The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) announced their players of the year and Order of Merit Tour winners for the 2023 season this week.

In the under-15 girls’ division Regina’s Tayla Perry was the winner with 1,560 points, Saskatoon’s Grace Odnokon was second with 1,445 points.

The 15-19 girls category was won by Swift Current’s Niya Friesen. She had 1,390 points, Chloe Wills of Kyle was second at 1,100, Hallie Crozier of Regina was third at 1,025.

The under-13 boys division was won by Pilot Butte golfer Austin Nesbitt. The Wascana Country Club junior had 1,925 points. Humboldt’s Tylan Wallin was second at 1,455, Max Gehl of Swift Current was third.

In the under-15 age group Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon was the winner by a close margin. The Riverside Country Club member collected 2,435 points this season, just 172.5 more than fellow Saskatoon player Lucas Sturgeon who compiled 2,262.5 points over the season.

The under-17 boys’ Order of Merit champion is another Saskatoon player. Jack Maharaj was the only competitor to pick up over 1,000 points in the age group officially compiling 1,457.5 this year. Brady Guenther was second at 967.5.

In the 17-19 boys division Drayjon Sparvier of Ochapowace First Nation was the winner with 1,025 points. Duck Lake golfer Marcus Cameron was seond at 962.5.

The MJT also announced the winners of the Mini-Tour Order of Merit as well.

The winners were:

Girls 8U | Makinlee McCrystal (Regina)
Girls 9-10 | Alyxa Melsted (Wynyard)
Girls 11-12 | Natalie Maunula (North Battleford)
Boys 8U | Hudson Deibert (Regina)
Boys 9-10 | Caleb O’Brien (Melville)
Boys 11-12 | Keaton Kreklewich (Melville)

Next up for the MJT this year is the MJT National Championship in Litchfield, Az. from Nov. 9 to 12 at Wigwam Golf Resort.

Saskatchewan has 10 players in the field.

After 50 years of business the original clubhouse and Proshop at Valley Regional Park Golf Course at Rosthern will be replaced by a new building.

Following the 2023 Golf Saskatchewan Champions Cup at the course on Sept. 30, Valley Regional shut down for the season and construction on the new facility is essentially underway. General Manager Conner McGill

“It is starting to show it’s age,” McGill said of the half century old building. “It needed major upgrades. It’s been a couple years, we applied for some grants. It’s pretty exciting it’s coming to fruition there.”

The new facility will be bigger to provide a better visitor experience, plus the Proshop will be able to carry more stock. Both exciting items, but McGill said having a full-service food department is really enticing.

“To have a full kitchen where we can serve tournaments, it’s going to be a learning curve in how that’s going to work, but we are very excited to be able to offer what we weren’t before,” he said.

With the construction coming this fall through the winter one upgrade is already complete. The course added a cart pad near the entry to make traffic flow more efficient around the entire first tee area.

“It’s nice, it’s not so cramped where we were,” McGill applauded. “There is a couple big wash bays, it drains nicely, it looks real sharp, they did a great job on it.”

The 18-hole golf course alongside the campground receives rave reviews from most who play it once or members that spend their summers at the club. After hosting the provincial club championship event this year with over 70 players from across the province, McGill feels word is getting out about the club and the construction of the new clubhouse will elevate Valley Regional’s standing in Saskatchewan.

“I don’t know if you can call us a hidden gem anymore. There was a good dozen players from, I know some were from Regina, I don’t know where they were all exactly from, but when they were playing in the Champions Cup they were like, I have never played this golf course, it’s amazing. We will definitely be back. That’s exciting to hear,” McGill said.

If everything goes according to plan the new clubhouse could be open in mid-May of next year.

Estevan’s Chase Gedak is now a collegiate golf champion after picking up the win in Bismark, N.D. for Minot State University (MSU) this week.

