Deer Valley Golf and Estates played host to another Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) this week with over 60 players competing in six divisions.

Taking the overall women’s championship was Tayla Perry (pictured above) with a 36-hole score of 162 after rounds of 80 and 82 at Deer Valley, that played just over 5,100 yards for the female competitors. Sarah Henderson (Saskatoon) was second in the age group, Hailey Thunderchild of the Kawacatoose First Nation was third.

In the under-15 women’s category Youran Zhu of Saskatoon was the winner thanks to back-to-back rounds of 86 on Monday and Tuesday. She was seven strokes lower than Regina’s Yuna Lee, Kathy Han of Saskatoon was third.

In the under-13 men’s division, Jun Lee of Regina edged Keaton Kreklewich of Melville by one shot to take the championship. Lee carded two rounds of 74 at the tournament, Kreklewich went 77 and 72. Craik golfer Dalton Stephens placed third in the division.

In the under-15 men’s category Saskatoon player Thomas Pilon was the winner in a tightly contested 19 player field in the age group. He shot 76 and 77 to win the category by a single stroke over Wynyard golfer Ayden Melsted who shot 78 and 76 over the two days.

Cohen Hepburn of Saskatoon was right in the hunt finishing two strokes behind Pilon in third, Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte placed fourth at 157 (80, 77), and Brock Dorrance of Wawota rounded out the top five.

The overall men’s champion was Ethan Hunter of Casa Rio. The 14-year-old carded rounds of 79 and 72 to win the event by three shots over Jordan Heller of Regina. Heller (below) was the under-19 champion.

Dante Gamble of Duck Lake and Kai Kriekle of Regina tied at 157 for second in the under-17 category.

Brody Sawchyn (Saskatoon) and Davin Karst (Assiniboia) tied for second in the under-19 category at 158.

The complete results of the tournament can be seen here. The 2024 Golf Saskatchewan Order of Merit Tours (OMT) have been updated as well, click here to view all the races.

The next junior OMT event is the MJT’s stop at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club outside Saskatoon on July 29 and 30. To register click here.

All photos courtesy Jeff Chambers Golf.

Four champions were crowned this week at the Royal Regina Golf Club concluding the Golf Saskatchewan Amateur Championships.

Sela Ogada of Calgary won the Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s Championship on Thursday afternoon with a 54-hole score of 13-over par, 232. The 14-year-old is the second straight Alberta golfer to win the Saskatchewan provincial championship.

Regina’s Alex Schmidt was second, three shots back of Ogada, who also won the under-15 championship at the Junior Women’s Championships in Yorkton last week.

Reigning champion Emily Cornwall, also of Calgary was third at 20-over par.

Ogada spoke after claiming the championship.

The second Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship was also held from Tuesday to Thursday in Regina. The field is open to players 25 years of age and over.

Saskatoon’s Carla Odnokon (pictured above) adds to her impressive resume with another Saskatchewan title. The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member posted rounds of 82, 83, and 79, holding off Edmonton’s Darcy Garbutt.

Chelsea Kinoshita of Langenburg was third in the division.

To see all the results of the Women’s Amateur Championship click here.

In the Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship Danny Klughart of Prince Albert claimed his fourth Saskatchewan title. The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member edged Jehremy Ryde by a stroke on Thursday afternoon to win the 25-and-over division.

Tyler Zaba of Regina was two shots behind Klughart after 54 holes at the Royal Regina. The trio will make up Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in Ottawa later this summer.

Klughart spoke about the championship after the trophy presentation.

The four-round Saskatchewan Amateur Championship concluded Friday with 22 players making the cut after Thursday’s third round.

Kye Fisher of Edmonton was the winner thanks to a 5-under par, 66 round to conclude the championship.

Royal Regina member Luke Cote was second and will lead Team Saskatchewan into the Canadian Amateur Championship at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club and Riverside Country Club in early August.

Chase Pochylko placed third, Klughart used his second hole-in-one of the week to vault up the leaderboard and claim the third position on Team Saskatchewan.

To see the full results click here.

Fisher spoke with Golf Saskatchewan after the win.

Golf Saskatchewan will have much more on the Canadian Championships as they begin across the nation.

The leaderboards have tightened at the 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur Championships that began Tuesday at the Royal Regina Golf Club.

Regina’s Alex Schmidt used day two of the Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s Championship to gain four strokes on day one leader Sela Ogada (Calgary) Wednesday and climb into a tie at 8-over par.

Reigning champion Emily Cornwall of Calgary is third.

In the Mid-Amateur (25+) Championship, Edmonton’s Darcy Garbutt is first at 24-over par through 36 holes, Abra Thompson of Saskatoon is four shots off the pace, Chelsea Kinoshita of Langenburg is in third at 32-over par.

The championship will conclude Thursday afternoon, the women’s field starts their tee times at 11 a.m. Leaderboards and tee times can be seen here.

In the Men’s Amateur Championship day one leader Luke Cote of Regina slipped back a bit and sits tied with Edmonton player Kye Fisher at 5-under par.

