Over 100 junior players converged on Elk Ridge Golf Resort for the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) on the weekend of Aug. 9 and 10.

Yoyo Zhu of Saskatoon was the overall junior women’s champion with a two day score of 164. The Willows Club player won the under-15 age group and had the lowest rounds overall with an 80 on Saturday and 84 on Sunday.

Natalie Maunula of North Battleford was second in the age group, she tied Sarah Henderson of Saskatoon at 168. Henderson was the winner of the 15-19 age category.

Miranda Merriman of La Ronge was second in the older age group at 178, Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard also shot 178, she is in the younger age cateory.

In the junior men’s under-13 event Adam Stepaniuk of George Town, Grand Caymen won the title with a two round score of 152. The 12-year-old carded rounds of 77 and 75 holding off Hudson Deibert of Regina who finished with a 154 with back-to-back 77’s on the 10-year-old’s scorecard.

Coming in third was Cohen Bridge of Corman Park, he was at 157.

The winner of the under-15 men’s age group was Hudson Diederichs of Saskatoon. The Riverside Country Club member shot 75 on day one and then posted a tournament low 67 in the second round to edge out Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte by one shot. Nesbitt shot 74 in round one and 69 on Sunday to take second in the age category.

Thomas Pilon, 14, was third at 150 (74,76).

The juvenile (under 17) age group had the most players with 35 players.

Playing at the same tees as the under-19 category, Dante Gamble of Duck Lake was winner of the overall men’s event. The 16-year-old led the way with a 36 hole score of 143 after rounds of 71 and 72 on Tamarack and Birch nines at Elk Ridge.

Isaac Frei of Gray was second in the age group at 156, in third was Ian Davis of Saskatoon.

The under-19 age division was decided by a playoff with Brady Guenther of Saskatoon taking the win. The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club player was tied at 151 with fellow Saskatoon players Griffin Blanch and Braeden Kozak before earning the championship on the second playoff hole.

To see the complete results of the event click here.

The next MJT event in Saskatchewan is the final Order of Merit tournament of the season on Aug. 23 and 24 at The Legends in Warman.

Photos courtesy Jeff Chambers

Ten provinces represented in the field as Team Ontario eyes third-consecutive win at Championship’s Inter-Provincial Team event through opening 36 holes 

BATHURST, N.B. – After six entertaining NextGen Championships and various junior tournaments from coast-to-coast, the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO has arrived and is set to run Aug. 12-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B.  

156 of Canada’s top junior golfers will tee off in the 72-hole event and battle for the Silver Cup (awarded annually to the Canadian Junior Boys champion) as well as the top spot in the Junior Inter-Provincial Team Championship over the event’s first 36 holes. The winner of the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will earn coveted exemptions into both the U.S. Junior Amateur and 121st Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in 2026.  

Nine players from Saskatchewan are in the field. Leading Team Saskatchewan will be junior champion Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon. He is flanked by Casa Rio’s Ethan Hunter and Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon. Also in the field is Lucas Sturgeon (Saskatoon), Dane Giesbrecht (Warman), Hudson Heistad (Avonlea), Kai Kriekle (Regina), Matty Schmiess (Swift Current), and Shae Maunula (North Battleford).

“We have a competitive and proven field teeing off at our Canadian Junior Boys Championship this week,” commented Sam Brown, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club is a premier golf facility on our country’s east coast and will offer a unique challenge to Canada’s best young talent. This opportunity is made possible through the skilled staff and volunteers working the event and we are excited for play to get underway.”   

Chase Lassman of Parkland County, Alta. headlines the list of in-season NextGen winners teeing off in New Brunswick this week after claiming a pair of wins in June (NextGen Western and NextGen Prairie) to emphatically punch his ticket into this year’s national championship.  

Maxim McKenzie of Chilliwack, B.C. (NextGen Pacific), Henry Dao of La Prairie, Que. (NextGen Quebec) and Cole Stewart of Fall River, N.S. (NextGen Atlantic) also joined the winners circle through the NextGen Championship circuit this summer and will each rival Lassman’s ambitions for a third title.  