Gedak transferred from the University of Arkansas – Monticello (UAM) to MSU prior to this school year and everything seems to be working better for the Golf Kenosee member. With a couple solid finishes already under his belt this fall season, Gedak was tied for 28^th (73, 74, 147) at the Watkins Invitational in Lake City, Minn. on Sept. 25 and 26. The Beavers struggled as a team placing 14^th of 15.

Fast forward to this week and Gedak is a champion. He won the Marauder Fall Invite at Hawktree Golf Course in Bismark on Tuesday. He shot 73 during the first round and 70 on day two to win his first collegiate title by two strokes. In turn he also vaulted his teammates to a second place finish.

Golf Saskatchewan chatted with Gedak a day after the win.

On the MSU women’s team is Chaplin’s Holly Knudsen. She tied for 32^nd at the Watkins Invitational at 27-over par (84, 85), the team was fifth. At the Marauder Invite this week the Beavers claimed the team championship with Knudsen placing in a solid position of tied for ninth, again at 27-over par going 81, 90 At the Hawktree Golf Course.

Both Knudsen and Gedak will travel to Larchwood, Ind. for the USF Fall Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10 at The Falls Golf Course.

In Nashport, Oh. on Sept. 25 and 26 Robert Morris University (RMU) and Saskatoon’s Josh Nagy were in competition at the Virtues Golf Club for the Virtues Intercollegiate. Nagy was tied for 38^th at 219 70, 72, 77), tied for the team lead. The Colonials tied for 13^th out of 17 schools.

This week RMU was in Westlake, Oh. at Lakewood Country Club for the Tom Tontimonia Invitational. Nagy was the model of consistency shooting three straight rounds of 70 finishing in a for 21^st overall. As a team the Colonials were 10^th out of 15 squads.

Nagy and RMU will be in Lewisburg, Pa. for the Bucknell Fall Invitational from Oct. 8 to 10.

Estevan’s Jace Carlisle and his Post University teammates are absolutely rolling this fall season. The team has their first “three-peat” in program history after another win on Sept.25 and 26.

In Concord, N.H. where Eagles were victorious Carlisle competed as an individual. The TS&M Woodlawn staffer was tied for 19^th at 10-over par, 220 (72, 73, 75). The team won by five shots.

This week on Oct. 2 and 3 the Eagles soared into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships in Watertown, Conn. at the Watertown Golf Club. Carlisle played better golf and tied for 10^th at 8-over par, 221 thanks to rounds of 72, 73, and 76. Post was second in the team championship just missing their fourth straight win by one stroke.

The team will host the Post Eagles Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10, also in Watertown.

In Hot Springs, Ark. this week the annual Battle for the Belt took place on Oct. 2 and 3 at the Hot Springs Country Club with a couple locals in the field. Prince Albert’s TJ Baker and the UAM Weevils were there. He carded rounds of 87, 83, and 78 to finish at 248. The Weevils were ninth in the team event. UAM is off until the D2 Super Regional Preview on Oct. 16 and 17 in Edmund, Okla. at Kicking Bird Golf Club.

Regina’s Will Blake was also in the field with the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. Blake shot 80 in round one, 78 on day two, and 75 on the final day to place in 46^th spot.

Blake helped the Muleriders finish in second place overall. As for Blake and teammate Luke Cote of Regina, they are also slated to compete in Edmund at the Regional in mid-October.

Back on Sept. 24 and 25 Will Danielson of Saskatoon was in Tunica Resort, Miss. for the Rhodes Fall Invitational at Tunica National competing for Milsaps College. He posted back-to-back rounds of 76 before a 75 on day three leaving the Riverside Country Club member in 32^nd for the 54-hole event. Milsap was 14^th in the team category.

Next up for Danielson is the Alamo City Classic in San Antonia, Tex. At The Quarry Golf Club beginning Oct. 9.

On. Sept. 26 in Mason City, Iowa the Waldorf Warriors and Caden Loeppky were at the one-day NAICC Invitational. Loeppky led the team with a score of 76, the team was sixth overall.

