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[Jeffrey Reed]

Ed. Note: PLAYER INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO RECAP:

Audio files of Thursday’s interviews with Graham Hill, Lion Kim and Cam Burke as well as a daily video recap can be found online at www.rcga.org/canadianmensamateur

GRAHAM HILL SHOOTS 67 TO TAKE OPENING-ROUND LEAD AT CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP



- Team British Columbia takes two-stroke lead into final-round of Willingdon Cup -



London, Ont. (Golf Canada) - Graham Hill of Forest, Ont. fired a 5-under par 67 to take the opening-round lead at the 106th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in London, Ont.



Hill, who played his opening-round at the London Hunt and Country Club, carded eight birdies and three bogeys to take a single stroke lead into tomorrow’s second round.



The Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship is Hill’s first competitive golf event in almost a year.



“I didn’t really know what to expect today because I haven’t played competitive golf for a while,” said Hill a former member of Team Canada and brother of recently turned golf professional Matt Hill. “I played well, made a couple of bogeys I’d like to have back, but I also left some birdies out there.”



Hill’s last competitive golf championship was the 2009 U.S. Amateur. He missed the cut, but considering he had mono, just playing that week was a victory.



The 24-year old has an impressive golf resume which includes two appearances at the World Amateur, a third-place finish at the Mexican Amateur Championship and a semi-finalist finish at the 2007 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. Hill also won the 2005 Ontario Amateur Championship which was held at Redtail Golf Course, where he’ll play tomorrow.



“I know Redtail better than London Hunt,” added Hill. “The rough is pretty penal, so I’m going to try and keep it in the fairway. It’s still early, I’m not even thinking about whether or not I can win.”



A log jam of players trail Hill, including American Lion Kim ofAnn Arbor, MI, Jeffrey Clarridge of Barrie, Ont., Daniel Kim, Toronto and Marc-Étienne Bussières of Gatineau, Que. The four players shot matching 4-under par 68’s. The Kim’s and Bussières played Redtail Golf Course today, while Clarridge teed-off at the London Hunt and Country Club.



Redtail Golf Course had a scoring average of 76.61 while London Hunt and Country Club yielded a scoring average of 75.9.



Coinciding with the stroke play championship is the Willingdon Cup Interprovincial Team Championship.



Team British Columbia takes a slim 2-stroke lead into tomorrow’s final round of Inter-provincial team play after combining for a team-total 3-under par.



British Columbia last won the Willingdon Cup in 2004, when the event was held at Beaconsfield Golf Club in Pointe Claire, Que.



Lurking second, 2-strokes back of the lead, is team Alberta. The host Ontario squad sits third at 1-over par.



The second round tees off Friday at 7:30 am ET. Following the completion of second-round play, the provincial team champions will be crowned and the field will be cut to the low 70 competitors and ties. The final 36 holes of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship on Saturday and Sunday will be contested at London Hunt.



Live scoring, tee times and pairings for the 106th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship are available online at www.golfcanada.ca/championships.



PLAYER INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO RECAP:

Audio files of Thursday’s interviews with Graham Hill, Lion Kim and Cam Burke as well as a daily video recap can be found online at www.rcga.org/canadianmensamateur.



The following are opening-round scores for the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship on Thursday, August 12, 2010.



