Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) shot a 2-over par 72 Friday at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, but it was good enough to make the cut at the Manitoba Open.

Following an opening round 5-under par 65, Kuntz made three birdies, 11 pars, three bogeys and a double bogey to sit at 3-under par 137 through 36 holes.

Ryan McMillan (Elmhurst) and Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) missed the cut.

McMillan shot a 4-over par 74 to finish at 9-over par 149 while Neill had a 78 to finish at 11-over par 151.

Five players are tied for the lead at 8-under par 132 including Austin Greaser, Garrison Smith and Adam Duncan from the United States, Daniel Svard of Sweden and Taiwan’s Chuan-Tai Lin.

For the leaderboard, click here.

For third round tee times, click here.

Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) shot a final round of even par 72 to finish one stroke shy of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Brantford, Ontario.

Ontario’s Garrett Rank won his fourth national crown carding a 3-under par 69 Friday to end play at 18-under 270.

Nachtigall’s 17-under par 271 (64-67-68-72) total is the highest finish for a Manitoban since Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) in 2017.

Manitobans in the final field:

T32 David Spurr (Elmhurst) E (69-75-74-70)
T41 Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) +2 (71-72-73-74)
T44 Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) +3 (69-73-71-78)
T67 Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) +8 (68-74-76-78)
T67 Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) +8 (71-74-79-72)

Spurr also finished T9 in the Canadian Men’s Mid-Masters Division.

For the leaderboard, click here.

Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) earned a chance to play in this week’s Manitoba Open during Monday’s Qualifier at Glendale Golf & Country Club, and now through the opening round finds himself one stroke off the lead.

Kuntz carded a bogey free 5-under par 65 Thursday at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion Rory Neill (Glendale) shot a 3-over par 73 while local exemption Ryan McMillan of the host course had a 5-over par 75.

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For second round tee times, click here.

Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) has a two stroke lead entering Friday’s final round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Brantford, Ontario.

Nachtigall carded a 4-under par 68 during his third round to sit at 17-under par on the leaderboard, two strokes ahead of NHL referee Garrett Rank of Ontario. Cam Burke, also of Ontario, is third at 13-under par.

“Hit a good tee shot down the left side, hit a seven iron to maybe 15 feet and rolled it in for eagle, so obviously a great start,” Nachtigall told Golf Canada. “I really just wanted to keep doing that, but I was not able too, I struggled off the tee most of the day, but I was still able to put together a solid score. I feel like I was able to stay patient even though I was not at my best out there, I made some good pars when I had to, it was pretty scrappy, I feel like I just stayed mentally strong out there and just tried to make pars if I wasn’t driving it into the fairway.”

“I have to hit the ball better tomorrow, so I will figure that out tomorrow on the range and I need to make some more putts, so I will hit the putting green right away and roll it for a bit,” added Nachtigall.

“It would obviously be super cool, this is my first year playing in it, I just turned 25 this year, so it would be incredible, but there is a lot of golf left to go so I won’t be thinking too much about that until hopefully the final putt drops.”

Also representing Manitoba:

T26 Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) -3 (69-73-71)
T37 Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) E (71-72-73)
T47 Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) +2 (68-74-76)
T47 David Spurr (Elmhurst) +2 (69-75-74)
T73 Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) +8 (71-74-79)

For the full leaderboard, click here.

For final round tee times, click here.

(Courtesy: Jack Keller / Golf Canada)

83 competitors were at Carman Golf & Curling Club this week for the Maple Leaf Junior Tour adidas Golf Series.

Congratulations to the following respective division winners:

U15 Girls: Makenzie Bartlett (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club)
U15-19 Girls: Payton Chapman (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club)
Peewee Boys: Jack Holmes (Southwood Golf & Country Club)
Bantam Boys: Zack Cahill (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
Juvenile Boys: Brenin Devlin (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
Junior Boys: Hudson Hunnie (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club)

For the final leaderboard, click here.

For the photo gallery, click here.

Team Manitoba won their first Inter-Provincial Team Championship since 2005 by four strokes at the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ont. on Wednesday.

Team Manitoba was represented by Elmhurst Golf & Country Club members Evan Nachtigall of Brandon, Jordy Lutz of Winnipeg and David Spurr of Oakbank who finished with a combined score of 15-under to win their first inter-provincial title in over 20 years. In the final round of the Inter-Provincial Team Championship, Nachtigall shot 5-under 67, Lutz shot 1-over 73 to count towards the team score, and Spurr shot 3-over 75.

