Attending university in another state and the fact that Justin Wood hasn鈥檛 resided in Unity since 2013 has no bearing on the home town pride that was shared all week of July 18 to 21 when Wood competed at the 2016 Saskatchewan men鈥檚 amateur golf championship that took place at the Legends Golf Club in Warman.聽
Wood, 21, was in contention for the lead from day one. A social media explosion that resulted when news broke of his win had Unity folks sharing posts through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram expressing their pride in this home town boy.
Just hours after the win it was easy to hear the exuberance in Wood鈥檚 voice, but a modest tone remained.聽
鈥淲inning the Sask Am takes me to the Canadian amateur in Ottawa Aug. 8 to 11, arriving there on the sixth to begin practice rounds,鈥� Wood says.
Wood said he was elated his parents and his sister and her boyfriend were there to share the victory.聽 He said he was also overwhelmed with the support from friends and family.
He says his 鈥減hone lit up with congratulatory text messages, FB posts, tweets and such.鈥�
He has goals set for the Can Am.
聽鈥淭his event sets me up good,鈥� says Wood of the Sask Am.
鈥淚 have been working on some of my game aspects all summer. Scott Hasse from the USA helped me at the end of my school year giving me some things to work on over the summer.鈥�
Tanner White, Titleist Performance Institute certified trainer in Regina, has also worked with Wood.
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