Team Canada

Joey Savoie finishes T2 at Monroe Invitational

(Golf Canada)

After starting the final round in a tie for seventh Montreal, Que., native Joey Savoie finished T2 at 1-under par at the Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, N.Y.

Savoie carded a 2-under par 67 in the fourth round at Monroe Golf Club to finish one stroke behind winner Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y).

A senior at Middle Tennessee University Savoie had a 72.1 stroke average this season with the Blue Raiders.

In a field that included 11 Canadians, Garret Rank (Elmira, Ont.) was the next highest on the leaderboard. Rank finished T12 at 4-over par after a final round 70 (+1). Rank was in a tie for fourth after 36 holes, but a 6-over par 75 in round three derailed his chances.

Josh Whalen (Napanee, Ont.) carded a 73 (+4) in the fourth round to finish T15 at 5-over par.

Team Canada Development Squad member A.J. Ewart (Coquitlam, B.C.) was T27 at 9-over par, alongside Luke Moser (Waterloo, Ont.).

Austin James (Bath, Ont.) from the Team Canada Amateur Squad was T57 at 16-over par. His teammate, Hugo Bernard (Mont-St-Hilaire, Que.) was T63 (+18)

Ewart’s Development Squad teammate Peyton Callens (Langton, Ont.) was 75th at 22-over par.

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