Bryn Parry of Seymour Creek in North Vancouver finished where he started and Todd Halpen of Calgary, AB caught him as they head into the final round tied for the lead of the PGA Assistants’ Championship of Canada presented by Titleist & FootJoy at The Willows Golf & Country Club in Saskatoon.
A day after firing an incredible 10-under par 62, Parry just couldn’t get the same magic going as he finished with an even par round of 72 on Wednesday leaving him at 10-under par for the championship. Parry is looking for a rare double major in 2013 as he won the PGA Championship of Canada earlier this summer.
“I really don’t think the course was that much harder, I just hit the ball twice as far away from the hole and didn’t make any putts,” said Parry, who played in the 2013 RBC Canadian Open as the number one ranked player in the Association. “I’m expecting the winning score to be about 15-under par so I know I’ll need something good in the 60’s to win it.”
Halpen locked in another solid round today with a 6-under par 66 that included six birdies and two bogies taking him to 10-under par for the championship.
Billy Walsh of Markham, ON sits alone in 3rd place after a 3-under par 69 on Wednesday, moving him to 8-under par for the championship and two behind Parry and Halpen.
A couple of B.C. products are also in hot pursuit of Parry, with PGA of BC Champion Greg Machtaler of Summerland and Shaughnessy's Lindsay Bernakevitch sitting in a tie for 4th at 7-under par for the championship.
In total, 62 players survived the cut which fell at 6-over par for the championship.
The BC team of Parry, Machtaler, Ethan Danish and Gord Scutt won the PGA InterZone Team Championship by seven shots over Team Ontario.
For the first time in the history of the 43-year-old championship, the PGA Assistants’ Championship of Canada presented by Titleist & FootJoy is being held in the province of Saskatchewan.
The $60,000 PGA Assistants’ Championship of Canada presented by Titleist & FootJoy is contested over 54 holes, with the final round on Thursday, Sept. 12.