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.

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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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Brian Munz
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Golf Manitoba
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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.

Winnipeg’s Noah Fiks shot a four under par 67 in his final round at the Carman Golf & Curling Club to earn a four stroke victory over Trey Ross, also of Winnipeg, in the 36 hole Maple Leaf Junior Tour Manitoba Series.

Fiks’ 67, which earned him the Junior Boys title with a two day total 140, was the lowest single day score of any golfer in the six divisions of competition.

12 year old Teerawut Boonseeor of Thailand had an impressive showing with two days of play at 73,68 to win the Pee Wee Boys division.

Jack Taylor of Winnipeg won the Juvenile Boys division at 145 (72-73), two strokes better than Ryan Orchard of the host course (73,74).

Brayden Boge of Winnipeg at 145 (72,73) claims the Bantam Boys crown by six strokes over Jackson Delaurier of Dauphin (74,77).

Crystal Zamzow of Swan River was the top golfer in the 15-19 girls division at 151 (72,79) while Addison Kartusch won the U15 girls division with a two day total 167 (83,84).

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Thomas Scott of Dauphin shot a three under par 68 and has a four stroke lead over Winnipeg’s Trey Ross heading into today’s final round of the Maple Leaf Junior Tour’s Manitoba Series 36 hole tournament at the Carman Golf and Curling Club.

Scott’s round, to lead the Junior Boys Division, was the best score posted in any of the six divisions.

Jack Taylor of Winnipeg opened with a 72 to lead the Juvenile Boys Division by one stroke over Carman’s Ryan Orchard.

Brayden Boge of Winnipeg, who shot a 72, has a two stroke lead over Jackson Delaurier of Dauphin in Bantam Boys.

In Pee Wee Boys, a 73 by Teerawut Boonseeor of Thailand is good for a five stroke advantage over Hudson Hunnie of Winnipeg.

Crystal Zamzow of Swan River has a 10 stroke lead over Clara Peake of Binscarth after carding a 72 in Girls 15-19 play.

Addison Kartusch of Winnipeg opened with an 83 in the U15 Girls Division. She is eight stroke ahead of Jeri Lafleche, also of Winnipeg.

For the complete opening round leaderboard, click here.

The second and final round tees off at 10:00 this morning.

The Carman Golf & Curling Club and Niakwa Country Club own bragging rights for 2021 following today’s 18 hole Senior Men’s Interclub Championship at the Minnedosa Golf & Country Club.

Carman wins the Rural Division championship with the best three person combined score of 224, finishing 11 strokes better than the Clear Lake Golf Course.

Individually, leading the way was Bruce North with a one over par 73. Bill North followed with a 75, Wayne Giesbrecht 76 and Lionel Walz 88.

The team of Lorne Duncan, Darryl Buhr, Doug Lavallee and Ken Warwick led Niakwa to a five stroke victory in the City Division over the Southwood Golf and Country Club.

Duncan made five birdies on the day shooting a two under par 70, Buhr and Lavallee both had a 75 while Warwick finished at 80.

Duncan was the only competitor in the 63 person field to record a score under par.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

As our championship season continues, Golf Manitoba would like to thank 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, Minnedosa Golf & Country Club, led by Head Professional Patrick Law, Course Superintendent Dan Bailey, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

For more information, contact:
Brian Munz
Director of Communications
Golf Manitoba
Phone: (204) 899-1092
Email: brian@golfmb.ca

Winnipeg, MB – The Board of Directors of the Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund are pleased to announce the award recipients for 2021. These outstanding individuals are active in the Manitoba golf community, have demonstrated academic excellence and are pursuing post-secondary studies at Canadian universities and colleges.

Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund awards are available to all Golf Manitoba/Canada members in addition to those young people who are currently involved with golf either through employment or participation. Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of academic achievement, golf ability and community involvement.

For 2021, the Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund will distribute $13,500 in awards to 9 students. The following individuals will be receiving awards:

DR. DWIGHT PARKINSON AWARD – Jordon McDonald

The Dr. Dwight Parkinson Award has been made possible by Mr. Dave Hill of the St. Charles Country Club. The award recognizes Dr. Parkinson’s long-time commitment to the sport of golf. This $2,000 award is available to a student entering their first year of studies at a post-secondary institution.

Jordan McDonald
Home club: Breezy Bend Country Club
School: Graduated from Oak Park Collegiate in 2021, accepted into the faculty of Engineering at University of Manitoba in fall of 2021.
Recent golf accomplishments:

• Member of the Golf Manitoba men’s junior development gold team from 2019 to present
• Five-time Maple Leaf Junior Tour champion
• Finished inside top 15 at the Manitoba Junior Boys Championship from 2018-2020

Other: Jordan is also a competitive curler winning two provincial championships and a bronze medal at the U18 national championships.

BRIAN GILHULY AWARD – Jacob Armstrong

The Brian Gilhuly Memorial Scholarship was made possible by a generous donation from the estate of the long-time Golf Manitoba volunteer, Mr. Brian Gilhuly. Brian started his volunteerism with Golf Manitoba in 1986 where he served in a variety of capacities for over 30 years until his passing in 2017. This $2,000 award is available to students who are currently in the process of continuing with post-secondary studies.

Jacob Armstrong
Home club: St. Boniface Golf Club
School: University of Fraser Valley, Business Administration starting his 3rd year.
Recent golf accomplishments:

• 2020 Manitoba Junior – 8th
• 2020 Manitoba Men’s Amateur – 23rd
• 2020 UFV Intrasquad Competition 1 & 2 – 1st in both events

Other: Jacob is also a member of the University of Fraser Valley men’s golf team.

