Max Sekulic of Rycroft, Alta., shot a final-round five under 66 to win the 116th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ont., at 17 under.
Sekulic, who went birdie-birdie on the final two holes to secure the win, finished two strokes ahead of A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., who was at the top of the leaderboard throughout the opening two rounds.
Henry Lee (Coquitlam, B.C.) and Brendan MacDougall (Calgary) tied for third at 14 under. “It means the world to me,” said Sekulic, who started the day three strokes off the lead.
“You get your name on a trophy with a bunch of good players and your name’s permanent on that thing. It means a lot for all the people back in Rycroft and the Glencoe Golf and Country Club, where I spend my time in Canada,” he said.
With the win, Sekulic receives an exemption into both the 2022 RBC Canadian Open at St George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto and the 2021 U.S. Amateur, Aug. 9-15 at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club in Oakmont and Verona, Pa.
“It’s honestly a little bit career changing. I get to have a PGA Tour start,” said Sekulic, adding it will be a great learning experience.
The 2022 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will be held at Point Grey Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, B.C.
The final leaderboard is here.
