After heartbreak in a playoff in 2023, Alex and Wayne Schmidt were able to win the championship this year, also in a playoff.

The Royal Regina Golf Club members held the one day lead at Golf Kenosee last Saturday (Aug. 24), but were pressed on the final day by several teams including Lorie Boyle (Moose Jaw) and Carson Harcourt (Regina) who forced a playoff.

Like last year at Moose Jaw’s Hillcrest Golf Club, 36 holes wasn’t enough to determine a winner, but the tide turned in Kenosee Lake.

The daughter-father Schmidt team won on the first playoff hole avenging last year’s second place to Boyle and Chris Knoop.

Each team shot 140 through two rounds.

Tying for third place was Shelly BigEagle and Dallas Lequyer and the Regina twosome of Kim Walker and Ryan McNall.

Rounding out the top five was Creighton pair Lauren and Randy Fox.

To see the complete results, click here.

Elmira, Ont. – The inaugural Canadian U15 Championship, presented by BDO, is set to take place at Elmira Golf Club this week in Elmira, Ont. 

The 36-hole stroke play competition gets underway with a practice round on Tuesday, August 27 followed with the championship rounds beginning on Wednesday. As this tournament is only a 36-hole limited field event, there will be no cut for the championship. The final round will wrap up on Thursday, followed by a half-day player development educational summit on Friday.  

The Canadian U15 Championship will bring together a starting field of 39 Junior boys and 39 Junior girls, aged 15 and under vying to win the first Canadian U15 individual championship. 

Saskatchewan will be represented by Grace Odnokon, Lucas Sturgeon, and Austin Nesbitt.

Following the U15 championship, all competitors will have the opportunity to attend an interactive education summit, where they will learn about navigating the modern pathway in high-performance golf. The Education Summit features four topics including, sport psychology, physical training for young golfers, parenting high-performance athletes, and talent development research. As part of their development process, players will also have the opportunity to participate in select skills assessments with Team Canada and gain insight into the organization and operations of the national team program.  

“We have a tremendous field ready to compete for the Inaugural Canadian U15 Championship at Elmira Golf Club. We would like to extend our gratitude to the wonderful staff and volunteers at Elmira Golf Club for all of the work that they have put in to prepare the golf course that will provide an excellent setting for the championship,” said Rogan Doyle, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “I am excited to see the impact that hosting a junior national championship will have on Elmira Golf Club and the surrounding Waterloo Region as a whole, when players from across Canada to display their skills in competition, showcasing the level of play other junior golfers can reach following similar dedication and hard work. We are looking forward to getting play underway in what is shaping to be an amazing championship.” 

The boys and girls individual champions will earn exemptions into their respective 2025 Canadian Junior Championship, presented by BDO. The boys winner will also receive an exemption into the 2024 Team Canada NextGen Selection Camp. The top five golfers in both the Junior Boys division and the Junior Girls division will also earn exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships.  

Elmira Golf Club will play host to the inaugural championship. Founded in 1963, the picturesque 18-hole, par 70 course is situated in a country setting just west of Elmira. The clubhouse sits perched above the 18th green and provides panoramic views of the golf course below as it flows through the “Eldale Valley” below. Gently winding through the valley and rolling hills is Larches Creek, offering players interesting shots through the unique mixture of finishing holes. Elmira Golf Club celebrated it’s 60th anniversary in 2023 and recently underwent renovations that saw the addition of 20 new tee decks along with a complete white sand bunker restoration. 

“To host a national championship at the club and showcase some of the top junior golfers in the country, is super exciting. It’s an incredible opportunity, not only for the club and members, but the entire community. Our team, along with our membership, is looking forward to seeing the competition this week with the up-and-coming young talent,” said Adam Ferraro, Head Golf Professional at Elmira Golf Club.  

For more information on the 2024 Canadian U15 Championship, please click here.  

To follow the First Annual Canadian U15 Championship leaderboard and full tee-off times, click here.

123 of Canada’s top women’s senior golfers will compete for the Ada Mackenzie Challenge Trophy; along with a Super Senior division title and an inter-provincial team championship all up for grabs in Georgetown

Georgetown, Ont. – The 2024 Canadian Women’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO is set for August 27-29, with a field of 123 golfers competing over three rounds at The Club at North Halton in Georgetown, Ont.

Team Saskatchewan is led by provincial champion Pauline McDougall of Prince Albert, she’s joined by Rosetown’s Sue Skinner and Denise Wilson of Swift Current. Kathy Hopfner, also of Swift Current is in the field.

This year’s field competing for the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship features seven of the most recent winners including defending champion and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member, Mary Ann Hayward of St. Thomas, Ont. Last year, Hayward battled with Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont. right up to the final hole to claim her fourth Canadian Women’s Senior national championship.

