Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) was one of only nine players in the 156 person field to shoot under par in the opening round of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO at Saugeen Golf Club in Saugeen Shores, Ontario.
Fanning’s 1-under par 71 (one birdie and 17 pars) currently places him T6 on the leaderboard, just three strokes off the lead.
Also representing Manitoba are:
T39 Ron Cornell (Clear Lake Golf Course) +3, 75
T56 Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) +4, 76
T67 Jay Doyle (Niakwa) +5, 77
T96 Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) +7, 79
T104 Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club) +8, 80
T120 Brad Moore (Pine Ridge Golf Club) +9, 81
Walker is also competing in the Super Senior Championship, and currently sits T8, five strokes off the lead.
Team Manitoba (Fanning, Heinrichs, Moore) is sixth in the 36 hole Inter Provincial Team Championship at 7-over par. That’s eight strokes back of first place Team Ontario.
For the full leaderboard, click here.