“Its absolutely amazing, it’s crazy to look at the trophy and see there has been no Manitoba team in I think the last 21 years. Coming in we were confident and new we could do it, things just had to kind of go our way and play well, but yeah, its awesome,” said Nachtigall on what it means to win the Inter-Provincial Team championship.

“We are all members at the same club back home and we play in a league where we are teammates, Evan was a new addition to that team this year,” said Lutz on whether the three have played as a team before this tournament.

“It was unreal, we are rooming together, we play together everyday back home, we had a practice round together, we traveled on the same flight together, said Spurr on what the team dynamic was like for this group.

“This was the number one goal and if we got this done then the guys can continue on with the rest of the tournament, Evan is leading the tournament right now so we are super pumped for him, hopefully he can keep going with what he’s doing, but last night it was all about getting this job done, then we will worry about the individual scores after that,” added Spurr.

Along with winning the Inter-Provincial Team title, Nachtigall is the solo leader heading into the third round of the national championship. Nachtigall finished his round with six birdies, five of those coming in the first six holes.

“It was just a lot of the same thing I did yesterday, being aggressive off tees and attacking pins,” said Nachtigall. “I felt like I kind of figured something else out on the practice green last night and was rolling them a little better.

“I was just hitting it close, making some putts, I had a great opening tee shot and had a pitching wedge into hole no. 1 there and I feel like I was off and running,” added Nachtigall on his hot start.

Trailing Nachtigall by one shot is three-time Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion and NHL referee Garrett Rank of Waterloo, Ontario. Rank shot a 4-under 68 with one eagle and five birdies on Wednesday.

Along with winning the Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur Championship trophy, the winner will also receive an exemption into the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin from September 26 – October 1, as well as a spot in the field for the 2027 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and the 2027 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, both presented by BDO.

MANITOBA LEADERBOARD THROUGH 36 HOLES:

1 Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst) -13 (64-67)
T32 Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) -2 (69-73)
T32 Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) -2 (68-74)
T40 Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) -1 (71-72)
T44 David Spurr (Elmhurst) E (69-75)
T57 Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) +1 (71-74)
CUT Jason Johnstone (Fort William Country Club) +3 (71-76)
CUT David White (St. Charles Country Club) +3 (74-73)
CUT Curtis Markusson (St. Charles) +7 (76-75)
CUT Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst) +9 (77-76)
CUT Collin Drul (Elmhurst) +11 (83-72)
WD Jay Doyle (Niakwa)

For the full leaderboard, click here.

For third round tee times, click here.

(Courtesy: Jack Keller – Golf Canada)

The 2026 champions were crowned Wednesday afternoon at Oakwood Golf Course for the Taylor McCaffrey Women’s Four-Ball Championships.

Charmaine Hayden and Stacey Borowski of Breezy Bend Country Club won the “A” Division Gross Championship at 4-under par 68. Camryn Thomas and Hannah Diamond of St. Charles Country Club won the silver medal three strokes back.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club members Joan Jasper and Dawn Daley won the Net Stableford Division Championship with 46 points. Kate McMillan and Anabel Pinette of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club won the silver medal on a countback with 44 points.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross “A” Division leaderboard, click here.

Pat Nodrick and Shirley Bodie of Portage Golf Club won the “B” Division Gross Championship at 12-over par 84. Kathy Adams and Liliane Fargey of Carman Golf & Curling Club won the silver medal on a countback at 13-over par 85.

Laure Brecht and Rachelle Krasny of Transcona Golf Club won the Net Stableford Championship with 48 points. Bev Harrison and Martha Cinch of Selkirk Golf & Country Club won the silver medal on a countback with 44 points.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross “B” Division leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Oakwood Golf Course led by Director of Golf Terry Pachal, Superintendent Steve McMaster, their staff and membership for their warm welcome.

42 two person teams will be at Oakwood Golf Course today competing in the Taylor McCaffrey Women’s Four-Ball Championships.

Once again, the format is 18 holes of competition where:

• A side 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

The “A” Championship features 22 teams representing Breezy Bend Country Club, Carman Golf & Curling Club, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Golf Manitoba Public Players Club, Kildonan Park Golf Course, Larters at St. Andrew’s Golf & Country Club, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, St. Boniface Golf Club, St. Charles Country Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Transcona Golf Club and Tuesday Ladies League.

