Golf Manitoba well represented at Canadian Men’s Senior Championship
The 61st playing of the national championship features a field 156 golfers competing for the senior title along with a super senior division and an inter-provincial team competition
Pemberton, B.C. – The 2023 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO is set for September 5-8 with a field of 156 amateur golfers competing over four rounds at Big Sky Golf Club in Pemberton, B.C.
The field competing for the John Ranking Memorial Trophy includes defending champion Rusty Strawn of McDonagh, Ga. along with seven of the most recent winners—Darren Ritchie (2021), Gene Elliott (2019, 2017), Brady Exber (2018), Jack Hall (2015), Doug Roxburgh (2014) and David Schultz (2013).
Nine competitors are in the field representing Golf Manitoba:
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club)
Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club)
Gord Hudson (Southwood Golf & Country Club)
David Klowak (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club)
David Powell (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Ken Warwick (Niakwa Country Club)
David White (St. Charles Country Club)
For the opening round tee times, click here.
For the first round leaderboard, click here.
“We are very excited to be back at another Robert Cupp designed course for the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship. As one of the premier golf destinations in British Columbia, Big Sky Golf Club will present a tough, but incredibly enjoyable challenge to our field of Canadian and International Senior amateurs.,” said Sam Brown, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “Having hosted numerous provincial championships, I am looking forward to working with the staff at the club as they host their very first National Championship. It is shaping up to be a great week, both on and off the course in Pemberton.”
Big Sky was designed by Robert Cupp and opened in 1994, earning the runner-up spot as best new course in Canada by Golf Digest magazine. Cupp uses a southern style course design that includes wide bent-grass fairways surrounded by dense bluegrass rough, fescue and water hazards lurking on every hole with demanding second shots. Green complexes are surrounded by false edges that feed into hollows and swales that are closely mown to give players unlimited options to be creative in the short game.
“We are excited for the upcoming week. We have hosted a variety of provincial amateur championships and championships of the Pacific Northwest, but never a national championship,” said Corry Butler, Director of Golf, Big Sky Golf Club. “We look forward to hosting a great field of senior championship competitors and the test that Big Sky will present them.”
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 after 36 holes. The Super Senior Championship is contested concurrently over the four rounds of the championship. In addition, the Senior Inter-Provincial Team Championship was added in 1977 and runs concurrently through the first 36 holes of the tournament.
The champion will receive an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.
For the full player field competing in the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.
GOLF CANADA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Golf Canada annually conducts more than 30 golf competitions and qualifiers nation-wide – including nine National Amateur Championships – which play host to more than 3,000 domestic and international athletes from all corners of the world. In partnership with our host clubs, thousands of volunteers, provincial golf associations and our proud sponsors, Golf Canada is dedicated to supporting player development through world-class competition since our inception in 1895. Officiated by certified Canadian Rules of Golf officials, Golf Canada’s amateur competitions are fully compliant with golf’s international governing bodies and include marquee events such as the Canadian Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships as well as the Canadian Junior Girls and Junior Boys Championships. Golf Canada’s amateur championships are proudly supported by BDO Canada, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), Titleist, FootJoy, Sport Canada, Levelwear and JOURNIE Rewards. For more information and scheduling visit www.golfcanada.ca/championships.
– with copy courtesy Golf Canada
Orr finishes T7 at Canadian Women’s Senior Championship
Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) shot a final round of 80 for a 54 hole total of 238 to finish in a tie for seventh place on the leaderboard at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship.
Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) completed play in a tie for 31st after an 85 today and 257 total.
Mary-Ann Hayward of Ontario won the 2023 championship at +11, 227 following a 76. That was good for a one stroke victory over Judith Kyrinis, also of Ontario.
For the final round leaderboard, click here.
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Orr & Gibson make the cut at Canadian Women’s Senior Championship
Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) and Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) are the lone Manitobans to advance past 36 holes of competition at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship.
