Golf Manitoba Annual Meeting & Awards presented by AVID GOLF to be held October 29
The 2024 Golf Manitoba Awards presented by AVID GOLF, will be held Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at St. Charles Country Club.
The annual event recognizes and celebrates all that’s great about the sport of golf in Manitoba and Northwest Ontario – from volunteers to elite performers, teams and milestone achievements including the annual volunteer Distinguished Service Award and the Female and Male Amateur Golfer of the Year awards.
The Golf Manitoba Annual General Meeting will also be held on October 29 and just prior to the start of the Awards banquet. Under Golf Manitoba by-laws, notice of the annual meeting has been sent to all member clubs and leagues via email and to the attention of the Club President & Member Club Representative. All member clubs are invited to RSVP one voting delegate to attend the meeting and to vote on behalf of the club/league.
General admission tickets are now available and can be purchased HERE.
For more information about the Golf Manitoba Awards event presented by AVID GOLF, please contact Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz at brian@golfmb.ca.
About AVID GOLF: Located at 1580 Taylor Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, AVID GOLF houses 6 indoor simulators using Foresight Sports technology, has an indoor putting green and a bar and lounge. AVID GOLF caters to both serious and recreational golfers in addition to providing a social venue for people looking for a fun and interactive experience.
For more about AVID GOLF including winter league and membership information, visit avidgolf.club.
About the Golf Manitoba Distinguished Service Award
The Golf Manitoba Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recognizes volunteers who have gone above an beyond in making a positive impact on the golf community locally, regionally and/or nationally. The ideal candidate will display qualities of a positive role model to fellow volunteers through leadership, creativity, mentorship, excellent communication skills and dedicated service to the sport of golf and to Golf Manitoba.
About the Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year Award – The Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year award recognizes outstanding performance by Manitoba golfers in all levels of competition with the first award presented in 1975. In 2015, the award was re-established to include both a female and male category.
Past Amateur Golfer of the Year recipients >>
About Golf Manitoba – Golf Manitoba is the governing body for golf in the province of Manitoba and North West Ontario. Its mission is to develop, promote, govern and service the sport of golf in Manitoba and North West Ontario for the benefit of all participants.
University of Manitoba Bisons finish 13th at Gustavus Twin Cities Classic
The University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s Golf team placed 13th out of 17 teams competiting this past weekend in Elk River, Minnesota at the Gustavus Twin Cities Classic.
Individually on the leaderboard:
T40 Trent Robertson 76-77-79-232
T40 Rory Neill 80-72-80-232
T67 Eric Prokopwich 77-79-85-241
T78 Tyler Polanski 80-78-88-246
T84 Jack Rudick 80-83-86-249
For the final leaderboard, click here.
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club & La Broquerie Golf members advance to Ontario following National Golf League Provincial Final
10 two person teams gathered at Southwood Golf & Country Club for the second annual BDO National Golf League Provincial Final Thursday afternoon.
Throughout this past season, players from participating member clubs qualified for a chance to compete in a once in a lifetime, all expenses paid trip to play in the BDO National Golf League Championship just prior to the 2025 RBC Canadian Open.
Using the modified stableford scoring system, Jamie Laker and Leif Thorsteinson of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (pictured) finished in first place with 39 points, one point better than Daniel Lamy and Ken Tallaire of La Broquerie Golf.
Miguel and Nicholas Chartier of La Broquerie ended in third with 37 points.
Elmhurst’s Dan Chubey and Chad Willis prevailed in a playoff beating Kelly Bessette and Ryan McKean of Glen Lea Golf Course to earn the fourth and final birth to Ontario.
For the final leaderboard, click here.
About the National Golf League
The BDO National Golf League is a nationwide, season-long competition created by Golf Canada to enhance the league experience for men, women, and junior players. The league is open to all existing recreational golf leagues and provides opportunities to compete in a BDO National Golf League regular season, regional playoffs, and a national championship.
For more, visit nationalgolfleague.ca.
Finalists announced for 2024 Female & Male Amateur Golfer of the Year
Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Female and Male Amateur Golfer of the Year Awards.
This year’s female and male award finalists were chosen by the selection committee of former Golf Manitoba Champions Jill Hardy, Rob McMillan and Adam Speirs along with Clayton Dreger of Golden West Radio and Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press.
The winners will be announced at the Golf Manitoba Awards presented by AVID GOLF on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at St. Charles Country Club.
During the awards ceremony, we will also honour the Golf Manitoba Volunteer Distinguished Service Award winner.
The 2024 Female Amateur Golf of the Year Finalists are Charmaine Hayden, Addison Kartusch, Jeri Lafleche and Rhonda Orr.
Hayden, 47, from Winnipeg, won the Women’s City & District Championship. She finished second in the Diamond Athletic Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and lost in the semi final of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre. The Breezy Bend Country Club member also placed T4 at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Masters Championship, seventh in the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship and T11 at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Kartusch, 18, from Winnipeg, won the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre, the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship and the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. The St. Charles Country Club member also finished T3 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and T48 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.
Lafleche, 17, from Winnipeg, won the NextGen Prairie Championship and Manitoba Summer Games. She finished second in the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre, the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship and Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. The Niakwa Country Club member also placed T58 on the leaderboard at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship.
Orr, 63, from Winnipeg, won the Diamond Athletic Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, Hodson Financial Women’s Senior Championship and Super Senior Championship. She finished sixth in the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship and ninth a the the Canadian Women’s Mid-Masters Championship. The Southwood Golf & Country Club member also finished T17 at the Canadian Women’s Super Senior Championship, 22nd at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and T24 at the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship.
The 2024 Male Amateur Golfer of the Year finalists are Zostrianos Giordani-Gross, Braxton Kuntz, Allan McDonald and Marco Trstenjak.
