The Saskatchewan golf community is rallying in support of Hallie Crozier.

The Regina resident is currently a student at Ferris State University, but is dealing with health concerns that abruptly occurred a day after her 20th birthday.

Hallie’s family has launched a Facebook page to provide accurate updates on Hallie in her journey to recovery.

A GoFundMe page has also been created to support the Crozier family.

Golf Saskatchewan is behind the Crozier family and will support them upon request and wish nothing but the best for Carla, Trevor, and Hallie.

The 2024 PGA of Saskatchewan’s annual Buying Show has come and gone this year with another successful couple days.

On Oct. 28 the association held their annual general meeting where McLaren Taylor became the new president taking over for Dean Brown. Both were also award winners at the evening’s banquet.

The show floor was “jammed pack’ over to days as well. Executive Director Sloane Harder spoke with Golf Saskatchewan on night one of the show.

Three Saskatchewan university students are among the 2024 Pat Fletcher Scholarship Foundation recipients announced recently.

Cole Taylor of Nipawin attends Park University – Gilbert and plays for the Buccaneers men’s golf team. Currently wrapping up the fall season of his sophomore year, the Evergreen Golf Club staffer said receiving one of the Pat Fletcher Scholarship Foundation bursaries is appreciated immensely.

“I am very grateful to receive this amazing scholarship, it really makes me feel like my hard work is paying off,” he said. “I am always reminding myself of how amazing of an opportunity I have playing collegiate golf. It’s great being able to put my game up against some great golfers from all around the world, but it also has taught me how to be a better person.”

Taylor’s last event of the season in Nov. 4 and 5 in Buckeye, Ari.

Also receiving scholarships in the province was Christine Kwon of Ituna and Prince Albert resident Colin Sosnowski. Both are students at the University of Saskatchewan.

The PGA of Saskatchewan Buying Show has concluded for another year with the awards banquet a highlight of the two day tradeshow held Oct. 28 and 29.

Golf Saskatchewan spoke with some of the winners and will have reaction from several of the winners including the only non-playing multi-winner Dean Brown from the Royal Regina Golf Club. He took home the Retailer of the Year Award and Graham Coulter Head Professional of the Year.

Phil Jonas also collected an armful of awards with his annual superb play. The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club based pro won the Frank Fowler (Lowest stroke average), Peter Cushner (Order of Merit), and the Scott Knapp (Player of the Year) Awards.

Hannah MacNeil at The Willows Club won her first professional award being named Apprentice of the Year.

Dana Johnson, the head professional at North Battleford Golf and Country Club was absent from the banquet due to a commitment at the club, he was honoured with the Junior Leader of the Year Award.

Other winners include (in no particular order)

Bill Taylor Award | Roger Hogle | PGA of Saskatchewan

Sales Representative of the Year | Ryan Sommerfeld | Cobra/Puma Golf

Coach of the Year | Jeff Chambers | Elmwood Golf Club

Teacher of the Year | Garrett McMillan | Wascana Country Club

Class ‘A’ Assistant Professional of the Year | Brad Lovatt | Wascana Country Club

Executive of the Year | McLaren Tayor | Saskatoon Golf & Country Club

Lee Hummell is back in Saskatchewan taking over for Mike Langin as the Saskatchewan sales and marketing territory manager for TaylorMade Golf.

The Ajax, Ont. product worked in the province as a Callaway Golf rep several years ago, but has now returned to Saskatoon in the role.

As the PGA of Saskatchewan Buying Show kicks off Monday, Hummell’s TaylorMade booth will be a popular one at the show hosted at Dakota Dunes Resort.

Golf Saskatchewan sat down with Hummell earlier this month at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club to learn more about his start in the game, stops along the way and the opportunity to take over the role at TaylorMade.

Deadline of December 6 for Canadian golf community to submit nominations for Community Leader Award & Future Leader Award to recognize individuals’ impact through golf.

October 24, 2024 – Golf Canada and the Golf Canada Foundation are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2024 Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards are now being accepted through to Friday, December 6.

The inaugural Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards were launched in the summer of 2022 and the Canadian golf community is invited to submit nominations for one of two signature recognitions – the Community Leader Award as well as the Future Leader Award.

