Over 60 golfers travelled to Hillcrest Golf Club Saturday for the Champions Cup, the ultimate team event that wraps up the provincial tournament season.

Moose Jaw’s Hillcrest was host of the third running of the event that allows member clubs to send up to eight players (four of each sex in the junior, amateur, senior, and super senior categories) if they hosted a championship at their club level.

Players use a Stableford Points system and compete in each category plus chase the team prize, the Champions Cup that was retained by Wascana Country Club for the third straight year. Wascana edged the Royal Regina Golf Club by just two points in the one day event. The host team from Hillcrest was third.

The age group winners were:
Tayla Perry (Wascana) (JR Women’s) 17 Points
Alex Schmidt (Royal) (AM Women’s) 32 Points
Kim Walker (Wascana) (SR Women’s) 32 Points
Lori Beale (Royal) (SSR Women’s) 14 Points
Isaac Shanks (Royal) (JR Men’s) 28 Points
Ryan McNall (Wascana) Mitch Matichuk (Royal) AM Men’s) 34 Points
Kevin Ryan (Hillcrest) (SR Men’s) 34 Points
Tom Plosz (Hillcrest) (SR Men’s) 29 Points

The complete results of the event can be found here.

The busy fall collegiate golf season continued this week in several parts of the United States with plenty of Saskatchewan talent on the course.

Autumn Neiszner of Regina made her season debut at Keiser University competing as an individual in the Seahawk Shootout at PGA National Resort. The Wascana Country Club player shot 84 and 79 on Sept. 16 and 17, she placed in a tie for 50^th.

Keiser won the team competition led by Neiszner’s teammate Carolin Alblas who won the event.

The Seahawks are in Hattiesburg, Miss. on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 for the Crusader Classic.

In Hudson, Wis. at the Troy Burne Golf Club the Minot State University (MSU) Beavers were in action at the Fall Brawl hosted by Minnesota State. Holly Knudsen of Chaplin had the top female performance of the week tying for fifth place overall. She shot 78 in round one and fired an 81 in the second round to finish at 159, 10 strokes back of the winner.

The Beavers women’s team was eighth in the school standings.

On the men’s side, MSU was fifth in the team competition during the same event in Hudson. Chase Gedak of Estevan was the top Beaver local tying for 14^th place. Gedak carded a 72 and 75 on Monday and Tuesday.

Winston Grayson of Kipling is continuing to build on his strong college start, he earned a top 10 finish in his debut last week, in Wisconsin he shot 73 and 76 to place in a tie for 23^rd.

Weyburn’s Darien Herlick tied for 28^th, he posted an opening round 76 and followed that up with a 74.

Veteran Jace Carlisle tied for 56^th place in the event after rounds of 78 and 81.

On Sept. 23 and 24 the Beavers travel to Lake City, Minn. for the Watkins Fall Invitational at The Jewel Golf Club.

In Muskogee Okla. on Sept. 16 and 17 the Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Muleriders started their season. Regina’s Luke Cote was tied for 15^th. The Royal Regina Golf Club (RRGC) member shot 73 in round one, 68 in round two, and 71 during the third round. Fellow RRGC, player Will Blake was also inside the top 20 placing in a tie for 19^th. Blake shot 70, 72, and 73 over the two days.

The Muleriders reached the podium with a third place finish. Next up is the NSU Men’s Classic on Sept. 23 and 24 at Shangri La Resort in Monkey Island, Okla.

Saskatoon golfer Caden Loeppky has been active so far this season. The Waldorf Warriors and Loeppky were in Monmouth, Ill. On Sept. 14 and 15 for the Monmouth Invitational at Gibson Woods Golf Course. He fired back-to-back rounds of 86 leaving him in a tie for 48^th place. The Waldorf ‘B’ team and Loeppky were 10^th as a team. The Waldorf ‘A’ team was second in the team competition.

