One first time champion and two repeat winners highlighted a thrilling week at the 2022 Saskatchewan Amateur Championships.

With Cooke Municipal Golf Course in pristine shape and weather that forced just one minor delay on Friday morning, the combination of the Amateur Women’s, Amateur Men’s, and Mid-Amateur (25+) Championships is being hailed as one of the top events in recent memory.

In the women’s championship that ran from Tuesday to Thursday, Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry claimed her second provincial women’s title. The 17-year-old fought back from an eight shot deficit after round one to add the trophy to her crowded mantle. Fry has won three junior championships as well. She said the feeling of winning is still special.

“It’s pretty exciting, I had a little bit of a rough start,” Fry said after the win Thursday afternoon. “I found my competitive push the last couple days and it ended with a bang.”

Sarah Grieve of Saskatoon placed second, Hallie Krozier and Autumn Neiszner, both of Regina tied for third and needed a playoff to decide who could represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Amateur Women’s Championship at the Westmount Golf Club in Windsor, Ontario later this month.

The complete results can be seen here, the Saskatchewan team will be named on Sunday. The tournament begins on Tuesday.

Mid-Amateur Championship

Prince Albert’s Brett Henry had a week to remember winning the Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Championship on Thursday before coming up just short of an amateur win.

Henry just outshot fellow Cooke member and three-time reigning champion Danny Klughart by three shots thanks to a slick 65 on the final day. Henry said getting his hands on a provincial championship on his home course is something he won’t forget.

“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” he said. “I usually don’t play well in the big events. I usually fade away. When it comes to the Canadian events that’s usually where I getting it going. This is the first time I put it all together and it’s nice to do it on my home course.”

The complete results can be seen here.

Klughart and North Battleford’s Scott Thompson earned the right to represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in Thornhill, Ontario in late August.

Amateur Championship

It was a repeat performance for Saskatoon’s Roman Timmerman on Friday in Prince Albert as he claimed his second straight amateur win.

The 23-year-old didn’t win in record breaking fashion like last year in Swift Current thanks to a late surge from Henry. Timmerman hung on for a one shot win in what could be his final amateur event in Saskatchewan for the foreseeable future.

“It feels awesome, definitely different than last year. I had Brett putting some pressure on me in the closing holes. He kept it interesting but I am very happy to have won this twice,” he said.

Henry was the silver medal winner three strokes behind Timmerman, college bound junior Alex Swinnerton earned the bronze medal and a chance to play for Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Amateur Championship from Aug. 1 to 4 at Point Grey Golf & Country Club in Vancouver.

All the results can be seen here.

Another highlight of the events was two junior golfers getting hole-in-ones.

There is a new leader in all three Saskatchewan amateur events taking place this week at Cooke Municipal Golf Course in Prince Albert.

In the Amateur Women’s Championship first round leader Sarah Grieve is still in front, but the Saskatoon golfer has company. Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry shaved 10 strokes off her opening round 86 to vault up the leaderboard and tie Grieve at 20-over par, 162 with the round of the day at 76. Grieve carded an 82 to go with her first round score of 80 on Tuesday.

The pair will be joined by Emily Cornwall of Calgary in the final group on Wednesday, she is tied for third with Regina’s Autumn Neiszner at 24-over par.

Fry is seeking a second amateur championship. Grieve is chasing her first.

The full results can be seen here.

The women’s championship will begin at 10 a.m., the final group is slated to tee off at 10:50 a.m.

In the Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Men’s Championship three-time defending champion Danny Klughart will try and win his fourth straight championship and join Garth Collings as the only player to win the 25-and-over championship on four occasions.

Playing on his home course Klughart shot a 2-under 69 in the second round leaving him four strokes clear of Saskatoon’s Shaun Dunphy going into the championship round on Thursday at Cooke Municipal Golf Course.

First round leader of both the mid-amateur and amateur, Brett Henry of Prince Albert shot 76 on Tuesday, he falls to 2-over par and sits tied with Dunphy for second.