1. Graham Hill, Forest, ON, *33-34-67 -5

2. Lion Kim, Ann Arbor, MI, *35-33-68 -4

2. Jeffrey Clarridge, Barrie, ON, *32-36-68 -4

2. Daniel Kim, Toronto, ON, *35-33-68 -4

2. Marc-Étienne Bussières, Gatineau, QC, *33-35-68 -4

6. Mackenzie Hughes, Dundas, ON, *33-36-69 -3

6. Albin Choi, Toronto, ON, *34-35-69 -3

6. Gavin Smith, Stirling, Scotland, *35-34-69 -3

6. Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC, *34-35-69 -3

6. Brock Crosson, Edmonton, AB, *31-38-69 -3

6. Scott Thompson, St. Walburg, SK, *34-35-69 -3

12. Luke Leibel, Toronto, ON, *33-37-70 -2

12. Jacob Patte, Oshawa, ON, *36-34-70 -2

12. Wilson Bateman, Spruce Grove, AB, *33-37-70 -2

12. Brad Boyle, Kingston, ON, *33-37-70 -2

12. John Henry MacDonald, Cherry Valley, ON, *35-35-70 -2

12. Britt Pronk, London, ON, *32-38-70 -2

12. Jonnie Motomochi, Delta, BC, *33-37-70 -2

12. Parker Lilly, Victoria, BC, *34-36-70 -2

12. Mitchell Evanecz, Red Deer, AB, *36-34-70 -2

12. Adam Cornelson, Langley, BC, *34-36-70 -2

22. David Sheman, Newmarket, ON, *34-37-71 -1

22. Matthew Sim, Oakville, ON, *35-36-71 -1

22. Lucas Kim, Toronto, ON, *34-37-71 -1

22. Brett Cairns, Courtland, ON, *35-36-71 -1

22. Cam Burke, New Hamburg, ON, *37-34-71 -1

22. Jared Hundza, Victoria, BC, *34-37-71 -1

22. Ryan Haselden, Houston, TX, *35-36-71 -1

22. Jean-Philippe Paiement, Mont Laurier, QC, *38-33-71 -1

22. Riley Wheeldon, Bowser, BC, *37-34-71 -1

22. Brian Churchill-Smith, Oakville, ON, *34-37-71 -1

22. Peter vanWezel, Lasalle, ON, *36-35-71 -1

22. Eric Hawerchuk, Orangeville, ON, *37-34-71 -1

22. Matt Hoffman, Thornhill, ON, *34-37-71 -1

22. Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC, *36-35-71 -1

22. Brandon Ng, Toronto, ON, *38-33-71 -1

22. Patrick Williams, Toronto, ON, *34-37-71 -1

22. Jason Wellings, Dundas, ON, *32-36-68 -1

39. Scott Lowe, Calgary, AB, *36-36-72 E

39. Raoul Ménard, Ange-Gardien, QC, *36-36-72 E

39. Stéphane Boudreau, Dieppe, NB, *38-34-72 E

39. Drew Symons, Woodstock, ON, *36-36-72 E

39. Raymond Floyd, Old Greenwich, CT, *35-37-72 E

39. Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB, *35-37-72 E

39. Seon Kim, Coquitlam, BC, *35-37-72 E

39. Sebastian Szirmak, Toronto, ON, *36-36-72 E

39. Adrian Cord, Etobicoke, ON, *35-37-72 E

39. Kyle Kopsick, Highland Park, IL, *34-38-72 E

39. Mitch Sutton, London, ON, *35-37-72 E

39. Zachary Kempa, Brantford, ON, *38-34-72 E

39. Brett Stewart, Abbotsford, BC, *37-35-72 E

39. Andrew Funk, Edmonton, AB, *35-37-72 E

39. Jonathan Kim-Moss, Mississauga, ON, *36-36-72 E

39. Teale Merkeley, Winnipeg, MB, *35-37-72 E

39. Jack Wesche, Calgary, AB, *37-35-72 E

56. Josh Bamberger, Waterloo, ON, *37-36-73 +1

56. Brendan Leonard, Cambridge, ON, *36-37-73 +1

56. Stephane Dubois, Brantford, ON, *33-40-73 +1

56. Cory Renfrew, victoria, BC, *37-36-73 +1

56. John Hurley, O'Neill, NE, *39-34-73 +1

56. Brad Larente, Cambridge, ON, *38-35-73 +1

56. Zac Bested, Tecumseh, ON, *39-34-73 +1

56. Darren Wallace, Langley, BC, *37-36-73 +1

56. Scott Desmarais, Calgary, AB, *35-38-73 +1

