Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) shot a 10-under par 62, setting a new course record at Minnedosa Golf & Country Club, as the 2024 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur got underway. The previous record of 7-under par 65 was held by Darren Hupfer in 2007.

McDonald’s round included 11 birdies, six pars and a bogey.

The 32 year old currently has a six stroke lead on Michael Coutts (Southwood Golf & Country Club) and Derek Cameron (Minnedosa). Both players shot a 4-under par 68.

Clayton Salkeid (Bridges Golf Course) currently has a two stroke lead in the Mid-Masters Championship on Nolan Tutkaluk (Shilo Country Club) and David Kuik (Niakwa Country Club).

Play is scheduled to resume Friday morning at 8:00. The second round is scheduled to tee off at 9:30.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Mid-Amateur leaderboard, click here.

For the Men’s Mid-Amateur tee times, click here.

Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club), at even par, played nine holes prior to play being suspended. She sits one stroke better than Hannah Diamond (St. Charles), Clara Peake (Minnedosa), Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) and India Young (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club).

Diamond currently has a two stroke lead on Rhonda Orr (Southwood) in the Mid-Amateur Championship.

Play is scheduled to resume Friday morning at 8:00. The second round is scheduled to tee off at 11:03.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

For the Women’s Amateur tee times, click here.

Minnedosa Golf & Country Club is set to host 2024 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships starting Thursday morning.

For the Men’s Mid-Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Women’s Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Mid-Amateur leaderboard, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

93 competitors will tee off Thursday morning at Minnedosa Golf & Country Club in the 2024 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships

Included in the field of 73 men vying for the Mid-Amateur title are defending champion Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club), 2020 champion Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) and two time champion Ben Bandura (Selkirk Golf & Country Club).

Two time defending champion Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) headlines the 20 competitors vying for the Women’s Amateur crown.

The last person to win the Women’s Amateur three straight years was Aileen Robertson (St. Charles Country Club) from 1994 to 1996.

For the Men’s Mid-Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Women’s Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Mid-Amateur leaderboard, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

Registration by Member Club:

Bridges Golf Course (2)
Breezy Bend Country Club (5)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (3)
Clear Lake Golf Course (2)
Dauphin Lake Golf Club (2)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (7)
Gilbert Plains Country Club (2)
Glenboro Golf & Country Club (2)
Golf Alberta Public Players Club (1)
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club (12)
Larters at St. Andrew’s Golf & Country Club (1)
Lorette Golf Course (1)
Madge Lake Golf Course – Saskatchewan (1)
Minnedosa Golf & Country Club (4)
Niakwa Country Club (6)
Oak Island Resort (1)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (4)
Quarry Oaks Golf Course (3)
Rossmere Country Club (2)
Russell Golf Club (1)
St. Boniface Golf Club (2)
St. Charles Country Club (7)
Sandy Beach Golf Club (1)
Selkirk Golf & Country Club (2)
Shanks Driving Range & Grill (1)
Shilo Country Club (9)
Southside Golf Course (1)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (4)
Swan River Golf & Country Club (1)
Teulon Golf & Country Club (1)
TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club – Saskatchewan (1)
Wheat City Golf Course (2)
Whitewater Golf Club (1)

Pat Berezowski, Supervisor of Golf Operations with the City of Thunder Bay shares some history and tells us about Chapples Golf Course.

For tee times, call the proshop at (807) 625-2582.

It was a successful weekend for Manitoba’s young golf stars as the Maple Leaf Junior Tour held a pair of tournaments.

Ty Brewster, Owen Conrad, Kaleb Lambert, Payton Oakden and Grant Secord won their respective divisions at the Maui Jim Series at Transcona Golf Club.

Brewster (Team Manitoba / Quarry Oaks Golf Course) and Adam Blair (Team Manitoba / Pine Ridge Golf Club) finished tied through 36 holes in the Juvenile Boys Championship, one stroke better than Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club). Brewster prevailed in a playoff for top spot.

Conrad (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) had the largest margin of victory in the Bantam Boys event winning by 12 strokes over Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club).

Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) shot a 4-under par 67 in his final round to earn a nine stroke decision in the Junior Boys Championship over Feanor Valaquenta (Southwood Golf & Country Club).

