Golf Canada’s 2023 championship season continues at the Evergreen Golf Club in Nipawin, Saskatchewan with the NextGen Prairie Championship, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards.
The 36-hole stroke play competition runs today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday).
The starting field will feature 67 male and female competitors – 52 Junior Boys and 15 Junior Girls – vying for spots into their respective Canadian Junior Championship later this summer.
Our province is represented by 20 competitors, including 12 members of Team Manitoba.
Junior Boys:
– Adam Blair (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
– Carson Chapman (Glendale Golf & Country Club)
– Jackson Delaurier (Team Manitoba / Dauphin Lake Golf Club)
– Zostrianos Gross (Shilo Country Club)
– Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Portage Golf Club)
– Kaleb Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
– Hunter McLean (Carman Golf & Country Club)
– Spence Mott (Team Manitoba / Shilo Country Club)
– Ethan Portey (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
– Terence Rafferty (Team Manitoba / Southwood Golf & Country Club)
– Jacob Taweel (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
– Ryan Tuck (St. Boniface Golf Club)
– Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club)
– Finn Wylder Kidd (St. Charles Country Club)
Junior Girls:
– Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club)
– Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
– Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Club)
– Jewel Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Club)
– India Young (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club)
– Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
To follow the live leaderboard of the NextGen Prairie Championship, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards, click here.
The top six players in the Junior Boys division will earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 14-17, at North Bay Golf and Country Club Ltd. in North Bay, Ont. The top six players (including ties) in the Junior Girls division will earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, July 24-27, at Hampton Golf Course in Hampton, N.B.
Evergreen Golf Course is located in the heart of Nipawin, known as Saskatchewan’s vacation capital. Surrounded by two spectacular lakes where the prairies meet the boreal forest, Nipawin is renowned for its exceptional outdoor recreation offering world class golf, superb fishing, camping and boating opportunities.
“Having the opportunity to host a Golf Canada event is an honour that not many facilities get. It is a chance for us to showcase the high-quality golf course we have. Our course management team, staff and members put a lot of effort into providing a first-class golf experience and this is a way to share with guests from across Canada,” said Derrick Tallon, Head Pro at Evergreen Golf Course. “It is our goal to have the golfers and visitors to the Evergreen Golf Course share a positive story with their friends and encourage more visitors to our golf course.”
About the NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards
The NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards is a high-performance junior golf series which totals eight competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2023 national championships. Two additional Fall Series events will be hosted to close the season. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf. For more information on the NextGen Prairie Championship, click here.