56. Mathieu Gingras, Moncton, NB, *34-39-73 +1

56. Charles Côté, Thetford Mines, QC, *34-39-73 +1

56. Neil Thomas, Edmonton, AB, *35-38-73 +1

56. Conrado Paderes, Vancouver, BC, *34-39-73 +1

56. William Hutcheson, Aurora, ON, *37-36-73 +1

56. Anthony Warren, Charlottetown, PE, *35-38-73 +1

56. Michael Young, Oakville, ON, *36-37-73 +1

56. Ryan Willoughby, Chelmsford, ON, *37-36-73 +1

56. Matthew Gowdy, London, ON, *33-37-70 +1

74. Jordan Krulicki, Red Deer, AB, *36-38-74 +2

74. Jens Bracht, Lake Forest Park, WA, *38-36-74 +2

74. Daniel Brown, Kelowna, BC, *38-36-74 +2

74. Jared Vosler, Battle Creek, MI, *38-36-74 +2

74. Pieter de la Ray, Comox, BC, *36-38-74 +2

74. Rocky Co, Richmond Hill, ON, *38-36-74 +2

74. Jamie Core, Berkeley, CA, *36-38-74 +2

74. Jake Katz, Williamsville, NY, *37-37-74 +2

74. Dave Bunker, Woodbridge, ON, *37-37-74 +2

74. Simon McInnis, Toronto, ON, *38-36-74 +2

74. Karl Parrington, Dewinton, AB, *39-35-74 +2

74. Scott Samuel, Etobicoke, ON, *37-37-74 +2

74. Jace Walker, St. Thomas, ON, *37-37-74 +2

74. Charles Fitzsimmons, Toronto, ON, *37-37-74 +2

74. Brett Webster, Abbotsford, BC, *37-37-74 +2

74. Kevin Carrigan, Victoria, BC, *34-40-74 +2

74. David Byrne, Essex, ON, *36-38-74 +2

74. Steven Lecuyer, Edmonton, AB, *38-36-74 +2

74. Kyle Morrison, Red Deer, AB, *36-38-74 +2

74. Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst, NC, *35-39-74 +2

74. Jean-Hubert Trahan, Lachenaie, QC, *36-38-74 +2

74. David Crawford, Hamilton, ON, *31-40-71 +2

96. Russell Bowie, Mississauga, ON, *38-37-75 +3

96. Binupa Wijesinghe, Brampton, ON, *38-37-75 +3

96. Wes Ladouceur, S-Woodslee, ON, *36-39-75 +3

96. Justin Shin, Pitt Meadow, BC, *37-38-75 +3

96. Mitch Lock, Mission, BC, *41-34-75 +3

96. Scott Malo, Calgary, AB, *38-37-75 +3

96. Stephen Layne, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC, *41-34-75 +3

96. Ben Griffin, Victoria, BC, *37-38-75 +3

96. Rob Cowan, Waterloo, ON, *39-36-75 +3

96. Mark McMillen Jr., Smithfield, NC, *37-38-75 +3

96. Garrett Rank, Elmira, ON, *37-38-75 +3

96. Mathew Perry, New Zealand, *37-38-75 +3

96. Andrew Stewart, New Zealand, *37-38-75 +3

96. Charles Etienne Boucher, Montreal, QC, *38-37-75 +3

96. Bradley Graham, St. Catharines, ON, *37-38-75 +3

96. James Krantz, Oshawa, ON, *36-39-75 +3

96. Thomas Lee, Newmarket, ON, *37-38-75 +3

96. Gage Murphy, Rosebud, AB, *36-39-75 +3

96. Jesse Gibson, Saskatoon, SK, *39-36-75 +3

96. Darren Roach, Salisbury, NB, *36-39-75 +3

96. Martin O'Brien, O'Leary, PE, *38-37-75 +3

96. Eric Banks, Truro, NS, *39-36-75 +3

96. Tim McCullough, London, ON, *38-37-75 +3

96. John Neufeld, Calgary, AB, *38-37-75 +3

96. Matt Loewen, Winkler, MB, *35-40-75 +3

96. John Coey, Toronto, ON, *35-40-75 +3

96. Sonny Michaud, Rouyn Noranda, QC, *38-37-75 +3

96. Kevin Bredy, Calgary, AB, *37-38-75 +3

96. Matthieu Blouin, Université Laval, *37-38-75 +3

96. Evan Larocque, Toronto, ON, *39-36-75 +3

96. Matt Wheeler, Toronto, ON, *38-37-75 +3

96. John Regan, Burlington, ON, *35-40-75 +3

