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TORONTO -- Eugene Wong won the Canadian Tour Championship with a nearly perfect shot. Pat Angerer Jersey . The North Vancouver, B.C., native two-hopped the ball into the 18th hole from 133 yards out on Sunday, eagling to beat American Joe Panzeri by a single shot. "Theres a funny story to that shot," said the 21-year-old Wong. "My caddie and I were walking up the fairway, and he said it would be nice to hole it right now, wouldnt it? I said yeah, it would." It is Wongs first professional victory. The 2010 Jack Nicklaus Award winner earned $16,000 for the win and a two-year exemption on the Canadian Tour. He finished at 14-under par total, a stroke ahead of Panzeri, the 2011 International Rookie of the Year. "My confidence is really high now. I know I can compete with the pros and Im happy to get my first win, so theres one milestone down," said Wong. Playing in his third Canadian Tour event as a professional, Wong got off to a fast start with a chip in eagle on the first hole. That eagle propelled him into the early lead over Panzeri, who began the day a shot back of Wong at 9 under. "I got myself to the top of the leaderboard and hit solid shots coming in," said Panzeri. The lead, however, didnt last long as an untimely bogey on the fifth hole coupled with Panzeris third birdie of the day on No. 6 put Wong in a tie at 11 under. Panzeri would go on to birdie eight to grab the outright lead at 12 under before a bogey on nine put him back into a tie with Wong at 11 under. It looked more and more like Panzeri would walk away with the victory as he moved to 14-under par, three clear of the field. Panzeri would go on to bogey the par-4 13th hole, moving him to 13-under where he finished the tournament. "I made a sliding four-footer that I thought was to win the golf tournament. You cant control when something like that happens," said the classy Panzeri. Wong, knowing that he needed to get to 13 under to have any chance at a win, made a clutch birdie on No. 16, choosing to lay up on the reachable 283-yard par 4. He would go on to post par on No. 17, and a perfect drive on No. 18 set him up for the walk off eagle. The round of the day belonged to American Joel Dahmen, who matched the official course record with an 8-under 63. Dahmen managed to get around the course with just 20 putts and finished the tournament tied for 16th. Vancouvers Ryan Williams also had a round to remember. Following a disappointing 5-over opening nine, Williams went on a tear, posting seven birdies on his inward nine to post 28. With their top-10 showings, open qualifiers David Markle and Carlos Sainz Jr. earned spots into the final event of the year at The Great Waterway Classic. Andrew Luck Womens Jersey . -- Bruce Chen can relax a bit -- hes in the win column. Andrew Luck Jersey . Tournament organizers approved Tennis South Africas request for the switch and says Canada will stage the matchup from Sept. 14-16. The venue hasnt been decided. http://www.cheapindianapoliscoltsjersey.com/dwight-freeney-jersey . Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., scored a tournament high 32 points with 26 of them on kills, two on blocks and she added four service aces in Canadas 25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-11 loss. Reggie Wayne Jersey . The German won the opening set against the 211th-ranked Hogenkamp, who made her debut on the WTA tour, before play was suspended. It was Goerges second straight defeat against a Dutch opponent after losing to Arantxa Rus in the third round of the French Open. Reggie Wayne Womens Jersey . Lopez (6-14), making his 30th start of the season, gave up eight hits to pick up his first victory since July 8 against Florida. He also struck out four and walked zero. "He had a big smile on his face, I know that," Arizona interim manager Kirk Gibson said of Lopez. Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Michael Bourn finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and fell a home run shy of the cycle as Houston downed Chicago, 7-3, in the middle test of a three-game set from Wrigley Field. Jeff Keppinger had a pair of hits and drove in two for the Astros, who have won six of their last eight. Brett Wallace added his first major-league homer for the victors. Nelson Figueroa (5-2) turned in five solid frames, allowing six hits and three runs while fanning five and walking three. Figgy worked through those five innings, but had to use a lot of pitches to do it, Astros manager Brad Mills said. Figueroa threw 111 pitches. Tyler Colvin was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Marlon Byrd knocked in the other run for the Cubs, who had won four of five coming in. Pitching for the first time since August 1 due to a heart issue, Carlos Silva (10-6) was charged in defeat for nine hits and six runs over five innings. Its late, but you hope hell go through more activity and his arm strength will be better, Cubs manager Mike Quade said. Houston moved ahead for good in the second. Trailing 2-1, Wallace started the inning with his homer to center. Tommy Manzella and Jason Castro singled, then a Figueroa sacrifice buntt moved both runners ahead of Bourns two-run double.dddddddddddd Colvins RBI triple in the third brought the Cubs within a run, but the Astros picked up two runs in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Keppinger followed by a double from Hunter Pence that scored Keppinger. Bourns sac fly in the sixth plated Houstons seventh run of the contest. Castro hit a one-out infield single, went to third on a pinch-single from Matt Downs before scoring. Tim Byrdak worked out of Jeff Fulchinos trouble in the home sixth then set aside the Cubs in order in the seventh. Mark Melancon did the same in the eighth and Fernando Abad finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth. Bourn led off the game with a triple and scored on Keppingers base hit, before Chicago struck twice in the home at-bat on a Byrd RBI single and a Colvin force out. GAME NOTES:The Astros improved to 9-5 this season against the Cubs, including a 5-3 mark on Chicagos north side...Entering the contest, Figueroa racked up a 1.96 ERA in four starts since coming to Houston...Prior to the game, the Cubs dedicated a statue to honor left-handed slugger Billy Williams. Williams played from 1959-74 with Chicago and was a 1987 Hall of Fame inductee. ' ' '
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