During another 18-hole event on Sept. 29 in Lake Mills, Iowa at the Rice Lake Golf Course Loeppky and the Warriors took part in the Waldorf Invitational. He tied for seventh at 77. Waldorf had a pair of teams compete; the results are not posted.

On Sept. 30 the team took on Dickinson State in a Ryder Cup format event.

Their next tournament is the Culver Stockton Invitational on Oct. 15 and 16.

In Laurel, Mont. this week Battleford product Colby Friedrich wrapped up his fall season at the University of Providence with the Beartooth Invitational at the Laurel Country Club. He shot 78, 76, and 78 him a tie for 27^th place at 14-over par. The team was 10^th.

Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) was in Bristol, Tenn. for the King Invitational on Sept. 25 and 26, with Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton and Calgary’s Guillermo Salazar in the field competing for the Crimson Hawks. Salazar, a former Waskesiu Golf Course junior tied for 15^th at 2-over par thanks to rounds of 72 and 70. Long-time friend Swinnerton tied for 31^st at 6-over par with rounds of 72 and 74.

IUP was fourth in the team standings, they will travel to Waterbury, Conn. and join Carlisle in the Post Invitational on Oct. 9 and 10.

Regina’s Hallie Crozier’s collegiate golf career is underway, and off to a great start for Ferris State. Competing in her first event, Gilda’s Club Invite in Allendale, Mich. the Royal Regina Golf Club member finished all alone in 12^th on Sept. 23. Crozier shot back-to-back rounds of 78 in her first event.

The team was second, just five shots back of Grand Valley State.

A quick turnaround found the Bulldogs in Big Rapids, Mich. for the Lady Bulldog Fall Invite on Sept. 24 and 25. Crozier shot back-to-back rounds of 81 to finish tied for 29^th, the team was third.

Finishing a busy couple week stretch Ferris hit the road to Findlay, Oh. for the Bing Beall Fall Invitational where they tied for sixth as a team. Crozier didn’t play as well landing in a tie for 67^th at 36-over par (86, 84, 82), but safe to say her college career is off and running.

Next up is the Bill Crabtree Memorial in Owensboro, Ky. on Oct. 22 and 23.

Carter Bell of Saskatoon was in Chico, Cal. this week for the Chico State Wildcat Classic on Oct. 2 and 3 at Butte Creek Country Club. The Riverside Country Club player tied for 57^th overall. Bell started shooting an 83 in round one but bounced back beautifully with a 72 in round two and 73 on the final day of the event. The Dominion University of California Penguins team was 11^th of out 14 schools.

Next up for Bell and the team is the Otter Invitational in Seaside, Cal. at Bayonet Golf Course beginning Oct. 16.

Continuing his freshman season for Nicholls State University Chase Pochylko tied for 80^th at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark. Pochylko went 74, 76, 80 for a 54-hole total of 230. The team was 16^th.

Next up is the LaTour Intercollegiate in Mathews, La. from Oct. 23 to 24.

Canada West Championships

North of the border there was plenty of Saskatchewan talent on display at the Canada West Championships in Abbotsford, B.C. at Ledgeview Golf Course on Oct. 2 and 3.

Saskatoon’s Max Regier led the locals with a fourth place finish after carding rounds of 72 and 71, edging the fifth-place golfer in regression. Regier and his UBC-Okanagan teammates claimed second place overall in the event and have booked a spot at the Canadian University Championship next May.

Myles Johnson of Martensville was in the field battling for the University of Victoria. Coming off his debut collegiate event where the Legends Golf Club staffer tied for 36^th (12-over par) at the Western Washington University Fall Invitational, Johnson climbed to 17^th at the Can West event. He opened with a 79 but cut that down nicely to 71 on day to finish at 10-over par, 150. The Vikes were fourth as a team.

Josh Guthrie of Prince Albert was 22^nd at 11-over par, 151 while competing for the University of Alberta. The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member shot 74 and 77. The Golden Bears team was sixth.

