NEWS | Welcome AVID GOLF
Golf Manitoba, in association with Golf Canada, is pleased to welcome AVID GOLF as our newest off-course member facility.
Located at 1580 Taylor Avenue in Winnipeg, AVID GOLF features six state-of-the-art indoor hitting bays equipped with Foresight Technology and GS Pro software, offering access to over 1,000 golf courses from around the world.
“As the presenting partner of the Golf Manitoba Awards, we are thrilled to advance our relationship with Golf Manitoba” said General Manager Cody Brownlee. “It’s only fitting to ensure golfers take full advantage of being able to enjoy our sport indoors when you they can’t get outside on the course.”
As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada off-course member facility, members may purchase a Golf Manitoba / Canada membership at a special rate to take advantage of various benefits and to record outdoor scores towards establishing or maintaining an official Golf Canada Handicap Index.
Open to golfers of all ages and skill level, AVID GOLF has multiple membership categories available. For details, click here.
AVID GOLF offers Winter and Summer memberships with a 20% discount available to all Golf Manitoba / Canada members. To qualify for the discount, members will need to present their Golf Manitoba/Canada digital membership card, available on the Golf Canada app, at the time of purchase.
For more information, call AVID GOLF at (204) 505-2843 or go online at avidgolf.club.
RESULTS | Kartusch finishes as top Manitoban at Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club) shot a 2-over par 74 Saturday in Quebec during the final round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship.
At 16-over par 304, Kartusch finished at T18 on the leaderboard, 26 strokes back of Ontario’s Shauna Liu who won the championship at 10-under par.
Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) completed play T47 with a final round 78, one stroke ahead of her sister Jewel (Niakwa) who carded an 80.
For the final leaderboard, click here.
RESULTS | Kartusch & Lafleche sisters lone Manitobans to make the cut at Canadian Junior Boys & Girls Championships
Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club), Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) and Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) are the three Manitobans to make the cut following 36 holes of play at the Club de golf Sainte Marie in Sainte-Marie, Quebec for the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO.
Kartusch is 22nd on the leaderboard following a 1-over par 73 during her second round for a current 9-over par 153 tournament total. Jeri shot a 77 to sit with a 16-over par 160 total which is T43 followed by Jewel’s 81 on Thursday which has her four strokes back of her older sister on the leaderboard.
Payton Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City Golf Club) and Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) failed to make the cut.
Team Manitoba (Kartusch, Jeri Lafleche & Oakden) finished fourth in the 36 hole Inter-Provincial Team Championship at 24-over par, 15 strokes back of first place British Columbia.
For the full round leaderboard, click here.
For third round tee times, click here.
No Manitobans made the cut at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, New Brunswick.
Ty Brewster (Team Manitoba / Quarry Oaks Golf Course) 70-81, Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club) 73-77, Spence Mott (Team Manitoba / Shilo Country Club) 75-76, Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa) 76-76 and Terence Rafferty (Southwood Golf & Country Club) 78-70 were all eliminated through two rounds.
In the Inter-Provincial Team Championship, Manitoba (Brewster, Mott and St. Laurent) finished in ninth place.
For the full leaderboard, click here.
RESULTS & WATCH | Fanning & Orr win Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship at Glendale Golf & Country Club
Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) and Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) are the 2025 Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Champions at Glendale Golf & Country Club.
Fanning shot a final round of even par 72 to finish the 54 hole championship at 2-under par 214, four strokes clear of Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) who ended play with a 1-over par 73. Jay Doyle (Niakwa) rounds out the top three on the leaderboard at 7-over par 223 following a 74 on Wednesday.
Ken Warwick (Niakwa) claimed the Super Senior Championship with a tournament total 8-over par 224 following a 73, two strokes better than Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) who carded a final round 76.
For the final Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Senior leaderboard, click here.
For the 10th straight year, Orr is going home with the Senior Women’s trophy following a 20 stroke victory over Cathy Derewianchuk (Glendale). Orr ended play with a 76 and a 19-over par 235 total, while Derewianchuk carded a final round of 87. Shannon Taweel (Elmhurst) earned the bronze medal.
Orr also claimed the Super Senior Championship while Michelle Gisiger (Pine Ridge Golf Club) won the silver medal.
For the final Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Senior leaderboard, click here.
We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Glendale Golf & Country Club led by PGA of Manitoba Professional & General Manager James Chapman, PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Derrik Goodwin, Course Superintendent Greg Mitchell, Food & Beverage Manager Paige Monzon along with their staff and club members for their warm welcome.
