Welcome Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point
Brian Munz
Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point as our newest member club.
Located in the southeast corner of Manitoba off Highway #12 along the shores of Muskeg Bay and Buffalo Bay, this 18 hole course can be played from five sets of tee boxes ranging from 4,996 to 6,829 yards.
Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point features a driving range, putting green and fully licensed restaurant. The fully stocked proshop also offers both club and cart rentals.
Unique to the course is The Gambler, a 19th hole measuring 137 yards that plays to an island green, located just off the patio for closest to the hole competitions.
As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.
To reserve a tee time or for more information on stay and play packages, call the proshop at (204) 437-2777 or click here for their website.
Keefer leads Shipley by one stroke entering Sunday’s final round of the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club
Brian Munz
The stage is set for a thrilling finish Sunday at Southwood Golf & Country Club as the final round will be played at PGA Tour America’s CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open.
Americans John Keefer and Neal Shipley are separated by a single stroke while Calgary’s Brendan MacDougall is only three strokes off the lead.
Keefer sits atop of the leaderboard at 21-under par 195 through 54 holes following rounds of 63, 61 and 71.
Shipley, who continues to be a fan favorite following his Masters and U.S. Open appearances earlier this year, has recorded rounds of 63, 64 and 69. The Pittsburgh product also talks about enjoying the Winnipeg Blue Bombers victory last Friday night.
The top Canadian is Brendan MacDougall, who continues to improve as the week goes on with rounds of 68, 66 and an impressive 8-under par 64 on Saturday.
Kuntz & Samberg miss cut at CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club
Brian Munz
Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan Samberg turned some heads making some impressive shots over the past couple days, however failed to advance to the weekend at PGA Tour America’s CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club.
Kuntz made eight birdies during Friday’s 5-under par 67 to finish with a 36 hole total of 4-under par 140.
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan Samberg carded an 8-over par 80 in his final round to finish at 10-over par 154. It’s the best performance by a Jets player since they were granted an exemption to take part.
John Keefer of the United States is in top spot on the leaderboard at 18-under par through 14 holes thanks to nine birdies and five pars so far in his second round.
Fellow American Neal Shipley, who was the Low Amateur at the Masters and U.S. Open, is one stroke back in second place at 17-under par 127 following rounds of 9-under par 63 and 8-under par 64.
The Carleton Golf and Yacht continued to test some of the best Mid-Amateur golfers for the fourth day in a row, but nothing could stop Cam Burke’s dominant play as he finished at 14-under to capture the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO on Friday.
Starting his day atop of the leaderboard, Burke of Kitchener Ont., got off to a tough start by making a bogey on the par-4 fourth hole. From there the 37-year-old never looked back, by making an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole and recorded four birdies for the day, shooting a final round 3-under 67.
“It feels awesome. Obviously, every time you show up to one of these events that is what you are trying to do and you know I didn’t let myself get too far ahead of myself if that makes sense,” said Burke. “I tried to stay in the moment and just focus on what I was doing but now that it’s over, it feels pretty cool for sure. Again, I just, I don’t know my parents have been watching my dog all week so I kinda miss my dog so I will probably just go back there tonight and scoop her up and my friends and family will probably want to get something together this weekend, but nothing planned as of yet.”
Burke won by nine strokes over David Lang and Kyle Gordon who both tied for second at 5-under. Lang finished his final round with a 3-under 67, while Gordon recorded a 2-under 68. This is Burke’s first time winning the Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship after recently capturing the Ontario Mid-Amateur championship in a playoff last month at the North Bay Golf & Country Club.
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) and Lyle Mackenzie (Niakwa Country Club) finished T40 on the leaderboard as Manitoba’s top two players. MacKenzie shot a 1-over par 71 while Ehnes fired a 74 to finish at 7-over par 287.
Other Golf Manitoba members to play all 72 holes included:
Markusson and White also competed for the Canadian Mid-Masters Championship finishing T15 and 26th respectively.
Brooks Lancaster of Kaleden, B.C won the Mid-Master division.
On Wednesday, Team Ontario defended their inter-provincial title, securing the Bruce Forbes Trophy for a record 18th time in the 30-year history of the competition. Ontario was represented by Cam Burke, Ben Thompson of Toronto, Ont., and Charles Fitzsimmons of King, Ont., who finished with a total score of 5-under to defeat Team Manitoba by seven strokes.
Ehnes continues to lead Manitobans at Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Photo: Golf Canada
Brian Munz
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) is Manitoba’s top performer through three rounds at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Ehnes’ 4-over par 74 puts him T19 on the leaderboard at 3-over par 213 entering Friday’s final round at the Carleton Golf & Yacht Club in Manotick, Ontario.
Other Golf Manitoba members on the active leaderboard include:
CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open underway at Southwood Golf & Country Club
Brian Munz
156 competitors started teeing off this morning at Southwood Golf & Country Club as PGA Tour America’s CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open is underway.
21 Canadians are in the field including Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion Braxton Kuntz and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan Samberg.
Manitoba earns 2nd place finish in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur; 6 Manitobans make the cut
Brian Munz
Team Manitoba’s Lyle Mackenzie (Niakwa Country Club) and Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) both shot a 2-over par 72 in their second round at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship earning our province a second place finish in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship.
The combined team score of 3-over par finished two strokes higher than Team Ontario, who had a combined score of 9-under par on day two.
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club), also playing for Team Manitoba, finished his week with a 3-over par 73, missing the cut by two strokes.
Along with MacKenzie and Jones, four other Manitobans made the cut advancing to the final 36 holes Thursday and Friday at the Carlton Golf & Yacht Club in Manotick, Ontario:
Second round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship suspended due to unplayable conditions
Kyle Gordon and David Lang both sit as the clubhouse leaders at 4-under at the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO.
The second round was delayed due to unplayable conditions caused by rain that pushed back tee times by an hour and a half or more at Carleton Golf and Yacht Club in Manotick, Ontario.
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) shot a 3-over par 73 and through 36 holes currently sits at 1-under par 139, good for T7 on the leaderboard.
Most of the players in the afternoon wave were not able to complete their rounds with play being suspended due to unplayable conditions due to the rain at 4:45 p.m. ET. As a result, round two will resume at 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday with round three tee times to follow.
Team Manitoba continues to own a four-shot advantage in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship over Team Ontario. Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) and Lyle Mackenzie’s (Niakwa Country Club) even par rounds have contributed to the total team’s continued score of 1-under par. The team component will conclude after the second round play is completed with the winner being awarded the Bruce Forbes Trophy.
The combined team score of 139 gives Manitoba a four-shot advantage in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship over British Columbia and Alberta.
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club), also playing for Team Manitoba, carded a 5-over par 75.
Manitoba’s round of the day Tuesday at the Carlton Golf & Yacht Club in Manotick, Ontario belonged to Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course). He is second on the leaderboard, just one stroke back of Toronto’s David Lang, after shooting a 4-under par 66. Ehnes’ round featured seven birdies and eight pars along with three bogeys.
