After a long cold spring, it looks like Mother Nature agrees it’s time for the 2026 Golf Manitoba Championship season as the Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre tees off Saturday morning at Scotswood Links.
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Included in this year’s field are defending Men’s Match Play Champion Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club), 2025 Men’s Match Play Medallist Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst), defending Men’s Senior Match Play Champion Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club) along with 2025 Men’s Senior Match Play Medallist and 2024 Men’s Senior Match Play Champion Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club).
Bruce North (Carman Golf & Curling Club), Carl Lechman (Elmhurst) and Dwayne Heinrichs (Bel Acres Golf & Country Club) headline the new Men’s Super Senior Division Championship for competitors aged 65+.
There will be a new Women’s Match Play Champion as four time winner and three time defending champion Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club) is not taking part. Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend Country Club), Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) and Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) lead the women into qualifying.
“Newcomers to our course should expect a course that can be tough if players aren’t on top of their game, as we have water that comes into play on nearly every hole of the golf course, so there is definitely trouble to be found if you don’t hit where you’re supposed to” said Clark Sisson of Scotswood Links. “But I also expect some pretty good scores as well. I would say Hole #18 is the most difficult, with some players qualifying for or being eliminated from the championship based on the finishing hole.”
Registration by Member Club:
Bel Acres Golf & Country Club (1)
Breezy Bend Country Club (6)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (4)
Clear Lake Golf Course (2)
Dauphin Lake Golf Club (1)
Delahunt Golf & Country Club (2)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (17)
EVO Golf (2)
Glendale Golf & Country Club (12)
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club (20)
Golf Ontario Public Players Club (1)
Kenora Golf & Country Club (2)
La Broquerie Golf (1)
Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club (1)
Minnewasta Golf & Country Club (2)
Niakwa Country Club (11)
Pinawa Golf Course (1)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (7)
Quarry Oaks Golf Course (3)
Rossmere Country Club (10)
St. Boniface Golf Club (3)
St. Charles Country Club (15)
Scotswood Links (3)
Selkirk Golf & Country Club (3)
Shanks Driving Range & Grill (1)
Shilo Country Club (3)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (8)
Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club (1)
Transcona Golf Club (2)
Wheat City Golf Club (3)
Whispering Winds of Warren (2)
Whitewater Golf Club (1)
The 152 competitors are vying for a spot in the brackets of 32 Men’s Amateur, 32 Men’s Senior, 16 Men’s Super Senior and 16 Women’s Amateur to be contested Thursday, May 28th to Sunday, May 31st at Whispering Winds of Warren Golf & Country Club.
As our 2026 championship season begins, Golf Manitoba would like acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:
Sport Manitoba
Manitoba Blue Cross
PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, PGA of Canada, Territory Manager
Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager
Stay connected on the course by following Golf Manitoba’s official social media accounts: Facebook, Instagram, “X”.
