The 2021 Manitoba Match Play Championship Division Finals are set to tee off at 1:00 this afternoon at Grand Pines Golf Course.

In the Women’s Final, Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club meets Cala Korman of Killarney Lakeside Golf Course.

In an all Niakwa Country Club match up, Lorne Duncan will play Ken Warwick in the Senior Men’s Final.

Brent Ingram of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club plays Lyle Mackenzie of Niakwa Country Club in the Men’s Final.

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The Men’s, Women’s and Senior Men’s Divisions are down to their respective final four competitors at the Manitoba Match Play Championship following a busy Wednesday at the Grand Pines Golf Course.

Due to inclement weather Tuesday, a number of golfers had to continue their first round matches at 7am prior to their regularly scheduled Quarter Finals.

For the all brackets, click here.

Thursday’s Schedule

Women’s Semi Finals

8:00
Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club)
vs
Hannah Diamond (St. Charles Country Club)

8:08
Veronica van der Meer (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club)
vs
Cala Korman (Killarney Lakeside Golf Course)

Senior Men’s Semi Finals

8:16
Lorne Duncan (Niakwa Country Club)
vs
Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club)

8:24
Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club)
vs
Ken Warwick (Niakwa Country Club)

Men’s Division Semi Finals

8:32
Noel Ngo (Pine Ridge Golf Club)
vs
Brent Ingram (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club)

8:40
Trey Ross (Rossmere Country Club)
vs
Lyle Mackenzie (Niakwa Country Club)

The winners advance to the Championship Matches led by the Women at 1:00, Senior Men at 1:08 and Men 1:16.

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Delwyn Doerksen of Altona is the top Manitoban after 36 holes of play at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Doerksen, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, shot a one over par 73 and is currently tied for 10th on the leaderboard with a two day total 150

Charles Fitzsimmons of Ontario is atop of the leaderboard shooting even par 72 and leads with a two day total 142.

Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Ben Bandura shot a 74 in his second round and is only two strokes off the lead in the Mid-Masters Division. Glen Robinson of Nova Scotia is at 150 (76-74) after 36 holes to lead the way.

The following players made the cut who are also representing Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario:

Ben Bandura (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 74-152
Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) 77-153
Jack Werhun (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 77-156
Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) 80-157
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) 77-158
Tyler Hall (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 78-163
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) 78-164
Jesse Skelton (Breezy Bend Country Club) 81-165

Missing the cut were:

Clayton Salkeld (Bridges Golf Course) 88-84
Ashley Nate (Whitewater Golf Club) 87-88
Terry James (Niakwa Country Club) 87-97

For the entire leaderboard, click here.

Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club is six strokes off the lead and the top Manitoban at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Doyle carded a four over 74 in a round that included one birdie, 12 pars and five bogeys.

Charles Fitzsimmons of Ontario is atop of the leaderboard following a two under 70.

Doyle’s 74 also has him only two strokes off the lead in the Mid-Masters Division. Norman Bradley of British Columbia leads following a 72.

Also representing Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario:

Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) +5, 77
Delwyn Doerksen (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) +5, 77
Ben Bandura (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +6, 78
Jack Werhun (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +6, 78
Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +9, 81
Jesse Skelton (Breezy Bend Country Club) +12, 84
Tyler Hall (Pine Ridge Golf Club) +13, 85
Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) +14, 86
Terry James (Niakwa Country Club) +15, 87
Ashley Nate (Whitewater Golf Club) +15, 87
Clayton Salkeld (Bridges Golf Course) +16, 88

For the opening round leaderboard, click here.

Derrik Goodwin of St. Charles Country Club needed a playoff but ended the day Tuesday at Larters at St. Andrews winning the PGA of Manitoba TaylorMade adidas Fall Championship with a two day total 137 (70-68).

Colwyn Abgrall of GolfTEC also finished 36 holes at 137 (69-69), however came up short on the extra hole needed to decide the event.

Jason Ludke of Pine Ridge Golf Club finished in third place just three strokes back at 140 (69-71)

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Only a few matches in the Senior Men’s and Men’s Division ended prior to heavy rains, thunder and lightning that stopped play in the Manitoba Match Play Championship at the Grand Pines Golf Course.

