Manotick, Ont. – Kyle Gordon and David Lang both sit as the clubhouse leaders at 4-under at the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO.
The second round was delayed due to unplayable conditions caused by rain that pushed back tee times by an hour and a half or more at Carleton Golf and Yacht Club in Manotick, Ont. Most of the players in the afternoon wave were not able to complete their rounds with play being suspended due to unplayable conditions due to the rain at 4:45 p.m. ET. As a result, round two will resume at 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday with round three tee times to follow.
David Lang of Toronto, Ont. was one of those not able to finish his second round and is sitting as the co-leader at 4-under through seven holes along with Kyle Gordon.
Lang got off to a tough start bogeying the first hole of his opening nine after holding the lead in the first round. He finished with six consecutive pars and will resume play on the 17th hole tomorrow morning as he continues his second round.
Gordon of Whitby, Ont. played in the morning flight and recorded six birdies on Wednesday to jump 10 spots up the leaderboard after shooting a 4-under 66. Coming out of round one Gordon shot an even par 70 and was sitting at T11.
“Putting was the best part of my game today,” said Gordon. “Didn’t hit it the best today but made a couple good par saves on 12 and 13, then made a 40-foot putt for birdie on 14. The birdie on 14 was a bonus that got me going.”
During round two, Gordon’s round got off to an ideal start by carding four birdies on the front nine and continued with two more on the back nine.
“My game this week has been up and down so far. Hit some good shots on day one, but couldn’t get the putts to drop,” said Gordon. “Day two was kinda the opposite, hit some poor shots but made up for it with the putter. Just trying to take the positives that I haven’t played my best and I’m still in contention heading into the last two days.”
Gary Pike of Victoria, B.C. sits first in the Mid-Master division by two strokes. Brooks Lancaster of Kaledon, B.C. is currently tied in second place with Adam Condello of Brentwood, Tenn. both are behind Pike sitting at 1-under par through seven holes. The Mid-Master is a separate division for players 40 and older. Pike resumes his second round play tomorrow and currently sits in a tie for third place alongside Jared Coyle of Manotick, Ont. at 3-under in the Mid-Amateur division.
Team Manitoba continues to own a four-shot advantage in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship over Team Ontario. Allan Mcdonald and Lyle Mackenzie’s even par rounds have contributed to the total team’s continued score of 1-under par. The team component will conclude after tomorrow’s second round play is completed with the winner being awarded the Bruce Forbes Trophy.
In addition to the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur title, the 2024 champion will receive direct exemptions into the 2024 U.S. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships.
For the current leaderboard from the second round of the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.
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