Hoping to find another avenue to play competitive golf, long-time player Luke Wyatt is hoping a club team within the University of Regina tees off next spring.

After some legwork that began late last year Wyatt said the prospect of a club team is progressing.

The 23-year-old spoke with Golf Saskatchewan’s Clark Stork to discuss the idea of bringing college golf back to Saskatchewan and what’s next for the organizing committee.

Saskatoon’s Josh Nagy’s college career continues to shine.

Still chasing his first win, Nagy has another third-place finish to start his spring season as a junior at Robert Morris University (RMU). The Colonials were at the Carpetbagger Classic in Urbana, Maryland this week at Worthington Manor Golf Course. Nagy led for points in the opening round in part due to a 69 on day one. He dropped back with a 75 during the second round but still tied for third at even par.

Nagy’s performance led Robert Morris to a second-place finish in the team event behind the University of Rhode Island. Next up for the Colonials is the Battle at Rum Pointe in Berlin, Maryland on March 26 and 27.

Jace Carlisle has his first action of the spring under his belt. The sophomore at Post University competed in The Battle at the Beech in Haworth, New Jersey on Monday and Tuesday. The Estevan product tied for 16^th place at 16-over par, 160 thanks to rounds of 79 and 81 at White Beeches Golf & Country Club.

Carlisle was playing as an individual at the event, the Post University team took first place in the event. Their next action is March 28 when the team travels to Emerson, New Jersey for the Charger Challenge.

Saskatoon born Arizona Christian University (ACU) senior Connor Scissons is coming off a 12^th place performance at an event earlier in March, this week the Firestorm men’s golf team was in Las Vegas, Nevada for The Paiute Battle at Paiute Golf Course.

Scissons shot 83 in round one and 81 in round two for a 36-hole score of 164, tying him for 67^th in the field at 20-over par.

ACU placed 18^th as a team, their next tournament is the Masters Invite in Llano, California on April 4 and 5.

Holly Knudsen and the Minot State Beavers were on the course in Bolivar, Missouri for the Midwest Intercollegiate at the Silo Ridge Country Club for an event on Monday and Tuesday. The Chaplin, Sask. product carded a 95 in round one and improved on day two shooting 87 for a two-day total of 182. Her 38-over par left her in a tie for 79^th.

The Beavers team placed 17^th. They will now regroup and travel to Rapid City, South Dakota on April 4 for the Hardrocker Spring Invitational.

Autumn Neiszner of Regina was also in action this past week. The Keiser University freshman put together rounds of 83, 82, and 79 at Senator Course in Miami Lake, Florida. The Wascana Country Club member finished in a tie for 58th place at 28-over par.

Neiszner was competing as an individual at the Barry Women’s Invitational. Her Keiser teammates placed seventh in the team competition.

Up next for Neiszner and the Seahawks is the Lynn Women’s Invitational in Boca Raton, Florida on April 4 and 5.

After a third-place finish last week on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) Ella Kozak now has a win in Florida.

Kozak, 16, shot rounds of 76 and 77 at Madison Green Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 20 and 21. Kozak’s 9-over par, 153 was 11 shots better than Skye Bruan of Scarsdale, New York.

She was the lone Saskatchewan golfer in the event.

Golf Saskatchewan is mourning the loss of another long-time volunteer within the organization.

Jim Walker passed away on March 10 in Prince Albert due to an illness. Golf Saskatchewan President Larry Wagman passed along his condolences.

Walker has been volunteering with Golf Saskatchewan for over 12 years. Brian Lee, the executive director of the organization has worked alongside him for that entire tenure.

You can view Jim’s obituary here.

Autumn Neiszner put together a strong showing in her second collegiate event. The Keiser University freshman competed as an individual in the Saddlebrook Spring Kickoff in Wesley Chapel, Florida on March 11 and 12. The Regina-born golfer shot 77, 79, and 78 for an impressive 54-hole score of 20-over, 234. She was tied for 12^th overall.

The Seahawks team won their fifth event of the season at the event. Next up for their team is a one-day event against Harvard University on St. Patrick’s Day.

Alex Schmidt had another strong showing for Lewis-Clark State this week. Just wrapping up Wednesday evening, the Regina golfer shot back-to-back 83’s for a 36-hole total of 166. The senior for the Warriors placed all alone in 14^th.

