A Thrilling Finish for Brett Hogan Earns Him the Win at the 2016 Scott Venturo Alberta Open
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A THRILLING FINISH FOR BRETT HOGAN EARNS HIM THE WIN AT THE 2016 SCOTT VENTURO ALBERTA OPEN
EDMONTON (Alberta Golf) – Brett Hogan of The Glencoe Golf & Country Club took the win with a tournament total of 134 (-10) for the Scott Venturo Alberta Open Championship at RedTail Landing Golf Club. After losing the lead to Calgary’s Wes Heffernan early in the round, Hogan chipped-in on the 18t to win by two strokes.
Hogan started his front nine with off two bogey’s and two birdies giving Heffernan the early lead. Not knowing of Heffernan’s lead, Hogan proceeded to make five more birdies on the back nine, finishing with his one-hop chip in on the 18th green. “I knew I had to do something special” Hogan Explained “I hit it a lot harder than what I wanted to, and it one-hopped into the pin. Crazy thing’s happen I guess”. With this win, Hogan earns him spot an exemption into the Mackenzie Tour 2016 Syncrude Oil Country Championship.
Wes Heffernan finished his round with a tournament total of 136 (-8), two strokes behind Hogan. Heffernan had a strong start with four consecutive birdies on the first four holes giving him the early lead. “It was pretty flawless for 15 and a half holes, one of the best rounds I’ve ever played in a tournament.” said Heffernan. “To get back into contention at the Alberta Open was awesome”. After a double bogey on the difficult par 3 17th hole, and a bogey on 18, Heffernan lost the lead to Hogan in what he called a “Choke finish”. Heffernan comments “I guess I’ll have to try to win an Alberta Open again”.
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Following the 2016 Scott Venturo Alberta Open Championship, the top 16 amateur contenders will move on to compete in the Alberta Match Play Championship from June 23-24. For more details on the 2016 Alberta Match Play Championship, click here. Follow the action all week long on Twitter using the official hashtag #ABOpen.
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