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CTV News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Calgary golfer Hunter Thomson comes from Canadian Open pro baptism to compete in Glencoe Invitational
Calgary golfer Hunter Thomson is competing in this week's Glencoe Invitational after narrowly missing the cut in his first professional tournament, the Canadian Open. The Peleton Glencoe Invitational gets underway Thursday, where the next generation of Canadian golfers hope to follow in the footsteps of an illustrious roster of past winners. All the big names in Canadian golf have at one time teed it up in the Glencoe Invitational. Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor all played in the tournament. Past winners include Graham Delaet, Mackenzie Hughes and Jared Du Toit. And that's who many of the current crop of young Canadian golfers aspire to become, including one Calgary golfer who caught the attention of the golf world in his very first tournament -- last week's Canadian Open. There are four divisions in the Glencoe Invitational -- men's and women's amateur and men's and women's professional. Calgarian Hunter Thomson is in the field in this week's Glencoe event, after narrowly missing the cut at the Canadian Open last weekend, his first professional tournament. Thomson was four under and one shot inside the cut line with three holes left in his second round last Friday when the moment may have gotten to him. He played the final three holes in four over par, missing the cut by three strokes. Calgary's Hunter Thomson smiles as he walks off the course following the first round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ont., Thursday, June 5, 2025. Thomson shot 3 under on the day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Calgary's Hunter Thomson smiles as he walks off the course following the first round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ont., Thursday, June 5, 2025. Thomson shot 3 under on the day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn But it was still a great experience and Thomson said Wednesday he was able to take a lot away from it. 'I really learned that I have the game to compete out there,' he said, 'and I feel like it's kind of where I belong. It's a really big confidence boost.' He said being around the best Canadian golfers felt fantastic. 'All the pros on the PGA Tour from Canada right now are really a huge inspiration for me,' he said. 'Guys like Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, Taylor Pendrith, all those guys are paving the way for us young Canadians, so it's really inspirational for sure.' After the Glencoe Invitational, Thomson said he's taking a few weeks off before he tees it up in New Brunswick for the first week of the Canadian Tour. The Glencoe Invitational starts Thursday and the final round is Saturday. With files from CTV's Glenn Campbell
Toronto Star
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pro as soon as he teed it up at the only PGA Tour event in Canada. 'I honestly didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would,' said Thomson outside the clubhouse at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. 'I mean, I got up there and I just felt comfortable. It's like, this is just another round of golf, and just send it, man. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'And I absolutely smoked my first drive.' That's not just his impression. Starting on the par-4 10th hole, his first drive flew 323 yards. A 94-yard approach shot got him to within three feet of the hole, and he sunk the putt for birdie. Thomson finished the day with four birdies but bogeyed the par-4 13th hole. 'This is not college golf. It's a much bigger stage,' said Thomson. 'But I'm competing against a lot of the same guys that I've been competing against, a lot of young guys out here. 'So I'm just comfortable out here and I really thought that on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was like, 'I'm actually comfortable out here.' It's really nice.' There are 24 Canadians in the field at TPC Toronto in Osprey Valley, a sprawling parkland-style course in Alton, a community within the municipality of Caledon, Ont. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., was the low Canadian, firing a 5-under 65 in the morning to share the clubhouse lead. He dropped back into a tie for ninth after several players in the afternoon wave overtook him. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 Canadian Open winner, shot a 4-under 66 to sit in a tie for 18th. Toronto's Richard T. Lee and Adam Hadwin, also from Abbotsford, were tied with Thomson at 3 under for a share of 31st. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'I'm fairly satisfied. It's something to build on, at least movement forward for now,' said Hadwin, who started the week 120th on the FedEx Cup standings. 'I struck it really well today. I had quite a few chances. 'The putter just never got hot, missed a couple shorter ones coming in.' Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., shot a 2-under 68 to sit in a tie with Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., Matthew Scobie of Oshawa, Ont., and Vancouver's Brett Webster. A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas, and amateur Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., were at 1 under. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., the top-ranked Canadian on the PGA Tour, Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., and Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., were grouped at even par. Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., as well as amateurs Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., and Toronto's Matthew Javier were tied at 1 over. Cougar Collins of Caledon shot 2 over and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., was 3 over. Calgary's Wes Heffernan, David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Mark Hoffman of Wasaga Beach, Ont., had 5-over rounds. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025. Read more on the RBC Canadian Open at
CTV News
06-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
Calgary's Hunter Thomson smiles as he walks off the course following the first round of the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ont., Thursday, June 5, 2025. Thomson shot 3 under on the day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pro as soon as he teed it up at the only PGA Tour event in Canada. 'I honestly didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would,' said Thomson outside the clubhouse at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. 'I mean, I got up there and I just felt comfortable. It's like, this is just another round of golf, and just send it, man. 'And I absolutely smoked my first drive.' That's not just his impression. Starting on the par-4 10th hole, his first drive flew 323 yards. A 94-yard approach shot got him to within three feet of the hole, and he sunk the putt for birdie. Thomson finished the day with four birdies but bogeyed the par-4 13th hole. 'This is not college golf. It's a much bigger stage,' said Thomson. 'But I'm competing against a lot of the same guys that I've been competing against, a lot of young guys out here. 'So I'm just comfortable out here and I really thought that on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was like, 'I'm actually comfortable out here.' It's really nice.' There are 24 Canadians in the field at TPC Toronto in Osprey Valley, a sprawling parkland-style course in Alton, a community within the municipality of Caledon, Ont. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., was the low Canadian, firing a 5-under 65 in the morning to share the clubhouse lead. He dropped back into a tie for ninth after several players in the afternoon wave overtook him. