Oakville, ON (RCGA) – The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) announced today that Darren Wallace and David Markle—along with National Amateur Team members Nick Taylor, Matt Hill, Eugene Wong and Lindsay Renolds—will represent Canada at the upcoming Four Nations Cup at Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac, August 3-7 in Laval-sur-le-Lac, Que.
“We are very fortunate to have such a pool of talented golfers in Canada that are among the best in the world,” said Doug Roxburgh, RCGA Director of Player Development. “We have seen incredible things from these players this year, and they will be excellent representatives for Canada at the Four Nations Cup.”
The Four Nations Teams Championship is a team competition between Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand played bi-annually since 1987. The Four Nations Cup was last contested in Canada in 2001 at Lambton Golf and Country Club in Toronto. Historically, Australia won the event all but twice, having been defeated by Japan in 1997 and Canada in 2001.
Canada's team this year features two world-class amateur players: Nick Taylor (currently ranked #1 on the Royal & Ancient World Amateur Golf Rankings) and Matt Hill (currently ranked #3 on the Royal & Ancient World Amateur Golf Rankings).
Accompanying the team will be Men’s National Team Assistant Coach Derek Ingram.
Player Highlights:
Matt Hill
T70 – 2009 PGA Tour AT & T National
Winner 2009 Haskins award
Winner 2009 Jack Nicklaus Trophy
Individual National Champion - 2009 NCAA (Div. 1) Championship
Individual Regional Champion - 2009 NCAA Regional Championship
Individual Champion - 2009 ACC Conference Championship (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 River Landing Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 General Hackler Invitational (NCAA)
Nick Taylor
Champion – 2009 Sahalee Players Championship
Low Amateur Medal Recipient - 2009 US Open
T36 - 2009 US Open (Bethpage - Black Course)
1st - 2009 US Open Sectional Qualifier (Roslyn, Wash.)
Named Pac-10 Player of the Year
Named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2009 Ben Hogan Award
T9 - 2009 NCAA (Div. 1) Championship
2nd – 2009 NCAA Regional Championship
T1 - 2009 CordeValle Collegiate (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 Hawai’i-HIlo Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 Oregon Duck Invitational (NCAA)
Individual Champion - 2009 U.S. Intercollegiate (NCAA)
2nd - 2009 Pac-10 Championship (NCAA)
T2 Individual - 2008 NCAA Division 1 Championship
T2 Individual - 2008 World Amateur Team Championship
Lindsay Renolds
4th – 2009 Sahalee Players Championship
T2 - 2009 Mexican Amateur Championship
T4 - 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship
T6 – 2008 B.C. Men’s Amateur Championship
T6 – 2008 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship
2nd round of match play - 2008 British Amateur Championship
Eugene Wong
T19 – 2009 Sahalee Player’s Championship
2nd round of match play – 2009 British Amateur Championship
T5 - 2009 NCAA West Regional
T9 – 2009 Pac-10 Championships
Champion - 2008 BC Men’s Amateur Championship
Champion - 2008 BC Junior Boys Championship
Champion - 2008 Callaway Junior Worlds
2nd - 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship
Darren Wallace
T23 – 2009 NCAA Div 1 Championship
7th – 2009 NCAA Div 1 Championship (team)
2nd – 2009 U.S. Intercollegiate Championship
T10 – 2009 Oregon Duck Invitational
Champion – 2009 Pac-10 Championship
David Markle
2nd round of match play - 2009 British Amateur Championship
T14 - 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur
T9 – 2008 World Amateur Team Championship (team)
For more information on the Four Nations cup including tournament schedule, team rosters and scoring, please visit www.rcga.org/fournationscup.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The 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, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
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, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating 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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