Moose Jaw’s Chris Knoop is fourth at 3-over par, while Lloydminster’s Jim Born is sitting in fifth and seeking another trip to the national mid-amateur championship.

In the amateur event, that will be 72 holes and conclude Friday is led by the defending champion, Roman Timmerman. The Saskatoon product has posted back-to-back rounds of 69 to sit at 4-under par halfway through the tournament.

Timmerman is two shots up on Klughart and Prince Albert’s Cole Jenkins. Jenkins shot an even round of 71 on Wednesday after a 69 Tuesday in round one.

Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton was the only other golfer under par on the day, the Waskesiu Golf Club member is even through 36 holes.

Dunphy and Henry are tied for fifth.

The results from those championships can be found here.

Thursday’s tee times begin at 7 a.m., the final group including Klughart, Dunphy, and Henry will start at 2:50 p.m.

Prince Albert’s Brett Henry is on top of the leaderboards at the Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s and Mid-Amateur (25+) Championships after one day of the events.

The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member used his home-course advantage to shoot a stellar 3-under par, 68 in the first round of the 54-hole mid-amateur and 72-hole amateur tournament.

Henry leads the field by a shot, both Prince Albert’s Cole Jenkins and reigning-amateur champion Roman Timmerman of Saskatoon are a stroke back at 2-under par, 69. Three-time defending mid-amateur champion Danny Klughart, also of Prince Albert is tied for fourth at even par along with Madison’s Kyle Wiebe.

On the mid-amateur championship leaderboard, Moose Jaw’s Chris Knoop is in second place at 2-under par 68. Klughart and Wiebe each jump a spot on the leaderboard with Jenkins not being old enough to qualify for the mid-amateur event.

Highlighting day one was Saskatoon’s Max Regier getting a hole-in-one on the 17th at Cooke Municipal Golf Course. The 16-year-old is at 3-over par, he’s tied for 17th.

The Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s Championship is led by Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve.

Grieve, 19, opened the three round tournament with an 9-over par, 80 in Prince Albert on Tuesday.

She leads Regina’s Autumn Neiszner and Calgary’s Emily Cornwall by one shot a third of the way through the championship. Chelsea Kinoshita is in fourth place at 11-over par.

The complete results from round one of the women’s event can be found here, the amateur men’s and mid-amateur championship leaderboards can be seen here.

The championships resume Wednesday with tee times beginning at 7 a.m.

A jam-packed field of the province’s best amateur golfers will converge on Prince Albert’s Cooke Municipal Golf Course this week for the Saskatchewan Amateur Championships.

Three championships will be contended for during the week. The Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s Championship and Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur (25 years and older) Championship will run from Tuesday to Thursday. The Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship is a 72-hole tournament, that championship ends on Friday.

The course hasn’t hosted a Saskatchewan provincial championship since 2014 when hometown golfer Martin Ring won the men’s amateur championship.

“We’re really excited to host this event,” Myers added. “It’s been quite awhile since we have had the amateur and mid-amateur, a lot has changed here since then and we’re looking forward to showcasing our golf course to the province.”

In recent memory Cooke hosted the men’s amateur in 2007, Prince Albert product Ron Stewart won that year. In 1995 Colin Coben won the first of his two amateur titles at Cooke as well. Melfort’s Kim Brozer won the Women’s Amateur Championship at Cooke in 1991, Gerri Street was the senior women’s winner that year at the club while Ray Marsh captured the senior men’s trophy that same year.

Players are not-only competing for trophies won by legends such as Joanne Goulet, Graham DeLaet, and Jim Scissons, but spots at the Canadian Amateur Championships are on the line.

“Cooke is a premier golf course in the province with arguably the top conditions tee to green in Saskatchewan this year. Darcy and the entire crew at the club, in the heart of a great city with all the amenities we expect the 2022 amateur championships to be a week our organization remembers and the participants that compete in the three coinciding championships,” Golf Saskatchewan Director of Championships Steve Ryde said.

