Boonseeor steals the spotlight to open Junior Boys & Girls Championships
Brian Munz
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Chuback & Kuntz share Junior Boys lead while Kartusch tops Junior Girls entering Friday’s final round at St. Charles Country Club
Brian Munz
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.
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.
RESULTS | Opening round of the Junior Boys & Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
Brian Munz
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.
St. Charles Country Club set to host 100th Junior Boys & 81st Junior Girls Championships presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
St. Charles Country Club
Brian Munz
57 of the province’s elite junior boys are part of a special field this year as the 100th playing of the Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation tees off this (Wednesday) morning.
Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club and Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Ryan Blair are in the first pairing to tee off at 7:30, who will compete on the Woods and Ross courses at St. Charles Country Club. Kuntz looks to defend his championship following last summer’s victory at Shilo Country Club.
Ryan McMillan was the last back to back winner in 2017 and 2018.
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake looks to defend her crown in the 81st Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation teeing off at 10:30.
2020 champion Crystal Zamzow of Swan River Golf & Country Club is also in the field of 15.