Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club) shot a 2-under par 69 in the opening round of the NextGen Prairie Championship at The Legends Golf Club to sit T2 on the leaderboard, one stroke off the lead. Boge’s round included five birdies,10 pars and three bogeys.

Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City Golf Course) is T8, opening at even par 72.

Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) is T10 on the junior girls leaderboard, five strokes off the lead, following a 5-over par 77.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

The Legends Golf Club in Warman, Saskatchewan gears up to host its first-ever Golf Canada event for the playing of the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championship today through Sunday.

The NextGen Championship series returns to the province for the first time since 2023 and welcomes 120 of western Canada’s best Junior golfers – 90 Junior Boys and 30 Junior Girls – for 54 holes of competition. The field will be reduced to approximately the top 52 individuals in the Junior Boys division and top 17 players in the Junior Girls division after 36 holes, with the final round taking centre stage on Sunday, June 15.

Representing Manitoba are:

Dauphin Lake Golf Club: Jackson Delaurier (TM)

Elmhurst Golf & Country Club: Colton Drul (TM)

Glendale Golf & Country Club: Gavin Carver (TM), Carson Chapman, Aris Mercury (TM), Gavin Oleksiew

Niakwa Country Club: Jewel Lafleche, Ryder St. Laurent (TM)

Pine Ridge Golf Club: Adam Blair (TM)

Quarry Oaks Golf Course: Ty Brewster (TM), Maisy Shewchuk (TM)

Rossmere Country Club: Brayden Boge (TM), Lane Hanson, Hudson Hunnie (TM) , Ryder Pufahl (TM)

St. Boniface Golf Club: Ryan Tuck, Payne Wood (TM)

St. Charles Country Club: Owen Conrad (TM), Finn Kydd (TM), Hunter MacLean (TM), Camryn Thomas (TM)

Selkirk Golf & Country Club: Matthew Michaleski

Shilo Country Club: Spence Mott (TM)

Wheat City Golf Course: Brayden Hamm (TM), Hunter Oakden (TM)

(TM) indicates players who are members of Team Manitoba‘s development program

Similarly to previous stops on the NextGen Championship circuit this season, exemptions into each of the Canadian Junior Championships will be awarded to the tournament’s top finishers. In the Junior Boys Division, the top six players, including the low medalist following the conclusion of the final round, will earn exemptions into the Canadian Junior Boys Championship set for August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B.

In the Junior Girls division, the top six finishers from the event, including ties, will help round out the field at this year’s Canadian Junior Girls Championship taking place August 12 – 16 at Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. The top two players in both divisions will also earn exemptions into the 2025 Canadian U15 Championship set for August 27-29 at Pitt Meadows Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C.

The Legends Golf Club offers a unique caveat of being a links-style course – the first layout of its kind on the 2025 Championship season. Operating since 2011, the course has become one of the premier golf experiences in Saskatchewan and has hosted provincial amateur championships at the junior, mid-amateur and professional level.

Though the course’s wide and undulating fairways offer a sense of comfort for players off the tee, thick patches of fescue strenuously defend the property and force players to rethink their club choices on every hole.

To follow the live leaderboard of the NextGen Prairie Championship throughout the week, click here.

Golf Canada Senior Manager of Handicap & Course Rating Shaun Hall takes us behind closed doors at Niakwa Country Club while hosting a two day seminar for Golf Manitoba staff and volunteers.

The future of Minnewasta Golf & Country Club is moving forward.

With the concrete pad which housed the clubhouse passing all inspections, building permits have been granted to begin the re-build process. This means construction of the timber frame should begin over the next few weeks.

The ultimate goal is to have the building project complete within 12 months of start date. General Contractor, Triple E Developments, and the team at the golf course will do everything to meet these deadlines, however the building schedule will be determined by how much of the re-build can be completed before snowfall.

With the clubhouse completion date a moving target based on weather, a timeline for booking of 2026 events is not available at this time.

Currently in operation for 2025 is the snack shack and the tent located in the parking lot with Santa Lucia open for business. To place your food order (431) 486-9051.

Minnewasta Golf & Country Club wishes to express gratitude for the continued support from the membership, tournament committees, public golfers, local corporate/businesses and community in general.

Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club), Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) and Cornell Ruddock (Southwood Golf & Country Club) are the gold medal winners of the 2025 Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Kartusch won the Women’s Division for the second straight year and fourth time in her career defeating Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) 3&1.

Lutz earned his second Men’s Division Championship beating Michael Tanchak (Niakwa) 2&1. He also struck gold in 2018.

For Ruddock, it is his first Golf Manitoba provincial championship, a 3&2 decision over Blair Neal (Rossmere Country Club)

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross brackets, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club led by General Manager Dave McMillan, Head Professional Matt Lorenz, Superintendent Dan Ciekiewicz, Food & Beverage Manager Kaleigh Humniski, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz in conversation with Elmhurst Golf & Country Club Head Professional Matt Lorenz during the second day of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz speaks with Evan Nachtigall (Shilo Country Club), the #1 seed in the Men’s Division of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz speaks with Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club), the #1 seed in the Men’s Senior Division of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

There will be a new Men’s Division Champion starting Thursday at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club as the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre tees off.

Marco Trstenjak, of the host course, played his first season as a professional this past winter opening the door for 32 competitors in 2025. Evan Nachtigall (Shilo Country Club) earned the #1 seed shooting a 6 under par 65 Saturday in the Qualifier at Winkler Centennial Golf Course.

Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) looks to defend his Men’s Senior Championship as the #1 seed. He will be the first to tee off at 1:00 to get the four days of competition underway.

The Round of 16 in the Women’s Division opens Friday with defending champion Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club) entering play as the #5 seed following Saturday’s qualifier. Cala Korman (Killarney Lakeside Golf Club) is the #1 seed carding a 3-under par 68 on the weekend.

To follow the Manitoba Blue Cross live leaderboard and Match Play Brackets, click here.

Registration by Member Club:

Bridges Golf Course (1)
Breezy Bend Country Club (1)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (1)
Clear Lake Golf Course (1)
Dauphin Lake Golf Club (1)
Delahunt Golf & Country Club (1)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (16)
Glendale Golf & Country Club (4)
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club (5)
Grand Pines Golf Club (1)
Kenora Golf & Country Club (1)
Killarney Lakeside Golf Club (1)
La Broquerie Golf (1)
Minnedosa Golf & Country Club (1)
Niakwa Country Club (8)
Oakview Golf & Country Club (1)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (3)
Quarry Oaks Golf Course (1)
Rossmere Country Club (9)
St. Boniface Golf Club (1)
St. Charles Country Club (9)
Shilo Country Club (3)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (5)
Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club (1)
Southside Golf Course (1)

With our 2025 championship season underway, 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 Facebook, Instagram and X accounts.

Evan Nachtigall of Shilo Country Club shot a 6-under par 65 at Winkler Centennial Golf Club Saturday to finish with the low score of 77 Amateur Men vying for a spot in the 2025 Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre. Nachtigall birdied four of the final five holes to finish three strokes better than Lyle MacKenzie of Niakwa Country Club.

Cala Korman of Killarney Lakeside Golf Club made four birdies carding the Women’s low round at 3-under par 68, one stroke better than Niakwa’s Jeri Lafleche.

Rossmere Country Club‘s Rob Oliphant repeated as the low qualifier in the Senior Men’s Division at 4-under par 67, six strokes ahead of Cornell Ruddock of Southwood Golf & Country Club and Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Dan Scanlon.

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.

Four days of Match Play competition gets underway Thursday, May 29th at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club. The brackets and schedule of play will be announced Tuesday, May 27th.