Sandra Williams and Kathi McDougall are the champions of the 49^th Rosebowl held this week in Moose Jaw at the Lynbrook Golf and Country Club.

The Katepwa Beach Golf Club players won the two ball – better ball format event with a 36-hole score of 28-under, 118.

The pair finished three strokes ahead of previous multi-time winners Cheryl Lawrence and Linda Sokul of Wynyard. Last year’s champions, Marie Wachno and Sheila Popowich, also of Wynyard finished in third at 24-under par.

Four other teams tied for fourth at minus-23.

The complete results can be found here.

18 teams took part in the two-day event that is open for players with a minimum combined handicap of 33. No individual can have a handicap lower than 16.5.

The 50^th Rosebowl will take place next year at the Katepwa Beach Golf Club. Dates are tentatively set for Aug. 12 and 13.

Cheryl Lawrence and Linda Sokul – silver medal winners

Marie Wachno and Sheila Popowich – bronze medal winners

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Top amateur golfers over the age of 25 will gather Aug. 20-23 for the 33rd playing of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship taking place at Summit Golf Club in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Joseph Deraney of Belden, Miss., captured the title in 2018, becoming only the second non-Canadian to win the championship. Deraney started the final day in sixth position, but a remarkable round of 65 earned him the championship. The 36-year-old is returning to defend his title in 2019.

Deraney and Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., headline a full field of 156 competitors who will take to the fairways of Summit Golf Club. Rank recently won the prestigious Western Amateur and is a three-time Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion, having won the tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He’s also a NHL referee and former Team Canada member.

Rank and Deraney are among the five former champions competing in the event, along with Dave Bunker of Brampton, Ont. (2008-10), Rob Couture of Dallas, Tx. (2011) and Todd Fanning of Winnipeg (2017).

“We are thrilled to bring this talented field to Summit Golf Club,” said Akash Patel, the Tournament Director and Rules and Competitions Coordinator with Golf Canada. “The Mid-Amateur is a great opportunity for Canadian amateurs to find success and compete on a national stage. This beautiful course is in great condition and sure to draw out some exciting competition.”

The first round will take place Tuesday, Aug. 20 and the field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties for the final two rounds.

The championship was first contested in 1987 and includes a Mid-Master competition for players over the age of 40 that runs concurrently with the tournament. Todd Fanning of Winnipeg defended his Canadian Men’s Mid-Master title in 2018.

An inter-provincial team competition for the R. Bruce Forbes Trophy is held over the first 36 holes. Team Ontario is aiming for its fifth consecutive inter-provincial team victory. The trio of Rank, Bunker and Toronto native Patrick Forbes won with a score of 8 under. Team British Columbia finished runner-up at 2 over.

In addition to the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur title, the 2019 champion will receive an exemption into the 2020 RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto from June 8-14.

Founded in 1912, Summit Golf Club was partially designed by famed golf course architect Stanley Thompson. The 2019 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship will be the fourth Golf Canada championship conducted at Summit Golf Club, along with the 1970 Canadian Junior Girls, the 1973 Canadian Men’s Amateur and the 1999 Canadian Men’s Senior Championships.

“We are truly honoured to host the prestigious Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Summit Golf Club,” said Director of Golf and General Manager Ian Leggatt. “We look forward to challenging this strong field with our historic golf course, in addition to showcasing the beautiful city of Richmond Hill and all it has to offer.”

Additional information about the tournament, including the full field and tee times is available here.

NOTABLES

Garrett Rank, Elmira, Ont.
Rank won the 2019 Western Amateur in early August, becoming the first Canadian since 1977 to capture the prestigious championship. The current NHL referee is a three-time winner of the event, but hasn’t had his named etched on the trophy since 2016. Rank represented Canada at the 2018 World Amateur Championship and the 31-year-old’s older brother, Kyle, is also in the field.

Joseph Deraney, Belden, Miss.
The defending champion is looking to become the seventh golfer to win back-to-back Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateurs. Deraney has won two tournaments in 2019 – the Mississippi State Amateur Championship and the Greenwood Invitational. As the 2018 champion, Deraney earned an exemption to the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, missing the cut.

