Cattail Crossing shoots 59 on Cabot Cliffs to take 3.1 stroke lead into final round of RBC PGA Scramble Presented by BMW Final
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The second round of the RBC PGA Scramble presented by BMW National Final featured the best conditions in the 10-year history of the program. You couldn’t find a cloud in the sky as temperatures topped 26-degrees, without even a breath of wind at Cabot Cape Breton on Monday.
The squad from Cattail Crossing in Edmonton, A.B., led by PGA of Canada Professional Ryan Dyck took advantage, shooting 59, which included eagles on 8 and 15, to pull ahead by 3.1 strokes over the team from Greystone Golf Club.
Leaders:
1st - Team from Cattail Crossing Golf & Winter Club (-43)
Players: Christina Mah, Nakul Shadagopal, Ashleigh Shadagopal, Arjun Suresh, Ryan Dyck
2nd - Team from Greystone Golf Club (-39.9)
Players: Derek Long, Zane Neily, Jake Kisac, Chase Langeraap, Matt Robinson
3rd - Team from The Nest at Friday Harbour (-37.6)
Players: Chris Lomoro, Danny Gomes, Anthony Greco, Paul Grimes, Branson Ferrier
The full leaderboard can be found here
Cattail Crossing mentioned that the highlight – and turning point – of the round was when they made a 35-foot putt to save par on the 4th hole. They went 5-under the next four holes following the save.
“We probably yelled louder for that par putt than we did for the birdies, because it felt like we were slipping away and then that par save turned the whole day around,” said Ashleigh Shadagopal.
It generally takes a tight-knit team to win the RBC PGA Scramble presented by BMW – and the squad from Edmonton is about as tight as they come. Nakul and Arjun are cousins and are married to Ashleigh and Christina.
Prior to the championship, Nakul mentioned the team got butterflies just thinking about the opportunity to participate.
“(Qualifying) means a lot to us as some of us have been trying to make it to this moment for several years now,” said Nakul last month. “To be able to do this as a team of family members is going to make the moment even more special. A story that we will be sharing at our family dinner table for years to come.”
Arriving at Cabot Cape Breton on Saturday, the team says the moment lived up to expectations.
“Driving around the corner in the bus – Naks has been sending us videos of years past for weeks leading up to this,” said Ashleigh.
“I don’t think he worked for a month leading up to this, he was just sending us videos,” joked his cousin.
“Seeing the videos, they didn’t even do it justice. Walking onto this course today every hole was a view and a half,” said Mah. “The weather has also been amazing. We lucked out for it to be October 6 and to be in short sleeves. I put on sunscreen today!”
“Also, the organizers, the vibes have been amazing this whole weekend, between the contests and food, it has been a 10/10,” Mah added.
Cabot Links will be the stage for the final round, with the first tee time set for 8:15 AM.