Three kids who started golfing together in 1981 at Southwood Golf & Country Club are National Champions.

David White (St. Charles Country Club), Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) and Jay Doyle (Niakwa) combined for Manitoba’s first ever Inter-Provincial Team Championship in the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship at Niakwa Country Club.

Their 4-over par 292 total secured a five stroke victory over Team Ontario.

Individually, White shot a 2-over par 74 Wednesday and is currently tied for lead with Todd Wiseman of British Columbia and Arizona’s Bryan Hoops at 1-under par 143. Wiseman and Hoops each carded a 3-under par 69 during their second round.

Also representing Manitoba and making the cut are:

T11 – Todd Fanning (Niakwa) +5, 78-71-149
T23 – David Kuik (Niakwa) +8, 76-76-152
T35 – Jay Doyle (Niakwa) +9, 78-75-153

Missing the cut from Manitoba:

Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) +15, 77-82-159
Dale Coulter (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +17, 82-79-161
Blair Neal (Rossmere Country Club) +17, 79-82-161
Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club) +17, 83-78-161
Ken Warwick (Niakwa) +19, 81-82-163
Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +21, 85-80-165
John Mackinnon (Pine Ridge Golf Club) +24, 86-82-168
Jason Groshak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +25, 81-88-169
Ben Bandura (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +26, 82-88-170
Karl Loepp (Niakwa) +32, 92-84-176

For the full leaderboard, click here.

For Thursday’s third round tee times, click here.

David White (St. Charles Country Club) birdied four of his opening nine holes Tuesday at Niakwa Country Club and will carry a one stroke lead into the second round of the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship.

White, who also made an eagle on the par four – 7th hole enroute to a 3-under par 69, and Scotland’s Ronnie Clark at 2-under par 70 were the only players to break par.

Also representing Manitoba:

David Kuik (Niakwa) +4, 76
Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) +5, 77
Jay Doyle (Niakwa) +6, 78
Todd Fanning (Niakwa) +6, 78
Blair Neal (Rossmere Country Club) +7, 79
Jason Groshak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +9, 81
Ken Warwick (Niakwa) +9, 81
Ben Bandura (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +10, 82
Dale Coulter (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +10, 82
Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club) +11, 83
Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +13, 85
John Mackinnon (Pine Ridge Golf Club) +14, 86
Karl Loepp (Niakwa) +20, 92

Walker is the highest placing Manitoban on the Super Senior Division leaderboard at T5, seven strokes back of Clark.

Manitoba (Doyle, Fanning & White) is currently in second place, one stroke off the lead held by British Columbia in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship at 3-over par 147.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

For Wednesday’s second round tee times, click here.

On the eve of the opening round of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship at Niakwa Country Club, Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz caught up with Superintendent Shawn Major to preview the 2026 National Championship

For Tuesday’s opening round tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.

The University of Manitoba Bisons had a weekend to remember in Ham Lake, Minnesota.

Led by Jack Rudick (Glendale Golf & Country Club) and Rory Neill (Glendale), the Bisons won the Fall Invitational Team Championship at Majestic Oaks Golf Club by 11 strokes over St. Olaf College.

For the final team leaderboard, click here.

Rudick carded rounds of 3-under par 69 and 2-under par 70 to win his first collegiate championship at 5-under par 139.

Neill finished in second place at 1-under par 143 (70-73).

Also representing the Bisons:

T8 – Terence Rafferty (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 74-76-150
T18 – Ethan Portey (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 76-77-153
T47 – Tyler Polanski (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 82-81-163

For the final individual leaderboard, click here.

(Courtesy: Golf Canada)

The 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO is set for Tuesday, September 8 through Friday, September 11 with a field of 156 amateur golfers competing over four rounds at Niakwa Country Club.

14 Manitobans are in the field including:

Ben Bandura (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Dale Coulter (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Jay Doyle (Niakwa)
Todd Fanning (Niakwa)
Jason Groshak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
David Kuik (Niakwa)
Karl Loepp (Niakwa)
John Mackinnon (Pine Ridge Golf Club)
Blair Neal (Rossmere Country Club)
Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club)
Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club)
Ken Warwick (Niakwa)
David White (St. Charles Country Club)

For opening round tee times, click here.

For the opening round leaderboard, click here.

Also competing for the John Rankin Memorial Trophy features seven past champions including Don Martone of Sault Ste Marie, Ont. (2025), Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Ga. (2023), Rusty Strawn of Eatonton, Ga. (2022), Darren Ritchie of St. John, N.B. (2021), two-time champion Gene Elliott of Norwalk, Iowa (2019, 2017), Brad Exber of Las Vegas, Nev. (2018) and David Schultz of Calgary Alta. (2013).

