Rossmere Country Club’s Rob Oliphant, the #1 seed in the Senior Men’s Round of 16, earned a 6&5 victory over Curtis Rey of Bridges Golf Course to advance to the quarter finals of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre. Oliphant’s next opponent at Breezy Bend Country Club will be Friday versus Gerald Diamond of St. Charles Country Club. Diamond beat Derrick Smyth of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club 5&4.

Also advancing into the quarters are Dale Register of Pine Ridge Golf Club, Niakwa Country Club’s Jay Doyle and Ken Warwick, Blair Neal of Rossmere, Carl Lechman of Elmhurst and Southwood Golf and Country Club’s Randy Wozny.

For the full Senior Men’s bracket, click here.

Tuesday’s action sees the Men’s division Round of 32 begin at 1:00.

For the 1st Men’s bracket, click here.

For the 2nd Men’s bracket, click here.

16 of the province’s top Senior Men are on the course at Breezy Bend Country Club this afternoon as the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre is underway.

For live scoring, click here.

Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club shot an 8-under par 63, one stroke off tying a course record, at Winkler Centennial Golf Club Sunday to finish with the low score of 55 Amateur Men vying for a spot in the 2024 Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Trstenjak’s round featured a streak of six straight birdies on holes through 10 through 15. Grady Chuback of St. Charles Country Club and Terence Rafferty of Southwood Golf & Country Club tied for second at 1-under par 70.

Team Manitoba member Addison Kartusch of St. Charles fired the Women’s low round at 1-under par 70, two strokes better than Breezy Bend Country Club‘s Charmaine Hayden.

Rossmere Country Club‘s Rob Oliphant at 1-over par 72 edged clubmate Blair Neal by a single stroke in the Senior Men’s division.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Winkler Centennial Golf Club led by General Manager Colton Harder, Superintendent Tyler Street, Food & Beverage Manager Andrea Knight, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

Six days of Match Play competition gets underway Monday, May 27th at Breezy Bend Country Club with the Senior Men’s division.

2:30: Oliphant vs Rey / Diamond vs Smyth
2:37: Moore vs Register / Warwick vs Slobodian
2:45: Neal vs Nicholson / Berney vs Lechman
2:52: Doyle vs Burnett / Wozny vs Barakat

Competition in the Men’s bracket opens Tuesday followed by the Women on Friday.

As the Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre continues at Winkler Centennial Golf Club, Golf Manitoba’s Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz visits with General Manager Colton Harder.

For the live leaderboard, click here.

The 2024 Golf Manitoba Championship season is officially underway as Winkler Centennial Golf Club hosts the Manitoba Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

For the live leaderboard, click here.

They are vying for a spot in the brackets of 32 men, eight women and 16 senior men to be contested Monday, May 27th to Sunday, June 2nd at Breezy Bend Country Club.

As our 2024 championship season begins, Golf Manitoba would like acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

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 following Golf Manitoba’s official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for live coverage.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Gladstone Golf & Country Club as our newest member club.

Located 25 kilometers north of the Trans Canada Highway or four kilometers south of the Town of Gladstone along Provincial Trunk Highway 34, this nine hole course can be played from two sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,725 to 3,051 yards.

Gladstone Golf & Country Club also features a driving range, putting green and a full service restaurant. The pro shop offers club rentals, pull and power cart rentals, basic golf supplies, and apparel.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Gladstone Golf & Country 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 (204) 385-2998 or go online gladstonegolf.com.

Four Manitobans are in central Alberta this weekend competing in the NextGen Western Championship at the Leduc Golf Club in Leduc, Alberta.

Team Manitoba‘s Adam Blair of Pine Ridge Golf Club, Payne Wood of St. Boniface Golf Club and Shilo Country Club‘s Spence Mott along with Zostrianos Gross of Shilo tee off today in the 54 hole championship that concludes on Sunday.

For the opening round tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.

Golf Manitoba is proud to keep you updated on amateur golfers from our region who are on the course during these winter months while attending post secondary educational facilities.

• May 23 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot a final round 74 to finish at 12-over par 304 in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida. Final leaderboard

• May 22 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot a 78 in the third round of the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida. Final leaderboard

• May 21 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot a 74 in the second round of the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida. Final leaderboard

• May 20 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot a 78 in the opening round of the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida. Final leaderboard

• May 15 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded a 4-over par 74 in the final round of the NCAA Division 1 Chapel Hill Regional at The UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Finished T21. Final leaderboard 

• May 13 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) shot an 8-under par 62 in the opening round and a 2-over par 72 in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 Chapel Hill Regional at The UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Final leaderboard 

• April 30 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot an 8-over par 80 in the second round of the NJCAA Southwest District Women’s Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.

• April 29 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot a 4-over par 76 in the opening round of the NJCAA Southwest District Women’s Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.

