Prince Albert’s Danny Klughart clobbered The Legends Golf Course on Thursday to roar up the leaderboard and win his second straight Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Championship.

The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member chased Kris Wasylowich’s course record of 61 in Warman before resting at 10-under, 62 in the final round of the mid-am event. Klughart left the field in awe with a seven-shot win over North Battleford’s Scott Thompson with a three round score of 205. 36-hole mid-am leader Justin Wood of Unity placed third at 3-under par.

Saskatoon’s Travis Fehr placed fourth at 1-under par. Shaun Dunphy (Saskatoon) and Mitch Matichuk (Melville) tied for fifth overall at 1-over.

The complete leaderboard of the championship can be found here. The mid-am championship is open to players 25 years and up.

The final round of the men’s amateur will be played Friday at The Legends. 21 players made the cut of 4-over par after the 54^th hole. The first tee time is 9:10 a.m. The final group with Klughart, Scott Thompson and amateur co-leader Ty Campbell begin their rounds at 10:10 a.m.

Brooklin Fry sweeps provincials

Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry is a back-to-back champion as well except the 15-year old’s wins came within two weeks.

Last week in Swift Current Fry won the Saskatchewan junior girl’s championship. On Thursday Fry came from two shots down to win the provincial amateur women’s title as well in Warman. Trailing defending champion Kathy Ziglo going into the third and final round Fry birdied the opening two holes and cruised to a 1-over 73. She ended up taking the event by six strokes over Ziglo who finished at plus-13.

Autumn Neiszner (Regina) and Ella Kozak (Yorkton) tied for third overall at 17-over par.

The complete results can be seen here.

Two-time Saskatchewan amateur women’s champion Kathy Ziglo says she likes playing golf in the wind.

The Saskatoon product used a steady breeze throughout the day on Wednesday during round two of the 2020 provincial championship to assist in carding a round of even-par, 72 at The Legends in Warman.

In prime playing conditions Tuesday Ziglo shot 4-over, 76 leaving her in a tie with Yorkton’s Ella Kozak after the first 18 holes. She will take a four-stroke lead into Thursday’s final round over Brooklin Fry.

The Shell Lake golfer wasn’t bothered by the breeze either, Fry also shot even par in the middle round of the 54-championship that concludes Thursday. Autumn Neiszner sits in third place at 12-over par.

The leaderboard can be seen here.

The women will begin teeing off at 9 a.m. The final group of Ziglo, Fry, Neiszner, and Kozak will start at 9:30 a.m.

Campbell takes over Amateur

The wind didn’t seem to trouble Ty Campbell either on Wednesday in the 109^th Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship.

The Saskatoon golfer equalled his opening round score of 5-under, 67 (-10 overall) on route to a five-shot lead over Unity’s Justin Wood. The two players were tied at minus-5 after the first round of the championship.

Payton Ochitwa (Saskatoon), Kyle Wiebe (Madison), and two-time champion Scott Thompson (North Battleford) are all tied at 3-under through 36 holes.

The top 20 players and ties will make the cut following Thursday’s round. The championship will conclude Friday in Warman.

The third round will begin at 6:40 a.m. The leaderboard can be seen here.

Wood retains Mid-Am lead

Despite falling five strokes back in the amateur championship, Wood maintained the lead in the Mid-Amateur Championship. The mid-am event is open to players 25 years of age and older.

Thompson sits in second place at 3-under. Saskatoon’s Travis Frey is in third place at 2-under par. Last year’s dual champion, Danny Klughart is in a fourth-place tie with Melville’s Mitch Matichuk and Dylan Hoemsen of Regina at minus-1.

The leaderboard can be seen here.

The mid-am will conclude Thursday after the third round.

The conditions at The Legends Golf Course in Warman on the opening day of the Saskatchewan Amateur Golf Championships were almost perfect and some results reflect the weather.

The wind stayed down throughout the day on Tuesday allowing 11 competitors in the Men’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships to shoot under par. 2016 champion Justin Wood of Unity and Saskatoon’s Ty Campbell are tied for the amateur lead at 5-under, 67.

Travis Fifi of Regina is one shot back at 4-under.

Four players are sitting at 3-under, 71 while another trio of golfers carded round one scores of 2-under, 70.

Another handful of players sit at 1-under, 71.

The Mid-Amateur Championship is open to players 25 years of age and older. The events are played coincidingly until Thursday. Wood sits a stroke ahead of Fifi for the Mid-Am lead.

Round two begins at 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday.

The complete leaderboards can be seen here.