Saskatoon golfers Jackson Wingert and Micah Tangjerd, along with North Battleford’s Carter Bell were competing for the University of Regina as that program makes its first appearance at the event.

Wingert was 30^th at 17-over par (78, 79), Tangjerd was 42^nd at 23-over par (80, 83) and Bell was 45^th at 28-over par (82, 86).

As a team the Cougars were ninth.

On Oct. 9 a full slate of events will tee off as the fall season winds down.

It was an exciting two days in late September in both Saskatoon and Regina at the province’s two Golf Town stores.

Lisa ‘Longball’ Vlooswyk, an eight-time Canadian Long Drive champion from Calgary was in the province through her partnership with the golf retail giant.

The evening clinics were free of charge, Saskatoon had about 50 ladies attend, the Regina store welcomed over 100 women in attendance.

Golf Saskatchewan chatted with Vlooswyk after the Saskatoon clinic about her start in golf, developing into one of the best hitters in golf, and her dreams and aspirations in growing the game, especially with females.

*Editors note, Vlooswyk speaks of attending the Golf Town store in Edmonton, Alta. That event was postoned.

The team from Wascana Country Club (WCC) was the winners of the second Champions Cup held Sept. 30 at Valley Regional Park Golf Course just outside Rosthern.

Over 70 players from clubs across Saskatchewan took part in the one day 18-hole event. Players were invited if their home course hosted a club championship, and for the second straight year it was the WCC taking the overall prize.

Teams can send up to eight players, competitors compete in female and male divisions from junior (under-19) up to super senior ages, which is 60 and over for women, and 65 and older for the men.

The junior women’s winner was Chloe Wills of Kyle Saskatchewan playing out of the Sask. Landing Golf Course. Tarina Ly of the Royal Regina Golf Club won the women’s division in a playoff, Kim Walker from Wascana was the senior women’s winner and Karen Mario of Deer Valley Golf Club edged Golf Kenosee’s Loreen Wakefield in a playoff.

On the men’s side, Austin Nesbitt was the junior men’s winner, Chris Schneider of Saskatoon Golf and Country Club (SGCC) won the men’s category in a playoff over Prince Albert player Cory Selander. Rick Haller from Golf Kenosee took the senior men’s division and Chuck Hainsworth, also from the SGCC took the super senior division.

Valley Regional Park General Manager Conner McGill stepped up and hosted the event on short notice for Golf Saskatchewan. He said hosting players from across the province, some playing for the first time, was great for the course to get some exposure.

“A good dozen players, I know some were from Regina, not sure where the others were from, but when they were playing Saturday they were like, I have never played this golf course and it is amazing, we will definitely be back. That’s exciting to hear,” McGill said.

The event was Golf Saskatchewan’s final tournament of the season. The complete results can be seen here.

To see all the photos from the 2023 Champions Cup and other events, click here.

For the third straight year Yorkton’s Ella Kozak in the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association female golf champion.

The Sacred Heart student fired rounds of 71 and 73 to win the 36-hole championship at Harbor Golf Club and Resort on Sept. 22 and 23.

Saskatoon’s Sarah Henderson was third (82, 86), and Chloe Wills of Kyle was third shooting rounds of 83 and 85.

On the male side it was Warman’s Dane Giesbrecht capping his season with the win in his first trip to Elbow. The Legends Golf Club player shot 69 on day one and 73 during the second round to win by four shots over Sucker River player Dade Bernatchez. The Eagle Point Golf Course member carded a 74 and 72 at Harbor. Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher was third at 147 (74, 73).

The complete results can be found here.

Giesbrecht spoke with Golf Saskatchewan about the win and his summer that included a trip to the Canadian Junior Boys Championship in North Bay, Ont.

For the last half decade Regina’s Shannon Scott has organized a ladies “mystery golf day” and this year almost 50 women from the Queen City traveled to Humboldt for the event.