• April 28 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) shot an 8-over par 80 in the final round of the Mid-American Conference Men’s Golf Championship at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana. Finished T29. Final leaderboard

• April 27 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded his second straight 1-over par 73 in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Men’s Golf Championship at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana. Live leaderboard

• April 26 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) opened the Mid-American Conference Men’s Golf Championship at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana shooting a 1-over par 73. Live leaderboard

• April 21 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) shot a 2-over par 73 in his final round of the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate at the Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Illinois. Finished T12. Final leaderboard

• April 20 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) opened the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate at the Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Illinois playing 36 holes carding a 1-over par 72 and 4-over par 75. Final leaderboard

• April 10 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) playing final round of the Bobcat Desert Classic at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona. Final leaderboard

• April 9 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) shot a 3-over par 75 in the second round of the Bobcat Desert Classic at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona. Final leaderboard

• April 9 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot an 82 in the final round of the Oral Roberts Invitational on the River Course at The Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Finished T71. Final leaderboard

• April 8 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) shot rounds of 82 and 83 on the opening day of the Oral Roberts Invitational on the River Course at The Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Final leaderboard

• April 8 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) shot a 1-over par 73 in the opening round of the Bobcat Desert Classic at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona. Live leaderboard

• April 7 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) shot a 4-over par 75 his final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on the South Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee. Finished T33. Final leaderboard

• April 6 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) carded his second straight 1 over par 72 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on the South Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee.

• April 5 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) shot a 1-over par 72 in the opening round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on the South Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee.

• April 3 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) T3 finish at the Butler University Don Benbow Invitational carding a pair of 68’s to finish at 136.

• April 2 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) wins OCAC Championship at Crimson Creek Golf Course in El Reno, Oklahoma. Peake finished the 36 hole event at 1-under par 143 carding rounds of 1-under par 71 and even par 72. Final leaderboard

• March 26 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) wins the Hardscrabble Invitational in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Due to weather only 18 holes were played. She shot a 1-over par 71 at the Hardscrabble Country Club. Final leaderboard

• March 18 – Armaan Dhillon (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) / University of Victoria) finished T24 at the Vikes Spring Shootout at the Cordova Bay Course in Victoria, B.C. Final leaderboard

• March 17 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 5-over par 77 in the final round of the Red Rocks Invitational at the in Sedona, Arizona. Finished T88. Final leaderboard

• March 16 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 5-over par 77 in the second round of the Red Rocks Invitational at the in Sedona, Arizona. Final leaderboard

• March 16 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 9-over par 81 in the opening round of the Red Rocks Invitational at the in Sedona, Arizona. Final leaderboard

• March 12 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) 11-over par 83 in the final round of the Tiger Invitational at the Auburn University Club. Finished T73. Final leaderboard

• March 12 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) 11-over par 83 in the second round of the Tiger Invitational at the Auburn University Club. Final leaderboard

• March 11 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) 4-over par 76 in the opening round of the Tiger Invitational at the Auburn University Club. Final leaderboard

• March 9 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 3-over par 75 in the final round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah to finish T35 on the leaderboard. Korman’s Weber State University team finished second in the team standings at 904, 10 stroke back of first place Boise State. Final leaderboard

• March 8 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 8-over par 80 in the second round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah. Final leaderboard

• March 7 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) 6-over par 78 in the opening round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah. Final leaderboard

• March 5 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) 7-over par 77 in the second round of the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invite at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond, Oklahoma. Finished T13 on the individual leaderboard. Final leaderboard

• March 4 – Clara Peake (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club / Redlands Community College) 6-over par 76 in the opening round of the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invite at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond, Oklahoma. Final leaderboard

• February 27 – Ryan Blair (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club / South Mountain Community College) finished T12 on the leaderboard at the Paradise Valley Puma Spring Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona with rounds of 70 and 73. Blair’s South Mountain team won the team championship at 5-under par 555.

• February 26 – Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club / Ball State University) rain cancelled the final round round of the Dorado Beach Collegiate Championship in Puerto Rico. Kuntz finished T48 after shooting back to back 71’s.

• February 26 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) shot an 81 in her final round at the Causeway Invitational at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California to finish T55 on the leaderboard.

• February 25 – Cala Korman (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club / Weber State University) opened with a 75 at the Causeway Invitational at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California.

* If you have information on players not listed, please email Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz at brian@golfmb.ca.

Rossmere Country Club hosted members of the media from across the province Tuesday teeing off the 2024 Golf Manitoba season.

A few of them also had an opportunity to play with three time defending Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club. Kuntz has returned home following his U.S. College season at Ball State University and is now preparing for the final stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open.

2024 Media Day participants:

Evan Andrew (Sport Manitoba)
Christian Aumell (CJOB)
Jason Bell (Winnipeg Free Press)
Clayton Dreger (Golden West Radio)
Thomas Friesen (Brandon Sun)
Brody Jackson (QX 104)
Jared Ladobruk (Golf Manitoba)
Mike McIntyre (Winnipeg Free Press)
Brian Munz (Golf Manitoba)
Bob Peters (Golf Manitoba)
Mike Peters (May Contain Studios)
Sandra Shibata (Golf Manitoba Photographer)
Karly Troschuk (QX 104)
Dave Wheeler (Energy 106)
Ken Wiebe (Winnipeg Free Press)

A special thank you to all of the staff at Rossmere Country Club for making the day possible as we look forward to Rossmere hosting the 2024 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

For the photo gallery, click here.

The 2024 Championship season gets underway Saturday morning at Winkler Centennial Golf Club in the Match Play Qualifier.

For the 2024 Golf Manitoba Championship calendar, click here.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Riverdale Golf Club as our newest member club.

Located seven kilometers west of the Town of Rivers off Highway 259, this 9 hole course can be played from two sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,854 to 3,030 yards.

“Our course is a gem that not many people from outside our area know about” said President Andy Gerrard. “It was established during World War Two as an old air force base course and has stood the test of time. A creek that runs through four of the holes keeps everyone on their toes.”

Riverdale Golf Club also features a putting green and a full service restaurant for all guests to enjoy.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Riverdale 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 (204) 328-7122 or go online riverdalegolfclub.com.