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Ontario PGA Titleist Cup

1 September 2007

This is from an Ontario PGA release:

(Pickering, Ont., August 30, 2007) – The 2007 Ontario PGA Titleist Cup Team has been confirmed and this year’s team has some familiar faces looking to bring the cup back to Ontario. The Quebec PGA Titleist Cup team has dominated Ontario in the Ryder Cup style tournament every year since 1994 excluding a tie in 2003 between the two teams.

“This year we have a strong team made up of savvy veterans with strong playing backgrounds,” said team Captain Kevin Corriveau. “We are confident that this team will contend for the cup at Essex.”

The Titleist Cup or Ontario/Quebec Matches have been played consecutively since 1977. Prior to 1977 the matches were played intermittenly from 1961 until the mid 1970’s. In total the Quebec PGA has won the matches 20 times while the Ontario PGA has won it ten times.

The Titleist Cup as it became known in 1987 however wasn’t always dominated by Quebec. When the matches were rejuvenated in 1977, by then Ontario PGA tournament Capitan Ken Fulton, Ontario won the first eight of eleven matches. The most successful Captain to date for Ontario is Mike Silver, the Head Professional at Highland Country Club in London, who lead the team to victory five times from 1983 – 1987.

The Ontario PGA will be looking to get some of the magic back that they had in the 1980’s and this might be the team to do it. The following is the list of team members who will be competing on the 2007 Ontario PGA Titleist Cup team.

Jerry Anderson – Senior Division

David Banks – Associate DivisionDave Bell – Senior Division

Dan Greenwood – Head Professional Division

Gar Hamilton – Head Professional Division

Brian Hutton – Head Professional Division

Tom Jackson – Head Professional Division

Mark Kappes – Head Professional Division

Danny King – Head Professional Division

Reggie Millage – Apprentice Division

Bruce Rogerson – Head Professional Division

Ken Tarling – Head Professional Division

The matches begin on October 4^th with October 3^rd reserved for practice rounds for the competitors. Day 1 will consist of 6 four-ball morning matches with 6 points available and the afternoon will include 6 foursome matches (select drive alternate shot) with 6 points available. Day 2 of the Titleist Cup Matches will include 12 singles matches with a total of 24 points available. Tied matches will remain tied with ½ point awarded to each team. First team with 12 ½ points will win cup. Quebec needs 12 points to retain cup for 2007.

A full tournament preview will be sent on September 28, 2007.