August 11, 2016, 7:34 PM
GATINEAU, Que. — Hugo Bernard shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday to come from behind and capture the Canadian men’s amateur golf championship.
Bernard, 21, began the day tied for third and three shots behind the lead. But he rallied to finish the 112th playing of the event at 11-under 271.
"I played pretty solid," said Bernard. "My driver was pretty long and pretty straight, too. I made some great putts out there and it was a very solid round for me."
Bernard becomes the first Canadian to win the national men’s amateur title since Mackenzie Hughes won back-to-back championships in 2011-12.
The Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., native also receives an exemption into the 2017 RBC Canadian Open