Last year the group hopped on the bus at the Royal Regina Golf Club, where about 65 percent of the attendees play golf regularly, and went to Willow Bunch. Scott said playing a nine hole course last year opened more possibilities for the destination this year with several guessing Wynyard Golf Club would be the stop. Scott said no one guessed they were on their way to the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC).

“I had heard good things about Humboldt, and like I thought, no one would pick that,” she said. “It’s a course that they wouldn’t go with their group of ladies or their husbands because it’s not near a resort.”

The day started with a breakfast sandwich courtesy the Royal Regina, then some rain on route to Humboldt, but the weather cooperated perfectly. Scott said the Humboldt Co-op provided sandwiches that HGC General Manager Corey Schweitzer picked up, the ladies had hot dogs at the turn, were then treated with a catered meal from the Bella Vista Inn. Scott said having the day at smaller courses allows for extras such as that and a shotgun start for the players.

“That’s what I like about the smaller courses, they can. They can add the little extras that I like to do. The first question I ask is about a shotgun start, everyone was very accommodating,” she said.

The group has a fun gift exchange during the trip for anyone that wants to take part, plus they played a trivial pursuit style game on the bus to pass the time.

Scott has the course booked for next year already. She said the popularity of the day has exceeded her expectations.

“I didn’t know it would become this popular,” she said. “I had four people on the waitlist this year and two people last year.”

The group has had good luck in recent years with the weather and the travel plans. Scott added that she does get praise from the attendees for her efforts, but Scott is quick to pass the credit.

“This was my fifth year, everyone talks so highly, I said it’s not all about me doing it. When the weather is good, and the food is good, ditto,” she concluded.

Alex Swinnerton of Saskatoon has done it again, winning for the second time this fall college season.

The Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) sophomore shot rounds of 70, an incredible 64 during round two, and 69 during the final round at the Dr. Wally Edgell Invitational in Davis, W. Va. On Sept. 18 and 19. The Riverside Country Club member won by a shot (-13 overall) at the Canaan Valley Golf Club and led the Crimson Hawk team to a second-place finish.

Waskesiu Golf Course junior grad Guillermo Salazar had a great event as well assisting IUP with a fourth-overall performance. The Calgary resident carded an opening round 66, followed with a 69, and finished shooting 70 in round three for a 54-hole total of 11-under par, 205.

Next up for the team is the King Invitational on Sept. 25 in Bristol, Tenn at the Golf Club of Bristol.

A week after the Post Eagles won their team event, Jace Carlisle and the team travelled to Concord, N.H. for the SNHU Granite State Opener at Beaver Meadow Golf Club.

The Eagles won their second straight event, a first for the program since 2010. Carlisle was competing as an individual and placed 32^nd overall at 8-over par, 152 in the two-day, 36-hole event.

Post edged Assumption at the top of the team leaderboard by one.

Next up for Post is the SNHU Penman Fall Invitational at the Concord Country Club in Concord, N.H. beginning Sept. 25 and 26.

Holly Knudsen of Chaplin and Estevan player Chase Gedak alongside their Minot State University (MSU) Beaver teammates were in Hudson, Wis. on Sept. 18 and 19 for the CSP-MSU Brawl at the Troy Burne Golf Club.

Knudsen led the team with a tie for 23^rd finish shooting rounds of 77 and 87. The team was eighth.

On the men’s side, Gedak and the Beavers placed seventh overall in the team standings. Gedak shot 73 on day one and a 78 during the second round, he tied for 20^th. Teammate Zach Hendrickson tied for third.

MSU’s next scheduled event is the Watkins Fall Invitational in Bismarck, N.D. beginning Sept. 25 at The Jewel Golf Club.

Will Blake of Regina made his first fall start this year with Southern Arkansas University (SAU) at the NSU Golf Classic in Muskogee, Okla.

The Royal Regina Golf Club member carded rounds of 71, 76, and 71, good enough for a tie for 22^nd. The Muleriders team placed third in the standings in the event on Sept. 19 and 20.

