Mexico’s Mauricio Azcue, Scotland’s Steven Smith tied for 2nd a shot back Burlington, Ontario – July 24, 2014 – Gardner-Webb alum Daniel Kim had a roller coaster round and, like any good roller coaster, the best was saved for last. The Toronto native had a day in his hometown Open which saw him make as many birdies as pars with seven, while adding three bogeys. However it was his eagle on 18 which put him at 6 under par and gave him a one shot lead after the first round of play. Kim was even par through his first 12 holes, with three birdies and three bogeys washing each other out. Then he caught fire birding his next four holes and eagling the sixth to finish his final six holes at six under par. The two players closest to Kim on the leader board are perhaps the two players who have come from the farthest away from Ontario; Mexico’s Mauricio Azcue and Scotland’s Steven Smith. Azcue, a former number one ranked amateur in Mexico, and Smith, a star at Western Carolina, both finished their first round at 5 under par. Kim’s countryman and former Kent State star Brett Cairns, out of Courtland, managed to finish his round at 4 under par which put him into a tie for 4th with two of the NGA Tour’s top regulars, Delaware alum Justin Martinson and Virginia alum Mac McLaughlin. Martinson, out of Avondale, Pa., has pulled off two wins this season with victories at the Gates Four Classic and the King Cadillac Shootout, while McLaughlin, out of Cleveland, Ohio, finished runner-up at last week’s Seven Lakes NGA Classic. Two other local Ontario golfers, each from opposite ends of the spectrum, finished at 3 under par and in a tie for seventh. Mississauga’s Greg Doherty, who starred at DePaul, was the Great Lakes Tour leading money winner last season while Waterloo’s Luke Moser, who is still competing for Troy, is playing in this week’s event as an amateur. Still seven other local Ontario competitors finished the day at 2 under par and are currently tied for ninth. The group includes local legend Christopher Ross, who starred at Eastern Michigan and dominated this past season’s NGA Tour Winter Series by winning 3 events in a row and running away with the tour’s money title. The six other local players are Georgia College alum Colton Kalkanis (Barrie), Gardner-Webb alum J.J. Regan (Burlington), Korean native Justin YW Kim (Hamilton), Indiana University of Penn alum Zack Kempa (Brantford), Drury alum Thomas Hay (Langley), and Louisville alum Sebastian Szirmak (Toronto) who has starred on the Great Lakes Tour the past two seasons. Auburn alum and leading NGA Tour money winner Dominic Bozzelli, out of Pittsford, N.Y., finished at one over par and is currently tied for 16th with 7 other players including former PGA Tour player and Florida alum Will Strickler. James Madison alum and 2014 NGA Tour Pro Series winner Jay Woodson, out of Richmond , Virginia, is one of eight players at even par and tied for 24th. This group also includes Stratford native Brett Nymeyer who is currently 2nd on the Great Lakes Tour money and points lists. Play in the 2014 Southern Ontario Open resumes Friday morning with round two tee times beginning at 7:30am on the championship Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington. Spectators are welcome and, as