To coincide with our magazine feature on Canadians out on tour, we thought we’d present a little recap of the number of wins out on the major tours in 2009. The big tours looked like nil-nil situation, but fortunately Stephen Ames put an end to that with his late season victory at Disney.
Outside of the Pros, Canada has enjoyed a stellar amateur campaign in 2009 including a stint where the Maple Leaf held down the #1 & 2 ranked spots in the world on the men’s side.
Congratulations to all — and here’s to looking forward leaving our mark in 2010.
PGA TOUR:
In the Bag: Stephen Ames - Disney 2009
Calgary’s Stephen Ames won in a play-off at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic event played at Disney. It is Canada’s only PGA Tour victory in 2009. With his victory, Ames claimed the mono Canadian win on the PGA Tour in the land of the monorail. So as he passed through security on the way off of the grounds we thought it only prudent to check what was in his bag:
- Driver: Nike SQ Dymo (9.5 degrees; Apache Matrix Ozik shaft)
- Fairway Woods: Nike SQ II 3-wood (13 degrees) and 5-wood (19 degrees)
- Irons (3-PW): Nike Victory Red (VR) Blades
- Wedges: Nike VR (54 and 60 degrees)
- Putter: Nike Method prototype
- Ball: Nike One Tour
- Footwear: Nike Tour Premium
- Apparel: Nike Golf
NATIONWIDE TOUR:
- Chattanooga Classic – Chris Baryla – Vernon, B.C.
CANADIAN TOUR:
- ATB Financial Classic and Players Cup – Graham DeLaet, Weyburn, Saskatchewan
- Jane Rogers Championship – Ryan Yip, Calgary, Alberta
- Desjardins Montreal Open – Stuart Anderson, Victoria, B.C.
- Canadian Tour Championship – James Love, Calgary, Alberta
DURAMED FUTURES TOUR:
- Louisiana Pelican Classic and Turkey Hill Classic – Samantha Richdale – Kelowna, B.C.
- Historic Brownsville Open – Angela Buzminski – Oshawa, Ontario
- Impact Classic - Lisa Meldrum - Montreal, Quebec
