DUNCAN, B.C. – American Zach Bauchou fought the heat with a 4-under-par 67 in Wednesday’s third round of the 114th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to hold a two-stroke lead at Duncan Meadows.

The 22-year-old Forest, Va., product sits at 13 under par for the tournament and has held the lead through the first three rounds. Bauchou, a junior at Oklahoma State, felt he left a lot of strokes on the course today.

“I didn’t really feel like I played that great today. I just didn’t hit it close to the hole so I didn’t have many great birdie looks,” said Bauchou, who was on his way to the practice range. “I was fortunate to only make one bogey which minimizes the damage a lot—I just need to play better tomorrow.”

American Zach Baochou finishes his third round with a 4-under 67 to maintain his lead at the #CDNAm

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Bauchou’s motivation comes from many sources, one of which included Oklahoma State teammate Sam Stevens, who now sits in a tie for third at 8 under. The pair shared a short exchange at the 17th tee to compare scores.

“I was asking Sam what he was at and he was 6 under,” smiled Bauchou. “So I was really gearing up to birdie the last two holes but I didn’t do that so that was disappointing. You know, I think I’m in a really good frame of mind to have a good day tomorrow.”

Trailing Bauchou is fellow American Philip Knowles, who shot a 64 to tie the course record (set this week by Australian Justin Warren). The Jacksonville, Fla., native sits at 11 under in solo second, narrowing Bauchou’s 36-hole lead by one stroke.

A trio of golfers sit tied for third place at 8 under par: Canadian Kaleb Gorbahn (Smithers, B.C.), Sam Stevens (Wichita, Kans.) and Cameron Young (Scarborough, N.Y.).

In 2017, Bauchou rallied from behind in the final round to win the title. On Thursday, he looks to close it out playing with lead. He tees off at 9:31 a.m. PT alongside Knowles and Gorbahn, the current low Canadian.

Team Canada graduate and NHL referee Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., sits in 6th place at 7 under for the tournament.

In addition to claiming the title of 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ont. from June 3-9.

The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

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QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. – Defending champion Zach Bauchou battled the extreme heat in Tuesday’s second round with a 3-under 68 to extend his lead to three strokes at the 114th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Bauchou, a Forest, Va., native, posted six birdies against three bogeys at co-host Pheasant Glen Golf Resort heading into the final two rounds back at Duncan Meadows.

“With all the par-3s you’re going to have to hit a lot of mid-irons—I was able to hit some really good shots and I putted really well too,” said the 22-year-old, greenside at No. 18. “I had some nice looks that I capitalized on today.”

The Oklahoma State junior grew his lead by one stroke on Tuesday and looks to stay aggressive in Wednesday’s third round.

“The goal is just to play as good as I can and make as many birdies as I can,” said Bauchou. “I’ve had some short game errors where I didn’t get up-and-down, so I’ll be looking to sharpen up my short game over the next two days and keep playing aggressively—pedal to the medal.”

Alone in second place is Gatineau, Que., resident Julien Sale, who shot a 2-under-par 69 at Pheasant Glen to move to 6 under for the tournament, three back of Bauchou.

“I’m just trying to put the ball in play and then go for the green and get the putter working well,” said Sale, who grew up in France. “For tomorrow, I’ll see if I need to be a bit more aggressive depending on how the other guys do.”

Sale’s efforts played a large part in helping Team Quebec capture the inter-provincial title to win their second straight Willingdon Cup. Alongside Sale were Team Canada members Joey Savoie (La Prairie, Que.) and Hugo Bernard (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.), who helped Quebec to a 10-under-par score and a seven-stroke win—their eighth victory all-time.

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Team Alberta was the only other team to finish under par, closing with a score of 3 under to finish alone in second place.

Also making significant moves on Tuesday were Garrett Rank and Justin Warren. Rank, an Elmira, Ont., native and Team Canada graduate, shot a 65 to tie the course record at Pheasant Glen. The 30-year-old climbed into a five-way tie for sixth place at 3 under for the tournament.

At Duncan Meadows, Australian Justin Warren carded a scorching 64 to set the new course record (Bauchou tied the old record of 65 on Monday). Warren, a senior at Little Rock, sits tied for 24th at even par.

A total of 71 players who finished 3 over par or better have advanced to the final two rounds of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to be contested at Duncan Meadows.

In addition to claiming the title of 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ont. from June 3-9.

The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

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Reigning champion Zach Bauchou fired a 65 in Monday’s opening round of the 114th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Duncan Meadows Golf Course to tie the course record and lead by two strokes.

The Forest, Va., native thrived in the sweltering B.C. weather, going 7 under through his first 10 holes thanks to two eagles—one that included a hole-out from the bunker on No. 17. Bauchou cooled off on his final eight holes, giving one back with a bogey on the par-3 7th.

“I was making some nice putts and hitting my irons really well,” said Bauchou, greenside at the 9th hole. “My round kind of fizzled off at the end—I missed a short putt and stopped making some putts. But 65 is still a solid round and it’s a good start.”

Bauchou will tee off at 1:03 p.m. PT on Tuesday at co-host Pheasant Glen Golf Resort. He plans to clean up some minor mistakes, with the game plan remaining the same.

