Carson Inman and Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) captured the Men’s Four-Ball Championship at Grand Pines Golf Club.

Inman and Keeler combined for a round of 6-under par 66, one stroke better than the team of Aaron & Cam McIntyre (Rossmere Country Club) and the team of Matt Glowa (Whispering Winds of Warren Golf & Country Club) and Chris Plishka (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club).

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Golf Manitoba would like to acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

Manitoba Blue Cross

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PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, Territory Manager

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We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Grand Pines Golf Club led by General Manager and PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Ivan Koop, Superintendent Bruce Gray, Food & Beverage Manager Barb McLennan, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

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32 two person teams will be at Grand Pines Golf Club Thursday to compete in the Men’s Four-Ball Championship.

The 18 hole event features teams representing Delahunt Golf & Country Club, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Kildonan Park Golf Course, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, Quarry Oaks Golf Course, Rossmere Country Club, St. Boniface Golf Club, St. Charles Country Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Shanks Driving Range, Shilo Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club, Transcona Golf Club, Whispering Winds of Warren, Windsor Park Golf Course and Winkler Centennial Golf Club.

This year’s format features:

• Play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing their own ball.
• A side’s score for a hole is the lower gross score of the two partners on that hole.
• The partner with the lower score on each hole provides that team’s score for that hole.
• Each team is responsible for recording their gross score on a hole on a single scorecard

For tee times, click here.

For live scoring on the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

It is with profound sadness to have learned of the passing of Jim Collins, the beloved golf professional at St. Charles Country Club for 37 remarkable years. Jim passed away the evening of September 10th, at the age of 86 years. 

Jim became the Head professional at St. Charles in 1961 and retired in 1997. For nearly four decades Jim dedicated his life to St. Charles. Teaching, coaching, operating the Pro Shop and most of all, making the members at St. Charles feel special each and every day. His unwavering commitment to the Club, coupled with his kindness, patience, and infectious love for the game, made an indelible impact on everyone fortunate enough to know him.

Throughout his career, Jim has been a 3-time winner of the Manitoba Zone Championship (’65, ’77, ’78), a 5-time winner of the Manitoba Zone Seniors’ Championship (’89, ’90, ’91, ’94, ’00), and in 1980 Jim was the PGA Club Professional Champion of Canada.

Internationally, Jim has won 8 other Championships including the Bermuda Beefeater Championship, the Royal Oak Seniors Championship, and the Lake Nona Senior Invitational Championship.

In 1985, Jim was selected as a Rules Instructor and Member of the Golf Canada (formerly RCGA) Rules Advisory Committee. Jim was recognized and inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in 2007 and the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.

Jim remained a fixture at the Club as he was awarded an honorary membership at St. Charles upon his retirement and active at the Club until his passing. He remained passionate about St. Charles and the game of golf, shooting his age too many times to count.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s wife Lucette, sons Glenn and James, and their families during this difficult time.

(courtesy PGA of Manitoba)

Golf Manitoba is proud to keep you updated on amateur golfers from our region who are on the course while attending post secondary educational facilities.

• Sept 17 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) carded a 2-under par 70 in the second round of the Kelsey Chugg Invitational at Wolf Creek Golf Club in Eden, Utah. Finished T2. Final leaderboard.

• Sept 17 – Jacob Taweel (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club / Morningside University) carded a 1-over par 72 in the opening round of the Northwest Iowa National Invitational at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars, Iowa. Live leaderboard.

• Sept 16 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) carded a 3-over par 75 in the first round of the Kelsey Chugg Invitational at Wolf Creek Golf Club in Eden, Utah. Live leaderboard.

• Sept 10 – Jacob Taweel (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club / Morningside University) carded rounds of 73, 74 and 76 at the Siouxland Invitational at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City, Iowa. Finished T22. Full leaderboard.

• Sept 10 – Zostrianos Giordani-Gross (Shilo Country Club / Miles College) carded a 76 and 72 in the 36 hole Full Moon Invitational at Timberline Golf Club in Calera, Alabama. Finished T15.