Two more players are a shot back, Saskatoon players Jehremy Ryde and Alex Swinnerton are 4-under par, the only other player under par in Regina’s Hunter Kutcher, he posted a 66 on Wednesday, the lowest score of the day.

Ryde leads the Mid- Amateur by four shots over Danny Klughart of Prince Albert. Tyler Zaba of Regina is third (1-over par) and Chris Knoop (Moose Jaw) and Mitch Matichuk (Regina) are in fifth place at 3-over par.

The Mid-Amateur Championship for the players 25-and-over will end after 54 holes this afternoon, the top 25 amateurs plus ties will move onto day four Friday.

To see the details including the field, tee times, and leaderboards click here.

The 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur Championships began Tuesday at the Royal Regina Golf Club.

Highlighting the day was Carlisle’s Gerhard Groenewald (pictured) getting his first hole-in-one in Canada. The ace came on hole 14.

In the women’s championship, 14-year-old Sela Ogada is the first round leader after shooting a 1-over, 73. The Calgary product sits two shots ahead of fellow Calgarian and defending champion Emily Cornwall.

Regina’s Alex Schmidt is in third place.

The Mid-Amateur Championship is for players 25-years-old and over, the leaders are tied at 12-over par. Edmonton’s Darcy Garbutt and Langenburg’s Chelsea Kinoshita sit atop the leaderboard.

Abra Thompson (Saskatoon) and Deb Duncan (Regina) sit at 14-over par, tied in third place.

The Women’s Amateur Championship leaderboards and draw for Wednesday’s round two can be seen here.

In the men’s championships, local Royal Regina Golf Club player Luke Cote leads the way after a sparkling 64 on opening day

Jehremy Ryde of Saskatoon sits in second place behind Cote at 6-under par. In third is Kye Fisher of Edmonton, he is at 5-under par.

Ryde is the leader in the Men’s Mid-Amateur (25+) Championship, Derek Kopp, also of Saskatoon was the only other mid-amateur to shoot under par on day one, he’s 1-under.

Ryan McNall (Regina) and Kyle Wiebe (Madison) are tied for third at even par.

The Women’s Championships and Men’s Mid-Amateur (25+) will conclude after 54 holes on Thursday, the Men’s Amateur Championship is a 72 hole event, the top 25 players will make the cut and compete on Friday for the trophy.

To see the details including the field, tee times, and leaderboards click here.

With the excitement of the Saskatchewan Amateur Championships beginning Tuesday at the Royal Regina Golf Club, veterans and young players alike are focused on the national amateur championship at Riverside Country Country and the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club in August.

David Stewart is a two-time Saskatchewan Amateur Champion and made it to the third round of the then match-play format event in 2007, the last time Riverside played host to the event. RBC Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor won the event that year, the next year the event was a stroke play championship.

The combination of the Royal Regina Golf Club’s 125th anniversary, and the Canadian Amateur Championship returning to the province created a provincial sellout in jus three days, including Stewart returning to the Royal where he won the 2008 Saskatchewan Amateur Championship.

He sat down with Golf Saskatchewan to look back on the national amateur, the excitement of this year’s event, and the importance of showcasing Saskatchewan again to the national golf community, and beyond.

Meanwhile in Regina, 160 players will compete between the Saskatchewan Amateur and Mid-Amateur (25+) Women’s Championships and the Men’s Amateur and Mid-Am for 54-holes starting Tuesday at 7 a.m.

The men’s amateur is a four-day event that will conclude Friday, the other championships will be awarded on Thursday evening, weather pending.

To see all the Saskatchewan Amateurs details, click here for the women’s event, the men’s details are here.

For more information on the Canadian Amateur Championship click here.

For Yorkton’s Ella Kozak, a storybook ending to her junior career in Saskatchewan.

Kozak, 18, won her second, and last Saskatchewan Junior Championship on Friday at her home golf course, Deer Park Municipal. She won with a score of 211 (70, 69, 72), that’s the lowest score posted over 54-holes in the history of the championship.

Kozak will be joined by Grace Odnokon (Saskatoon) and Niya Friesen (Swift Current) at the Canadian Junior Girl’s Championship.

She spoke with Golf Saskatchewan following the trophy presentation.

For Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher, the outcome wasn’t as evident as Kozak’s 13 shot victory. Mosher bounced back from an opening round 74, posted the lowest round of the day on Thursday with a 69, then closed the event with a 2-under par, 70 edging Max Regier by a shot.

Mosher, 16, admitted he wasn’t 100 percent sure of the win when he putted out on 18 with a par, but once the group of Regier, Mosher, and Aricin Franklin (Saskatoon) confirmed their scores, Mosher was the under-19 and under-17 Saskatchewan champion.

Mosher, Regier and Franklin will make up Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Junior Boy’s Championship, Aiden Walker (Regina) will also attend the event because Mosher had received an exemption with his win at the NextGen Prairie Championship.

He spoke about the win, his first provincial title.

All the results can be found here.

A storybook ending for Ella Kozak Friday in Yorkton as the Deer Park Municipal Golf Course member wrapped up her junior career with her second Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship.

Kozak, 18, carded rounds of 70, 69, and 72 to win the event by 13 shots over Calgary’s Sela Ogada.