The team finished in fourth place in the event eight shots back of Embry Riddle – AZ. Next up for Lewis-Clark an event in Walla Walla, Washington on March 29 and 29.

Holly Knudsen and the Minot State Beavers Women’s Golf Team began their spring season this week in Henderson, Nevada for The Legacy Invitational hosted by Winona State.

The Chaplin product shot 103 in round one but rebounded in the second round and shot 87. Knudsen placed 34^th at 46-over par. The Beavers finished in fifth as a team. They are back on the course in two weeks at the Midwest Intercollegiate in Bolivar, Montana.

Roman Timmerman continues to impress in his senior year at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). The Saskatoon product carded rounds of 70, 71, and 74 this week at the Oak Tree Invitational in Edmond, Oklahoma. Timmerman’s 54-hole score of 5-over, 215 tied him for fourth place.

As a team the Muleriders struggled finishing 13^th out of 14 schools. Their next tournament is the SAU home event in El Dorado, Arkansas on March 21 and 22. The spring season’s regular schedule for Timmerman is the Great American Conference Championships from April 10 – 12.

Brody Istace of Kindersley traveled to Gainesville, Georgia for the Golden Tiger Invitational on March 14 -15. The senior at Columbia International University shot 79 and 83 at Chattahoochee Golf Club, he tied for 37^th at 18-over par.

The Rams were ninth in the team competition. Their next action is the Monument Golf Oldfield Classic in Okatie, South Carolina on March 27 to 29.

Synergy 8 Community Builders have announced the special guests that will appear at their annual fundraising golf tournament.

The group released a statement on Tuesday announcing that Canadian PGA Tour players Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes will highlight the day in August. Synergy spokesman Troy Davies said the group is ecstatic to bring two current PGA players to Saskatoon to headline the “Drive for Kids Campaign 2022.”

“We’re very excited to have the line up we have this year,” Davies told Golf Saskatchewan. “For the first time in our history we’re bringing in current PGA Tour players and they also happen to be Canadian Olympians, and two really good guys who are willing to play each other at our event. It’s a completely different opportunity for us.”

In years past Synergy 8 featured John Daly, Feed Couples, Nick Price, Tom Watson, Colin Montgomerie, and many others. Davies said the group has high praise for the Champions Tour veterans that have helped them raise funds over several years, but he said the plan to bring current PGA players in has been a work in progress for a couple years.

“They really like the cause we have this year, so they thought that was important. That’s how we got it done and to add that they were in the Tokyo Olympics together is an added bonus,” Davies said.

Joining Hughes and Conners at the Aug. 30 event will be Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo, and Fox Sports personality Taylor Cusack.

The funds raised at the golf tournament at The Willows and coinciding dinner at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon will go towards battling mental health in youth as part of the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC). Davies said the group’s mobile health bus has seen great success and Synergy 8’s members expect the same from this year’s campaign.

“We’re funding two mobile vans that will be running in Saskatoon, basically they will have outreach and mental health workers working within the core neighbourhood schools and also within the STC Wellness Centre. That directly aligns with our mandate to help kids. Unfortunately, mental health has veered it’s ugly head, especially through COVID. This is something we want to support,” he said.

Davies said the golf tournament will sell out very quickly and could be as of the time this article is published. Tables for the dinner can be purchased without playing in the golf tournament. For more details visit the group’s website.

Regina’s Luke Cote is going to join the list of Saskatchewan golfers continuing their career at Southern Arkansas University.

The Royal Regina Golf Club junior made the announcement on his Instagram page Sunday. The 17-year-old said he’s excited to join fellow Royal Regina member Wil Blake with the Muleriders.

“Obviously Will going there played a big part,” Cote told Golf Saskatchewan. “I think going down there with your buddy, it’s a long way from home obviously, but having someone you know there I think makes a difference and really influenced my decision.”

Cote started golfing with his dad at the Wascana Country Club and alongside his grandparents who lived near Avonlea. A few years ago, Cote joined the Royal Regina Golf Club. He started taking lessons with Rick Fries and Dean Brown. He said their help was key in allowing him to follow in the footsteps of Kade Johnson and Roman Timmerman.

