Three golfers all from British Columbia are separated by only three strokes after two rounds at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship.
Nonie Marler of Vancouver is atop of the leaderboard after carding a 77 in her second round and sits with a 149 total. Christina Spence Proteau of Port Alberni (77-150) and Nanoose Bay’s Shelley Stouffer (73-151) are right behind.
Hannah Diamond of St. Charles Country Club is the top Manitoban in Mid-Amateur play tied for 10th after her second straight 80.
Jennifer Jones of Breezy Bend Country Club is 19th following an 89 and sits at 179.
Southwood Golf & Country Club’s Rhonda Orr is tied for fourth place, four strokes off the lead in the Senior Championship following a 77 today.
Also representing our province:
Fran Povoledo (Southwood) 81-180
Michelle Gisiger (Steinbach Fly-in Golf Club) 95-190
For the complete leaderboard, click here.
Nonie Marler of Vancouver shot a one under par 72 for the low round of the day to open the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship in Quebec.
Hannah Diamond of St. Charles Country Club is 9th on the leaderboard following an 80.
Southwood Golf & Country Club’s Rhonda Orr is only two strokes off the lead in the Senior’s Division after carding a 78.
Also representing Manitoba:
Jennifer Jones (Breezy Bend Country Club) 90
Michelle Gisiger (Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club) 95
Fran Povoledo (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 99
For the complete leaderboard, click here.
Charles Fitzsimmons of London, Ontario was the only competitior to finish under par and finished with a four stroke victory at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Jack Werhun of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club carded his second consecutive one under par 71 and finished 11th on the leaderboard with a 298 total.
Ben Bandura, with a 74 in his final round and 301 total, finished second in the Mid Masters Division.
Other Manitobans who completed four rounds included:
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) 75-305
Delwyn Doerksen (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 81-312
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 75-315
Tyler Hall (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 78-316
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) 82-323
Jesse Skelton (Breezy Bend Country Club) 80-332
Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) 95-334
For the final leaderboard, click here.
TORONTO – Score Media and Gaming Inc. (TSX: SCR; Nasdaq: SCR) (“theScore” or “the Company”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Score Digital Sports Ventures (Canada) Inc. (“theScore Bet”), has entered into a multiyear agreement with Golf Canada to become its Official Gaming Partner. The exclusive partnership makes theScore Bet the first ever gaming partner for Golf Canada and its prestigious National Open Golf Championships – the CP Women’s Open and the RBC Canadian Open.
The partnership, which begins in 2022, provides theScore Bet with access to activate across Golf Canada’s high-profile events and large digital footprint. As an exclusive gaming partner of the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open, theScore Bet will be able to engage fans through a variety of on-site activations, including creating members club experiences for theScore Bet users, as well as digital activations through both tournaments and Golf Canada’s channels.
Bill C-218, which legalizes single event sports betting, was proclaimed to come into force on August 27, 2021, with regulated online iGaming and sports betting offerings from private operators expected to commence in Ontario later this year. Both the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open will be held in Ontario in 2022. The RBC Canadian Open is scheduled to be held in the Greater Toronto Area in 2023 and 2024.
“We are thrilled to welcome theScore Bet as Golf Canada’s first Official Gaming Partner,” said Golf Canada’s Chief Commercial Officer, John Sibley. “theScore brand is already synonymous with sports coverage in Canada and we’re enthusiastic about the opportunity to team up to help build awareness for theScore Bet. Through Golf Canada’s entertainment properties and channels, theScore Bet will have direct access to engage with our large membership of devout Canadian sports fans.”
“We are proud to be Golf Canada’s first ever gaming partner and align theScore Bet with their organization and Canada’s marquee professional men’s and women’s golf events,” said Aubrey Levy, Senior Vice President of Content and Marketing, theScore. “This partnership provides us with highly engaging access points to introduce theScore Bet to a broad and endemic audience of golf fans. With the RBC Canadian Open taking place in Ontario for all three years and the CP Women’s Open in the province for at least the coming year, it provides us an amazing foothold to interact with Canada’s passionate golf community around two of the most popular golf events in the country.”
The 2022 RBC Canadian Open will be held June 6-12 at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto with nearby Islington Golf Club hosting the championship’s practice facility. The 2022 CP Women’s Open takes place August 22-28 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa.
In March 2021, theScore Bet was named Official Betting Operator of the PGA TOUR across the United States and Canada, pending the enactment of enabling legislation and regulation, and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.
theScore Bet is an immersive and holistic mobile sports betting platform which includes a wide range of pre-game and in-play betting across all major sports leagues and events, and a comprehensive variety of bet types. When paired with theScore’s flagship mobile app, theScore Bet offers a deeply personalized user experience and uniquely integrated media and betting ecosystem.
Jack Werhun of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club shot a one under par 71 Thursday in Fort McMurray, Alberta and is tied for 15th on the leaderboard at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
With a 54 hole 227 total, Werhun is 15 strokes back of leader Neil Thomas of Edmonton.
Ben Bandura, also of Elmhurst, is at 227. Bandura is one stroke off the lead in the Mid-Masters division following a 75 in his third round.
Also representing Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario are Golf Manitoba members:
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) 76-77-77-230
Delwyn Doerksen (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 77-73-81-231
Tyler Hall (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 85-78-75-238
Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) 77-80-82-239
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 81-77-82-240
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) 86-78-77-241
Jesse Skelton (Breezy Bend Country Club) 84-81-87-252
For the full leaderboard, click here.
Delwyn Doerksen of Altona is the top Manitoban after 36 holes of play at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Doerksen, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, shot a one over par 73 and is currently tied for 10th on the leaderboard with a two day total 150
Charles Fitzsimmons of Ontario is atop of the leaderboard shooting even par 72 and leads with a two day total 142.
