Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) has a two stroke lead entering Friday’s final round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Brantford, Ontario.
Nachtigall carded a 4-under par 68 during his third round to sit at 17-under par on the leaderboard, two strokes ahead of NHL referee Garrett Rank of Ontario. Cam Burke, also of Ontario, is third at 13-under par.
“Hit a good tee shot down the left side, hit a seven iron to maybe 15 feet and rolled it in for eagle, so obviously a great start,” Nachtigall told Golf Canada. “I really just wanted to keep doing that, but I was not able too, I struggled off the tee most of the day, but I was still able to put together a solid score. I feel like I was able to stay patient even though I was not at my best out there, I made some good pars when I had to, it was pretty scrappy, I feel like I just stayed mentally strong out there and just tried to make pars if I wasn’t driving it into the fairway.”
“I have to hit the ball better tomorrow, so I will figure that out tomorrow on the range and I need to make some more putts, so I will hit the putting green right away and roll it for a bit,” added Nachtigall.
“It would obviously be super cool, this is my first year playing in it, I just turned 25 this year, so it would be incredible, but there is a lot of golf left to go so I won’t be thinking too much about that until hopefully the final putt drops.”
Also representing Manitoba:
T26 Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) -3 (69-73-71)
T37 Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) E (71-72-73)
T47 Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) +2 (68-74-76)
T47 David Spurr (Elmhurst) +2 (69-75-74)
T73 Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) +8 (71-74-79)
For the full leaderboard, click here.
For final round tee times, click here.
(Courtesy: Jack Keller / Golf Canada)