“Kade and Roman have had huge success since they’ve gone down there which also really drove me to accept the offer. I think going to Southern Arkansas can really take my golf game to the next level,” Cote said.

Cote is currently playing for the Under-18 AAA Regina Pat Canadians and was listed by the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Estevan Bruins, but he has decided to take the golf route.

You can hear much more from Cote below in his interview with Golf Saskatchewan’s Clark Stork.

Saskatoon’s Chase Pochylko led the local group of golfers that competed in the Disney Spring Break Junior Open over the weekend in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Pochylko, 17, shot rounds of 70 and 73 at Walt Disney World – Magnolia on March 12 and 13 to finish second overall in the 36-hole event. Pochylko was three strokes back of winner Eric Zhao of Toronto.

Tommy Danielson, also of Saskatoon carded rounds of 79 and 75 to finish at 3-over par, the 16-year-old tied for 10^th in the boys 16-18 age group. Weyburn’s Darien Herlick was also in the tournament, he finished with a 12-over par, 161 (77, 84) which tied the 16-year-old for 34^th place.

On the women’s side of the event Yorkton’s Ella Kozak tied for third place with two other golfers. The Yorkton golfer shot 79 on day one and a 35 on the second day.  The tournament was cut to nine holes on the second day due to not all the players completing their rounds before dark. Kozak did play her full second round but only her front nine holes were included. She was six shots back of Honorine Nobuta Ferry of West Palm Beach.

Regina’s Hallie Crozier opened the event with an 81 in round one, the 17-year-old shot 44 through nine holes on the second day before the event was stopped. She was tied for 18^th.

To see the complete results, click here.

Playing competitive golf again has been a work in progress for Chase Gedak but the Estevan product has his first collegiate event under his belt.

Originally committing to the University of Arkansas at Monticello in November of 2019, a hockey injury set the now 20-year-old back but Gedak continued to work hard and get back on the course competing for the Weevils.

The member at TS&M Woodlawn finished the 54-hole event in a tie for 53^rd place at the Hardscrabble Invitational on March 7 and 8.

Gedak chatted with Golf Saskatchewan’s Clark Stork to discuss his injury, comeback, his debut and goals for the future.

Estevan’s Chase Gedak made his college golf debut this week for Arkansas – Monticello in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The 20-year-old has had his college career delayed due to an injury but was finally able to compete on Monday and Tuesday alongside TJ Baker of Prince Albert at the Hardscrabble Invitational.

Gedak put rounds together of 77, 82, and 83 for a 54-hole total of 242. The 20-year-old placed in a tie for 53^rd at 32-over par.

Baker tied for 16^th overall at 15-over par. Baker shot 73, 75, and 77 at the Hardscrabble Country Club.

As a team the Weevils were seventh out of 13 schools. Their next action is March 20 to 22 in El Dorado, Arkansas hosted by SAU.

Roman Timmerman tied for 25^th at plus-9 at his event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Saskatoon born senior at Southern Arkansas University (SAU) was competing in the Broncho Invitational at the Gaillardia Country Club.

Timmerman, 23, shot rounds of 76 and 77 in the 36-hole event on Monday and Tuesday this week. As a team the Muleriders didn’t have their best week finishing in 12^th place of 14 schools. Next up for SAU is the Oak Tree Invitational, also in Oklahoma City.

Regina product Jacob Kydd was back in action for the first time this spring as well. The Indiana Wesleyan University senior was 50-over at the Skyhawk Invitational in Pine Mountain, Georgia this week.

Kydd shot 84 and back-to-back 91’s at Callaway Gardens – Mountain View on Monday and Tuesday. He placed 84^th. The Wildcats team was 14^th in the field. Their next event is the GARN Championship in Nicholasville, Kentucky on March 28 and 29.

On March 5, Alex Schmidt and the Lewis-Clark State Warriors competed in a one-day match-play event against Whitworth and Whitman. Schmidt tied both her matches that the Warriors did win.

Their next tournament is the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate in Henderson, Nevada on March 15 and 16.

Saskatoon product Symone Ripley also got her spring season underway for the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat. She shot rounds of 92 and 90 to finish in a tie for 29^th at the UVic Vikes Canada West Spring Shootout in Victoria.

The Heat will travel to Las Vegas and compete in the Rocky Mountain College Invitational on March 14.