Dillon Batsel is 18-holes away from the biggest victory of his career. The 2025 PGA of Canada Mike Weird Male Player of the Year backed up his opening-round 65 with a 5-under 67 on Wednesday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Championship of Canada presented by Tapinn at St. Eugene Golf Resort.

Throughout the day at St. Eugene Golf Resort in Cranbrook, B.C., birdies were flying, but late round charges from Gord Burns and Dillon Batsel catapulted the Ontario and Alberta pros up the leaderboard. Burns fired a bogey-free 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over Batsel after the opening round of the PGA Championship of Canada presented by Tapinn.

Canada's premier national championship for PGA of Canada professionals’ heads west this week as the 104th PGA Championship of Canada presented by Tapinn is set for St. Eugene Golf Resort in Cranbrook, B.C. From August 4-6, one of the country's strongest fields of PGA of Canada professionals will compete for the national title, a share of the championship purse and, for the first time in tournament history, an exemption into the 2027 RBC Canadian Open.