Brett Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. will also tee off at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club, qualifying through his fourth-place finish at the 2025 British Columbia Junior Championship in July. Brett is the son of Shelly Stouffer, a two-time Canadian Women’s Senior champion and three-time winner of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.  

Additionally, a pair of Team Canada NextGen members will join the hunt for the Silver Cup, including Austin Krahn of Christina Lakes, B.C. and Charlie Gillespie of Calgary, Alta. Krahn enters his fourth-career Canadian Junior Boys Championship having pocketed a trio of provincial victories in July (British Columbia Junior Championship, British Columbia Amateur and British Columbia Indigenous Championship), while Gillespie looks to avenge his runner-up defeat to NextGen teammate Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. in last year’s event. In addition to claiming last year’s Canadian Junior Boys Championship, Ibit helped Team Ontario clinch their second consecutive Inter-Provincial Team Championship in 2024. 

“The Gowan Brae Golf Club is very pleased to host the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. We look forward to the players and their families enjoying some maritime hospitality this week along with a challenging golf experience at Gowan Brae,”commented Adam Chamberlain, Director of Golf at Gowan Brae.   

Located on the shores of New Brunswick’s Bathurst Harbour, Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club parlays picturesque views with a stiff challenge for golfers of every level. The surrounding water and windy conditions that Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club is known for can be spotted and experienced on 14 different holes throughout the golf course, maintaining the natural test envisioned by renowned Canadian architect C.E (Robbie) Robinson when he designed the property in 1958. 

“The golf course offers great views of the Bathurst Harbour and Bay of Chaleur but the breeze off the water along with quick greens will provide a great test for the players at this national championship. Our members and local community are excited to host this prestigious event,” Chamberlain added.  

Coupled with slick greens and breezy weather, the 6,700-yard property was considered to be one of the most demanding courses in Atlantic Canada following its 18-hole completion in 1962. The 243-yard par-three 17th into prevailing winds and 447-yard par-four 13th featuring sloping fairways in addition to a three-tiered green are among the most vigorous tests one will find on the property and help differentiate Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Canada’s modern golf landscape.  

Since 1938, the Canadian Junior Boys Championship has brought together the top junior talent in the country for four rounds of entertaining competition. Those to have previously claimed the Silver Cup have gone on to serve memorable careers in the game of golf, including Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Doug Silverberg (1950), George Knudson (1955), Gary Cowan (1956) and Doug Roxburgh (1970), as well as current PGA TOUR stars Nick Taylor and Adam Svensson who each won the tournament in 2006 and 2012 respectively.  

The 16-and-under Juvenile Championship has featured in the tournament since 1970, with the winner receiving the Jack Bailey Trophy. Only 11 players have ever claimed both the Juvenile and Junior championship in the same year, with Alex Zhang of Richmond, B.C. being the last to accomplish the feat in 2023.  

Both Junior and Juvenile championship rounds are played concurrently over 72 holes and are open male amateur golfers that have not reached their 19th and 17th birthday respectively by August 1st. All competing players, no matter their division, must have their Handicap Index below 10 to be eligible to compete in the tournament. Further information on eligibility requirements can be found here.  

The first round of the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will get underway on Tuesday, August 12 and run until a winner is crowned on Friday, August 15. Practice rounds will precede the tournament on Monday, August 11, 2025.  

To view live leaderboards and the up-to-date tee times throughout the tournament, please click here.  

Four of Saskatchewan’s top players are set to represent Saskatchewan at the Canada Summer Games later this month.

Grace Odnokon and Tayla Perry will make up the women’s team at the event held in St. John’s, Nfld. while Ethan Hunter and Ryan Mosher are the two men competing in the event.

Included in the individual competitions the players will combine for a provincial overall championship.

Golf was introduced in the Games in 2009. This year’s championships will run from Aug. 19 to 22 at the Bally Haly Country Club.

Jason Schneider will be the coach of the team.

To see more details leading up to the Games click here.

British Columbia looks to defend 2024 Inter-Provincial title through opening 36 holes of competition

LACHUTE, Que. – The 2025 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, is set to get underway Wednesday, August 6 at Lachute (Club de golf) in Lachute, Que.  

