Submitted by CanTour Communications John Berkovich
ILE BIZARD, Que. – The $200,000 Desjardins Montreal Open presented by Lexus tees it up at Saint Raphael Monday with Graham DeLaet back to defend his title.
The winner receives $32,000 and a two year exemption.
DeLaet is hoping to bounce back from a T-35 at the Jane Rogers Championship in his last outing. Wins in Calgary and Winnipeg have placed him at the top of the Order of Merit and a win here would be his fourth Canadian Tour title in 12 months.
George Coetzee is here this week. The confident South African has four consecutive top-12 finishes and is well rested after the RBC Canadian Open break and after skipping the Jane Rogers Championship.
Keep an eye on Rob Grube. The talented American has a pair of top-five’s this season and led the Stanford Cardinals to the NCAA title two years ago. He’s been a pro for just 13 months but has quickly made a name for himself.
New Zealand’s Josh Geary is looking for his second Canadian Tour title to go alongside the 2008 Saskatchewan Open. Geary is dividing his time between the Nationwide Tour and the Canadian Tour this season and had several strong finishes earlier this season down under.
Six Canadian Tour wins and the all-time earnings leader are listed on Mike Grob’s Canadian Tour resume. At 45, he continues to show up on page one of the leaderboard regularly and a win at the City of Surrey Invitational earlier this season shows he still has what it takes. He finished T-8 at the Jane Rogers.
James Love struggled this year until the Jane Rogers Championship where he finished fourth. The talented Calgarian continues to develop his game at the professional level and it’s only a matter of time before he wins and moves up permanently.
Andy Matthews has playoff loss in Mexico and a T-10 in Victoria as his best finishes this year. Matthews, 29, Monday qualified for the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open earlier this year and credits his improved play to the mental coaching he undertook. This could be his week.
2009 Desjardins Montreal Open presented by Lexus
St. Raphael Golf Club, Par-72, 7,050 yards
Ile Bizard, Quebec
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