Vernon’s Matthew McEachran-Law improved upon his opening round 77 by firing an even-par 72 at the B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championships Wednesday at the Revelstoke Golf Course.
With a competitive cut line of 154, McEachran-Law’s was 30th heading into Day 3 Thursday. He was 10 strokes back of Kimberley’s Jared DuTois, who led the remaining field of 73 (153 total entries).
Dutoit, 18, posted a 4-under 68 second round to sit at 5-under (71-68-139). He took advantage of a morning tee time and posted some early birdies before the heat rolled in.
Sitting a stroke back in second, thanks to a championship best 5-under 67, was 16-year-old Trevor Yu of Vancouver. Yu, a member of Team B.C. heading to the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., made short work of the difficult 6,537-yard Revelstoke track. He posted six birdies and a single bogey in Round 2 to sit at 4-under (73-67-140).
Coldstream products Thomas Percy (84-83-167) and Austin Bosquet (84-90-174) did not make the cut.
The top-3 finishers will represent B.C. at the Canadian Juniors, hosted by the Timberwolf Golf Club, July 30-Aug. 2, in Garson, Ont.
n Vernon’s Mackenzie Barrie started Round 3 of the B.C. junior girls provincials tied for 23rd Thursday at the Belmont Golf Course in Langley.
Barrie, who has committed to the University of Wyoming’s women’s team, carded opening rounds of 80 and 81 to sit at 19-over on the par-71, 6,013-yard course.
After going par in Round 1, Surrey’s Jamie Oleksiew shot a 2-under 69 in the second round to carry a two-stroke lead over Victoria’s Naomi Ko (72-70) heading into the third round.
Oleksiew, a member of the Colorado University women’s team, fashioned five birdies, one bogey and a double bogey as part of her second round 69.
The top three finishers at the 2013 B.C. Junior Girls’ Championship will be granted spots on Team BC for the 2013 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship being held at Cherry Downs Golf and Country Club in Pickering, Ontario from July 30-August 2, 2013.
n A Vernon foursome has earned top-15 results at the B.C. Amateur Zone 2 qualifying tourney over the Canada Day long weekend at N’K’Mip Desert Golf Course in Oliver.
Conner Kozak, Brady Stead and the McEachran-Law brothers, Chris and Matt, have each secured a spot in the B.C. amateurs, July 9-12 at Copper Point and Radium Springs in the Columbia Valley.
Kozak shot 73-67 to finish second, two strokes back of winner Cory Hilditch of Penticton.
Stead, who recently won the Spallumcheen Men’s Championship, was consistent in carding rounds of 72-73 to finish in a tie for fifth.
Chris stumbled on Day 1, posting a 79, but rebounded Sunday with a sizzling 69 for a share of eighth.
Matt carded a 72 to follow up on his 77 and needed a playoff hole to punch his ticket to Copper Point, finishing 11th.
