Provincial champ moving up at Canadian amateur
Kade Johnson’s game keeps getting better as the week progresses at the Canadian Amateur men’s golf championship on Vancouver Island.
Johnson fired a 4-under 67 Wednesday to move into a tie for 20th at the Amateur, being played at the Duncan Meadows Golf course (Qualicum Beach) and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort (Duncan, B.C.).
Johnson, who had earlier rounds of 73 and 71, is 2-under for the tournament.
The 2018 Saskatchewan Amateur champion carded five birdies, 12 pars and a bogey during Wednesday’s round.
The Yorkton native plays NCAA Division II collegiate golf for the Muleriders at Southern Arkansas University along with Saskatoon’s Roman Timmerman.
Saskatoon’s Shaun Dunphy also survived Tuesday’s cut. He sits tied for 69th at 8-over with rounds of 69-76-76.
Johnson and Dunphy are the only two Saskatchewan golfers to qualify for the final two rounds.
Saskatoon’s Ty Campbell (78-69) missed the cut by two strokes.
Also failing to advance were Unity’s Justin Wood (76-74), Saskatoon’s David Stewart (7676), Roman Timmerman (85-73), Humboldt’s Michael Herperger (79-81), Saskatoon’s Liam Courtney (81-81) and Dakota’s Keighton Mcnab (85-86). EVENT NOTES
The LPGA’S CP Women’s Open, slated for the Wascana Golf Club from Aug. 23-26, is just around the corner.
A Monday qualifier will be held Aug. 20 at the Royal Regina Golf Club.
The Canadian Men’s Mid-amateur golf championship will be played Aug. 21-24 at the Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, B.C., with a large Saskatchewan contingent in the field.
The Canadian Women’s Mid- Amateur and senior championship follow, to be played Aug. 28-30 at the Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ont., while the Canadian men’s senior championship goes Sept. 4-7 at the Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club in Bathurst, N.B.
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Practice swing accidentally moves ball before stroke on teeing ground
Q Before making a stroke on the teeing ground, a player makes a practice swing and accidentally knocks the ball off the tee with the club. In a number of golf groups across Canada, people often joke to the person and state “One.” Is there a penalty?
A There is no penalty as the ball was not in play. Additionally, the player has not made a stroke. To do so, a player must put a ball into play from the teeing ground. A stroke is the forward movement of the club made with the intention of striking at and moving the ball, but if a player checks his downswing voluntarily before the club-head reaches the ball he has not made a stroke.