Matches will resume at 7:00 Wednesday morning. The second round of Senior Men’s play will get right back on the course beginning at 9am.

One match that did conclude in the Senior Men’s Division was #1 seed Lorne Duncan of Niakwa Country Club winning 7&6 over Manitoba Public Players Club member Craeg Parker.

For all Manitoba Match Play brackets, click here.

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Low qualifier and number one seed Noel Ngo of Pine Ridge Golf Club earned a 4&2 victory over Jeremy Kehler of Quarry Oaks Golf Course in his opening match of Men’s Division play in the Manitoba Match Play Championship at Grand Pines Golf Course. The win now pits Ngo against #16 Nicholas Welch of Niakwa Country Club on Tuesday.

The top eight seeds following Sunday’s qualifier also won their opening matches.

Another match drawing a lot of attention was 14 year old Payne Wood of St. Boniface Golf Club beating Trent Robertson of Niakwa on the 18th hole. Wood is the youngest competitor in this year’s field.

For all brackets, click here.

The Senior Men’s Division open their 16 matches Tuesday afternoon starting at 2:00. The second round of Men’s Division play will follow.

Noel Ngo of Pine Ridge Golf Club was the only player Sunday to break par with a two under 70 at Grand Pines Golf Club and will be the top seed starting Monday in the 48th Manitoba Match Play Championship.

Ngo’s back nine scorecard included three birdies for a 33.

Connor Stewart of Niakwa Country Club is the number two seed after firing a one over par 73.

Rounding out the top five are Lyle Mackenzie in third, also of Niakwa at 74, Brent Ingram of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (75) and Curtis Markusson of St. Charles Country Club (75) fourth and fifth respectively.

43 players were vying for 32 spots in the Men’s bracket that saw the cut line set at 85.

Addison Kartusch of St. Charles is the low women’s qualifier and top seed following her five over par 77. She finished three strokes better than Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Veronica van der Meer. Marissa Naylor of Niakwa (81) and St. Charles’ Hannah Diamond (82) round out the top four Women’s seeds.

Lorne Duncan of Niakwa birdied the 15th and 16th holes during his round and is the low Senior Men’s qualifier following a two over par 74.

Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club (75), Gord Kroeker of Pine Ridge (75), Dwayne Heinrichs of Bel Acres Golf & Country Club (76) and Golf Manitoba Public Player David Klowak (77) round out the top five seeds.

For all qualifying scores, click here.

Moving forward it’s a single knock out format in all three divisions.

For the Match Play Brackets and tee times, click here.

The 16 Men’s matches will tee off Monday afternoon.

The 16 Senior Men’s matches will open competition starting Tuesday afternoon.

The Ladies matches begin their elimination rounds Wednesday afternoon.

All three division semi finals will be played Thursday morning with the respective Championship Division Final to follow in the afternoon.

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89 players start teeing off Sunday morning at 8:00 in hopes of competing in the 48th Manitoba Match Play Championship Monday through Thursday at Grand Pines Golf Club.

The Low 32 amateur male players, low 32 senior male players and low 8 amateur female players after 18 holes will stave off elimination advancing to the Championship competition.

For Sunday’s qualifying tee times, click here.

Looking back at last year’s event at St. Charles Country Club, Austin Dobrescu of Shilo Country Club won the Men’s Championship 4 & 2 over Jack Werhun of the Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Bobbi Uhl of Shilo needed 14 holes to win the ladies crown over Hannah Diamond of the host course and Elmhurst’s Carl Lechman won the senior men’s championship on the 13th hole against Gord Hudson of Southwood Golf & Country Club.

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Brian Munz
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Golf Manitoba
Phone: (204) 899-1092
Email: brian@golfmb.ca

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications Brian Munz takes us “Inside the Ropes” with TSN hockey broadcaster Dennis Beyak.

Beyak shares how he fell in love with the game of golf, some of his favorite golf stories and a few of the courses he has been fortunate enough to play.