Fort McMurray Golf Club. (Golf Canada)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

72 Hole Stroke Play Event

Local golfers competing at Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Aug 25, 2021 | 1:56 PM

Two golfers from central Alberta are among the top Canadian men’s amateur golfers over the age of 25 competing at this year’s Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Fort McMurray.

The event at the Fort McMurray Golf Club began Aug. 24 and runs until Aug. 27.

Tim Hollman from the Olds Golf Club, and Cory Saddleback from the Black Bull Golf Club in Maskwacis are among the 122-player field which includes two retired NHL players, Max Reinhart and Michael Cammalleri.

“We are thrilled to bring this talented field to Fort McMurray Golf Club,” said Adam Cinel, tournament director with Golf Canada, in a press release. “The Mid-Amateur is a great opportunity for Canadian amateurs to find success and compete on a national stage. The club has worked tirelessly to have the course in pristine condition and the challenging layout will be sure to draw out some exciting competition.”

Nestled along the banks of the Athabasca river, the Fort McMurray Golf Club is ranked one of the must play golf courses in Alberta by The Edmonton Sun. The 27-hole facility features a variety of shots both over valleys and creek beds along with large greens of varying degrees of undulation.

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The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play event, with a 36-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. In the event of a tie at the end of four rounds, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following completion of 72-holes.

The Mid-Amateur division will run concurrently with the Mid-Master division for players 40 and older. The Mid-Amateur champion will earn an exemption into the 2022 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Previous winners of the tournament include Canada’s top-ranked men’s amateur golfer and NHL referee Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., who won the event three years in a row between 2014 and 2016; Graham Cooke who won it seven times between 1987 and 2002; and Stu Hamilton who won it on four separate occasions between 1990 and 1994.

Click here for the full field and tournament information.