Canadian Amateur: Burke defends title

August 17, 2009 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Cam Burke leaves no doubt as to who is in charge, closing with back-to-back 68's to win by 1

Cam Burke snatched the Canadian Men’s Amateur title for the second consecutive year after firing back-to-back 68s to close the tournament. Burke, of New Hamburg, Ontario, was 13 under for the week, and his rounds of 68 matched his tournament low-round. The 22-year-old is a rising senior at Eastern Michigan University, and as the second alternate for the U.S. Amateur, is waiting to see if a slot opens in the tournament. Mitch Sutton, who will play for North Carolina State in the fall, finished close behind Burke at 12-under 276. Three players finished tied for third seven strokes back of Sutton at 5 under. That group included Nick Taylor, a rising senior at Washington who advanced to the Amateur Public Links final in July, and Matt Hill, a rising junior at North Carolina State and the No. 1-ranked player in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings.

Results: Canadian Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Cam Burke	, Canada	700	70-69-68-68--275
2	Mitch Sutton	, Canada	500	71-67-70-68--276
T3	Mackenzie Hughes	, Canada	400	70-76-69-68--283
T3	Nick Taylor	, Canada	400	72-68-70-73--283
T3	Matt Hill	, Canada	400	65-72-73-73--283

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About the Canadian Amateur

This competition is open to male amateur golfers. Canadian players must be a member of a golf club in good standing with Golf Canada or who are Gold level members of Golf Canada’s membership program. Foreign players must be members in good standing w...