Cambridge, ON – The Ontario Junior (U19) Boys’ Championship was greeted by morning showers at Whistle Bear Golf Club, with a chance of thunderstorms heading into the afternoon. As the storm passed through Cambridge, competitors experienced a 45-minute weather delay. Resuming play at 11:05 a.m.., players were welcomed by sunny skies in the afternoon.
Round two was critical for competitors looking to make a run at the title, as cuts to the low 48 plus ties will take place tonight. Holding his position at the top of the leaderboard after a competitive second round is James Newton (Royal Ottawa Golf Club) with a flawless five-under round (135). Tailing just three strokes behind is Team Ontario squad member, Ben MacLean (Cherry Hill Club), with teammate Owen Kim (Blue Springs GC) one stroke off (139).
With moving day taking place tomorrow, T4 players Matthew Rastogi (Meadowbrook GC), Oscar Feschuk (Scarboro G&CC), Domenic De Luca (Public Player), and Sam Hogan (Rattlesnake Point GC) will be looking to take advantage of their two-stroke back positions. Competitors Graem Costigan (Galt CC) and Jeffrey Fang (Station Creek GC) hold in top ten heading into round three as well.
Tune into our social media channels to follow live updates from round three, which tees off at 7:30a.m. Wednesday morning. Leaderboard information, pairings, and tee times can be found on our Golf Genius page. For media coverage of the Ontario Junior (U19) Boys’ Championship, please visit the Golf Ontario Facebook page and view photo albums.
About the Ontario Junior (U19) Boys’ Championship
First contested in 1923, the Ontario Junior (U19) Boys’ Championship is open to male golfers 18 years of age and under, who have earned entry through one of our qualifiers held across the province, or earned exemptions from prior achievements. The event consists of 72 holes of stroke play competition. Past winners of the event include: Gerry Kesselring, Gary Cowan, Stu Hamilton, Mike Weir, Jon Mills and Albin Choi.
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