Jackie McEwen of Regina is the lone Saskatchewan women in the field. The Wascana Country Club member will tee off at 9:18 a.m. Saskatchewan time on Wednesday for round one.

58 of the best female amateur talents above the age of 25 will tee off in their respective divisions on Wednesday, with the mid-amateur (players aged 25-and-over as of August 6) and mid-master (players aged 40-and-over as of August 6) competitions both running concurrently through the completion of 54 holes.  

A trio of previous winners headline the field competing in Lachute, Que. including 2010 champion and Quebec Golf Hall of Famer Marie-Thérèse Torti of Candiac, Que. who will be playing the event in her home province for the first time in four years.  

Torti will be joined by Canadian Golf Hall of Famer and 2008 champion Mary Ann Hayward of St. Thomas, Ont., as well as three-time champion Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont. Kyrinis joins the field after missing last year’s event to compete overseas at the R&A’s Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, and has since claimed a record seventh Ontario Senior Women’s Championship title to add to her impressive list of accomplishments in the game of golf. 

Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. claimed her third title in four years at the 2024 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community (Crown Isle) in Courtenay, B.C. The 54-year-old edged out 39-year-old Catherine Matranga of Fort Worth, Texas by a pair of strokes to move within three wins of the national championship record (six) set by Christina Proteau of Port Alberni, B.C. 

Though Stouffer will not be competing in 2025, her win last year helped Team British Columbia claim the Margaret Todd Trophy (awarded annually to the province with the lowest score after 36 holes. Team B.C. bested Team Alberta by 10 strokes to soundly take the 36-hole event in their home province last year.  

“We are thrilled to be in Quebec this week for the 18th playing of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship,” commented Golf Canada Tournament Director Madeline MacMillan. “This is the third year in which the tournament will be held independently from other national championships on our calendar, and we are looking forward to an exceptional week of golf on a historic course alongside supportive staff and volunteers at Lachute (Club de golf).”  

With over a century’s worth of history and a pair of championship-caliber golf courses nestled in its 500-acre property, Lachute (Club de golf) stands definitively as a premier golf facility in the nation. Founded in 1923, the course’s original 18-hole design was crafted and completed through the work of renowned Canadian architect Stanley Thompson in 1949. A dozen years later and with inspiration from Thompson, Lachute native Howard Watson designed the property’s second course, stretching over 7,000 yards and providing another stout test for golfers of all levels. Watson was inducted to the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame as a builder in 2021.  

“The Lachute Golf Club, it’s members and the entire community is very eager to host the 2025 Women’s Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship,” said Benjamin Painchaud, General Manager of the course. “In 2024, Golf Quebec made it an absolute priority to promote and develop women’s golf. The Lachute Golf Club has followed suit in 2025 by donating funds to this cause, hosting women’s junior events and the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship. The entire community here in Lachute is looking forward to meeting the athletes and ensuring a quality Championship experience,” he added.  

Lachute (Club de golf) has hosted numerous major golf tournaments throughout its history, including the 1977 Peter Jackson Classic (now known as the CPKC Women’s Open) won by World Golf Hall of Famer Judy Rankin of St. Louis, Mo. In addition to the LPGA TOUR great, the course’s greens have also been graced by the presence of other legends in the game, including Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Nick Price among the many to tee off at one of Quebec’s finest golf locations.  

Female golfers (aged 25-and-over as of August 6, 2025), with a handicap index of 12.0 or less are eligible to compete in the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Lachute, Que. A pair of notable exemptions are up for grabs for the winner, including entry into the 2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship set to descend on Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes Course) in Pebble Beach, Calif. October 4-9, as well as a spot in the field for the 2026 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship to be held at Burlington Golf & Country Club, in Burlington, Ont. from August 4 – 7, 2026.  

To view the full field, tee times and more information on the 2025 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, please click here. Practice rounds for the tournament will take place on Tuesday, August 5 at Lachute (Club de golf) in Lachute, Que.  