Chloe Wills of Kyle was third in the overall championship, but did claim her second straight under-17 Saskatchewan championship with a score of 18-over par through three rounds.

Ogada won the under-15 category.

In the Junior Men’s Championship, it was Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher battling back from behind to edge Max Regier, also of Saskatoon by one shot for the overall under-19 championship.

Aricin Franklin was third in the championship.

Mosher was the under-17 winner as well.

Lucas Sturgeon of Saskatoon took the under-15 title and Jun Lee of Regina was awarded the unbder-13 trophy.

The complete results of the championships held from July 3 to 5 in Yorkton at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course can be found here.

The top players continued to set the pace at the 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Championships in Yorkton.

Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon posted his second straight 2-underpar, 70 at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course, the 15-year-old leads the Junior Men’s Championship by three shots over Ryan Mosher and Cole Taylor.

Mosher, from Saskatoon, posted the low number of the day from the championship tees on the men’s side carding a 69 on Thursday. Nipawin’s Taylor shot an even-par 72 to remain in second place where he stood after day one.

Franklin is also on top of the under-17 men’s leaderboard.

Max Regier of Saskatoon is in the hunt at 144, four shots off the pace, Darien Herlick of Weyburn rounds out the top five, the Golf Kenosee member shot 75 in round two, he’s at 147.

In the under-15 division Lucas Sturgeon of Saskatoon continues to lead after his second consecutive 4-under par 68. Swift Current’s Matty Schmeiss is second in the age group after posting a 5-over par, 77 for the second day in a row. Pilot Butte golfer Austin Nesbitt sits in third in age division.

Five golfers are in the under-13 men’s category, Jun Lee of Regina is in the lead. Prince Albert’s Emmett McDougall is in second, Kellen Hunter of Casa Rio sits third.

In the Women’s Junior Championships Ella Kozak of Yorkton continues to lead. The Yorkton product shot 69 during the second round on her home course, a shot lower than the day prior when she opened with a 70.

Kozak will go into the final day with a 10 shot cushion over Sela Ogada of Calgary. Chloe Wills of Kyle sits in third place overall, 18 strokes behind Kozak.

Wills is the leader of the under-17 age group.

Ogada is tops in the under-15 division.

The complete results and Friday’s draw for the championship round can be found here.

The final group of junior men will tee off at 1:20, the trophy presentations will be held at approximately 6 p.m. weather permitting.

Ella Kozak’s final Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championship started with a 2-under par, 70 Tuesday at the Yorkton product’s home club, Deer Park Municipal Golf Course.

She has an eight shot lead over Calgary’s Sela Ogada and a 12 stroke cushion over Chloe Wills of Kyle. Wills leads the under-17 age group; Tayla Perry from Regina is second the age division at 11-over par. Niya Friesen of Swift Current is third in the under-17 category.

Ogada is the leader of the under-15 age group, Saskatoon golfer Grace Odnokon is second in the age group, Sienna Taylor, also of Saskatoon is third.

Round two of the three-day, 54-hole championship will begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday at Deer Park.

In the men’s championship, Aricin Franklin leads the overall under-19 field of 60 players, also at 2-under par.

The Riverside Country Club member and reigning under-15 champion has a one shot edge on Nipawin’s Cole Taylor. Taylor was the only other player playing from the championship tees to shoot under par. Darien Herlick (Weyburn) and Zostrianos Giordani-Gross of Brandon are tied for third at even par.

Lucas Sturgeon of Saskatoon was the other golfer in the field to post a red number on day one, he shot the low round of the day 4-under par, 68. He leads the under-15 age division by eight shots over Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Putte. Swift Current’s Matty Schmeiss is third, nine shots back of the age group lead.

Franklin is the under-17 leader as well as the overall round one pacesetter. Dane Giesbrecht (Warman) is second, Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon in in third place.

There are five under-13 players in the field as well, Jun Lee of Regina is on top after an opening 2-over par, 74 on day one. Emmett McDougal of Prince Albert sits in second, Yorkton’s Zac Hall is third.

A dozen under-12 players are also in Yorkton competing in the Junior-Junior Championships, that event is 36 holes over two days, used as an introduction to competitive golf.

For complete information on the Saskatchewan Junior Championships including all leaderboards and Thursday’s tee sheet can be found here.

Silvester Tan is the 2024 Central Amateur champion.

Tan, 23, shot back-to-back 74’s at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club (SGCC) over the Canada Day long weekend before posting a competition career low 64 on July 1 to win the event by five strokes over Greg Swenson.

Born in Australia, Tan played all his junior golf in the country before moving to the United States for college. Recently graduated, his father is in Saskatchewan, so Tan joined the SGCC for the season.

His first event was the Scotia Wealth Open in Nipawin, Tan tied for seventh.

With the Central Amateur win Tan received an exemption into the 2024 Canadian Amateur Men’s Championship being played at the club and Riverside Country Club in August.

Golf Saskatchewan spoke with Tan the day after the championship.

In the senior division of the amateur, SGCC Warren Proctor picked up the win, also a five-shot gap between first and second.

Brian Humble was second.

The complete Central Amateur results can be found here.