14 year old Teerawut Boonseeor of Thailand shot a five under par 67 Monday at the Teulon Golf & Country Club to open the Junior Boys & Girls Championships presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

Boonseeor, who had an eagle along with six birdies, has a four stroke lead in the overall Junior Boys event on Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club).

Chuback’s one under par 71 is good for a two stroke lead over Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Breezy Bend Country Club) in the 17 & 18 Age Group.

Terence Rafferty (Team Manitoba / Southwood Golf & Country Club) shot a one over par 73 to lead the 15 & 16 Age Group by four strokes over Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) and Jackson Delaurier (Team Manitoba / Dauphin Lake Golf Club).

Boonseeor’s 67 is good for a 14 stroke lead over Ty Brewster (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) in the 13 & 14 Age Group.

For the Junior Boys leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

For Tuesday’s second round tee times, click here.

In the Junior Girls Championship, Jeri Lafleche (Clear Lake Golf Course) shot a two over par 74, good for a two stroke lead on defending champion Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles). On a blustery day with winds reaching 40 kilometers an hour, Lafleche carded a steady back nine score of one under par 35 featuring a birdie on the 12th hole along with eight pars.

Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) leads the 17 & 18 Age Group by two strokes over Keira Krahn (Team Manitoba / Carman Golf & Curling Club) opening with a 79.

Lafleche and Kartusch are the top two players in the 15 & 16 Age Group by 13 and 11 strokes respectively ahead of India Young (Team Manitoba / Carman).

Jewel Lafleche (Clear Lake) shot an 84. She is the lone participant in the 13 & 14 Age Group.

For the Junior Girls leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

For Tuesday’s second round tee times, click here.

72 of the top junior golfers are set to tee off this week at the Teulon Golf & Country Club for the 2023 Junior Boys & Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation.

There will be a new champion in the field of 50 Junior Boys as two time defending champ Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) is no longer eligible.

Elmhurst Invitational Junior Boys Division Champion Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) will be first to tee off Monday morning at 10:00am.

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For the Junior Boys leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

Highlighting the field of 11 junior girls are 2022 defending champion Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) and Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba). Zamzow, who won this championship in 2020, is also coming off an Elmhurst Invitational Championship in the Junior Girls Division.

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For the Junior Girls leaderboard presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, click here.

A look at the Kenora Golf & Country Club with Facility Manager & Head Professional Jennifer Hollins.

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Marco Trstenjak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) and Crystal Zamzow (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club) each carded a two under par 69 in their final round to win their respective division championship Sunday at the 2023 Elmhurst Invitational.

Trstenjak’s 138 two day total was good for a one stroke victory over fellow club member Ryan McMillan.

Zamzow started the day with three consecutive bogies before making seven birdies on her way to a one stroke victory in the Junior Girls Division over Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club).

Junior Boys Division Champion Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) was the only player that did not go right to the wire. He shot a 73 in his final round, good for an eight stroke decision over Zostrianos Gross (Shilo Country Club).

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

As previously announced in February, thanks to the generous contributions of the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation and in partnership with the Elmhurst Golf & Country and Golf Manitoba, the winners of each division in the 2023 event received a spot in the respective Golf Canada Canadian Junior Championship along with financial travel support.

Once again this year, an exemption was available to either the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship or the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion for the winner in this year’s men’s field.

The province’s top amateur golfers are at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club this weekend competing in the Elmhurst Invitational Amateur Championship.

The 36 hole event teed off yesterday and will conclude tonight with the crowning of a junior girls, junior boys and men’s division champion.

Entering today’s final round:

Junior Girls: Addison Kartusch +2, 75 (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) has a five stroke lead on Crystal Zamzow +7, 80 (Team Manitoba / Swan River Golf & Country Club).

Junior Boys: Grady Chuback -2, 69 (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) has a five stroke lead on Terence Rafferty +3, 74 (Team Manitoba / Southwood Golf & Country Club)

Men’s: Ryan McMillan -5, 66 (Elmhurst) has a three stroke lead on Jack Werhun (Elmhurst), Marco Trstenjak (Elmhurst), Neel Soni (St. Charles) and Grady Chuback (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) -2, 69.

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Congratulations to Taylormade Canada’s Eric Johnson (Breezy Bend Country Club) on a hole in one during his opening round acing the 11th hole.

As previously announced in February, this year’s championship will see the addition of Golf Manitoba’s top junior boys and girls players to the field. Thanks to the generous contributions of the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation and in partnership with the Elmhurst Golf & Country and Golf Manitoba, the winners of each division in the 2023 event receive a spot in the respective Golf Canada Canadian Junior Championship along with financial travel support.

