Nine out of the top 10 seeds advanced on opening day at Glendale Golf & Country Club to start the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

In the Men’s division, all five top seeds advanced to the Round of 16 led by #1 seed Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club. Kuntz beat Keaton Jameson (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) 2&1.

Also in the Men’s Division:

#2 seed Marco Trstenjak (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) beat Zostrianos Gross (Shilo Country Club) 2&1.
#3 seed Evan Nachtigall (Wheat City Golf Course) beat Ryan Orchard (Carman Golf & Country Club) 3&2.
#4 seed Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend) beat Jason Chuback (St. Charles Country Club) 4&3.
#5 seed Jordy Lutz (Elmhurst) beat Colin Skoleski (Niakwa Country Club) 3&1.

For the complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

In the Senior Men’s Division:

#1 seed Jay Doyle (Niakwa) beat Wynn Edel (Golf Manitoba Public Player) 9&8.
#2 seed Rob Oliphant (Rossmere Country Club) beat Jack Zacharias (Elmhurst) 4up
#4 seed Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Player) beat Walter Antoniuk (Golf Manitoba Public Player) 3&2.
#5 seed Gerald Diamond (St. Charles) beat Al Wheeler (Rossmere) 2up.

The only upset required five extra holes for 30th seed Feroze Barakat (Southwood Golf & Country Club) to eliminate #3 seed David Klowak (Golf Manitoba Public Player) on the 23rd hole.

For the complete Senior Men’s division bracket, click here.

With eight competitors in the Women’s Division, their Quarterfinals begin play Saturday.

Four days of head to head competition is on the course at Glendale Golf & Country Club with the 2023 Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

32 competitors in the Senior Men’s division were first off the tee, led by #1 seed Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club.

32 golfers are also in the men’s division, led by #1 seed Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club.

For today’s tee sheet, click here.

To following along on the Senior Men’s bracket, click here.

To follow along on the Men’s bracket, click here.

Competition in the Women’s division begins Saturday.

Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club shot a four under par 68 at Glendale Golf and Country Club to finish with the low score of 59 Amateur Men vying for a spot in the 2023 Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Kuntz finished one stroke better than 2022 Amateur Men’s Champion Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and Wheat City Golf Course’s Evan Nachtigall. Allan McDonald of Breezy Bend Country Club (70) was the only other player in the 108 person field to break par

2021 Amateur Women’s Champion and Team Manitoba member Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club along with Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club each finished their 18 holes at even par 72 to card the best respective score of the 12 Amateur Women and 35 Senior Men taking part.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

The three division brackets will be announced Tuesday afternoon.

Four days of Match Play competition gets underway Thursday, June 1, also at Glendale.

The 2023 Golf Manitoba Championship calendar tees off Saturday afternoon at Glendale Golf & Country Club as 108 competitors will take part in the Manitoba Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

They are vying for a spot in the brackets of 32 men, eight women and 32 senior men June 1st to 4th, also at Glendale.

Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and Rossmere Country Club’s Rob Oliphant return to defend their respective men’s and senior men’s championship. Trstenjak defeated Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club 2&1 in last year’s men’s final while Oliphant earned a 7&6 victory over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member David Klowak.

There will be a new women’s champion as Niakwa Country Club’s Marissa Naylor is not taking part. Last year’s runner up, Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake, is one of 13 vying for this year’s title.

For Saturday’s tee times, click here.

As our 2023 championship season begins, Golf Manitoba would like to welcome back our Official Performance Partners:

adidas Golf Canada – Paige Lawrence, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

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Marco Trstenjak, Rob Oliphant and Marissa Naylor are the 2022 Manitoba Match Play Champions presented by St. Vital Dental Centre following Sunday’s Final matches at the Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Trstenjak, of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, won the Men’s Championship with a 2&1 victory over Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club. Trstenjak was the #1 seed entering play after being the low qualifier at Carman Golf & Curling Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Oliphant, of Rossmere Country Club, defeated Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member David Klowak 7&6 to win the Senior Men’s Final. Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club was the Senior Men’s Medalist.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Naylor, playing out of Niakwa, earned a 4&3 victory in the Women’s Final over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Clara Peake. Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club was the Women’s Medalist.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

As our championship season continues, Golf Manitoba would like to acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

adidas Golf Canada – Paige Lawrence, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Quarry Oaks Golf Course, led by Head Professional Darren Hayden, Course Superintendent Wilf Peters, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

New and exclusive Golf Manitoba coverage, presented by Manitoba Blue Cross, is available by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and online at www.golfmb.ca.

