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Peter Howe Wins Canadian Men's Senior Championship
It was a Winnipeg homecoming of sorts as Peter Howe of Crawford, B.C. fired a final-round, 1-over 73 at Glendale Golf and Country Club on Thursday to win the 2006 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
Howe, who spent his first 17 years in Winnipeg before moving west, began the day four strokes back of two-day leader Howard Broun of Calgary. Broun had held the lead for the first 69 holes of the 72-hole championship before back-nine troubles on Thursday brought the field into contention.
Momentum would shift on Glendale’s infamous par-3, 16th when a Broun bogey and Howe birdie would give each competitor a share of the lead heading into the final stretch.
The pair came down 18 tied at 2-over when Broun blew his tee shot left into the trees. Sensing opportunity, Howe, sitting safely on the fairway, would watch Broun chip twice to get back onto the fairway. With victory within reach, Howe drained his par putt to take home the title by two strokes.
“I guess you can chalk it up to the power of perseverance,” said the 56-year old Howe. “It seemed as if Howard was too far to catch but I just kept grinding away at my game. No doubt this is the biggest win of my career and it feels pretty special.”
Broun would finish with a tournament-total 220 and a share of runner-up honours with legendary amateurs Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. and Stu Hamilton of Mississauga.
Hamilton had the shot of the tournament Thursday as the four-time former Canadian Mid-Amateur champion used a 5-iron from 178 yards for an ace on the 7th hole at Glendale. The hole-in-one was Hamilton’s 8th career and 3rd in championship play.
In the Super Senior division (70+), defending champion Patrick Suraj of Etobicoke, Ont. led from start to finish and cruised to a convincing 7-stroke victory. Suraj, a former two-time Canadian Senior champion and only player to win both the Senior and Super Senior divisions, becomes the first Super Senior to capture multiple titles. The 71-year old has also claimed four Ontario Senior titles in what has become a late blooming career.
“It was tough out there today but it feels nice to get the win and defend my title,” said Suraj, who shot a final-round 80 to finish with a tournament-total 234. “I’m not hitting the ball the way I used to but to get to my age and still be competitive makes me want to enjoy it while I can.”
Lindsay Kipps of Surrey, B.C. shot a final-round 79 to finish second at 241 while American Carey Schulten of Dallas was third at 242.
The 2007 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship will be played September 4-7 at Kawartha Golf and Country Club in Peterborough, Ont.
Next Monday will mark a special occasion for one of this week’s tournament officials as Winnipeg native Al Macatavish – an honourary life governor, rules official and past president of both the RCGA and Golf Manitoba will be honoured for his contributions to the game of golf with an induction into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame. The induction will take place Monday, September 25th at McPhillips Street Station Casino in Winnipeg.
The season-ending Canadian Senior Men’s Championship caps off the RCGA’s 2006 Pathway to Champions that saw the association conduct 22 junior, amateur and professional championships across the country. The Pathway included six regional CN Future Links Championships, 10 men’s and women’s amateur competitions, four CN Canadian Women’s Tour events, the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the Canadian Open.
A full listing of post-round results for the 45th Canadian Men’s Senior Championship can be found at www.rcga.org.
The prestigious national event ran September 18-21 and crowned Canada’s top senior and super-senior aged male amateur golfer as well as the top provincial team.
The Canadian Senior Championship was open to male amateur golfers who have reached their 55th birthday by September 21, 2006. The winner was awarded the John Rankin Memorial Trophy.
The Canadian Super Senior Championship was open to male amateur golfers who have reached their 70th birthday by September 21, 2006, with the winner receiving the Governors Cup.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing close to 400,000 members at over 1550 clubs across the country. Some of the RCGA's core services include the Rules of Golf, handicapping and course rating, support of turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada's national junior golf program. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada's most prestigious golf championships. The Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women's Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while six regional junior championships, 10 national amateur championships and the CN Canadian Women's Tour showcase the best of Canadian golf. For more information please visit www.rcga.org.
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