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CANADIAN - The Western Championship Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, June 9th through Sunday, June 12th |
| SITE: Rivershore Golf Links, Kamloops, British Colombia |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1981) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 397 Yds | 10 - Par 4 408 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 3 172 Yds | 11 - Par 3 212 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 4 383 Yds | 12 - Par 4 419 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 5 489 Yds | 13 - Par 4 392 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 414 Yds | 14 - Par 4 424 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 419 Yds | 15 - Par 5 562 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 3 199 Yds | 16 - Par 4 378 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 5 537 Yds | 17 - Par 3 210 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 443 Yds | 18 - Par 5 528 Yds | |
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| 36 3,460 Yds | 36 3,547 Yds | |
| Annual: | 1st |
| Television: | None |
| Total Purse: | $125,000 |
| Payouts: | 1st Place - $20,000; 2nd Place - $12,000; 3rd Place - $7,500 |
| Past Western Championship Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 | 1st Year of the Event |
| Top Players in the Field |
| Trey Denton | 5th on money list, 2 top-5 finishes in 2011 |
| Josh Habig | Won 2006 MTS Classic |
| Adam Hadwin | 3rd on money list, Won Pacific Colombia Tour Championship |
| Andy Matthews | 9th on money list, Won 2010 Mexican PGA Championship |
| Dustin Risdon | 7th on money list, 3 Canadian Tour wins |
| J.de.J. Rodriguez | 1st on money list, 2 wins in 2011 |
| Steve Saunders | 10th on money list, 2 top-10 finishes in 2011 |
| Roger Sloan | 6th on money list, 2nd at Mexican PGA Championship |
| Cody Slover | 4th on money list, Won Abierto Barranquilla Pacific |
| Adam Speirs | Won 2008 Greater Vancouver Charity Classic |
| Russell Surber | Won 2008 La Loma San Luis Potosi Open |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Jose de Jesus Rodriguez |
| Darkhorse - Andy Matthews |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Benjamin Alvarado) - Withdrew after 1st round |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Trey Denton) - Finished tied for 36th |
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| NOTES: |
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The Canadian Tour remains in British Colombia for the second straight week
with the inaugural Western Championship in Kamloops. Every tournament winner
from 2011 is in the field this week, led by money leader and two-time winner
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez from Mexico.
Rodriguez has won the last two events on tour, the Mexican PGA Championship
and the Times Colonist Island Savings Open. He is joined in the field by
Pacific Colombia Tour Championship winner Adam Hadwin and Cody Slover, who
captured the Abierto Barranquilla Pacific.
The tournament is being held at Rivershore Golf Links, designed by famed
architect Robert Trent Jones Sr.
The Canadian Tour travels to Alberta in two weeks for the inaugural Syncrude
Boreal Open at Fort McMurray Country Club.
06/07 18:26:26 ET
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As of June 7, 2011, at 06:26 PM ET
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