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<\/p>\nA solid second shot to approach the green, then a chip shot put him within a foot of the hole for birdie, with his two opponents both missing their opportunities.<\/p>\n
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Wilson wasn\u2019t nervous, telling NanaimoNewsNOW he \u201cdidn\u2019t really feel anything\u201d standing over the Championship-winning putt.<\/p>\n
The longer Burnaby course really helped him through the week, Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m only 160 pounds, but I can get it out there a long ways. I love a golf course that\u2019s long and has a little bit of room off the tee, and that\u2019s kind of what Riverway was. I\u2019m a really good putter, so when I get the driver going and the putter going, that\u2019s when I play my best golf.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson\u2019s name will be etched on the same trophy held by the likes of Fred Couples (a former world number one and 1992 Masters Champion), and Canadian professional Adam Svensson.<\/p>\n
The result was the latest in a string of solid performances, which included a second-place finish in Chicago at a qualification event for the upcoming U.S. Amateur Championship in August.<\/p>\n
Wilson will join a 312-golfer field for what he says is the biggest tournament of its kind in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in Pennsylvania at the Merion Club. They\u2019ve had a couple U.S. Open\u2019s there, I believe they\u2019re having a U.S. Open there in a couple years, so it\u2019s a pretty great venue, and there\u2019s going to be a ton of good players. I think the biggest thing for me is just to keep carrying the momentum from that B.C. Amateur and from that qualifier in Chicago, I\u2019m playing great golf.\u201d<\/p>\n
A student athlete at the University of Tulsa, Wilson is studying business management in between rounds.<\/p>\n
It means he has three more years before turning professional, with a goal of competing at the U.S. event every year he can.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe winner of the US-Am gets an invite to the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, so there\u2019s a lot of open doors, and there\u2019s a lot of great amateur tournaments in America. I think my main goal is to play a lot of really good golf at college at the University of Tulsa, and then that\u2019s going to open more doors going forward into the States.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Nanaimo, Wilson was a member of the growing golf program at Wellington Secondary School, which has helped produce a number of high-level athletes in recent years.<\/a><\/p>\n Led by coach Brian Lennox, Wilson is proud of the work he and other students did to establish the group and set it up for years to come.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Wellington and showing other kids, go to Wellington because golf is on the rise now. I think this year, Brian had 20 to 30 kids come up to him and sign up for the golf team. I think it was great for us to kind of come in and build a golf team and then have everyone else say we\u2019re going to keep this going.\u201d<\/p>\n Subscribe to our daily news wrap. Local news delivered to your email inbox every evening.<\/a> Stay up to date on everything Nanaimo and Oceanside.<\/p>\n info@nanaimonewsnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on: Twitter (X)<\/a> | Bluesky<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n