One dozen familiar faces are in the field of 156 competitors at the Brantford Golf & Country Club for the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur Championship, presented by BDO.
Taking part are:
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club)
Collin Drul (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course)
Jason Johnstone (Fort William Country Club)
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst)
Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa)
Curtis Markusson (St. Charles Country Club)
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club)
Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst)
Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst)
David Spurr (Elmhurst)
David White (St. Charles)
Lutz, Nachtigall and Spurr are also representing Team Manitoba in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship.
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The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play event, with a 36-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. The national championship was first contested in 1987 and includes an inter-provincial team competition held over the first 36 holes. The Mid-Amateur division will run concurrently with the Mid-Master division for players 40 and older.
“We are very excited to be hosting the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, at Brantford Golf & Country Club. The staff have worked extremely hard to ensure the event is successful for all the players and volunteers involved,” said Connor Doyle, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “This year’s field features a mix of past national champions, and many top mid-amateur golfers.”
There are three past Canadian Mid-Amateur champions including Cam Burke of Kitchener, Ontario, Garrett Rank of Waterloo, Ontario and Rob Couture of Celina, Texas. Burke won the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in 2024 along with winning the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in 2008 and 2009. Rank is a three-time Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion in 2014, 2015, and 2016, he also won the Canadian College / University Individual Championship in 2012. Couture won in 2011. The final former Canadian national champion in the field is Don Martone of Sault Ste Marie, Ont. who won the 2025 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship.
For nearly 150 years, Brantford has been one of Canada’s most noted, and celebrated, member golf clubs. The current golf course is situated on land that housed nine holes that opened in 1906. It was the Thompson brothers who are the visionaries behind the foundation of the modern course, refining the existing work and adding another nine holes. Brantford is built on a rolling, rambling property, it’s a course that continues to be a joy to play. With holes overlooking the valley housing the Grand River, while others slink up hillsides towards near-perfect greensides, it takes a lifetime of play to sort out the course’s challenges.
“It’s a tremendous privilege for Brantford Golf & Country Club to host the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. We are incredibly proud to welcome 156 of the finest amateur golfers from across Canada and the United States to experience our Club, our golf course and our community,” said Dave Newsome, General Manager, Brantford Golf & Country Club. “Championships of this calibre are special, and we are excited for the opportunity to showcase BGCC on a national stage. Most importantly, we look forward to seeing our members, volunteers and staff come together to provide the warm hospitality our Club is known for and make this a memorable championship for everyone involved.”
(Courtesy: Golf Canada)
