While Brett Kanda might not have played his finest round of golf in Monday’s opening round of the 98th California Amateur Championship, he played well, and most importantly to him, well enough to put himself in contention to move on to match play on Wednesday. And that’s truly all that matters to the La Crescenta resident.

The Flintridge Prep graduate shot a one-over-par 73 at the Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, putting him in a tie for 39th place — seven spots off the 32-man cut for match play.

“I played well, I finished pretty well,” said Kanda, who carded two birdies and four pars over the last seven holes. “I got a bad break on 11, but other than that I played pretty well.”

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