Adam Guenther of Winnipeg carded a 2 over par 72 in his opening round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at the Thornhill Club in Ontario.
The Elmhurst Golf & Country Club member is only four strokes back of leaders Zachary Hallborg and Charles Fitzsimmons, both of Ontario.
Other opening round scores for Golf Manitoba members:
Curtis Markusson (St. Charles Country Club) 73
Joe Scharf (Whitewater Golf Club) 73
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 74
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) 74
Tyler Rolfe (Red Lake Area Golf & Country Club) 75
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) 76
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) 77
Lyle Mackenzie (Niakwa Country Club) 79
Brad Pardy (Shilo Country Club) 81
Tyson Lodge (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 81
Ben Bandura (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 82
Markusson are Scharf are only two strokes off the lead in the Mid Master Division.
Manitoba sits fourth in the Inter-Provincial Team Competition at +5, only three strokes back of first place Nova Scotia.
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