On Sept. 25 and 26 SAU will be in Monkey Island, Okla. for the Shang Ri la Invitational at Shangri La Resort for their next event.

Caden Loeppky of Saskatoon continued his season with the Waldorf Warriors golf squad in Storm Lake, Iowa on Sept. 16 and 17. Competing in the BVU Fall Invite at the Lake Creek Golf Course, Loeppky opened with an 83 in round one, he chopped five shots off on day two carding a 78 for a 36-hole total of 161.

The overall scoreboard is not available. The NAIA Midwest Invitational is next for the Warriors on Sept. 25.

In Great Falls, Mont. On Sept. 18 and 19 Battleford golfer Colby Friedrich was in action. He was competing for the University of Providence at the Argo Invitational at the Meadowlark Country Club.

Friedrich tied for 13^th overall with teammate Jake Henderson at 236 (round scores not available). The team was fourth.

The Beartooth Invitational in Laurel, Mont. is next on Sept. 25 and 26.

In Bodega, Cal. on Sept. 18 and 19 Carter Bell of Saskatoon made his collegiate debut for Dominican University of California (DUC).

The Riverside Country Club member shot 77, 82, and 76 in his first event to place in a respectable tie for 27^th overall at 25-over par at The Links at Bodega Harbour.

The team was fifth overall. DUC is currently in DuPont, Wash. competing in the SMU Bishop Invitational that concludes Saturday. Bell is in the field, as is Saskatoon’s Max Regier competing for the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat.

Chase Pochylko had a better result this week for Nicholls State University after his college debut last week.

The Saskatoon product improved from an 81^st place finish last week to a tie for 19^th at the Grover Page Classic in Jackson, Tenn on Sept. 18 and 19. He fired rounds of 71, 72, and 72, five shots behind the winner.

Nicholls as a team also got better this week placing 14^th, up from 16^th as their first event of the fall last week.

On Oct. 2 and 3 the team will be in Jonesboro, Ari. the Bubba Barnett Invitational at Ridge Point Country Club.

More players will be in action starting Sept. 25.

In the Ile-a-la Crosse area of Saskatchewan, hundreds of people enjoy the sport of golf, unfortunately the nearest course is approximately 90 minutes away in Meadow Lake.

A group of northwest Saskatchewan area First Nations has signed a memorandum of understanding to further investigate the construction of an 18-hole golf course just south of Ile-a-la Crosse on Highway 155

In August, the Sakitawak Development Corporation, alongside four First Nations including Kineepik Metis Local #9, Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, Buffalo River Dene Nation, and English River First Nation.

Graham Cooke has been hired to develop and design the 18-hole course. Cooke is behind the design of Dakota Dunes Golf Links.

Tyler Morin, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sakitawak Development Corporation hopes that shovels are in the ground in May of 2024, and the ultimate goal of the three phase development is a casino, much like Dakota Dunes.

Morin spoke with Golf Saskatchewan following the announcement in Ile La Crosse.

The fall season of college golf is in full swing both in the United States and Canada.

Jace Carlisle of Estevan didn’t shoot his best scores this week at the Franklin Pierce Fall Invitational at the Northern Spy Golf Course in Townsend, Mass. on Sept. 10 and 11, but the senior did help the Post University Eagles win their first team win of the fall season. The TS&M Woodlawn member shot 78 in round one and improved to 72 during the second round. The Eagles were 4-under par for the event.

Next up for Carlisle and the Eagles is the SNHU Granite State Opener in Concord, N.H. on Sept. 18 and 19.

Coming off a third place finish a week ago to start his final fall season, Saskatoon’s Josh Nagy tied for 31^st at the Joe Feaganes MU Invitational at the Guyan Golf and Country Club on Sept. 10 to 12. Competing with Robert Morris University, Nagy fired rounds of 71, 72, and 72 for a 54-hole total of 215, two over par.

