By Mitch Bach

Golf

Martin tied for lead at Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship

Jul 9, 2019 | 5:27 PM

ACHESON, AB — It took Becky Martin a little while to find her groove at The Ranch Golf Club.

Once she did, the former MHC Rattlers standout returned to the elite-level form Hatter’s have came to expect.

Martin carded an opening round 73, including a one-under 35 on the back-nine, to sit tied for the lead at the 2019 Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship after round one on Tuesday.

The local product regained control of her round after bogies at the first, third, and fifth hole with four straight pars to finish the front nine. Her lone birdie on the day came on the par five 13th amidst a string of 12 pars over her final 13 holes.

She’ll tee off in her second of three rounds Wednesday morning, locked atop the leaderboard with Calgary’s Kenna Hughes.

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Martin, who’s a two-time ACAC champion and CCAA bronze and silver medalist, says she’s competing in her first Alberta Golf event in several years.

Her goal this summer is to tee off in the 2019 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Red Deer later this month — an event she hasn’t competed in since it was last held in Lethbridge in 2012. She’s currently on a wait-list to receive entry, but should she finish in the top three at The Ranch, she’ll book her ticket as a member of Alberta’s Inter-Provincial Team.

Prior to her trip to Acheson, Mitch Bach of CHAT Sports caught up with the Martin to learn more about her preparation for this week’s even and how her previous competitive experience can help her.