The Lorie Kane Community Leader Award celebrates individuals over the age of 19 with a demonstrated ability to lead community initiatives; who have contributed a measurable impact through volunteerism or charity; or have showcased excellence in their involvement with, or support of youth programs such as First Tee – Canada or other junior golf activities.

The recipient of the Lorie Kane Community Leader Award will receive a $5,000 donation from the Golf Canada Foundation to advance a golf program or golf-related initiative of their choice.

To recognize youth who are making an impact in their community, the Lorie Kane Future Leader Award will honour an individual 19 years of age or younger who embodies community leadership; has a history of sportsmanship or demonstrated activities to make the game more inclusive; or an individual who has used golf to create a meaningful impact in their community.

The recipient of the Lorie Kane Future Leader Award will be awarded a $5,000 donation towards their post-secondary education.

The Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards were named to honour the Canadian golf icon for a longstanding commitment to advancing the sport, charitable work and giving back to the game that defined her Hall of Fame career. Kane is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Canada Sports Hall of Fame as well as a recipient of the Order of Canada.

“On behalf of Golf Canada and the Golf Canada Foundation, we are pleased to begin accepting nominations from the Canadian golf community for the 2024 Lorie Kane Community Spirt Awards,” said Golf Canada President David McCarthy. “Lorie Kane is a Canadian golf icon who has given back so much to numerous communities across Canada through her charitable work. She is a role model to many and has made significant contributions to the continued growth of our sport. We look forward to recognizing individuals who share a similar commitment with their positive contributions to the game in their communities.”

In 2022, Fareen Samij of Burlington, Ont. and Bob Beauchemin of Brampton, Ont. were named the inaugural co-recipients of the Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards.

A five-time Canadian Women’s Long Drive champion and former golf touring professional, Samij is a respected entrepreneur, speaker, and author who founded the Smashing the Grass Ceiling golf program to engage women and young girls to connect and be inspired on the golf course.

Beauchemin, a PGA of Canada professional and Head Teaching Professional at Oakdale Golf and Country Club, was nominated for his efforts to advance junior golf including First Tee Canada, as well as his mentorship to countless golf industry professionals through the Humber College Professional Golf Management Program.

In 2023, Simeon Pompey of Montréal, Que. and Rosie Allen of Corner Brook, Nfld. were named the 2023 recipients of the Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards.

Pompey earned the 2023 Lorie Kane Community Leader Award for his long-time support of First Tee which led him to be at the heart of the program’s success in Montréal since the launch of First Tee – Premier départ Quebec in 2021. He has also played a key role in the launch of golf programming in the Indigenous community of Kahnawake, on the south shore of Montréal.

Allen was the recipient of the 2023 Lorie Kane Future Leader Award. She played an instrumental leadership role in helping to develop the First Tee – Canada program at her home course, Blomidon Golf Club in Corner Brook, Nfld. Allen has devoted her time to First Tee programming as well as helping to plan and run events for her club’s junior girls’ program.

The Canadian golf community is invited to submit individual nominations for the 2024 Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards through an online nomination form. The nomination period will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, December 6.

Click here to nominate an individual for the Lorie Kane Community Leader Award.

Click here to nominate an individual for the Lorie Kane Future Leader Award.

At the conclusion of the nomination period, all Lorie Kane Community Spirit Award submissions will be compiled and evaluated by a selection committee that includes representatives from Golf Canada, the Golf Canada Foundation, Honoured Members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, industry representatives and the Golf Journalists Association of Canada.

Regina’s Hallie Crozier posted her best collegiate round to date for the Ferris State Bulldogs in Dade City, Flo. at the Saint Leo Invitational on Oct. 21 and 22. The Royal Regina Golf Club member tied for 29^th overall with scores of 75, 72 (career best), and 78 in round three. Overall, the Bulldogs were 10^th as a team.

Their fall season is now over.

North of the border Saskatoon’s Symone Ripley and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Heat took on the University of the Fraser Valley Cascade in a two-day match-play event in Kelowna. On Monday Ripley teamed up with Andrew Rouble and won their 4-Ball match 1 up. On Tuesday in singles matches Ripley downed Lucy Park 7 and 5.