Dave Bunker, Brampton, Ont.
A three-time winner of the event from 2008-2010, Bunker is looking to rebound after missing the cut in 2018. The 54-year-old has played well in 2019, earning two top-10 results at the Ontario Men’s Match Play Championship and the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship.

Todd Fanning, Winnipeg
Fanning has claimed the Mid-Master competition two years in a row, winning both the Mid-Master and Mid-Amateur in 2017. He played the RBC Canadian Open as a 50-year-old in 2018 – the fifth time he played the tournament and his first appearance in 16 years.

Rob Couture, Dallas
The former champion has played four tournaments thus far in 2019, with his best result being an eighth-place finish at the North Texas Mid-Amateur Championship – a tournament he has won on three occasions. Couture was the first non-Canadian to win the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur when he did so in 2011.

FAST FACTS

The Championship was first contested in 1987 and was originally known as the RCGA Pre-Seniors Championship before it was renamed to its current name in 1989.

The inter-provincial team championship for the R. Bruce Forbes Trophy was first conducted in 1992 and is played concurrently over the first two rounds of stroke play.

Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. and Stu Hamilton of Brampton, Ont. captured 11 of the first 20 championships played. Cooke was the inaugural champion in 1987 and has the most event wins with seven.

The defending champion is Joseph Deraney, who won the title by posting a final round of 65.

Three players have won the event three times in a row: Garrett Rank, Dave Bunker and Graham Cooke – no one has won it four straight years.

The format changed from match to stroke play in 2006, with the Mid-Master category introduced for golfers over the age of 40.

In 2018, Team Ontario won the inter-provincial R. Bruce Forbes Trophy for the fourth straight year.

Saskatchewan will have two golfers play all four rounds at the Canadian Senior Women’s Championship in Osoyoos, B.C.

Regina’s Debra Duncan and Jo-Anne Schiller of Lloydminster stayed under the cut line with solid second rounds on Monday at the national event. Duncan, who calls the Wascana Country Club home in the Queen City, followed her opening round of plus-eight with an 10-over, 82. She sits in a tie for 32nd at 18-over.

Schiller improved significantly during the second round, the Lloydminster Golf and Country Club member fired a plus-eight, 80 to come in at plus-26, Schiller is tied for 69th.

Kathy Hopfner of Swift Current was just on the outside of the cut, she ended the event tied for 72nd at 27-over par.

As a team Saskatchewan finished in eighth place overall at 41-over par.

Australia’s Sue Wooster is the tournament leader two-under par.

All the results can be found here.

Debra Duncan was convinced by a young Saskatchewan champion to enter the provincial senior women’s championship a couple weeks ago, now the Regina golfer is just outside the top 20 at the national event.

The Wascana Country Club member fired an opening round of eight-over, 81 at the Osoyoos Golf Club in British Columbia on Sunday. She sits in a tie for 21^st at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship. 2019 Saskatchewan junior champion and fellow Wascana member Autumn Neiszner urged Duncan to enter the provincial event where she placed in a tie for fourth.

Swift Current’s Kathy Hopfner is at the event as well, she carded a first-round score of plus-15, 88. Hopfner, who plays out of the Elmwood Golf and Country Club is tied for 79^th.

Three-time Saskatchewan senior women’s champion Jo-Anne Schiller of Lloydminster is tied for 96^th at 18-over, 91.

American Amy Ellertson and Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont. are tied for the lead after round one at one-under par. They were the lone competitors to finish the round under par.

Round two gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Saskatchewan time Monday. Duncan begins her round at 3:09 p.m. local time. Hopfner is group behind at 3:20 p.m. Schiller tees of at 2:58 p.m.

The results can be seen here.

Saskatchewan golfers will be coming home with some hardware after the Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) in Swift Current this week.

Sunday saw the conclusion of the 54-hole championship at the Chinook Golf Course. The Saskatchewan women’s team of Sarah Grieve, Ella Kozak, Autumn Neiszner, and Symone Ripley claimed the silver medal overtaking Manitoba during the third day of the championship. Saskatchewan finished at plus-88, five strokes ahead of Manitoba. Alberta won the golf medal with a sparkling score of five-over par.