“We are proud to welcome a strong field that includes seven past champions and a number of accomplished competitors to the 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship next week at Niakwa Country Club,” said Sam Brown, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We are grateful for the tremendous support from the staff and volunteers at Niakwa, whose efforts have helped create a challenging championship experience along with a memorable week for everyone involved.”

Niakwa Country Club is an 18-hole parkland course designed by Stanley Thompson, recently updated by Doug Carrick to remain true to this philosophy. The Niakwa Country Club was launched in the fall of 1921 by a few enthusiasts who envisioned a need in Winnipeg for a high-quality golf course, close to the city. On November 1, 1921, a final decision was made to move forward with development and to name the club “Niakwa” meaning “Winding River”. Stanley Thompson, internationally renowned Canadian golf architect, arrived in November 1922 to begin design. Thompson took full advantage of the Seine River and the ravines that ran through the property.

“On behalf of the membership and staff at Niakwa Country Club, it is our privilege to welcome you to the 2026 Canadian Senior Golf Championship. We our very proud of our historic Stanley Thompson design and know it will be an excellent test for all the competitors,” said Fanning, member, Niakwa Country Club. “Enjoy not only our hospitality but also our great city that we invite you to explore during your stay in Winnipeg. Best of luck to all and may your tee shots be straight this week.”

The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship was established in 1962 for golfers aged 55-and-over and includes a Super Senior division for golfers 65-and-over that was introduced in 1995. The national championship consists of 72 holes of stroke-play with a cut to the low 70 plus ties after 36 holes. Additionally, a minimum of five Super Seniors will make the cut as well as any Super Seniors within 10 shots of the division leader. In addition, the Senior Inter-Provincial Team Championship will run concurrently through the first 36 holes of the tournament. There will be a practice round on Monday, September 7 followed by tournament play beginning on Tuesday, September 8.

Team Ontario will look to go back-to-back in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship after winning the 2025 Inter-Provincial Team Championship at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, N.S. Martone, Ashley Chinner of Brooklin, Ont. and Mike Kray of Oakville, Ont. were victorious last year ending Alberta’s quest for five straight team titles. Team Alberta will be in search of their seventh championship in nine years. Representing Manitoba will be Doyle, Fanning and White.

A trio of Canadian Golf Hall of Famers lead the way having won the most Canadian Men’s Senior Championships in tournament history including, Bob Wylie of Calgary, Alta. with seven (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995). Nick Weslock of Oakville, Ont. with six (1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) and Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. with four (2001, 2002, 2008 and 2009).

The champion will receive exemptions into the 2027 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, 2027 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, 2027 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship (plus a 10-year exemption, if eligible) and the 2027 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Conditions could not have been better to open the month of September as Killarney Lakeside Golf Club played host to the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship.

On a 27 degree day with winds less than two kilometers an hour, Dale Coulter (Wheat City Golf Course) and Jason Thorpe (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) combined for a bogey free round with an eagle and eight birdies to win the Gross Championship at 10-under par 61.

David Powell and Carl Lechman of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club finished in second place at 8-under par 63.

Scott Salmon and Tyler Zinnick of Selkirk Golf & Country Club won the Net-Stableford Championship with 42 points.

Based on a countback at 40 points, Brad Beghetto and Alec Goold of Transcona Golf Club earned second place honours.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Killarney Lakeside Golf Club led by President Steve Nichol and the board of directors, Facility Manager Tim Mitchell, Superintendent Rick Penner, Pro Shop Manager Scott Lawson, their staff and membership for their warm welcome.

(Courtesy: Mike Masaro / Golf Canada)

Corey Conners and Nick Taylor were named to the International Team as captain’s picks by International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy ahead of the 2026 Presidents Cup at the PGA TOUR Studios in Ponte Vedra, Florida on Tuesday.

Conners of Listowel, Ontario will be making his third consecutive appearance at the Presidents Cup having previously competed for the International Team in 2022 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina and in 2024 at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal. Conners finished with a record of 2-3-0 earning two points for the team including a 5 and 3 singles win over Tony Finau and a 6 and 5 Foursomes win alongside Mackenzie Hughes over Wyndham Clark and Finau in Montreal. Conners narrowly missed out on automatic qualification, finishing the season long point standings in seventh.