“I really felt like the last eight holes I could have played a lot better, so I need to touch up on some things this afternoon and come out strong tomorrow,” said the 22-year-old Oklahoma State junior. “I’m going to hit a lot of drivers out there [Pheasant Glen], you just need to hit some good wedges and make some putts.”

Defending champion Zach Bauchou of Forest, Va., shoots an opening-round 65 to tie the Duncan Meadows course record and take the early clubhouse lead in the Canadian Amateur at 6 under #CDNAm

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There is a five-way tie for second at 4 under par consisting of: Team Canada National Squad member Joey Savoie (La Prairie, Que.), Andrew Harrison (Camrose, Alta.), Kaleb Gorbahn (Smithers, B.C.), Julien Sale (Gatineau, Que.) and Oliver Ménard (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.).

Canadian Junior Boys champion Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., sits in a four-way tie for 7th at 3 under par.

Team Quebec jumped out to an early lead in the 36-hole inter-provincial competition for the Willingdon Cup. The trio’s lowest two scores (67-67) of the round from Savoie and Sale gave the team a score of 8 under par and a six-stroke advantage.

Teams Alberta and British Columbia share second place at 2 under par. The Willingdon Cup champion will be crowned on Tuesday at Pheasant Glen.

In addition to claiming the title of 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ont. from June 3-9.

The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

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DUNCAN, B.C. – Canadians Kolten Almgren, Zach Ryujin, Mike Aizawa, Ethan Bennett and Brent Wilson earned exemptions into the 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship on Friday in the 18-hole qualifying event at Duncan Meadows Golf Course.

Almgren, a University of B.C. sophomore from Comox, B.C., posted the low score of the day with a 4-under par 68, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 12th hole.

Ryujin of North Vancouver, B.C., was next in line with a 3-under-par 69, good for sole possession of runner-up honours. Aizawa (Richmond, B.C.), Bennett (Stoney Creek, Ont.), and Wilson (Cobble Hill, B.C.) rounded out the top five that punched their tickets to the third-oldest amateur event in the world.

The first, second and third alternates are Alec Berry (Corvalis, Oreg.), Sadiq Jiwa (Vancouver, B.C.) and Drew Herbert (Currumbin Gold Coast, B.C.).

The Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship takes place from Aug. 6-9 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, with a field of 246 players competing from nine countries around the world.

The field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties for the final two rounds contested at Duncan Meadows.

In addition to claiming the title of 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ont., from June 3-9.

The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

In total, about 500 visitors (players, coaches, caddies, friends and family members) are expected to spend up to a week or more in the Cowichan Valley for this multi-day competition supported by upwards of 200 volunteers from across southern Vancouver Island.

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The world’s best amateur golfers are set to compete in the 114th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in British Columbia at both Duncan Meadows Golf Course and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort from Aug. 6-9.

The championship was first held in 1895, making it one of the most storied sporting events in Canada and third oldest amateur championship in the world. Duncan Meadows will play host to 252 players from nine countries over four stroke play rounds, while Pheasant Glen will co-host for the first two rounds prior to the 36-hole cut.

Duncan Meadows Golf Course has hosted 10 provincial and national tournaments, including the 2011 Canadian Women’s Amateur. The course is a mix of open grassland with stream and pond habitat in a gently rolling landscape with maple and fir woodlands framed by unforgettable mountain and valley views. Resident eagles, mink, deer and visiting elk are witness to golfers of all levels taking up the challenge.

Co-host Pheasant Glen boasts breathtaking views in the beautiful landscapes of Qualicum Beach. The 18-hole course is a multi-million dollar rebuild by new owners, who finished the course started by Doug Carrick in 1990 and completed by Frank Russell in 2005. The course previously hosted the 2016 B.C. Amateur Championship, 2015 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, and the 2008 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

Pheasant Glen Golf Resort

In 2017, Zach Bauchou of Forest, Va., became the 22nd American to capture the Canadian Men’s Amateur crown, winning at the Toronto Golf Club by a one-stroke margin.

Current PGA TOUR Canadians Mackenzie Hughes (Dundas, Ont.) and Nick Taylor (Abbotsford, B.C.) are recent winners of the event. Taylor won it in 2007 while Hughes won back-to-back titles from 2011-2012 – the last player to win in consecutive years.

A full field of competitors will compete for the Earl Grey Trophy and the title of Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, including Team Canada’s Hugo Bernard, the 2016 champion from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. He’ll be joined by teammate and 2017 low Canadian Josh Whalen of Napanee, Ont. Also in the draw are Vancouver Island natives Jeevan Sihota (2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Champion).

An inter-provincial team championship will be played in conjunction with the first 36 holes of the competition with three-member teams vying for the Willingdon Cup. Team Quebec consisting of Bernard, Marc-Olivier Plasse (Mercier, Que.) and Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) shot a combined 7 under par to capture their first team championship in 20 years (1997) and seventh victory all-time.

The Canadian Men’s Amateur Qualifier will be played at Duncan Meadows Golf Course on Aug. 3 – a minimum of five spots into the tournament will be awarded. Additional information can be found here.

The field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties for the final two rounds contested at Duncan Meadows.

