DATES: Thursday, September 6th through Sunday, September 9th
SITE: Smuggler's Glen, Ganonoque, Ontario
COURSE ARCHITECT: Boyd Barr (2005)
PAR: 71
YARDAGE: 6,572
Hole-By-Hole:
1 - Par 4 463 Yds
10 - Par 3 149 Yds
2 - Par 3 170 Yds
11 - Par 4 426 Yds
3 - Par 4 420 Yds
12 - Par 4 259 Yds
4 - Par 5 501 Yds
13 - Par 5 549 Yds
5 - Par 3 212 Yds
14 - Par 4 409 Yds
6 - Par 4 460 Yds
15 - Par 4 450 Yds
7 - Par 5 558 Yds
16 - Par 3 128 Yds
8 - Par 3 150 Yds
17 - Par 4 310 Yds
9 - Par 4 350 Yds
18 - Par 5 608 Yds
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35 3,284 Yds
36 3,288 Yds
Annual:
1st
Television:
None
Total Purse:
$100,000 (Canadian dollars)
Shares:
1st Place - $16,000; 2nd Place - $9,600; 3rd Place - $6,000
Past Great Waterway Classic Winners
Year
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
1st
Year of the Event
Top Players in the Field
Michael Gligic
2nd on money list, Won ATB Financial Classic
Matt Hill
1st on money list, Won Dakota Dunes Casino Open
Alan McLean
Won Windsor Roseland Charity Classic, 14th on money list
Joe Panzeri
7th on money list, 2nd at Canadian Tour Championship
Cory Renfrew
3rd on money list, Won Syncrude Boreal Open
Will Strickler
8th on money list, 2nd at Dakota Dunes Casino Open
Nick Taylor
9th on money list, 3 top-10 finishes
Eugene Wong
Won Canadian Tour Championship, 15th on money list
Sports Network Selections
Pick to Win - Joe Panzeri
Darkhorse - Cody Slover
Last Week's Pick to Win (Michael Gligic) - Finished tied for 50th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Wes Heffernan) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
The Canadian Tour remains in Ontario for the third straight tournament in the
province at The Great Waterway Classic in Gananoque. This is the final event
for 2012 on the Canadian Tour. The top three players on the money list are in
the field - Matt Hill, Michael Gligic and Cory Renfrew.
Hill currently leads the money list by $5,500 over Gligic. Renfrew is $1,813
behind Gligic for second place. Hill, Gligic, Renfrew and Joe Panzeri are the
only players on tour with two top-5 finishes this season. The top two spots on
the Order of Merit are automatically qualified into the second stage of PGA
Tour Q-School.
The tournament is being held at Smuggler's Glen. Boyd Barr designed the
course, which opened for play in 2005. The course was nominated for "Best New
Course in Canada" for 2006 by Golf Digest.
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