The winds blew again on Wednesday in Bermuda at the PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada but first round leader Brian Hadley was undeterred.
The 35 year-old from the Thames Valley Golf Club in London, Ontario added a second round of 70 to his opening 72. As a result he will carry a one stroke lead into the final round of the championship that is presented by Titleist & FootJoy.
“It was definitely a grind out there today, but it’s always going to be a grind when the winds blow like 40 km/h,” Hadley shared. “But at the same time it’s fun because you get to hit some shots you don’t normally get to hit.”
Hadley will be joined in the final group on Thursday by Craig Hocknull (74-69) with Gordon Burns filling out the group (76-69) at three shot deficit to start.
Even with a slim lead, Hadley is planning to do nothing but keep it simple for the final eighteen.
“I’m just going to go out there tomorrow and hit the ball well, try and make some putts and see what happens,” Hadley said.
Like Hadley, Hocknull admitted he’s just going to treat Thursday’s final round like every other round of golf.
“Golf is funny and sometimes it’s best to not really know where you stand because if you play your 18 holes, focus on what you’re doing there’s a pretty good chance you’ll end up playing better,” Hocknull said. “But if I know exactly where I stand coming down the stretch I may change a few things in my game.”
Lindsay Bernakevitch sits in fourth at 4-over, while Dave Zibrik rounds out the top five at 5-over.
The Inter-Zone Team Championship, which is comprised of four players per zone (and three scores per team counting), was determined on Wednesday. Team Ontario (Hadley, Burns, Danny King and James Skrypec) captured the title.
Gord Percy of the Carleton Golf & Yacht Club is the top pro from Eastern Ontario. He is in 18th place through 36 holes.
Leaderboard
| Pos. | Player | Total To Par Gross |
Thru R3 |
To Par Gross R3 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadley, Brian
Thames Valley Golf Club, ON
|
E | 9:36 AM, Hole 1 | – | 72 | 70 | 142 | |
| 2 | Hocknull, Craig
The Outback Golf Academy & Golf Show, AZ
|
+1 | 9:36 AM, Hole 1 | – | 74 | 69 | 143 | |
| 3 | Burns, Gordon
Gord Burns Golf School, ON
|
+3 | 9:36 AM, Hole 1 | – | 76 | 69 | 145 | |
| 4 | Bernakevitch, Lindsay
Victoria Golf Club, BC
|
+4 | 9:25 AM, Hole 1 | – | 75 | 71 | 146 | |
| 5 | Zibrik, Dave
Point Grey Golf & Country Club, BC
|
+5 | 9:25 AM, Hole 1 | – | 76 | 71 | 147 | |
| T6 | Levesque, Dave
La Vall e Du Richelieu (Club De Golf), QC
|
+6 | 9:14 AM, Hole 1 | – | 77 | 71 | 148 | |
| T6 | Skrypec, James
The Golf Academy at Deer Ridge, ON
|
+6 | 9:25 AM, Hole 1 | – | 77 | 71 | 148 | |
| T8 | Doig, Ian
The Ian Doig Golf Academy, ON
|
+8 | 9:14 AM, Hole 1 | – | 75 | 75 | 150 | |
| T8 | Jenkinson, Garett
Golf Performance Canada at Inglewood, AB
|
+8 | 9:14 AM, Hole 1 | – | 76 | 74 | 150 | |
| 10 | Rogerson, Bruce
North Granite Ridge, ON
|