#1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club needed 21 holes to advance to the Men’s Division Semi Final in the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Trstenjak’s victory over Evan Nachtigall of the Wheat City Golf Course earns him a Sunday morning match at Quarry Oaks Golf Course with Ryden Hargreaves of Shilo Country Club. Hargreaves needed two extra holes to stay alive with a decision over Mark Di Ubaldo of Breezy Bend Country Club.

The other Men’s semi features #3 seed Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club versus Ryan Blair of Elmhurst. Scharf beat Ryan McMillan of Elmhurst on the 18th hole while Blair upset Jamie Roy of the host course on one extra playoff hole.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

In the Senior Men’s Division, the Semi Finals will feature Alan Ediger of Southwood Golf & Country Club meeting Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club while Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member David Klowak plays Niakwa Country Club’s Ken Warwick.

Ediger beat Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club 4&3, Oliphant won 5&4 over Russel Slobodian of Rossmere, Klowak prevailed on the 18th hole upsetting defending champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere and Warwick won 1up over Elmhurst’s Carl Lechman.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club looks to repeat as Women’s Division Champion following her 6&5 victory over Cala Korman. Kartusch will meet Clara Peake who won on a 20th hole over Jill Hardy of Niakwa.

Marissa Naylor of Niakwa plays Charmaine Mackid of Breezy Bend in the other Semi Final. Naylor advanced thanks to a 4&3 win over Swan River Golf & Country Club’s Crystal Zamzow while Mackid earned a 1up decision over Quarry Oak’s Kate Gregoire.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

It was a fantastic Friday at Quarry Oaks Golf Course as the Men’s Division continued and the Senior Men’s Division opened their portion of the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

In the Senior Men’s bracket, #1 seed Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club was upset 1up by Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Defending Champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere Country Club, entered this year as the #15 seed, knocked off #2 seed Jack Zacharias of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Senior Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Top seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst advanced in the second round of Men’s Division play with a 3&2 victory over Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member William Hudson. Trstenjak will face Evan Nachtigall of Wheat City Golf Course, who eliminated Keaton Jameson, a Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member 3&2.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Saturday morning’s draw gets underway at 8:30 with the opening matches in Women’s play.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Women’s Division bracket, click here.

The field of 32 golfers in the Men’s Division of the Manitoba Match Play Golf Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre is down to 16 following Thursday’s play at Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Only two of the top 5 seeds won their opening match, #1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and 3rd seeded Joe Scharf of Whitewater Golf Club.

To see the Manitoba Blue Cross complete Men’s Division bracket, click here.

Friday’s play tees off at 1:00 with the second round of Men’s Division play and the start to the Senior Men’s Championship.

The Women’s Division gets underway Saturday morning.

The field is set as four days of competition gets underway Thursday afternoon as the Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre tees off at Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club enters play in the Men’s Division as the #1 seed and will open at 2:00 against Niakwa Country Club’s Trent Robertson.

For the Men’s bracket, click here.

In the Senior Men’s division starting Friday, Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club is the top seed going into his match versus Brad Moore of Pine Ridge Golf Club. 2021 Champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere Country Club will open against #2 seed Jack Zacharias of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

For the Senior Men’s bracket, click here.

Defending Champion Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club is the top seed and will open the Ladies bracket Saturday morning against Jenna King of Niakwa Country Club.

For the Women’s bracket, click here.

Throughout the season, our 2022 Golf Manitoba Championship Leaderboard is presented by Manitoba Blue Cross.

A 3 under par 68 by Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club was the low round of the day at the Carman Golf & Curling Club during the Manitoba Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Trstenjak earns the #1 seed in the 32 man bracket for the Match Play Championship scheduled for Thursday, June 2nd to Sunday, June 5th at Quarry Oaks Golf Course. Adam Guenther, also of Elmhurst, was next at even par 71.

In the Senior Men’s division, Jay Doyle of Niakwa Country Club made four birdies shooting a 1 over par 72. Doyle earns the #1 seed by a single stroke over Jack Zacharias of Elmhurst. 2021 Champion Lorne Duncan of Rossmere Country Club earned the 15th seed having a chance to defend his title.

Defending Champion Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club had the low round in the Women’s division at 5 over par 76 edging Marissa Naylor of Niakwa by one stroke.

For the complete leaderboard, click here.

The 2022 Manitoba Match Play Championship Leaderboard is presented by Manitoba Blue Cross.