Kirkness and Bruce Tied For The Lead at PING Club Professional Championship
24 July, 2023
Round 1 of the Ping Club Professional Championship at Inglewood G&CC is complete. The course was in amazing condition with the greens running smooth and the sun was shining all day.
Local Head Professional Samuel Kirkness (Inglewood G&CC) and Adam Bruce (GOLFTEC Sherwood Park) led the way finishing the day the day at 4-under 67. Sam was out first and shot a 34 on the front with 4 Birdies, then followed it up with a 33 on the back and 3 Birdies. Adam finished up later on carding a 33 on the front with 3 Birdies of his own, and finished his last 9 holes with 3 more Birdies.
Kevin Black (Redwood Meadows G&CC) sits in solo 3rd after round 1, carding a 1-under 70. Kevin was 1-over on the front but heated up on the back with 3 Birdies to close out his day.
In a 3-way tie for 5th, Scott Allred (Elbow Springs GC), Jamie Gerlitz (Picture Butte GC) and Phil McCluskey (Riverbend G&RA) all carded rounds of Even Par 71.
Round 2 will start early tomorrow morning at 7am.
Congratulations to our skins winners: Jamie Kureluk (GOLFTEC Calgary Blackfoot) with a Birdie on hole #1, Brad Gagne who holed out for Eagle on #16 and Larry Petryk (Larry Petryk Golf Academy) with an Eagle on hole #18