The Notah Begay III Canadian Junior Golf National Championship (NB3JGNC) and Golf Saskatchewan are excited to be working together again this year. The partnership will provide new and exciting opportunities to our junior golf families throughout all the provinces in Canada.
The NB3JGNC and Golf Saskatchewan have been working together for four years. This year Golf Saskatchewan has increased their involvement for 2026 so that more Canadian juniors will have access to the NB3. The NB3JGNC will be adding another Canadian Championship to the province of Saskatchewan. The official host site of the 2026 Western Championship will be at Dakota Dunes Golf Links on Aug. 18 to 9, 2026, in Whitecap, Sask. Golf Saskatchewan will play a significant role in the championship as they will be assisting in the operations and officiating the Western Championship. Golf Saskatchewan Executive Director Brian Lee said helping to increase junior golf opportunities is a large part of the organizations mandate.
“We are extremely pleased to assist the NB3JGNC again this year as they expand their tour in the province,” Lee added. “There are many options for the NB3JGNC to expand in western Canada, to see the tour choosing Saskatchewan is great for juniors to expand their experiences and competitive golf chances while staying closer to home on a premier golf course. We look forward to assisting with both the western championship and the other two Saskatchewan events at Tor Hill Golf Course and Moon Lake.”
The Western Championship will be one of only two championships in Canada that will qualify players for the final stage, the NB3 National Championship in Kinder, Louisiana which is broadcasted for a two hour prime time show on the Golf Channel. Like the Eastern Championship that is held in Montreal, Que., the Western Championship will be featured on TSN television bringing a tour-like feel to junior golf in Saskatchewan.
To go along with the partnership, Golf Saskatchewan will be selecting one player to represent the province in a 54-hole WAGR ranked event, the NB3 Elite tournament where these players will be competing for a PGA Tour of Americas Event exemption. The NB3 Elite tournament will be taking place at the same time at the same golf course as the Eastern Championship on Aug. 2 – 4, 2026, in Montreal. TSN and RDS television will cover the Eastern Championship and the NB3 Elite Tournament.
The NB3 has grown globally over the last five years and the expansion into Canada has been a goal since the start. The US Championship now includes top players from over 15 countries and this past year 20 players represented Canada. For the first time in 2024, Kaylee Chung from British Columbia became the champion of the overall girls 16 to 18 year old division.
“We cannot thank Golf Saskatchewan enough for their continued support in our mission to provide Canadian junior golfers the opportunity to make it all the way to the US,” said Rob Dickson, senior partner of the NB3 and host of the Canadian Championship at the Kanawaki Golf Club in Québec.
Notah Begay III Jr Golf National Championship:
The Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship is in its seventh year and aims to grow the game of golf by providing a platform for players to compete against the best juniors in the Country in a true, open qualifying series. The National Championship will be televised on Golf Channel in prime time that will be airing over 4 hours of broadcast time that has never been done before. These players will have a chance to be recognized on a platform like no other, increasing the chances to #getNOTAHced by college coaches around the country. With this platform, Notah wanted to expand into Canada to give the juniors North of the border an opportunity to compete in US tournaments and one day play college golf.
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Notah Begay lll Canadian Jr Golf National Championship:
The Notah Begay lll Canadian Junior Golf National Championship is a qualifying series that runs all throughout the country of Canada. It follows the same structure as the United States NB3JGNC with provincial qualifying, then to the Eastern and Western Championship and finally the US Global Championship. There are eleven qualifying sites across Canada with at least one in every province that all lead to either the Eastern or Western Championship. Players can also use the spot earned from their provincial qualifying tournament and compete in a US Regional to have multiple chances to make it to the US National Championship.
2026 NB3 Canada Schedule:
April 18-19 | Swaneset Bay & Resort | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
May 9-10 | Golden Eagle Golf Club | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
May 23-24 | Club de Golf Vieux Village | Bromont, Québec
May 30-31 | Stony Plain Golf Club | Stony Plain, Alberta
May 30-31 | Belvedere Golf Club | Charlottetown, PEI
June 6-7 | Larters at St Andrews Golf & Country Club | Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 6-7 | Club de Golf Le Portage | L’Assomption, Québec
June 13-14 | Moon Lake Golf & Country Club | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
June 20-21 | Greensmere Golf & Country Club | Carp, Ontario
June 30-July 1 | Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club | East Gwillimbury, Ontario
July 2-3 | Tor Hill Golf Course | Regina, Saskatchewan
August 2-4 | Kanawaki Golf Club – Eastern Championship | Kahnawake, Québec
August 18-19 | Dakota Dunes Golf Links – Western Championship | Whitecap, Saskatchewan