Individually Saskatoon’s Grieve was the top local coming in fourth place at 26-over par. Yorkton’s Kozak finished in fifth at plus-30. Neiszner, of Regina finished in eighth with a three-round score of 40-over. Ripley, also a Saskatoon golfer was 13^th at 120-over par.

Jenna Bruggeman of Edmonton led start to finish and won the event at plus-three. Alberta won the team gold medal.

The Saskatchewan men’s team is bringing back bronze medals for their performance in Swift Current.

The team played excellent all three days and finished the event going eight-under par Sunday to finish at even for the tournament. Alberta won gold in the men’s division as well. As a squad they were 37-under par. Manitoba was second at minus-30.

TJ Baker put together the best three-day total for the Saskatchewan players, the Prince Albert product placed sixth at plus-13. Saskatoon’s Alex Swinnerton was ninth with a score of 16-over par.

Regina’s Will Blake finished at plus-18, he placed 12^th overall. Jackson Wingert’s score of 29-over left him in 15^th. Theoren West of Wawota placed 16^th with a final score of 35-over par.

All the results can be found here.

OSOYOOS, B.C. – One hundred and fourty-two golfers ranging from 25-73 years of age will descend on Osoyoos Golf Club in Osoyoos, B.C., from Aug. 17-20 for the 49th playing of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship.

Four individual trophies are up for grabs at the 54-hole tournament in southern British Columbia.

Competitors over 25 will vie for the Mid-Amateur title, players over 40 will be eligible to compete in the Mid-Master competition and those over 50 will play for the Senior Championship. Finally, those 60-and-over will compete for the Super Senior title.

“The Mid-Am and Senior is a great opportunity for Canadian amateurs to find success and compete on a national stage,” added tournament director Adam Cinel. “We are very excited to bring this talented field to a spectacular host club in Osoyoos. The course’s beautiful layout will provide a tough, yet fair test for all the golfers here this week.”

In 2018, Australian Sue Wooster defended both her Senior and Mid-Masters titles, while also winning the Mid-Amateur Championship. Wooster won the Mid-Amateur in a playoff with Christina Proteau (Port Alberni, B.C.), while Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Mary Ann Hayward (St. Thomas, Ont.) came third.

Hayward finished one stroke behind Wooster in both the Mid-Masters and Senior competitions. The Super Senior competition was won by Procter, B.C., native Jackie Little, who finished one stroke ahead of Penny Baziuk (North Saanich, B.C.).

Wooster is returning in 2019 to defend her titles, as are Proteau, Hayward, Little and Baziuk.

In addition to the four individual competitions, an inter-provincial team competition will take place during the first two rounds.

Team Ontario, consisting of Hayward, Judith Kyrinis (Thornhill, Ont.) and Terrill Samuel (Etobicoke, Ont.) won the team competition in 2018 with a two-day score of 11-over-par 299.

After 36 holes, the field will be reduced to the low 70 players and ties from the senior division. Further to that, all Mid-Amateurs and Mid-Masters posting a 36-hole score which is equal to the last player(s) to qualify for the final round, will make the cut. A minimum of ten Mid-Amateurs (age 25-39), five Mid-Masters (age 40-49) and five Super-Seniors (age 60+) will make the cut.

The winner receives an exemption into the 2019 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur being contested at Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from Aug. 24-29.

Established in 1973, Osoyoos Golf Club expanded to a 36-hole layout in 2006. Located in a picturesque setting adjacent to Osoyoos Lake overlooking the town with the mountains in the distance, the 2019 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship is the first Golf Canada championship conducted at the course.

“Our course is renowned for its spectacular views and very consistent turf conditions,” said Doug Robb, general manager of Osoyoos Golf Club. “It’s in great condition and we’re thrilled to share our course with these talented women.”

Additional information about the tournament, including the full field and tee times is available here.

NOTABLES

Sue Wooster, Australia
Wooster enters the tournament as the defending champion, currently holding the Mid-Amateur, Mid-Master and Senior titles. The 57-year-old rode the exemption she earned at last year’s tournament all the way to the final of the U.S. Senior Amateur, finishing runner-up to Lara Tennant.

