Dillon Batsel golfing in 2019 at Connaught Golf Club. File Photo/CHAT News

By Jesse Gill

SPORTS

Medicine Hat’s Batsel finishes second at PGA Championship of Canada

Aug 1, 2025 | 3:00 AM

Medicine Hat’s Dillon Batsel finished second at the 103rd PGA Championship of Canada at the Pinegrove Club de Golf in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

Desert Blume Golf Club pro Batsel shot 12-under par over three rounds, just three strokes behind the winner Craig Stefureak.

Through the three round Batsel had a few highlights.

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Dillon Batsel celebrates after sinking a putt for an eagle on a par 5. Courtesy/PGA of Canada

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He scored an eagle on hole 13 during the final round on Thursday on his way to a six-under par 66 on the day which included seven birdies.

His score was just two shots away from the course record of 64 set all the way back in 1969.

On Wednesday, Batsel had a hole-in-one on hole 2 as he shot a four-under 68 that day.

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Courtesy/PGA of Canada

The ace was the sixth of Batsel’s career, but also his third in a little over a month.

He had a hole-in-one on a par 4 at the Mickelson National Golf Course in Calgary in June, and an ace at Desert Blume Golf Club three days later, according to a social media post from the PGA of Canada.

His rounds also included an opening day 2-under 70, which had put him in a seven way tie for eighth place.

His second place finish earned him a purse of $7,905.

The tournament ran from July 28-31, 2025 and included 119 golf professionals from across Canada.

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Courtesy/PGA of Canada