+9 | 9:03 AM, Hole 1 | – | 75 | 76 | 151 | |
| 11 | King, Danny
The Performance Academy at Magna , ON
|
+10 | 9:03 AM, Hole 1 | – | 75 | 77 | 152 | |
| T12 | Black, Kevin
Redwood Meadows Golf & C.C., AB
|
+11 | 8:52 AM, Hole 1 | – | 77 | 76 | 153 | |
| T12 | Greenwood, Dan
Lookout Point Golf & Country Club, ON
|
+11 | 8:52 AM, Hole 1 | – | 77 | 76 | 153 | |
| T12 | Laforce, Jean
Le Champetre, QC
|
+11 | 9:03 AM, Hole 1 | – | 78 | 75 | 153 | |
| 15 | Allred, Scott
Elbow Springs Golf Club, AB
|
+12 | 8:52 AM, Hole 1 | – | 74 | 80 | 154 | |
| T16 | Chamberlain, Adam
Gowan Brae Golf Club, NB
|
+13 | 8:41 AM, Hole 1 | – | 79 | 76 | 155 | |
| T16 | Peavoy, Matt
Heron Landing Golf Club, ON
|
+13 | 8:41 AM, Hole 1 | – | 81 | 74 | 155 | |
| 18 | Percy, Gordon
Carleton Golf & Yacht Club, ON
|
+14 | 8:41 AM, Hole 1 | – | 80 | 76 | 156 | |
| T19 | Cochrane, John
John E. S. Cochrane Golf Schools, ON
|
+15 | 8:30 AM, Hole 1 | – | 81 | 76 | 157 | |
| T19 | Kenesky, Ron
Twenty Valley Golf & Country Club, ON
|
+15 | 8:30 AM, Hole 1 | – | 77 | 80 | 157 | |
| T19 | Shouldice, Scott
Sundre Golf Club, AB
|
+15 | 8:30 AM, Hole 1 | – | 79 | 78 | 157 | |
| 22 | Palsenbarg, Matt
Northview Golf Academy, BC
|
+16 | 8:30 AM, Hole 10 | – | 82 | 76 | 158 | |
| T23 | Dickson, Scott
Royal Montreal Golf Club (The), QC
|
+17 | 8:30 AM, Hole 10 | – | 81 | 78 | 159 | |
| T23 | Oko, Blair
Blair Oko Golf Academy, AB
|
+17 | 8:30 AM, Hole 10 | – | 78 | 81 | 159 | |
| T25 | Egan, Alex
Mactaquac Golf Club, NB
|
+18 | 8:41 AM, Hole 10 | – | 79 | 81 | 160 | |
| T25 | O’Rourke, Padraic
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, BC
|
+18 | 8:41 AM, Hole 10 | – | 82 | 78 | 160 | |
| 27 | Lavoie, Shawn
Calgary Elks Lodge & Golf Club, AB
|
+19 | 8:41 AM, Hole 10 | – | 80 | 81 | 161 | |
| T28 | Keating, Bill
Camelot Golf & Country Club, ON
|
+20 | 8:52 AM, Hole 10 | – | 80 | 82 | 162 | |
| T28 | McCullough, Lance
Ridge Course At Cordova Bay (The), BC
|
+20 | 8:52 AM, Hole 10 | – | 84 | 78 | 162 | |
| T28 | Mills, Craig
Hampton Golf & Country Club, NB
|
+20 | 8:52 AM, Hole 10 | – | 81 | 81 | 162 | |
| T31 | Cantera, Dallas
Cardiff Golf & Country Club, AB
|
+21 | 9:03 AM, Hole 10 | – | 87 | 76 | 163 | |
| T31 | Houle, Billy
Le Portage (Club De Golf), QC
|
+21 | 9:03 AM, Hole 10 | – | 83 | 80 | 163 | |
| T33 | Giggey, Trevor
Fox Meadow Golf Club, PE
|
+22 | 9:03 AM, Hole 10 | – | 80 | 84 | 164 | |
| T33 | Grantier, Chris
The Mid Ocean Club, BDA
|
+22 | 9:14 AM, Hole 10 | – | 87 | 77 | 164 | |
| 35 | White, Greg
Cedarhill Golf and Country Club, ON
|
+24 | 9:14 AM, Hole 10 | – | 87 | 79 | 166 | |
| 36 | Giesbrecht, Jason
Royal Colwood Golf Club, BC
|
+28 | 9:14 AM, Hole 10 | – | 92 | 78 | 170 | |
| 37 | McMulkin, Frank
Beaumaris Yacht Club, ON
|
+31 | 9:25 AM, Hole 10 | – | 82 | 91 | 173 | |
| 38 | Lacy, George
Shawneeki Golf Club, ON
|
+34 | 9:25 AM, Hole 10 | – | 90 | 86 | 176 | |
| 39 | Roosenboom, Andrew
Victoria Park Valley Golf Club, ON
|
+35 | 9:25 AM, Hole 10 | – | 95 | 82 | 177 |