The Warriors were also in Mason City, IA on Sept. 17 competing in the one day NIACC Fall Invitational. Loeppky posted an 84 playing as an individual.

Next up is the Buena Vista Invitational in Storm Lake, IA. this weekend.

Coming off a second place team performance to start the season, the Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Crimson Hawks were in Plymouth, Mich. for the Hillsdale Invitational on Sept. 16 and 17.

Alex Swinnerton (Saskatoon) has another top three finish after coming in second last week. The Riverside Country Club player opened with a 71, shot 72 in round two and a 74 in the third and final round, his 217 was just a shot back of the winner.

Waskesiu junior graduate Guillermo Salazar was ninth overall for IUP at 220 (70, 73, 74).

The team was fifth overall. The Crimson Hawks are in Greensburg, Pa. on Sept 23 and 24 for the Hannastown Collegiate Invitational at the Hannastown Golf Club.

More events will feature Saskatchewan players this weekend and several more open tournaments on Sept. 23.

The Willows Club hosted the Saskatchewan National Golf League final Wednesday where six players earned their way to the national final.

Royal Regina Golf Club (RRGC) duo Kiet Ly and Hop Huynh won the event with 45 Stableford Points. There was a tie for second at 44 Stableford Points with Willows players Samuel Wabugwe and Cael Sullivan and RRGC Chad Lincoln and Chad Sinclair.

The three teams that qualified will take part in the national event prior to the 2025 RBC Open at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in June.

The field included 10 teams.

It’s been quite the season for Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher.

He started the year with a win at the NextGen Prairie Championship in Thunder Bay, he then won the Saskatchewan Junior Championship and now the 16-year-old has just wrapped up a three-round, two day Golf Canada Selection Camp gauntlet at Oviinbyrd Golf Club in MacTier, Ont on Tuesday.

The Riverside Country Club member shot 80 in round one, an 81 in round two on Monday, in the final round Mosher carded a 76 for a 54-hole total of 21-over par, 237.

Charlie Gillespie won the event won the event in a playoff at even par. He will now join Team Canada – Next Gen.

Brad Phelps of Saskatoon will finish as the top Saskatchewan golfer at the Canadian Senior Men’s Championships that concluded on Sunday.

The Holiday Park Golf Course member was extremely consistent for four days at the Saugeen Golf Club shooting 74, 75, 74, and 76, good enough for a tie for 24th at 11-over par, 299.

Ken Rodgers of Regina moved up 16 spots on the leaderboard during the final day thanks to a 74 in round four. Rodgers opened with a 79, bounced back with a 74 to make the cut, shot 78 during round three, he was 17-over par at the end of 72 holes.

Weyburn product Rick Hallberg tied for 58th at 20-over par, 308 and Bent Wotypka of Swift Current also played all four rounds, he was 67th at 23-over par.

The team was eighth overall in the inter-provincial competition.

To see the compete results of the championships click here.

The Canadian Senior Men’s Championships is now set for the final day at Saugeen Golf Club with four Saskatchewan competitors still in the championship.

Brad Phelps of Saskatoon was the top local through 36 holes shooting 74 and 75, Rick Hallberg of Weyburn bounced back after an opening round of 78, shooting 74 in round two Friday, Ken Rodgers of Regina also improved nicely from round one to two, the Regina resident shot 79 in the opening round and 74 during round two, and Brent Wotypka of Swift Current carded back-to-back 77’s, all good enough to make the cut.

Martin Ring of Prince Albert was 11-over par (79, 76), Rob Schneider from Regina shot 83 and 78, Saskatoon golfer Warren Proctor carded rounds of 80 and 84, and Colin Coben posted back-to-back 82’s to conclude the local contigent.

The team made up of Coben, Wotypka, and Rodgers placed eighth in the inter-provincial championship.

Round 3 Update

Phelps continued his solid golf in round three carding another 74, the Holiday Park Golf Course member is tied for 22nd going into Sunday’s championship round.

