WASAGAMING — Brandon’s Kolby Day had himself a day on Saturday on the 61st annual Gray Owl males’s golf match, offered by IG Wealth Administration.
The Wheat Metropolis Golf Course member fired a blistering 5-under-par 31 on the entrance 9 at sunny and delightful Clear Lake Golf Course and cruised in at even par for a 5-under 67. That offers him a one-stroke lead over Onanole’s Cal Vanderschuit, who carded a 68, and a two-shot edge over Winnipeg’s Steven Younger, who performs out of St. Charles.
The second and remaining spherical of the match can be performed on Sunday.
Day was 4 below via 5 holes on Saturday, birdieing the primary and fourth holes earlier than recording an eagle on the par-5 fourth. He tacked on a birdie on the drivable par-4 eighth to exit in 31. Day had two birdies and two bogeys on the again 9 and signed for a 67.
Vanderschuit, who’s the driving pressure behind IG Wealth Administration’s title sponsorship of The Gray Owl, shot 35 on the entrance 9 after which toured the a lot more durable again 9 in 3-under 33 for his 4-under whole. Younger, in the meantime, carded 9 of 34 and 35.
The highest three gamers might want to carry their greatest on Sunday, as two-time champion Jay Thiesen of Russell shot an opening-round 70 on Saturday. He’ll be part of Day, Vanderschuit and Younger within the remaining championship flight group.
The rating to qualify for the championship flight was 4-over 76, which implies 16 gamers will vie for the crown.
Breezy Bend’s Collings, who has received 11 Gray Owl titles, leads the Greyer Owl division by 5 strokes over 5 gamers: Brandon’s Dwight Kearns, Rivers’ Gerry Gourlay, St. Charles’ Ken Mould, and Clear Lake’s Brad Clement and Murray Lindenberg.
There’s a new twist this 12 months, because the Media Flight is now a internet occasion. Brandon Solar sports activities reporter Thomas Friesen has the very best spherical via 18 holes, carding a 5-over-par 77 on Saturday.
Sunday’s tee instances and extra data could be discovered at thegreyowl.ca.
DAY 1 TOP SCORES
Kolby Day, Wheat Metropolis 31-36—67
Cal Vanderschuit, Onanole 35-33—68
Steven Younger, St. Charles 34-35—69
Jay Thiesen, Russell 33-37—70
Garth Collings, Breezy Bend 35-37—72
Joel Baron, Carberry 38-34—72
Matt LePage, Plymouth, Minn. 37-35—72
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