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McQuillan makes huge move on final day of Reno-Tahoe Open; Piercy wins title

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Scott Piercy kisses his wife, Sara, after he won the Reno-Tahoe Open Sunday at Montreux Golf and Country Club.

Canadian Matt McQuillan shot the lights out Sunday to lift himself into a T6 finish in the Reno-Tahoe Open at Montreux Golf & Country Club.

The Kingston native fired a scintillating six-under 66 that included seven birdies and one bogey as he racked up $97,125 in earnings.

McQuillan’s powerful performance landed him at 11-under 277 for the championship. He now has two top-10 finishes over his last five tournaments.

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Calgary’s Stephen Ames was another Canadian that played on the weekend.

Ames carded a final round score of one-over 73 to end up T50 at three-under 285. He won $7,131.43.

Scott Piercy of the U.S. won the event by a single shot over fellow American Pat Perez.

Piercy banked $540,000 after shooting a two-under 70 to finish at 15-under 273.

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Matt McQuillan came in T6 at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
Matt McQuillan came in T6 at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
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Ron Patey's career in the media profession spanned 21 years. His duties as special sections editor for Sun Media included writing about and photographing many subjects in the capital region. The topic he fell in love with the most was golf. During Ron's 11 years of covering the local scene for...

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