The first and only Maritimer to win the Canadian Amateur Golf Championship (1992) is Darren Ritchie of Hampton. His victory was made even more impressive by the fact that he had been diagnosed with malignant melanoma just three months prior to the competition. Ritchie’s response to this emotional and physical burden was to have the greatest year in golf history for this province. To win the Canadian Amateur Championship, he beat Mike Weir (Masters Champion); Doug Roxbourgh (4 time champion); and Graham Cooke (3 time Team Canada Member). Ritchie won 2 NB Amateurs, 1 mid-Masters, 4 NB Best Balls and 40 Invitationals around the province.