship and sits two-strokes back of Patterson at 71-73--144. Leon Carter of Dundee Resort Golf & Country Club in River Bourgeois, N.S. and last year’s runner up Terry O’Brien of Tangle Creek Golf Club in Barrie, Ont. are both four strokes off the lead at 146.

Yesterday’s leader Michel Landry of Tracadie, N.B., competing on behalf of Club de Golf Pokemouche in Caraquet, N.B., struggled and fell from the lead into a tie for 9th position. Landry carded a 79 for a two-day score of 149. Landry, Patterson and Ross all cited wind as a factor in today’s action.

“Wind made the course a lot tougher than yesterday,” said the 22 year-old Landry. “I just had a tough round, but that [wind] made it challenging. I couldn’t get my rhythm going today.”

Winds were blustery at 23km/h with gusts reaching a high of 35km/h.

Defending champion, Victor Ciesielski of Galt Country Club in Cambridge, Ont., fired a one-under par 71 to share the daily low round with Patterson and Marc-Étienne Bussières of Club de Golf Rivermead in Gatineau, QC. Ciesielski, 21, has a two-day total of 80-71--151. Last year Ciesielski overcame a 13-stroke deficit after the opening round - this year he opened up the championship 10 strokes behind the leader.

Bell Bay Golf Club’s Peter Campbell of Baddeck, N.S. carded a four-over par 76 to finish with a two-day total of 71-76—147. Campbell, who is the son of Sandy, a co-owner of Bell Bay Golf Club, was one stroke off the lead yesterday.

This week’s champion is playing for a lot more then just bragging rights. As part of the RCGA’s Pathway to Champions, the Canadian Club Champion could also earn the right to compete at this year’s Canadian Open played September 4-10 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club. The Canadian Club Champion automatically earns an exemption into the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship where two exemptions into the Canadian Open are available to the amateur champion and runner-up. Mississaugua Golf & Country Club will host the Canadian Men’s Amateur this year from August 11-18.

Play continues tomorrow at Bell Bay Golf Club with the third round beginning at 8:00 a.m. (EST).

CHIP SHOTS
LENGENDARY CONNECTION: Westmount Golf & Country Club’s Rob Cowan of Waterloo, Ont. is competing this week in Baddeck. Cowan was runner-up at the 2000 Canadian Club Champion Championship and is the son of Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Gary Cowan. His two day total is 72-75--147

CROSSING THE BOARDER: This year’s Canadian Club Champions Championship oddly enough features a lone American competitor - Ralph Michaud of Presque Isle, Maine, USA. Michaud took home his club title at Aroostook Valley Country Club which has the unique distinction of being a club with the pro-shop and parking lot in the United States while the course and clubhouse reside on Canadian soil.

The following are opening-round scores for Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