In addition to claiming the title of 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club from June 3-9.

The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

In total, about 500 visitors (players, coaches, caddies, friends and family members) are expected to spend up to a week or more in the Cowichan Valley for this multi-day competition supported by upwards of 200 volunteers from across southern Vancouver Island.

At the time, it was the biggest win of Nick Taylor’s life, a victory he credits with providing the confidence and inner belief that ultimately helped propel him to the PGA TOUR.

Taylor won the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in 2007 and he’ll never forget the crazy final day he endured en route to the title. It lasted nearly 10 hours and 38 holes. Taylor would be the first to tell you it should have been over much sooner than that.

Taylor, then 19, was playing Michael Knight of Calgary in the 36-hole final of that 2007 Canadian Men’s Amateur at Riverside Country Club in Saskatoon. That was the last year the championship was decided via match play.

“I remember the morning match I kind of hung in there, lost on 18 to go one-down, and then I played really well in the afternoon and was three-up with three to play,” the Abbotsford, B.C., native said in a recent interview. “What sticks out to me is those last three holes.”

The adventure started on the par 5 16th hole at Riverside.

“I three-putted 16 for par to lose the hole and that is when they blew the horn because of an electrical storm,” Taylor said. “We went in for an hour or so and it felt like it was forever. Having had that opportunity to win and three-putt and then have to sit on that for a while wasn’t great. When we went back out there, the wind was blowing 30 miles an hour. It was crazy the way the conditions had changed.”

On the par 3 17th hole, Taylor once again had a chance to close out the match, but again three-putted.

Things got really crazy on the 18th hole, where Knight hit his drive way left down a steep embankment. Knight managed to find his original tee shot after hitting a provisional, but it didn’t look like he had much of a shot.

“So Mike is down there and he has a buddy caddying for him and they are laughing because they found the ball and it wasn’t in a good place,” Taylor said. “They were like ‘oh well, let’s just take a swing at it’ and it comes out perfectly. It almost comes up close, but rolls over the ridge and he’s about 20 feet away. He almost makes it, but gets his par.”

Taylor, meanwhile, is just 12 feet away in the fringe. He knows he can two-putt and win. So you can guess what happens next.

“It was such a fast putt,” Taylor said. “I hit it out of the fringe and it ripped by about six feet and I missed that. So my head was really spinning at that point for doing that.”

The match finally ended on the 38th hole. Both players had ended up in the same greenside bunker. Knight hit first and bladed his shot out of bounds. He had to take a drop into the same bunker and hit his next shot long into another bunker. Taylor then blasted out onto the green and Knight conceded.

“I played great that week, but if I had lost it would have been devastating,” Taylor said. “I remember trying to register what had happened and thinking that really I should have won that on the 16th hole. And then with the delay and everything that happened it was just kind of crazy.”

Taylor’s win at the 2007 Canadian Amateur followed his 2006 victory at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship and he became just the second player to win the Junior and Amateur back to back. Vancouver’s Brent Franklin first accomplished the feat in 1985, also at Riverside in Saskatoon.

Taylor said that win in Saskatoon meant so much to him, both at the time and in the years that followed. After closing out the match, Taylor and his family drove through the night to Calgary for a flight to California.

“I flew down to the U.S. Amateur to San Francisco and ended up playing really well down there, too.”

Taylor made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Amateur, which was being played at Pebble Beach. “So it was a crazy couple of weeks.”

But his Canadian Amateur win also had more long-lasting effects.

It helped get Taylor selected to the national amateur team, which provided him with all sorts of opportunities, and got him into his first Canadian Open. His confidence soared.

“I think it really helped my amateur career and my confidence going back for my second year of college (at the University of Washington),” Taylor said. “I struggled a bit in my first year at Washington. I was in and out of the lineup and didn’t play great.  That Canadian Amateur win was big for a lot of reasons.”

This year’s Canadian Amateur returns to Taylor’s home province of British Columbia. The 114th playing of the championship goes Aug. 4-9 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort on Vancouver Island.

The field will include all four members of the national amateur team Taylor used to be a part of: Hugo Bernard of Mount-Saint-Hilaire, Que., Joey Savoie of La Prairie, Que., Josh Whalen of Napanee, Ont., and Chris Crisologo of Richmond, B.C. Team Canada Development Team members Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., Nolan Thoroughgood of Victoria, Thomas Critch of Hamilton, Johnny Travale of Stoney Creek, Ont., and Peyton Callens of London, Ont., will also be in the field.

Competitors will each play one round at Duncan Meadows and Pheasant Glen before the field is cut to the low 70 and ties for the final two rounds at Duncan Meadows.

The winner will receive an exemption into the 2019 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club and the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship.

The Willingdon Cup inter-provincial team competition, which was won by Quebec in 2017, will be contested during the first two rounds of the event.

Taylor still keeps an eye on amateur golf in Canada. Chances are, he will be checking the scores on his computer and his mind will go running back to Saskatoon and that crazy day in 2007.

Zach Bauchou shot a final round 2-under-par 68 to win the 113th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at The Toronto Golf Club on Thursday.

The 21-year-old from Forest, Va., limited himself to one bogey on the day and made three birdies on the back nine to win the tournament by a single stroke—a victory he has been inching towards all season.