Mary Ann Hayward, St. Thomas, Ont.
A four-time Canadian Women’s Amateur champion and member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, Hayward won the Canadian Women’s Mid-Senior in 2013 and came in third last year. The 59-year-old has represented Canada internationally on numerous occasions, including eight times at the World Amateur Championship.

Alison Murdoch, Victoria
The 69-year-old Canadian Golf Hall of Famer has won the Canadian Women’s Mid-Senior four times, most recently in 2007. She had a pair of good results in 2018, finishing third at the British Columbia Mid-Amateur and fourth at the 2018 Alberta Senior Ladies Championship.

Jackie Little, Procter, B.C.
The reigning Canadian Super Senior champion won this event in 2008 and 2009. In 2018, Little won her sixth B.C. Senior Women’s Championship. She was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame in 2017 and played the U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship for the third time in 2018.

Judith Kyrinis, Thornhill, Ont.
The 2016 Canadian Mid-Senior champion finished in fourth place at last year’s event. Kyrinis played both the Ontario Women’s Match Play and the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship in 2019, finishing in a tie for fifth and a tie for 19th, respectively.

FAST FACTS

Six Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members have won the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship; Marlene Streit, Gayle Borthwick, Alison Murdoch, Marilyn O’Connor, Margaret Todd and Mary Ann Hayward.

Streit (1985, 1987-88, 1993), Borthwick (1994-1995, 1999-2000) and Murdoch (2002, 2004-05, 2007) are tied for the most Canadian Women’s Senior Championship victories with four each.

Nancy Fitzgerald has the most consecutive Canadian Women’s Senior Championship victories – winning three straight titles from 1996-1998.

To date, Australian Sue Wooster is the only non-North American winner of the event.

The champion receives an exemption into the 2019 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur at Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from Aug. 24-29.

Some of Canada’s finest golf facilities will play host to another storied championship over the next two years.

After the completion of a bid application process for member clubs in Quebec and Ontario, Golf Canada announced today the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship would be played at Royal Montreal Golf Club in 2020 and Westmount Golf and Country Club in 2021.

Tournament Director Dan Hyatt said the organizing committee and Golf Canada couldn’t have asked for a better scenario to unfold for its championship, an ‘A’ ranked event on the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.

After a great track record of clubs the last few years, being able to bring the event to some of Canada’s best clubs is a real win, he says.

“We’ve been very lucky with the venues we’ve had recently, since they’ve embraced the women’s game really well. We couldn’t have asked for two better clubs to come to the table with such storied histories,” said Hyatt. “The event has become a ‘must-play’ for top internationals along with our top Canadians, and hopefully this will produce a runway of being able to continue to get great clubs with great history to play host.”

107th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship

Royal Montreal Golf Club’s Blue Course will host the 107th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in 2020.

The Blue Course last hosted the RBC Canadian Open in 2014 and the very first Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in 1901.

“It’s nice to go back to the place where it all began,” said Dan Hyatt. “The history and the facts speak for itself: Royal Montreal is a premium, top-notch club that will surely test the players.

“We’ve had some great conversations with the leadership there and it’s going to be an absolute privilege to bring the Canadian Women’s Amateur to one of this country’s most historic venues,” continued Hyatt.

The club, which is the oldest golf club in North America, first hosted the Canadian Open in 1904. It went on to host Canada’s national open nine more times – including 2014. Of note, Royal Montreal was the site of the last Canadian Open won by a Canadian when in 1954 Pat Fletcher, who served as the club’s head professional for nearly 20 years, captured the title.

Royal Montreal also welcomed the world in 2007 when it hosted the Presidents Cup.

“The Royal Montreal Golf Club is delighted to host a national golf championship again,” said General Manager Mike Kenney. “Having hosted the inaugural Women’s Amateur Championship in 1901, the membership is excited to have the best women’s amateur golfers test their skills on the Blue Course.

“Planning is well underway, and we look forward to welcoming all the players, coaches, family and friends to Royal Montreal in July 2020.”

Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship

In 2021, the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship will be contested at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ont.

