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Top 10 finish for Kartusch at Canada Summer Games

Winnipeg’s Addison Kartusch shot a 75 in her final round at the Canada Summer Games to finish 9th on the leaderboard in the Female Competition. The St. Charles Country Club finished the four round event at 303.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman, of Killarney, carded a 79 Saturday to finish at 316.

After firing a 66 Friday, Tina Liang of British Columbia followed it up with a 68 and won the Gold Medal with a 274 total.

Dauphin’s Eric Prokopowich, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, finished 11th at 296 on the Male leaderboard after shooting a 71 in his final round.

Headingley’s Grady Chuback, also of St. Charles, ended play at 305 after a 78 Saturday.

Cooper Humphreys of British Columbia won the Gold Medal with a tournament total 277 after a 70 in his final round.

Manitoba finished 7th out of 10 provinces in the Mixed Team Competition with a 598 total. British Columbia won Gold at 543.

For the final leaderboard at the Canada Summer Games, click here.

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Day 3 on the links at the Canada Summer Games

Headingley’s Grady Chuback had the low round of the day for Manitoba’s four golfers taking part in the Canada Summer Games.

The St. Charles Country Club member shot a 1 over par 73 and is currently 16th on the leaderboard with a 227 total.

Dauphin’s Eric Prokopowich, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, is two strokes ahead of Chuback in 15th place at 225 following a 74.

Cooper Humphreys of British Columbia and Quebec’s Guilliame Paquette are tied for atop of the Individual Male Leaderboard at 9 under par 207.

Winnipeg’s Addison Kartusch, also of St. Charles, carded a 78 to sit 9th on the Individual Female leaderboard at 228.her second consecutive 3 over par 75 in the Ladies Competition to find herself 9th on the leaderboard.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman, of Killarney, bettered yesterday’s round by a single stroke shooting a 5 over par 77 and is tied for 12th.

Lauren Kim and Tina Liang, both of British Columbia, share the lead at 10 under par 206.

For more details on golf at the Canada Summer Games, click here.

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Prokopowich has low round for Manitoba on Day 2 at Canada Summer Games

Dauphin’s Eric Prokopowich, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, shot a 2 over par 74 Thursday at the Canada Summer Games.

After a slow start, Prokopowich finished strong making four birdies over his final seven holes. He is tied for 14th on the leaderboard in the Male Competition.

Headingley’s Grady Chuback, of St. Charles Country Club, is 16th on the leaderboard after shooting a 76 and sits at 154.

Quebec’s Guilliame Paquette is alone in first place after a 68 which has him 6 under for the tournament.

Winnipeg’s Addison Kartusch, also of St. Charles, carded her second consecutive 3 over par 75 in the Ladies Competition to find herself 9th on the leaderboard.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman, of Killarney, bettered yesterday’s round by a single stroke shooting a 5 over par 77 and is tied for 12th.

Lauren Kim of British Columbia has the lead by five strokes following a 4 under par 68, and sits at 9 under par.

and Quebec’s Guilliame Paquette are tied for the lead at 2 under 70.

For more details on golf at the Canada Summer Games, click here.

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Kartusch low Manitoban to open Canada Summer Games

Winnipeg’s Addison Kartusch carded a 3 over par 75 in her opening round of the Canada Summer Games at Legends On The Niagara Golf Club.

The St. Charles Country Club member, who is 8th on the leaderboard, birdied two of the first three holes to be the lowest scoring Manitoban after 18 holes.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman, of Killarney, shot a 6 over par 78 and is tied for 11th.

Lauren Kim of British Columbia has the Individual Female lead following a 5 under par 67.

In the Male Championship, Dauphin’s Eric Prokopowich, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, opened with a 5 over 77 tying him for 13th.

Headingley’s Grady Chuback, also of St. Charles, is tied for 15th on the leaderboard after a 78.

Newfoundland’s Ryan Holwell, Ethan Posthumus of British Columbia and Quebec’s Guilliame Paquette are tied for the lead at 2 under 70.

For more details on golf at the Canada Summer Games, click here.

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WATCH | Kuntz & Scheifele set to tee off Thursday at CentrePort Rail Park Manitoba Open

Golf Manitoba’s Braxton Kuntz and Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele met the media Tuesday morning as preparations continue for the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open.

Kuntz, who will play in his first PGA Tour Canada event thanks to winning the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship last month at Elmhurst Country Club, is one of two Manitobans in this year’s field. The other is Colwyn Abgrall who qualified Monday.

For Thursday’s 1st round tee times, click here.

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Chuback, Kartusch, Korman & Prokopowich named to Team Manitoba for Canada Summer Games

Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce Grady Chuback, Addison Kartusch, Cala Korman and Eric Prokopowich will represent our province starting this week at the Canada Summer Games.

“Cala started the season with a win at the City and District Championship followed by a 7th place finish at the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur and a 3rd place finish at the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. She then followed these impressive performances by being the only Manitoban to make the cut at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Her determination, and ability to push herself has allowed her to become a top player in the province” ” said Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team Women’s Coach Bri-ann Tokariwski.

