14 year old Teerawut Boonseeor of Thailand shot a five under par 67 Monday at the Teulon Golf & Country Club to open the Junior Boys & Girls Championships presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

Boonseeor, who had an eagle along with six birdies, has a four stroke lead in the overall Junior Boys event on Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club).

Chuback’s one under par 71 is good for a two stroke lead over Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Breezy Bend Country Club) in the 17 & 18 Age Group.

Terence Rafferty (Team Manitoba / Southwood Golf & Country Club) shot a one over par 73 to lead the 15 & 16 Age Group by four strokes over Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) and Jackson Delaurier (Team Manitoba / Dauphin Lake Golf Club).

Boonseeor’s 67 is good for a 14 stroke lead over Ty Brewster (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) in the 13 & 14 Age Group.

For the Junior Boys leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

For Tuesday’s second round tee times, click here.

In the Junior Girls Championship, Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) shot a two over par 74, good for a two stroke lead on defending champion Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles). On a blustery day with winds reaching 40 kilometers an hour, Lafleche carded a steady back nine score of one under par 35 featuring a birdie on the 12th hole along with eight pars.

Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) leads the 17 & 18 Age Group by two strokes over Keira Krahn (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club) opening with a 79.

Lafleche and Kartusch are the top two players in the 15 & 16 Age Group by 13 and 11 strokes respectively ahead of India Young (Team Manitoba / Carman).

Jewel Lafleche (Clear Lake) shot an 84. She is the lone participant in the 13 & 14 Age Group.

For the Junior Girls leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

For Tuesday’s second round tee times, click here.

72 of the top junior golfers are set to tee off this week at the Teulon Golf & Country Club for the 2023 Junior Boys & Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

There will be a new champion in the field of 50 Junior Boys as two time defending champ Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) is no longer eligible.

Elmhurst Invitational Junior Boys Division Champion Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) will be first to tee off Monday morning at 10:00am.

For Junior Boys tee times, click here.

For the Junior Boys leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

Highlighting the field of 11 junior girls are 2022 defending champion Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) and Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba). Zamzow, who won this championship in 2020, is also coming off an Elmhurst Invitational Championship in the Junior Girls Division.

For Junior Girls tee times, click here.

For the Junior Girls leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

As the college golf season starts to wind down south of the border, Golf Manitoba Director of Communications Brian Munz catches up with Winnipeg’s Braxton Kuntz

General registration for most Golf Manitoba championships is now open.

To be eligible to compete in all Golf Manitoba competitions, players must be an active Golf Manitoba/Canada member and must also hold a current Golf Canada Handicap Index.

Players who do not have an active Golf Manitoba/Canada membership through a member club or league can click HERE to learn more and join.

The championship registration process is easier, less time consuming and accessible through Golf Canada’s Score Centre.

To enter all Golf Manitoba events, you must first log into your Golf Canada Score Centre profile using a web browser and select the competitions tab found under the user menu on the top right-hand side of the web page.

Registration is open for the following:

• Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre
• Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Qualifier
• Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Qualifier
• Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
• Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
• Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship
• Hodson Financial Women’s Senior Championship
• Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Championship

Registration for our final six championships will be announced at a later date.

Please note that personal Golf Genius accounts that are active at the club level will not permit you to register for any Golf Manitoba Championship. 

New for 2023, entry deadlines for most events will now close 14 days prior to the start of the championship.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please do not hesitate to contact Amy at amy@golfmb.ca.

You can view the 2023 championship schedule and register HERE.

Grady Chuback, of the host St. Charles Country Club, shot a 2 under par 70 Thursday and is tied with first round leader Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club at 5 under par 139 going into Friday’s final round of the 100th Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

Kuntz shot even par 72 in his second round.

In the 17 & 18 age group, Kuntz has a five stroke lead on Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Ryan Blair, who had the low round Thursday at 4 under par 68.

Chuback leads the 15 & 16 age group by 13 strokes over Portage Golf Club’s Carson Inman.

In the 13 & 14 age group, Hudson Hunnie has a one stroke lead over Brayden Boge of Pine Ridge Golf Club.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

For Friday’s final round tee times, click here.

In the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation, St. Charles’ Addison Kartusch has a five stroke lead over Crystal Zamzow of Swan River Golf & Country Club.

Both players shot a 1 over par 73 in their second round.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake leads the 17 & 18 age group by two strokes over Whitewater Golf Club’s Reese Keating.

Jewel Lafleche leads the 12 & under age group.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

For Friday’s final round tee times, click here.

