Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Sandy Beach Golf Club as our newest member club.

Located on the southeast side of Dryden, Ontario along the shore of Wabigoon Lake, this nine hole course can be played from three sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,843 to 3,348 yards.

Sandy Beach Golf Club features a driving range, putting green and fully licensed restaurant. The fully stocked proshop also offers both club and cart rentals.

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

To reserve a tee time or for more information, call the proshop at (807) 223-3345 or click here for their website.

93 competitors will tee off Thursday morning at Minnedosa Golf & Country Club in the 2024 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships

Included in the field of 73 men vying for the Mid-Amateur title are defending champion Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club), 2020 champion Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) and two time champion Ben Bandura (Selkirk Golf & Country Club).

Two time defending champion Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) headlines the 20 competitors vying for the Women’s Amateur crown.

The last person to win the Women’s Amateur three straight years was Aileen Robertson (St. Charles Country Club) from 1994 to 1996.

For the Men’s Mid-Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Women’s Amateur opening round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Mid-Amateur leaderboard, click here.

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

Registration by Member Club:

Bridges Golf Course (2)
Breezy Bend Country Club (5)
Carman Golf & Curling Club (3)
Clear Lake Golf Course (2)
Dauphin Lake Golf Club (2)
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club (7)
Gilbert Plains Country Club (2)
Glenboro Golf & Country Club (2)
Golf Alberta Public Players Club (1)
Golf Manitoba Public Players Club (12)
Larters at St. Andrew’s Golf & Country Club (1)
Lorette Golf Course (1)
Madge Lake Golf Course – Saskatchewan (1)
Minnedosa Golf & Country Club (4)
Niakwa Country Club (6)
Oak Island Resort (1)
Pine Ridge Golf Club (4)
Quarry Oaks Golf Course (3)
Rossmere Country Club (2)
Russell Golf Club (1)
St. Boniface Golf Club (2)
St. Charles Country Club (7)
Sandy Beach Golf Club (1)
Selkirk Golf & Country Club (2)
Shanks Driving Range & Grill (1)
Shilo Country Club (9)
Southside Golf Course (1)
Southwood Golf & Country Club (4)
Swan River Golf & Country Club (1)
Teulon Golf & Country Club (1)
TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club – Saskatchewan (1)
Wheat City Golf Course (2)
Whitewater Golf Club (1)

Team Manitoba member Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club, Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club and Elmhurst Golf & Country Club’s Marco Trstenjak opened the 2024 Golf Manitoba Championship season on a winning note Sunday in the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre at Breezy Bend Country Club.

Kartusch earned a 6&5 victory over Jeri Lafleche of Niakwa Country Club winning the Women’s title for the second straight year and third time in the past four years.

For the Women’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

For the second time in three years, Oliphant is the Senior Men’s champion following a 2&1 victory Niakwa’s Jay Doyle.

For the Senior Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

Trstenjak is also a two time winner. The 2022 champion was 4-under par through the opening five holes going on to beat Thomas Scott of Dauphin Lake Golf Club 4&3 to win the Men’s title.

For Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

Golf Manitoba would like to thank our title partner St. Vital Dental Centre and Dr. Terry James for their continued support of the Match Play Championship.

We would like to acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

Manitoba Blue Cross

PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Breezy Bend Country Club led by General Manager Cory Johnson, PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Kris Ehnes, Superintendent Craig McLeod, Director of Food and Beverage Services Jennifer McArthur, 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.

Six days of competition comes to an end Sunday morning at Breezy Bend Country Club as the Finals are set in the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

In the Senior Men’s division championship, #1 seed Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club tees off at 8:00 against Niakwa Country Club’s Jay Doyle who entered this week as the third seed.

For the Senior Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

In the Men’s division championship at 8:07, #1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club plays #7 seed Thomas Scott of Dauphin Lake Golf Club.

For Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

In the Women’s division championship at 8:15, it’s #1 seed Addison Kartusch, a Team Manitoba member from St. Charles Country Club, versus #3 seed Jeri Lafleche of Niakwa.

