The Western Amateur came to a close Saturday with a thrilling final at North Shore Country Club.
Kazuma Kobori and Christiaan Maas met in the final after knocking off Matthew McClean and Drew Goodman, respectively, in the semifinals.
Kobori would ultimately come out on top in the event that sees the final two contenders play eight rounds of golf in six days, but it wasn’t without drama.
The championship match got off to a hectic start with a hole for the ages at the par-4 second. Kobori was forced to play about 50 yards short of the green out of a fairway bunker, putting Maas in the driver’s seat from the center of the fairway.