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CANADA FINISHES THIRD AT FOUR NATIONS TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP
- Australia wins eighth Four Nations title -
Mississauga, Ont. - Canada defeated Japan in the final round of the Four Nations Teams Championship by a final score of 5-4 to finish third overall at Christchurch Golf Club in New Zealand. Australia continued its dominance of the event, sweeping its final round singles matches against New Zealand to win its eighth title in ten championships.
Under sunny skies and moderate winds, Team Canada trailed Japan 2-1 after the morning foursomes matches, but rallied in the afternoon, taking four of the singles matches. Lee Curry of Ottawa anchored the team with a brilliant match that included birdies on six of the first 11 holes. However, the effort wasn’t enough to make up for Canada’s losses earlier in the week; just two additional match wins over the first two days would have allowed Canada to retain the championship title.
Following are the results from the morning foursome matches:
Ryan Vallely (Lethbridge, AB) and Mike Mezei (Lethbridge, AB) def. Haruo Fujishima and Takamasa Yamamoto 3 & 1
Tatsuya Sato and Toru Nakajima def. Craig Doell (Victoria, BC) and Lindsay Bernakevitch (Regina, SK)
4 & 3
Toyokazu Fujishima and Jumpei Takayama def. Lee Curry (Ottawa, ON) and Matt Ion Young (Burlington, ON) 1-up
The following are the results from the afternoon singles matches:
Ryan Vallely (Lethbridge, AB) def. Haruo Fujishima 2 & 1
Takamasa Yamamoto def. Matt Ion Young (Burlington, ON) 4 & 3
Mike Mezei (Lethbridge, AB) def. Tatsuya Sato 5 & 4
Lindsay Bernakevitch (Regina, SK) def. Toru Nakajima 2 & 1
Toyokazu Fujishima def. Craig Doell (Victoria, BC) 5 & 4
Lee Curry (Ottawa, ON) def. Jumpei Takayama 4 & 3
The final standings are as follows:
1. Australia 3 wins, 20.5 points
2. New Zealand 2 wins, 15.5 points
3. Canada 1 wins, 11 points
4. Japan 0 wins, 7 points
Tournament Quick Facts:
- The Four Nations Teams Championship is a biennial team competition between Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
- Canada is the defending champion after winning the event for the first time in 2001 on home soil at Lambton Golf and Country Club in Toronto.
- Australia has won the event eight times while Japan has won once. New Zealand has never won the event.
- Each match is worth one point for a total of nine; halved matches will be worth a ½ point.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alison King
RCGA Communications Supervisor
905-849-9700, ext. 206
king@rcga.org
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