Canterbury Cup: Anderson-Montooth claim title
No. 3 at Canterbury Golf Club
(Canterbury Golf Club Photo)
CLEVELAND, OH (June 27, 2017) - In wire-to-wire fashion the tandem of Scott Anderson and Andrew Montooth have claimed the 2017 Henry Picard Canterbury Cup hosted by Canterbury Golf Club.
The duo took the lead on day one with a 67 and held onto the lead with identical second and third 70's on Monday and Tuesday to finish with a 54-hole tally of 207.
Four-strokes behind in second place came Tony Hejna and Jamie Miller (70-71-70--211), Michael Affeldt and Chris Sekella (70-71-72--213) took third, in fourth place it was the team of Jeff Knox and Steve Paramore (70-72-75--217) while Michael McLoone and Scott Immekus (69-74-77--220) placed fifth.
SENIOR DIVISION
In the Senior Division things were a bit tighter with Mark Nickerson and John Spengler (68-71-70--209) emerging from a playoff victorious.
In the playoff Nickerson and Spengler defeated Ken Kinkopf and Vin Cahill (68-71-70--209).
Third place and three shots out of the playoff was Christopher Chee and Steve Humphrey (72-71-69--212), Ronnie Tumlin and Rob Hess (71-75-67--213) placed fourth and in fifth it was John Benson and Don Erickson (71-72-72--215).
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ABOUT THE
Picard Cup
The Picard Cup is a Major two-
man tournament
that draws a field of accomplished players from all
over the country. 54 holes over two days.
Format:
Round One – Better Ball of Partners
Round Two – Alternate Shot
Round Three – Better Ball of Partners
The
tournament will have two divisions: Mid-Amateur
(ages
25-54) and
Senior (ages 55+). The difference in partner
handicaps
cannot exceed 4 for
Mid-Ams, and 6 for Seniors.
The tournament honors Henry Picard, the Head Golf
Professional at
Canterbury for 25 years. Aside from his many
championship
victories he was a Masters Tournament and PGA
Champion. His
Masters Jacket along with other memorabilia is
presented in the Picard Lounge at Canterbury.
Canterbury is an older traditional golf course that
has hosted several professional major
championships, including two U.S. Opens and a PGA
Championship as well as two U.S. Amateur
championships.
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