Taylor of Abbotsford, British Columbia will be making his first appearance at the Presidents Cup. The 2023 RBC Canadian Open winner is a five-time winner on the PGA TOUR and finished 13th on the point standings for the International Team. Taylor and Conners last competed together representing Canada at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where Conners finished T9 and Taylor T30.

Joining Conners and Taylor are Nico Echavarria (Colombia), Sungjae Im (Republic of Korea), Ryo Hisatsune (Japan) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa) who were also named as captain’s picks on Tuesday.

The group joins the six players already qualified for the International Team including, Si Woo Kim (Republic of Korea), 2025 RBC Canadian Open winner and 2026 Open Championship winner Ryan Fox (New Zealand), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Min Woo Lee (Australia), Tom Kim (Republic of Korea) and Adam Scott (Australia).

Last week, Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ontari. was named as an assistant captain for the International Team joining Trevor Immelman (South Africa), Camilo Villegas (Colombia) and Tim Clark (South Africa). Pendrith previously competed in the 2022 and 2024 Presidents Cups, earning two points for the International Team in Montreal. Pendrith becomes the second Canadian to serve as assistant captain, with Mike Weir previously serving in 2019 and 2022 before captaining the International Team in 2024.

The U.S. Team is led by captain and 2013 RBC Canadian Open winner, Brandt Snedeker with assistant captains Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley and two-time RBC Canadian Open winner (2006, 2007) Jim Furyk.

Representing the U.S. are Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa and captain’s picks, Chris Gotterup, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Jacob Bridgeman and Jackson Koivun.

The U.S. Team has won 13 times in tournament history, with the lone International Team win coming in 1998. The teams shared the trophy following a tie in 2003.

The 16th edition of the Presidents Cup will take place at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Illinois September 24 – 27. For more information, please visit presidentscup.com.

The University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s Golf team had a successful start to the season competing in the Cougar Cup at Deer Valley Golf Club just outside of Regina.

In the Team Division, the Bisons finished in second place with a two round total of 59 over par 635, just six strokes back of the Alberta Golden Bears.

Individually, the Bisons were led by Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) who finished fourth on the leaderboard at 10-over par 154 (78-76).

6th: Tyler Polanski (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +14, 158 (80-78)
7th: Ryan Blair (Elmhurst) +15, 159 (74-85)
11th: Terrence Rafferty (Southwood Golf & Country Club) +20, 164 (84-80)
12th: Jack Rudick (Glendale) +21, 165 (84-81)
13th: Ryder Pufahl (Rossmere Country Club) +22, 166 (94-72)
T15: Brayden Boge (Rossmere) +25, 169 (84-85)
T22: Ethan Portey (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +37, 181 (88-93)

For the final leaderboard, click here.

The Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship tees off starting at 10:00 this morning at Killarney Lakeside Golf Club with 34 teams vying for the Gross and Net-Stableford Division Championships.

For the tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

Taking part are teams from Black Bear Golf Club, Breezy Bend Country Club, Carman Golf & Curling Club, Clear Lake Golf Course, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, EVO Golf, Killarney Lakeside Golf Club, LaBroquerie Golf, Minnewasta Golf & Country Club, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, Rossmere Country Club, St. Boniface Golf Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Shilo Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Transcona Golf Club and Wheat City Golf Course.

Included in this year’s field and returning to defend 2025 Gross Division championship is the team of Carl Lechman and David Powell from Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Net Stableford Division:

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for the hole is based on the Stableford Scoring System.
  • A player’s or side’s score for a hole is based on points awarded by comparing the player’s or side’s number of strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes) on the hole to a fixed target score for the hole.

• Each team is responsible for recording their gross score on a hole on a single scorecard. The system will calculate the net scores at the scoring table.
• Maximum handicap per player is 20.0 at time of draw
• We will also take 85% of the handicaps as recommended by Golf Canada as an allowance in a Four-Ball Stableford Competition.

Gross Division

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for a hole is the lower gross score of the two partners on that hole.
• Maximum handicap index per player is 9.9 at time of draw

As our 2026 championship season continues, Golf Manitoba would like acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

Sport Manitoba

Manitoba Blue Cross

PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, PGA of Canada, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

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Two Golf Manitoba members recently competed at the Alberta All Abilities Championship at the Broadmoor Golf Course in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Shane Dyck (Pine Ridge Golf Club) finished 14th on the Gross Division leaderboard following rounds of 106 and 91 while Kyle Calder (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) was 18th after carding a 102 and 103.

In the Net-Stableford Division, Calder was 17th with 46 points followed by Dyck in 18th place with 44 points.

For the final leaderboard, click here.