Kamloops golfer Niles already looking beyond B.C. Summer Games gold

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Niles got many congratulatory shout-outs on his weekend win, which has given him a boost of confidence after coming from behind the capture the gold. Niles shot a five-over 75 in round one and sat seven shots back of first-round leader John Kahlert before the scripts were flipped in round two. 

“Just coming back from seven down on the first day just helps me with knowing that I can really get back into any tournament. If I ever get down after the first day, just knowing I can get back into it,” he noted. 

The victory builds on what has been a great season for Niles who’s going into Grade 11 at Valleyview Secondary. He won the Zone 2 Tour Championship, finished second overall, and more recently earned a spot in the Canadian Amateur Championship in Duncan after finishing in a tie for 13th in the B.C. Amateur two weeks ago at Rivershore. 

Niles has also been given an exemption into the Canadian Junior Championship next week in Medicine Hat, writing a letter to BC Golf explaining why he deserves to go. The local golfer was in the top 10 after round three before shooting an eight-over 80 in the final round to finish tied for 22nd and out of the required top 13.  

“You just say how you played there and they had an extra couple spots, so they gave me one of them,” Niles said. “It helps a lot knowing that BC Golf looks at what I do out there and not just overlook me like that. I know they have a lot of golfers they focus on, and hopefully before I get out of junior golf I’m one of those players they look at.”

He leaves for Medicine Hat on Saturday to get in a couple practice rounds before the tournament starts Monday. 

“I’m just trying to make the cut there, and then if I make the cut probably get into top 25 finish hopefully. That’s my goal for the tournament,” he said. “Then for the Canadian Am, it’s really just to make the cut. That’s my main goal there.”

The Canadian Amateur Championship runs from Aug. 6-9 at the Duncan Meadows Golf Course and Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, but that’s not all for Niles. He then competes in the B.C. Juvenile Championship at Gallagher’s Canyon in Kelowna from Aug. 21-23 to round out what has been a great season for the teen.