Tyler Lacquette was born in Regina, he spent eight years in Dauphin and now he lives in Shellmouth, Manitoba. Next week, he'll switch it up and spend a few days in Selkirk, Manitoba as he takes part in the Diamond Athletic Men's Mid-Amateur Championship.

Tyler will join 83 other golfers all vying for a provincial title at one of the province's premier golf courses.

"It's my first ever Mid-Am, I'm pretty excited for it," said Lacquette. "There's a lot of good guys in the field and it should be a really good time."

The now 28-year-old got some encouragement from a family member to tee it up.

"My little brother is a golfer and he's always asking me why I don't play in these Golf Manitoba events," added Lacquette. "He figures I can do well in them so I thought I'd give it a try."

As usual, Tyler's been hitting the ball solid lately and he's looking forward to playing a course that he's not very familiar with.

"I'm going on Monday to do a practice round. It's important that I get a feel for the greens and the fairways," added Lacquette. "I've been playing pretty well lately, so I guess we'll see how it all goes down."

The top 12 advances to the Mid-Am National Championships later this summer in Ontario. Playing in his first event, Tyler knows reaching the Top 12 could be a tough feat, but he is setting that goal.

"That's going to be really hard to do, there is a ton of good guys in the field," added Lacquette. "I'm just hoping I can put some good holes together and we'll see, anything can happen."

When it comes to his gameplan, Tyler will be hitting a lot of irons off tees and playing cautiously. That could, however, change depending on his position on the leaderboard throughout the tournament.

"I usually go all out with the driver, but I don't really plan on doing that a whole lot. But, we'll see how things are going, you never know," concluded Lacquette.

Tyler's first round is Tuesday afternoon at 12:08.