Nationwide Tour.. our "other" Canucks

While  I watch Hearn and Mills in this critical weekend at the Tour Championship, I have been taking a look at our other Canucks who play on this tour and how they finished their years..

We often have 7 or 8 guys playing most week's and I must admit without interviewing them all individually that it has been a disappointing season for all but the above duo..


Baryla, Chris  ( Calgary)

I spoke with Chris via text and he has been recovering gradually from a back operation this year.
He got his tour card in 2009 by finishing 19th on the Nationwide money list.

I assume he will request a medical exemption for next year on the PGA Tour.

He had only 7 starts, making 2 cuts on tour this year.. His world ranking is 424 and he is 237th on the PGA money list..
He made 4 starts on the NW tour as well with 1 cut made and is 207th on that money list


Brown, Ted (Calgary )

Ted played in 24 events this year, made 10 cuts had a T10 and 2 T25's. He only made 35,000 and is 121 on the money list. His only PGAtour event was our Canadian Open where he MC..
It was his first full year on this tour despite the fact he is now 31..


DeCorso, Bryan ( Guelph)

I remember the excitement in 2008 when he was in contention for a T25 finish and possible tour card before a late season swoon ended his year at 40th.

This year he has never contended   24 events, only 8 cuts and just over 18,000 He has lost his world ranking and is at 153 on this money list


Fortin-Simard Keven (Roberval, Que.)

Played the CanTour in 2008 and on the E-Tour in 2009.. Only made 8 starts on the NW tour this year with 3 cuts made and is a lowly 202 on the money list as a result


Jarosch, Barrett (Edmonton)

Barrett played a full sked of 25 events, made 11 cuts and had 5 T25's and made just over 48,000 and is at 100 on the money list.. I just don't remember him contending for a win this year, but he will be back to try again next season...


Morland IV, David  ( North Bay)

The man from North Bay is on the wrong side of 40 now and only played in 12 events this year with 5 cuts made.. His schedule has been diminishing since his full status on tour days in 2008
As a result he has slipped to 175 on the money list.  I will say he is one of the nicest guys we have interviewed on Fairways, he has a young family and is still a long time away from any dreams of the Champions Tour...
Do you remember when he did this ??? At the Nationwide Tour Championship in 2003 and 2005, changed into Austin Powers and Elvis Presley costumes on Halloween during last hole of play in the final round


Risdon, Dustin (Calgary)

He had a solid rookie year in 2009 but fell off this year with 16 starts and only 6 cuts made.. He did manage a T3 at the Rex Hospital Open a tourney reduced to 54 holes.. He is 115 on this money list and 464 in the world.


Trudeau, Julian (Montreal)

Not much to say about his year  18 events only 2 cuts made and 192 on the money list.

So Risdon ,Jarosch, and Brown will all be back next year on this tour and we shall see what happens with Baryla, Hearn and Mills, all hopefully will not be back because they will be on the PGA tour

Plus we will hopefully have some new blood from the CanTour !!!

Bryan Angus   bryanangus4@gmail.com