Early registration for 2024 Golf Manitoba Championships is now open
Brian Munz
Early registration for all 2024 Golf Manitoba championships opens Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12am CST. Golf Manitoba is entering its fourth season using Golf Genius for its Tournament Management Software including all registrations. Early registration is for competitors based on their past results.
General registration for all interested competitors will open on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 12am CST.
To be eligible to compete in Golf Manitoba competitions, players must be an active Golf Manitoba/Canada member through a member club or the Golf Manitoba Public Player Program, and must also hold an up-to-date Golf Canada Handicap Index visible on the Golf Canada Score Centre at the time of registration.
If you do not have a Golf Manitoba/Canada membership you can click here to join.
Golf Genius
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, please note that you will not be able to log-in through the Golf Canada app.
Please ensure the following is updated in your Golf Canada Score Centre profile:
Date of birth
Address
City, province and postal code
Cell number
Email address
Current handicap index
How To Register
To enter an event, you must first log-in to your Golf Canada Score Centre account. Next, you must select the competitions tab found under the user menu on the top right-hand side of the web page. Please see image below:
This competitions tab will take you to the championship page. From here you will select the event that you wish to register in and complete the registration process.
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. You MUST access registration through your Golf Canada Score Centre Account.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please do not hesitate to contact Amy at amy@golfmb.ca.
You can view our 2024 championship schedule and register, click here.
As the college golf season starts to wind down south of the border, Golf Manitoba Director of Communications Brian Munz catches up with Winnipeg’s Braxton Kuntz
General registration for most 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.
Players who do not have an active Golf Manitoba/Canada membership through a member club or league can 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.
Registration is open for the following:
Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre
Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Qualifier
Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Qualifier
Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
Junior Boys Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation
Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship
Hodson Financial Women’s Senior Championship
Hodson Financial Men’s Senior Championship
Registration for our final six championships will be announced at a later date.
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.
New for 2023, entry deadlines for most events will now close 14 days prior to the start of the championship.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please do not hesitate to contact Amy at amy@golfmb.ca.
You can view the 2023 championship schedule and register HERE.
Golf Manitoba announces 2021 Amateur Golfer of the Year Finalists
Golf Manitoba
November 10, 2021 – Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce the Selection Committee has chosen their finalists for the 2021 Female and Male Amateur Golfer of the Year Award. This year’s female and male award winners, along with our Volunteer of the Year, will be announced virtually on the official Golf Manitoba website (golfmb.ca) as well as the official Golf Manitoba Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages on Wednesday, November 17 at 3pm CST.
The finalists for the 2021 Female Amateur Golfer of the Year are Hannah Diamond (St. Charles Country Club), Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) and Bobbi Uhl (Shilo Country Club).
Hannah Diamond started the 2021 competitive season with a third place finish in the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship and placed second in the Mid-Amateur flight. Diamond then went on to play in the 2021 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship where she cracked the top 10 with an eighth place finish. The St. Charles Country Club member finished the competitive season by making it the round of eight in the Manitoba Women’s Match Play Championship.
Rhonda Orr began her season with a second place finish at the Women’s City & District Championship. She then went on to finish second at the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur and won the mid-amateur flight. Orr capped off her provincial competitive season with a win at the Hodson Financial Women’s Senior Championship, her eighth senior title in nine years. Orr then added a seventh place finish at Canadian Women’s Senior Championship.
Bobbi Uhl had a flawless 2021 provincial competitive season. She started with a win at the Women’s City & District Championship, her first ever title in the event. She carried that momentum going on to capture the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship. It was the first provincial women’s amateur title for Uhl and her second straight tournament victory. With the amateur win, Uhl has now won every single Golf Manitoba major women’s event including the Junior Girls, City & District, Match Play and Amateur championships.
Three golfers received honourable mention for their play in 2021. They include Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club (eighth in the Women’s Amateur and winner of the Women’s Match Play Championship), Cala Korman, Golf Manitoba Public Player (seventh in the City & District Championship, tied for fourth in the Girls Junior Championship, ninth in the Women’s Amateur, T57 in the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and runner-up in the Match Play Championship), and Clara Peake, Golf Manitoba Public Player (Junior Girls Champion, 10th in the Women’s Amateur and T68 in the Canadian Junior Girls Championship).
The finalists for the 2021 Male Amateur Golfer of the Year are Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) Braxton Kuntz (Breezy Bend Country Club) and Ryan Sholdice (Breezy Bend Country Club).
Todd Fanning took home a pair of wins on his home course, Niakwa Country Club, at the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. He took top spot in the overall championship four shots clear of the runner up and top honours in the Mid-Masters division (40 and over age division) eight shots clear of second. The double win was the second time Fanning took home double gold in the Mid-Amateur Championship dating back to his victories in 2017.
Braxton Kuntz was a perfect 2-0 in provincial competition in 2021. He led wire-to-wire at the Junior Boys Championship shooting a three-day total of 219 and good for a three-shot victory. He carried the momentum from his first junior boys title into the Nott Autocorp Amateur Championship where he posted an impressive 16-under par total winning his first men’s amateur title. With the win, Kuntz set a new Men’s Amateur scoring record in relation to par and becomes only the 4th golfer in Manitoba golf history to win both the junior boys and the men’s amateur championships in the same year joining Todd Fanning, Rob McMillan and Mike Keast, who also accomplished the feat.
Ryan Sholdice was no stranger to leaderboard in 2021. He began his competitive season with a third-place finish at the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. He then bested that in second place at the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur shooting a four-round total of 15-under par. The Breezy Bend Country Club member went on to compete at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and placed T58.
Four golfers received honourable mention for their play in 2021. They include Ben Bandura of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (T13 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and second in Mid-Masters division), Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club (fifth in the Mid-Amateur Championship, 2nd in the Mid-Masters Championship, T17 in the Men’s Amateur, T19 in the Canadian Mid-Amateur and fourth in the Canadian Mid-Masters), Jordy Lutz of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (second in the Men’s Mid-Amateur, fifth in the Men’s Amateur, T41 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship), and Jack Werhun also of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (T7 Men’s Amateur, T18 Men’s Mid-Amateur, 11th Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship).
About the Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year Award – The Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year award recognizes outstanding performance by Manitoba golfers in all levels of competition with the first award presented in 1975. In 2015, the award was re-established to include both a female and male category.
About Golf Manitoba – Golf Manitoba is the governing body for golf in the province of Manitoba and North West Ontario. Its mission is to develop, promote, govern and service the sport of golf for the benefit of all participants.
For more information:
Brian Munz Director Communications Golf Manitoba 204-925-5729 brian@golfmb.ca
