- Team Canada players and alumni shine throughout weekend -Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) –
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., a member of Team Canada, won his second successive college championship title after a compelling come-from-behind win at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational in Kohala Coast, Hawaii.
Taylor started the final round two strokes back, but fired a 2-under par 70 to win by a single-stroke over University of South Carolina’s Jamie Lovemark. Taylor’s solid finish got him to 6-under for the championship (69-71-70--210) and helped his Washington University Huskies to a second-place finish among the 17-team field.
The 21-year old former Canadian Men’s Amateur champion has continued his momentum from last season when he won the CordeValle Collegiate Tournament, finished second at the World Amateur Team Championship, earned entry into the U.S Open and finished tied for 53rd at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open.
Eugene Wong, Taylor’s 2009 Team Canada teammate, also placed well in Hawaii carding a (78-75-68--221) +5 as a member of the Oregon Ducks to finish tied for 24th individually.
Team Canada alumni also excelled in the professional ranks over the weekend as Bryan DeCorso of Guelph, Ont. tied for sixth at the Nationwide Tour’s season-opening Panama Digicel Championship. Nationwide Tour rookie Dustin Risdon of Strathmore, Alta., tied for 10th (2-under) at only his fifth career start on the developmental circuit. Fellow Canadian Brennan Webb of Bracebridge, Ont., shared 19th place at even par, while Jon Mills of Oshawa, Ont., finished tied for 23rd at 1-over.
More information about Team Canada and the National Amateur Team program is available on line at www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAMThe RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment and elite competitive opportunities. For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
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