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Golf Canada is proud to announce the launch of a new membership referral program, giving Golf Canada and provincial association members the chance to win prizes for referring others to become members.

The referral program will be running until September 15, 2025, and allows members to refer as many people as possible to increase their number of entries into an exclusive prize draw. Each member will have access to a referral link that is unique to their account that can be passed along to non-members.  

When non-members join with a new membership through the unique referral link, existing members will be automatically entered into a draw to win exciting golf prizes, including the grand prize – a twosome at Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course in Banff, Alta. featuring flight and two-nights’ accommodation. Other prizes include a full set of custom-fitted Titleist golf clubs and gift cards to Golf Canada’s e-store.  

Members can access and manage their referral links through the Golf Canada App as well as on the web. Desktop users can find their referral link by logging into their account here. On the Golf Canada App, members can access their link through the MORE tab located at the bottom right of their mobile devices, as well as through the PROFILE tab located on the lefthand side of their screen. Once selected through the app and desktop, members will have the choice to copy and share the link with peers as well as access a unique QR Code that can be scanned by players they wish to refer.  

A Golf Canada Membership is a must-have for Canadian golfers, providing easy access to tools and technology to better players’ on-course experience through the Golf Canada App. The Golf Canada app is a free, all-in-one digital tool offering GPS-enabled course maps, detailed score and stat tracking features and access to official Handicap Indexes. Hole-by-hole distance measurements are also available for over 1,500 courses across Canada and compatible with mobile devices, the Apple Watch and Android watches.

Golf Canada members receive a variety of benefits through their annual subscription, including an official Golf Canada handicap index, equipment protection and exclusive stat tracking on the Golf Canada Score Centre along with a #MyGolfYear snapshot that can be shared on social. Online Rules of Golf Training and deals on hotels, car rentals and other offers as well as access to marquee events such as the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open are also available to Golf Canada members.  

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The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) schedule in Saskatchewan resumed this week with a stop at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club on July 28 and 29.

Almost 120 junior players converged on the club south of Saskatoon for the 36 hole event. Highlighting the competition was Meadow Lake’s Brett Ackerman acing hole four during round one. The 15-year-old went on to tie for 20th in the under-17 age group.

Winning the under-15 women’s category was Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard. She shot rounds of 86 and 80 to claim the title by eight shots over Matalie Maunula of North Battleford.

Tayla Perry continued her impressive year with another win. The Royal Regina Golf Club junior held off Sarah Henderson of Saskatoon to win the under-19 women’s age division by three shots.

Claire Kosolofski of Kindersley placed third, she was one shot better than Onion Lake’s Ada Dillon.

The under-13 men’s category Hudson Deibert of Regina won his fourth event of the year. The Royal Regina Golf Club phenom outlasted fellow young star Cohen Bridge by 18 shots.

In the under-15 age group familiar face Austin Nesbitt was back on top of the leaderboard. The Pilot Butte, Sask. product opened with a 68 and shot 72 in round two. Melville junior Keaton Kreklewich and Wainwright, Alta. product Cole Yurchak tied for second two shot back of Nesbitt.

The overall under-19 men’s champion was Ethan Hunter. The 15-year-old’s season has been spectacular including a future Canada Summer Games appearance. The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member shot 74 on day one and put together a brilliant 65 on day two to win the event by two shots.

Matty Schmeiss of Swift Current was second in the under-17 age group and overall. Lincoln Rogers of Prince Albert won the under-19 age group and was third overall at 142.

To see the complete results click here.

The next MJT event is Aug. 9 and 10 at Elk Ridge Golf Resort. To register click here.

All photos courtesy Jeff Chambers.

The Canadian Amateur Men’s Championship has concluded in Ottawa, Ontario with a pair of Saskatchewan players wrapping their summers with solid performances.

Luke Cote, the reigning Saskatchewan amateur champion ended tied for 76th at 15-over par on Thursday. Carter Bell of Saskatoon was 80th after four rounds.

The pair were the lone Saskatchewan players to make the cut. In the the final two rounds Cote shot 74 and 80 at Royal Ottawa Golf Club. Bell closed with an 80 and 76.

