Sekulic Goes Low to Win Canadian Men’s Amateur
8/5/2021 | by Andrew Stilwell of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Canadian Amateur, Mickelson National Golf Club
Max Sekulic wasn't far from stroke play history at the Canadian Men's Amateur
Sekulic would go on to fire a final round 5-under 66, to claim the historic Canadian title by two strokes over British Columbia’s A.J. Ewart
“It means the world to me,” said Sekulic. “You get your name on a trophy with a bunch of good players and your name’s permanent on that thing. It means a lot for all the people back in Rycroft and The Glencoe Golf & Country Club, where I spend my time in Canada.”
Sekulic, a redshirt junior at Washington State, quickly erased his initial three-stroke deficit in his first three holes, with a birdie on the par 4 second, followed by an eagle on the par 5 third. He was able to shake off a bogey on the par 3 fifth with a birdie on the front side’s other par 3, the eighth, to make the turn at 33, three-under on the day.
After starting the day strong, Sekulic was able to match the effort on the inward nine, carding birdies on three of his last four holes, for a final round 66, catapulting him up three spots on the leaderboard at the end of the day.
Ewart, who began the day in solo third place with a three-round total of 200 (-13), finished in second after an up-and-down final round 69 that featured six birdies, but also four bogeys.
Rounding out the top five were Coquitlam, British Columbia’s Henry Lee and Calgary, Alberta’s Brendan MacDougall, both members of the Canadian National Amateur Golf team, who finished in a tie for third, three strokes behind Sekulic. Steele, who began Thursday’s round in the lead, finished with a two-over-par 73 in his final round, slipping to a tie for fifth place with Charles Fitzsimmons(London, Ontario) and Christopher Vandette (Beaconsfield, Quebec.)
As the Canadian Amateur champion, Sekulic will get his first taste of the PGA Tour next year, with an exemption into the RBC Canadian Open. He also receives an exemption into next year’s U.S. Amateur Championship.Talk about overcoming adversity… @Maxsekulic was told by coaches he wasn’t good enough to play on the team. Transfers schools, plays well and makes this to become the Canadian men’s amateur champion. He will be teeing it up at the @PGATOUR Canadian open next summer! Let’s gooo!! pic.twitter.com/s9WyPKbnoP
— Adam Veenstra (@AdamVeenstra) August 5, 2021
“It’s honestly a little bit career changing. I get to have a PGA TOUR start,” Sekulic told Golf Canada.
Results: Canadian Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Canada | 700 | 68-65-68-66=267 | |
| 2 | , Canada | 500 | 65-66-69-69=269 | |
| T3 | , Canada | 400 | 68-70-65-67=270 | |
| T3 | , Canada | 400 | 68-66-65-71=270 | |
| T5 | , Canada | 400 | 68-65-69-69=271 |
About the Canadian Amateur
This competition is open to male amateur golfers. Canadian players must be a member of a golf club in good standing with Golf Canada or who are Gold level members of Golf Canada’s membership program. Foreign players must be members in good standing w...
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