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Ben Bandura shot a 74 in his second round and is only two strokes off the lead in the Mid-Masters Division. Glen Robinson of Nova Scotia is at 150 (76-74) after 36 holes to lead the way.
The following players made the cut who are also representing Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario:
Ben Bandura (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 74-152
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) 77-153
Jack Werhun (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 77-156
Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) 80-157
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 77-158
Tyler Hall (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 78-163
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) 78-164
Jesse Skelton (Breezy Bend Country Club) 81-165
Missing the cut were:
Clayton Salkeld (Bridges Golf Course) 88-84
Ashley Nate (Whitewater Golf Club) 87-88
Terry James (Niakwa Country Club) 87-97
For the entire leaderboard, click here.
Jean-Phillippe Parr of Quebec shot a final round two over par 74 to win the Canadian Junior Boys Championship by a single stroke over Cooper Humphreys of British Columbia and Nova Scotia’s Owen Mullen.
Parr finished the four day event at 10 under par 278.
Jack Taylor of St. Charles Country Club made four birdies, four bogeys and 10 pars for even par 72 in his final round and tied for 23rd place.
Ryan Blair of Pine Ridge Golf Club shot an 83 to conclude play 69th on the leaderboard.
For the complete leaderboard, click here.
Jean-Phillippe Parr of Quebec has a one stroke lead over British Columbia’s Cooper Humphreys and Owen Mullen of Nova Scotia heading into Thursday’s final round of the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Parr carded a bogey free six under par 66 in his third round and sits with a 54 hole total of 204.
Jack Taylor of St. Charles Country Club had three birdies on the day and shot 75, which has him tied for 42nd on the leaderboard.
Pine Ridge Golf Club’s Ryan Blair is tied for 50th place after a 76.
For the complete leaderboard, click here.
Due to interprovincial travel restrictions and other complexities related to COVID-19, Golf Canada has announced additional changes to its championship schedule for the 2021 season.
Provincial restrictions had previously forced the cancellation of U.S. Open Local and Final Qualifiers, in addition to the NextGen Pacific, NextGen Western, and NextGen Ontario Championships. With continued pandemic-related uncertainty, the remaining NextGen Championships – NextGen Prairie (Quarry Oaks, June 10-13), NextGen Quebec (Club de Golf Hemmingford, June 27-30), and NextGen Atlantic (Dundarave Golf Course, July 12-15) – will also be cancelled and the 2021 NextGen National Junior Orders of Merit will not be awarded. In some cases, these NextGen events would have conflicted with provincial junior championships around Canada that are being delayed and rescheduled.
The two NextGen Fall Series Championships in September will proceed as scheduled. Each field will feature 99 junior boys and girls and exemptions into the 2022 Canadian Junior Championships will be awarded.
- NextGen Fall Series East | September 16-19 | Hollinger Golf Club, Timmins, Ont.
- NextGen Fall Series West | September 23-26 | Myrtle Point Golf Club, Powell River, BC
Golf Canada National Amateur Championships are still scheduled to proceed but will only move forward after approval from regional and provincial health authorities. Operational plans for amateur competitions have been adjusted to incorporate rigorous health and safety protocols. Final decisions about the feasibility of conducting national championships will be made approximately four to six weeks prior to the start of each championship. The safety of championship competitors, tournament staff, volunteers, and host site members will remain the top priority guiding these decisions.
At this time, Golf Canada is able to announce the following changes to its National Amateur Championship schedule:
- Interprovincial team competitions that are usually played concurrently with national championships will not be contested in 2021. The increased complexity associated with team competitions – including group travel and the involvement of non-playing team captains – will not allow for them to proceed this year.
- The Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship will move one week later in July and is now scheduled to be hosted by Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta. from July 26-30. The Canadian Women’s Amateur was last held in Edmonton in 1993. The previously scheduled host, The Royal Montreal Golf Club, has agreed to welcome this national championship in 2025 or 2026, after hosting the Presidents Cup in 2024.
- The Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will remain in its current date and is now scheduled to be hosted at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ont. from August 1-5. The championship—which was previously contested at two courses with a 264-player field—will be reduced to a 156-player field and be contested at one course. The previously scheduled hosts, Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac and Club de Golf Saint-Raphaël, will explore the possibility of hosting the championship in a future year.
- The Canadian Junior Girls Championship will move one week earlier and is now scheduled to be played at Leduc Golf Club in Leduc, Alta. from July 19-23. The previously scheduled host, Club de Golf Sainte-Marie will play host to this championship in 2025 or 2026.
- The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship is now scheduled to be contested at Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Qué. from September 20-24. The previously scheduled host, Ken-Wo Golf Club in New Minas, N.S. will host in 2025.
- The Canadian University/College Championship has been postponed to October. A host course and date will be confirmed in the near future.
- The Canadian Junior Boys Championship will remain at Club de Golf La Vallée du Richelieu in Sainte-Julie, Qué. from August 8-12. The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship will also remain as scheduled. Fort McMurray Golf Club will host the men from August 23-27 and Golf Château-Bromont will host the women from August 30-September 2.
With the current province-wide restrictions in effect, Golf Canada has cancelled the 2021 NextGen Prairie Championship scheduled for June 10-13 at Quarry Oaks Golf Course in Ste. Anne, Manitoba.
This regional junior championship is not feasible given the current mandatory 14-day quarantine for all people entering the province of Manitoba.
Golf Canada will continue to evaluate provincial health and travel restrictions related to COVID-19 to make informed and responsible decisions related to our 2021 championship schedule. The safety and well-being of our championship competitors, tournament staff and volunteers along with event stakeholders and our host community at large is paramount to Golf Canada.