Both players will now turn their focus to college. Bell has transferred from a college in California and will join Cote at Southern Arkansas University alongside Regina’s Will Blake too.

Golf Saskatchewan will hear from Cote and Bell after the Saskatchewan Day long weekend.

To see the complete results of the national men’s amateur championship click here.

It was a special day on Friday at Thomson Lake Regional Park Golf Course.

Long-time member and resident Elvin Mitchell turned 100 years old with a party prior to his daily tee time. He plays each day with the same group who joined him at the head table.

Among the celebration Mitchell was gifted a lifetime park pass, golf, and cart storage by Thomson Lake.

Golf Saskatchewan was happy to be invited for the celebration.

Two Saskatchewan players have made the cut and will continue the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Saskatchewan champion Luke Cote of Regina shot 72 on day one Monday at Rivermead Golf Club, in round two at the Royal Cote carded a 69 moving him into a tie for 39th overall at 1-over par. He will tee off at 6:30 a.m. Saskatchewan time for round three.

Also making the cut was Saskatoon’s Carter Bell. The Riverside Country Club member shot 68 in round one and 75 in the second round to sit at 3-over par, good enough to make the final two days. Bell begins round three at 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday

As a team, Saskatchewan placed sixth in the Willingdon Cup race. Ontario won the title.

Six other Saskatchewan players were in the field:

Ryan Mosher (Saskatoon) | 73-72 (+5)
Darren Gilllen (Saskatoon) | 75-73 (+8)
Brett Leonard (Corman Park) | 73-76 (+9)
Corey Bailey (Swift Current) | 74-76 (+10)
Max Regier (Saskatoon) | 76-77 (+13)
Chase Pochylko (Saskatoon) | 77-85 (+22)

Refer your friends to join Golf Canada membership and you could win big. Prizes include a dream golf getaway to Banff, Alta. custom-fitted golf clubs and more!

Golf Canada is proud to announce the launch of a new membership referral program, giving Golf Canada and provincial association members including Golf Saskatchewan the chance to win prizes for referring others to become members.

The referral program will be running until September 15, 2025, and allows members to refer as many people as possible to increase their number of entries into an exclusive prize draw. Each member will have access to a referral link that is unique to their account that can be passed along to non-members.  

When non-members join with a new membership through the unique referral link, existing members will be automatically entered into a draw to win exciting golf prizes, including the grand prize – a twosome at Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course in Banff, Alta. featuring flight and two-nights’ accommodation. Other prizes include a full set of custom-fitted Titleist golf clubs and gift cards to Golf Canada’s e-store.  

Members can access and manage their referral links through the Golf Canada App as well as on the web. Desktop users can find their referral link by logging into their account here. On the Golf Canada App, members can access their link through the MORE tab located at the bottom right of their mobile devices, as well as through the PROFILE tab located on the lefthand side of their screen. Once selected through the app and desktop, members will have the choice to copy and share the link with peers as well as access a unique QR Code that can be scanned by players they wish to refer.  

A Golf Canada Membership is a must-have for Canadian golfers, providing easy access to tools and technology to better players’ on-course experience through the Golf Canada App. The Golf Canada app is a free, all-in-one digital tool offering GPS-enabled course maps, detailed score and stat tracking features and access to official Handicap Indexes. Hole-by-hole distance measurements are also available for over 1,500 courses across Canada and compatible with mobile devices, the Apple Watch and Android watches.

Golf Canada members receive a variety of benefits through their annual subscription, including an official Golf Canada handicap index, equipment protection and exclusive stat tracking on the Golf Canada Score Centre along with a #MyGolfYear snapshot that can be shared on social. Online Rules of Golf Training and deals on hotels, car rentals and other offers as well as access to marquee events such as the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open are also available to Golf Canada members.  

Notably, membership dues are reinvested into Grow the Game programs to help support Canadian youth learn life skills through the game of golf.  

To view and access all the perks of being a Golf Canada member, please click here. The Golf Canada App is the number one golf app in Canada and available for download for both iOS and Android operating systems from both the App Store and Google Play at no cost.