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EDMONTON, AB. To quote legendary Canadian crooner Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian Tour is "Alberta-bound" to set up shop in the provincial capital for this week’s $250,000 ATB Financial Classic presented by TELUS.
For the second consecutive event on the tour schedule, players will chase a quarter-million dollar purse when opening round action gets underway Thursday at the spectacular Edmonton Country Club. A starting grid of 156 players representing 16 countries, including 31 Canadian Tour champions with a combined 50 triumphs, are slated to be in the starting field. A total of 23 of the top 25 from the tour’s 2010 money list will chase the $40,000 winner’s share.
Current Order of Merit leader Brock Mackenzie, coming off his maiden tour win at the Times Colonist Open in Victoria, leads the U.S. charge into Edmonton and is accompanied by a Stars and Stripes supporting cast that includes Aaron Goldberg, Mike Grob, Daniel Im, Tom Stankowski, Rob Grube, Andy Matthews, Andy Walker, George Bradford, Alex Coe, John Ellis and Byron Smith. Smith and Ellis were the Order of Merit winners in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Full Story
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