12/10/2008

- Royal Canadian Golf Association announces final National Order of Merit standings –

Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) Nick Taylor of Ledgeview Golf and Country Club in Abbotsford, B.C. was recognized as the top male amateur golfer this season as the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) announced the final 2008 National Order of Merit standings.

In the men’s national ranking, Taylor tops the list after a stellar season that saw him earn entry into the U.S Open, as well as the RBC Canadian Open where he finished tied for 53rd. The 21-year old Team Canada member also earned individual runner-up honours at the NCAA Division 1 finals and the World Amateur Team Championships.

Rounding out the top five on the men’s Order of Merit are Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, B.C., who won the B.C. Junior Boys and Men’s Amateur Championships; Calgary native Jordan Irwin who was named to the All-Conference USA First Team and Canada’s World Amateur team; 17-year old Julien Goulet of St Roch de l'Achigan, Que., who won the Graham Cooke Invitational Junior Championship; and 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion Cam Burke of New Hamburg, Ont.

The National Order of Merit standings recognize season-long achievements and were established to identify Canada’s top amateur golfers. The following are the Top 10 on the Men’s 2008 National Orders of Merit:

2008 National Men’s Order of Merit (Top 10)

Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC	1410.00
Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, BC	979.00
Jordan Irwin, Calgary, AB	946.00
Julien Goulet, St Roch de l'Achigan, QC	745.25
Cam Burke, New Hamburg, ON	686.00
Dave Bunker, Woodbridge, ON	623.75
Graham Hill, Brights Grove, ON	584.00
Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB	570.00
Adam Hadwin, Abbotsford, BC	524.50
David Markle, Shelburne, ON	484.00