Garrett Rank wins the Investors Group Mens Mid-Am
from GAO release
Its not every day that a Canadian NHL Referee Qualifies for the U.S. Open and plays with the pros. Whats even more spectacular, is after the extraordinary experience of playing last week at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in the U.S. Open, NHL Hockey Referee Garrett Rank from Elmira Golf Club came home to Ontario to win a provincial championship.
Bunker took home the Mid-Masters Championship (40-years and older division), he placed T2, 69-67-72 in the Championship.
Garrett Rank, an NHL referee, was a member of Golf Canadas National Mens Team from 2012-2014, and 2018 U.S. Open qualifier. He also golfed with Team Canada in the Pan American Games in 2015, as well as winning the Investors Group Mens Mid-Amateur Championship in 2015. He had a hat-trick at the Canadian Mid-Amateur championship, winning it three times in a row and finished runner-up in the 2012 U.S. Mid-Am. Winning the Canadian Mid-Am got him a ticket to three RBC Canadian Opens, making the cut in 2016.
The cool temperatures out on the course allowed for high-scoring from competitors during the first two rounds of the Championship, but the conditions for the 3rd round of the Championship were windy, so no 63s or 64s were had.
When asked about the playing conditions today on the course, Garrett Rank remarked that the wind was the reason that no course records were had during the final round of the Championship It was dead calm the last two days so it played a lot easier, and then with the wind today it was tricky Had a couple shots spin up into the wind, and come up short, and then misjudged the wind a few times so the wind out here coming off the lake changes the golf course for sure.
Garrett Rank who went 64-64-70 was in first place after every round this week and went into day 3 feeling confident. His brother, Kyle Rank who recently caddied for him after he qualified for the U.S. Open finished T5 with 67-67-71. During the first round, Garrett Rank tied what was at that time the Burlington Golf and Country Club course record 64.
Garrett Rank started the first round of the week with 32 on the front 9, he had 3 birdies. He finished off the round with 32 on the back nine, with 4 birdies and a bogey (-6) 64. During the second round, he started with 31 which included 3 birdies, a bogey and an eagle. He finished off the round by shooting 33 with two birdies (-6) 64. Garrett Rank started the final round (+1) 36 on the front nine, with two bogies and a birdie, and finished with a birdie on the 12th hole for (-1) 34. He finished the round at par 70.
After finishing in 1st place after all 3 rounds played at the Burlington Golf and Country Club, Garrett Rank finished with a total of 198 over 3 days, finishing 12 under par 64-64-70. After the first round of the Investors Group Mens Mid-Am Championship, Garrett Rank was informed by Burlington Golf and Country Club staff that he had tied the course record with a (-6) 64, which made topping the leaderboard an even better accomplishment.
Anytime you can come and play in a provincial championship, and at the end of the day have a good day, being the clubhouse leader is something special. You play golf all year long to put yourself in these positions. Coming off a little bit of a disappointment but a great opportunity and a great week at the US Open, it was great to come here and shoot a great score! Garrett Rank
The next day, Garrett finished (-6) 64 once again, but this time, the course record was beaten by Stephen Brown of Sarnia Golf and Curling Club with (-7) 63.
Knowing that the course record had been set the day before at (-6) 64, Brown knew he was in a good position to make a course record when he was finishing up his round It kinda happened late in the round, I was two-under on the back nine, had a couple birdies, birdied 3 and 6, and was four-under with 4 holes left, and I was like, okay maybe birdie one or two more and Ill be in a good spot for tomorrow. I had an eagle and one birdie and all of a sudden I was seven-under and I had one hole left, and I didnt have time to think about it I guess thats how you get to 63 Stephen Brown
Stephen Brown finished the championship with a three-part tie for T2 with Patrick Forbes from Bayview Golf and Country Club, and Dave Bunker of Brampton Golf Club. Stephen Brown, Patrick Forbes, and Dave Bunker played 3 playoff holes teeing off from 18 twice, then 17 to determine who would be joining Garrett Rank at the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in August. After a course record the day before, Brown lost the playoff round to Patrick Forbes and Dave Bunker. The playoff round decided the Ontario team for the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in August, which will consist of Garrett Rank, Dave Bunker, and Patrick Forbes.