Giordani-Gross, 18, from Brandon, won the Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. The Shilo Country Club member also finished T13 on the leaderboard at the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship and T56 at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Kuntz, 20, from Winnipeg, won the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship and was T2 on the leaderboard at the Elmhurst Invitational. The Breezy Bend Country Club member finished T3 at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, the NCAA Bryan National Collegiate Championship and at the NCAA Butler University Don Benbow Invitational. He also placed T12 at the NCAA Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate Championship.
McDonald, 32, from Winnipeg, won the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. His opening round 10-under par 62 set a new course record at Minnedosa Golf & Country Club. The Breezy Bend Country Club member also finished T6 at the Elmhurst Invitational and T7 in the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.
Trstenjak, 24, from Winnipeg, won the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre and the Elmhurst Invitational. He finished T7 at the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship. The Elmhurst Golf & Country Club member also placed T74 on the leaderboard at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
A limited number of general admission tickets are available for purchase until 10am on Monday, October 21st.
Tickets are $25 per person, appetizers and food stations included.
To purchase tickets, click here.
About the Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year Award – The Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year award recognizes outstanding performance by Manitoba golfers in all levels of competition with the first award presented in 1975. In 2015, the award was re-established to include both a female and male category.
Past Amateur Golfer of the Year recipients >>
About Golf Manitoba – Golf Manitoba is the governing body for golf in the province of Manitoba and North West Ontario. Its mission is to develop, promote, govern and service the sport of golf in Manitoba and North West Ontario for the benefit of all participants.
For more information:
Brian Munz
Director of Communications & Development
Golf Manitoba
(204) 223-1119
brian@golfmb.ca
WATCH | Ryan Hart at the Presidents Cup in Montreal
Winnipeg’s Ryan Hart is the Executive Director of the Presidents Cup, September 24-29 at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.
WATCH | Inside the Ropes with Rob Damsgaard at The Players Course
PGA of Manitoba Head Professional and General Manager Rob Damsgaard talks about the rich tradition of The Players Course.
For tee times, call the proshop at (204) 697-4976.
Portage Golf Club wins Men’s Four-Ball Championship at Grand Pines Golf Club
Carson Inman and Kenny Keeler (Portage Golf Club) captured the Men’s Four-Ball Championship at Grand Pines Golf Club.
Inman and Keeler combined for a round of 6-under par 66, one stroke better than the team of Aaron & Cam McIntyre (Rossmere Country Club) and the team of Matt Glowa (Whispering Winds of Warren Golf & Country Club) and Chris Plishka (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club).
For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
Golf Manitoba would like to acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:
Manitoba Blue Cross
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries
PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, Territory Manager
Sport Manitoba
Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager
We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Grand Pines Golf Club led by General Manager and PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Ivan Koop, Superintendent Bruce Gray, Food & Beverage Manager Barb McLennan, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.
New and exclusive Golf Manitoba coverage, presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, is available by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and online at www.golfmb.ca.
Grand Pines Golf Club to host Men’s Four-Ball Championship
32 two person teams will be at Grand Pines Golf Club Thursday to compete in the Men’s Four-Ball Championship.
The 18 hole event features teams representing Delahunt Golf & Country Club, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Kildonan Park Golf Course, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, Quarry Oaks Golf Course, Rossmere Country Club, St. Boniface Golf Club, St. Charles Country Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Shanks Driving Range, Shilo Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club, Transcona Golf Club, Whispering Winds of Warren, Windsor Park Golf Course and Winkler Centennial Golf Club.
This year’s format features:
- 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
For tee times, click here.
For live scoring on the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
In memory of Jim Collins
It is with profound sadness to have learned of the passing of Jim Collins, the beloved golf professional at St. Charles Country Club for 37 remarkable years. Jim passed away the evening of September 10th, at the age of 86 years.
Jim became the Head professional at St. Charles in 1961 and retired in 1997. For nearly four decades Jim dedicated his life to St. Charles. Teaching, coaching, operating the Pro Shop and most of all, making the members at St. Charles feel special each and every day. His unwavering commitment to the Club, coupled with his kindness, patience, and infectious love for the game, made an indelible impact on everyone fortunate enough to know him.
Throughout his career, Jim has been a 3-time winner of the Manitoba Zone Championship (’65, ’77, ’78), a 5-time winner of the Manitoba Zone Seniors’ Championship (’89, ’90, ’91, ’94, ’00), and in 1980 Jim was the PGA Club Professional Champion of Canada.
Internationally, Jim has won 8 other Championships including the Bermuda Beefeater Championship, the Royal Oak Seniors Championship, and the Lake Nona Senior Invitational Championship.
In 1985, Jim was selected as a Rules Instructor and Member of the Golf Canada (formerly RCGA) Rules Advisory Committee. Jim was recognized and inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in 2007 and the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.
Jim remained a fixture at the Club as he was awarded an honorary membership at St. Charles upon his retirement and active at the Club until his passing. He remained passionate about St. Charles and the game of golf, shooting his age too many times to count.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s wife Lucette, sons Glenn and James, and their families during this difficult time.
(courtesy PGA of Manitoba)
Fanning finishes T9 at Canadian Men’s Senior Championship
For the third time in four rounds, Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) shot a 1-under par 71 to conclude the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO at Saugeen Golf Club in Saugeen Shores, Ontario.
Fanning’s round on Sunday featured four birdies and 11 pars along with three bogeys. At even par 288, his 72 hole tournament total is good for a three way tie for ninth place on the leaderboard.
Jay Doyle (Niakwa) finished T58 following a final round 80 while Ron Cornell (Clear Lake Golf Course) shot an 84 to end play T68.
For the final leaderboard, click here.