Danny King looking to win 4th Ontario PGA Championship
10 July 2009
Danny King was featured today on the Ontario PGA website . Wellington has proudly sponsored Danny since 2007. Good Luck Danny!
- 2008 Ontario PGA Champion Danny King will be looking to join some select company this coming Tuesday. If King is successful in his championship defense he will become only the second player in tournament history to win four times. King has previously won the Ontario PGA Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2008. Herb Holzscheiter is the only other four time winner of the Ontario PGA Championship. Holzscheiter won the OPGA in 1976, 78, 80 and 1982.
“It would be a thrill to win a fourth Ontario PGA Championship,” said King, who has been focusing on short game shots especially from 100 yards and in. “Barrie is all about second shots and managing where you hit them, it’s really easy to short side yourself on those greens,” added King.
The greens at Barrie are some of the trickiest greens the players play on all year. Canadian PGA Golf Professional of the year and Barrie Head Professional Bill Wogden has been putting on them for 17 seasons and still has difficulty on the four and five footers.
”You really need to pay attention to the contours that surround the green and on the greens,” said Wogden. “They all break a little more and roll a little quicker than most people initially think, which is what makes them fun to putt on,” added Wogden.
So far in 2009 King has played well finishing in second spot at the Spring Championship as well as the VIA Rail Canada Cup in Montreal. In two Great Lakes events this year, King has one top 10 finish.
“The only thing I can control is the way I prepare myself,” said King. “Like I said, to win four would be great but for now I am focusing on sticking to my game plan and preparing myself mentally.”
The Titleist & FootJoy Ontario PGA Championship begins on Monday July 13 at 7AM sharp.
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