Three are tied atop the Mid Am leaderboard
2005 champion, Laubman, seeks second career Mid Amateur title
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Day two saw a drastic change in weather conditions. Rain set in midway through the day and continued until the last competitors were off the course. As a result, the course played over two shots harder than in round one and no players reached red figures in the second round. It was a long, cold day for those competitors trying to make the cut on moving day.
Kevin Campbell and Warren Holman tied for the low score of the day posting even-par (72) rounds, leaving them tied for the lead after 36 holes. When asked about playing in poor weather, Campbell replied, “I just took what the conditions gave me.” Campbell went on to say, “there wasn’t much of a difference between yesterday and today. The greenskeeper in Grande Prairie has done an excellent job with the course.” Meanwhile, Holman found success by embracing the conditions. “It was a scrambley day. You set your mind to the way the weather is. Par is a good number on every hole.”
Former champion, Brian Laubman, also finds himself atop the leaderboard at 2-over par for the championship. Laubman won the event in 2005 and is looking for his second Mid Amateur title. Laubman noted the difficulty of his last few holes, “I couldn’t keep it together coming in. It was just too awful out.”
The final group on Wednesday will be comprised of Holman, Campbell, and Laubman. All three players have the chance to take home not only the Mid Amateur trophy, but the Mid Master (40+) trophy as well. With 17 players within four shots of the lead, a low final round score could vault many contenders to the top of the leaderboard.
A total of 61 players made the 36-hole cut. They will compete in the final round tomorrow for a chance at one of 20 quota spots into the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship being held at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan, August 22-25th.
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