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Alberta Men’s Amateur Golf Championship Heads to Final Round Friday at Paradise Canyon

Competitors vie for Canadian Amateur berths under gusty winds testing their all-around game.

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Overview

  • Paradise Canyon is hosting the championship for the first time since 1993, welcoming 120 amateur golfers from across Alberta.
  • Golfers are competing over 54 holes across three days with Friday’s final round narrowing the field to the top 60 and ties.
  • The top 18 finishers will advance to the Canadian Amateur and the overall winner will earn a place in the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.
  • Defending champion Brett Jones and Brandon Markiw, fresh off a Glencoe Invitational victory, are among the leading contenders.
  • Free public admission is drawing spectators whose spending is expected to boost Lethbridge’s hotels and restaurants.