Brian McCann of Mississauga, ON birdied his final 5 holes to post a 4 under par 67 to win the Great Lakes Tour Pre Season Shootout held at the par 71 Hidden Lake New Course in Burlington, ON.  The Shootout was originally scheduled for April 19th, but was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for today. 

After a not so great first nine of 37, Brian parred the first 4 holes of his second nine than finished with a flurry of birdies on holes 5,6,7,8, and a near hole in one on the par 3 ninth.  McCann's 67 was one shot better than Burlington's Michael Gligic and London's Gareth Raflewski....

Michael Gligic was left with a bad taste in his mouth when on the par 5 14th hole his drive plugged just a yard off the fairway and had to declare a lost ball.  After the penalty, Gligic made bogey and went on to post a rather disappointing 68.  Whereas, Gareth Raflewski's round was highlighted by an eagle on his final hole to vault into a tie for second place.

The winner of the Pre Season shootout receives the year of entry fees paid for on the Great Lakes Tour.  The players who finish second and third received paid entries into all ten of the one day Regular Series Events on the Great Lakes 2011 schedule. 

Alan McLean of London finished alone in fourth with a round of 69.  Ben Ferguson rounded out the top 5 with a solid score of 1 under par 70. 

The next event on the Great Lakes Tour schedule is Regular Series Event #2 at Heron Point Golf Links in Ancaster, ON Tuesday May 10th. 

For full field scores and statistics of the Pre Season Shootout please visit www.greatlakestour.com