German Wins 2008 Titleist & FootJoy CPGA CPC in Playoff over Girouard

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German Wins 2008 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship in Playoff over Girouard

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA (November 19, 2008) - Kyle German, Head Professional at Point Roberts Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, BC proved once again that he could fight his demons on the 18th hole after winning by one shot over Marc Girouard, Head Professional at Balmoral Club de Golf in Morin Heights, QC in an exciting playoff that brought him back to the hole where he posted a ten only two days before.

German fired a 72 adding to his first round 73 and second round 68 for a 213 three-day total. “Today I made a commitment to myself to just play golf and not think about how the rest of the field was playing, I have struggled with that in the past, so going into our final hole I had no idea where I was until Girouard and I chatted about it on the tee.”

German posted four birdies and four bogeys in his round today hitting 14 greens in regulation. German admitted he was fairly nervous when his first shot off the tee in the playoff was heading in the same direction as the tee shot from the first round where he posted a ten. “That ten almost bit me but I got away with it,” stated German who has placed tied for fifth for the past two years in this Championship. “My birdie on 18 yesterday definitely helped my confidence heading into the playoff hole, I just told myself to make the same swing as the day before, but after I hit it about three paces from where I was in the first round on pine straw and wood chips, I felt a little bit nervous. I called the rules official, got relief, then I hit one of the new hybrids that I picked up this week from Titleist and hit it 193 yards just left of the hole off the fringe into a really bad lie,” states German. “I tried to call on my inner Tiger, but chunked it unfortunately.” German finished the playoff hole by putting from the fringe to three feet from the pin and then sunk the putt for the win.

“It was a challenging day out there today with the wind, as it was blowing fairly strong putting you two or three clubs back in selection,” stated German who was tied with Danny King at four under par at the turn, one shot off the co-leaders Dean North and Marc Girouard. “I was really comfortable with my ball striking today and so I felt that if you connected solid, the wind wouldn’t affect your position. My ball striking combined with my confidence on the green really gave me the advantage out there today.”

With this win, German receives an exemption into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey in Oakville, ON. When German was reminded of this, he admitted that he had not even recalled the opportunity until friend Rob Anderson mentioned it on the 18th green after the win. “I have played in a few Canadian Tour events through qualifiers and a few zones events in BC but have never played in a PGA Tour event, that’s for sure.”

This is German’s fourth year playing in the Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship. “From the moment you get here until the moment you leave it feels like a tour event,” states German who has won two events on the Vancouver Tour. “Everything about the event from Acushnet’s presence on the range to the facility itself feels first class.”

When asked what he will do with the $12,000 prize cheque, German says that he and his wife will be putting the money towards their first born, who is due late March of 2009. “I am definitely going to be putting these funds aside for baby supplies and a lot of diapers,” states German who is heading to Las Vegas next week to play in the “Vegas Baby” pro-am.

The Ontario Zone team (Danny King– 69-72, Matt Peavoy – 71-77, Dan Clark – 68-76, Dan Greenwood – 78-77) had two successful rounds to claim the InterZone team competition, after competing against the eight other zones across Canada. Going into the final, leading by three shots over Alberta, Ontario arrived victorious with a final score of 434 over the British Columbia Zone team 436, and the Quebec Zone team with a total score of 437.

The score for the InterZone competition is determined by the calculation of the best three scores in each four man team. The purse for the InterZone competition is $5000, with $500 going to each player on the winning team, $400 to each player on the second place team, and $350 going to each player on the third place team.

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About Acushnet:

The Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra brands have a tradition of excellence that have always been predicated on providing golfers with quality and performance superior golf equipment. The Canadian PGA Golf Professional has a tradition of excellence devoting their careers to helping golfers improve and enjoy the game. Together, Acushnet and the Canadian PGA Golf Professional share a successful relationship of providing the golfer with best in class products and services. For more information, visit www.titleist.com and www.footjoy.com

About CPGA:

Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com

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