Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) had an eagle and eight birdies on his way to an 8-under par 64 and a share of first place on the leaderboard following the opening round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Brantford, Ontario.
Nachtigall, who is tied with Ontario’s Garrett Rank and Nolan vonKalckreuth, started the day with a birdie on the 11th hole followed by his eagle on 12. After back to back bogeys on the 13th and 14th holes, the Brandon product played the final 14 holes at 7-under par.
“I drove it great off the tee only missing one fairway” said Nachtigall. “With my length I left like I was able to have wedges into some holes where others had 8 iron or more. That allowed me to attack some tricky pin locations”.
Also shining for our region on opening day were:
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) 68
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) 69
David Spurr (Elmhurst) 69
Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) 71
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) 71
Jay Doyle (Niakwa) 71
Jason Johnstone (Fort William Country Club) 71
David White (St. Charles) 74
Curtis Markusson (St. Charles Country Club) 76
Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst) 77
Collin Drul (Elmhurst) 83
Nachtigall, Lutz and Spurr have combined to put Manitoba in first place at 11-under par on the leaderboard in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship. They have a four stroke lead on second place Alberta.
Spurr is three strokes off the lead in the Mid-Masters Division led by Alberta’s Alex Large.
For second round tee times, click here.
For the full leaderboard, click here.