“I’m really honoured and pleased,” Bauchou said, standing next to the 18th green moments before he was awarded the Earl Grey Cup. “I’ve had a really good summer so this caps off the summer and the good playing I’ve had. I finished third twice and I’ve been in the last group both times on those so today, to [start] in the last group and not make many mistakes, was awesome and that was really cool.”

Bauchou played the 18th green conservatively knowing he had a one-shot lead. After putting his approach shot in the middle of the green and putting it to within two feet, he huddled with his caddie and said five words to him.

“Oh, we’re going to California.”

In addition to becoming the 22nd American to claim the title of 2017 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, Bauchou earned an exemption into the 2017 U.S. Amateur at the Riveria Country Club in Palisades, Calif., from Aug. 14-20.

In addition to participating in the U.S. Amateur Championship, Bauchou earned an exemption to the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont, and will also be exempt from 2018 U.S. Open Local Qualifying.

Shintaro Ban of San Jose, Calif., shot one of the two low scores of the day with a 66 to move up the leaderboard and into second place at 7 under par. The 21-year-old made the turn at even par before going on a tear and making birdies on hole Nos. 10, 11, 13 and 16.

For much of the afternoon, Ban and Bauchou took turns atop the leaderboard. On the 18th green, Ban had 40 feet left for a birdie that would bring him into a tie for the lead while Bauchou still had two holes to play. Ban’s ball looked promising as it headed toward the hole, ultimately stopping inches from the cup.

“I was just trying to make sure I got the ball there,” said Ban. “I thought I had the right read but it broke a little more than expected. I mean, it was a 40-footer, I can’t ask for much. It was creeping but it just wasn’t enough.”

Napanee, Ontario native Josh Whalen was the low-Canadian of the tournament shooting a 1-under-par 69 during the final round to earn bronze medallist honours.

“I can speak for all the Canadian guys like Matt Williams and Hugo Bernard, in saying that as Canadians we really want to be the ones to take it home,” said Whalen. “Low Canadian isn’t something I thought of at the start but it’s definitely something I’m proud of and speaks to the way I played today.”

After he made a birdie on the 10th hole, Whalen was leading the tournament at 6 under par, but a bogey on No. 15 stretched Bauchou’s lead to three, which proved too much to surmount.

Fifty-four-hole leader Camilo Aguado from Colombia had a rough day after a triple-bogey on the ninth hole derailed his tournament, moving the Colombian down the standings to a T4 finish.

Team Canada National Amateur Squad member and 2016 Hugo Bernard (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.) started in the final group but shot a 2-over-par 72 to finish tied for fourth.

Earlier in the week Bernard joined with Marc-Olivier Plasse (Mercier, Que.) and Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) to help Team Quebec win the province’s seventh Willingdon Cup inter-provincial team championship.

The Toronto Golf Club played host to the 113th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship alongside Islington Golf Club, who co-hosted the 264-player field during the first 36 holes.

The 2018 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will be held Aug. 6-9 at Duncan Meadows Golf Resort and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, in Vancouver Island, B.C.