“I am thrilled to see this opportunity presented to our junior players” said Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk. “The Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation has been such a tremendous partner in helping us to grow our junior programming and this is another example of their dedication to junior golf in Manitoba. I also want to thank the membership of the Elmhurst Golf & Country Club for their support of player development in our province in adding a junior division to this great event.”

“We are delighted as a club to be able to carry on the Colonello name and its legacy of supporting junior golf,” added Elmhurst Golf & Country Club Director of Golf Operations Dave McMillan. “Alex and Peggy were both honorary life members of Elmhurst and did so much for the club and continue to give back to Manitoba Golf through their foundation. We are happy to be able to affiliate The Elmhurst Invitational with Alex and Peggy’s vision of providing opportunities for junior golfers at their long-time golf home. I want to thank Golf Manitoba’s Jared Ladobruk for their partnership, supporting the event through the years, and moving ahead with this new initiative. Special thanks to the members of Elmhurst, long-time member and former champion John Multan and Head Professional Matt Lorenz for keeping the event alive and well. We look forward to celebrating the event’s rich tradition and adding the Colonello foundation’s support will only enhance the event for years to come.”

Once again this year, an exemption will be available to either the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship or the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion for the winner in this year’s men’s field. Invitation criteria will be adjusted and subject to the approval of the tournament committee as well as Golf Manitoba being able to accommodate the junior players on the field.

Founded in 2003 by long-time Elmhurst member John Multan, the Elmhurst Invitational Amateur Championship has become one of the highest regarded amateur events held in the province outside of the Golf Manitoba championship calendar. The field is continually one of the strongest of the year with most of the province’s top players taking part.

Past champions include the likes of the DP World Tour’s Aaron Cockerill, along with past Manitoba Men’s Amateur Champions Garth Collings, Derek East, Todd Fanning, Matt Johnston, Brad Kirton, Justin McDonald, Peter More and Marco Trstenjak.

A look at Glen Lea Golf Course with General Manager Jason Earl.

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Killarney’s Cala Korman, a member of Team Manitoba, shot a one under par 71 in her final round at the Evergreen Golf Club in Nipawin, Saskatchewan to win the NextGen Prairie Junior Girls Championship.

Korman’s 226 tournament total was three strokes better than Regina’s Hallie Crozier.

Addison Kartusch of Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club carded a final round 79 to finish in third place at 232.

Terence Rafferty of Team Manitoba / Southwood Golf & Country Club finished as the top Manitoban in the Junior Boys Championship in a three way tie for sixth place at 222 following a 73 today.

For the complete leaderboard featuring all Manitoba born competitors, click here.

Winnipeg’s Braxton Kuntz finished in a tie for ninth place on the leaderboard at the 2023 Digital Commerce Bank Glencoe Invitational in Calgary.

The Breezy Bend Country Club member carded a 75 in his final round Saturday to finish the 54 hole event at four over par 220.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Addison Kartusch (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) has a one stroke lead over Regina’s Hallie Crozier entering Sunday’s final round of the NextGen Prairie Championship at the Evergreen Golf Club in Nipawin, Saskatchewan.

Kartusch shot a 79 Saturday for a two round total 153.

Cala Korman (Team Manitoba / Killarney) is only two strokes off the lead in third place following a 78 today.

Team Manitoba / Dauphin Lake Golf Club’s Jackson Delaurier is four strokes off the lead in the junior boys championship following a 74. His 36 hole total is 147.

For the complete junior boys and girls leaderboards, click here.

The top six players in the Junior Boys division will earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 14-17, at North Bay Golf and Country Club Ltd. in North Bay, Ont. The top six players (including ties) in the Junior Girls division will earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, July 24-27, at Hampton Golf Course in Hampton, N.B.

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About the NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards

The NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards is a high-performance junior golf series which totals eight competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2023 national championships. Two additional Fall Series events will be hosted to close the season. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf. For more information on the NextGen Prairie Championship, click here.

The field is set for the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur at Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Following today’s men’s division qualifier at Carman Golf & Curling Club, 81 men and 27 women will compete for the 2023 Championship July 10th to 12th at Pine Ridge.

The final two spots decided in Carman needed one playoff hole for Feroze Barakat of Southwood Golf & Country Club and St. Boniface Golf Club’s Nick Hinse to advance.

For today’s Manitoba Blue Cross qualifier leaderboard, click here.