Timmerman starts strong in Windsor at nationals

Left to right: Tyler Wright, Roman TImmerman, and Ty Campbell opened the Canadian Men's Amateur on Monday.

Roman Timmerman has opened the 116th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship with a 4-under, 67, on Tuesday in Windsor, Ont.

Coming off a record breaking win at the provincial amateur the Riverside Country Club member made seven birdies during round one at the Ambassador Golf Club and sits in a tie for fourth.

Timmerman is just two shots behind leader A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam Beach, B.C.

Ty Campbell of Saskatoon and Regina’s Tyler Wright sit in a tie for 47th at 2-over, 73.

Yorkton’s Kade Johnson and Chase Pochylko out of Saskatoon shot opeing rounds of 3-over, 74. They are tied for 64th.

Josh Nagy, also of Saskatoon posted an opening round of plus-6, 77. He’s in a tie for 112th.

Tuesday’s tee times in Saskatchewan are below:

The complete results after the opening round can be seen here.