Hallberg shot 76 Saturday, the Golf Kenosee player is tied for 44th, Rodgers carded a 78, he’s tied for 63rd, and Wotypka posted an an 82 in round three, the Elmwood member is tied for 73rd.

All the results can be seen here.

Will Danielson has started his senior year at Milsaps College with a third place finish in the Majors first event of the fall season, the Greystone Fall Invitational.

Competing in Dickson, Tenn. at the Greystone Golf Club on Sept. 8 and 9, the Saskatoon product carded rounds of 70 and 71, good enough for a tie for third place in the field. The team was 12^th.

Next up for the Majors is the Rhodes Fall Invitational in Tunica Resorts, Miss. on Sept. 23 and 24.

Speaking of strong starts, Alex Swinnerton was a shot off the pace for Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) at the Crimson Hawks first event of the season. The Saskatoon resident shot 72, 68, and 67 at Edgewood Country Club on Sept. 9 and 10 during the University of Charleston Invitational. Swinnerton’s 207 was just a shot behind event champion Erik Ulvang.

Fellow Waskesiu junior graduate Guillermo Salazar of Calgary was also inside the top 10 at 215 (71, 71, 73).

As a team IUP was second behind the host school. The Crimson Hawks next event is the Hillsdale Invitational in Plymouth, Mich. on Sept. 16 and 17.

The Minot State University (MSU) Beavers teams were in Bemidji, Minn. for the BSU Invite on Sept. 9 and 10.

Winston Grayson of Kipling had a fantastic debut shooting 71 and 75 at the Bemidji Town and Country Club, that left him in ninth in his collegiate debut.

Jace Carlisle of Estevan is finishing his college career at MSU this year, he fired back-to-back rounds of 75 to place tied for 17^th.

Darien Herlick of Weyburn was also making his first college start for MSU, the Golf Kenosee member shot 78 and 75, he was tied for 32^nd.

Chase Gedak, also of Estevan shot 76 and 79 for the Beavers, he was tied for 41^st.

As a team the Beavers were fifth out of nine schools competing. The team heads to Hudson, Wis. on Sept. 16 for the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl at the Troy Burne Golf Club.

Carter Degelman of Saskatoon made a mark in his first collegiate event on Sept. 9 and 10 for the Dominican University of California Penguins program. Making his debut at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, Cal. the Riverside Country Club member shot 77 and 72, god enough for a tie for eighth overall.

Fellow Saskatonian and Riverside player Carter Bell was 21^st overall. He opened with an 81 in round one but bounced back beautifully with a 76 in the second round.

The Penguins won the team event with both players’ assistance. Their second event of the fall season is the Bishop Invitational in DuPont, Wash. on Sept. 26 and 27.

This week also marked the opening of the fall season for Tommy Danielson and Chase Pochylo of Saskatoon and the Nicholls Colonels. They were in Choudrant, LA. for the Argent Financial Classic on Sept. 9 and 10. Pochylko shot 229 and placed 80^th, Danielson was 10 shots higher at 239, he was 94^th. The team was 18^th.

The Colonels are in Jackson, Tenn. on Sept. 16 and 17 for the Grover Page Classic in their next action.

The women’s MSU team and Holly Knudsen of Chaplin were also in Bemidji this week for the Tracy Lane Memorial at the same venue. Knudsen shot 83 and 87, good enough for a tie for eighth place to start her senior year.

As a team the Beavers were third. Knudsen will be in Hudson, Wisc. On Sept. 16 and 17 as well.

Regina’s Hallie Crozier’s second collegiate season is underway at Ferris State. The Bulldogs were in Peru, Ind. for the Midwest Ladies Collegiate at Rock Hollow Golf Course. The Royal Regina Golf Club member posted rounds of 83, 82, and 87, she was tied for 66^th.

The Bulldogs were seventh out of 16 schools in the field. Next up for Ferris State is the Beall Fall Classic in Findlay, Oh. on Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.

