Two Tied at the Top
Two lefties from Quebec are tied for the lead after the first round of the Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada Monday at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Twenty-seven year old Vincent Cacchione of Whitlock Golf & Country Club and 50-year-old Marc Hurtubise of Chambly Golf Club both took advantage of perfect scoring conditions , firing rounds of 5-under-par 67.
Cacchione and Hurtubise, who leads the lead heading into Tuesday's second round, had similar clean rounds, each making six birdies and one lone bogey.
"I really didn't make any mistakes today," Cacchione admitted after his first round. "It was what you could call an old-fashioned round with good putting and good ball striking."
"Of the 15 greens I hit today I was only outside of 20-feet twice," Hurtubise said. "But I honestly thought the scores would have been a little lower today-like a 65 or 66 would have been leading at the end of play," he says, adding, "then again, it's just the first day too and you don't want to make the mistake of shooting yourself out of the tournament."
2011 PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner Roger Beale of Royal Westmoreland, Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club's Keith Whitecotton and Adam Chamberlain of Gowan Brae Golf Club are tied for third, two shots back at three-under.
Two-time PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner Danny King (The Performance Academy at Magna), Jeff Wiggins (Mountain View Golf Club), Marc Foucault (Club de Golf Kingsway Parc), Rob Anderson (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) round out the top-10 at two-under.
Currently, 72 players are six-over or better with the cut of the top-70 (and ties) coming after Tuesday second round.
In the Inter-Zone portion of the championship, Team Ontario leads the way at 4-under par, one shot better than Team Quebec and two shots better than Team Alberta.
For the complete leaderboard, CLICK HERE.
The $85,000 purse Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada takes place Nov. 17-20 at the PGA Golf Club's Ryder Course.
The $85,000 purse Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada takes place Nov. 17-20 at the PGA Golf Club's Ryder Course. The 90-player field will be cut to the low 70-players (and ties) after completion of the second round.
For first and second tee times, CLICK HERE.
To follow the Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada online throughout tournament week, visit the PGA of Canada's Twitter feed, YouTube channel,Facebook page and website.
Twenty-seven year old Vincent Cacchione of Whitlock Golf & Country Club and 50-year-old Marc Hurtubise of Chambly Golf Club both took advantage of perfect scoring conditions , firing rounds of 5-under-par 67.
Cacchione and Hurtubise, who leads the lead heading into Tuesday's second round, had similar clean rounds, each making six birdies and one lone bogey.
"I really didn't make any mistakes today," Cacchione admitted after his first round. "It was what you could call an old-fashioned round with good putting and good ball striking."
"Of the 15 greens I hit today I was only outside of 20-feet twice," Hurtubise said. "But I honestly thought the scores would have been a little lower today-like a 65 or 66 would have been leading at the end of play," he says, adding, "then again, it's just the first day too and you don't want to make the mistake of shooting yourself out of the tournament."
2011 PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner Roger Beale of Royal Westmoreland, Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club's Keith Whitecotton and Adam Chamberlain of Gowan Brae Golf Club are tied for third, two shots back at three-under.
Two-time PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada winner Danny King (The Performance Academy at Magna), Jeff Wiggins (Mountain View Golf Club), Marc Foucault (Club de Golf Kingsway Parc), Rob Anderson (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) round out the top-10 at two-under.
Currently, 72 players are six-over or better with the cut of the top-70 (and ties) coming after Tuesday second round.
In the Inter-Zone portion of the championship, Team Ontario leads the way at 4-under par, one shot better than Team Quebec and two shots better than Team Alberta.
For the complete leaderboard, CLICK HERE.
The $85,000 purse Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada takes place Nov. 17-20 at the PGA Golf Club's Ryder Course.
The $85,000 purse Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada takes place Nov. 17-20 at the PGA Golf Club's Ryder Course. The 90-player field will be cut to the low 70-players (and ties) after completion of the second round.
For first and second tee times, CLICK HERE.
To follow the Titleist & FootJoy PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada online throughout tournament week, visit the PGA of Canada's Twitter feed, YouTube channel,Facebook page and website.