NHL referee Garrett Rank wins his 4th Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur golf title | National Sports

BRANTFORD, Ontario (AP) — NHL referee Garrett Rank won his fourth Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship on Friday, breaking a last-hole tie with a 6-foot par putt at Brantford Golf & Country Club.

The 38-year-old Rank, from Waterloo about 40 miles north, closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory. He finished at 18-under 270. Third-round leader Evan Nachtigall of Brandon, Manitoba, bogeyed the last for a 72 to drop into second.

kAmQpD D@@? 2D x D2H >J 32== H2D @? E96 324< @7 E96 8C66?[ x 6H :E H2D 2 8@@5 E:>6 7@C =28 AFEE E@ ECJ 2?5 EH@ AFEE[ 2?5 =F4<:=J 6?@F89 x H2D 23=6 E@ >2<6 E96 e\7@@E6C 2E E96 6?5 E@ H:?[” D2:5 #2?<[ H9@ H@C<65 9:D 7:CDE $E2?=6J rFA u:?2=D 2D 2 C676C66 E9:D J62C]k^Am

kAm#2?<’D AC6G:@FD r2?25:2? |6?’D |:5\p> H:?D 42>6 E9C66 J62CD 😕 2 C@H 7C@> a_`c\`e] w6 92D 7:G6 ?2E:@?2= E:E=6D[ 2=D@ H:??:?8 E96 a_`a r2?25:2? r@==686^&?:G6CD:EJ x?5:G:5F2= r92>A:@?D9:A]k^Am

kAm“xE’D 2 9F86 9@?@C[Q #2?< D2:5] “(:??:?8 2 8@=7 E@FC?2>6?E 😀 ?6G6C 62DJ] %@ 5@ :E 7@FC E:>6D 😀 AC6EEJ DA64:2=] x E9:?< :E’D 366? `_ J62CD D:?46 x =2DE 5:5 :E D@ E@ 5@ :E 4=@D6 E@ 9@>6 😕 2 A=246 =:<6 qC2?E7@C5 😀 D@>6E9:?8 E92E x H:== C6>6>36C 7@C E96 C6DE @7 >J =:76]”k^Am

Story continues below video

kAm#2?< C646:G65 2 DA@E :?E@ E96 &]$] |:5\p>2E6FC r92>A:@?D9:A 2E $2?5 ‘2==6J #6D@CE 😕 }6<@@D2[ (:D4@?D:?[ 😕 =2E6 $6AE6>36C 2?5 62C=J ~4E@36C]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm$66 p!’D 7F== }w{ 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am

k9C ^m

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^8@=7Qm$66 p!’D 7F== 8@=7 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.