Grace Odnokon and Aricin Franklin are on top of the province in junior golf after claiming the overall championships in Lloydminster on Thursday.

Odnokon, 15, shot 22-over par 238 to win the overall championship by six shots over Regina’s Tayla Perry. Odnokon also claimed the under-17 championship.

The under-15 women’s champion was Yoyo Zhu of Saskatoon. The 14-year-old was sixth overall as well with a 54-hole score of 41-over par 257.

In the junior men’s championships Aricin Franklin avoided heartbreak this year and won the championship by two strokes over Ethan Hunter. Last year’s winner Ryan Mosher was third overall.

In the under-15 men’s category Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte battled from behind to overtake Melville golfer Keaton Kreklewich and win the division by a stroke. Nesbitt shot 9-over par 225 through three rounds at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre.

Hudson Deibert of Regina claimed the under-13 men’s division with a 54-hole score of 29-over par 244.

For complete results of the championships click here.

There was plenty of changes on the leaderboards in almost all the age groups at the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Championships in Lloydminster.

Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon is the new leader in the under-19 and under-17 age divisions after shooting 2-under par 70 on Wednesday at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre. One of only two players to shoot under par in round two (Matty Schmiess of Swift Current is the other) the 16-year-old jumped over Ryan Mosher and Ethan Hunter for the overall championship, both Mosher and Hunter shot 70 in Tuesday’s opening round. Mosher carded a 3-over par 75, Hunter shot 4-over par 76 and now sits third going into Thursday’s championship round.

There is a new leader in the under-15 men’s age category.

Keaton Kreklewich of Melville is now on top after his age group best 74 in round two. First round leader Austin Nesbitt is still within striking distance two shots back. The Pilot Butte product followed a 75 on day one with a 7-over par 79 on Wednesday. Thomas Pilon of Saskatoon is in third place going into the final round, he’s 13-over par.

There are two under-13 players in the boys event, Hudson Deibert will take a five shot lead into the final round over Cohen Bridge of Saskatoon.

The talented young duo will start the final round at 7 a.m. on Thursday.

Grace Odnokon of Saskatoon stole the show in the Junior Women’s Championship on Wednesday.

The 15-year-old shot an impressive 3-over par 75 in round two putting herself into a two shot lead going into the final 18 holes in Lloydminster.

Odnokon leads the under-17 age division as well, she’s 11 shots up on Yoyo Zhu and Yuna Lee.

Zhu is the under-15 leader, the only division to not see a lead change. Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard remains in second in the division.

As mentioned, the under-13 pair will tee off first on Thursday. The under-15 men’s division will begin tee times at 7:10 a.m.

The final round of the 75th Junior Women’s Championship will begin with the first group at 11:10 a.m. The final group featuring Odnokon, Wills, and Tayla Perry tee off 12 p.m.

The final seven groups of junior men chasing the under-19 championship will begin teeing off at 12:10 p.m.

The last group with Franklin, Mosher, and Hunter will start their quest for a junior title in the 99th year of the event at 1:10 p.m.

For all the information of the Saskatchewan Junior Championships click here.

Day one is complete at the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre.

In the race for the junior women’s overall championship Chloe Wills of Kyle, Sask. is on top of the leaderboard with an opening round of 8-over par, 80 on Tuesday. The reigning under-17 Saskatchewan champion has a one stroke lead on Regina’s Yuna Lee who opened the 54-hole event with a 9-over par, 81.

Lee is the leader of the under-17 age group, Grace Odnokon of Saskatoon sits second in the age group after an opening round of 83, Odnokon is tied for third overall with Sarah Henderson, another Saskatoon golfer.

In the under-15 women’s age category Yoyo Zhu of Saskatoon has the lead after the first of three rounds. Zhu shot 83 in round one Tuesday, she’s eight strokes ahead of Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard.

Round two of the Junior Women’s Championships will begin at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

In the Junior Men’s Championship there is a tie at the top of the leaderboard at 2-under par.

Defending champion Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon is deadlocked with Casa Rio, Sask. player Ethan Hunter. Both shot 2-under par 70 on the opening day of the 99th edition of the junior men’s tournament.

Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon and Prince Albert junior Wyatt Nelson each shot 1-over par 73, they are tied for third overall.

Hunter leads the under-17 age category, Franklin and Nelson are tied for second in the group.

The under-15 age group is led by Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte. He shot 3-over par 75 giving himself a three stroke cushion on Melville’s Keaton Kreklewich, he’s at 78.

In third is Humboldt junior Tylan Wallin at 7-over 79.

Two players are competing in the under-13 men’s category, Cohen Bridge of Saskatoon has a one shot lead on Regina’s Hudson Deibert. Bridge shot 86, Deibert fired an 87.

Round two of the Men’s Junior Championships will begin at 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday.

For complete results of the championships click here.

The 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships begin Tuesday at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre (LGCC).

This is the first time since 2008 the course has played host to the championships, 110 players are registered.

The overall under-19 champions will receive exemption into the Canadian junior championships, plus several other age divisions will be contented all the way to under-12.

Manager of Golf Operations Marty Wheaton is a huge supporter of junior golf and is excited to welcome the players.

“This is a fantastic week for junior golf and golf in general here at the LGCC.,” Wheaton said.

“We have hosted many junior events such as the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour and last year’s Saskatchewan Summer Games, but this event is the top players of all age groups. We are ecstatic to host them.”

Tee times will begin with the Junior Women’s Championships at 7 a.m. The Junior Boys Championships will start at 8 a.m.

Ella Kozak of Yorkton is the reigning junior women’s champion, she aged out last summer.

Defending junior men’s title holder Ryan Mosher is in the field.

The event will conclude, weather pending, on Thursday afternoon.

For draws, results, and more information on the Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships click here.

What a week it’s been for Jesse Gibson on the golf course.

Gibson, 33, won the Reliance Gregg’s Central Amateur Championship in late June. Sunday he tied for second at the Concorde Group Corp Saskatoon Men’s Open Golf Championship while taking the top amateur prize. PGA Professional Phil Jonas won the event hosted at Riverside Country Club (RCC) and Holiday Park Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday.

Gibson was a star junior player in Saskatchewan, attended a Division 1 school in the NCAA before moving to a Division 2 program. Following that he returned to Saskatoon and left golf behind.

In 2024 he returned to the competitive circuit at the Saskatchewan Amateur Championships, he missed the amateur cut by five shots, his 224 at the Royal Regina Golf Club would have had him inside the top 22 in the Mid-Am (25+) Men’s Championship is entered.

He spoke with Golf Saskatchewan following the two impressive finishes in the Bridge City.

It was an extra special stop on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) at Tor Hill Golf Course on June 28 and 29 in northwest Regina.

Not only did over 85 top juniors from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba travel to the Queen City for the 36-hole event, Carla and Trever Crozier were on hand to welcome the players at registration. The Crozier’s daughter Hallie played her first MJT event at Tor Hill several years ago before building an impressive resume leading to college at Ferris State University. Hallie has since suffered a brain injury. The family wanted to be at the event to welcome the players and thank many for the support since Hallie’s incident down in Michigan last year.

On the course, two junior women stole the show and added titles to their season.

Youran Zhu of Saskatoon won her third event of the year taking the under-15 women’s age group by nine shots over Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard. The two have competed hard against each other all season, Melsted has one win in Swift Current this season, Zhu’s only second place showing.

Newcomer Callie Glover is playing well too, the Foam lake golfer was third.

Tayla Perry of Regina won the women’s 15 to 19 age group with an impressive showing of 72 and 77, 10 shots better than Yuna Lee, also of the Queen City.

Warman player Tina Liu was in the hunt as well placing third at 164.

The under-13 men’s division was won by Hudson Deibert of Regina. The 10-year-old carded rounds of 74 and 79. His 153 was 18 strokes better than second place golfer Cohen Bridge of Corman Park.

Rising star Jun Lee has another title. The Royal Regina Golf Club shooter held off 21 other competitors to win the under-15 men’s age group in a playoff over Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte. Each player had a score of 144 after 36 holes.

Melville’s Keaton Kreklewich placed third with rounds of 79 and 74.

The champions in the under-17 and under-19 men’s age groups were won by a brother duo from Strathmore, Alta.

