Mike Masaro/Golf Canada
Field of 156 will compete for national championship; all 10 provinces represented;
inter-provincial team championship to be contested over first 36 holes
CALEDON, Ont. – The field featuring 156 of the top junior female golfers is set to compete at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands Course) in Caledon, Ont. for the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO from August 11-14.
The field is led by two-time defending champion and Team Canada NextGen member, Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. Last year, Liu became the ninth player in tournament history to win the national championship multiple times and the first back-to-back winner since Heather Kuzmich in 1982. Liu will be in search of the three-peat in Caledon and would again tie Kuzmich who was the last to win three straight between 1981 and 1983. Canadian Golf Hall of Famers, Sandra Post (1964-66) and Gail Harvey Moore (1958-60) are the only others to three-peat in tournament history.
Joining Liu are fellow national champions, Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., who won the 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Championship winner Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. The trio are joined by their Team Canada NextGen teammates Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont. and 2025 Canadian Junior Girls runner-up Ruihan Kendria Wang of Vancouver, B.C.
In addition, all six NextGen Championship winners including Charlotte Tam of Burnaby, B.C. (Pacific), Keisha Han of Toronto, Ont. (Ontario), Saylar May of Rocky Mountain House, Alta. (Western), Serin Girard of Richmond, B.C. (Prairie), Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. (Quebec) and Florence Ho of Nepean, Ont. (Atlantic) are in the field.
Prior to the start of the tournament, a practice round will be held on Monday, August 10, with championship rounds beginning on Tuesday, August 11. Following the first two rounds of play, the field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties included in the final two rounds. Along with the Brokenshire Trophy, players aged 16 and under will compete for the Florence Harvey Trophy, awarded to the Juvenile division winner.
An inter-provincial team competition will take place over the first two rounds, featuring teams from all 10 provinces. Each day, the lowest two of three individuals 18-hole scores will count towards the team total. The lowest aggregate score over rounds one and two will determine the inter-provincial team champions, who will claim the Mary Pyke Trophy.
Last year in Sainte-Marie, Que., Team British Columbia retained the title, finishing four shots clear of Team Ontario. Team B.C. was represented by Cadence Ko of Richmond, B.C., Emma Kral of Victoria, B.C. and Zhehui Yu of Burnaby, B.C. Kral is the only returning player in the field this year.
“We are looking forward to beginning the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship as 156 of the top amateur golfers compete for this prestigious national championship,” said Madeline MacMillan, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We’d like to thank our partners at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for their continued commitment to growing the game in Canada. We know the players will enjoy a memorable experience at the club and in the City of Caledon.”
Inspired by Ireland’s Portmarnock Golf Club, the Heathlands course’s fescue-covered dunes, pot bunkers and severely sloped greens pay homage to classic golf design with one of the truest tests in Ontario. Once the carefully guarded secret of local aficionados, the course opened in 1992 and has become a favourite of those seeking a traditional golf experience and a stirring challenge that pays homage to the simple-yet-brilliant creativity of classic golf design. Heathlands is ranked in the top 25 for public golf courses in Canada and has been the long-time host venue of the Osprey Valley Open, a PGA TOUR Americas event.
“We are incredibly proud to welcome these outstanding young athletes to TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley and the Heathlands course. The athletes competing this week can expect a stout challenge that will test every aspect of their game but will reward players who play boldly and create scoring chances with excellent shot making. We look forward to showcasing not only our championship venue but also the warm hospitality of our community as we celebrate the global growth of the game” said Chris Humeniuk, President, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.
The Championship was first contested in 1955 and operated by the former Canadian Ladies Association (CLGA) until the amalgamation of CLGA and Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) in 2005.
The Canadian Junior Girls Championship has a long list of distinguished past champions that have etched their name on the Brokenshire Trophy. Past champions include Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Lisa Meldrum (2000), Alena Sharp (1999), Sandra Post (1964-66), Betty Stanhope (1956), Judy Darling (1957), Gail Harvey Moore (1958-1960) and Gayle Borthwick (1961). LPGA Tour players Maude-Aimée Leblanc (2006), Brooke Henderson (2012) and Maddie Szeryk (2013) also lifted the Brokenshire Trophy. Stollery Family Team Canada Women’s Head Coach Salimah Mussani (1996, 1998) is also a past Canadian Junior Girls Champion.
The 2026 Canadian Junior Girls champion will receive an exemption into the 113th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and both the 2027 Canadian Junior Girls Championship and 2027 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, if eligible.
For the full player field competing in the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO, click here.