128. Buddy Reed, Wilmington, DE, *36-40-76 +4

128. Michael Blair, Burlington, ON, *37-39-76 +4

128. Richard Jung, Toronto, ON, *40-36-76 +4

128. Byron Olson, Calgary, AB, *40-36-76 +4

128. Matt Thompson, Battle Creek, MI, *37-39-76 +4

128. Stephane Pellerin, Trois-Rivieres, QC, *39-37-76 +4

128. Tyler Frank, Saskatoon, SK, *38-38-76 +4

128. Michael Herperger, Humboldt, SK, *39-37-76 +4

128. Dwight Reinhart, Renfrew, ON, *38-38-76 +4

128. Luke Dempsey, Bedford, NS, *41-35-76 +4

128. Brett Maue, St. Agatha, ON, *38-38-76 +4

128. Peter More, Winnipeg, MB, *39-37-76 +4

128. James Holland, New Minas, NS, *39-37-76 +4

128. Jeff Bishop, Halifax, NS, *38-38-76 +4

142. Chris Moore, Guelph, ON, *39-38-77 +5

142. Dax Phillips, Fredericton, NB, *37-40-77 +5

142. Ian Mulder, Abbotsford, BC, *38-39-77 +5

142. Sang Gyun Lee, Calgary, AB, *38-39-77 +5

142. Jonathan Brain, Nice, France, *40-37-77 +5

142. Jonathan Drake, Toronto, ON, *39-38-77 +5

142. David Freeman, Salisbury, NB, *38-39-77 +5

142. Shane O'Neill, St. Albert, AB, *35-42-77 +5

142. Adam Svensson, Surrey, BC, *38-39-77 +5

142. Thomas Petts, North Vancouver, BC, *39-38-77 +5

142. Kenny Gregor, Calgary, AB, *40-37-77 +5

142. Justin Fluit, Toronto, ON, *38-39-77 +5

154. Gregory Belsito, Thornhill, ON, *39-39-78 +6

154. Dale Stypula, Cranbrook, BC, *41-37-78 +6

154. Cadmus Delorme, Cowessess First Nation, SK, *38-40-78 +6

154. Chris Cooke, Canmore, AB, *37-41-78 +6

154. Matthew Broome, Barrington, RI, *38-40-78 +6

154. Adam Shaw, Richmond Hill, ON, *38-40-78 +6

154. Ryan Cook, Winnipeg, MB, *38-40-78 +6

154. Jarred Callbeck, Victoria, BC, *39-39-78 +6

154. Bruce Frick, Sudbury, ON, *37-41-78 +6

154. Jay Jewett, Sudbury, ON, *39-39-78 +6

154. Daley Byles, Barrie, ON, *39-39-78 +6

154. Sean Burke, Mississauga, ON, *38-40-78 +6

154. Nathan Leonhardt, Richmond, BC, *38-40-78 +6

154. Glenn Robinson, Lower Sackville, NS, *41-37-78 +6

154. Mike McAleer, Vancouver, BC, *38-40-78 +6

154. Matthew Wood, Bloomfield, PE, *38-40-78 +6

154. Keith Martin, Kelowna, BC, *42-36-78 +6

171. Craig Gibson, Brooks, AB, *38-41-79 +7

171. Paul Ashleigh, Mississauga, ON, *42-37-79 +7

171. Russell Budd, Toronto, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Michael Zizek, Mississauga, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Craig Klassen, Calgary, AB, *37-42-79 +7

171. Derek Reid, Mill Bay, BC, *38-41-79 +7

171. Mac Boucher, Uxbridge, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Scott Kulczycki, Saskatoon, SK, *39-40-79 +7

171. Zach MacDougall, Coquitlam, BC, *41-38-79 +7

171. Chris Battersby, London, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Jay Woodward, Bridgeport, WV, *37-42-79 +7

171. Corey Conners, Listowel, ON, *39-40-79 +7

171. Darren Hupfer, Edmonton, AB, *37-42-79 +7

171. Simon Reyers, Kingston, ON, *42-37-79 +7

171. Jace Barros, Edmonton, AB, *37-42-79 +7

171. Chad Currie, Owen Sound, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Patrick Goodhue, Ottawa, ON, *40-39-79 +7

