Over the past four days at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, PGA of Manitoba Professional & Team Manitoba Assistant Coach Bri-ann Tokariwski has lent her knowledge to up and coming golf instructors in preparation for the 2025 season.

Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) opened the 2025 Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s 2025 championship season with a strong start.

Wood shot a 5 under par 64 Saturday and followed it up with a 4 over par 73 Sunday to win the Junior Boys division of the Junior Worlds Qualifier at Kildonan Park Golf Course by one stroke over Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere).

Other division winners included:

Juvenile Boys: Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City)
Bantam Boys: Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa)
Pee Wee Boys: Ty Montour (Team Manitoba / Scotswood Links)
U15 Girls: Angelina Sitarz (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst)
15-19 Girls: Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles)

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) has another championship to celebrate in Florida.

Lafleche finished atop of the leaderboard by six strokes in the Girls 14-18 year old division at the IMG Junior Open Championship at IMG Academy Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida over the weekend carding a pair of 1-under par 71 rounds.

Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) had rounds of 81 and 84 to finish in 17th place.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Team Manitoba, Golf Manitoba’s boys and girls high performance development program, was back in action outdoors during a busy weekend at Southwood Golf & Country Club.

Under the guidance of Golf Manitoba Director of Player Development Sean Murray, Assistant Coaches Bri-ann Tokariwski and Bret Thompson along with Mental Performance Coach David Coodin, Team Manitoba spent two days building their games towards the 2025 competitive season.

Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk is pleased to announce Sam Beavis-Hickey as the new Director of Competitions & Rules.

Alongside his academic achievements, Beavis-Hickey brings a wealth of practical experience having worked six seasons of golf operations, junior instruction, and event management at Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club.

A graduate of West Kildonan Collegiate, he played high school golf where twice he was named Most Valuable Player and once won the Sportsmanship Award. Outside of his academic and golf career, he is actively engaged in his community, organizing local sports events and leagues.

Beavis-Hickey will complete his final semester of his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree at the Asper School of Business, majoring in both Accounting and Marketing this fall.

Beavis-Hickey has already started his Golf Manitoba / Canada Rules education by attending the Level 2 seminar and Golf Canada Referee School.

Golf Manitoba is pleased to welcome Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers as its newest corporate partner.

With today’s announcement, Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers will assume title sponsorship of the Golf Manitoba Four-Ball Championships.

“We are thrilled to welcome Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers as the title partner headlining our Four-Ball Championships” said Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk. “Taylor McCaffrey have been leaders in the community for years and we thank them for partnering with us to support amateur golf in Manitoba”.

Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers are a full-service law firm with extensive experience across a broad range of practice areas, including sports law.  They act for all sizes and types of clients from multi-national and national companies, to medium and small businesses, to sole proprietorships, for professional associations, for governments and their agencies and for individuals as they progress through different stages of life.

“Taylor McCaffrey is thrilled to be supporting Golf Manitoba in our drive to build the community, sport and golf” said Taylor McCaffrey Partner Jeff Palamar.

Looking ahead to the 2025 Golf Manitoba Championship season, the Taylor McCaffrey Women’s Four-Ball Championship is scheduled for August 5^th at River Oaks Golf Course, the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Four-Ball Championship will be contested August 28^th at Wheat City Golf Course followed by the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship on September 4^th at Pinawa Golf & Country Club.

For more information about Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers, visit tmlaywers.com

About Golf Manitoba Amateur Championships

Golf Manitoba annually conducts provincial golf competitions and qualifiers – which play host to more than 900 golfers who play over 1,700 rounds.

In partnership with our host clubs, volunteers, and our proud sponsors, Golf Manitoba is dedicated to supporting player development through first-class competition.

To view the Golf Manitoba 2025 championship schedule, click here.

Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk is pleased to announce Sean Murray has been named the new Director of Player Development.

Murray, a PGA of Canada Class “A” Professional, will provide dedicated support and strategic oversight for Team Manitoba, with a focus on elevating the program to new levels of excellence ensuring that each athlete receives the guidance, structure, and high-performance support necessary to reach their full potential.

A graduate of Sisler High School, Sean brings an impressive background in athlete development, coaching, and instructional leadership. He holds a diploma in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Red River College.

Over the years, Murray has held several impactful roles, including:

• Junior Boys’ Head Coach for Team Manitoba since 2022, where he led team selection,
  developed training plans, and oversaw athlete development;
• Director of Instruction & Junior Coordinator at St. Charles Country Club, where he will
  continue to manage the club’s instructional programs;
• Associate Professional at The Royal Montreal Golf Club, contributing to junior coaching and
  daily golf operations;
• Coaching roles at John Abbott Cegep, University of Calgary, and Alberta Golf, focusing on
  competitive training and tournament preparation.
  