1 Phil Patterson, Prescott, ON (Prescott Golf Club) 71-71--142
2 Andrew Ross, Dundas, ON (Hamilton Golf & Country Club) 71-73--144
T3 Leon Wayne Carter, River Bourgeois, NS (Dundee Resort Golf & Country Club) 74-72--146
Terry O'Brien, Barrie, ON (Tangle Creek Golf Club) 72-74--146
T5 Rob Cowan, Waterloo, ON (Westmount Golf & Country Club) 72-75--147
Peter Campbell, Baddeck, NS (Bell Bay Golf Club) 71-76--147
Donald Miyazaki, West Vancouver, BC (Quilchena Golf and Country Club) 72-75--147
8 Marc-Étienne Bussières, Gatineau, QC (Club de Golf Rivermead) 77-71--148
T9 Brian Sluggett, Victoria, BC (Uplands Golf Club) 74-75--149
Michel Landry, Tracadie, NB (Club de Golf Pokemouche ) 70-79--149
T11 Matthew McMahon, Brockville, ON (Brockville Country Club) 73-77--150
Nic Banfield, Halifax, NS (River Oaks Golf Club Ltd.) 73-77--150
Paul Morrow, Georgetown, ON (Devil's Pulpit Golf Association) 74-76--150
T14 Victor Ciesielski, Cambridge, ON (Galt Country Club) 80-71--151
Michael Zizek, Mississauga, ON (York Downs Golf & Country Club) 73-78--151
Geoff McMillan, Calgary, AB (Glencoe Golf & Country Club) 76-75--151
Kreg MacPhee, Penhold, AB (Innisfail Golf Club) 75-76--151
Aaron Barrington, Sydney, NS (Seaview Golf & Country Club) 79-72--151
Jim Charlton, Salt Spring Island, BC (Salt Spring Island Golf & Country Club) 77-74--151
T20 Bill Burns, Sydney, NS (Lingan Country Club) 78-74--152
Richard Ross, Uxbridge, ON (Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club) 76-76--152
Dan Partland, Bolton, ON (The National Golf Club of Canada) 77-75--152
Matthew Matheson, Dartmouth, NS (Oakfield Golf & Country Club) 77-75--152
T24 Chris Kelos, Toronto, ON (Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club) 76-77--153
Chad Walker, St. Thomas, ON (St. Thomas Golf and Country Club) 75-78--153
Chris MacKinnon, Port Coquitlam, BC (The Vancouver Golf CLub) 75-78--153
T27 Dwayne Heinrichs, Winnipeg, MB (Assiniboine Golf Club) 78-76--154
Steve Houle, Carlton Place, ON (Kanata Golf & Country Club) 73-81--154
Gudmund Lindbjerg, Port Moody, BC (Pitt Meadows Golf Club) 76-78--154
T30 Charles Fitzsimmons, Toronto, ON (Thornhill Country Club) 76-79--155
Andrew Mitchell, North Vancouver, BC (Point Grey Golf and Country Club) 77-78--155
Jeff Gibson, Calgary, AB (Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club) 76-79--155
T33 Darren MacPherson, Halifax, NS (Glen Arbour Golf Club) 78-78--156
Cam MacLachlan, Calgary, AB (Carnmoney Golf Club) 74-82--156
Greg Malazdrewicz, Calgary, AB (Pinebrook Golf & Country Club) 78-78--156
Lorne Campbell, Pender Harbour, BC (Pender Harbour Golf Club) 79-77--156
Mark McBride, Ottawa, ON (Camelot Golf & Country Club) 78-78--156
T38 Richard Delisle, Châteauguay, QC (Club de Golf de Belle-Vue) 77-80--157
Steven Spicer, Dartmouth, NS (Brightwood Golf & Country Club) 79-78--157
Noah Norton, Kahnawake, QC (Caughnawaga Golf Club) 76-81--157
T41 Hugues Boisvert, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC (Club de golf Napierville) 79-79--158
Matt Quinney, St. Albert, AB (Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club) 79-79--158
Michael Davis, Thornhill, ON (Lake Joseph Golf Club) 81-77--158
Jason Monteleone, Kelowna, BC (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) 76-82--158
T45 Michael Joyce, Peterborough, ON (Peterborough Golf & Country Club Ltd.) 82-77--159
William Gilbert, Prince George, BC (Aberdeen Glen Golf Course) 76-83--159
Damien McCabe, Duncan, BC (Duncan Meadows Golf and Country Club) 82-77--159
JD Fitzgerald, Cambridge, ON (Galt Country Club) 79-80--159
T49 Ben Proskiw, Kelowna, BC (The Okanagan Golf Club) 78-82--160
Christopher Callihoo, Dorval, QC (Club de golf Vaudreuil) 79-81--160
Ian Shopland, Tsawwassen, BC (Beach Grove Golf Club) 80-80--160
T52 Matthew Sim, Oakville, ON (Mississaugua Golf and Country Club) 77-84--161
Mitchell Harbora, Edmonton, AB (Windermere Golf & Country Club) 83-78--161
Dave Senger, Prince George, BC (Prince George Golf & Curling Club) 77-84--161
Sabastien Deguire, Alexandria, ON (Glengarry Golf & Country Club) 82-79--161
William Eddy, Vancouver, BC (Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club) 87-74--161
Francis Rivard, Montreal, QC (Club de Golf d'île de Montréal) 82-79--161
T58 Glenn Robinson, Lower Sackville, NS (Pin-Hi Golf Club) 83-79--162
Tony Feuz, London, ON (Riverbend Golf Community) 81-81--162
Andrew Huntington, Sydney, NS (Cape Breton Highlands Golf Club Society) 80-82--162
Ken Thompson, Nanaimo, BC (Nanaimo Golf Club) 76-86--162
Mike Henderson, Brookfield, NS (Brookfield Golf and Country Club) 82-80--162
T63 Robert MacDermott, Edmonton, AB (The Belvedere Golf and Country Club) 81-82--163
Gordon Hudson, Winnipeg, MB (Southwood Golf and Country Club) 79-84--163
Gene Galarneau, Medicine Hat, AB (Medicine Hat Golf & Country Club) 83-80--163
