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Six under-19 Saskatchewan golfers are in Medicine Hat, Alta. this week chasing a national junior boy’s championship.
Saskatchewan junior champion Josh Nagy of Saskatoon, Bradley Moser also of Saskatoon, Deer Valley’s Cole Obrigewitsch and Colby Friedrich from Battleford make up Team Saskatchewan. They were the top four finishers at the provincial junior championship played at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club from July 9 to 11.
Saskatchewan also had a pair of quota spots to fill in this year’s national tournament taking place at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club. Saskatoon’s Steven Duchscher and Connor Scissons filled those two positions.
Duchscher was the first to tee-off, he began at 8:36 a.m. today. Obrigewitsch started his round at 9:09 a.m. with Moser teeing off at 9:20 a.m. Nagy hit the course at 9:31 a.m. and Friedrich will hit his first shot at 12:33 p.m. Scissons will be in the 12:41 p.m. group.
The tournament is four rounds, they will have cuts after the second round Tuesday. An inter-provincial team competition is built in for the first two days of the championship as well.
