TORONTO — Billy Kennerly shot a final round 2-under 70 on Thursday to win the Canadian men's amateur championship.
The Alpharetta, Ga., native had four birdies on his final nine holes to finish the tournament at 12-under 275 — six strokes ahead of the field at the Weston Golf & Country Club and Lambton Golf & Country Club.
"It's really nice to win, especially the Canadian Am," said Kennerly. "It's a huge tournament and a national championship is always nice. On top of that, to win where Arnold Palmer won his first tournament, that's really special and something I'll never forget."
The win secures Kennerly a spot at next year's RBC Canadian Open.
Garrett Rank, of Elmira, Ont., and Hugo Bernard of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., were among three players who tied for second place at 6-under. Rank entered the third round tied for 13th place, but an eagle and five birdies helped him climb the leaderboard.
"I got off to a great start," said Rank. "After having a bad start yesterday when I was 3 over through three, today I was 3 under through three, so that led to some good momentum going forward."
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