Tournament Recap

Round 2 Recap

Seagris and Williamson Share the lead at the RBC Dominion Securities NB Amateur

After the second round of play at the 2008 RBC Dominion Securities NB Amateur Championship, Bill Seagris from Amherstburg, Ontario and David Williamson of the Ashburn Golf Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia are in a two-way tie at the top of the leaderboard. Both competitors are sitting at 138 after the second round of play. Fredericton’s Adam Atkinson held a three shot lead after the first round of play, but failed to shoot under par with a round of 75, leaving him two shots behind the leaders at 140.

Shooting the low round of the day, Bill Seagris fired his second consecutive 69. Seagris had a solid round with four birdies on holes 1, 3, 12 & 18 and only made one bogey throughout his round, going 35 on the front and 34 on the back. Seagris, who has won the Barrett Amateur Championship the past two years, has played in the last 3 RBC Dominion Securities NB Amateur Championships, placing 2^nd in 2007. David Williamson fired a 70 on Friday to follow up a 68 on Thursday, moving him from 2nd place into a tie for a share of the lead with Seagris. Williamson, who is coming off a huge playoff victory at the Nova Scotia Amateur Championship last week, played university golf at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Williamson had a birdie on the first hole and followed it up with a string of four more birdies on holes 4, 5, 6 & 7, shooting 33 on the front nine, his second nine of the day. Williamson started his day with three bogeys and two birdies on the back nine, shooting 37 on the back.

Sitting in 3rd is the first round leader Adam Atkinson from the Fredericton Golf Club who had an up-and-down round of 75 with 7 bogeys, 6 birdies, and a double-bogey. This gives Atkinson a two-day total of 140 after his impressive round of 65 on Thursday. Two shots behind Atkinson and four shots off the lead are Jean Mainville of the Fox Creek Golf Club and Eric Coffin of the Fredericton Golf Club, both sitting at 2 under par. Darren Roach and Matt Melanson are five shots off the lead.

In the 2nd division, Matt Melanson of the Royal Oaks Estates and Golf Club is leading the division at 1 under par, after his solid round of 71 on Friday. Not far behind Melanson are Calvin Blacquier of Kingswood Park and Tom Keddy of the Burro Hills Golf Club, both sitting at even par after two days of play. The 3rd division sees Kingswood Park’s Wilfred Pilgrim and Chris Gibson deadlocked in a tie at 13 over par. Only 2 strokes behind the Kingswood Park duo is Bob Gray of the Maplewood Golf and Country Club. The 4th division has Shawn Baker of the Westfield Golf and Country Club with a five shot lead over his competitors. Behind baker is Mike MacDonald and Darren Spriggs, both at +20.

The 3rd round of play is set to begin Saturday morning at 7:00am. For a complete list of results and Saturday tee times, please visit: www.nbga.nb.ca.

The 2008 RBC Dominion Securities Men’s NB Amateur is a stroke play championship encompassing four divisions with gross and net prizes. This year’s amateur had 131 participants with RBC Dominion Securities as the events’ title sponsor. This event is the qualifier for the 2008 Canadian Amateur Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta. In total, New Brunswick is entitled to seven spots at the National Championship; the top four individuals will make up Team NB and the next three players will earn a trip to nationals.

RBC Dominion Securities was introduced in 2007 as the title sponsor of the RBC Dominion Securities NB Amateur Championship. RBC Dominion Securities has been Canada’s premier provider of Investment Advice since 1901. With offices in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, Rothesay and Sussex, RBC Dominion Securities offers New Brunswick investors and business superior access to the most comprehensive wealth management services in the province.

The New Brunswick Golf Association, a not for profit organization founded in 1934, is the official governing body for amateur golf in New Brunswick. In January of 2006, the NBGA officially merged with the New Brunswick Ladies Golf Association (NBLGA), resulting in one united governing body for amateur golf in the province. Programs offered by the NBGA to its 14,000 members include: 18 provincial championships, rules of golf education, course rating and handicap services, junior golf development programs and member club marketing initiatives.

For more information contact:

Pierre Arsenault, NBGA

Email: parsenault@nbga.nb.ca

Phone: (506) 461-4534

RBC Dominion Securities NB Amateur Championship

July 11, 2008

Mactaquac Provincial Park Golf Course

Round 2 Recap