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Young Battleford golfer wins tour event

Aug 15, 2016 | 12:00 PM

A young golfer from Battleford won in his age category at a tournament in Regina.

Colby Friedrich, 14, finished first in the Bantam Boys’ division in the Maple Leaf Junior Tour stop at the Wascana Country Club over the weekend.

He hit 74 on Saturday, Aug. 13 to start his trail towards first place. It was followed with a score of 72 on Sunday, Aug. 14 to finish two over par. 

His final score was three strokes ahead of Jayden Dudas of Estevan and 11 strokes in front of Regina’s Adam Kydd.