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OAKVILLE, Ont. – Mackenzie Hughes buried his face in his hands after his 14-foot putt at the 18th hole slowed down to stop a few inches from the hole.
The 27-year-old from Dundas, Ont. a season tie for eighth place at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, and won the Rivermead Cup as the top Canadian for the second year in a row.
But the latter narrowly missed Glen Abbey By ending a week ago, he had "sniffed" the greatness of golf, but he had run out of steam.
"Speaking of me now, I would say that I'm a little disappointed, just because in the end, the next 5 (16 and 18) were both downwind, and if you are here playing with your pals, you probably have them both, but a little bit stronger in this pressure, "said Hughes, sniffing around his head here, I know Dustin (Johnson) is a little bit ahead, but he had to have hesitated, and you had to have posted 18 or 19, which was not that on e question, all of a sudden, this seems to be a good chance. "
The Johnson's world number one won the last appearance of the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey, with a 66-23 record for the tournament.
Hughes, with his wife Jenna and his nine-month-old son, Kenton, started the day in tie for 13th place and climbed to fifth place before a boguey out of 15. He recovered a birdie on the 16th, causing a gron The Rivermead Cup was the first trophy in the Canadian Open, awarded to the winner of the tournament from 1920 to 1935, until Seagram took over and wanted his own cup.
a Canadian since David Hearn finished third in 2015.
Hughes' strong week is a good time with only two events to go to get a PGA Tour card. He needed to finish in the top 125 of the FedExCup rankings, he started the week with 174 points, but he should climb 22 places at 152.
But the Canadian, who grew up about a half-hour drive from the Queen Elizabeth As Glen Abbey said, with the business card imminent, he felt the pressure on every hole.
"A birdie out of 18, and each incoming shot really meant a lot because once you're in the top five, top three rungs, the points really increase," Hughes said. "I've had a bit of a sense of this opportunity and maybe I got a little tight in the end, I do not let that putt (on 18) runs in general, so maybe it's just a little tight.
I have two weeks left. . .
Supporters along the course shouted "Go Leafs go! To Hughes, a wink in part to the Maple Leafs jerseys that he wore all week up to seventh place. "The rink", the seventh hole is surrounded by hockey boards. Officials wear hockey referee jerseys.
"The rink has been great, it's a great addition to this tournament, you feel the extra support, the Hughes cheers said," I had a lot of fun this week with a chip-in and the cast Leafs jerseys, so overall it was a "
Ryan Yip (70) of Calgary finished 12 under and tied in 22. Roger Sloan (68) of Merritt, C. -B., Finished at 10 under, one shot ahead of Chris Crisologo (69) of Richmond, BC, the only amateur from Canada to make the Cup Hearn, 72, of Brantford, Ont., Finished at 7 under and tied for # 61
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, BC, and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., both had a bad day and both finished at fourth place and finished tied for 71. Taylor (77) entered Week # 127 in the FedExCup standings, and needs to improve two places at the end of the season to maintain His PGA Tour card, however, dropped 42 places in the standings on Sunday, and finished with a double boguey on number 18, causing a groan from the crowd when he hit the ball in the water.
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