It may have been delayed 90 minutes this morning, but after the fog lifted some of the world’s best up and coming golfers opened the 2023 CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club.
Three Manitobans, Travis Fredborg (Pine Ridge Golf Club), Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) and Ryan McMillan (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) along with Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron, are in this year’s field.
Fredborg made consecutive birdies on the 3rd, 4th and 5th holes on his way to a 2-under par 70.
Kuntz completed his opening round Friday morning playing the final three holes. He shot a 1-under par 71.
McMillan, in his first professional event, carded a 5-over par 77 while Barron had an 8-over par 80.
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