“Jared’s been playing great, he’s been trending really well for the past six months,” said Ingram. Ingram, who was named the head coach of Canada’s men’s golf team earlier in the month, wasn’t surprised by du Toit’s performance. I haven’t thought that far ahead.” Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images Photo by Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images “We’re going to take care of this bronchitis a little bit, probably hold off the celebration a little more,” said du Toit. Coach Derek Ingram drove du Toit to nearby Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and the young player only got five hours of sleep ahead of Sunday’s final round. Making his breakout performance even more impressive, Du Toit learned on Saturday night that he had bronchitis after what he initially thought was a cold grew worse over the past seven days. “Every tee box, every green, everyone was clapping, hollering, ’Go Canada!’ The atmosphere they were providing was unbelievable,” said du Toit, who added that he lost count of how many high fives he doled out on Sunday, but that there were enough to make his hands sore. Du Toit finished the day a 1-under 71 and tied for ninth at 9 under.ĭu Toit, who only had 15 fans following his trio in Thursday’s opening round, had nothing but praise for the Canadian fans who rallied to support him after 5-under 67 in the first round thrust him to the top of the standings.
The 21-year-old Arizona State University player struggled in the front nine with two bogeys and a birdie before rallying with three birdies and a bogey in the back.
Honestly unbelievable.”ĭu Toit started the day tied for second and was in the top pairing with leader Brandt Snedeker. “I probably could have shot a hundred out here and they would have been behind my back all day. “It was awesome,” said du Toit of the hundreds of fans that followed him around the course on Sunday. Fans gave him a rousing standing ovation when he birdied on the final shot of the tournament and again as he was given the Gary Cowan medal as the Canadian Open’s lowest scoring amateur player. John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press Īlthough the amateur from Kimberley, B.C., fell out of contention in the final round of the PGA Tour event, he still got the biggest ovation of the day at the awards ceremony on the 18th green at Glen Abbey Golf Club. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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