(Courtesy: Golf Canada)

The 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO is set for September 8-11 with a field of 156 amateur golfers competing over four rounds at Niakwa Country Club.

13 Manitobans are in the field including:

Ben Bandura
Dale Coulter
Jay Doyle
Todd Fanning
David Kuik
Carl Loepp
John Mackinnon
Blair Neal
Cornell Ruddock
Dan Scanlon
Mike Walker
Ken Warwick
David White

Also competing for the John Rankin Memorial Trophy features seven past champions including Don Martone of Sault Ste Marie, Ont. (2025), Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Ga. (2023), Rusty Strawn of Eatonton, Ga. (2022), Darren Ritchie of St. John, N.B. (2021), two-time champion Gene Elliott of Norwalk, Iowa (2019, 2017), Brad Exber of Las Vegas, Nev. (2018) and David Schultz of Calgary Alta. (2013).

“We are proud to welcome a strong field that includes seven past champions and a number of accomplished competitors to the 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship next week at Niakwa Country Club,” said Sam Brown, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We are grateful for the tremendous support from the staff and volunteers at Niakwa, whose efforts have helped create a challenging championship experience along with a memorable week for everyone involved.”

Niakwa Country Club is an 18-hole parkland course designed by Stanley Thompson, recently updated by Doug Carrick to remain true to this philosophy. The Niakwa Country Club was launched in the fall of 1921 by a few enthusiasts who envisioned a need in Winnipeg for a high-quality golf course, close to the city. On November 1, 1921, a final decision was made to move forward with development and to name the club “Niakwa” meaning “Winding River”. Stanley Thompson, internationally renowned Canadian golf architect, arrived in November 1922 to begin design. Thompson took full advantage of the Seine River and the ravines that ran through the property.

“On behalf of the membership and staff at Niakwa Country Club, it is our privilege to welcome you to the 2026 Canadian Senior Golf Championship. We our very proud of our historic Stanley Thompson design and know it will be an excellent test for all the competitors,” said Fanning, member, Niakwa Country Club. “Enjoy not only our hospitality but also our great city that we invite you to explore during your stay in Winnipeg. Best of luck to all and may your tee shots be straight this week.”

The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship was established in 1962 for golfers aged 55-and-over and includes a Super Senior division for golfers 65-and-over that was introduced in 1995. The national championship consists of 72 holes of stroke-play with a cut to the low 70 plus ties after 36 holes. Additionally, a minimum of five Super Seniors will make the cut as well as any Super Seniors within 10 shots of the division leader. In addition, the Senior Inter-Provincial Team Championship will run concurrently through the first 36 holes of the tournament. There will be a practice round on Monday, September 7 followed by tournament play beginning on Tuesday, September 8.

Team Ontario will look to go back-to-back in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship after winning the 2025 Inter-Provincial Team Championship at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, N.S. Martone, Ashley Chinner of Brooklin, Ont. and Mike Kray of Oakville, Ont. were victorious last year ending Alberta’s quest for five straight team titles at the Canadian Men’s Senior Championship. Team Alberta will be in search of their seventh championship in nine years.

A trio of Canadian Golf Hall of Famers lead the way having won the most Canadian Men’s Senior Championships in tournament history including, Bob Wylie of Calgary, Alta. with seven (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995). Nick Weslock of Oakville, Ont. with six (1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) and Graham Cooke of Hudson, Que. with four (2001, 2002, 2008 and 2009).

The champion will receive exemptions into the 2027 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, 2027 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, 2027 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship (plus a 10-year exemption, if eligible) and the 2027 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

For the full player field competing at the 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.

The Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship tees off starting at 10:00 this morning at Killarney Lakeside Golf Club with 34 teams vying for the Gross and Net-Stableford Division Championships.

For the tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

Taking part are teams from Black Bear Golf Club, Breezy Bend Country Club, Carman Golf & Curling Club, Clear Lake Golf Course, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, EVO Golf, Killarney Lakeside Golf Club, LaBroquerie Golf, Minnewasta Golf & Country Club, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, Rossmere Country Club, St. Boniface Golf Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Shilo Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Transcona Golf Club and Wheat City Golf Course.