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 Canadian Open winner, shot a 4-under 66 to sit in a tie for 18th. Toronto's Richard T. Lee and Adam Hadwin, also from Abbotsford, were tied with Thomson at 3 under for a share of 31st. 'I'm fairly satisfied. It's something to build on, at least movement forward for now,' said Hadwin, who started the week 120th on the FedEx Cup standings. 'I struck it really well today. I had quite a few chances. 'The putter just never got hot, missed a couple shorter ones coming in.' Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., shot a 2-under 68 to sit in a tie with Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., Matthew Scobie of Oshawa, Ont., and Vancouver's Brett Webster. A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas, and amateur Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., were at 1 under. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., the top-ranked Canadian on the PGA Tour, Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., and Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., were grouped at even par. Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., as well as amateurs Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., and Toronto's Matthew Javier were tied at 1 over. Cougar Collins of Caledon shot 2 over and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., was 3 over. Calgary's Wes Heffernan, David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Mark Hoffman of Wasaga Beach, Ont., had 5-over rounds. --John Chidley Hill This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
Hamilton Spectator
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pro as soon as he teed it up at the only PGA Tour event in Canada. 'I honestly didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would,' said Thomson outside the clubhouse at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. 'I mean, I got up there and I just felt comfortable. It's like, this is just another round of golf, and just send it, man. 'And I absolutely smoked my first drive.' That's not just his impression. Starting on the par-4 10th hole, his first drive flew 323 yards. A 94-yard approach shot got him to within three feet of the hole, and he sunk the putt for birdie. Thomson finished the day with four birdies but bogeyed the par-4 13th hole. 'This is not college golf. It's a much bigger stage,' said Thomson. 'But I'm competing against a lot of the same guys that I've been competing against, a lot of young guys out here. 'So I'm just comfortable out here and I really thought that on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was like, 'I'm actually comfortable out here.' It's really nice.' There are 24 Canadians in the field at TPC Toronto in Osprey Valley, a sprawling parkland-style course in Alton, a community within the municipality of Caledon, Ont. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., was the low Canadian, firing a 5-under 65 in the morning to share the clubhouse lead. He dropped back into a tie for ninth after several players in the afternoon wave overtook him. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 Canadian Open winner, shot a 4-under 66 to sit in a tie for 18th. Toronto's Richard T. Lee and Adam Hadwin, also from Abbotsford, were tied with Thomson at 3 under for a share of 31st. 'I'm fairly satisfied. It's something to build on, at least movement forward for now,' said Hadwin, who started the week 120th on the FedEx Cup standings. 'I struck it really well today. I had quite a few chances. 'The putter just never got hot, missed a couple shorter ones coming in.' Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., shot a 2-under 68 to sit in a tie with Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., Matthew Scobie of Oshawa, Ont., and Vancouver's Brett Webster. A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas, and amateur Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., were at 1 under. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., the top-ranked Canadian on the PGA Tour, Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., and Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., were grouped at even par. Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., as well as amateurs Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., and Toronto's Matthew Javier were tied at 1 over. Cougar Collins of Caledon shot 2 over and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., was 3 over. Calgary's Wes Heffernan, David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Mark Hoffman of Wasaga Beach, Ont., had 5-over rounds. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON – You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pro as soon as he teed it up at the only PGA Tour event in Canada. 'I honestly didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would,' said Thomson outside the clubhouse at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. 'I mean, I got up there and I just felt comfortable. It's like, this is just another round of golf, and just send it, man. 'And I absolutely smoked my first drive.' That's not just his impression. Starting on the par-4 10th hole, his first drive flew 323 yards. A 94-yard approach shot got him to within three feet of the hole, and he sunk the putt for birdie. Thomson finished the day with four birdies but bogeyed the par-4 13th hole. 'This is not college golf. It's a much bigger stage,' said Thomson. 'But I'm competing against a lot of the same guys that I've been competing against, a lot of young guys out here. 'So I'm just comfortable out here and I really thought that on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was like, 'I'm actually comfortable out here.' It's really nice.' There are 24 Canadians in the field at TPC Toronto in Osprey Valley, a sprawling parkland-style course in Alton, a community within the municipality of Caledon, Ont. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., was the low Canadian, firing a 5-under 65 in the morning to share the clubhouse lead. He dropped back into a tie for ninth after several players in the afternoon wave overtook him. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 Canadian Open winner, shot a 4-under 66 to sit in a tie for 18th. Toronto's Richard T. Lee and Adam Hadwin, also from Abbotsford, were tied with Thomson at 3 under for a share of 31st. 'I'm fairly satisfied. It's something to build on, at least movement forward for now,' said Hadwin, who started the week 120th on the FedEx Cup standings. 'I struck it really well today. I had quite a few chances. 'The putter just never got hot, missed a couple shorter ones coming in.' Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., shot a 2-under 68 to sit in a tie with Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., Matthew Scobie of Oshawa, Ont., and Vancouver's Brett Webster. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas, and amateur Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., were at 1 under. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., the top-ranked Canadian on the PGA Tour, Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., and Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., were grouped at even par. Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., as well as amateurs Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., and Toronto's Matthew Javier were tied at 1 over. Cougar Collins of Caledon shot 2 over and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., was 3 over. Calgary's Wes Heffernan, David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Mark Hoffman of Wasaga Beach, Ont., had 5-over rounds. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