• Sept 10 – Crystal Zamzow (Swan River Golf & Country Club / Cumberland University) carded a 8-over par 80 in the final round of the Rohrman Invitational at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafeyette, Indiana. Finished T15. Full leaderboard

• Sept 10 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded a 2-under par 70 in the final round of the NCAA Division 1 Bryan National Collegiate Championship at The Bryan Park and Golf Club in Browns Summit, North Carolina. Finished T3. Full leaderboard 

• Sept 9 – Crystal Zamzow (Swan River Golf & Country Club / Cumberland University) carded a 7-over par 79 in the opening round and a 12-over par 84 in the second round of the Rohrman Invitational at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafeyette, Indiana. Full leaderboard

• Sept 9 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded a 3-under par 69 in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 Bryan National Collegiate Championship at The Bryan Park and Golf Club in Browns Summit, North Carolina. Full leaderboard 

• Sept 8 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded a 1-under par 71 in the opening round of the NCAA Division 1 Bryan National Collegiate Championship at The Bryan Park and Golf Club in Browns Summit, North Carolina. Full leaderboard 

* If you have information on players not listed, please email Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz at brian@golfmb.ca.

For the third time in four rounds, Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) shot a 1-under par 71 to conclude the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO at Saugeen Golf Club in Saugeen Shores, Ontario.

Fanning’s round on Sunday featured four birdies and 11 pars along with three bogeys. At even par 288, his 72 hole tournament total is good for a three way tie for ninth place on the leaderboard.

Jay Doyle (Niakwa) finished T58 following a final round 80 while Ron Cornell (Clear Lake Golf Course) shot an 84 to end play T68.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Stony Mountain’s Aaron Cockerill shot even par 71 during Sunday’s final round of the DP World Tour’s Amgen Irish Open to finish T9 on the leaderboard.

He concluded play at 2-under par 282, seven strokes back of winner Rasmus Hojgaard. Rory McIlroy finished in second at 8-under par.

Cockerill’s performance his week earned him 107,717 euros or just over $165,000 Canadian.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Tyler Polanski shot rounds of 77 and 74 to finish T20 on the leaderboard and was the University of Manitoba Bisons highest finishing competitor at the Saint John’s University Fall Invitational.

The 36 hole tournament was played at St. Cloud Country Club and Blackberry Ridge Golf Club.

Also representing the Bisons were:

T27 Rory Neill 82-71-153 (+9)
T35 Jordon McDonald 75-80-155 (+11)
T35 Jack Rudick 76-79-155 (+11)
T43 Lachlan Allerton 79-78-157 (+13)
T49 Trent Robertson 86-73-159 (+15)
53 Eric Prokopowich 82-78-160 (+16)
T72 Brent Ingram 85-81-166 (+22)
T72 Cole Peters 83-83-166 (+22)
77 Derek Benson 80-91-171 (+27)

For the final leaderboard, click here.

For the second time in St. Boniface Golf Club history, a Hole-in-One has been recorded on a par 4.

Following in the footsteps of David Borowski (Breezy Bend Country Club), who aced the 330 yard 15th hole in 2006, Team Manitoba member Payne Wood recently made a Hole-in-One on the 292 yard 2nd hole.

Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) shot a 1-under par 71 during Saturday’s third round of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO at Saugeen Golf Club in Saugeen Shores, Ontario to maintain his spot as the top Manitoban entering Sunday’s final round.

At 1-over par 217 through 54 holes, Fanning is T9 on the leaderboard.

Ron Cornell (Clear Lake Golf Course) and Jay Doyle (Niakwa) are T44 at 12-over par. Cornell shot a 76 Saturday while Doyle had a 74.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

Todd Fanning and Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) along with Ron Cornell (Clear Lake Golf Course) have made the cut and will play into the weekend at the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO at Saugeen Golf Club in Saugeen Shores, Ontario.

Fanning is T12 on the leaderboard at 2-over par through 36 holes following a 3-over par 75 in his second round.

Cornell and Doyle each carded a 5-over par 77 Friday. Cornell sits T44 at 8-over par while Doyle is T66 at 10-over par.

Failing to make the cut were:

Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) 76-81-157
Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club) 80-80-160
Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) 79-82-161
Brad Moore (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 81-82-163

Team Manitoba (Fanning, Heinrichs, Moore) finished in seventh place in the 36 hole Inter Provincial Team Championship at 18-over par.

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