Pendrith, Conners, Hughes named to International Team for upcoming Presidents Cup
Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have been named to the International Team’s for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal.
It’s the first time three Canadians have played in the prestigious international event at the same time.
Canadian golf legend Mike Weir used three of his six captain’s selections on Pendrith, Conners and Hughes. He also picked South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.
Fellow Canadian Adam Hadwin had also been vying to join the team but missed out.
Pendrith finished the 2024 season on a heater, earning his way into the PGA Tour’s playoffs and finishing the Tour Championship tied for 14th.
Corey Conners
Country: Canada
Age: 32
PGA TOUR Wins: 2
Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-4-0
2024 Highlights: Has notched three top-10 finishes in 2024 including a season-best, solo-sixth-place effort at the RBC Canadian Open.
Captain Weir on Conners: “Corey is one of the best ball-strikers on the PGA TOUR and his ability to consistently put himself and his playing partner in a position to attack is invaluable in team competition. He has looked towards the 2024 Presidents Cup for two years now, and I know he’s eager to compete in front of his fellow Canadians.”
Mackenzie Hughes
Country: Canada
Age: 33
PGA TOUR Wins: 2
Presidents Cup: First appearance
2024 Highlights: Has recorded three top-10 finishes including a season-best T3 at the Valspar Championship. Only missed four cuts in 22 starts, marking a career best.
Captain Weir on Hughes: “Canadian golf fans have followed Mackenzie’s career for nearly two decades and it’s incredible to know he’s going to make his Presidents Cup debut in his home country. He is steady and calm under pressure and is without doubt one of the best putters on the PGA TOUR, which is a great combination for our team.”
Taylor Pendrith
Country: Canada
Age: 33
PGA TOUR Wins: 1
Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-4-0
2024 Highlights: Picked up the first win of his PGA TOUR career at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. Recorded five additional top-10 finishes while advancing to the TOUR Championship for the first time.
Captain Weir on Pendrith: “Taylor is in the midst of his best year on the PGA TOUR, and it was great to see him breakthrough for his first win in Dallas and advancing to the TOUR Championship. He has built a reputation as one of the longest hitters in our game, and that length should be advantageous in match play competition at Royal Montreal.”
Weir’s International side will face off against Jim Furyk’s U.S. squad in the match-play competition, Sept. 24-29, at The Royal Montreal Golf Club.
Pendrith and Conners — close friends — also played for the International Team at the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.
That was the first time two Canadians had played at the elite event.
Ultimately, the Internationals lost 17 1/2 to 12 1/2 to the United States.
The International team has only won once in the event’s history, emerging victorious at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 1998 when captain Peter Thompson led them to a 20 1/2 – 11 1/2 triumph over Jack Nicklaus’s American squad.
Welcome Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point
Brian Munz
Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point as our newest member club.
Located in the southeast corner of Manitoba off Highway #12 along the shores of Muskeg Bay and Buffalo Bay, this 18 hole course can be played from five sets of tee boxes ranging from 4,996 to 6,829 yards.
Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point features a driving range, putting green and fully licensed restaurant. The fully stocked proshop also offers both club and cart rentals.
Unique to the course is The Gambler, a 19th hole measuring 137 yards that plays to an island green, located just off the patio for closest to the hole competitions.
As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.
To reserve a tee time or for more information on stay and play packages, call the proshop at (204) 437-2777 or click here for their website.
Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Sandy Beach Golf Club as our newest member club.
Located on the southeast side of Dryden, Ontario along the shore of Wabigoon Lake, this nine hole course can be played from three sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,843 to 3,348 yards.
Sandy Beach Golf Club features a driving range, putting green and fully licensed restaurant. The fully stocked proshop also offers both club and cart rentals.
As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Sandy Beach Golf Club are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.
To reserve a tee time or for more information, call the proshop at (807) 223-3345 or click here for their website.
FINAL RESULTS | Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Brian Munz
Manitoba’s two representatives had an impressive showing in Courtney, British Columbia at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend Country Club) shot a 4-over par 76 in her final round to finish T4 on the leaderboard in the Mid-Masters Championship while Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) shot a 78 to finish ninth overall.
In the overall 54 hole Mid-Amateur championship, Hayden finished T11 at 17 over par 233 (79-78-76) while Orr was 22nd at 241 (81-82-78).
Shelly Stouffer of British Columbia won the championship at even par 216 (75-68-73).
RESULTS | Round 2 of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Brian Munz
Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend Country Club) shot an 6-over par 78 during her second round of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community in Courtenay, British Columbia.
Her two day 13-over par 157 currently has her at T14 on the leaderboard as our Top Manitoban.
RESULTS | Opening round of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Brian Munz
The 2024 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO is underway at Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community in Courtenay, British Columbia.
Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend Country Club) is the top Manitoban after shooting a 7-over par 79. Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) opened with an 81.
Catherine Matranga of Texas had the low round Thursday at 1-under par 71, the only player below par.
Team Manitoba (Hayden, Orr & Hannah Diamond of St. Charles Country Club) sits in fourth place in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at +16. British Columbia leads the way at +5.
The International Golf Federation (IGF) today announced the fields for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions at Paris 2024. The men’s Olympic golf competition will take place 1-4 August, while the women will compete 7-10 August. The Olympic golf competitions will be contested at Le Golf National, which annually hosts the FedEx Open de France on the DP World Tour and was the site of the 2018 Ryder Cup.
Once the Olympic Golf Rankings were finalised on 18 June and 25 June for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions, respectively, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) then began the process of confirming their qualifiers for the competitions by 27 June (5 p.m. US Eastern Time). Past this deadline, all unused quota places were then reallocated as per the Qualification System for golf.
With 32 countries represented in the men’s Olympic golf competition and 33 in the women’s field, the composition of the Olympic fields highlights the broad global interest in golf and the opportunity to reach new audiences across all six different continents. Golf is looking to continue building upon the success of the previous two Olympic golf competitions at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Paris 2024 will mark the fifth occasion in which golf has been featured as an Olympic sport, and just the third time since 1904.
In total, 38 different NOCs will be represented across both the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions, with the United States of America sending the most athletes: seven (four men, three women). The following is the full list of NOCs represented in the fields for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions: Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States of America.
In the men’s field, 10 of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, as of this week, are competing in the Olympic golf competition, including all of the top-5 ranked players. In the women’s field, all 15 of the top-15 ranked women in the Rolex Rankings, as of this week, are competing in the Olympic golf competition.
WATCH | Lafleche wins Junior Girls NextGen Prairie Championship at Whitewater Golf Club
Brian Munz
Jeri Lafleche of Niakwa Country Club shot a 4-over par 76 during the final round of the NextGen Prairie Championship at Whitewater Golf Club to earn a five stroke victory in the Junior Girls championship.
WATCH | 1on1 with Golf Manitoba President Susan Wright-Cassan previewing final round of the NextGen Prairie Championship
Brian Munz
Golf Manitoba President Susan Wright-Cassan talks with Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz prior to the final round of the NextGen Prairie Championship at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
For the final round tee times, click here. For the final round leaderboard, click here.
Lafleche top Manitoban; leads Junior Girls at NextGen Prairie Championship
Brian Munz
Niakwa Country Club‘s Jeri Lafleche has a three stroke lead in the Junior Girls Championship entering Sunday’s final round at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario at the NextGen Prairie Championship.
Lafleche shot a 1-over par 73 in Saturday’s second round to sit a 4-over par 148 through 36 holes.
Nathan Lepore of the host club, at 6-over par 150 (78-72) sits fourth on the leaderboard, six strokes back of Saskatoon’s Ryan Mosher in the Junior Boys Championship