For the Women’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

The final four competitors in each of the Senior Men’s, Men’s and Women’s division have been determined and will tee off starting at 1:30 Saturday afternoon at Breezy Bend Country Club in the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

In the Senior Men’s division, #1 seed Rob Oliphant of Rossmere Country Club takes on #5 seed Ken Warwick of Niakwa Country club while defending champion Blair Neal, the #2 seed from Rossmere, will play Niakwa’s Jay Doyle who entered this week as the third seed.

For the Senior Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

In the Men’s division, top seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club tangles with #5 seed Evan Nachtigall of Shilo Country Club while a pair of players from Dauphin Lake Country Club will meet as #7 Thomas Scott goes up against #11 Eric Prokopowich.

For Men’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

All four of the top seeds advanced in the Women’s division. Team Manitoba’s Addison Kartusch of St. Charles Country Club plays #4 seed Cala Korman while it’s #2 seed Charmaine Hayden of the host course versus #3 seed Jeri Lafleche of Niakwa.

For the Women’s division Manitoba Blue Cross bracket, click here.

Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club will tee off Monday at Cherry Hill Golf Club in Ridgeway, Ontario looking to earn a spot in the 2024 U.S. Open.

Kuntz will play 36 holes on the 7,067 yard par 72 course.

For more details, click here.

The final 8 competitors in each of the Senior Men’s, Men’s and Women’s division are in the quarterfinals today at Breezy Bend Country Club as the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre continues.

For the Senior Men’s division live scoring, click here.

For Men’s division live scoring, click here.

For the Women’s division live scoring, click here.

Three of the top five seeds advanced to the quarterfinals in the Men’s division of the Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre at Breezy Bend Country Club.

#1 seed Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club won 2up over Justin McDonald of the host course, #4 seed Adam Ingram of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club eliminated Connor Stewart of Niakwa Country Club 5&4 while Shilo Country Club’s Evan Nachtigall beat Niakwa’s Jesse Miller 7&6.

Failing to advance were #2 seed Grady Chuback of St. Charles Country Club and #3 Terence Rafferty of Southwood Golf & Country Club. Elmhurst’s Kaleb Lambert knocked out Chuback 2&1 while Rafferty fell 5&3 to Trent Robertson of Niakwa.

Thursday is a day off for competition.

Action resumes Friday afternoon with the quarter finals in all three divisions.

For the Senior Men’s division starting at 3:00, click here.

For the Men’s division brackets starting at 3:15, click here.

For the Women’s division bracket starting at 3:30, click here.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Sandy Hook Golf Club as our newest member club.

Located 50 minutes north of Winnipeg between Highways 8 and 9 just north of Winnipeg Beach, this 18 hole course can be played from two sets of tee boxes ranging from 4,875 to 5,840 yards.

Sandy Hook Golf Golf also features a putting green and part time fully licensed restaurant. The pro shop offers both club and power cart rentals.

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

To reserve a tee time or for more information, call the proshop at (204) 389-5466 or click here for their website.

Marco Trstenjak of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club shot an 8-under par 63, one stroke off tying a course record, at Winkler Centennial Golf Club Sunday to finish with the low score of 55 Amateur Men vying for a spot in the 2024 Manitoba Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

Trstenjak’s round featured a streak of six straight birdies on holes through 10 through 15. Grady Chuback of St. Charles Country Club and Terence Rafferty of Southwood Golf & Country Club tied for second at 1-under par 70.

Team Manitoba member Addison Kartusch of St. Charles fired the Women’s low round at 1-under par 70, two strokes better than Breezy Bend Country Club‘s Charmaine Hayden.

Rossmere Country Club‘s Rob Oliphant at 1-over par 72 edged clubmate Blair Neal by a single stroke in the Senior Men’s division.

For the complete Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Winkler Centennial Golf Club led by General Manager Colton Harder, Superintendent Tyler Street, Food & Beverage Manager Andrea Knight, their staff, club members and volunteers for their warm welcome.

Six days of Match Play competition gets underway Monday, May 27th at Breezy Bend Country Club with the Senior Men’s division.

2:30: Oliphant vs Rey / Diamond vs Smyth
2:37: Moore vs Register / Warwick vs Slobodian
2:45: Neal vs Nicholson / Berney vs Lechman
2:52: Doyle vs Burnett / Wozny vs Barakat

Competition in the Men’s bracket opens Tuesday followed by the Women on Friday.