Kyrinis, a two-time champion (2016 and 2019) is in the field in Georgetown coming off her sixth Ontario Senior Women’s Championship earlier this month at Lora Bay Golf Club in Thornbury, Ont. Kyrinis joined Marlene Streit and Gayle Borthwick as the only six-time winners of the provincial championship.

Fellow two-time champion (2022 and 2021), Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. will also be competing next week. Stouffer has enjoyed a successful season thus far earning a clean sweep at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship last month, winning the Mid-Amateur, Mid-Master and Inter-Provincial Team titles at the Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community in Courtenay, B.C. Stouffer also added the B.C. Women’s Mid-Master and B.C. Women’s Senior Championships to her trophy cabinet this season.

Additional past champions in the field include Sue Wooster of Australia who won back-to-back Canadian Women’s Senior titles in 2017 and 2018. Wooster won the 2024 Australian Mid-Amateur in May. Terrill Samuel of Etobicoke, Ont., also a two-time champion (2012 and 2015) is coming off a T19 finish and earned low amateur honours at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pa. earlier this month. Joining them is 2014 winner, Helene Chartrand of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. and two-time winner (2008 and 2009) Jackie Little of Procter, B.C.

“We are excited to welcome such a strong field with a number of past champions ready to compete for our Canadian Women’s Senior Championship next week at The Club at North Halton,” said Sam Brown, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “The staff at North Halton have done a tremendous job in preparing to host our national championship and will provide a great test and hospitality for our field.”

The Club at North Halton is hosting the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship while celebrating its 70th anniversary. Established in 1954, the course presents a test that allows golfers to use every club in the bag. The course features tree lined fairways, wooded ravines and natural foliage set in the valley of Georgetown. The history of the golf course itself extends back to 1914 and 1915 when local entrepreneur, J.A. Willoughby purchased two farms that would eventually become North Halton Golf and Country Club.

“We are honoured to be hosting a national championship at The Club at North Halton.  Players will be welcomed into our home and community during the championship week,” said Marc Bezaire, Director of Golf Operations, The Club at North Halton. “The field of players is very strong, we are looking forward to watching some of the best players in the country compete at the highest level.”

Conducted since 1971, the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship has featured the country’s most accomplished senior golfers including Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members Marlene Streit, Gayle Borthwick, Marilyn O’Connor, Margaret Todd, Alison Murdoch and Mary Ann Hayward who all own senior national championship titles. Four women have won the national championship four times including: Marlene Streit (1985, 1987, 1988, 1993), Gayle Borthwick (1994, 1995, 1999, 2000), Alison Murdoch (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) and Mary Ann Hayward (2010, 2011, 2013, 2023).

The Senior and Super Senior championship rounds are played concurrently over three rounds, with the low 70 players plus ties in the Senior division and a minimum of five players in the Super Senior division advancing to the final round. Players over 50 are eligible to compete in the senior championship and those 60 and over are eligible to compete for the super senior title.

In addition, the Inter-Provincial Team Championship will be played over the first 36 holes, where teams will compete for the Katherine Helleur Trophy. Last year, Team Ontario won by 14-strokes over Team British Columbia. Ontario was represented by Mary Ann Hayward, Judith Kyrinis and Terrill Samuel. It marked Ontario’s tenth title in a 12-year span, with Hayward being part of all ten championships. Kyrinis earned her sixth team title and Samuel claimed her second team title.

The winner of the 2024 Canadian Women’s Senior Championship will earn an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship taking place September 21-26 at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle, Wash. Along with exemptions into the 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, 2025 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2025 U.S. Women’s Senior Open.

Practice rounds are scheduled for Monday, August 26, with the opening round scheduled to begin on Tuesday, August 27. For the full player field competing in the 2024 Canadian Women’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.

Admittedly, Kathy Ziglo has lost count how many Ladies Lobstick titles she’s won in her illustrious career, but the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member admitted winning is great, but a week in Waskesiu provides so much more.

Ziglo defeated Megan McKenzie, Sue Skinner, and Kim Brown in the championship brackets to win the title, which she does estimate is her seventh.

To see all the results of the Ladies Lobstick, click here.

Ziglo spoke with Golf Saskatchewan about the week that was in Prince Albert National Park.

Corey Bailey’s return to nationals in several years was a great one as the Swift Current product tied for 12th at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships that concluded Friday.

The Elmwood Golf Club member shot rounds of 69, 73, 70, and 70 for a 72 hole total of 2-over par, 282 to lead all locals at the Carleton Golf and Yacht Club in Manitock, Ont.

Prince Albert’s Danny Klughart was tied for 28th, the Cooke Municipal Golf Course member finished 5-over par staying very consistent with rounds of 72, 72, 70, and 71.