For the tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

20 teams will compete in the “B” Championship representing Carman, Elmhurst, Kildonan Ladies League, Larters, Niakwa, Pine Ridge, Portage, Rossmere Country Club, St. Charles, Selkirk, Southwood, Transcona, Tuxedo Ladies League and Windsor Ladies League

For tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.

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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Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) had an eagle and eight birdies on his way to an 8-under par 64 and a share of first place on the leaderboard following the opening round of the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Brantford, Ontario.

Nachtigall, who is tied with Ontario’s Garrett Rank and Nolan vonKalckreuth, started the day with a birdie on the 11th hole followed by his eagle on 12. After back to back bogeys on the 13th and 14th holes, the Brandon product played the final 14 holes at 7-under par.

“I drove it great off the tee only missing one fairway” said Nachtigall. “With my length I left like I was able to have wedges into some holes where others had 8 iron or more. That allowed me to attack some tricky pin locations”.

Also shining for our region on opening day were:

Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course) 68
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) 69
David Spurr (Elmhurst) 69
Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa Country Club) 71
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) 71
Jay Doyle (Niakwa) 71
Jason Johnstone (Fort William Country Club) 71
David White (St. Charles) 74
Curtis Markusson (St. Charles Country Club) 76
Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst) 77
Collin Drul (Elmhurst) 83

Nachtigall, Lutz and Spurr have combined to put Manitoba in first place at 11-under par on the leaderboard in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship. They have a four stroke lead on second place Alberta.

Spurr is three strokes off the lead in the Mid-Masters Division led by Alberta’s Alex Large.

For second round tee times, click here.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

One dozen familiar faces are in the field of 156 competitors at the Brantford Golf & Country Club for the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur Championship, presented by BDO.

Taking part are:

Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club)
Collin Drul (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)
Tyson Ehnes (Lorette Golf Course)
Jason Johnstone (Fort William Country Club)
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst)
Lyle MacKenzie (Niakwa)
Curtis Markusson (St. Charles Country Club)
Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club)
Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst)
Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst)
David Spurr (Elmhurst)
David White (St. Charles)

Lutz, Nachtigall and Spurr are also representing Team Manitoba in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship.

For opening round tee times, click here.

For the opening round leaderboard, click here.

The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play event, with a 36-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. The national championship was first contested in 1987 and includes an inter-provincial team competition held over the first 36 holes. The Mid-Amateur division will run concurrently with the Mid-Master division for players 40 and older.

“We are very excited to be hosting the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, at Brantford Golf & Country Club. The staff have worked extremely hard to ensure the event is successful for all the players and volunteers involved,” said Connor Doyle, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “This year’s field features a mix of past national champions, and many top mid-amateur golfers.”

There are three past Canadian Mid-Amateur champions including Cam Burke of Kitchener, Ontario, Garrett Rank of Waterloo, Ontario and Rob Couture of Celina, Texas. Burke won the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in 2024 along with winning the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in 2008 and 2009. Rank is a three-time Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion in 2014, 2015, and 2016, he also won the Canadian College / University Individual Championship in 2012. Couture won in 2011. The final former Canadian national champion in the field is Don Martone of Sault Ste Marie, Ont. who won the 2025 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship.

For nearly 150 years, Brantford has been one of Canada’s most noted, and celebrated, member golf clubs. The current golf course is situated on land that housed nine holes that opened in 1906. It was the Thompson brothers who are the visionaries behind the foundation of the modern course, refining the existing work and adding another nine holes. Brantford is built on a rolling, rambling property, it’s a course that continues to be a joy to play. With holes overlooking the valley housing the Grand River, while others slink up hillsides towards near-perfect greensides, it takes a lifetime of play to sort out the course’s challenges.

“It’s a tremendous privilege for Brantford Golf & Country Club to host the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. We are incredibly proud to welcome 156 of the finest amateur golfers from across Canada and the United States to experience our Club, our golf course and our community,” said Dave Newsome, General Manager, Brantford Golf & Country Club. “Championships of this calibre are special, and we are excited for the opportunity to showcase BGCC on a national stage. Most importantly, we look forward to seeing our members, volunteers and staff come together to provide the warm hospitality our Club is known for and make this a memorable championship for everyone involved.”

(Courtesy: Golf Canada)