Western Canada’s top junior golfers are in Steinbach this weekend at Quarry Oaks Golf Course taking part in the Golf Canada Next Gen Prairie Championship.

The 54 hole event features players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Western Ontario.

As the host course, Quarry Oaks has been a busy to start the month of June with the recently completed Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Clinic just wrapping up this past Sunday.

“It is very rewarding and exciting for our course to host these great championships, we want to be sure to put on a good show for all the competitors and give them a very positive experience of Quarry Oaks” said Quarry Oaks Head Professional Darren Hayden. “Golf Manitoba & Golf Canada have been great partners to work with on these events and enjoy the relationship we have with them. We are proud of how the events have turned out and trust that the events were received in a positive light by all involved. As a host course we hope to gain great exposure to golfers who are not familiar with the quality of our facility”.

The top 6 male competitors (including ties) will earn a spot in the upcoming Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO, August 7-10, at Rivershore Estates & Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C. The top 6 female golfers (including ties) will also earn exemptions into this year’s Canadian Junior Girls Championship, July 25-29, at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.

The starting field will feature 89 players – 67 Junior Boys and 22 Junior Girls – vying for a spot in their respective Canadian Junior Championship later this summer.

NextGen Prairie Championship tee times and leaderboard.

It’s a dream come true today for Stony Mountain’s Aaron Cockerill who will tee it up this afternoon in his 1st PGA Tour Event.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications Brian Munz caught up with Cockerill this morning, who will tee off at 12:50 Manitoba time in the RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto.

To see the RBC Canadian Open leaderboard, click here.

It was an impressive performance by Winnipeg’s Jacob Armstrong at the Canadian University / College Championship in Bromont, Quebec.

Armstrong, playing for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, finished his four rounds with a 9 under par 279 (69, 72, 69, 69) total.

That was good for a second place on the leaderboard, only two strokes back of Aidan Schumer of the UBC Thunderbirds.

With the silver medal performance, Armstrong will represent Team Canada at the World University Championship next month in Italy.

Five members of the University of Manitoba Bisons (Lachlan Allerton, Brent Ingram, Stefan Lavallee, Cole Peters and Connor Stewart) were also in the field, however failed to make the cut following 36 holes.

Marco Trstenjak, Rob Oliphant and Marissa Naylor are the 2022 Manitoba Match Play Champions presented by St. Vital Dental Centre following Sunday’s Final matches at the Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Trstenjak, of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, won the Men’s Championship with a 2&1 victory over Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club. Trstenjak was the #1 seed entering play after being the low qualifier at Carman Golf & Curling Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Oliphant, of Rossmere Country Club, defeated Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member David Klowak 7&6 to win the Senior Men’s Final. Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club was the Senior Men’s Medalist.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Naylor, playing out of Niakwa, earned a 4&3 victory in the Women’s Final over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake. Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club was the Women’s Medalist.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

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

adidas Golf Canada – Paige Lawrence, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Quarry Oaks Golf Course, led by Head Professional Darren Hayden, Course Superintendent Wilf Peters, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

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#1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club needed 21 holes to advance to the Men’s Division Semi Final in the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Trstenjak’s victory over Evan Nachtigall of the Wheat City Golf Course earns him a Sunday morning match at Quarry Oaks Golf Course with Ryden Hargreaves of Shilo Country Club. Hargreaves needed two extra holes to stay alive with a decision over Mark Di Ubaldo of Breezy Bend Country Club.

The other Men’s semi features #3 seed Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club versus Ryan Blair of Elmhurst. Scharf beat Ryan McMillan of Elmhurst on the 18th hole while Blair upset Jamie Roy of the host course on one extra playoff hole.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

In the Senior Men’s Division, the Semi Finals will feature Alan Ediger of Southwood Golf & Country Club meeting Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club while Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member David Klowak plays Niakwa Country Club’s Ken Warwick.

Ediger beat Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club 4&3, Oliphant won 5&4 over Russel Slobodian of Rossmere, Klowak prevailed on the 18th hole upsetting defending champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere and Warwick won 1up over Elmhurst’s Carl Lechman.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club looks to repeat as Women’s Division Champion following her 6&5 victory over Cala Korman. Kartusch will meet Clara Peake who won on a 20th hole over Jill Hardy of Niakwa.