Garrett Rank joins other past multiple champions of the Investors Group Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship who include Dave Bunker of Brampton Golf Club (2007, 2010, 2014), Peter McCarthy of Rosedale Golf Club (2006, 2008), Stu Hamilton of Brampton Golf Club (1993, 1998) and now Garrett Rank of Elmira Golf Club (2015, 2018).
Leaderboard
1 Garrett Rank
Elmira Golf Club E F -12 64 64 70 198
T2 Patrick Forbes
Bayview G&CC E F -2 70 68 70 208
T2 Dave Bunker
Brampton GC +2 F -2 69 67 72 208
T2 Stephen Brown
Sarnia G&CC +2 F -2 73 63 72 208
T5 Kyle Rank
Elmira Golf Club +1 F -1 67 71 71 209
T5 Peter Sauerbrei
Cataraqui Golf & Country +6 F -1 68 65 76 209
7 Ryan Tsang
Cedar Brae GC -2 F E 72 70 68 210
8 Jeffrey Clarke
Glencairn GC – L/S +1 F +1 72 68 71 211
T9 Eric Ross
Burlington Golf & Country -2 F +2 71 73 68 212
T9 David Lang
Donalda Club E F +2 72 70 70 212
T9 Marc St-Germain
Cedar Brae GC +3 F +2 70 69 73 212
T12 Mike Dinner
Eagle Ridge Golf Club +3 F +3 71 69 73 213
T12 Sean Kennedy
Burlington Golf & Country +4 F +3 71 68 74 213
T14 Tyler McDannold
Kawartha G&CC +1 F +4 67 76 71 214
T14 Derek Dalziel
Public Player +3 F +4 72 69 73 214
T14 Adam Migur
Weston G&CC +4 F +4 69 71 74 214
T14 Gavin Smith
Public Player +6 F +4 68 70 76 214
T14 Charles Fitzsimmons
Thornhill Club +6 F +4 71 67 76 214
T19 Steven Houle
Riverbend Golf Community +1 F +5 73 71 71 215
T19 Darren Shaw
King’s Forest Golf Club +2 F +5 71 72 72 215
T19 Tyler Stone
Kawartha G&CC +4 F +5 68 73 74 215
T19 Gregory Goad
Galt Country Club +7 F +5 71 67 77 215
T23 Mark Armstrong
Oshawa Golf & Curling +2 F +6 73 71 72 216
T23 Peter McCarthy
Rosedale Golf Club +3 F +6 73 70 73 216
T25 Gary Young
Wyldewood Golf & Country +2 F +7 75 70 72 217
T25 Jonathan Ross
Burlington Golf & Country +4 F +7 72 71 74 217
T25 Matthew Ion Young
Hamilton G & CC +5 F +7 73 69 75 217
T28 Ryan Verrette
Public Player +4 F +8 70 74 74 218
T28 Nic Mazze
Devil’s Pulpit +5 F +8 71 72 75 218
T28 Ashley Chinner
Coppinwood +10 F +8 71 67 80 218
31 John Finley
Royal Ashburn Golf Club +9 F +9 69 71 79 219
32 Paul Sobottka
Public Player +7 F +10 71 72 77 220
T33 Rob Cowan
Westmount G & CC +6 F +11 76 69 76 221
T33 Robert Gibson
Cedar Brae GC +6 F +11 74 71 76 221
T33 T.J. Rule
Scarboro Golf & Country C +7 F +11 72 72 77 221
T33 Mark Pothier
Spruce Needles Golf & Cou +7 F +11 73 71 77 221
T33 Daniel DiFrancesco
Heron Point Golf Links +7 F +11 71 73 77 221
T38 Arjun Walia
Public Player +4 F +12 75 73 74 222
T38 Brian Cahill
Public Player +6 F +12 76 70 76 222
T38 Drew Symons
Craigowan G & CC +8 F +12 71 73 78 222
T41 Ian Frauts
