Athabasca, Alb – Eric Locke from Cochrane, Alb. shot a 5-under, 66 to top the list of golfers that have advanced to the RBC Canadian Open Final Qualifier on June 4 at Coppinwood Golf Club in Goodwood, Ont.
Locke carded four birdies and an eagle on Monday at Pinebrook Golf and Country Club in Athabasca, Alb. Richard Dou (a) of Calgary shot a 4-under, 67, while fellow amateurs Aneesh Kaura and Tommy McKenzie, both of Calgary shot rounds of 3-under, 68.
The top 15% of the field have advanced to the final RBC Canadian Open Final Qualifier this Sunday. Direct exemptions into the RBC Canadian Open are given when the starting field consists of 120 or more golfers.
RBC Canadian Open Alberta Regional Qualifier Results:
| Pos. | Player | Residence | To Par | Total |
| 1 | Eric Locke | Cochrane, AB | -5 | 66 |
| 2 | Richard Doug (a) | Calgary, AB | -4 | 67 |
| T3 | Aneesh Kaura (a) | Calgary, AB | -3 | 68 |
| T3 | Tommy McKenzie (a) | Calgary, AB | -3 | 68 |
| T5 | Braden O’Grady | Edmonton, AB | -2 | 69 |
| T5 | David Carey | Dublin, Ireland | -2 | 69 |
| T7 | Cooper Lindberg (a) | Calgary, AB | E | 71 |
| T7 | Alex Ching | Oceanside, California | E | 71 |
| T7 | Josh Nagy (a) | Saskatoon, SK | E | 71 |
| T7 | Josiah Tong (a) | Heritage Pointe, AB | E | 71 |
| T7 | Nicklaus Kennedy | Nelson, B.C. | E | 71 |
| T7 | Samuel Kirkness | Calgary, AB | E | 71 |
A series of five regional qualifiers took place across the country, with three providing direct exemptions into this year’s RBC Canadian Open, set for June 6-11 at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto.
For the full leaderboard click here.
Results from the B.C. Regional Qualifier can be found here.
Results from the first Ontario Regional Qualifier can be found here.
Results from the second Ontario Regional Qualifier can be found here.
Results from the Quebec Regional Qualifier can be found here.
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