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Pos	Player	Today	Thru	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Zach Bauchou [TO]  Forest, VA	-2	F	-8	66	70	68	68	272
2	Shintaro Ban [TO]  San Jose, CA	-4	F	-7	67	67	73	66	273
3	Josh Whalen [TO]  Napanee, ON	-1	F	-5	67	69	70	69	275
T4	Camilo Aguado [TO]  Colombia	+3	F	-4	66	67	70	73	276
T4	Hugo Bernard [TO]  Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC	+2	F	-4	66	67	71	72	276
T6	Lee Detmer [TO]  Washington, DC	-3	F	-3	70	72	68	67	277
T6	Maxwell Sear [TO]  Unionville, ON	-1	F	-3	72	66	70	69	277
T8	Chase Johnson [TO]  Barberton, OH	-2	F	-2	72	68	70	68	278
T8	Josh Armstrong [TO]  Australia	E	F	-2	69	69	70	70	278
T8	Matt Williams [TO]  Calgary, AB	+2	F	-2	69	69	68	72	278
T11	Garrett Rank [TO]  Elmira, ON	-3	F	-1	68	72	72	67	279
T11	A.J. Ewart [TO]  Coquitlam, BC	+1	F	-1	64	72	72	71	279
T13	Ryan Davis [TO]  Berkley Heights, NJ	-2	F	E	72	69	71	68	280
T13	Sam Meek [TO]  Peterborough, ON	-1	F	E	70	65	76	69	280
T13	Jimmy Jones [TO]  Lake Cowichan, BC	-1	F	E	68	75	68	69	280
T16	Étienne Papineau [TO]  St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	+1	F	+1	68	72	70	71	281
T16	Joey Savoie [TO]  La Prairie, QC	+2	F	+1	66	72	71	72	281
T16	C. Tanner Napier [TO]  Paris, TX	+5	F	+1	69	65	72	75	281
T19	Patrick Cover [TO]  Huntersville, NC	+1	F	+2	71	64	76	71	282
T19	Timmy Hildebrand [TO]  Carmel, IN	+1	F	+2	66	70	75	71	282
T19	Nicholas Ross [TO]  Dundas, ON	+3	F	+2	69	69	71	73	282
T22	Marc Casullo [TO]  Aurora, ON	-2	F *	+3	71	72	72	68	283
T22	Henry Lee [TO]  Coquitlam, BC	-1	F	+3	71	71	72	69	283
T22	Sean Stuart [TO]  Halifax, NS	+2	F	+3	71	73	67	72	283
T22	Emmett Oh [TO]  Calgary, AB	+4	F	+3	74	68	67	74	283
T22	Stratton Nolen [TO]  Austin, TX	+9	F	+3	69	64	71	79	283
T27	Jake Scarrow [TO]  Dewdney, BC	E	F	+4	70	73	71	70	284
T27	Eric Flockhart [TO]  Mississauga, ON	E	F	+4	65	74	75	70	284
T27	Thomas Critch [TO]  Cedar Park, TX	E	F *	+4	72	72	70	70	284
T27	Zaahidali Nathu [TO]  Richmond, BC	+1	F	+4	72	69	72	71	284
T27	Peyton Callens [TO]  Langton, ON	+2	F	+4	68	73	71	72	284
T27	Chandler Phillips [TO]  Huntsville, TX	+3	F	+4	68	73	70	73	284
T27	Josiah Dixon [TO]  Bognor, ON	+4	F	+4	71	69	70	74	284
34	Johnny Travale [TO]  Stoney Creek, ON	-1	F *	+5	71	72	73	69	285
T35	Blake Windred [TO]  Australia	+1	F *	+6	73	70	72	71	286
T35	Henry Westmoreland IV [TO]  Wacissa, FL	+4	F	+6	72	71	69	74	286
T37	Lawren Rowe [TO]  Victoria, BC	+3	F	+7	71	73	70	73	287
T37	Blake Wagoner [TO]  Cornelius, NC	+3	F	+7	73	69	72	73	287
T37	Jeevan Sihota [TO]  Victoria, BC	+2	F *	+7	74	70	71	72	287
T37	Austin James [TO]  Bath, ON	+4	F	+7	68	73	72	74	287
T37	Spencer Soosman [TO]  Westlake Village, CA	+1	F *	+7	69	73	74	71	287
T42	Brendan MacDougall [TO]  Calgary, AB	+3	F *	+8	72	69	74	73	288
T42	Kevin Fawcett [TO]  Toronto, ON	+3	F *	+8	69	74	72	73	288
T42	Stoney Crouch [TO]  Mount Juliet, TN	+5	F	+8	72	67	74	75	288
T42	Josh Gliege [TO]  Eagle, ID	+3	F *	+8	67	71	77	73	288
T42	Philip Knowles [TO]  Jacksonville, FL	+2	F *	+8	69	72	75	72	288
T42	Jino Sohn [TO]  Chandler, AZ	+7	F	+8	69	68	74	77	288
T42	Myles Creighton [TO]  Digby, NS	+1	F *	+8	70	73	74	71	288
T42	Andre Garcia [TO]  Mansfield, TX	E	F *	+8	69	75	74	70	288
T42	Harris Bundy [TO]  Toronto, ON	-3	F *	+8	72	69	80	67	288
T42	Kaleb Gorbahn [TO]  Smithers, BC	-4	F *	+8	74	69	79	66	288
52	Lin Yuxin [TO]  China	+6	F	+9	66	74	73	76	289
T53	Charles Huntzinger [TO]  Duluth, GA	+5	F *	+10	73	70	72	75	290
T53	Charles-Eric Belanger [TO]  Quebec, QC	+5	F *	+10	72	71	72	75	290
T53	Max Sekulic [TO]  Rycroft, AB	+4	F *	+10	72	72	72	74	290
T53	Bruce Tomie [TO]  Bedford, NS	+4	F *	+10	71	73	72	74	290
T53	Sameer Kalia [TO]  Campbellville, ON	+3	F *	+10	71	73	73	73	290
T53	Graysen Huff [TO]  Eagle, ID	+2	F *	+10	68	73	77	72	290
T53	Chase Komaromi [TO]  London, ON	E	F *	+10	76	68	76	70	290
60	Joshua Seiple [TO]  Castle Rock, CO	+4	F *	+11	70	70	77	74	291
T61	Spencer Painton [TO]  Aurora, CO	+3	F *	+12	70	74	75	73	292
T61	Aidan Gavey [TO]  Caledonia, ON	+2	F *	+12	74	70	76	72	292
T61	Bryce Evon [TO]  Windsor, ON	+2	F *	+12	73	71	76	72	292
T64	Jake Koppenberg [TO]  Bellingham, WA	+10	F	+14	70	71	73	80	294
T64	Marc-Olivier Plasse [TO]  Mercier, QC	+7	F *	+14	69	73	75	77	294
T66	Taylor Durham [TO]  Vancouver, BC	+7	F *	+15	70	72	76	77	295
T66	Mark Coldham [TO]  Ottawa, ON	+7	F *	+15	72	71	75	77	295
T66	Joshua Montgomery [TO]  Ancaster, ON	+2	F *	+15	69	74	80	72	295
T69	Daniel Gale [TO]  Australia	+10	F *	+16	72	68	76	80	296
T69	Jack Wood [TO]  Banff, AB	+4	F *	+16	75	69	78	74	296
T69	Luke Moser [TO]  Waterloo, ON	+3	F *	+16	71	73	79	73	296
72	Thomas Code [TO]  Dorchester, ON	+7	F *	+18	76	68	77	77	298
73	Chad Watts Denyes [TO]  Hamilton, ON	+9	F *	+20	73	71	77	79	300
T74	Andrew Chin [TO]  Honolulu, HI	+9	F *	+22	72	71	80	79	302
T74	Benjamin Farrington [TO]  Fort McMurray, AB	+7	F *	+22	74	66	85	77	302

