Port St. Lucie, Florida (November 24, 2009) Jeff Buder of Vancouver, BC followed up his scorching first round score of 64 with an even-par 72 on Tuesday to carry a three shot lead into the final round of the Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship over Ben Boudreau of Longueuil, QC and 2007 Champion Eric Landreville of Melocheville, QC.
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“It was little breezy out there today and the greens were a little bumpier because we played in the afternoon,” said Buder, who missed the 2008 version of this event because he was renovating his pro shop at Point Grey Golf & Country Club. “I just didn’t hit enough great shots today like I did yesterday but maybe I’m saving them up for the final round tomorrow.”
Buder, Head Professional at Point Grey Golf & Country Club, birdied his first hole of the day to increase his lead to five shots but followed it up with bogies on his 7th and 9th holes of the day before making one final birdie on the way back to the clubhouse at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
“Today was a funny day out there for me,” said Buder, who played collegiate golf at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. “I seemed to get some interesting breaks including some putts that had old cups in the middle of my line but that’s just golf and something we all have to deal with.”
Buder is rooming with close friend and defending champion Kyle German of Surrey, BC and is actually staying in the exact same room that German did last year when he won this National Championship.
“The champion gets to pick the biggest room so we gave Kyle the big suite and I’m down in the basement hoping to get the same luck that he had last year in the final round,” stated Buder.
2007 Champion Eric Landreville of Melocheville, QC made six birdies en route to a second round 70 to sit at 5-under par for the Championship.
“I played some sloppy golf today with too many little mistakes around the green,” said Landreville, who played in the 2008 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey thanks to the winning exemption. “I’m excited for tomorrow, I really like this golf course and I know I can make up some ground if I can just minimize the mistakes.”
Boudreau moved up the leaderboard in a hurry after a blistering front nine score of 5-under par 31 that included five birdies on the opening side. Boudreau kept it steady on the back nine until the 18th hole where he made a double bogey after hitting his tee shot into the hazard just off the fairway to close with a 3-under par 69.
The low round of the day belonged to Geoff Kehler of Selkirk, MB who fired a second round 7-under par 65 that included six birdies, an eagle and two bogies. Kehler now sits at 2-under par for the Championship.
The turnaround of the day belonged to Jeff Chambers of Swift Current, SK who fired a scorching 6-under par 66 in round two to rebound after his opening round score of 83. Chambers, Head Professional at Elmwood Golf & Country Club and a rookie in this event, commented that going back to the basics is what caused the seventeen shot difference for him.
“I’ve always been known for having a tiny pause at the top of my backswing and for some reason I just forgot about it in the first round,” stated Chambers, who’s wife Carrie caddied for him in the second round. “I put that pause back in today and the game seemed a whole lot easier when I did.”
Scott Allred of Calgary started the round in second place but stumbled to a 5-over par 77 in round two to sit in a tie for 18th heading into the final round tomorrow.
The Ontario Team stormed back in the second round to secure the InterZone Competition by one shot over Team Quebec and two shots over Team BC. Ontario’s winning score of 426 (-6) were a combination of scores from Ken Tarling (70), Danny King (72), Bruce Rogerson (73) & Ian Doig (74).
The $5000, 36-hole InterZone competition consists of teams of four players representing one of the nine Zones of the Canadian PGA. The team score is made up of the best three scores each day for the first two rounds at the CPC.
The CPC purse is $85,000 and the Champion will also receive an exemption into the 2010 RBC Canadian Open to be held at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto, ON.
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About CPGA:
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