Orr, who shot an 82 today, is tied for sixth place on the Senior Divison leaderboard at +14, 158 while Gibson, who carded an 89, is tied for 38th at +28, 172.
Failing to make the cut also representing Golf Manitoba were:
Susan Wright-Cassan (Emerald Greens Golf Club) 89-95 (+40)
Lisa Benson (St. Charles Country Club) 92-93 (+41)
Heather Shayna (Southwood) 92-97 (+47)
Mary Turner (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 92-97 (+47)
Team Manitoba (Orr & Gibson) combined to finish fourth in the overall standings at +42. Ontario won the event at +13.
For the second round leaderboard, click here.
For the third round tee times, click here.
Orr leads Manitoba through 18 holes at Canadian Women’s Senior Championship
Fresh off competing at the U.S. Women’s Senior Open in Portland, Oregon, Winnipeg’s Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) is on the Canadian east coast for the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship.
Orr had Manitoba’s low round of the day shooting a 4-over par 76, to sit only four strokes off the lead in the Senior’s division at Mill River Golf Resort.
In the Super Senior’s division, Orr trails American Amy Ellertson by two strokes for first place.
Also representing Golf Manitoba are:
Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club) 83
Susan Wright-Cassan (Emerald Greens Golf Club) 89
Lisa Benson (St. Charles Country Club) 92
Heather Shayna (Southwood) 92
Mary Turner (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 92
Following tomorrow’s second round the field will be reduced to the low 70 players and ties, based off the Senior division. A minimum of five Super Seniors will make the cut and anyone within ten shorts of the Super Senior leader.
In the Inter Provincial Team Competition, Manitoba (Orr & Gibson) combined for a 15-over par 159 total, good for fourth place. Ontario leads at 3-over par.
For the opening round leaderboard, click here.
For the second round tee times, click here.
Golf Manitoba well represented at Canadian Women’s Senior Championship
One hundred and thirty-one of Canada’s top senior-aged golfers will descend on Mill River Golf Resort for the playing of the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO.
The Canadian Women’s Senior Championship will consist of 54 holes of stroke-play with a cut after 36 holes. Players over 50 are eligible to compete in the Senior Championship and those 60 and over will compete for the Super Senior title.
After 36 holes the field will be reduced to the low 70 players and ties, based off the Senior division. A minimum of five Super Seniors will make the cut and anyone within ten shorts of the Super Senior leader.
Representing Golf Manitoba are Lisa Benson (St. Charles Country Club), Tammy Gibson (Niakwa Country Club), Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club), Heather Shayna (Southwood), Mary Turner (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) and Susan Wright-Cassan (Emerald Greens Golf Club).
For the opening round tee times, click here.
For the leaderboard, click here.
An event previously combined with the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur competition, the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship will be conducted as a stand-alone championship.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship at Mill River Resort as a stand-alone event for the first time in recent history,” said Golf Canada Tournament Director Daniel Suppa. We are excited to have competitors from Canada and the United States showcase their skills at a great venue here in Atlantic Canada. Golf Canada’s Amateur Championships and more specifically, the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship wouldn’t be possible without the support of the host club committee, volunteers, and national partners.”
Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, BC., won last year’s Senior Division by one stroke over Terrill Samuel of Etobicoke, Ont., who won the Super Senior Division. Stouffer and Samuel will return this year to try and defend their titles. Also competing is two-time winner Judith Kyrinis of Thornhill, Ont., fresh off a T6 finish at last week’s USGA Senior Open Championship.
Constructed between 1969-1970 under the direction of Robbie Robinson, the well-established Mill River Golf Resort features 18 unforgettable holes that cater to both high and low handicap players. Its expansive, rolling fairways, bunkered greens and water elements combine to present a premier championship experience. Between 1992-1996, Graham Cooke designed multiple changes to the course including six new greens at holes 2,3,4,5,6, and 17.