Roman Timmerman is the defending amateur men’s champion, Prince Albert’s Danny Klughart will seek his fourth straight mid-amateur championship, Ella Kozak is the reigning women’s amateur champion, however Kozak is not in the women’s field. The 16-year-old Yorkton golfer is competing in the United States Junior Girls Championship in Kentucky this week.

The championships begin at 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

For all the information including tee times and leaderboard for the women’s championship click here.

The men’s and mid-amateur championship details can be found here.

For the second year, Golf Saskatchewan hosted a Junior Junior event alongside the Saskatchewan Junior Championships held this past week at the Royal Regina Golf Club.

16 competitors 12 and under took part in a two-day, 36-hole tournament. Last year the initiative was launched to help grow the game with thanks to Hillcrest Golf Club General Manager Jasmin Cameron and volunteers in Moose Jaw at the club.

Golf Saskatchewan Tournament Director Steve Ryde said adding the age groups into the provincial championship can really help pave the way for future golfers that want to develop their games and play competitive golf.

“The group in Moose Jaw in 2021 was incredible with their efforts to help us put on the first Junior Junior and now to see another group of young golfers trying their hand in event is really great to see, and our organization hopes to see these great kids back again,” Ryde said.

The players used the Stableford Scoring system during the event.

7-9 Girls

10-12 Girls

7-9 Boys

10-12 Boys

Yorkton’s Ella Kozak can add a Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship to go along with last year’s amateur championship.

Kozak, 16, led the 54-hole championship at the Royal Regina Golf Club from start to finish this week and claimed a dominating 18 shot win over defending junior champion Brooklin Fry of Shell Lake.

It feels really good,” Kozak said after the trophy presentation. “It was a good three days and a solid three rounds, pretty good weather, I’m happy with the outcome.”

Kozak will now turn her attention to the United States Junior Girls Championship in Kentucky next week. She is just the second Saskatchewan woman to play in the prestigious event, Anna Young did so in 2012.

Under-15 Girls Championship

Kyle’s Chloe Wills has claimed the under-15 girls championship for the second straight year. Wills was 12 shots lower than Saskatoon’s Grace Odnokon.

Under-13 Girls Championship

Junior Boys Championship

Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko made the most of his last junior provincial competition by coming from behind on Thursday and claiming the Saskatchewan Men’s Junior Championship.

Pochylko, 18, shot a round of 67 on the final day to surpass two-day leader Tommy Danielson and claim the title at the Royal Regina Golf Club.

“It was my last year to play in the event so I put a lot of pressure on myself to at least give myself a chance coming onto the back nine. It feels great to win it,” he said following the 54-hole, three-day championship.

Pochylko will be in Prince Albert to compete in the Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur that start on July 12.

Under-17 Boys Championship

Max Regier of Saskatoon edged Weyburn’s Darien Herlick by one stroke to win the under-17 boys championship.

Under-15 Boys Championship

Dane Giesbrecht of Warman is this year’s under-15 boys champion. Giesbrecht was a nine-shot winner over Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon.

Under-13 Boys Championship

The winner of the under-13 boys division was Auston Nesbitt. He won the event by 13 shots of second place golfer Jackson Giesbrecht.

The complete results from the championships can be seen here.

More details from the second Junior Junior that took place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Roya Regina Golf Club will be published on Saturday.

On Thursday Yorkton’s Ella Kozak can add another win to her ever growing resume.

Kozak, 16, shot an even par, 73 on Wednesday in day two of the Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship at the Royal Regina Golf Club. Kozak is now 15 shots clear of the field after the Deer Park Golf Course member built a six stroke lead on Tuesday and sits at 5-over par for the tournament.

Two-time defending champion Brooklin Fry is in second place at 20-over par. Autumn Neiszner of Regina is third at 27-over par.

In the under-15 girls age division Chloe Wills of Kyle continues to lead. In the under-13 girls category Yuna Lee sits atop the leaderboard.

In the Junior Men’s Championship Saskatoon’s Tommy Danielson shot his second straight round of 69, just enough to lead Chase Pochylko by a stroke going into Thursday’s final round.

Pochylko also shot 69 on Wednesday, as did Regina’s Luke Cote who sits in third place at 1-under par, three shots behind Danielson for the lead.

