Mitchell's six-shot lead is gone. Angela Liang of Bridgewater, N.J. shot 69 Friday and the two are tied at 6-under through 12 holes of Saturday's final round at Twin Hills in Joplin, Mo. On the boys side, Porter Hart of Broken Arrow, Okla. leads at 7-under after rounds of 68-69.
The 72-hole championship presented by BDO runs Aug 18-21 at Brantford Golf & Country Club in Ontario, open to amateurs 25 and over. Fitzsimmons, already a three-time winner of the national title, defends; the champion earns exemptions into the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur plus the 2027 Canadian Amateur and Mid-Amateur.
The USGA has posted the complete field for the Aug 29-Sep 3 championship on Baltimore Country Club's East Course (Five Farms), headlined by past champs Sean Knapp, Mike McCoy, Todd White, Jeff Wilson, Gene Elliott and Doug Hanzel. Recent North & South Super Senior winner Rick Cloninger and Sunnehanna defender Tony Wise are both in.
