黑马磁力 golfer James Allenby was the at the at the Canada Life Open in Vancouver.
Firing a final-round 71 and finishing in a tie for second, Allenby claimed the first Canada Life Canadian Player of the Week Award of the season and the $2,500 bonus that goes along with it.
Allemby was in contention all week, battling to the end by shooting four under-par rounds, including a second-round 62, in the season-opener.
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Winner Jake Knapp was five-strokes behind Allenby at the start of the final day of play at the Point Grey Golf & Country Club, but managed to get the top spot by firing a final-round 64 to claim his first Mackenzie Tour 鈥� PGA TOUR Canada victory.
Knapp鈥檚 four-day total of 267, 21-under par, set the Canada Life Open tournament record, breaking Lee McCoy鈥檚 mark of 268, 20-under par, from 2017.
鈥淚t probably hasn鈥檛 sunk in quite yet,鈥� said Knapp. 鈥淚 got to Facetime my parents for a minute and my brother, but I think when I talk to them about what actually happened, it鈥檒l sink in a bit more for sure.鈥�
Plagued with injuries in recent years, Knapp described the past few seasons as a 鈥渓ong and tough road鈥� and was quick to give credit to his entire team who helped him battle his way back into full competition mode.
鈥淚 sent a text to my coach this morning like, 鈥榳hat does a guy have to do to shoot 8 or 9-under today,鈥� continued the Costa Mesa, California native. 鈥淗e said, plain and simple, 鈥榞o shoot 4-under on the front and shoot 4-under on the back.鈥欌��
Knapp is obviously a great listener. With no bogeys to speak of on the front nine, and four birdies, he found himself halfway to his number as he spotted his name on the ninth-hole leaderboard among a log-jam of players around 18-under par.
Making three more birdies between hole Nos. 12 and 15, Knapp holed-out from the bunker on hole No 17 for birdie, a shot he called 鈥渢he shot of my life.鈥� One more birdie for good measure on the 72nd hole and Jake Knapp reigned supreme by three strokes, firing 4-under on the front and 4-under on the back.
鈥淚t means a lot, there鈥檚 so many good players out here,鈥� said Knapp. 鈥淪o many guys are going from the Mackenzie Tour to the Web.com Tour and to the PGA TOUR, it鈥檚 obvious that this is a proving ground to get to that next level.鈥�
Not only does the win give the UCLA alumni a notable head-start on the Order of Merit, it also earns him an exemption into the RBC Canadian Open, taking place from June 3-9 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club.
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