Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk is pleased to announce Sean Murray has been named the new Head Coach of the Team Manitoba Junior Boy’s Program.

Murray, who is a PGA of Canada class A professional, assumes the role from Derrik Goodwin, who resigned due to personal and professional time constraints.

“First of all, I would like to thank Derrik for everything he has done for our program. He spent countless hours with our young athletes continuing the tradition and work ethic of his predecessor Garth Goodbrandson. I, and our staff, are grateful to know Derrik will be a valued resource moving forward as he focuses on his family and current position at Glendale Golf & Country Club” said Ladobruk. “As we move forward into 2023, we welcome Sean to our Golf Manitoba family. Sean is highly regarded by his mentors in the golf community and I know our Team Manitoba athletes will learn a great deal from him both on and off the course”. 

Murray is a graduate of Sisler High School and continued his studies into Red River College’s Business Administration program where he majored in marketing.

His golf and coaching resume includes working locally at The Players Course and Breezy Bend Country Club prior to moving to Calgary to join the staff at the Bearspaw Golf Club. During his time in Alberta, Murray was an Assistant Coach with the University of Calgary Dinos and Alberta Provincial team. He then went East and was named High Performance Coach and Junior Coordinator at Royal Montreal Golf Club.  In 2022, Murray was named an Assistant Coach for the Team Manitoba Junior Boys’ Program.

Last year, Murray returned home to join the staff at St. Charles Country Club as an Associate Professional. He will continue with his current role as Director of Instruction and Junior Golf Coordinator.

About Team Manitoba: The Team Manitoba program provides enhanced training, development, and competitive opportunities for both aspiring and accomplished junior female and male athletes from the Golf Manitoba region.

The program encompasses fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, technique, equipment management and regional, multi-sport, and national level competition. For more, please visit golfmb.ca/team-manitoba.

Team Manitoba member Cala Korman has achieved one of her top goals in the 2022 season, attaining a scholarship to attend Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

St. Charles Country Club members Grady Chuback and Addison Kartusch are back home following Golf Canada’s 2022 Team Canada – Next Gen Selection Camp.

Both players are members of the Team Manitoba junior development program.

Chuback finished T9 on the Junior Boys leaderboard after 54 holes of play at +3, 219 (73-72-74) at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.

Kartusch placed 26th in the Junior Girls event at +22, 238 (80-81-77).

The objective of Team Canada – NextGen is to provide resources and support to help developing Canadian junior and young amateur golfers maximize their potential and eventually reach the LPGA or PGA TOUR.

Golf Canada’s selection committee will now use the results from the camp assessments along with supplementary information (including other 2022 results) to select players to for the 2022/23 Team Canada NextGen Squad.

Addison Kartusch and Grady Chuback, both of St. Charles Country Club and both members of the Team Manitoba junior development program, have been chosen to attend Golf Canada’s 2022 Team Canada – NextGen Selection Camp that will be held September 8-11, 2022 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.

The objective of Team Canada – NextGen is to provide resources and support to help developing Canadian junior and young amateur golfers maximize their potential and eventually reach the LPGA or PGA TOUR.

Kartusch had a very busy and successful 2022 competitive campaign winning the 2022 Manitoba Junior Girls Championship and placing 30th in the Canadian Junior Girls Championship. Chuback finished 2nd in the Manitoba Junior Boys Championship to earn a spot to represent Manitoba at the 2022 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Both players also represented Manitoba in the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

The Selection Camp will include a 54-hole head-to-head tournament and a small portion of objective skills testing. On the girl’s side, the 54-hole competition (September 9-11) will also serve as a final qualifier for the World Junior Girls Championship to be held from October 12-15 at Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, ON. Following the camp, Golf Canada’s selection committee will use the results from the camp assessments along with supplementary information (including other 2022 results) to select players to for the 2022/23 Team Canada NextGen Squad.

Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce Grady Chuback, Addison Kartusch, Cala Korman and Eric Prokopowich will represent our province starting this week at the Canada Summer Games.

“Cala started the season with a win at the City and District Championship followed by a 7th place finish at the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur and a 3rd place finish at the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. She then followed these impressive performances by being the only Manitoban to make the cut at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Her determination, and ability to push herself has allowed her to become a top player in the province” ” said Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team Women’s Coach Bri-ann Tokariwski.

“Addison came out of the gate this season with the low medalist at the Manitoba Match Play Qualifier, competing against a field that is pro dominantly older than her” added Tokariwski. “She had a top 3 finish at the Women’s Am followed by a dominating win at the Junior Championship and a top 30 finish at the Canadian Junior Championship. Addison’s approach to the game and distance off the tee has allowed her to improve her game and compete at a high level”.

“Eric and Grady have worked so hard all year for this once in a life time opportunity. They have both earned their spot through an extensive qualifying process. I’m very excited what they can do over the 4 rounds” said Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team Men’s Coach Derrik Goodwin.

Tournament play tees off Wednesday.

The Team Manitoba program will officially start its green grass training season with a four-day training camp that will be held March 27-31, 2022 at the Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, British Columbia.

Golf Manitoba will send its top junior female and male athletes to the Bear Mountain facility where they work with head coaches Bri-ann Tokariwski and Derrik Goodwin and will also integrate with the Golf Canada National Junior Squad. The training camp is a continuation of the Canada Summer Games training program that started in early January.

Representing the female program is Armaan Dhillon of the Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Addison Kartusch of the St. Charles Country Club, Jeri Lafleche of the Clear Lake Golf Course, and Crystal Zamzow of the Swan River Golf & Country Club. Representing the male program is Ryan Blair of the Pine Ridge Golf Course, Grady Chuback of St. Charles Country Club, Hayden Delaloye of Neepawa Golf & Country Club, Kaleb Lambert of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Thomas Scott of St. Charles Country Club, and Jack Taylor of St. Charles Country Club.

The training camp was made possible by the generous support of the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation with additional support from Sport Manitoba and Golf Canada.

About Team Manitoba

Golf Manitoba provides enhanced training, development, and competitive opportunities for both aspiring and accomplished junior female and male athletes from the Golf Manitoba region.

The Team Manitoba program encompasses fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, technique, equipment management and regional, multi-sport, and national level competition.

About Team Canada

Team Canada, which began its full year integrated men’s and women’s programs in 2003, is an integral part of Golf Canada’s strong commitment to the development of Canada’s best amateur golfers.

The intention of the program is to provide the best possible support and services to athletes and assist them in attaining their long and short term goals. Its mission is to produce the best amateur golfers in the world.

Team Manitoba finished in 5th place at the 2019 Golf Canada Canadian Senior Men’s Championship that was held September 10-13 at the Ceder Brae Golf Club in Scarborough, Ontario. The team of Garth Collings (Breezy Bend Country Club), 2019 Senior Men’s Champion Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) and Bruce North (Carman Golf & Curling Club) posted a two-day team score of 297 to put them at +13 for the event and 15 shots back of the winning team from Alberta in the inter-provincial team competition.

Final team results >>

Individually, both Garth Collings and Bruce North made the cut and finished T15th and T38th respectively. Ken Warwick of Niakwa Country Club also made the 36-hole cut finishing in 66th place.

Final individual results >>