Yorkton’s Ella Kozak is two events into her college career at Western Carolina University competing for the Catamounts.

On Aug. 26 Western Carolina was in Clemson, S.C. for the one day, 36-hole Tiger Classic at The Walker Golf Course. The 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Women’s champion shot 77 and 82, she was 78^th overall. The Catamounts were 14^th overall.

On Sept. 9 and 10 Kozak was in Avondale, LA. for the Green Wave Invitational at TPC Louisiana. The Yorkton product improved immensely in her second start, shooting 76, 77, and 72 finishing in a tie for 18^th overall.

The Catamounts also jumped up the leaderboard placing sixth. Their next action is the Tot Hill Farm Invitational on Sept. 23 and 24 in Asheboro, N.C.

Saskatoon’s Justin Miller is the last Saskatchewan competitor to make his college debut this week. Playing for Southwestern Community College, the Spartans were in Fort Dodge, Iowa for the Iowa Central Fall Kickoff at the Fort Dodge Country Club on Sept. 9. He shot 86 and placed 65^th. The Spartans were third as a squad.

Next up is the North Iowa Area Fall Invitational at Highland Park Golf Course in Mason City, IA on Sept. 17.

Several other players will start their fall seasons on Sept. 16.

Scores are kept, a great couple hours are had, and memories are being made for Saskatoon resident Graham Mazurak on the golf course.

He used to play three times a week prior to having a stroke that has limited his mobility, now through Silverwood Golf Course, Sherbrooke Community Centre, and Golf Saskatchewan’s SoloRider golf cart Mazurak is playing again because “there is nothing better than being on the course with your buddies.”

Sherbrooke Centre volunteer, and current University of Saskatchewan student Logan Knutson introduced Mazurak to the SoloRider, a discussion that improved both of their lives. The duo got out a few times this summer, and Knutson aided another player of the season as well.

Three Saskatchewan players have returned from the first ever Canadian Under-15 Championships held last week in Elmira, Ont.

Grace Odnokon, Lucas Sturgeon, and Austin Nesbitt all competed over two days (Aug. 28/29) at the Elmira Golf Club in the first event held at a national level for players under 15 years of age.

Odnokon posted rounds of 79 and 82, the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member finished in 32nd place.

In the junior men’s field, Sturgeon, another SGCC junior star, and the Saskatchewan under-15 champion posted rounds of 72 and 75, he tied for 20th spot.

Nesbitt, from Pilot Butte and a member at Wascana Country Club shot 79 and 72, he was tied for 28th, Nesbitt can compete in the event again next year.

The full results are here, Golf Saskatchewan will hpefully hear from all three players following their fantastic seasons.

The Canadian Senior Women’s Championships concluded Thursday at The Club at North Halton with six Saskatchewan players in the field.

Pauline McDougall of Prince Albert was the top Saskatchewan player in the event finishing tied for 50th at 41-over par, 257. The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member shot 87 in round one in Georgetown, Ont. on Tuesday, she followed that up with an 85, made the cut and posted another 85 Thursday concluding her second straight national senior event, and first as leading the Saskatchewan team.

Denise Wilson of Swift Current and Sue Skinner from Rosetown made up the rest of the provincial roster for the inter-provincial competition, Saskatchewan was seventh as a team.

Neither Wilson or Skinner made the cut, Wilson shot 92 and 86, Skinner went 96 and 89 over 36 holes.

Kathy Hopfner of Swift Current was in the field, the Elmwood Golf Club member shot 95 and 90, she didn’t make the cut.

Also in the event was Lloydminster golfers Jo-Anne Schiller and Robin Acton, both players made the cut and played all 54 holes. Schiller tied for 68th at 54-over par, 270 (89, 87, 94), Acton carded rounds of 84, 90, and 98 to conclude the championship in 70th place at 56-over par.

The complete results can be seen here.