“Addison came out of the gate this season with the low medalist at the Manitoba Match Play Qualifier, competing against a field that is pro dominantly older than her” added Tokariwski. “She had a top 3 finish at the Women’s Am followed by a dominating win at the Junior Championship and a top 30 finish at the Canadian Junior Championship. Addison’s approach to the game and distance off the tee has allowed her to improve her game and compete at a high level”.

“Eric and Grady have worked so hard all year for this once in a life time opportunity. They have both earned their spot through an extensive qualifying process. I’m very excited what they can do over the 4 rounds” said Golf Manitoba Junior Development Team Men’s Coach Derrik Goodwin.

Tournament play tees off Wednesday.

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WATCH | Abgrall qualifies for CentrePort Canada Railpark Manitoba Open

27 players teed off Monday morning at Southwood Golf & Country Club in hopes of earning one of eight available entries into this week’s CentrePort Canada Railpark Manitoba Open.

Seven Manitobans were in the field starting at 6am.

Colwyn Abgrall was the lone player from our province to advance shooting a 5 under par 67.

Failing to make the cut were Charlie Boyechko, Sam Diamond, Austin Dobrescu, Drew Jones, Connor Stewart and Bret Thompson.

For more details on this week’s tournament, click here.

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WATCH | Member Club Spotlight on Oak Island Resort & Golf

A look at the Oak Island Golf with General Manager Des Koop.

For more details on Oak Island Resort & Golf, click here.

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Remembering Peggy Colonello

Friends, family and members of the local golf scene gathered this week inside the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate the life of Peggy Colonello.

Colonello, a member of the Manitoba Sports and Golf Halls of Fame, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the age of 97.

Those in attendance spoke of her impact on women’s and junior golf in our province and across the country as an administrator. 

“As a junior golfer in Manitoba, I was fortunate enough to develop my game in many great ways thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Colonello” said Jacob Armstrong, of the Golf Manitoba program and now a student at the University of Fraser Valley. “Of many things, I got to attend multiple national championships with the help of the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation. These experiences truly grew my love for the game. I am beyond grateful for the outstanding support Mrs. Colonello has always given Junior golf in Manitoba. Thank you Mrs. Colonello”. 

Peggy’s volunteerism spanned decades and started in 1974 where she served as president of the Manitoba Ladies’ Golf Association until 1976. Peggy continued her administrative work in golf serving a two-year term as president of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Association from 1982-83. During her time on the national executive, Peggy attended World and Commonwealth championships in Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Columbia, Britain and Switzerland, including the various Canadian events in which she participated. Peggy, for her contributions to the sport, was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and was an inaugural inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame on September 29, 2003.

The Colonello name was well known in golf and not only for Peggy’s contributions. Her husband Alex Colonello first moved to Winnipeg in 1941. In 1973, Alex purchased and become president of the Bay Bronze company and eventually acquired the golf accessory line from Bayco Industries to form Bayco Golf Inc. Bayco golf ball washers can still be found on the tee boxes of golf courses all over the world. Alex Colonello passed away in 2013 at the age of 93.

In 2018 and at the age of 94, Peggy Colonello established the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation with a mandate to support junior golf in the province of Manitoba. The Foundation established an unprecedented endowment of $3 million dollars that supports the development of new generations of golfers through grassroots golf initiatives and high-performance programming. Since 2019, the Foundation has supported junior golf programs including the Golf in Schools initiative, provincial junior team development and the University of Manitoba Bisons golf program. The annual induction ceremony for the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame is also sponsored by the Foundation.

To read Mrs. Colonello’s obituary, please click here.

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Oliphant & Orr atop of the leaderboard through 36 holes at Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championships

After carding a 3 under par 67 in his opening round, Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club followed it up with a 4 over par 74 Thursday at the Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Championship at Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club.

Oliphant’s 141 total is six strokes better than St. Boniface Golf Club’s Al Briscoe entering Friday’s final round. Briscoe shot a 1 over par 71.

Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club fired his second consecutive 74 to sit third on the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard at 148.

In the Forward Tee Division, Transcona Golf Club’s Brad Beghetto has a seven stroke cushion on Rene Abgrall, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member.

Menno Zacharias, another Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member, has a two stroke advantage on Edmonton’s Wayne Vande Vyvere in the Super Senior Division.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross Senior Men’s leaderboard, click here.

For Friday’s Final Round tee times, click here.

Defending Champion Rhonda Orr shot a 79, good for a 153 total going into tomorrow’s final round of the Hodson Financial Women’s Senior Championship.

The Southwood Golf & Country Club member has a seven stroke lead over Cathy Derewianchuk of Glendale Golf & Country Club. Derewianchuk and Southwood’s Matty Leung carded the low rounds of the day for the ladies at 76.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Senior leaderboard, click here.

For Friday’s Final Round tee times, click here.