Included in this year’s field and returning to defend 2025 Gross Division championship is the team of Carl Lechman and David Powell from Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Net Stableford Division:

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for the hole is based on the Stableford Scoring System.
  • A player’s or side’s score for a hole is based on points awarded by comparing the player’s or side’s number of strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes) on the hole to a fixed target score for the hole.

• Each team is responsible for recording their gross score on a hole on a single scorecard. The system will calculate the net scores at the scoring table.
• Maximum handicap per player is 20.0 at time of draw
• We will also take 85% of the handicaps as recommended by Golf Canada as an allowance in a Four-Ball Stableford Competition.

Gross Division

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for a hole is the lower gross score of the two partners on that hole.
• Maximum handicap index per player is 9.9 at time of draw

As our 2026 championship season continues, Golf Manitoba would like acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

Sport Manitoba

Manitoba Blue Cross

PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, PGA of Canada, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

Stay connected on the course by following Golf Manitoba’s Facebook, Instagram and X accounts.

Two Golf Manitoba members recently competed at the Alberta All Abilities Championship at the Broadmoor Golf Course in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Shane Dyck (Pine Ridge Golf Club) finished 14th on the Gross Division leaderboard following rounds of 106 and 91 while Kyle Calder (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) was 18th after carding a 102 and 103.

In the Net-Stableford Division, Calder was 17th with 46 points followed by Dyck in 18th place with 44 points.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome Carberry Sandhills Golf & Country Club as our newest member club.

Located 40 minutes east of Brandon just off the #1 Highway, this nine hole course welcomes golfers of all ages and skill level to play from three sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,749 to over 3,300 yards.

“Whether you have played our course once or multiple times, its always interesting when you get to the 530 yard par 5 – sixth hole” said Superintendent Derek Samagalski. “The fairway has great undulation and then throw in a challenging green complex where the ball falls away from the pin, it’s extremely tough to make a birdie.”

The fully licensed clubhouse features a restaurant with daily lunch specials and capacity to host corporate gatherings, fundraising events and weddings for up to 130 people.

A driving range and putting green is available to enjoy and work on your game.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Carberry Sandhills Golf & Country 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 (204) 834-2325 or click here.

You can also follow Carberry Sandhills Golf & Country Club on Facebook, Instagram and “X“.

On a picture perfect day along the shores of Buffalo and Muskeg Bays, the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Four-Ball Championship was decided at Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point.

Patrick Perrin and David Spurr of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club won the Gross Championship at 9-under par 63. They combined for a bogey free round and securing the victory with a birdie on each of the final four holes.

Spencer Norrie and Rylan Price of Minnewasta Golf & Country Club finished in second place on a countback at 6-under par 66. Carson Inman and Kenny Keeler of Portage Golf Club also shot a 66.

Tyson Ehnes and Mark Rasmussen of Lorette Golf Course defended their Net-Stableford Championship with 44 points. Their big hole was Rasmussen’s birdie, net eagle on the par three 16th hole, earning four points.

John Frankcom and Mike Neniska of Kenora Golf & Country Club came in second, three points back.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point led by Clubhouse Manager / Supervisor Erin Thunder, Superintendent Drew Thunder, Kitchen Supervisor Pam Faskerti, their staff and membership for their warm welcome.

32 teams will be Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point today competing in the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Four-Ball Championships.

Once again, this year’s event is a both a Net & Gross Division where teams chose which division they would like to compete in at registration.

Net Stableford Division:

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for the hole is based on the Stableford Scoring System.
  • A player’s or side’s score for a hole is based on points awarded by comparing the player’s or side’s number of strokes (including strokes made and penalty strokes) on the hole to a fixed target score for the hole.

• Each team is responsible for recording their gross score on a hole on a single scorecard. The system will calculate the net scores at the scoring table.
• Maximum handicap per player is 20.0 at time of draw
• We will also take 85% of the handicaps as recommended by Golf Canada as an allowance in a Four-Ball Stableford Competition.

