PGA Tour Canada has announced Tuesday that Corey Conners has agreed to serve as the honourary chair for its flagship event, the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship, at Deer Ridge Golf Club in Kitchener, Ont., September 12-18. The Corey and Malory Conners Family Fund, which focuses on helping underprivileged children through sports and education, will be the official Fortinet Cup Championship charity … Brad Admonis of Cumberland, R.I., had a hole in one on the 175-yard, par three 10th hole at Club de Golf Le Blainvillier in Blainville, Que., as he went on to finish on top of the first RBC Canadian Open regional qualifiers on Monday. Admonis and Kevin Gordon of Whitby, Ont., each shot a three under 69 and will advance to the final qualifier taking place on June 6 at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto. Other qualifiers include Brandon Lacasse of Châteauguay, Que., Linus Lo of Richmond Hill, Ont., Hugo Bernard of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., Jesse Smith of Ohsweken, Ont., Jake Bryson of Ottawa, Stephen Thomas of Vancouver, Blair Davies of Georgetown, Ont., Cougar Collins of Mono, Ont., and Nathanial Coombes of Port Perry, Ont. The final leaderboard is here. The second regional qualifier will take place at Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C. next Tuesday, with the third regional qualifier the following day at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont. … Amateur Hunter Thompson of Calgary shot a bogey free, five under 65 to top the leaderboard at U.S. Open local qualifying at the Phoenix Country Club on Monday. The top five at that location moved on to sectional qualifying … Amateur Owen Mullen of Truro, N.S., shot an even par 70 to tie for second at U.S. Open local qualifying at Morris Park Country Club in South Bend, Ind., on Monday. The top five at that location moved on to sectionals … Jimmy Jones of Lake Cowichan, B.C., shot a three under 69 and finished second at a U.S. Open sectional qualifier at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla., where the top five moved on to sectionals … This week’s GNN Poll asks readers how close they currently are to retirement. As of this writing, 62 per cent of respondents said retirement will come within five years, with 21 per cent saying six to 10 years, 13 per cent saying more than 15 years and four per cent saying 11 to 15 years. If you haven’t done so yet, you can cast your vote on the GNN home page.
