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.

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).

For the final leaderboard, click here.

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.

Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) is T25 following an 82 and sits at 163.

Both players are also competing in the Mid-Masters Championship where Hayden is in sixth place on the leaderboard while Orr is T11.

Team Manitoba (Hayden, Orr & Hannah Diamond) finished fourth in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship.

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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.

For the leaderboard, click here.

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.

FIELD FOR THE MEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

Listed in alphabetical order of the NOCs

FIELD FOR THE WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

Listed in alphabetical order of the NOCs

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.

Three members of Team Manitoba finished in the top 10 of the Boys championship. Kaleb Lambert of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club was seventh, Terence Rafferty of Southwood Golf & Country Club placed ninth while Carson Inman of Breezy Bend Country Club / Portage Golf Club tied for 10th.

For the final leaderboard, click here. 

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. 

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.

Team Manitoba‘s Payton Oakden of Glendale Golf Club is T9 on the leaderboard at 165 (82-83)

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

Team Manitoba‘s Carson Inman of Breezy Bend Country Club / Portage Golf Club is the top Manitoban at T7, 8-over par 152 (78-74).

For the final round tee times, click here.
For the final round leaderboards, click here. 

Whitewater Golf Club Director of Golf & PGA of Canada Head Professional Matt Simmons talks with Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz during the NextGen Prairie Championship in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

For the second round tee times, click here.
For the second round leaderboard, click here. 

Team Manitoba‘s Kaleb Lambert of Elmhurst Golf & Country talks with Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz as the opening round of the NextGen Prairie Championship continues at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

For the opening round tee times, click here.
For the opening round leaderboard, click here.