Owner / Operator Brian Campbell tells us what is new both on and off the course in 2021.

After months of anticipation, competition opens later this week at the Transcona Golf Club.

The Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship Qualifier is first on the Golf Manitoba Championship schedule starting at 11:00 Friday morning as 108 players are vying to advance into the Championship July 9^th to 11^th at the Niakwa Country Club.

Saturday and Sunday, the Bantam Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation as well as Women’s City and District Championship will be contested.

There will be a new champion in the Bantam Boys Championship as 2020 winner Mack Sanderson of the Pheasant Glen Golf Resort is not returning.  Last year at the Portage Golf Club in Portage La Prairie, Sanderson needed two playoff holes to beat Jackson Delaurier of the Dauphin Lake Golf Club.  Delaurier is one the favorites in this year’s field based on his current handicap index.  Golf Manitoba Public Player Terrence Rafferty, as well as Brayden Boge and Cashe McNabb, both of the Pine Ridge Golf Club are also expected to challenge for this year’s championship.

2020 Bantam Women’s Champion Cala Korman and runner up Crystal Zamzow have both graduated into the Women’s City and District Championship.  Korman, a Golf Manitoba Public Player, won last year’s Championship by 11 strokes over Zamzow of the Swan River Golf and Country Club.

That opens the door for last year’s third place finisher Jeri Lafleche of the Clear Lake Golf Course and fourth place finisher Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club.

“The biggest thing with both Jeri and Addison is they have been working on dialing in their game and how to gain more distance” said Bri-ann Tokariwski, Head Coach of Golf Manitoba’s Junior Women’s Development Program.  “That helps them come into the green with shorter clubs, which make a big difference on a target golf course like Transcona”.

2021 will have a new Women’s City and District champion as Greer Valaquenta of the Southwood Golf and Country Club has not registered for this 36 hole event.  Valaquenta won last year’s event by 15 strokes over Charmaine Mackid of the Breezy Bend Country Club and Pine Ridge Golf Club’s Marissa Naylor.

Keep an eye on Mackid, the 2018 & 2019 champion, along with Bobbi Uhl of the Shilo Country Club, Naylor, Southwood Golf and Country Club’s Rhonda Orr and Jill Hardy of the Niakwa Country Club.

For the first time since hosting the 2018 Junior Interclub Championship, the Transcona Golf Club is ready for this weekend’s Golf Manitoba schedule.

“A little more rain would be great for the course” said Transcona Golf Club Head Professional Steve Witiuk, “with that said our greens are nice”.

Witiuk adds competitors in all of championships will have to contend with holes on both side of the course that can make things interesting in a hurry. “The third hole has an incredibly challenging green if you are not in the right spot and the par 4 – fourth hole can be a real test depending on where the wind in blowing from.  On the back, scores can go up in a hurry on 16, 17 and 18.  Three real challenging holes to finish, especially 18, trying to keep the ball out of the water”.

Looking back in the Golf Manitoba record books, the 2016 Women’s City and District Championship was played at the Transcona Golf Club where Tokariwski earned a four stroke victory over Hannah Diamond of St. Charles Country Club.  “In order to score well at Transcona you don’t necessarily have to hit it long, but you do have to be able to hit the shot in front of you at the time” added Tokariwski.  “It’s target golf and making sure you leave the ball on the right part of the green”.

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

Wayne Giesbrecht is the 2021 Championship Flight winner at the annual Carman Men’s Open at the Carman Golf and Curling Club.

Giesbrecht shot a final round 72 to finish two strokes better than Austin Wiebe, Brook McGillvray and Colton Harder. Bobby McNair rounded out the top five in the Championship Flight shooting a 76.

Bruce North won the 1st Flight carding a 70, one stroke better than Mike Hetherington.

A count back was needed to decide both the 2nd and 3rd Flights.

Ian Sylvester carded an 88 to win the 2nd Flight.

Clarke Phillipson took the 3rd Flight shooting a 95.

The Members Flight Net Champion is Norm Allen who finished at 64, one stroke better than Ivan Repolles.

The Golf Manitoba Championship season opens Friday at the Transcona Golf Club with the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid Amateur Qualifier.

Saturday and Sunday it’s the Women’s City and District Championship along with the Bantam Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation, also at the Transcona Golf Club.

Head Professional Rana MacLeod takes Golf Manitoba on a tour of her course.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, wishes to extend a warm welcome to the Rivers Edge Golf Course, our newest member club.

Under new ownership, this nine hole course is located east of Beausejour on Highway 44 where golfers can select to play from three sets of tees ranging from 2,200 to 2,600 yards.

“Our new ownership group consists of six local families who are putting a lot of time and effort into making Rivers Edge a course families want to enjoy” said co-owner Justin Richter.  “We have a new irrigation system and are in the midst of planting over 400 trees to compliment our already tree lined fairways”.

An intriguing start to your round features a suspension bridge taking you from the first tee box to fairway over the Brokenhead River.

Available to host corporate and recreational tournaments, the Rivers Edge Golf Course includes a full service restaurant in their spacious clubhouse that also has three outdoor patios to enjoy.

As an official Golf Manitoba/Canada member club, all rounds played at the Rivers Edge Golf Course are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.

For tee times and more information call (204) 268-2010, visit them on Facebook, Instagram and online at riversedgegolf.ca.

