Preview: 2021 Alberta Mens Amateur Championship
Alberta’s top male amateur golfers to compete for Alberta’s top prize at historical Calgary Golf and Country Club
Alberta Golf (Calgary) – The 2021 edition of the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship tees off Tuesday at The Calgary Golf and Country Club, the oldest private course in Alberta still being played on. The club was founded in 1897 and opened on it’s current property in 1911.
The Calgary Golf and Country Club last hosted the event back in 2008. Scott Stiles claimed the titled with an impressive score of 3-under par, 281 for the then 72-hole championship.
The Alberta Golf Association and The Calgary Golf & Country Club have enjoyed a long, rich history. Mr. Doug Silverberg & Mr. Robert (Bob) Wylie have won a combined 37 Provincial Championships, including 11 Alberta Amateurs. In honour of the event and these two accomplished members of The Calgary Golf and Country Club, please join Mr. Wylie (91 years old), and Mr. Silverberg (88 years old) as honorary starters on the 1st tee at 7:45am Tuesday, July 27th as they are honoured before the competition begins.
KEY INFO
Dates: July 27-29
Course: Calgary Golf and Country Club
Yards/Par: 6,503 yards/Par 70
Field: 120
2020 Champion: Michael Valk
Format: 54 holes of stroke play competition; cut to low 60 players and ties after 36 holes
Social: #abmensam
NOTABLES
- Michael Valk – 2020 Alberta Mens Amateur Champion
- Hunter Thomson – 2020 U19 Champion
- Paxton Maxwell – 2021 U19 Champion
- Carter Graf – 2019 Alberta Junior Champion
- Cole Bergheim – 2020 U17 Champion
- Brandon Markiw – 2018, 2021 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Jesse Galvon – 2019 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Alex Large – 2020 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Kevin Temple 2015 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
- Jordan Irwin 2016 Alberta Mid Amateur Champion
LOOKING BACK
Michael Valk won the 2020 Alberta Mens Amateur Championship at The Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club by shooting a record tying final round of 65 just blocks from where he grew up.
HISTORY
The Alberta Mens Amateur Championship was first contested in 1908.
2010 – Steven Lecuyer
2011 – Scott Stiles
2012 – Riley Fleming
2013 – Riley Fleming
2014 – Tyler Saunders
2015 – Brett Hogan
2016 – Evan Holmes
2017 – Brett Hogan
2018 – AJ Armstrong
2019 – Andrew Harrison
2020 – Michael Valk
ABOUT THE COURSE
More information on the The Calgary Golf and Country Club can be found here.
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