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A tale of two rounds for C anadian

golfers A ustin C onnelly, G arret R ank
POSTMEDIA NETWORK | July 16, 2015 4:18 PM ET
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Canadian golfer Austin Connelly drives the ball during a practice round at Angus Glen in Markham, Dave Abel/Postmedia Network
Ont., during the 2015 Pan Am Games on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
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By Rob Marsiglio, Centennial College for Postmedia News

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MARKHAM, Ont. Golf is a game of ups and downs both on the course and between the ears.

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It is important to not get too high after a good round, or too low after a bad one.

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It is also a game that requires confidence in yourself and your caddie.

Austin Connelly and Garret Rank are confident guys that earned their place on Team Canada and
know that they belong.

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Austin and I both know that if we go out and play our best golf we can beat anyone in the world on
any given day, said Rank in an interview on Wednesday. Its just a matter of going out and getting the
job done.
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After days of practice and getting used to the dorm room atmosphere of the athletes village, the duo
got their Pan American Games experience underway Thursday morning.
On a course that was described as a tale of two nines by one American coach, the Canadian mens
golf team was a tale of two rounds.
Rank got his day started at 8:44 a.m. The two-time OUA champion including one win in 2010 at
Angus Glen made great up and downs on the first and second holes to save par, but couldnt hang
on the rest of the way.
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Triple-bogey sevens on the eighth and 13th holes were his undoing en route to a seven-over-par 79.
It was a cool experience and something I will remember for the rest of my life, Rank said after his
round. The next few days are new days and hopefully I can play a little better.

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Described as very even keel by his girlfriend Nancy, onlookers would never have been able to tell that
Rank was struggling during his round. He continued to show his positive attitude after he walked off the
18th green.
I probably shot myself in the foot today for the individual race, said the 27-year-old. But Ill hold my
head high and go out there the next few days and try and do the best that I can and hopefully help Lorie
(Kane) and Austin into a team medal.

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Connelly, on the other hand, found himself on the desirable side of par.
Playing in the group behind Rank, the 18-year-old native of Dallas whose father was born in
Toronto fired a two-under-par 70 as his parents looked on.

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xy Montreal

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They never miss golf tournaments, said Connelly outside of the clubhouse at Angus Glen. I probably
take it for granted sometimes, but theyre always out here supporting me and its really nice that they
do that.

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x Detroit

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x Ottawa

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26

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Despite shooting nine strokes better than his countryman, Connelly knows there are areas that he can
improve on as the week progresses.

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I just hit a couple of bad tee balls, and kept hitting it in the rough, he said. Its kind of tough to play
from the rough.

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Connelly is five strokes behind the leader, Alejandro Tosti of Argentina, after the first round. Rank had
a front row seat to Tostis stellar day as they were paired together on Thursday.
The Elmira, Ont., native said that it wasnt discouraging playing with Tosti, but rather the opposite.
He played really well, he hit a lot of good iron shots really close, said Rank. As much as I was kind
of struggling with my game, it was motivating to watch that and know that a good score like that is out
there.
The mens golf competition continues on Friday morning, with Rank teeing off at 10:56 a.m. and
Connelly at 11:07 a.m.
This story was produced by students from Centennial College in Toronto in conjunction with
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