ACTON, ON (November 6, 2008) — The Canadian PGA released the tee times today for the 2008 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship. One of the largest and most competitive fields in recent history for this event will battle it out for the National Championship title as well as an exemption into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open.
The Championship will be held November 17th to 19th for the fifth consecutive year at The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. This year the Championship shifts to the Wanamaker course, one of three championship layouts at PGA Village.
Defending champion Eric Landreville (Belle Vue Club De Golf, QC) will be back at PGA Golf Club to defend his title against a staggering list of past champions that include: 2005 and 2006 winner Danny King (The Academy Tee at Magna GC, ON), 2003 winner Brett Burgeson (Country Hills GC, AB), 2001 winner Ken Tarling (Ken Tarling's Golf Academy, ON), 1999 winner Dale Pedersen (The Landings GC, ON) and 1987, 1990, 1992 & 1997 winner Gar Hamilton (Mississauga G&CC, ON). Last year, Eric Landreville, Head Professional at Belle Vue Club de Golf in Ville De Lery, Quebec, won by three shots over Jean-Louis LaMarre, from St-Jean Richelieu, Quebec to take home his first Canadian PGA National title, shooting rounds of 66-68-73 for a 207 tournament total earning him the $12,000 first prize from the $85,000 purse.
This year, 108 Club Professionals from across the country will compete for the National Championship. Competitors qualify for this event through a variety of means. Players become eligible for this championship through qualifying at their respective Zone championships, as a past champion of the event, through an exemption letter, or by finishing in the Top-15 in the 2007 CPC (not otherwise exempt), thus ensuring an elite field of professional competitors from across the country. Activities will begin Saturday, November 15th with registration and practice rounds. On Monday, November 17th the three day 54-hole stroke play championship will begin with the field cut to 70 plus ties after the first 36 holes.
The Canadian PGA National Awards Show takes place on Sunday, November 16th to kick off the Club Professional Championship. There will be 36-hole InterZone competition compiled of four players on each team representing the nine Canadian PGA zones. The team score is calculated from the best three out of four scores accumulated over the first two rounds. The purse for the InterZone competition is $5000. The Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship purse is $85,000 and the Champion will also receive an exemption into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open to be held at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, ON. Owned and operated by the PGA of America, The PGA Golf Club is a public facility designed by Tom Fazio with rolling hills, majestic pine trees and challenging water hazards. The course has been selected for numerous awards including the 2004 “Best Places To Play” by Golf Digest. For more information, visit www.pgavillage.com
About Acushnet: The Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra brands have a tradition of excellence that have always been predicated on providing golfers with quality and performance superior golf equipment. The Canadian PGA Golf Professional has a tradition of excellence devoting their careers to helping golfers improve and enjoy the game. Together, Acushnet and the Canadian PGA Golf Professional share a successful relationship of providing the golfer with best in class products and services. For more information, visit www.titleist.com and www.footjoy.com.
About CPGA: Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com
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