The third round of the 2009 Barrett Amateur Championship began Friday morning without any delays. Mild fog did not affect the early morning draw. Jordan Sherratt of Morphett Vale, South Australia was one of two players who fired low rounds of the day, -2 (69) to jump on top of the leaderboard. Sherrat made one birdie on the front nine (35), followed by one bogey and two more birdies on the back (34). Sherrat’s two day total of -6 (207) is 2 shots better than last year’s champion, Dylan Frittelli of South Africa.

Frittelli, made one bogey & one birdie on both the front & back nine to finish the day at even par. Frittelli now sits 2 shots off the lead going into the final round of play at -4 (209). Yesterday’s leader, JG Classen also from South Africa, is 3 shots of the pace after finishing round 3 with a 73. Classen’s 54 hole score of -3 (210) will see him fight for the championship in the final pairing starting at 9:48am.

Corey Conners of Listowel, ON was the second player to fire the low round of the day of -2 (69). Conners made 2 birdies and 3 bogeys on the front. On the back nine, Conners picked up the pace and made 3 birdies to finish with a 54 hole score of -2 (211). The top New Brunswicker after 3 rounds is Mathieu Gingras of Moncton, NB. Gingras, the 2009 NB Men’s Amateur Champion, is currently tied for 9th spot at +2 (215).

The fourth & final round of play is scheduled for 8am Saturday morning. A complete list of results and third round pairings can be found at www.barrettamateur.com or at www.nbga.nb.ca.

The 72-hole Barrett Amateur Championship is the highest ranked Canadian event on the World Amateur Golf Rankings. The Barrett is also a counting event for Golf Week’s Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings.

Barrett Amateur Championship 29-Jul - 1-Aug-2009 Overall Gross Media Results