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Chilliwack’s Brad Clapp misses cut in Mackenzie Tour opener

Clapp was steady, but didn’t make enough birdies to keep himself above Friday’s cut line.
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Brad Clapp’s first outing on the 2017 Mackenzie Tour was a tough one.

The 30 year old missed the cut at the Freedom 55 Financial Open, a four-round tournament that was played Thursday through Sunday at the Point Grey Golf and Country Club.

Clapp has performed well at this tourney in year’s past, including a memorable second place finish in 2014 and a top 20 showing (19th) last season.

Clapp opened this year’s event with one-over-par 73 in the opening round. Clapp birdied nine and 18 and bogied three, 15 and 16.

The Chilliwack Golf Club instructor fired an even-par 2 in round two, leaving him right on the cut-line of one under.

“I had glimpses of brilliance mixed in with momentary lapses in focus and judgement,” Clapp said. “I played a little more reserved off the tee box which didn’t set up enough good birdie chances to off-set some mistakes.”

American Lee McCoy ran away with the tournament title, shooting a 20-under 268 to beat runner-ups Hunter Stewart and Jordan Niebrugge (both Americans) by eight strokes.

Kevin Stinson, the new lead instructor at Chilliwack’s Cheam Mountain Golf Course, tied for 39th overall with a four-under 284.

Clapp is in Victoria this week for the Bayview Place Cardtronics Open, running Thursday through Sunday at the Uplands Golf Club.



Eric Welsh

About the Author: Eric Welsh

I joined the Chilliwack Progress in 2007, originally hired as a sports reporter.
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