The Heat won the event 12 to 9. UNCO will travel to Buckeye, Ari. for the Firestorm Fall Invite are Verrado Golf Club starting Nov. 4.

Myles Johnson and the University of Victoria Vikes have a third place team finish in the books as their fall season ends. Competing at Gold Mountain Golf Club on Oct. 21 and 22 at the UBC Men’s Fall Invitational in Bremerton, Wash. the Legends Golf Club member fired rounds of 74, 73, and 73 to tie for 12^th place.

Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko led Nicholls University at their home event on Oct. 21 and 22 with a 14^th place finish. In Mathews La. at LaTour Golf Club the Riverside Country Club player went 73, 74, and 68 to lead the Colonels to a seventh place finish. This is Pochylko’s second straight top 20 showing.

Nicholls fall season is also complete.

Will Danielson’s fall season at Milsaps College has come to an end with another top 20 performance for the Saskatoon product. Competing in Rome, Ga. at the Chick-fil-A Invitational hosted at Stonebridge Golf Club, the Riverside Country Club member shot 71 and 78 on Oct. 21 and 22.

He was tied for 19^th, the Majors as a team were 12^th out of 24 schools competing.

A handful of players still have events this year, a few will begin on Oct. 28, a couple more are scheduled to play beginning Nov. 5.

The great seasons for eight Saskatchewan golfers is culminating with Order of Merit (OMT) championships and exemptions into a provincial event of their choosing in 2025.

The under-15 women’s champion for this year is Regina’s Yuna Lee. The 14-year-old won two events this past season, the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) Season Opener in Estevan and the MJT Saskatchewan Classic in Warman. The Royal Regina Golf Club (RRGC) member had a second place finish and two fourth place spots as well this year. Lee compiled 1,340 points, beating Grace Odnokon by just 20 points.

In the under-19 women’s category Chloe Wills from Kyle is the champion. The now 17-year-old who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday dominated this season winning four of the five events she played in. The Saskatchewan Landing Golf Resort player won four MJT championships this season and placed third in the Saskatchewan Junior Women’s Championships in Yorkton. Wills picked up 2,950 points this year, Regina’s Tayla Perry was second at 2,300 points.

On the under-13 men’s OMT Jun Lee of Regina is the winner.

The RRGC junior also commanded the tour with four victories including the under-13 Saskatchewan championship in Yorkton at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course. Lee earned 1,440 points, 90 more than Kellen Hunter of Casa Rio.

The under-15 men’s OMT was also dominated by one player. Saskatoon’s Lucas Sturgeon was five for five in events including the under-15 Saskatchewan championship. Sturgeon picked up the maximum 1,700 points over a handful of events. Pilot Butte shooter Austin Nesbitt was second having a banner season as well collecting 1,535 points.

Ethan Hunter of Casa Rio won two events this year giving him just enough points to hold off Saskatchewan junior champion Ryan Mosher in the under-19 OMT race. Hunter won the MJT event at Deer Valley and also took the Notah Begay III Saskatchewan Open at Dakota Dunes Golf Links in July. Hunter had a pair of second place showings as well. He beat Mosher by 69 points.

The women’s OMT championship was a tie, Carla Odnokon and Sue Skinner are co-winners and will both receive entry into an event in 2025.

Odnokon played two events including the Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship that the Saskatoon resident won, she was also fourth in the Amateur Women’s Championship.

Skinner also earned 1,600 points playing in five events.

The Senior Men’s OMT features the only back-to-back champion. Rick Hallberg of Weyburn has won again after earning 3,050 points in five events and two victories. The Golf Kenosee player won the Auto Clearing Senior Men’s Championship and the Senior Men’s Frametech Classic this summer.

Saskatchewan Senior Men’s champion Colin Coben was second, 643 points back of Hallberg.

Lastly in the men’s OMT division, Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur champion Danny Klughart is the winner.

Klughart played three OMT events winning a pair of the them including the Lobstick in Waskesiu to go along with his fourth mid-amateur championship.

The Cooke Municipal Golf Course shooter was just 162 points ahead of Carlisle’s Dallas Lequyer. Lequyer had a great season as well with two wins.

To see the complete results of the 2024 OMT standings click here.

