Preview: 2018 Sun Life Financial Alberta Mens Amateur Championship
Steven Lecuyer wins the 2010 Sun Life Financial Alberta Mens Amateur Championship at RedTail Landing GC
Alberta’s best golfers will converge at RedTail Landing to compete for Alberta’s top prize over 72 holes
Just under 250 players attempted to qualify for the 2018 edition of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Mens Amateur Championship. Of those aspirants, 120 of them comprise the final field that will compete next week in hopes of adding their name to the history books. Defending champion Brett Hogan has turned professional which leaves the door wide open for the crop of competitors.
“We are looking forward to getting back to RedTail for the 2018 championship,” said Brooke Kollesavich, Alberta Golf’s Competitions Assistant and this week’s Tournament Director. “They last hosted the Mens Am in 2010 and if we get anywhere close to the drama that ensued during that final round and playoff then we will be ecstatic.”
Kollesavich goes on to add that “the field at RedTail is extremely strong which will make for a great competition. Quota positions for the Canadian Am will be in high demand for the top contenders.”
KEY INFO
Dates: July 16-19
Course: RedTail Landing Golf Club
Yards/Par: 6,881 yards/72
Field: 120
2017 Champion: Brett Hogan (@bretthogan3)
Format: 72 holes of stroke play competition; cut to low 60 players and ties after 36 holes
Social: #abmensam
NOTABLES
- AJ Armstrong – 2018 SVR Alberta Open Low Amateur
- Jordan Irwin – 2016 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Brian Laubman – 2004 Alberta Mens Amateur Champion
- Brandon Markiw – 2018 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Patrick Murphy – 2015 Alberta Match Play Champion
- Tyler Saunders – 2014 Alberta Mens Amateur Champion
- Kevin Temple – Three time Alberta Mid Amateur Champion (2007, 2010, 2015)
- Max Sekulic – 2017 Alberta Junior Boys Champion and 2018 Mens Amateur Runner-Up
LOOKING BACK
RedTail Landing first hosted the Mens Amateur in 2010. The event was won by Steven Lecuyer who shot a final round 67 before eventually winning on the fourth playoff hole over Andrew Funk when he rolled home a 70-foot uphill birdie putt to put a giant exclamation mark on a comeback thriller.
Last year Brett Hogan defeated Max Sekulic in a thriller playoff finish for his second Men’s Amateur title:
https://twitter.com/Alberta_Golf/status/888529432482164737
HISTORY
The Alberta Mens Amateur Championship was first contested in 1908. Sun Life Financial has been a proud sponsor of the event since 1991.
2010 – Steven Lecuyer
2011 – Scott Stiles
2012 – Riley Fleming
2013 – Riley Fleming
2014 – Tyler Saunders
2015 – Brett Hogan
2016 – Evan Holmes
2017 – Brett Hogan
FAST FACTS
- The champion will earn the final position on the Team Alberta for the Morse Cup for the 2019 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship. They will join the previously qualified 2018 Alberta Match Play Champion (Brendan MacDougall) and the low amateur at the 2018 SVR Alberta Open (AJ Armstrong)
- The top three competitors at weeks end will make up Team Alberta for the Willingdon Cup competition at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Duncan Meadows GC & Pheasant Glen GR in Duncan & Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. There are a total of 24 quota positions available for the Canadian Amateur. There are also 5 quota positions available for players aged 25 and over for the Canadian Mid Amateur.
ABOUT THE COURSE
RedTail Landing is a must-play course whether you reside in Edmonton, or are just visiting Alberta. Located just moments from the south side of Edmonton, and minutes from Leduc at the Edmonton International Airport, the course has been masterfully crafted by the world renowned team of Puddicombe Golf with many links-style features. The Clubhouse overlooks our state-of-the-art 19 acre learning facility that features 65,000 sq. ft. grass teeing area, five practice bunkers, three putting and two chipping greens.
More information on the RedTail Landing Golf Club can be found here.
ABOUT THE SPONSOR
Sun Life Financial has served Canadians for 150 years. With an array of products and services, Sun Life is able to offer trusted solutions for customer’s needs. Beyond business, Sun Life is committed to operating in a socially responsible way and acting as a good corporate citizen. Sun Life Financial has been a dedicated sponsor of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship for 28 years.
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