Martin Mills, Kelowna, BC (Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club) 81-82--163
T67 Adrian Singh, Maple, ON (Glenway Country Club) 85-79--164
Kevin Benjamin, Bridgewater, NS (Osprey Ridge Golf Club) 82-82--164
Ralph Michaud, Presque Isle, ME (Aroostook Valley Country Club) 86-78--164
John Behan, Whitby, ON (Magna Golf Club) 83-81--164
Micheal Alderman, Georgetown, ON (Blue Springs Golf Club) 82-82--164
72 Paul Gortnar, Mississauga, ON (Caledon Woods Golf Club) 81-84--165
T73 Garry Gill, Cowichan Bay, BC (Cowichan Golf & Country Club) 76-90--166
Colin Ongyerth, Calgary, AB (Silver Springs Golf & Country Club) 84-82--166
Kevin Duncan, Calgary, AB (Lynx Ridge Golf Club) 81-85--166
Pat Harrison, Vernon, BC (Predator Ridge Golf Resort) 77-89--166
Michael Furlong, St. John's, NF (The Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club) 83-83--166
T78 Ritchie MacDonald, Sydney, NS (Breton Players Golf Club) 89-78--167
Paul Fewer, Timberlea, NS (Granite Springs Golf Club) 85-82--167
Mark Murphy, Wetaskiwin, AB (Wetaskiwin Golf Club) 82-85--167
Barry Cooke, Toronto, ON (Royal Woodbine Golf Club) 84-83--167
Ian Dance, Mississauga, ON (Glen Abbey Golf Club) 86-81--167
T83 Ray Hogan, New Glasgow, NS (Abercrombie Country Club) 81-87--168
Benoît Goudreault, Gatineau, QC (Club de Golf Mont Cascades) 84-84--168
Kevin Gloade, Truro, NS (Mountain Golf & Country Club) 85-83--168
Sylvain Mercier, Terrebonne, QC (Club de golf Terrebonne) 81-87--168
87 Jordan Milne , Mew Minas, NS (Ken-Wo Country Club) 79-90--169
T88 Markku Peuhkurinen, Thunder Bay, ON (Fort William Country Club) 86-84--170
Peter Nabi, Ottawa, ON (Mountain Creek Golf Club) 83-87--170
Jeff Bray, Lennoxville, QC (The Old Lennoxville Golf Club) 88-82--170
Edward Williams, Rama, ON (Hawk Ridge Golf Club) 85-85--170
Peter McCarthy, Morrisdale, NB (Westfield Golf & Country Club) 88-82--170
Timothy Nadon, Newmarket, ON (Pheasant Run Golf Club) 78-92--170
T94 Laurent Giroux, Valleyfield, QC (Club de Golf Rivière-Rouge) 87-84--171
Brian Affleck, Sutherlands River, NS (Glen Lovat Golf Club) 84-87--171
Pierre Deschênes, Baie-Comeau, QC (Club de golf Baie-Comeau) 88-83--171
Randy Koppa, Courtenay, BC (Glacier Greens Golf Club) 84-87--171
Barry Catterall, Ajax, ON (Whitevale Golf Club) 85-86--171
T99 Durant D'Intino, London, ON (Highland Country Club) 89-83--172
Steve McLean, Goose Bay, NF (Amaruk Golf & Sports Club) 88-84--172
T101 Jeff Matheson, Halifax, NS (Glen Afton Golf Club) 89-84--173
Bruno DuBreuil, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC (Pinegrove Country Club) 84-89--173
Donald Poirier, St-Georges, QC (Club de Golf St-Georges) 91-82--173
Brian Léger, Moncton, NB (Pine Needles Golf and Country Club) 87-86--173
T105 Howie Wark, Burlington, ON (Rattle Snake Point Golf Club) 93-81--174
Andrew Senior, Mississauga, ON (Wyldewood Golf and Country Club) 93-81--174
Luc Richard, Dieppe, NB (Fox Creek Golf Club) 86-88--174
108 Randy Strang, Vernon, BC (Spallumcheen Golf and Country Club) 93-82--175
T109 Sean Walker, Dartmouth, NS (Metro Players Golf Club) 91-85--176
Bob Lee, Saskatoon, SK (Wildwood Golf Course) 91-85--176
Michael Read, Edson, AB (Edson Golf & Country Club) 86-90--176
T112 John Seymour, Kanata, ON (Cedarhill Golf & Country Club) 87-90--177
David Lai, Thunder Bay, ON (Thunder Bay Country Club) 90-87--177
114 John Sired, Winnipeg, MB (Wildewood Club) 88-90--178
T115 Victor Istchenko, Whitehorse, YU (Mountain View Golf Course) 93-86--179
Roger Perry, Welland, ON (Rolling Meadows Golf & Country Club) 96-83--179
117 Kevin Revell, Gilford, ON (Sleepy Hollow Country Club) 92-88--180
T118 Brian Melanson, Comeauville, NS (Clare Golf & Country Club) 91-93--184
Wayne MacDonald, Inverness, NS (LePortage Golf Camp) 94-90--184
120 Moise Beaudin, Ormstown, QC (Club de golf Ormstown) 91-95--186
121 Won Kap Chung, Moncton, NB (Magnetic Hill Golf Club) 96-92--188
122 David Webber, Enfield, NS (The Links at Penn Hills) 93-96--189
123 Anay Sehmi, Mississauga, ON (Lionhead Golf & Country Club) 93-98--191
T124 Gerry Pion, Knowlton, QC (Inverness Club de Golf) 103-94--197
John Atkinson, Parrsboro, NS (Parrsboro Golf Club) 105-92--197
DNS Jordan Batten, Lakeshore, ON (Beach Grove Golf and Country Club)
Withdrawn Marcellin Tremblay, Terrebonne, QC (Club de Golf Le Boisé)
Withdrawn Gerald Dallas , Rawdon, QC (Club de Golf Joliette)

To qualify for entry into the Canadian Club Champions Championship, a player must have won either his club’s stroke or match play championship. The championship is conducted at stroke play over 72 holes and after 54 holes the field is cut to the lowest 70 scores and ties.

A full listing of players, starting times and post-round results can be found on the RCGA website at www.rcga.org.

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