Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) is the lone Manitoban to make the cut at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Victoria, British Columbia. 

Shooting a 2-over par 74 in her second round, Kartush is T65 on the leaderboard at 9-over par 153.

The cut was +10.

Also representing our province were:

Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) +11, 77-78
Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) +11, 77-78
Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) +36, 93-87

Team Manitoba (Kartusch, Lafleche & Zamzow) combined for a two round 20-over par total to place fourth in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship. Ontario won at 4-over par.

For the leaderboard, click here.

For third tee times, click here.

Brad Moore (Pine Ridge Golf Club) & Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) finished atop of the leaderboard Wednesday afternoon at Selkirk Golf & Country Club to claim the 2024 Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship.

Moore carded a 1-under par 70 in his final round to finish the 54 hole event at 4-over par 217.

Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) ended play in second place three strokes back of Moore while the bronze medalist is Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club).

In the Super Senior Championship, Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) won by nine strokes over Ken Warwick (Niakwa).

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

In the Women’s Senior Championship, Orr won her ninth consecutive title.

Despite shooting an 85 in her third round, Orr beat Fran Povoledo (Southwood) and Tammy Gibson (Niakwa) by three strokes.

Orr also claimed the Super Senior Championship by three strokes over Gibson.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

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Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club had Manitoba’s low round to open the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.

She made back to back birdies on the 13th and 14th holes along with 10 pars en route to a 5-over par 77.

Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) shot a 6-over par 78, Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) a 79 and Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) a 93.

Team Manitoba (Kartusch, Lafleche & Zamzow) is fourth in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at 13-over par. Alberta is first at even par.

Australia’s Momo Suglyama sits in first place shooting a 6-under par 66.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

For second round tee times, click here.

Brad Moore (Pine Ridge Golf Club) has a one stroke lead on Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) and Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) entering Wednesday’s final round at Selkirk Golf & Country Club in the Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship.

Moore carded a 5-over par 76 during Tuesday’s second round to jump into top spot on the leaderboard. Fanning came out the gate strong with a 1-under par 34 on the front nine, but then struggled with a 41 on the back. Walker suffered six bogeys and a double in his second round.

In the Super Senior Championship, Walker has an 11 stroke lead on Golf Manitoba Public Players Club members Bill Moslenko and David Klowak.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Senior leaderboard, click here.

For the final round tee times, click here.

In the Women’s Senior Championship, Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) shot an 8-over par 80 to lead Fran Povoledo (Southwood) by six strokes entering tomorrow’s finale. Povoledo also carded an 80. Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) dropped into third place following an 88.

Orr has an eight stroke lead on Gibson in the Super Senior Championship.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Senior leaderboard, click here.

For the final round tee times, click here.

The 110th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, tees off this morning at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. 

The championship, which was first held in 1901, is one of the longest tenured amateur events in the world. The inaugural tournament at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que., featured only three players. Fast forward over a century later, 156 players will look to engrave their name onto the Dutchess of Connaught Gold Cup in 2024.

Representing Manitoba in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship are Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club), Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) and Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club). Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) is also in the field.

For tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.

The championship will feature a competitive field of top female amateur golfers, national team members, provincial champions and elite international amateurs. The 72-hole stroke play competition runs through until Friday. The field will be cut to the low 70 players (including ties) after the second round. 

The tournament will welcome 118 Canadians along with 38 international players, including 22 from the United States, six from Australia, two from Chinese Taipei along with representation from Barbados, Colombia, Hong Kong, China and Mexico. 

The Inter-Provincial Team Championship will be played in conjunction through the first 36 holes of the competition with eight three-player teams vying for the title. Last year Team Ontario consisting of Jasmine Ly (Windsor, Ont.), Joline Truong (Mississauga, Ont.) and Sydney Naro (Toronto, Ont.) were crowned champions. 

The 156 player field features seven of Team Canada athletes led by defending champion Lauren Kim (Surrey, B.C.) – who shot a final round 2-under 71 to claim the title last year along with teammates, Angela Arora (Surrey, B.C.), Katie Cranston (Oakville, Ont.), Nicole Gal (Oakville, Ont.), Michelle Liu (Vancouver, B.C), Alissa Xu (Richmond Hill, Ont) and Lauren Zaretsky (Thornhill, Ont.). 

Team Canada NextGen will also be represented with nine members of the team set to compete including, Vanessa Borovilos (Etobicoke, Ont), Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C), Shauna Liu (Maple, Ont.), Luna Lu (Burnaby, B.C), Lindsay McGrath (Oakville, Ont.), Eileen Park (Red Deer, Alta.), Swetha Sathish (Oakville Ont.), Michelle Xing (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Vanessa Zhang (Vancouver, B.C.).   