Marissa Naylor of Niakwa plays Charmaine Mackid of Breezy Bend in the other Semi Final. Naylor advanced thanks to a 4&3 win over Swan River Golf & Country Club’s Crystal Zamzow while Mackid earned a 1up decision over Quarry Oak’s Kate Gregoire.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

It was a fantastic Friday at Quarry Oaks Golf Course as the Men’s Division continued and the Senior Men’s Division opened their portion of the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

In the Senior Men’s bracket, #1 seed Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club was upset 1up by Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Defending Champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere Country Club, entered this year as the #15 seed, knocked off #2 seed Jack Zacharias of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Top seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst advanced in the second round of Men’s Division play with a 3&2 victory over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member William Hudson. Trstenjak will face Evan Nachtigall of Wheat City Golf Course, who eliminated Keaton Jameson, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member 3&2.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Saturday morning’s draw gets underway at 8:30 with the opening matches in Women’s play.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

The field of 32 golfers in the Men’s Division of the Manitoba Match Play Golf Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre is down to 16 following Thursday’s play at Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Only two of the top 5 seeds won their opening match, #1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and 3rd seeded Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Friday’s play tees off at 1:00 with the second round of Men’s Division play and the start to the Senior Men’s Championship.

The Women’s Division gets underway Saturday morning.

The field is set as four days of competition gets underway Thursday afternoon as the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre tees off at Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club enters play in the Men’s Division as the #1 seed and will open at 2:00 against Niakwa Country Club’s Trent Robertson.

For the Men’s bracket, click here.

In the Senior Men’s division starting Friday, Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club is the top seed going into his match versus Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club. 2021 Champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere Country Club will open against #2 seed Jack Zacharias of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

For the Senior Men’s bracket, click here.

Defending Champion Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club is the top seed and will open the Ladies bracket Saturday morning against Jenna King of Niakwa Country Club.

For the Women’s bracket, click here.

Throughout the season, our 2022 Golf Manitoba Championship Leaderboard is presented by Manitoba Blue Cross.

Stefan Lavallee had the low round of the day for members of the University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s Golf team during the opening round of the Canadian University / College Championship in Bromont, Quebec.

Lavallee’s scorecard featured one eagle and five birdies on his way to even par 72. That puts him tied for 11th overall.

Samuel Breton Gagnon of the Champlain St. Lawrence Lions and Aiden Schumer of the UBC Thunderbirds share the lead after 18 holes at five under par 67.

Also from the University of Manitoba:

Brent Ingram +5, 77
Connor Stewart +8, 80
Lachlan Allerton +12, 84
Cole Peters +13, 85

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

Five members of the University of Manitoba Men’s Bisons Golf team are in Bromont, Quebec for the Canadian University / College Championship.

Lachlan Allerton, Brent Ingram, Stefan Lavallee, Cole Peters and Connor Stewart are representing our province and teeing off today.

For the leaderboard, click here.

Following the third round, the field will be cut to the low ten (10) Male teams and the low six (6) Female teams, including any team within 15 shots of the lead. Individuals within 10 shots of third place, including any player within the top 10, will also make the cut.

The 72-hole stroke play event – which was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic – was last played in 2019 and hosted by the Fanshawe College Falcons at FireRock Golf Club in Komoka, Ont. In contrast to recent years, there will be no official host school for this year’s event held in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.

The University of British Columbia enters this year’s tournament as the defending champions of both the Men’s and Women’s divisions. In 2019, the women’s team captured their fourth consecutive national championship with a one-stroke victory over the Laval Rouge et Or, while the men’s team erased a nine-stroke deficit to knock off the Western Mustangs in the final round via a playoff.

The UBC women have won 14 of the last 17 team event titles – easily the most in the competition’s history. The T-Birds also have the most men’s team championships with six.

Sarah Dunning of the University of Guelph was crowned champion of the Women’s individual competition and Charles Fitzsimmons of Western University took home the honours on the Men’s side in 2019. Neither Dunning, nor Fitzsimmons will be returning to defend their titles this year.