Yorkton connection leads Women’s Amateur Championship

A young golfer from Yorkton and a veteran of the provincial golf circuit are tied on top of the leaderboard in the Women’s Amateur Championship.

Deer Park Municipal Golf Course member Ella Kozak (pictured) 14, and Kathy Ziglo, formerly of Yorkton each shot opening rounds of 4-over, 76 on Tuesday to take a share of the early lead of the event also held at The Legends in Warman.

2020 junior girl’s champion Brooklin Fry of Shell Lake, Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve, and Autumn Neiszner of Regina are tied for third at plus-6, 78. Alex Schmidt, also of Regina is in the hunt at 8-over, 80.

Round two of the event will begin at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

The full results can be found here.

The Legends in Warman is set to host provincial golf championships for the first time since 2016.

The 109^th Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur, the 34^th Mid-Amateur, and 102^nd Saskatchewan Women’s Amateur Championships will tee off on Tuesday.

General Manager Davidson Matyczuk said the course is thrilled to welcome back provincials to the city.

“We’re really excited,” he told Golf Saskatchewan. “The course is in great shape, so we were looking forward to hosting if it was going to happen and were definitely excited when championships were allowed under the current golf guidelines outlined by the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Government of Saskatchewan. Our volunteers and membership has also stepped up leading up to the event and the week of.”

The amateur men’s field was capped at 100 participants due to 10-minute tee time mandates but without national spots on the line the event will still be very competitive. 57 players will compete for the Mid-Am event that is open to players 25 years old and up. 12 women will challenge for the ladies’ championship. Matyczuk said the course will provide a tough test for the 112 players across three championships.

“It depends on the conditions with the wind, wind is always the biggest challenge out here. If it picks up the scores will go up but if the weather cooperates we will see some good scores. The player that stays consistent and avoids big numbers will have a chance. Whoever putts the greens well, controlling your speed and getting the ball in the right spot and adjusts will have the best shot,” Matyczuk explained.

Familiar faces such as Colin Coben, Tyler Wright, David Stewart, Brad Phelps, Mike Herperger, Rich Hallberg and Ken Rodgers are not in the field but there is still plenty of star power. Reigning amateur and mid-amateur champion Danny Klughart will play with 2018 amateur champion Kade Johnson and two-time junior champion Josh Nagy for the first two rounds. 2016 winner at The Legends, Justin Wood is also in the field that begins teeing off at 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday. College players Roman Timmerman and Jace Carlisle will look to make noise as will 2019 runner-up Jehremey Ryde.

On the lady’s side, reigning champion Kathy Ziglo will take on an up-and-coming group of women amateurs. Brooklin Fry, the 2018 and 2020 junior girl’s champion will push for a second straight championship win. 2019 junior champion Autumn Neiszner is excited for her first amateur event. Lauren Fox, Alex Schmidt, Ella Kozak, and Sarah Grieve are also searching for their first amateur win after junior success.

The mid-amateur and women’s event will crown champions on Thursday after 54-holes, the men’s amateur is a four round championship concluding on Friday with a cut line on Thursday after the third round.

The women’s amateur begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Information on the competitors, tee times and leaderboard can be found here.

The men’s amateur and mid-amateur information can be seen here.

The 2020 Saskatchewan Junior Championships have wrapped up at Swift Current’s Elmwood Golf Club.

Josh Nagy picked up his second junior title adding to the Saskatoon product’s 2018 victory. Nagy got better as the week went on shooting 75, 71, 67 for an eight shot win.

Jayden Dudas of Estevan finished in second place with a 54-hole score of 221.

Alex Swinnerton (below) of Regina placed third over at 224. That score earned Swinnerton the under-17 championship.

Max Regier (below) of Saskatoon is the 2020 under-15 champion with a score of 219.

Warman’s Dane Giesbrecht (below) is the 2020 under-13 champion with a score of 225.

Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry also has her second junior championship. Fry sizzled over three days taking the girl’s under-19 and under-17 championship after carding rounds of 79, 71, 73. Her second round of 71 is an unofficial Elmwood women’s competitive round record. She was 10 strokes better than reigning champion Autumn Neiszner. Sarah Grieve of Saskatoon was third.

Fry was also victorious in 2018.

Yorkton’s Ella Kozak (below) is the 2020 under-15 champion with a score of 237.

The complete results of the junior girls is here, the boy’s results can be found here.

Moving day featured two familiar faces on the Saskatchewan junior golf circuit Wednesday at Swift Current’s Elmwood Golf Club.