Connor Riou won the under-17 division with a score of 150, just three shots better than Humboldt’s Tryce Wallin and Kolton Spenst of Saskatoon.

Parker Riou won the men’s overall competition with a score of 145 (73,72).

Hudson Heistad of Avonlea was second in the under-19 category at 155. Isaac Shanks of Regina rounded out the podium in the junior age bracket.

To see the complete results of the event click here.

The next MJT event is July 28 and 29 at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club.

The next Order of Merit Tour on the junior circuit is the Notah Begay III Saskatchewan Championship at Dakota Dunes Golf Links starting on Wednesday, June 2.

All photos courtesy Jeff Chambers.

Ella Kozak of Yorkton is the 2025 Regina Ladies Open champion.

The Reigning Saskatchewan junior champion put on a show for two days at one of the largest women’s events of the year shooting 74 on day one at the Wascana Country Club and Tuesday (June 24) the Deer Park Golf Course member shot a stealthy 68 at Murray Golf Course to win the event in her debut playing in the historical championship.

Kim Walker (Regina) continues her excellent start to the season, she carded a 79 at her course on Monday. Walker shot 80 on day two at the Murray. She did win the senior division.

Rounding out the top three was Crystal Piero, also of the Queen City. She posted back-to-back 83’s to place on the podium.

Kim Ryan won the Marguerite Slack Award for Net 65+ player, her net score of 142 (70-72) was four better than Sherry Banadyaga.

Swift Current player Kathy Hopfner was the super-senior champion. The Elmwood Golf Club member also took that category last week at the Saskatoon Women’s Open at The Willows Club.

To see the complete results of the Open click here.

The 2025 Saskatoon Women’s Open was held at The Willows Club on Monday and Tuesday with 65 players in the field from across Saskatchewan.

This year’s field size was increased by over 50 percent from last year’s event.

The overall champion was Regina’s Kim Walker who took her second straight event following a win at the Ladies Northern in Prince Albert earlier in June. The Wascana Country Club member posted rounds of 72 and 74 to win by five strokes over Kim Brown of the Bridge City. Kathy Ziglo and Elanne Krainyk joined Walker and Brown in the final group and tied for third place.

Ziglo was awarded the senior title, Kathy Hopfner of Swift Current won the super-senior age group and Rose Halbach was the low net champion.

To see all the results click here.

Walker spoke after the win praising the support for the event and her thoughts ahead of the Regina Ladies Open next week.

It was a round to remember Sunday for Saskatoon’s Grace Odnokon at the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championships in Warman.

Playing round three of the Golf Canada event, Odnokon and tournament champion Maggie Zhang shot 66 in the final round to set a women’s course record in the process. Odnokon’s record breaking round vaulted the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club junior eight places up the leaderboard into a tie for fifth place and an exemption into the Canadian Juniors Girls Championships later this summer.

Chloe Wills of Kyle and Regina player Tayla Perry both made the cut at the event, Golf Canada’s first stop ever at The Legends Golf Club. Wills tied for ninth wit a score of 233, Perry was 12th at 237.

Reigning NextGen Prairie champion and Saskatchewan junior title holder Ryan Mosher tied for second place in the junior men’s championship.

The Riverside Country Club member also earned a national position, but he had already earned that with his performance at the NextGen Western Championship earlier in June.

Also gaining an exemption into the Canadian Junior Boys Championships was Dane Giesbrecht. The Warman product and Legends member tied for fifth thanks to a third-round 70 on Sunday.

In all 19 Saskatchewan junior men made the cut at the event.

Odnokon and Mosher spoke after the champonships.

To see much more about more the NextGen Prairie Championships from Golf Canada click here.

After two finals losses including last year, Payton Ochitwa has his first Men’s Lobstick Championship.

The Saskatoon product was the eighth seed in the championship flight bracket, and tied for 18th overall in the Lobstick Open to start the week, the former Saskatoon Golf and Country Club player and staffer went to work on the field.

He defeated Jay Smith, Shaun Dunphy, Cory Selander, Shawn Loney, and finally Scott Mackay in the final match on Saturday.

To see the complete results from the Men’s Lobstick click here.

He spoke to Golf Saskatchewan following the victory in Waskesiu.