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Today at the PGA of Alberta Championship sponsored by Club Car, TaylorMade Golf & adidas golf and hosted at the sprawling & beautiful River Bend G&RA saw some of the hottest but excellent playing conditions to date for our competitors to compete in this summer. With a packed field of 90 Professionals, the course saw some serious action and a significant number of low rounds which made for an exciting day on the course and watching on the leaderboard.

Four players managed to separate themselves from the loaded field today albeit by 1-stroke to sit in a 4-way tie for first! Carding scorching 5-under par 67’s today was former champion (2015 & 2016) Dustin Risdon (Dustin Risdon School of Golf), 2^nd year Professional Jaxon Lynn (Alberta Springs GR), Jeremy Maher (Modern Golf) & former champion (2012) Tyler LeBouthillier (GOLFTEC Calgary Beacon Heights). Our final group tomorrow consists of Risdon, Lynn & LeBouthillier who will be teeing off at 12:20pm. Maher will be in the 12:10pm grouping and will have the opportunity to watch his competitors come in and try to match him.

Click here for round one Results and round two Draw!

We have a jammed packed and star studded leaderboard right behind our leaders with six other players carding superb 4-under par 68’s today. This group consists of former champion (2017) Adam Bruce (Glendale G&CC), Josh Fleming (GOLFTEC Calgary Beacon Heights) continuing the strong showing by his facility, former champion (2014) Mike Belbin (Royal Mayfair GC), Stefan Cox (Calgary G&CC) who is looking for his first championship victory, former champion (2018) Riley Fleming (Lynx Ridge GC)  and last but not least, our defending Champion Wes Heffernan (Dynamic Motion Golf Performance Centre)!

We have six other competitors who carded stellar under-par rounds today and are nipping at our leaders & the pack right behind them. Three of the six carded 2-under par 70’s and this group consists of Jeff Cuthbertson (Stony Plain GC), Markus Clift (Coloniale GC) with a solid showing in his first season with the PGA of Alberta & Scott Stiles (Earl Grey GC) who has two victories this season already. The remaining three competitors at 1-under par 71’s respectively were David MacComb (Blackhawk GC), Gary Hartford (Highlands GC) & Todd Halpen (Golfuture).

Special congratulations to our two skins winners today Tyler LeBouthillier (hole #3) and Jerome Thorne Jr. (hole #8), each winning $900.

First tee time is at 7:30am sharp tomorrow! Be sure to follow the action tomorrow on our live leaderboard here > https://bit.ly/3g2kUcT