Cedar Brae GC +4 F +13 74 75 74 223
T41 Robert McCracken
Bay of Quinte Golf & CC +5 F +13 74 74 75 223
T41 Philip Arci
King’s Riding GC +5 F +13 78 70 75 223
T41 Peter Johns
Beverly Golf & Country Cl +6 F +13 73 74 76 223
T41 Mark Henderson
Barrie CC +6 F +13 76 71 76 223
T41 Ryan Kings
Deer Ridge Golf Club +8 F +13 72 73 78 223
T41 Mike Kray
Rattlesnake Point GC +8 F +13 70 75 78 223
T48 Mike Currie
Public Player +8 F +14 75 71 78 224
T48 Cam Burke
Public Player +9 F +14 74 71 79 224
T48 Tim Lew
Public Player +8 F +14 73 73 78 224
T48 Ranga Sugathapala
Public Player +9 F +14 73 72 79 224
T52 Jason Buliga
Willow Ridge G&CC +6 F +15 72 77 76 225
T52 Steve Fredericks
Kawartha G&CC +12 F +15 70 73 82 225
T54 Matt Skipp
Rocky Crest Golf Club +8 F +17 78 71 78 227
T54 Peter Willis
Public Player +11 F +17 74 72 81 227
T56 Doug Mirrlees
Heron Point Golf Links +10 F +18 76 72 80 228
T56 Drew Mayhew
Cataraqui Golf & Country +10 F +18 76 72 80 228
58 Joe Rinker
Public Player +11 F +19 72 76 81 229
59 Michael Forbes
The National Golf Club of +12 F +20 76 72 82 230
T60 Robert Crifo
Cedar Brae GC +13 F +21 78 70 83 231
T60 Robert Favaro
Essex G & CC +14 F +21 74 73 84 231
DID NOT MAKE THE CUT
MC Drew Dempster
Beverly Golf & Country Cl +10 77 73 150
MC John Husband
Rocky Crest Golf Club +10 78 72 150
MC Kevin Duda
Whitevale GC +10 80 70 150
MC Ryan Mcinerney
London Hunt and CC +10 76 74 150
MC Jake Adams
Thames Valley Golf & Coun +10 80 70 150
MC Michael Bondy
Glencairn GC – L/S +10 72 78 150
MC Michael Farrugia
Peterborough G & CC +10 73 77 150
MC Alex Morren
Burlington Golf & Country +10 72 78 150
MC Christian McCullough
Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +11 74 77 151
MC Matthew Sim
Mississaugua +11 74 77 151
MC Tim Lee
Public Player +11 74 77 151
MC Jason Bazarkewich
Cedar Brae GC +11 71 80 151
MC Lars Melander
Hidden Lake GC +11 75 76 151
MC David Gamble
Eagle Ridge Golf Club +11 76 75 151
MC Ben Snaidero
Public Player +12 73 79 152
MC Chris Willis
Public Player +12 73 79 152
MC Howard Glassman
Glencairn GC +12 78 74 152
MC Andrew Lisson
Public Player +12 79 73 152
MC David Field
Trafalgar Golf & Country +12 76 76 152
MC Jack Doty
London Hunt and CC +12 76 76 152
MC Brandon McGregor
St. Catharines Golf & Cou +12 79 73 152
MC Eric Velanoff
Westmount G & CC +12 75 77 152
MC Michael Tanaka
Donalda Club +12 76 76 152
MC Scott Hickerson
Credit Valley Golf & Coun +13 75 78 153
MC Marc Savard
Kawartha G&CC +13 77 76 153
MC Ernie Vettese
Tangle Creek Golf & CC +13 76 77 153
MC Martijn Williams
Donalda Club +13 77 76 153
MC Michael Rutgers
Kingsville Golf & Country +13 82 71 153