Westmount, the home of famous amateur and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Gary Cowan, is no stranger to hosting some of the biggest events in Canadian golf. The club has hosted the 1957 Canadian Open, the 1990 CP Women’s Open, the 1969 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, and most recently the 2009 Canadian Junior Boys Championship in the past.

“Westmount has a long history of supporting amateur golf and we are honoured to be able to continue that tradition by hosting this prestigious event for top female amateurs from around the world,” said club president Virginia Marshall. “I am confident that the competitors will find our Stanley Thompson course both beautiful and challenging.”

Opened in 1931, Westmount, with its gently rolling terrain and unrivalled setting, has been constantly ranked as one of Canada’s best courses.

It will prove to be a formidable test for the best female amateurs in the world in 2021.

“It’s hard to beat,” said Dan Hyatt of Westmount. “It’s just such a fun track to play. There is never a dull moment there and it’s been a top-15 club consistently over the last decade or so. Plus, they are doing a lot of good things for the women’s game there.”

The 2019 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship wrapped up in July at Red Deer Golf and Country Club with American Brianna Navarrosa winning by one shot. Now Golf Canada looks ahead, with confidence and excitement, at the next two years.

“We can’t thank both Royal Montreal and Westmount enough for putting in bids to host our championship,” said Hyatt. “Having these caliber of clubs involved will only make it a stronger event for everybody moving forward.”

Sarah Grieve and Ella Kozak are both in the hunt for a medal at the Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) in Swift Current.

The Saskatoon and Yorkton products are tied for fourth place in the golf event at the Games going into the final round Sunday morning. The pair have shot identical rounds of 80 and 83 over the first two days of the event at the Chinook Golf Course. They are sitting at plus-19. Jenna Bruggeman of Edmonton leads the women’s championship at two-over par. Calgary’s Grace Bell is second at plus-nine. Brooke Brezovski is third at 11-over.

Regina’s Autumn Neiszner sits in ninth place at plus-35. Symone Ripley of Saskatoon is in 13^th at 80-over par.

As a team Saskatchewan is in third, just three shots back of Manitoba for a silver medal.

On the men’s side, Prince Albert’s TJ Baker is the top local at plus-nine. The Waskesiu Golf Club member is sitting in eighth place, nine strokes off the leader and seven shots back of a medal finish. Graeden Woodward and Cole Bergheim, both of Alberta lead the way at even-par for the 54-hole event.

Will Blake of Regina is tied for 10^th, he’s at plus-14. Alex Swinnerton is in 12^th place at 16-over. Jackson Wingert, also of the Bridge City is in 14^th at 23-over, Wawota’s Theoren West is in 16^th place, he’s plus-29 for the event.

Team Sask. is comfortably in third in the inter-province competition. They are at plus-eight, well behind second place Manitoba who is 14-under par. Alberta leads at minus-23.

Tee times for the final day of the tournament begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. All the results can be found here.

The first of three days of the golf championship at the Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) is complete at the Chinook Golf Club,

Just two golfers shot under par during day one. Graedon Woodward, of Cardston, Alta. leads the field after carding a three-under, 69 during his opening round. Winnipeg’s Braxton Kuntz is in second place overall at one-under.

Edmonton’s Jenna Bruggeman leads the women’s field at plus-two. Yorkton’s Ella Kozak is in the hunt at eight-over par. She is tied for fifth.

Saskatoon’s Sarah Grieve is also tied for fifth at eight-over par. Reigning Saskatchewan junior champion Autumn Neiszner continues to battle a wrist injury, she posted a round of 94, 24-over. Saskatoon’s Symone Ripley is in 13^th place at plus-41.

Prince Albert’s TJ Baker is the top Sask. boy at the event, the Waskesiu Golf Course member posted a round of five-over, 77. Baker sits in a tie for ninth. Alex Swinnerton, also a Waskesiu player is a shot back at six-over par, 78. Regina’s Will Blake went to the tent with a seven-over, 79. Jackson Wingert carded a 10-over, 82 during the round, Theoren West sits in 14^th at 11-over.

As a team, the Saskatchewan girls are tied for second with Manitoba. The boy’s team is third.