always, admission is free to the public. Round two tee times can be found at http://southernontarioopen.weebly.com/pairings.html To learn more about the NGA Tour or the National Golf Association please visit www.ngatour.com or call 800-992-8748. For full 2014 Southern Ontario Open 1st Round results visit: http://southernontarioopen.weebly.com/live-scoring.html Pos. Player Hometown Total R1 1 Daniel Kim Toronto, ONT -6 65 T2 Mauricio Azcue Mexico City, MEX -5 66 T2 Steven Smith Kirknewton, Scotland -5 66 T4 Brett Cairns Courtland, ONT -4 67 T4 Justin Martinson Avondale, PA -4 67 T4 Mac McLaughlin Cleveland, OH -4 67 T7 Greg Doherty Mississauga, ONT -3 68 T7 Luke Moser (a) Waterloo, ONT -3 68 T9 Christopher Ross Dundas, ONT -2 69 T9 Colton Kalkanis Barrie. ONT -2 69 T9 JJ Regan Burlington, ONT -2 69 T9 Justin YW Kim Hamilton, ONT -2 69 T9 Sebastian Szirmak Toronto, ONT -2 69 T9 Thomas Hay Langley, ONT -2 69 T9 Zack Kempa Brantford, ONT -2 69 T16 Dominic Bozzelli Pittsford, NY -1 70 T16 Eric Hawerchuk Barrie -1 70 T16 James Seymour Aurora -1 70 T16 Joey Hetherman Burlington -1 70 T16 Justin Smith Noosaville -1 70 T16 Marcelo Rozo Bogot -1 70 T16 Ryan Corbin Brampton -1 70 T16 Will Strickler Dallas -1 70 T24 Blake Snyder Seattle E 71 T24 Brendan Barrack Toronto E 71 T24 Brett Nymeyer Stratford E 71 T24 David M Sheman Newmarket E 71 T24 Jake Scott Mooresville E 71 T24 Jay Woodson Richmond E 71 T24 Osama Khan (a) Mississauga E 71 T24 Ryan Terdik Mt.Pleasant E 71 T32 Craig Hicks Tecumseh 1 72 T32 Jarrod Barsamian Ponte Vedra Beach 1 72 T32 Peter Laws Milton 1 72 T32 Spencer Lawson Davidson 1 72 T32 Steve Rodriguez Ajax 1 72 T32 Walter Keating Thunder Bay 1 72 T38 Alex Carrigan Guelph 2 73 T38 Dan Payton Keswick 2 73 T38 Greg Huxman Pinecrest 2 73 T38 Jim Kenesky Waterdown 2 73 T38 Joshua Bamberger Waterloo 2 73 T38 Nicholas Powell (A) Toronto 2 73 T38 Spencer Laurie Blenheim 2 73 T38 Terry OBrien Innisfil 2 73 T46 Alan Mclean London 3 74 T46 Andrew Jensen Ottawa 3 74 T46 Andrew Ledger Toronto 3 74 T46 Andrew Oke Fenelon Falls 3 74 T46 Braeden Cryderman Huntsville 3 74 T46 Julian James North Gower 3 74 T46 Russell Budd Toronto 3 74 T46 Stephen Gonko Sudbury 3 74 T54 Daniel Bowling Mooretown 4 75 T54 Jon Rondeau Maple 4 75 T54 Keaton Jones (a) Miller Lake 4 75 T54 Matt Hoffman Thornhill 4 75 T54 Santiago Quirarte Queretaro 4 75 T59 David Crawford Hamilton 5 76 T59 James Brown Paris 5 76 T59 Keegan Tyers Newmarket 5 76 T59 Michael Petitti (a) Mississauga 5 76 T59 Mike Currie (A) Milton 5 76 T59 Ryan Curran Thornton 5 76 T65 Brian Cvetkovic Burlington 6 77 T65 Drew Nesbitt Horseshoe Valley 6 77 T65 Gianfranco Guida Maple 6 77 T68 Dave Evans Waterdown 7 78 T68 Michael Murray (a) Thornhill 7 78 T70 Curtis Hartley (A) Orangeville 8 79 T70 Gregg Goddard (a) Burlington 8 79 T70 Izak Fouche Burlington 8 79 T73 Ben Ferguson Ancaster 9 80 T73 Gord Chilton Toronto 9 80 T75 Jonathan Pigott Thornhill 10 81 T75 Michael Richards (a) Cobourg 10 81 T77 Brent Gay Burlington 11 82 T77 John Maley Sudbury 11 82 T77 Paul Just (a) Aurora 11 82 80 Blair Davies (a) Georgetown 13 84 81 Jason Faubert Burlington 15 86 82 Peter Mattila Ottawa 17 88 83 Jeff Cunningham Parry Sound 20 91 WD Marc Hames (a) Grosse Pointe - WD
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