AJ Armstrong carries four shot lead into final round of the Mens Am
AJ Armstrong kept his lead on moving day in the third round of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Mens Amateur Championship.
Armstrong made four birdies today and finished with a score of 70. This landed his third round score at 2 under par and moving into the final round Armstrong holds a combined score of 201 leading by five shots at 15 under par.
His fellow competitors Jesse Galvon at 11 under and both Carter Graf and Patrick Murphy at 10 under are battling to close the gap and win the coveted title of provincial champion.
Graf, Murphy and veteran Kevin Temple all shot 67 on moving day to sit within the top five.
Jesse Galvon of Calgary sits alone in second place and is the only player to have fired all three rounds in the sixties.
The top three competitors at the end of the championship will earn a lucrative spot on the 2018 Alberta Willingdon Cup Team that will compete at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship to be contested August 6-9 at Duncan Meadows Golf Course & Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Duncan / Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. Alberta has 24 quota positions available into the championship.
Weather conditions today caused an hour and a half delay due to heavy rain deeming the course temporarily unplayable. After getting back on the course the temperature shot up to 26 degrees this afternoon without a rain cloud in sight.
59 players are moving into the final round of the championship with 18 players under par. Tomorrow’s lead group will consist of AJ Armstrong, Jesse Galvon, and Carter Graf.
AJ Armstrong carries a 4⃣ shot lead going into the final round of the @SunLife Alberta Men's Amateur Championship tomorrow!⛳️🏌️♂️
Check out the leaderboard 🖥️ 👉 https://t.co/Lhh4fsqpgY pic.twitter.com/NUkvbhPC4o
— Alberta Golf (@Alberta_Golf) July 19, 2018
