The 2022 Golf Manitoba Awards reception will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2022, at the Breezy Bend Country Club. The annual Golf Manitoba Awards event recognizes and celebrates all that’s great about the sport of golf in the province – from volunteers to elite performers, teams and milestone achievements including the annual male and female Amateur Golfer of the Year awards.

The Golf Manitoba Annual General Meeting will also be held on November 2 and just prior to the start of the Awards event. Under Golf Manitoba by-laws, notice of the annual meeting has been sent to all member clubs and leagues via email and to the attention of the Club President & Member Club Representative. All member clubs are invited to RSVP one voting delegate to attend the meeting and to vote on behalf of the club/league.

For more information about the Golf Manitoba Awards event and annual meeting, please contact Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk at jared@golfmb.ca.

Winnipeg’s Kristian Hammerback, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, finished 8th on the leaderboard at the Canadian All Abilities Championship this week in Essex, Ontario.

Over 36 holes at the Essex Golf & Country Club, Hammerback shot 80 and 81 to finished at +19, 161.

Kurtis Barkley of Ontario won the Men’s Gross Stroke Play Championship at 4 under par 138.

In the Net Stableford division, Hammerback tied for fifth place with 70 points, only five back of Ontario’s Kevin Delaney.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Back in Winnipeg following his Canadian Men’s Mid-Master Championship, St. Charles Country Club member Curtis Markusson chats with Golf Manitoba Director of Communications Brian Munz about his national championship and the 2022 Golf Manitoba season.

Winnipeg’s Jay Doyle shot a final round of 1 over par 73 to finish four days of play at the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship tied for seventh place on the leaderboard at 297.

The Niakwa Country Club member’s final round included two birdies, three bogeys and 13 pars.

Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Champion Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club ended play with an 87 and 316 tournament total.

As the saying goes, there’s power in momentum. It’s a saying that Rusty Strawn knows all too well after securing back-to-back victories this September at the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in Marion, Mass., and the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO in Red Deer, Alta. Nine days separated the two wins. Needless to say, the McDonough, Ga. resident is going to need a bigger trophy case.

Heading into the final round at Red Deer Golf and Country Club, the 59-year-old shared the lead with fellow American, Mike Lohner of Southlake, Tex. The pair went back and forth throughout the day, both beginning their round at 5-under-par. It wasn’t until the back nine when Strawn hit a groove, birdieing three of his last eight holes to pull away from the pack to secure the 60^th Canadian Men’s Senior Championship title.

“I was very fortunate last week to win the United States Senior Amateur,” said Strawn. “And of course, by doing it I got the exemption to the United States Mid-Amateur, and I told the people at the USGA, I said, there is no way I’m going to miss the Canadian Men’s Senior. I absolutely love it here.”

To celebrate, Strawn popped a bottle of champagne and toasted the volunteers, Red Deer Golf and Country Club staff, and fellow competitors “To my new Canadian friends!”. He also commented, “having my picture taken with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the coolest picture I’ve ever taken.”

Strawn was also highly complimentary of the host club.

“It’s just been a wonderful week here in Red Deer,” said Strawn. “When I arrived here for my practice round on Sunday – probably the strength of my game is my putting – and when I rolled those first few putts on the practice green, I was like, I have nobody but myself to blame because they were absolutely awesome.”

Low Canadian Ken Griffith, who is a member at Red Deer Golf and Country Club, placed third on the leaderboard, carding a total score of 288, his best finish ever at the national championship.  Fellow members, Grant Lee and Peter Innes also competed in the tournament and finished T7 and T15, respectively.

Frank Van Dornick ran away with the Super Senior division securing the title and the Governor’s Cup by 10 strokes.

Earlier in the week, host club Team Alberta won the 36-hole inter-provincial team competition in an impressive 11-stroke victory over runner-up Team British Columbia. Ken Griffith (Red Deer Golf & Country Club), Senan Foley (Public Player – Alberta), and Kelly Risling (Medicine Hat Golf & Country Club) shot a collective one-under to give Team Alberta the back-to-back victory as they defended their 2019 title and claimed the Phil Farley Memorial Trophy.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Clear skies over Red Deer Golf and Country Club set the stage for a picturesque day in Red Deer, Alta. as the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, wrapped up its third day of play in the Energy Province.

For the third consecutive day, Mike Lohner continues to hold prime real estate at the top of the leaderboard, firing even par 72 to share the lead with fellow countryman Rusty Strawn. A resident of Southlake, Tex., Lohner finished second in the Carlton Woods Invitational earlier this year and is in the hunt for his first victory north of the border.

Strawn finished the first round tied for the top spot with Lohner, but dipped down to second place after navigating three bogeys during yesterday’s second round. After a steady performance today where the McDonough, Ga. resident made birdie on five holes, Strawn holds a share of the lead once again and will look to keep the momentum going after securing a victory at the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship last week.

Niakwa Country Club’s Jay Doyle shot a 4 over par 76 to sit T9 on the leaderboard at 224.

Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club had a strong finish to his third round making four birdies on the back nine carding a 74. The Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Champion is T31 at 229.

Friday promises to be an exciting battle of top amateur talent with an exemption into the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship on the line. Not only will the winner etch their name into the historic John Rankin Memorial Trophy, but also into Canadian golf history as the field of 156 top senior golfers comes down to one champion.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

A round of even par 72 during the second round of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship in Red Deer, Alberta has Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club T10 on the leaderboard.

Doyle carded five birdies and sits with a tournament total 4 over par 148.

Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club shaved five strokes off his opening round and sits T51 (80-75-155) to make the cut by one stroke.

Other Manitobans who failed to make the cut:

Garth Collings (Breezy Bend Country Club) 81-83-164
Kevin Nicholson (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 82-83-165
Bill Moslenko (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 81-87-168
Gordon Kroeker (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 81-89-170
Gerald Diamond (St. Charles Country Club) 88-83-171

Moslenko is 32nd on the leaderboard in the Super Seniors Championship.

In the Inter-Provincial Team Competition, Manitoba (Doyle, Oliphant & Nicholson) finished in a tie for 5th place at +15. Alberta won the event at -1.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

Derrik Goodwin of Glendale Golf & Country Club shot a 2 under par 68 to claim the PGA of Manitoba Sigurdson Financial Fall Championship.

The 18 hole event was contested at Larters at St. Andrew’s Golf and Country Club.

Colwyn Abgrall of GolfTEC finished second on the leaderboard just two strokes back while Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Matt Lorenz and Bret
Thompson of Golf Mentor tied for third place with 71’s.

Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club carded a 4 over par 76 to sit T30 on the leaderboard after the opening round of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship in Red Deer, Alberta.

Doyle’s round, which included consecutive birdies on the third and fourth holes, has him seven strokes off the lead held by Mike Lohner of Texas and Rusty Strawn of Georgia.

Other Manitobans include:

Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) 80
Bill Moslenko (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 81
Garth Collings (Breezy Bend Country Club) 81
Gordon Kroeker (Pine Ridge Golf Club) 81
Kevin Nicholson (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 82
Gerald Diamond (St. Charles Country Club) 88

Moslenko is T23 in the Super Seniors Championship following his round, eight strokes off the lead.

In the Inter-Provincial Team Competition, Manitoba is in 8th place at +12, eight stroke behind first place Alberta.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

The 60^th installment of the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, tees off this morning at the Red Deer Golf & Country Club in Red Deer, Alberta. 

Representing Manitoba are Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Champion Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club, Garth Collings of Breezy Bend Country Club, Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Bill Moslenko, Gerald Diamond of St. Charles Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club’s Kevin Nicholson, Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club and Gordon Kroeker of Pine Ridge Golf Club.

For the leaderboard, click here.

Conducted since 1962, the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship has grown to become one of the most popular amateur golf events in Canada. In 1995, the 65-and-over Super Senior division was introduced, which runs concurrently with the existing 55-and-over age group.

One of nine national championships conducted by Golf Canada for the 2022 season, the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship will consist of 72 holes of stroke-play with a cut after 36 holes. The Super Senior Championship is contested concurrently over the four rounds of the championship, and the Senior Inter-provincial Team Championship, established in 1977, also runs concurrently with the first 36 holes of the tournament. Rob Oliphant, Jay Doyle and Kevin Nicholson will represent Manitoba in the Team Championship.

Defending champion Darren Ritchie will return once again to defend his title and vie to see his name on the John Rankin Memorial Trophy for the second consecutive year. In 2021, the St. John, N.B. native from Hampton Golf Club held the lead for the majority of the tournament and finished 2-over par 72 to claim his first Canadian Men’s Senior title.

Additional notables in the field include Robert Funk (Canyon Lake, CA.), John Crowther (London, Ont.), Jim Lehman (Minnetonka, MN.), and Rusty Strawn (McDonough, GA.) who recently claimed the 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship title at The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass. this past week.

The champion will receive an exemption into the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.  

More information about the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship can be found here.

Shelly Stouffer of British Columbia shot even par 72 Thursday to finish at 3 over par 219 for a one stroke victory in the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Breezy Bend Country Club.

Charmaine Mackid of the host course was the highest placing Manitoban on the leaderboard at T9 after a 2 over par 74 and a 230 total.

Mackid also placed T6 in the Mid-Masters Championship.

Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club finished T10 in the Senior Championship at 232 following a final round 73.

In the Super Senior Championship, Orr ended play 5th on the leaderboard, 12 strokes back of top spot.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Golf Manitoba would like to acknowledge and thank all of the volunteers for their efforts in hosting this national event in our province:

Don MacDonald 
Gord Hudson 
Rob Bell
Betty Grant 
James Gosman 
Roy Smith 
Lou Spado 
Florence Mehmel 
Brenda Mehmel 
George McLeod 
Peggy McLeod