The Province of Manitoba announced on Wednesday a new public health order which will be in effect as of Saturday, June 12th at 12:01 a.m.:

Guidelines specific to the golf industry include:

• Golf is allowed with a maximum of five participants per group.
• Pro Shops will remain open at 10 per cent capacity, to a maximum of 100 people.
• Under the retail guidelines, individual one-on-one club fittings by appointment only can be conducted indoors and outdoors.
• Individual (one-on-one) golf lessons are permitted at this time, group lessons remain prohibited at this time.
• Restaurants, bars and patios remain closed to in-person dining but can still provide take-out and delivery services.
• If an appropriate barrier is in place, such as a plastic shield between the driver and passenger, two people from separate households can share a golf cart.
• The prohibition of “organized team games” does not apply to men’s or ladies nights, league play and other team games or competitions such as Ladies Nassau and Mundie Putter, if the participants come to the course, play their round of golf and then leave the premises when they have finished their round of golf. The golf course is responsible to take steps to ensure that the golf teams are not more than 5 persons and that the teams are well spaced from each other and that separate teams are not gathering together on the course as the outdoor gathering limit of 5 would apply.

Please note that this public health order is in effect until Saturday, June 26th, 2021 at 12:01 am.

For further information, contact:

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

Statement from the Manitoba Open Host Committee:

This August, we had hoped to bring top international Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada players to Southwood Golf and Country Club, for four days of exciting golf at the Manitoba Open, in support of the True North Youth Foundation. 

Unfortunately, we are sad that with so much uncertainty this spring and summer around the COVID pandemic, we are unable to move forward with our tournament this year.

The tournament volunteers, Southwood members and staff, and our friends at True North Youth Foundation look forward to seeing you all at our championship layout on the banks of the La Salle River in St. Norbert next August. 

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Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome to Treherne’s Delahunt Golf and Country Club as our newest member club.

Celebrating 50 summers of play, this nine hole course located in southern Manitoba can be played from three sets of tee boxes that if you play 18 holes ranges from 4,684 to 6,200 yards.

“The par five, eighth hole is our signature hole” said Club President Donald Zeghers.  “It’s not that long yardage wise, but the tree lined fairways, water hazard and bunkers make it a challenge every time you play it”.

Treherne’s Delahunt Golf and Country Club features a $15 green fee on Mondays where golfers can play as many holes as they want.  “We’ve had guys play over 50 holes, it’s fun to see how many they do before packing it in for the day” added Zeghers.

The clubhouse restaurant features a full menu to enjoy inside or while dining outside on the expanded patio.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Treherne’s Delahunt Golf and Country Club are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.

For tee times and more information call (204) 723-2502 or visit their website: trehernegolf.com.

Due to interprovincial travel restrictions and other complexities related to COVID-19, Golf Canada has announced additional changes to its championship schedule for the 2021 season. 

Provincial restrictions had previously forced the cancellation of U.S. Open Local and Final Qualifiers, in addition to the NextGen Pacific, NextGen Western, and NextGen Ontario Championships. With continued pandemic-related uncertainty, the remaining NextGen Championships – NextGen Prairie (Quarry Oaks, June 10-13), NextGen Quebec (Club de Golf Hemmingford, June 27-30), and NextGen Atlantic (Dundarave Golf Course, July 12-15) – will also be cancelled and the 2021 NextGen National Junior Orders of Merit will not be awarded. In some cases, these NextGen events would have conflicted with provincial junior championships around Canada that are being delayed and rescheduled.

The two NextGen Fall Series Championships in September will proceed as scheduled. Each field will feature 99 junior boys and girls and exemptions into the 2022 Canadian Junior Championships will be awarded.

• NextGen Fall Series East | September 16-19 | Hollinger Golf Club, Timmins, Ont.
• NextGen Fall Series West | September 23-26 | Myrtle Point Golf Club, Powell River, BC

Golf Canada National Amateur Championships are still scheduled to proceed but will only move forward after approval from regional and provincial health authorities. Operational plans for amateur competitions have been adjusted to incorporate rigorous health and safety protocols. Final decisions about the feasibility of conducting national championships will be made approximately four to six weeks prior to the start of each championship. The safety of championship competitors, tournament staff, volunteers, and host site members will remain the top priority guiding these decisions.

At this time, Golf Canada is able to announce the following changes to its National Amateur Championship schedule:

• Interprovincial team competitions that are usually played concurrently with national championships will not be contested in 2021. The increased complexity associated with team competitions – including group travel and the involvement of non-playing team captains – will not allow for them to proceed this year.

• The Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship will move one week later in July and is now scheduled to be hosted by Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta. from July 26-30. The Canadian Women’s Amateur was last held in Edmonton in 1993. The previously scheduled host, The Royal Montreal Golf Club, has agreed to welcome this national championship in 2025 or 2026, after hosting the Presidents Cup in 2024. 
• The Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will remain in its current date and is now scheduled to be hosted at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ont. from August 1-5.  The championship—which was previously contested at two courses with a 264-player field—will be reduced to a 156-player field and be contested at one course.  The previously scheduled hosts, Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac and Club de Golf Saint-Raphaël, will explore the possibility of hosting the championship in a future year. 
• The Canadian Junior Girls Championship will move one week earlier and is now scheduled to be played at Leduc Golf Club in Leduc, Alta. from July 19-23. The previously scheduled host, Club de Golf Sainte-Marie will play host to this championship in 2025 or 2026. 
• The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship is now scheduled to be contested at Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Qué. from September 20-24. The previously scheduled host, Ken-Wo Golf Club in New Minas, N.S. will host in 2025. 
• The Canadian University/College Championship has been postponed to October. A host course and date will be confirmed in the near future. 
• The Canadian Junior Boys Championship will remain at Club de Golf La Vallée du Richelieu in Sainte-Julie, Qué. from August 8-12.  The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship will also remain as scheduled. Fort McMurray Golf Club will host the men from August 23-27 and Golf Château-Bromont will host the women from August 30-September 2.