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Canadian Senior Match-Play Results
American Donald Marsh of Alpharetta, Ga. defeated Joel Hirsch of Chicago, Ill, 1-up to claim the 2007 Canadian Senior Match-Play Championship at Eagles Glenn Resort in Cavendish, P.E.I.
Marsh and Hirsch battled back-and-forth throughout the 18-hole match with neither competitor ever going more then 2-up on the other.
The turning point came on the par-3, 170-yard 17th hole. Both competitors hit identical tee-shots with Hirsch’s shot sitting slightly closer than Marsh. Putting first, the 62–year old Marsh, put the pressure on as he dropped his 10 footer. Hirsch couldn’t replicate the putt, missing short, giving Marsh a 1-up standing heading into the final hole. On the 18th, both players made par paving the way for Marsh’s victory.
Marsh, ranked in qualifying as the No. 24 seed, was the underdog all week pulling off upset after upset to claim his first Canadian title. He ousted five of the top-15 seeds including the fifth, eighth and ninth seeds on route to beating the 14th seeded Hirsch in today’s final.
Hirsch, a two-time British Senior Amateur Champion in 1996 and 2000, was also a runner-up at the Canadian Senior Match-Play championship in 2002 and is now the first person to have played in the final two or more times without winning. Yesterday, Marsh also knocked off another runner-up besting Jack Ramsey of Germantown, Tenn. in the semi-finals.
With the win, Marsh, the number 4th ranked Senior Amateur by Golfweek, has earned a coveted exemption into the 2007 USGA Senior Men’s Championship contested September 1-6 at Flint Hills National Golf Course in Andover, Kan.
On Saturday the remaining Canadians were eliminated from play during the quarterfinals. Merv Dusyk of Red Deer, Alta. and Terry Campbell of Victoria, BC both advanced to the quarter final round before bowing out. Amateur legend Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. and Howard Broun of Calgary were the top seeded Canadians heading into match play finishing tied for second in stroke play qualifying – both were upset in their opening round matches.
This was the eighth straight year a Canadian did not hoist the Canadian Senior Match-Play trophy and sixth consecutive year the championship final featured two American competitors. The last time a Canadian played in the final was in 2001 when Saskatoon’s James Scissons lost to American Todd Lusk.
Only two Canadians have ever captured the Canadian Senior Match-Play Championship in its 11 year history. Robert Fugère of Hull, Que., won the title in 1999 while George Stokes of Victoria, B.C., won in 1997.
Canadian Senior Match-Play Recap (Champion’s path in bold)
The following is the final-round match for Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the Canadian Senior Match Play Championship:
(#24) Donald Marsh, Alpharetta, GA, def. (#14) Joel Hirsch, Chicago, IL, 1-up
The following are results for quarter-final matches for Saturday, July 8, 2007, 2007 at Canadian Senior Match Play Championship:
(#24) Donald Marsh, Alpharetta, GA, def (#5) Jack Ramsey, Germantown, TN, 1-up.
(#14) Joel Hirsch, Chicago, IL def. (#18) Alistair Catto, South Hadley, MA, 5 and 4.
The following are results for quarter-final matches for Saturday, July 7, 2007, 2007 at Canadian Senior Match Play Championship:
(#24) Donald Marsh, Alpharetta, GA, def. (#16) James Smith, Orchard Park, NY, 5 and 4.
(#5) Jack Ramsey, Germantown, TN, def. (#13) Terry Campbell, Victoria, BC, 3 and 2.
(#18) Alistair Catto, South Hadley, MA, def. (#10) Merv Dusyk, Red Deer, AB, 6 and 5.
(#14) Joel Hirsch, Chicago, IL. def. (#6) J. David Carroll, Napa, CA, 19th hole.
The following are results for second-round matches for Friday, July 6, 2007 at Canadian Senior Match Play Championship:
(#16) James Smith, Orchard Park, NY, def. (#32) Mike Nixon, Nashville, TN, 1-up
(#24) Donald Marsh, Alpharetta, GA, def. (#8) Richard Anderson, Bloomington, MN, 5 and 4
(#13) Terry Campbell, Victoria, BC, def. (#4) Kemp Richardson, Laguna Miguel, CA, 2 and 1
(#5) Jack Ramsey, Germantown, TN, def. (#12) Ray Madison, Calgary, AB, 5 and 4
(#18) Alistair Catto, South Hadley, MA, def. (#31) Pierre Archambault, Candiac, QC, 1-up
(#10) Merv Dusyk, Red Deer, AB, def. (#7) Ken Eichele, Pinehurst, NC, 20th Hole
(#6) J. David Carroll, Napa, CA, def. (#22) Thomas Humphrey, Okatie, SC, 2 and 1
(#14) Joel Hirsch, Chicago, IL, def. (#30) John French, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1-up
The following are results for first-round matches for Friday, July 6, 2007 at Canadian Senior Match Play Championship:
(#32) Mike Nixon, Nashville, TN., def. (1) Jay Blumenfeld, Parsippany, NJ., 2 and 1
(#16) James Smith, Orchard Park, NY., def. (#17) Ross Ellison, West Vancouver, BC., 3 and 1
(#8) Richard Anderson, Bloomington, MN., def. (#25) Ronald Mercier, Edmonton, AB., 3 and 2
(#24) Donald Marsh, Alpharetta, GA., def. (#9) Norman Swenson, Linville, NC. 1-up
(#4) Kemp Richardson, Laguna Miguel, CA., def. (#29) Cliff Lowrey, Amherst, NS., 3 and 2
(#13) Terry Campbell, Victoria, BC., def. (#20) Robert Goss, Welland, ON., 2 and 1
(#5) Jack Ramsey, Germantown, TN., def. (#28) Ed Bleackley, Sherwood Park, AB., 4 and 3
(#12) Ray Madison, Calgary, AB., def. (#21) Joe Pavoni, Prospect, KY., 2-up
(#31) Pierre Archambault, Candiac, QC., def. (#2) Graham Cooke, Hudson, QC., 2 and 1
(#18) Alistair Catto, South Hadley, MA., def. (#15) Jonathan Verity, Beaufort, SC., 1-up
(#10) Merv Dusyk, Red Deer, AB., def. (#23) Rick Cunha, Plymouth, MA., 2-up
(#30) John French, Bloomfield Hills, MI., def. (#3) Howard Broun, Calgary, AB. 1-up
(#6) J. David Carroll, Napa, CA., def. (#27) Robert Currey, Boston, MA., 3 and 2
(#7) Ken Eichele, Pinehurst, NC., def. (#26) Todd Lusk, Baton Rouge, LA., 22nd Hole
(#14) Joel Hirsch, Chicago, IL., def. (#19) Stuart Nicholson, Calgary, AB., 20th Hole
(#22) Thomas Humphrey, Okatie, SC., def. (#11) Carl Selkirk, Chico, CA., 20th Hole
A full listing of players and post-round results for the 2007 Canadian Senior Match-Play Championship can be found on the RCGA website at www.rcga.org.
Conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the prestigious national championship celebrates its 11th anniversary and it has become one of the most coveted tournaments among senior golfers across Canada and the United States. This year’s championship will feature a total of 114 competitors with 33 players entered from the United States.
Championship play was conducted Tuesday, July 3rd through Thursday, July 5th, with 18 holes of stroke play each day. The field was reduced to 32 players after 54 holes for match play. A competitor’s qualifying score determined his position in the draw. The first two rounds of 18-hole matches took place Friday, July 6th with the quarterfinal and semi-final matches on Saturday, July 7th and the 18-hole championship final on Sunday, July 8th.
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