A look at the Oakview Golf & Country Club with President Delwyn Doerksen.

For more details on Oakview Golf & Country Club, click here.

Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club earned his second consecutive Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship Saturday night.

Kuntz shot a 4 over 75 in his final round to finish at 209, good for a two stroke victory over Marco Trstenjak of the host Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Along with his pair of Amateur victories, Kuntz is the first player in Golf Manitoba history to win back to back Junior Boys Championships. During those 4 combined events, he finished at -30 under par.

Trstenjak carded an even par 71 in his final round to finish at 211.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

In claiming the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship, Kuntz receives a sponsors exemption to complete in the CentrePort Canada Railpark Manitoba Open August 18-21 at Southwood Golf & Country Club

Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club carded his second consecutive 4 under par 67 and has a 6 stroke lead on Marco Trstenjak of the host Elmhurst Golf & Country Club entering Saturday’s final round of the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

Trstenjak shot a 3 under par 68 Friday.

Justin McDonald, also of Breezy Bend, who sits third on the leaderboard, tied Kuntz’s low round of the day at 67.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

For Saturday’s final round tee times, click here.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot an 84 on Friday in her final round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Her tournament total 326 placed her 70th on the leaderboard.

Korman is a member of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

For the complete Canadian Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

Defending Champion Braxton Kuntz, of Breezy Bend Country Club, opened with back to back birdies on his scorecard at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and went on to shoot a 4 under par 67 in the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

Kuntz shot a 3 under 32 on the front nine and followed it up with a 1 under par 35 on the back.

Two strokes back on the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard is Nathan Wazney, of the host course, who went 36-33 for a 2 under par 69.

Breezy Bend’s Eric Johnson was the only other player to break par at 1 under 70.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

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

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot an 83 on Thursday in her third round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Korman’s round was highlighted by a birdie on the par 5 seventh hole and back to back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes.

Korman is a member of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

For the complete Canadian Women’s Amateur leaderboard, click here.

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Cala Korman shot a 6 over par 78 in her second round of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO Wednesday in Kitchener, Ontario.

Korman’s two day 159 total has her tied for 63rd on the leaderboard. She is the lone Manitoban to make the cut advancing to play Thursday and Friday.

Also representing Manitoba were:

Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake 79-85-164
Charmaine Mackid of Breezy Bend Country Club 83-84-167
Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club 83-86-169
Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club 87-83-170
Jeri Lafleche of Clear Lake Golf Course 82-89-171

Kartusch, Korman, Lafleche and Peake are members of Team Manitoba’s Development Program.

Team Manitoba finished fifth in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Competition at +40. British Columbia placed first at even par.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

One of the largest fields in recent history is set to tee off Thursday morning at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

147 competitors are registered in the 111th playing of the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.

Defending champion, and two time Junior Boys Champion Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club will be in the opening group to tee off at 7:00.

Kuntz, coming off an 11 stroke victory last week at St. Charles Country Club in the Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation, edged fellow Breezy Bend member Ryan Sholdice by 1 stroke last year at the Neepawa Golf & Country Club.

With this year’s championship decided over 54 holes, the field will be cut following two rounds to the low 60 and ties as well as any players within 10 strokes of first place.

The 2022 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion will also be given an exemption into the Manitoba Open, August 18-21 at Southwood Golf & Country Club.

For the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

Golf Manitoba would like to congratulate all 31 participants who took part in the Golf Canada Junior Skills Challenge.

Competitors from 8 to 18 years old tested their skills in chipping, driving and putting at Southwood Golf & Country Club.

Division winners:

Boys 8 & under
1st: Jack Holmes, 2nd Austin Thomas, 3rd Colby Mark

Girls 9-11
1st: Sadie Blazeiko, 2nd Bree Farmer, 3rd Genevieve Lafrenniere & Lila Chubey

Boys 9-11
1st: Owen Conrad, 2nd Jack Ladobruk & Garret Thomas, 3rd Evan Smallwood

Girls 12-14
1st: Camryn Ladobruk

Boys 12-14
1st: Ryder Pufuhl, 2nd Finn Kydd, 3rd Ryan Tuck

Boys 15-18
1st: Feanor Valaquenta, 2nd Liam Comaskey, 3rd Payne Wood

To see pictures of the Golf Canada Junior Skills Challenge courtesy Mike Peters, click here.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome to Poplar Ridge Golf Course as our newest member club.

Located an hour north of Brandon and just 15 minutes south of Clear Lake Golf Course, this 18 hole course can be played from three sets of tee boxes ranging from 5,487 to 6,372 yards.

“For anyone who has been to our course already, they know are fairways are immaculate and we look forward to welcoming new golfers this summer” said Lavern Popple, Poplar Ridge Director of Golf.

Poplar Ridge Golf Course features a driving range and putting green.

“Something unique about our course is we offer a 10 hole option based on our layout players can take advantage of” added Popple.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Poplar Ridge Golf Course are acceptable for handicap purposes and may be recorded toward establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.

For tee times and more information call (204) 848-2382, or visit them online at www.golfpoplarridge.com.