Team Canada’s Lindsay Renolds Ties For Second at Mexican Amateur Championship

- Matt Hill Ties for Fifth at Hootie at Bulls Bay Championship -

Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) - Christina Lake, B.C. native Lindsay Renolds represented Canada well, recently tying for second at the Mexican Golf Federation’s 83rd Mexican Amateur Championship held March 26-29 at Club de Golf Mexico in Mexico City.

Renolds, a 22-year old member of Team Canada, had the win in his grasps, but missed a tricky 3-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the event to finish at 9-over (76-73-72-76—297) and force a three-way playoff where he would come up short.

“It was a bittersweet finish for me,” said Renolds. “I played well the entire week and was happy to score well, it just didn’t end the way I wanted. The event was still great practice and I can take away a lot of good experience going forward.”

Renolds was coupled in Mexico City with National Development Team member Mathieu Rivard of Granby, Que., who finished the four-round event at 32-over par (74-79-86-81—320) to finish 48th.

The pair led Canada to a sixth place team finish, only four-shots back of Argentina who finished in top spot. Peru and Mexico finished second and third respectively, while Spain and a squad from Texas rounded out the list of top-five finishers.

Full results for the 83rd Mexican Amateur are available online at: http://www.fmg.org.mx/Torneos/lxxxii-convocatoria-campeonato-de-aficionados.html - click on “Resultados”, then follow “Categorias” and “Campeonato” for results.

Other Team Canada results and news:
Matt Hill Ties for Fifth at Hootie at Bulls Bay Championship

Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., can add another stellar finish to his NCAA golf resume. The 20-year old member of Team Canada carded a (72-69-68—209) to finish at 4-under at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Championship, earning him a tie for fifth. Hill has four career wins in his first 18 tournaments with North Carolina State, including three this year. He earned back-to-back victories in March after claiming top-spot at the General Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.

He is currently ranked 20th in the Royal and Ancient’s World Amateur Golf Ranking and will tee-it-up next at The River Landing Intercollegiate from April 10-11. He was also named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Golfer of the Month for March.

Brad Revell of Kingston, Ont., who also plays for North Carolina State, finished tied for 11th.Results from the Hootie at Bulls Bay Championship are available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1458
Live scoring for The River Landing Intercollegiate is available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1468

Wong and Baillargeon Crack Top-10 at 63rd Annual Western Intercollegiate

University of Oregon freshman, Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C. shot 7-over par (74-73-70—217) to finish 10th at the 63rd Annual Western Intercollegiate held March 29-31 at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, CA.

Wong, a member of Team Canada, helped his University of Oregon squad to a first place team finish, while a former Canadian Development Team member and Canadian Junior Boys champion enjoyed some success of his own.Graham Baillargeon of Mississauga, Ont., placed ninth at six-over par (71-74-71--216). Baillargeon, a sophomore at Michigan State University, also recorded his first collegiate hole-in-one on the 177-yard eighth hole, during second-round action. It was his fourth top-10 placement in eight events this season.

Results from the Annual Western Intercollegiate are online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1467

Heartbreaker for Sherlock at BYU Dixie Classic

After finishing the three-round BYU Dixie Classic with the low individual score, Barrie, Ont. native, Stephanie Sherlock was notified that she had been disqualified for taking an illegal drop during second-round play.

Despite being disqualified, Sherlock still got the chance to enjoy sweet victory as her University of Denver squad rolled to a first place finish. Sherlock carded even-par 72’s during the first and third rounds, and if not disqualified, she would have won the event by two-strokes.

Results from the BYU Dixie Classic are available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1379

Upcoming Events:
Nick Taylor tees-it-up at U.S. Collegiate ChampionshipAbbotsford, B.C. native Nick Taylor will head to Alpharetta, GA. where he will tee-it-up Sunday, April 5 at the U.S. Collegiate Championship held at The Golf Club of Georgia.

Taylor, 20, is in his junior year at the University of Washington has amassed five top ten NCAA finishes this season, including wins at the CordeValle Collegiate Invitational, the Hawaii Hilo Invitational and the Oregon Duck Invitational. Taylor is currently ranked as the 10th best amateur golfer in the world in the Royal and Ancient’s recent World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Live scoring for the U.S. Collegiate Championship is available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1518

Meixner to Play Second Duramed Futures Tour event

Richmond, B.C. native Kira Meixner is heading to Daytona Beach, FL. to compete in her second Duramed Futures Tour event of the season at the iMpact Invitational.

The event, which starts today and ends on Sunday, will also feature Kelowna B.C.’s Samantha Richdale, Montreal’s Lisa Meldrum, Oshawa, Ont.’s Angela Buzminski and Oakville, Ont’s Jessica Shepley.

Meixner plans on playing four Duramed Futures Tour events this season.

Live scoring for the Duramed Futures Tour iMPACT Invitational is available online at: http://www.duramedfuturestour.com/2009/DaytonaBeachRealTime.asp

Wong Heads to ASU Invitational

North Vancouver’s Eugene Wong and his Oregon Ducks counterparts will try to bring home bragging rights when they visit Forest Hills Golf Course in Augusta, GA, for the Augusta State University (ASU) Invitational.The three-round event runs from April 4-5, with Wong and the Ducks flying high - fresh off a recent team win at the 63rd Annual Western Intercollegiate.

Live scoring for the ASU Invitational is available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1360

Vandermade Heads to Indiana Invitational

National Development Team Member, Nicole Vandermade of Brantford, Ont. will take on NCAA elite as she and her Texas Longhorn team travel to Colombus, IN to compete at the Indiana Invitational from April 6-7.

Live scoring for the Indiana Invitational is available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1355

Sherlock and LeBlanc to Battle at PING ASU Invitational

Team Canada members Stephanie Sherlock and Maude-Aimee LeBlanc will square off this weekend as action is set to get underway at the Ping-Arizona State University (ASU) Invitational from April 3-5.Sherlock, from Barrie, Ont. and LeBlanc from Sherbrooke, Que., will butt heads as their respective University of Denver Pioneer and Purdue Boilermaker teams are listed in the highly competitive field. ASU has won their home tournament 24 times in its 37 year history.

Live scoring for the PING/ASU Invitational is available online at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1491

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