Jehremy Ryde of Saskatoon went 72, 74, 70, and 75 for a score of 11-over par, 291, the Riverside Country Club member tied for 57th.

Mid-Masters (40+) Championship

Kris Carley of Carnduff opened the event with rounds of 74 and 75, good enough to make the cut in the over 40 category, the Saskatchewan runner-up then bound up the leaderboard with a tournament low-tying score of 65 in round three pushing him to fifth on the leaderboard.

On Friday Carley stroked an 80 and finished tied for 19th at 12-over par.

To see the complete results click here.

The team of Scott Ulven, David Howell, Ian Blocha, and Justin Heather are the Saskatchewan champions of the RBC Scramble and are headed to Cabot, Nova Scotia.

The foursome entered the regional qualifier on June 23 in Prince Albert at Cooke Municipal Golf Course and won the event. That earned the group a spot in the provincial final that took place at The Willows Club on Aug. 15.

With not a lot of expectations, the group played with Cooke Head Professional Darcy Myers, Ulven sunk a hole-in-one on Bridges 8, and the group made a coupe, birdies down the stretch to win the event and book their trip to Cabot for the national championship in October.

Ulven spoke to Golf Saskatchewan about the process, his ace, and winning a trip to one of North America’s most desirable golf destinations.

Unofficially, Hidden Hills of Shellbrook has their first hole-in-one at their annual short yardage event.

Logan Donohue aced the first hole (playing at 169 yards) to earn himself $10,000.

He was he was a late addition to a team that needed a couple players, getting a call the night before “without any intention of playing, but I guess it paid off,” he said a couple days after the event held on Aug. 18.

Donohue joins a Wynyard golfer and a Carlisle resident with recent wins with great shots.

He spoke with Golf Saskatchewan to recap the day.

After a delayed second round, 36 holes are complete at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships in Manotick, Ont.

Danny Klughart, Jehremy Ryde, and Corey Bailey all made the cut, Klughart, Ryde, and Tyler Zaba competed for Saskatchewan and placed seventh at 10-over par.

Bailey is the low local going into Thursday’s third round at the Carleton Golf and Yacht Club, the Shaunavon, Sask. product, who now calls Swift Current home shot 69 and 73, the Elmwood Golf Club member is tied for 19th, he tees off at 12:55 a.m. Sask. time.

Klughart’s strong play continues this season, with the Lobstick win, his fourth provincial mid-amateur title, a third place finish in the Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur, the Prince Albert resident will play on at the national event thanks to back-to-back rounds of 72, he’s at 4-over par, 144. The Cooke Municipal Golf Course member starts round three at 11:55 a.m. Sask. time.

Ryde will tee off at 1:25 p.m. Sask. time Thursday, the Saskatoon resident formerly of Edson, Sask. shot 72 and 74, he is tied for 54th at 6-over par and will play the final two days.

The leader is Cam Burke of Kitchener, Ont., he’s 8-under par.

Carnduff’s Kris Carley will also play on, he made the cut in the Mid-Masters (40+) competition, he carded rounds of 73 and 74.

Saskatchewan had six other players in the field:

Mike Herperger (Saskatoon) 77-72 (+9)
Shaun Dunphy (Saskatoon) 78-72 (+10)
Tyler Zaba (Regina) 78-76 (+14)
Todd Thorsness (Saskatoon) 77-79 (+16)
Tim Acaster (North Battleford) 75-82 (+17)

The complete results can be seen here.

Add another big win to Dane Giesbrecht’s junior golf resume.

Giesbrecht, 17, was the champion of the Coca-Cola Junior Lobstick at Waskesiu on Aug. 16. The historic plague now rests beside his three previous age group (under-13, under-15, and under-17) provincial titles and his gold medal from the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

The Warman product and Legends Golf Club member was tied for first (Shae Maunula) in the qualifying round and proceeded to defeat Tylan Wallin, Jack Maharaj, Braeden Kozak, and Ronan McDougall in match-play during the week.

To see the complete results of the Lobstick, click here.

Giesbrecht talked about his summer, and what winning the Lobstick means.

The Wynyard Golf Club’s Ultimate Ace event has paid out again, this time Tyler Shewchuk drained his tee shot to the tune of $10,000 on Aug. 10.

In 2022, Karen Anderson won $30,000 with her hole out, Shewchuk’s one on hole three at the nine-hole club was a shorter yardage, so paid a smaller amount.

This was the 25th anniversary of the event, Shewchuk thinks its “17 or 18” times or him playing, but his first ever hole in one, on the first shot of the day.

Golf Saskatchewan spoke with Shewchuk to hear his recap of the shot, and day.