In the 94^th annual Junior Boy’s Championship 2018 winner Josh Nagy of Saskatoon found his groove shooting 1-under, 71 to climb into the lead heading into Thursday’s final round of the event. Nagy was five shots back of Battleford’s Colby Friedrich after round one.

Friedrich dropped back to a tie for third after posting a score of 80 in the second of three rounds of the championship. Jayden Dudas of Estevan matched Nagy’s score of 71 to vault himself into second at plus-5.

Alex Swinnerton will join the other three players in Wednesday’s final group in a race for the 2020 junior trophy.

Wawota’s Theoren West is in the hunt at 7-over par for the event, Cole Nagy sits in sixth at 8-over.

The full leaderboard can be found here.

Fry sizzles during round two

Shell Lake golfer Brooklin Fry was also in the red on day two shooting 71 after an opening round of 79 on Tuesday.

Fry, the 2018 junior girl’s champion opened a seven stroke lead over reigning champion Autumn Neiszner of Regina. The pair were tied after round one.

Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve is tied for second place with Neiszner at plus-13 after shooting a solid 77 Wednesday.

The full results can be seen here.

The championship round will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

The last two Saskatchewan junior women’s champions are the day one leaders at the 2020 event in Swift Current.

2019 winner Autumn Neiszner and 2018 champion Brooklin Fry (pictured below) both shot opening rounds of 7-over, 79 at the Elmwood Golf Club in the 70th edition of the provincial championship.

Neiszner started strong shooting one-over par on the front before carding 44 on the back nine holes in very blustery conditions Tuesday.

Fry was the polar opposite shooting even par on holes 10 to 18 to climb into a tie going into Wednesday’s second round.

Lauren Fox is third at plus-14. The complete results can be found here.

Friedrich posts lone round in the red

Battleford’s Colby Friedrich (above) is the first round leader on the junior boy’s side of  the event.

The North Battleford Golf and Country Club player posted a stellar 2-under, 70 despite wind gusts of 50 kilometres an hour and periodic rain during the first of three rounds in the championship.

There is a logjam behind Friedrich, Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko and Josh Nagy, Regina’s Hunter Kutcher, and Kindersley’s Cort Tunall are all tied for second at plus-3, 75.

Five other players are tied for sixth at plus-5.

The full leaderboard can be seen here.

Round two of the 54-hole championship begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The Saskatchewan Junior Championships will begin on Tuesday at Swift Current’s Elmwood Golf Club.

43 players will compete for the junior boy’s provincial championship, six girls are registered in their event.

Elmwood has already played host to a Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour event this season with success. General Manager Sheldon Reinhart said the course is eagerly awaiting the provincial competition.

“We are extremely honoured to be hosting the Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships,” Reinhart said. “Our golf course is in the best shape its ever been and we are excited to host competitors from all over the province this week. We are ready for a safe championship played under the current rules that the Saskatchewan Health Authority have allowed to operate under.”

Tee times will be placed 10 minutes apart starting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Rounds two and three of the 54-hole championship will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. The tee times and results for the boy’s 94th championship can be found here, while the information for the 70th girl’s championship is located here.

The juniors are the first stop on the 2020 provincial championship schedule. Golf Saskatchewan Tournament Director Steve Ryde said getting players back on the course to compete and be safe was the organization’s goal heading into the event that included a practice round on Monday.

“Golf Saskatchewan has worked very closely with the Government of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and other golf industry stakeholders to outline how championships can be played safely and competitively at various courses. The entire team at Elmwood Golf Club has also been fantastic to work with leading up to what should be a great week of junior golf,” Ryde said.

Regina’s Autumn Neiszner is the defending female champion, last year’s junior boy’s champion Jace Carlisle aged out last year. 2018 champion Josh Nagy is in the field after missing last year’s event due to a scheduling conflict.

Greenhills Golf Resort in Greenwater Provincial Park definitely adheres to their name.

An 18-hole gem carved into the forest and hills of east-central Saskatchewan the resort course promises a memorable round. Greenhills recently welcomed Golf Saskatchewan for two days of lessons under PGA of Canada Professional Steve Ryde with 25 golfers of all ages taking part.

While there, Golf Saskatchewan sat down with General Manager Ed Bergen to learn more about the 65 year old course.

Home to arguably the province’s top tournament in the Scotia Wealth Open and conditions hard to top Nipawin’s Evergreen Golf Course is a must play.

Golf Saskatchewan sat down with new Evergreen President Kevin Duscherer and discussed just what makes their club one of the best in the province.