The Colonials placed 11^th as a team. Next up for Nagy and Robert Morris is the Virtues Intercollegiate in Nashport, Oh. on Sept. 25 and 26.

Caden Loeppky of Saskatoon was in action alongside his Waldorf Warriors teammates in Marion, Iowa for the Mount Mercy University Fall Invitational. Loeppky carded rounds of 83 and 85.

The team results were not published. Loeppky is scheduled to be in the field for Waldorf’s next event on Sept. 16 and 17 for the Buena Vista Invitational.

After winning his second collegiate tournament last week, Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks battled a tough course in Canton, Oh. for the Malone-Glenmoor Fall invitational.

Swinnerton placed tied for 19^th at 7-over par 223 (75, 73, 75) on Sept. 10 and 11. He was the team’s lowest shooter at the event hosted by the Glenmoor Country Club. Teammate and fellow Waskesiu Golf Course player Guillermo Salazar of Calgary tied for 25^th place at 10-over par 226. Salazar carded rounds of 78 and back-to-back 74’s.

The team was ninth in the championship, the team travels to West Virginia on Sept. 18 for the 54-hole Dr. Wally Edgell Invitational.

In Bemidji, Minn. On Sept. 11 and 12 the Minot State University (MSU) Beavers were competing in the Tracy Lane Memorial. Chaplin’s Holly Knudsen helped the women’s team place fourth thanks to a 13^th place finish at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. She posted rounds of 83 and 81 to finish at 20-over par.

The men’s team didn’t fair as well placing 11^th at the event. Estevan’s Chase Gedak led the way for the Beavers going 78-75 and tying for 32^nd place.

MSU is in Hudson, Wis. on Sept. 18 and 19 for the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl at the Troy Burne Golf Club.

In Butte, Mont. Battleford product Colby Friedrich competed in his first event with the University of Providence Argos. He led the team placing 10^th at 224. The team was sixth.

Next up is the Argo Invitational in Great Falls, Mont. on Sept. 18 at the Meadowlark Country Club.

Nipawin product Cole Taylor made his collegiate debut competing as an individual alongside the Park University Gilbert Buccaneers. The Evergreen Golf Course staff member shot back-to-back rounds of 79 at the South Mountain Community College Invitational at the Aguila Golf Club in Laveen, Ariz.

The Bucs will be in Sunrise, Ariz. on Sept. 25 for the OUAZ Invitational for their next event. Nipawin’s Nick Kitchen is also attending Park.

Also making their collegiate debuts were Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko and Tommy Danielson for the Nicholls State University. Competing at the Argent Financial Classic in Choudrant, La. from Sept. 10 to 12 Pochylko shot 77, 74, and 78, at 13-over par 229 he was tied for 81^st, Danielson shot 80, 86, and 78, he was 93^rd.

The Nicholls team was 16^th. They are Jackson, Tenn. for the Grover Page Classic on Sept. 18 for their next event.

North of the border, Symone Ripley, Hunter Kutcher, and Max Regier were in Kelowna for the Battle at the Bear competing for the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat (UBCO).

Ripley shot 87 in round one and 85 on day two to finish at 26-over par, the Saskatoon product was 18^th. The women’s Heat team ran away with the team competition winning by 23 strokes over the University of Victoria.

On the men’s side both Kutcher and Regier tied for 19^th at 9-over par. Regina’s Kutcher shot 77 and 76 at the Kelowna Golf Club on Sept. 11 and 12. Regier, making his college debut fired a 76 on day one and 77 during the second round.

Josh Guthrie of Prince Albert was also in the field competing for the University of Alberta, he shot 76 and 74 at the event, he was tied for 11^th.

The men’s UCBO #1 team consisting of the Saskatoon duo was third, Guthrie and his teammates from Edmonton were sixth.

The Saint Martin’s Invitational in Lacey, Wash. Is next for the Heat on Sept. 22.

A large number of events featuring other Saskatchewan student-athletes will start on Sept. 18.