Oakden (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) claimed the U15-19 Girls championship by two strokes over Gracie McMillan (Team Manitoba / Pine Ridge Golf Club).

Secord (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) earned a four stroke victory over Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) in the Peewee Boys division.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

To view the photo gallery, click here.

Austin Boge (Pine Ridge Golf Club) and Hayden Delaloye (Neepawa Golf & Country Club) finished fourth and fifth respectively on the leaderboard at the Future Stars Invitational presented by ATB at Northern Bear Golf Club in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Boge had rounds of 76-75 for a 151 total, three strokes back of first place. Delaloye went 75-77 to finish at 152.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

To view the photo gallery, click here.

For the second consecutive year, Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club), Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) and Marco Trstenjak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) are champions of the Elmhurst Invitational at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Chuback won the Junior Boys title in a playoff versus Carson Inman (Portage Golf Club). Both players finished at 11-over par through 36 holes. Chuback made a par on the first playoff hole for the win.

After opening on Saturday with a 4-under par 67, Trstenjak cruised to the Men’s Championship with another 67 earning an eight stroke decision over Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) and Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club). Kuntz had the low round Sunday at 5-under par 66 while Lutz had a sensational opening nine holes with a 5-under par 31.

Zamzow is wearing the Junior Girls crown once again following an 11 stroke victory over Keira Krahn (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club). Both players carded impressive rounds of 2-over par 75 during Sunday’s final round.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

The annual Elmhurst Invitational is underway at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

The 36 hole championship opened Saturday and will conclude Sunday afternoon with three divisions of competition: junior girls, junior boys and men’s division.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

For tee times, click here.

An exciting week is set for Minnedosa Golf & Country Club as they commemorate 100 years of golf.

• Pay $0.25 for a green fee when renting a cart, the same price a full membership was in 1924!

• All juniors play for free with a Toddler Golf Clinic in the evening

• Vintage themed Ladies Night

• Vintage Themed Men’s Night

• Test your general trivia knowledge against other teams with your team of 10 friends

• 9 holes of scramble golf in the evening, 9 holes of Night Golf!!

• Finish the weekend with our famous breakfast buffet!

Register for all events by calling (204) 867-3151. Space is limited.

Minnedosa Golf & Country Club is also the proud host facility of the 2024 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships July 4-6.

The province’s top amateur golfers are at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club this weekend competing in the Elmhurst Invitational Amateur Championship.

The 36 hole event featuring 57 competitors will tee off at 2:00 Saturday afternoon with three divisions of competition: junior girls, junior boys and men’s division.

All three defending champions return from 2023:

• Men’s Division – Marco Trstenjak (Elmhurst)

• Junior Boys Division – Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club)

• Junior Girls Division – Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club)

For the opening round tee times, click here.

Registration by Member Clubs

Breezy Bend Country Club (7)
Carberry Sandhills Golf & Country Club (1)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (2)
Dauphin Lake Golf Club (2)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (15)
Glendale Golf & Country Club (2)
Glen Lea Golf Club (1)
Kyalami Country Club – South Africa (1)
Niakwa Country Club (5)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (5)
Portage Golf Club (1)
Riverside Country Club – Saskatoon (1)
Rossmere Country Club (1)
Shilo Country Club (3)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (1)
St. Boniface Golf Club (1)
St. Charles Country Club (3)
Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club (1)
Swan River Golf & Country Club (1)
Wheat City Golf Course (1)
Whitewater Golf Club (2)

Thanks to the generous contributions of the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation, participants in the junior boys and girls division were assisted with their registration fee.

Once again this year, the winner of the men’s division will receive an exemption to either the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan or the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Manotick, Ontario.

Founded in 2003 by long-time Elmhurst member John Multan, the Elmhurst Invitational Amateur Championship has become one of the highest regarded amateur events held in the province outside of the Golf Manitoba championship calendar. The field is continually one of the strongest of the year with most of the province’s top players taking part.

Past champions include the likes of the DP World Tour’s Aaron Cockerill, along with past Manitoba Men’s Amateur Champions Garth Collings, Derek East, Todd Fanning, Matt Johnston, Brad Kirton and Peter More.

St. Charles Country Club member Don MacDonald is back in Winnipeg following his first assignment as an official at the 124th playing of the U.S. Open Championship this past weekend at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2.