Camilo Aguado pulled out to a one-stroke lead after he shot an even-par 70 during the third round of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at The Toronto Golf Club on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old Colombian carded three straight birdies on holes six, seven and eight to lead by as much as three strokes, but a triple-bogey on No. 16 limited his lead to one heading to the final round of the championship.

“I’m happy, leading by one heading to the last round,” he said, after making par on the 18th hole. “But I made a stupid mistake on 16, I shouldn’t have used my driver. I still feel good because I made three straight birdies on the front nine. I missed a couple chances on the back, but I also made some good saves, so it all worked out.”

Aguado headed to the first tee coming off two bogey-free rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday – the only two of his competitive career – and promptly hooked his opening tee shot left of the fairway, eventually making his first bogey of the tournament.

“I hit a really bad tee shot because I was a little bit nervous,” he said. “Then I hit a bad chip and missed my putt and that’s that. It had to happen at some point but I made a birdie on the next hole so it was alright.”

Bernard, the defending champion and member of Team Canada’s National Amateur Squad, shot a 1-over-par 71 to secure his spot in the final grouping, one-stroke back of Aguado.

Thursday will mark a familiar position for the 22-year-old from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. In 2016, Bernard entered the final day of the same championship three strokes back of Blair Bursey (Gander, N.L.) and ended up shooting a 5-under-par 65 to win the event by two-strokes.

“I like to be the chaser, so I love where I am,” Bernard said. “I just need to play my game – if I can stick to that I know I will have a chance to win tomorrow.”

Despite sitting near the top of the leaderboard, Bernard hasn’t felt like he has been playing his best golf and has been relying heavily on one facet of his game.

“It was a grind just like yesterday – a rough day from every part of my game except from my short game,” he said. “The short game saved me today and I’m happy with the score.”

His wedge work didn’t go unnoticed by his playing partners.

“Hugo really showed how to score well without hitting it well,” said Aguado. “If I shot like that I’d be submitting a 76 or something like that. He was just hitting amazing chips all day long.”

Tied with Bernard at 6 under par are Americans Zach Bauchou and Stratton Nolen.
Bauchou, from Forest, Va., shot the lowest of the top four after he carded a 2-under-par 68 and moved himself to the final grouping. The 21-year-old made the turn at 1 over par but went bogey free down the stretch with three birdies.

Nolen, who was coming off a second-round start that saw him register six birdies in his first six holes, shot a 71 on Wednesday. The Austin, Texas, native opened his round with a birdie but made the turn at 1 over after bogeys on holes seven and eight.

He will tee off the final round with Matt Williams (Calgary, Alta.), and Josh Whalen (Napanee, Ont.) in
the second-last group.

In addition to claiming the title of 2017 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2017 U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. The champion will also be exempt from U.S. Open Local Qualifying and, if applicable, eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur.

For full results click here.