The 2025 OMT schedule is being worked on now and will be released as soon as possible.

The 2025 Golf Saskatchewan schedule will be released in November.

Tayla Perry of Regina is basking in the glow of a gold medal at the 2024 Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Golf Championships.

Perry, who plays at Wascana Country Club and attends Campbell Collegiate shot 76 in round one and 78 in round two to win the event by two shots over Chloe Wills of Kyle.

Perry sat down with Golf Saskatchewan to chat about her start in golf, competing, the SHSAA win, and her goals going forward.

The Minot State University (MSU) Beavers fall season concluded with a third place finish at the USF Invitational at Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort in Larchwood, IA. on Oct. 14 and 15.

Estevan’s Jace Carlisle led the team with fourth place tie thanks to a solid 68 in the second round. He jumped 24 spots up the leaderboard after an opening round 76. Fellow Estevanian Chase Gedak tied for 17^th at 150 (72-78), Darien Herlick of Weyburn concluded his first fall season tying for 20^th at 151 (74-77), and Winston Grayson of Kipling also wrapped his first semester at MSU with a 39^th place showing with rounds of 80 and 78.

“We have been really impressed with our freshman Darien and Winston. They have provided us with a consistency and depth that we have not had in a long time here at Minot State,” said MSU Head Coach Eli Mihalick on the Beavers website.

In the women’s event also at Grand Falls Holly Knudsen of Chaplin tied for 27^th with a 165 (80-85). The MSU women’s team was seventh.

“Holly Knudsen has had some really good finishes for us this year, topped off by her tie for first place at the U-Mary Fall Invite, which she lost on the second playoff hole,” Mihalick added.

Ella Kozak’s first fall season at Western Carolina University has included a pair of hurricanes along the Atlantic Ocean coast. The Catamounts and Kozak were on the course in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Oct. 11 to 13. Kozak had travelled back to Yorkton while Hurricane Helene amd Milton ravaged the east coast of the United States. She did return to compete in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational. The Deer Park Municipal Golf Course member shot 77, 81, and 80 to finish tied for 81^st. The Catamounts were 19^th, their next event is The Robbie hosted in Huntsville, Ala. beginning Oct. 25.

In Lebanon, PA. Alex Swinnerton and Guillermo Salazar concluded their seasons with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) over the weekend of Oct. 18 to 20. The Waskesiu junior graduates helped the Crimson Hawks to a fourth place team finish overall. Guillermo who hails from Calgary was tied for 13^th after rounds of 80, 76, and 72 at Iron Valley Golf Club. Swinnerton also got better each day opening with an 82, then going 77, 73 to tie for 21^st.

Swinnerton will finish the fall season ranked 100^th among NCAA Div. 2 golfers.

Cole Taylor of Nipawin and the Park University Buccaneers were in Buckeye, Ariz. for the ERAU Fall Invitational at Verrado Golf Club on Oct. 14 and 15. Taylor placed 27^th with back-to-back rounds of 78 and an 83 in round three. The Bucs were fourth of five teams.

Park has one more event this season, that is the ACU Fall Invitational on Nov. 4 and 5.

Makstyr McIntyre has his first collegiate top 10 finish with the Rocky Mountain College Bears program. On Oct. 14 and 15 in Billings, Mont. at Lake Hills Golf Course, the Swift Current product posted scores of 74, 71, and 74 for a 54-hole total of 219. He was competing as an individual.

McIntyre and the Battlin Bears are scheduled to join Taylor and the Bucs in Buckeye on Nov. 4 and 5.

The Carter’s from Saskatoon were in action on Oct. 14 and 15 in Seaside, Cal. at Bayonet Golf Course at the Otter Invitational. Carter Degelman was competing as an individual in the event, the Dominican University of California freshman tied for 76^th at 234 (78, 76, 80). Carter Bell opened with an 82, the Riverside Country Club member shot 84 in round two, then fired a 77 in round three, he was tied for 97^th in the Penguins last fall event. The team struggled to a 19^th place finish.

Up to 10 more Saskatchewan student-athletes are scheduled to play events starting Monday.

Golf Saskatchewan will provide a recap later this week as more seasons conclude in both Canada and the United States.