GOLF MANITOBA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS – Sarah Farmer, MacKenzie Forsythe, Anthony Leicht, Jordan Wagner, & Eric Strick

Golf Manitoba scholarship awards are made possible each year by the Scholarship Fund. These awards are made available to both high school and post-secondary students who are pursuing studies in Canada. Scholarships are awarded based largely on academic achievement; however, golf ability and community involvement are also considered. In 2021 each recipient will receive $1,500.

Sarah Farmer
Home club: Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
School: Graduated from Garden City Collegiate in the summer of 2021, will be attending the University of Winnipeg in fall of 2021.
Golf highlights:

• Member of Golf Manitoba Junior Girls Development Team in 2019, 2020 and 2021
• MJT participant from 2018 to 2020
• 2019 Golf Manitoba junior girls champion 15-16 age division
• Member of the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games golf team for Manitoba
• 2020 KPAC Conference High School Girls Champion in golf
• 2019 and 2020 St. Charles Country Club junior girls club champion

Other: Sarah is also an avid hockey player playing AA, AAA and high school hockey over the past three years. She was also a member of the Garden City Collegiate field hockey team that won provincial championships in 2018 and 2019. She also has volunteer coached hockey with the Manitoba Hurricanes female spring hockey program for the past three seasons.

MacKenzie Forsythe
Home club: Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
School: Graduate from St. John’s – Ravenscourt in June of 2021, will be attending the Asper School of Business in the fall of 2021.
Golf highlights:

• 2020-2021 Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team member

Other: MacKenzie also plays tennis and was very active at her high school in extracurricular activities including student council, debate and public speaking, music and language clubs, holds a level 8 in the RCM of Piano and Music Theory, is a songwriter, and participated in multiple programs and conferences including the MB Music Biz Industry Youth Mentorship Program, UNESCO Schools National Youth Climate Conference and MB ALIVE Leadership Symposium.

Anthony Leicht
Home club: St. Charles Country Club
School: University of Manitoba Faculty of Arts majoring in psychology
Golf highlights:

• Member of University of Manitoba Men’s Golf Team
• 14th at the 2020 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur

Other: Anthony is a member of the St. John’s – Ravenscourt Alumni Board and is also employed with the Academic Learning Centre at the University of Manitoba where he tutors introductory science courses and facilitates study halls for Bison athletes.

Jordan Wagner
Home club: Golf Manitoba Public Player
School: Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba entering his 3rd year majoring in finance and marketing
Golf highlights:

• Jordan is a recreational golfer playing most of his games at Golf Manitoba member clubs including Windsor Park, Steinbach Fly-In and Transcona.

Other: Jordan has been employed with the City of Winnipeg since 2016 as an instructor guard teaching students from ages 6 months to 80 years old.

GARTH GOODBRANDSON AWARD – Eric Strick

For 2021, this Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund award is named in honor of Golf Manitoba Director of Player Development, Garth Goodbrandson. Garth was at the helm of player development for 23 years and is an honoured inductee of the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame. In 2021 the recipient will receive $1,500.

Eric Strick
Home club: Rossmere Country Club
School: Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba studying toward a major in actuarial mathematics.
Golf highlights:

• 2018-2020 Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team
• 2020 Maple Leaf Junior Tour Order of Merit Manitoba – 10th
• 2020 Maple Leaf Junior Tour Manitoba Series at Carman – 7th
• 2020 Maple Leaf Junior Tour Bieber Classic – 10th

Other: Eric played hockey at the AAA level, is currently studying to achieve his grade 9 Royal Conservatory Piano and has been employed in the backshop at the Rossmere Country Club since 2019.

CRAIG YAHIRO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD – Maddie Pennell & Samuel Sullivan

The Craig Yahiro Memorial Scholarship Award is made possible through the generosity of the Yahiro Family and participants in an annual fundraising event at Rossmere Country Club in memory of the late Craig Yahiro. Craig Yahiro was a long-time member of the PGA of Canada where his skillful instruction and great personality and sense of humour helped many improve their game. This award is available for students who are either Golf Manitoba members or who are currently involved with golf either through employment or participation.

Maddie Pennell
Home club: n/a
School: Graduated from MacGregor Collegiate Institute in 2021, attending Brandon University in the fall of 2021.
Golf highlights:

• 2019 MHSAA Golf Zones in Neepawa – 1st
• 2019 MHSAA Provincials in Swan River – 12th

Other: Maddie has been employed at the Clear Lake Golf Foundation in food and beverage operations for the past 5 seasons. Maddie also plays badminton, volunteers at Heartland Recreation as a day camp counsellor, is involved with the MacGregor Elementary School as a teacher assistant and also volunteers with the Big Brother Big Sister’s Program. She was the 2021 Student Council President at MacGregor Collegiate Institute in 2021 and was a member of the drama club and spring productions

Samuel Sullivan
Home club: Carman Golf & Curling Club
School: Graduated from the Carman Collegiate in 2020, will be attending Humber College in the fall of 2021 to pursue a diploma in professional golf management.
Golf highlights:

• 2021 MJT Manitoba Series at Selkirk G & CC – 6th
• 2020 MJT Manitoba Series at Carman G & CC – 4th
• 2019 Carman G & CC Junior Club Champion

Other: Samuel has worked at the Carman Golf & Country Club in the backshop from 2016-19, in the proshop from 2019 – 2021 and is now the assistant golf professional.

About the Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund
The Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund (GMSF) is a registered charity that provides financial assistance to young golfers entering or continuing in a post-secondary educational institution in Canada. Since 1986, the Fund has awarded over 180 scholarships totalling over $205,000 to students associated with 36 different golf clubs throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

For more information about the Scholarship Fund including information on how to apply or to make a donation, please visit the Fund’s website at golfmb.ca/scholarship.

For more information:

Jared Ladobruk
Executive Director, Golf Manitoba
204-925-5729
jared@golfmb.ca