Defending Champion Braxton Kuntz, of Breezy Bend Country, made five birdies in his opening round of the 100th Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

Kuntz’s 67 was two strokes better than Brady Chuback of the host, St. Charles Country Club. Chuback also carded five birdies. They were the only two players to shoot below par.

Kuntz also leads the 17 & 18 year old age group by six strokes over Bel Acres Golf & Country Club’s Noah Fiks.

Chubak has a seven stroke lead over Kaleb Lambert of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club in the 15 & 16 age group.

Hudson Hunnie, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member leads the 13 & 14 age group by six strokes over Pine Ridge Golf Club’s Brayden Boge, St. Boniface Golf Club’s Ryan Tuck and Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Max Boese.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Boys leaderboard, click here.

For Thursday’s second round tee times, click here.

St. Charles’ Addison Kartusch has a one stroke lead over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman and a two stroke advantage on Clara Peake, also a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, and Whitewater Golf Club’s Reese Keating in the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

Kartusch made back to back birdies to open her round shooting a four over par 76.

Peake, who is the defending champion, and Keating share the lead in the 17 & 18 age group by 10 strokes over Armaan Dhillon of Elmhurst.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Girls leaderboard, click here.

For Thursday’s second round tee times, click here.

Golf Manitoba is excited to celebrate the 100th playing of the Manitoba Junior Boys Championship July 13-15, 2022, at the historic St. Charles Country Club.

“2022 will be a special year for our junior boy’s provincial championship and we are excited to recognize the centennial playing of this event,” said Golf Manitoba executive director Jared Ladobruk. “St. Charles Country Club is an iconic venue that has a rich history of amateur and professional golf in both Manitoba and Canada and we are delighted for the support of the club’s membership to host this championship. The planning for the celebration of the great history and past champions of this event is well underway.”

“St. Charles is proud to host the 100th playing of the Manitoba Junior Boys Championship,” said Cory Kartusch, COO of St. Charles Country Club. “The Manitoba Junior Championship is the hallmark event for all junior girls and boys in the province. In the past number if years we have seen Golf Manitoba make significant strides in its support of junior golf in the province. We are happy to play a small role in supporting them by hosting this championship. We look forward to welcoming all the players to St. Charles in July for a great week of competition.”   

The Manitoba Junior Boys Championship was first played in 1923 at the Alcrest Golf Club (later became the Charleswood Golf Course) and won by Foster Woolley of the Norwood Golf Club winning with a score of 89. There were 112 competitors in the inaugural event ranging in age from 10 through 16 years old. Of special note, Foster Woolley also went on to win an Olympic gold medal (1932) playing for the 1931/32 Winnipegs (men’s hockey).

The junior boys event has been contested every year since 1923 and has a celebrated list of past champions including George Knudson, Dan Halldorson, Todd Fanning, Rob McMillian, Dale Goerhing, Adam Speirs and Aaron Cockerill.

Last year, at the 2021 Manitoba Junior Boys Championship, Breezy Bend Country Club’s Braxton Kuntz lead from start to finish capturing his first junior boys championship in his final year of eligibility.  Kuntz shot a 54-hole score of 3-over par at the Shilo Country Club in Shilo, Manitoba.

The 81^st Manitoba Junior Girls Championship will also be contested at St. Charles Country alongside the junior boy’s event.

For the third consecutive season, the 2022 Manitoba Junior Boys and Girls Championships will be presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.  The Foundation has committed to subsidize entry fees making the championships one of the most affordable provincial junior golf championships in the country. 

More information about the 100^th Manitoba Junior Boys Championship and the various activations that will take place to celebrate the playing of the tournament will be announced in the coming months.

About St. Charles Country Club

St. Charles Country Club has three distinct 9-hole courses designed by world renown golf architects including Donald Ross, Dr. Alister Mackenzie and Norman Woods.  St. Charles first opened to members in 1904 and has been host to several provincial and national amateur championships and several professional championships including the Canadian Open, the Canadian Women’s Open and the Canadian Seniors.

About Golf Manitoba

Golf Manitoba is the Provincial Sports Organization and governing body for golf in Manitoba and Northwest Ontario representing 9,000 golfers and 80 member clubs. A proud partner of Golf Canada and Sport Manitoba, Golf Manitoba’s mission is to develop, promote, govern and service the game of golf for the benefit of all participants.

For more information, contact:

Brian Munz
Director of Communications
Golf Manitoba
204.899.1092
brian@golfmb.ca