Defending champ Bauchou gets early Canadian Am lead
8/6/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Zach Bauchou went 4 under in his final three holes to find the top of the Canadian Amateur leaderboard
Bauchou’s margin can be attributed to his exceptionally strong finish. He birdied No. 16, eagled the par-5 17th then ended with one more birdie at No. 18. Bauchou also eagled the opening hole, another par 5. His lone bogey came at No. 7, a par 3.
"I was making some nice putts and hitting my irons really well,” said Bauchou. “My round kind of fizzled off at the end—I missed a short putt and stopped making some putts. But 65 is still a solid round and it’s a good start.”
This summer has been similarly successful, but Bauchou is still lacking a win. He made the quarterfinals at the North and South and was T-8 at the Sunnehanna.
A string of Canadian flags make up the next section of the leaderboard. The next five players after Bauchou are all Canadians, and are tied for second at 4 under. That group includes Andrew Harrison, Kaleb Gorbahn, Julien Sale, Joey Savoie and Olivier Menard.
Four more players are tied for seventh another shot back, including Philip Knowles, the 2017 Players Amateur champion.
Cameron Young, the Wake Forest player who won the 2018 Westchester Open and 2017 New York State Open, is part of a tie for 11th, and still within striking distance at 2 under.
Results: Canadian Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, VA | 1000 | 65-68-67-66=266 | |
| 2 | Bradenton, FL | 700 | 68-70-64-67=269 | |
| 3 | , Canada | 500 | 74-65-67-65=271 | |
| 4 | , Australia | 500 | 78-64-65-66=273 | |
| 5 | Wichita, KS | 500 | 71-69-65-69=274 |
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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