171. Stephen Brodie, London, ON, *39-40-79 +7

171. Bobby Wiebe, Headingley, MB, *43-36-79 +7

171. Robert O'Hagan, Paris, ON, *39-40-79 +7

171. Stephen Brown, Corunna, ON, *42-37-79 +7

192. Jamie Arbeau, Lincoln, NB, *40-40-80 +8

192. Scott Sinclair, Toronto, ON, *40-40-80 +8

192. Chris Drake, Thornhill, ON, *38-42-80 +8

192. Murray McLeod, London, ON, *39-41-80 +8

192. Garth Collings, Matlock, MB, *42-38-80 +8

192. Glen Burke, Stephenville, NL, *41-39-80 +8

192. Julien Proulx, Quebec, QC, *43-37-80 +8

192. Geoffrey Butt, Vancouver, BC, *41-39-80 +8

192. Jason Doyle, Quispamsis, NB, *40-40-80 +8

192. Alexis Gemme Piacente, Montréal, QC, *38-42-80 +8

202. Samuel Rochette, Pont-Rouge, QC, *38-43-81 +9

202. James Roxburgh, Vancouver, BC, *43-38-81 +9

202. Andrew Atshapi, Sheshatshit, NL, *40-41-81 +9

202. Chris Welton, York, PE, *42-39-81 +9

202. Jacob Ohanian, Winona, ON, *42-39-81 +9

202. Scott Markham, Winnipeg, MB, *43-38-81 +9

202. Edward Reevey, Rothesay, NB, *39-42-81 +9

202. Jesse Skelton, St. Francois Xavier, MB, *39-42-81 +9

202. Daniel Webbe, North Vancouver, BC, *42-39-81 +9

202. Josh Koch, Medina, OH, *41-40-81 +9

202. Michael Tibbo, Corner Brook, NL, *40-41-81 +9

202. Riley Unger, Winnipeg, MB, *43-38-81 +9

214. Gerry MacDonald, Calgary, AB, *44-38-82 +10

214. Matthew Speyer, Cambridge, ON, *42-40-82 +10

214. Benjamin Murray, Toronto, ON, *42-40-82 +10

214. Doug Alexander, London, ON, *44-38-82 +10

214. Jordan Duffy, Calgary, AB, *42-40-82 +10

214. Austin Kelly, Chatham, ON, *43-39-82 +10

214. Alex Carrigan, Guelph, ON, *41-41-82 +10

214. Nikashantess Penashue, Sheshatshiu, NL, *41-41-82 +10

214. David Rose, West Vancouver, BC, *39-43-82 +10

223. Hunter Doubt, London, ON, *43-40-83 +11

223. Brett Macgillivary, Edmonton, AB, *49-34-83 +11

225. Andrew Zanatta, London, ON, *43-41-84 +12

225. Dennis Kavelman, Waterloo, ON, *45-39-84 +12

225. Dusty Louth, Washago, ON, *43-41-84 +12

225. Tim Glennie, Clearwater, FL, *47-37-84 +12

225. John Crowther, London, ON, *43-41-84 +12

230. Matthew Porter, Cortland, NY, *45-40-85 +13

230. Jeremy Brown, Vernon River, PE, *47-38-85 +13

232. Matthew Steger, North Vancouver, BC, *44-42-86 +14

232. Gary Dunville, Kippens, NL, *43-43-86 +14

234. Russell Goodwin, London, ON, *41-46-87 +15

234. Alexander Brekke, Calgary, AB, *43-44-87 +15

236. Anthony Bedard, London, ON, *43-45-88 +16

236. Tim Yorke, Kensington, PE, *47-41-88 +16

236. Michael Nedoszytko, Toronto, ON, *47-41-88 +16

--- DID NOT FINISH ---

WD. John Hahn, Las Vegas, NV, *

DQ. Jason Roach, Saint John, NB, *



The following are team scores for the opening-round of the 2010 Willingdon Cup.



1. Team British Columbia *107-106-213 (-3)

Adam Svensson, Surrey, BC

Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC

Darren Wallace, Langley, BC

Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC



2. Team Alberta *106-109-215 (-1)

Scott Desmarais, Calgary, AB

Mitchell Evanecz, Red Deer, AB

Andrew Funk, Edmonton, AB

Steven Lecuyer Edmonton, AB



3. Team Ontario* 106-111-217 (+1)

Corey Conners, Listowel, ON

Matt Hoffman, Thornhill, ON

Mitch Sutton, London, ON

Jace Walker, St. Thomas, ON



4. Team Saskatchewan *111-109-220 (+4)

Tyler Frank, Saskatoon, SK

Jesse Gibson, Saskatoon, SK

Scott Thompson, St. Walburg, SK

Scott Kulczycki, Saskatoon, SK



5. Team Quebec *110-111-221 (+5)

Marc-Étienne Bussières, Gatineau, QC

Charles Côté, Thetford Mines, QC

Alexis Gemme Piacente, Montréal, QC

Julien Proulx, Quebec, QC



6. Team PEI - *111-115-226 (+10)

Martin O'Brien, O'Leary, PE

Anthony Warren, Charlottetown, PE

Matthew Wood, Bloomfield, PE

Tim Yorke, Kensington, PE



7. Team Nova Scotia *116-111-227 (+11)

Eric Banks, Truro, NS,

Jeff Bishop, Halifax, NS

James Holland, New Minas, NS

Glenn Robinson, Lower Sackville, NS



8. Team New Brunswick *113-120-233 (+17)

David Freeman, Salisbury, NB

Edward Reevey, Rothesay, NB

Darren Roach, Salisbury, NB

Jason Roach, Saint John, NB



9. Team Manitoba *120-117-237 (+21)

Garth Collings, Matlock, MB

Scott Markham, Winnipeg, MB

Peter More, Winnipeg, MB

Jesse Skelton, St. Francois Xavier, MB



10. Team Newfoundland and Labrador *122-121-243 (+27)

Glen Burke, Stephenville, NL

Gary Dunville, Kippens, NL

Nikashantess Penashue, Sheshatshiu, NL

Michael Tibbo, Corner Brook, NL



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