Pos	Player	Today	Thru	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Camilo Aguado [TO]  Colombia	E	F	-7	66	67	70
T2	Zach Bauchou [TO]  Forest, VA	-2	F	-6	66	70	68
T2	Hugo Bernard [TO]  Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC	+1	F	-6	66	67	71
T2	Stratton Nolen [TO]  Austin, TX	+1	F	-6	69	64	71
T5	Matt Williams [TO]  Calgary, AB	-2	F	-4	69	69	68
T5	Josh Whalen [TO]  Napanee, ON	E	F	-4	67	69	70
T5	C. Tanner Napier [TO]  Paris, TX	+2	F	-4	69	65	72
8	Shintaro Ban [TO]  San Jose, CA	+3	F	-3	67	67	73
T9	Josh Armstrong [TO]  Australia	E	F	-2	69	69	70
T9	Maxwell Sear [TO]  Unionville, ON	E	F	-2	72	66	70
T9	A.J. Ewart [TO]  Coquitlam, BC	+2	F	-2	64	72	72
T12	Emmett Oh [TO]  Calgary, AB	-3	F *	-1	74	68	67
T12	Joey Savoie [TO]  La Prairie, QC	+1	F	-1	66	72	71
T12	Nicholas Ross [TO]  Dundas, ON	+1	F	-1	69	69	71
T15	Lee Detmer [TO]  Washington, DC	-2	F *	E	70	72	68
T15	Chase Johnson [TO]  Barberton, OH	E	F	E	72	68	70
T15	Josiah Dixon [TO]  Bognor, ON	E	F	E	71	69	70
T15	Étienne Papineau [TO]  St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	E	F	E	68	72	70
T19	Chandler Phillips [TO]  Huntsville, TX	E	F	+1	68	73	70
T19	Jimmy Jones [TO]  Lake Cowichan, BC	-2	F *	+1	68	75	68
T19	Sean Stuart [TO]  Halifax, NS	-3	F *	+1	71	73	67
T19	Timmy Hildebrand [TO]  Carmel, IN	+5	F	+1	66	70	75
T19	Jino Sohn [TO]  Chandler, AZ	+4	F	+1	69	68	74
T19	Sam Meek [TO]  Peterborough, ON	+6	F	+1	70	65	76
T19	Patrick Cover [TO]  Huntersville, NC	+6	F	+1	71	64	76
T26	Ryan Davis [TO]  Berkley Heights, NJ	+1	F	+2	72	69	71
T26	Henry Westmoreland IV [TO]  Wacissa, FL	-1	F *	+2	72	71	69
T26	Peyton Callens [TO]  Langton, ON	+1	F	+2	68	73	71
T26	Garrett Rank [TO]  Elmira, ON	+2	F	+2	68	72	72
T30	Austin James [TO]  Bath, ON	+2	F	+3	68	73	72
T30	Zaahidali Nathu [TO]  Richmond, BC	+2	F	+3	72	69	72
T30	Lin Yuxin [TO]  China	+3	F	+3	66	74	73
T30	Stoney Crouch [TO]  Mount Juliet, TN	+4	F	+3	72	67	74
T34	Jake Koppenberg [TO]  Bellingham, WA	+3	F	+4	70	71	73
T34	Blake Wagoner [TO]  Cornelius, NC	+2	F *	+4	73	69	72
T34	Henry Lee [TO]  Coquitlam, BC	+2	F *	+4	71	71	72
T34	Jake Scarrow [TO]  Dewdney, BC	+1	F *	+4	70	73	71
T34	Eric Flockhart [TO]  Mississauga, ON	+5	F	+4	65	74	75
T34	Lawren Rowe [TO]  Victoria, BC	E	F *	+4	71	73	70
T34	Thomas Critch [TO]  Cedar Park, TX	E	F *	+4	72	72	70
T41	Brendan MacDougall [TO]  Calgary, AB	+4	F	+5	72	69	74
T41	Marc Casullo [TO]  Aurora, ON	+2	F *	+5	71	72	72
T41	Kevin Fawcett [TO]  Toronto, ON	+2	F *	+5	69	74	72
T41	Charles Huntzinger [TO]  Duluth, GA	+2	F *	+5	73	70	72
T41	Blake Windred [TO]  Australia	+2	F *	+5	73	70	72
T41	Charles-Eric Belanger [TO]  Quebec, QC	+2	F *	+5	72	71	72
T41	Josh Gliege [TO]  Eagle, ID	+7	F	+5	67	71	77
T41	Jeevan Sihota [TO]  Victoria, BC	+1	F *	+5	74	70	71
T49	Spencer Soosman [TO]  Westlake Village, CA	+4	F *	+6	69	73	74
T49	Philip Knowles [TO]  Jacksonville, FL	+5	F	+6	69	72	75
T49	Johnny Travale [TO]  Stoney Creek, ON	+3	F *	+6	71	72	73
T49	Daniel Gale [TO]  Australia	+6	F	+6	72	68	76
T49	Max Sekulic [TO]  Rycroft, AB	+2	F *	+6	72	72	72
T49	Bruce Tomie [TO]  Bedford, NS	+2	F *	+6	71	73	72
T55	Marc-Olivier Plasse [TO]  Mercier, QC	+5	F	+7	69	73	75
T55	Myles Creighton [TO]  Digby, NS	+4	F *	+7	70	73	74
T55	Joshua Seiple [TO]  Castle Rock, CO	+7	F	+7	70	70	77
T55	Sameer Kalia [TO]  Campbellville, ON	+3	F *	+7	71	73	73
T59	Graysen Huff [TO]  Eagle, ID	+7	F	+8	68	73	77
T59	Taylor Durham [TO]  Vancouver, BC	+6	F *	+8	70	72	76
T59	Mark Coldham [TO]  Ottawa, ON	+5	F *	+8	72	71	75
T59	Andre Garcia [TO]  Mansfield, TX	+4	F *	+8	69	75	74
63	Spencer Painton [TO]  Aurora, CO	+5	F *	+9	70	74	75
T64	Michael Crisologo [TO]  Richmond, BC	+8	F *	+10	72	70	78
T64	Aidan Gavey [TO]  Caledonia, ON	+6	F *	+10	74	70	76
T64	Chase Komaromi [TO]  London, ON	+6	F *	+10	76	68	76
T64	Bryce Evon [TO]  Windsor, ON	+6	F *	+10	73	71	76
T68	Harris Bundy [TO]  Toronto, ON	+10	F	+11	72	69	80
T68	Thomas Code [TO]  Dorchester, ON	+7	F *	+11	76	68	77
T68	Chad Watts Denyes [TO]  Hamilton, ON	+7	F *	+11	73	71	77
T71	Kaleb Gorbahn [TO]  Smithers, BC	+9	F *	+12	74	69	79
T71	Jack Wood [TO]  Banff, AB	+8	F *	+12	75	69	78
T73	Andrew Chin [TO]  Honolulu, HI	+10	F *	+13	72	71	80
T73	Joshua Montgomery [TO]  Ancaster, ON	+10	F *	+13	69	74	80
T73	Luke Moser [TO]  Waterloo, ON	+9	F *	+13	71	73	79
76	Benjamin Farrington [TO]  Fort McMurray, AB	+15	F	+15	74	66	85

Hugo Bernard, Camilo Aguado and Stratton Nolen sit tied at 7 under par after the second round of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship taking place at The Toronto Golf Club and Islington Golf Club on Tuesday.