  Murray has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including:
• 2024 PGA of Canada Tex Noble Professional Development Award
• 2024 PGA of Manitoba Coach of the Year
• 2017 PGA of Canada Moe Norman Assistant of the Year
  
  In addition to his coaching accolades, Murray’s professional development includes certifications such as Trackman Level 2, TPI, Flatstick Academy, and AimPoint, as well as mentorship under several leading PGA Tour coaches.
  
  Related to this announcement, Bri-ann Tokariwski will now take on the role of Team Manitoba Assistant Coach.
  
  Tokariwski is a PGA of Canada Class “A” Professional at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and 2023 PGA of Canada Tex Noble Award recipient. She has been an integral part of Team Manitoba’s coaching staff and will continue to provide support with a particular focus on the junior girl’s program.
  
  Brett Thompson, a PGA of Canada Associate Professional at St. Charles Country Club, will support the junior boys program as an Assistant Coach.

Golf Manitoba would like to congratulate Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) on signing with Park University.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz caught up with Wood to talk about joining the Pirates.

An Active Season is the period of time when acceptable scores from Golf Manitoba / Canada member courses should be submitted for handicap purposes.

The Rules of Handicapping stipulates that every player is responsible for submitting all acceptable scores into one’s scoring record for rounds played on courses during the active season.

It is the responsibility of authorized provincial golf association to declare active and inactive seasons, with area clubs and players required to observe these dates for score posting purposes. To make this process easier, the Golf Canada Score Centre automatically considers the active season of the course being played when a score is posted and whether it should be included in calculating a player’s Handicap Index.

In Canada, the active season in each province is as follows:

BC =     Mar.1 – Nov.15
AB =     Mar.1 – Oct.31
SK =     Apr.15 – Oct.31
MB =    Apr.15 – Oct.31
ON =    Apr.15 – Oct.31
QC =    Apr.15 – Oct.31
NS =     Apr.15 – Oct.31
NB =     May.1 – Oct.31
PE =     Apr.16 – Nov.14
NL =     Apr.1 – Nov. 30

Scores made at a golf course in an area observing an active season must be posted for handicap purposes, even if the golf club where the player is a member is observing an inactive season. The club’s Handicap Committee must make it possible for a player to post these away scores at the beginning of the active season.

It’s important to note that if you are travelling to other countries or regions, you should confirm their active seasons to ensure all acceptable scores are posted. Your home club needs all acceptable scores (even if played during a Canadian “off-season”) to ensure that your Handicap Index is accurate and reflects your demonstrated ability.

For example, if a player belonging to a golf club in Manitoba plays golf in Florida (which observes a year-round active season) during January, any score(s) made in Florida are acceptable and must be submitted to the player’s scoring record. If the player is also a member of a golf club in Florida and Manitoba, it is important to remember that all acceptable scores must be posted to each scoring record. 

The Golf Canada Score Centre has tools available to link Canadian and USGA accounts, so that a score posted to one account is automatically transferred to the other.  For more information, or to set up this link, please contact members@golfcanada.ca or phone 1-800-263-0009 X399.

For a detailed list of active and inactive schedule in the United States, click here.

For more information on handicapping, click here.

FOR AN OFFICIAL HANDICAP INDEX, BECOME A GOLF MANITOBA / CANADA MEMBER HERE.

Registration for Golf Manitoba championships is now open.

To be eligible to compete in all Golf Manitoba competitions, players must be an active Golf Manitoba/Canada member and must also hold a current Golf Canada Handicap Index.

To view the 2025 championship schedule and register, click here.

For players who do not have an active Golf Manitoba/Canada membership through a member club or league, click here to learn more and join.

The championship registration process is easier, less time consuming and accessible through Golf Canada’s Score Centre.

To enter all Golf Manitoba events, you must first log into your Golf Canada Score Centre profile using a web browser and select the competitions tab found under the user menu on the top right-hand side of the web page.

Please note that personal Golf Genius accounts that are active at the club level will not permit you to register for any Golf Manitoba Championship. 

Reminder, entry deadlines for most events will close 14 days prior to the start of the championship.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please do not hesitate to contact Golf Manitoba’s Director of Administration Amy Coggan via email at amy@golfmb.ca.