(Photo courtesy of the Alberta Golf twitter feed)
The champion of the Sunlife Financial Men’s Amateur Golf Championship has a Drumheller connection.
Brett Hogan, who was born in Drumheller, won the championship, which took place from July 20-23 in Spruce Grove at the Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club.
He is the son of Jodi Hogan (Porter) and grandson of Rob and Rose Porter who are still residents in Drumheller.
Hogan’s had a first round of 67, a second and third round of 69 and a final round of 76 on Thursday, July 23 for a total of 281 during the championship.
Rose said she is “so pleased for him. He has worked hard.”
“I have been holding my breath for three days so now I can let go,” she told the Mail with a laugh.
“I do that with most sports, but when Brett is involved I do it even more. He is such a nice guy. It is not hard to root for him,” she said.
Tom Zariski, who is on the board of directors for the Alberta Golf Association said, “Brett has been one of the top junior golfers in Alberta for the last number of years. He is coming along as one of the best golfers in Alberta right now.”