Bernard, the defending champion and member of Team Canada’s National Amateur Squad, shot a 3-under-par 67 one day after carding a 66 to co-lead the championship by one stroke. The 22-year-old recorded four birdies and a single bogey during a round that never felt quite right for the Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., native.

“It was a grind from No. 1 to No. 18,” he said, after his round at The Toronto Golf Club. “It wasn’t my best ball-striking, but my short game was there and my putting was there too which helped put together a good round.”

Through two rounds, Aguado has matched Bernard’s opening round scores. On Monday, the 23-year-old from Colombia, shot his first bogey-free round in competitive play and then followed it up with another bogey-free round on Tuesday.

“I made some changes with my coach over the last two weeks,” he said, at the 18th green of Islington Golf Club. “My swing has since felt easier and my misses more predictable. There’s just something that I like about these two Toronto courses.”

Vaulting up the leaderboard was Austin, Texas native Nolen. The 22-year-old carded a 6-under-par 64 to tie the competitive course record at Islington Golf Course – the second to do so in as many days alongside 18-hole leader A.J. Ewart.

Nolen got off to as hot a start as you can get after he carded a birdie on each of his first six holes.

“Well, I blacked out and I woke up on seven, and I guess I was six under,” he joked. “No, but really. I was just feeling good going in – I’ve been swinging good all year – and the putts were really going in early. That’s key out here. I had six one putts in the first six holes, and that’s all you can ask for.”

Eventually, as he expected, his hot streak stopped rather abruptly.

“I knew it was going to end when I hit the tree on seven.”

Nolen carded the only bogey of his round on No. 7 and made one more birdie to end his round tied at the top of the leaderboard.

Team Quebec captured the Willingdon Cup after they won the inter-provincial competition by 11 strokes. The team consisting of Bernard, Marc-Olivier Plasse (Mercier, Que.) and Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) shot a combined 7 under par to capture their first team championship in 20 years (1997) and seventh victory all-time

Bravo à l’Équipe du Québec qui a gagné la Coupe Willingdon!! pic.twitter.com/zD5wSoF05d

— Golf Canada (@TheGolfCanada) August 8, 2017

Team Manitoba finished in second at 4 over par and Team Ontario stayed even par on Tuesday to slide into third place at 7 over par.

A total of 76 players who finished 4 over par or better have advanced to the final two rounds of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to be contested at The Toronto Golf Club.

In addition to claiming the title of 2017 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2017 U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

For full results click here.

Team Canada’s A.J. Ewart shot a 6-under-par 64 to lead after the first round of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship taking place at The Toronto Golf Club and Islington Golf Club on Monday.

The 18-year-old member of Team Canada’s Development Squad went bogey free during the opening round to tie the course record at Islington Golf Club. The Coquitlam, B.C., product was propelled to the top of the leaderboard after making six birdies, including three straight on holes 12-14.

“It was just one of those days when everything fell into place,” he said, after walking up from the 18th green. “After the front nine I was just 2 under, then I made the turn and something just clicked and I started making putts. It turned out to be a really good day.”

“I had a lot of confidence going into this week and I expected a good round today.”

Eric Flockhart, from Mississauga, Ont., sits one stroke back in second after he shot 5-under-par 65, tying a competitive course record of his own at The Toronto Golf Club – where he worked in the backshop for the last three years. Flockhart made the turn at 1 under par and immediately dropped a stroke on the par-4 10th hole. The 22-year-old responded immediately with four straight birdies before finishing on 18 with a long birdie putt.

“All year I’ve been playing 18 and I can’t buy a putt on it – so it was nice to see that one go,” said Flockhart, greenside following a 30-foot birdie putt. “It’s a tough one to read – especially when you get to the back of the green… the putts are so hard to make.”

There is a seven-way tie for third place at 4 under par made up of: Eric Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.), defending champion Hugo Bernard (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.), Zach Bauchou (Forest, Va.), Joey Savoie (La Prairie, Que.), Camilo Aguado (Colombia), Timmy Hildebrand (Carmel, Ind.) and Lin Yuxin (China) who all shot 66.

Team Quebec leads the inter-provincial competition battling for the Willingdon Cup after the team consisting of Bernard, Marc-Olivier Plasse (Mercier, Que.) and Étienne Papineau (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) shot a combined 6 under par.

Team Manitoba sits three strokes back in second while Nova Scotia shot 3 over par to round out the top three.

In addition to claiming the title of 2017 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2017 U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

For full results click here.