Clara Ding of White Rock, B.C. is the youngest player in the field at the age of 13 and there are two members of Royal Colwood Golf Club teeing it up this week, Cynthia Adamek and Jiyue Wu.  

Royal Colwood Golf Club is a world-class golf course that offers a challenging and scenic layout, set amidst a beautiful forest of towering trees and manicured fairways. Designed by Arthur Vernon Macan in 1913, the course has hosted numerous high-profile tournaments. The par 72 course features strategically placed bunkers and winding fairways that demand strategic accuracy and skill. The course’s natural scenic landscape is enhanced by its serene surroundings, with sparkling water features and an abundance of wildlife.  

“Royal Colwood Golf Club is honoured to add the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur to our club’s rich history of prestigious golf events. We are excited to welcome the top amateur women golfers from around the world to Victoria while we showcase our golf course over the four days of competition,” Gordy Scutt, Head Golf Professional at Royal Colwood Golf Club. “Hosting this event is an exciting opportunity and we are confident that Royal Colwood will provide a memorable experience for the players, guests and surrounding community.” 

Last year Team Canada member, Lauren Kim won the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Ashburn Golf Club in Halifax, N.S. Team Canada athletes have won the past three Canadian Women’s Amateur Championships. Prior to Kim’s victory last year, Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont. won the 2022 championship at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ont. and Lauren Zaretsky won in 2021 at Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club in Spruce Grove, Alta.  

The 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur champion will receive an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship taking place August 5-11 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. In addition, the winner will receive an exemption into the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open, taking place August 18-24 at Mississaugua Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. 

For more information about the 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship please click here. 
 

Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) was the only player to shoot below par at Selkirk Golf & Country Club on Monday in the opening round of the Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship.

Walker’s 2-under par 69 featured an eagle on the par four 13th hole and four birdies.

Walker has a two stroke lead on Brad Moore (Pine Ridge Golf Club) and a three stroke advantage on Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club).

Walker is also atop of the Super Senior Championship leaderboard by six strokes on David Klowak (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club).

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Senior leaderboard, click here.

For the Men’s Senior second round tee times, click here.

Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) and Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) share the lead in the Women’s Senior Championship at 7-over par 79, one stroke ahead of Shelley Muir (Breezy Bend Country Club).

Orr and Gibson also share the lead in the Super Senior Championship, three strokes ahead of Matty Leung (Southwood).

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Senior leaderboard, click here.

For the Women’s Senior second round tee times, click here.

85 competitors will begin teeing off Monday morning at Selkirk Golf & Country Club in the Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship.

The Women’s event is led by Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club), who is vying for her ninth consecutive title and 11th overall since 2013. Four time champion Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) is also in the field of 15.

For the opening round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

Defending champion Jay Doyle and 2022 champion Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) are two of 70 men in the Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Championship. Other names expected to be in contention are three time champion Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) and five time Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur champion Todd Fanning (Niakwa).

For the opening round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

Registration by Member Club:

Bearspaw Golf Club – Calgary, Alta. (1)
Bel Acres Golf & Country Club (2)
Breezy Bend Country Club (3)
Bridges Golf Course (1)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (1)
Clear Lake Golf Course (2)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (8)
Emerald Greens Golf Club (1)
Glendale Golf & Country Club (2)
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club (15)
Grand Pines Golf Club (1)
La Broquerie Golf (1)
Maplewood Golf Course (1)
Niakwa Country Club (6)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (5)
Riverside Country Club – Saskatoon, Sask. (1)
Rossmere Country Club (9)
St. Boniface Golf Club (5)
St. Charles Country Club (8)
Selkirk Golf & Country Club (1)
Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club (1)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (15)

The Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund (GMSF) is a registered charity that provides assistance to students entering or continuing post-secondary studies in Canada. Since 1986, the Fund has provided over 229 awards totaling more than $270,000 to students throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund awards are available to all Golf Manitoba members in addition to those young people who are currently involved with golf either through employment or participation. Scholarships are awarded based largely on academic achievement, however golf ability and community involvement are also considered.

For more information and to apply, please visit golfmb.ca/scholarship

The annual deadline for applications is August 1, 2024.

Pat Berezowski, Supervisor of Golf Operations with the City of Thunder Bay shares some history and tells us about Strathcona Golf Course.

For tee times, call the proshop at (807) 683-8251.

Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) will go into the Golf Canada record books tying for third place at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Vancouver.

Carding a final round 4-over par 76, Kartusch finishes the four day event at 3-over par 291.

Two other Manitobans played all four rounds:

– T58 Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 82-75-79-82-318
– T58 Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) 77-86-79-76-318

For the full leaderboard, click here.