In the under-17 boys division Weyburn’s Darien Herlick has a six shot lead over Swift Current’s Ethan Candow and Saskatoon’s Max Regier.

Herlick is also in fifth place in the overall championship race.

The under-15 boys division is led by Dane Giesbrecht of Warman. The Legends Golf Club member is at 11-over par, one shot lower than Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon.

Elias Haukeness is in third place.

In the under-13 boys division Austin Nesbitt leads by 12 shots going into the championship round on Thursday.

The final round will begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday with the championship wrapping up late in the afternoon pending the weather.

For complete results and tee times click here.

Ella Kozak of Yorkton is the first round leader of the 2022 Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship.

Kozak, 16, carded an opening round score of 5-over par, 78 at the Royal Regina Golf Club on Tuesday. She leads Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry by four strokes.

Autumn Neiszner is third at 12-over par after the Regina golfer shot 85 in the first round of the 54-hole tournament.

Chloe Wills of Kyle leads the under-15 girls division after recording a 6-over par, 78. Swift Current’s Niya Friesen is second at 12-over par, 84. Grace Odnokon shot 79 in the Saskatoon players provincial debut.

Regina’s Yuna Lee is atop the under-13 girls division.

Saskatoon’s Tommy Danielson was just one of two players to shoot under par in round one of the Junior Men’s Championship.

Danielson, 17, was a shot better than Chase Pochylko on Tuesday at the Royal Regina Golf Club, Danielson posted a 2-under par, 69. Pochylko, also of Saskatoon is at 1-undr par, 70.

Two players are tied at 1-over par, Kindersley’s Cort Tunall and Regina’s Luke Cote each posted scores of 72.

A logjam of players are tied for fifth at 2-over par, 73.

There is a tie at the top of the under-17 boys division.

Weyburn’s Darien Herlick and Ryden Amberson of Regina each opened the championship with a 2-over par, 73.

Brayden Skene of Warman is third at 3-over par.

The boys under-15 leader is Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon. He shot an opening round score of 4-over par, 74.

Dane Giesbrecht of Warman is second at 6-over par, 76. Elias Haukeness of Buena Vista and Saskatoon golfer Aricin Franklin are tied for third at 7-over par.

Regina product Austin Nesbitt leads the under-13 boys category after he shot 81 on Tuesday.

The complete results of all the age groups can be found here.

Players will be back on the course Wednesday beginning at 7 a.m.

The championship will conclude on Thursday.

Former Nipawin resident Evan Zurloff has his first career hole-in-one recently at the Evergreen Golf Course but the round will stand out for more reasons than the memorable shot.

Zurloff, now a firefighter in Regina travelled to his hometown course to play men’s night with his dad’s group. It was also the eldest Zurloff’s 65th birthday. Evan said the group wasn’t sure where his seven iron left the ball after it struck the flag on hole 13.

“It was mostly disbelief,” he said. “We heard it hit the pin and then it disappeared. We didn’t know if it went in the hole or took off on the left or right. Once we rolled up and saw it in the hole the boys were all high-fiving.”

Zurloff admitted with a five-month-old baby at home he doesn’t play as much, he said he plays “about 20 rounds a year,” but this round was his first of the year. He drove up to Nipawin from Regina to share the day with his dad and now it’s a round they both won’t forget.

“It’s pretty rare to get out with dad because I’m working or in Regina, the rare rounds we do go out we always have fun but we gave a big hug at the end of this one for sure,” Evan said.

Battleford’s Colby Friedrich is the 2022 Reliance Gregg’s Central Amateur champion.

Friedrich, 20, outlasted the field over 54-holes at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club over the Canada Day weekend and snuk away with a one shot win over Brock Ochitwa.

Friedrich shot 71 in round one, 74 in round two and an even-par 72 on Sunday to claim the win. Bryan Matkowski rounded out the top-three at 3-over par.

The complete results can be seen here.

Friedrich spoke with Golf Saskatchewan’s Clark Stork after the win.