“Hosting a National Championship is something that doesn’t happen very often, so we are very excited to have the opportunity to work with Golf Canada,” said Sean Joyce, Director of Golf at Mill River. “Mill River is proud to have the best players from across the country here in our corner of the province enjoying our resort and golf course, we wish them all the best this week.”
An inter-provincial team championship will be played in conjunction with the first 36 holes of the competition, with three-player teams vying for the inter-provincial title. Team British Columbia including Shelly Stouffer, Jackie Little, and Sandra Turbide won last year’s title.
Conducted since 1971, the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship has featured the country’s most accomplished senior golfers including Canadian Golf Hall of Fame members Marlene Streit, Gayle Borthwick, Marilyn O’Connor and Margaret Todd who all own senior championship titles.
The champion of the 2023 Canadian Women’s Senior Competition will earn exemptions into the 2023 U.S Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, 2024 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, 2024 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2024 U.S Women’s Senior Open.
For more information click here.
- copy courtesy Golf Canada
Southwood wins Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship
The team of Gord Hudson and Randy Wozny representing Southwood Golf & Country Club finished with a one stroke victory Monday to win the Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship at Minnewasta Golf & Country Club.
Hudson and Wozny combined to card a 6-under par 66, edging Gordon Kroeker and Dale Register of Pine Ridge Golf Club.
The Southwood duo got off to a hot start at 4-under par through their opening five holes en route to shooting a 30 on the front nine.
For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Minnewasta Golf & Country Club led by General Manager / Head Professional Greg Hesom, Superintendent Jadynn Wolfe, Santa Lucia Pizza for their food services, the staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.
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Minnewasta hosts Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship
42 teams are in southern Manitoba today vying for the 2023 Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship at Minnewasta Golf & Country Club.
For live scoring on the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
The Four-Ball Championship is a two person event where any member club of Golf Manitoba may enter a team consisting of two senior adult male members of the club they represent. All team members must have reached their 55th birthday by first scheduled day of the Golf Canada Senior Men’s Championship.
The form of 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.
There are two flights – a Club Division and an Open Division. The two – person team representing their home club can compete for the overall Club Division title. A two – person team consisting of any two players from a Golf Manitoba member club are eligible to compete in the Open Division. A team competing in the Club Division will be eligible to win both the Club and Open Divisions.
Garry Hiebert and Mark Jordan of the host course are first to tee off in the opening group at 10:00.
Defending champions Ron Bilawka and Todd Teplitski of Pine Ridge Golf Club are at 12:50.
For tee times, click here.
Fredborg finishes as Top Manitoban, Springer wins Manitoba Open
Hayden Springer of Texas birdied five of the last six holes to earn a three stroke victory over Quebec’s Etienne Papineau at the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open.
Springer’s final round of 6-under par 66 at Southwood Golf & Country Club ended his tournament atop of the leaderboard at 21-under par.
Travis Fredborg (Pine Ridge Golf Club) shot a 1-under par 71. The Selkirk product made five birdies, nine pars and four bogeys finishing in a tie for 49th place at 3-under par.
For the final leaderboard, click here.
INSIDE THE ROPES – Rhonda Orr at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Golf Manitoba is pleased to share the unique experience of Southwood Golf & Country Club member Rhonda Orr as she participates this week in the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon.
With a 2:34 tee time, the final one of the day the morning was spent watching the leaderboard and resting as the hot weather and excitement was starting to catch up with me. The range was quite busy again with the morning wave putting in post game practice and the afternoon wave preparing for their round.
Along with Joanne Carner we were the last on the putting green before making the long walk to our 10th tee start.
It was special to have my son Brendan caddie for me this week.
My round started our with a double followed by a near miss for a hole in one. Apparently that excitement got to me as I followed up that birdie with some big scores.
What I will choose to remember about the golf is that I had a numerous birdie chances, 6 straight pars to finish the tournament and on few holes I scored better than Annika.
Although it was not the ending I had scripted for myself I am grateful for each and every minute of this week and that my family was there to experience it with me.
Thanks for following along, I hope you enjoyed it!