Gross Division

• The form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing his ball.
• A side’s score for a hole is the lower gross score of the two partners on that hole.
• Maximum handicap index per player is 9.9 at time of draw

This year’s championship features the 2025 defending Gross Division champion team of Evan Nachtigall and Drew Jones along with the defending champion Net Stableford team of Tyson Ehnes and Mark Rasmussen.

The field will be represented by teams from Breezy Bend Country Club, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, Glendale Golf & Country Club, Kenora Golf & Country Club, Lake of the Sandhills Golf Course at Buffalo Point, Lorette Golf Course, Minnewasta Golf & Country Club, Niakwa Country Club, Pine Ridge Golf Club, Portage Golf Club, Quarry Oaks Golf Course, St. Boniface Golf Club, Selkirk Golf & Country Club, Shilo Country Club, Southwood Golf & Country Club, Transcona Golf Club, Whitewater Golf Club and Winkler Centennial Golf Club.

For the tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

As our 2026 championship season continues, Golf Manitoba would like acknowledge our Official Performance Partners:

Sport Manitoba

Manitoba Blue Cross

PUMA GOLF – Ryan Sommerfeld, PGA of Canada, Territory Manager

Taylormade Canada – Eric Johnson, Sales & Marketing Territory Manager

Stay connected on the course by following Golf Manitoba’s Facebook, Instagram and X accounts.

Grant Secord (St. Charles Country Club) carded an 8-over par 80 on Wednesday during his final round to finish T22 on the Boys leaderboard at the Canadian U15 Championship. With a 36 hole total 8-over par 152, Secord was the highest placing Manitoban.

Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) also shot an 80 to finish T32 at 12-over par 156.

Jack Guo of West Vancouver won the championship at 11-under par 133 (65-68).

Angelina Sitarz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) finished T27 in the Girls Championship at 12-over par 156 following an 84.

Makenzie Bartlett (Carman Golf & Curling Club) had the best round of the day for our province at 4-over par 76 moving up nine spots on the leaderboard to T37 at 23-over par 167.

Kaeleigh Chung of Ontario carded an 8-under par 64 to win the Girls championship at 6-under par 138.

For the final leaderboard, click here.

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

Recently purchased by Tyler and Stephanie Blahnik, previously known as Prairie Oaks Golf Course, Oakgrove Golf Course is located southeast of Winnipeg, 10 minutes from the South Perimeter off Highway #59 on Oakgrove Road.

This nine hole course was built in 1991 and welcomes golfers of all ages and skill level to play from three sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,673 to 2,918 yards.

“We are excited to join Golf Manitoba and welcome golfers back to our course” said Tyler Blahnik. “This season we have put in a lot of work to make this course a place golfers of all caliber can enjoy. When playing Oakgrove, two of my favourite holes are the seventh hole that has an island green and the ninth hole which has a water hazard in play so you have to be smart if you want to finish with a par.”

The fully licensed clubhouse includes a restaurant available to host both family and corporate gatherings, fundraising events and weddings.

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Oakgrove Golf Course 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) 878-2098 or click here to book a tee time online.

You can also follow Oakgrove Golf Course on Instagram.

Angelina Sitarz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) finished the opening round of the Canadian U15 Championship at 3-under par in the final nine holes of play to shoot even par 72.

That score puts her T3 on the Girls leaderboard, just two strokes behind Ontario’s Grace Kim of Ontario for the lead.

Makenzie Bartlett (Carman Golf & Curling Club) carded a 91.

Grant Secord (St. Charles Country Club) had one birdie, one bogey and 16 pars on his way to a round of even par 72 to put himself 9th on the Boys leaderboard.

Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) shot a 4-over par 76.

For second round tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.

Four members of Team Manitoba are in Bath, Ontario at Loyalist Country Club competing this week in the 2026 Canadian U15 Championship.

Representing our province in the 36 hole event are Makenzie Bartlett (Carman Golf & Curling Club), Ty Montour (Scotswood Links), Grant Secord (St. Charles Country Club) and Angelina Sitarz (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club).

For the opening round tee times, click here.

For the leaderboard, click here.