Winnipeg – The Players Cup would like to congratulate Dustin Risdon on winning the ATB Financial Classic, presented by TELUS, on Sunday, July 4th.

Going into Sunday’s final round with a two shot lead, Risdon kept finding ways to keep the competition at bay and won the tournament with a final score of 17 under, four shots better than Adam Hadwin and Yohann Benson.

Hadwin, who was playing with Risdon on Sunday couldn’t buy a break all round. "I couldn't hit my wedges close enough and when I did, Dustin would make a putt on me. I never could get any momentum," said Hadwin, 22, who finished at 13-under. "Dustin won the golf tournament. I didn't lose it."

Risdon, who currently holds dual status with the Nationwide Tour for the 2010 season, could not do anything wrong on Sunday, getting up and down no matter what the situation, including an incredible flop shot out of some heavy rough to a few feet from the pin.

"Unbelievable; I couldn't even believe I did that," said Risdon.

This was the second time that Risdon has won a Canadian Tour event at the Edmonton Country Club. His last victory coming on the same fairways in 2007. With the win, Risdon takes home $40,000.

Adam Hadwin and Yohann Benson are just several of the many elite Canadian Tour players who will be making their way to Winnipeg to take part in this year’s Players Cup.

As a Canadian Tour flagship event, The Players Cup is the only professional event in Canada that grants an exemption for the winner to play in a PGA Tour event, The RBC Canadian Open. It also awards the second highest purse on the Canadian Tour and attracts the top PGA Tour prospects on the Canadian Tour. It will be taking place at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba July 12th to 18th, 2010.

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The Players Cup
Nicole McMillan, Executive Director
playerscup@shaw.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ph: 204-295-4441

www.theplayerscup.ca