McKay boys, O'Keefe and Southam earn spots on Zone One Golf squad
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Tyler McKay of Rossland fired a 36-hole total of 146 to capture the BC Amateur Qualifer Sunday at Birchbank Golf Course near Trail.
McKay edged Karson O’Keefe pf Creston by one stroke, firing rounds of 71 Saturday at Redstone near Rossland and 75 Sunday at Birchbank.
Braden McKay pf Birchbank was third at 148 followed by Granite Pointe golfer Hanno Southam at 157.
In the BC Junior qualifier, the McKay boys finished one-two with Southam third.
Aiden and Trevor Browell, both of Champion Lake near Fruitvale, were fourth and fifth, repectively.
The BC Summer Games team consists of Ethan Paton of Salmo, Jeff Ashton of Birchbank, Jordan Field of Christina Lake and Dugan McInnes of Nakusp.
The 112th BC Men’s Amateur tournament is scheduled for July 15-18 at Seymour Golf Course in North Vancouver while the BC Junior Men’s event goes July 8-11 at Meadow Gardens in Pitt Meadows.
The BC Summer Games tournament is July 17-20 in Nanaimo.