MC Xuechen Yu
Station Creek GC +13 79 74 153
MC Jeff Simpson
Cataraqui Golf & Country +13 79 74 153
MC Chris Gerrie
Greystone Golf Club +13 74 79 153
MC Dave Mills
Barrie CC +14 80 74 154
MC William Deley
Galt Country Club +14 79 75 154
MC Tyler Kasubeck
Public Player +14 78 76 154
MC Dan Kavanagh
Public Player +14 75 79 154
MC David Greenaway
Barrie CC +14 76 78 154
MC Alan Sandercock
Public Player +14 77 77 154
MC Geoff Lang
Donalda Club +15 78 77 155
MC Brad McConnell
Lakeridge Links Golf Club +15 77 78 155
MC Mike Parsons
Beacon Hall GC +15 78 77 155
MC Steve Stanlick
Kawartha G&CC +15 81 74 155
MC Raymond Oh
Meadowbrook Golf & Countr +15 81 74 155
MC Chris Frook
Cobble Beach Golf Links +15 81 74 155
MC Scott Taylor
Deer Ridge Golf Club +16 79 77 156
MC Dean Weber
Public Player +16 77 79 156
MC Jared Bell
Caledon Woods GC +16 78 78 156
MC Allen Chapman
Lindsay Golf & Country Cl +17 81 76 157
MC John MacBain
Donalda Club +17 78 79 157
MC Wade Brackenbury
Whitevale GC +17 82 75 157
MC Bryan Francis
Eagle Ridge Golf Club +17 78 79 157
MC Jim Briggs
Public Player +17 82 75 157
MC Anthony DeMizio
Cherry Hill Club +17 79 78 157
MC Darryl Whitford
Hidden Lake GC – New +18 77 81 158
MC Mike Ward
Heron Point Golf Links +18 82 76 158
MC Greg Warnica
Public Player +18 82 76 158
MC Mike Woodhouse
Lindsay Golf & Country Cl +18 80 78 158
MC Christopher Kostoff
Mississaugua +19 81 78 159
MC Richard Evoy
Sault Ste. Marie GC +19 76 83 159
MC John Murphy
Barrie CC +20 80 80 160
MC Eric Henderson
Galt Country Club +20 80 80 160
MC Kerry Short
St. Catharines Golf & Cou +21 82 79 161
MC Philip Palmer
Devil’s Pulpit +21 81 80 161
MC Jeff Larcina
Donalda Club +23 80 83 163
MC Jay Skukowski
Cedar Brae GC +23 81 82 163
MC Ty McMillan
Public Player +23 84 79 163
MC Craig Ferns
Whitevale GC +24 83 81 164
MC Jaden Gates
Kawartha G&CC +25 82 83 165
MC Mark Ritcey
Eagle Ridge Golf Club +25 78 87 165
MC Ken Watson
Public Player +26 85 81 166
MC Bill Lipsett
Twenty Valley Golf & Coun +26 78 88 166
MC Ken Brace
Wyndance Golf Club +26 81 85 166
MC Dan Findlay
The Oaks GC +27 85 82 167
MC David MacKinnon
Islington GC +27 81 86 167
MC Zachary Bankuti
Public Player +27 85 82 167
MC Philip Pothier
Markland Wood GC +29 85 84 169
MC Greg Colling
Public Player +30 84 86 170
MC Rob Caissie
The Club at North Halton +33 83 90 173
MC Terry Condon
Public Player +46 90 96 186
WD Mark Elgner
St. George’s Golf & Count +7 70 77 147
WD Brad Wadsworth
Lakeridge Links Golf Club +9 76 73 149
WD Steve Isbell
Rivendell Golf Club +11 81 81
NS Rick Robinson
Devil’s Pulpit +9 75 74 149
NS Matthew Girotti
The Oaks GC +12 82 82