RESULTS | Fanning & Orr have control entering final round of the Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championships at Glendale Golf & Country Club
Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) and Rhonda Orr (Southwood Golf & Country Club) are atop of their respective leaderboards entering Wednesday’s final round of the Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship at Glendale Golf & Country Club.
Following a 2-under par 70 during Tuesday’s second round, Fanning at 2-under par 142 through 36 holes, has a three stroke lead on Dan Scanlon (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club) and a seven stroke cushion on Barry Caland (Fort William Country Club) and Jay Doyle (Niakwa).
Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) has a one stroke lead over Ken Warwick (Niakwa) and a four stroke advantage on Carl Lechman (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) in the Super Senior Championship.
For the full Manitoba Blue Cross Men’s Senior leaderboard, click here.
For final round tee times, click here.
The Senior Women’s championship currently belongs to Orr following an 80 and a two day total 159. She leads Cathy Derewianchuk (Glendale) by nine strokes and third place Shannon Taweel (Elmhurst) by 12 strokes.
Orr is also 13 strokes better than Michelle Gisiger (Pine Ridge Golf Club) for top spot in the Super Senior Championship.
For the full Manitoba Blue Cross Women’s Senior leaderboard, click here.
For final round tee times, click here.
RESULTS | Fanning and Orr Lead After Round 1 of Hodson Financial Senior Championships
WINNIPEG, MB — The Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championships got underway at Glendale Golf & Country Club on Monday, with Todd Fanning and Rhonda Orr taking the early leads in their respective divisions.
Niakwa Country Club’s Todd Fanning sits atop the men’s leaderboard after a solid opening round. Fanning shot an even par 72 to lead the field by one stroke. He is followed by a three-way tie for second place at 1-over-par 73, which includes past champion Jay Doyle, also of Niakwa Country Club, alongside Cameron Duncan, and Dan Scanlon.
In the women’s championship, Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club continued her dominant form, firing a 7-over-par 79 to take a commanding lead. Orr, who is seeking her tenth consecutive title, leads by five strokes over Shannon Taweel of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club, who finished the day with an 84. Cathy Derewianchuk of the host Glendale Golf & Country Club and Nicole Morton are tied for third with a score of 86.
The Hodson Financial Senior Championships will continue with the second round on Tuesday at Glendale Golf & Country Club.
For the Manitoba Blue Cross men’s first round leaderboard, click here.
View men’s second round tee times, here.
For the Manitoba Blue Cross women’s first round leaderboard, click here.
View women’s second round tee times, here.
PREVIEW | 3 Manitobans open play at Canadian All Abilities Championship
The 2025 Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO is underway at The Dunes at Kamloops in Kamloops, B.C.
The fifth playing of the national championship will be contested over 54-holes, today through Thursday, featuring a field of 50 players with neurological, intellectual, sensory, and physical impairments. The tournament was expanded to three rounds last year after the first three editions were comprised of 36-holes.
Representing Manitoba are Kristian Hammerback (Southwood Golf & Country Club), Matteo Lisoway (Minnedosa Golf & Country Club) and Gurmit Sandhu (Golf Manitoba Public Players Club).
For the opening round tee times, click here.
For the leaderboard, click here.
There are four different divisions in the Canadian All Abilities Championship that players will compete in, regardless of disability classification: Women’s Gross Stroke Play; Women’s Net Stableford; Men’s Gross Stroke Play and Men’s Net Stableford.
The Dunes was founded in 1996 and has played host to a variety of big events including the CCAA Championship, B.C. Amateur, Western Canadian Summer games and many more. The Dunes is known for its rolling fairways and bountiful dunes mounds lining all fairways. Players will use all clubs in their bag at The Dunes, as well as some very imaginative shot shapes during their round.
“The Dunes at Kamloops is very pleased to be chosen as the host site for the 2025 Canadian All Abilities Championship. The participants are in for a treat as the course is in excellent condition and the forecast looks amazing,” said Bill Bilton, Owner & Head Professional, The Dunes at Kamloops. “Players will be challenged with true U.K. links style fairways, rolling hills and natural fescue. We eagerly await the opening tee shot and making new friends during the event.”
First conducted in 2021 at Humber Valley Golf Course in Toronto, Ont., the competition supports Golf Canada’s commitment to create a more inclusive and respectful sport environment across the Canadian golf community.
The stableford scoring format of the Canadian All Abilities Championship awards set points based off a golfer’s net score for the hole. The points will be awarded as follows: Albatross (5 points), Eagle (4 points), Birdie (3 points), Par (2 points), Bogey (1 point), Double Bogey or higher (0 points). The golfers with the highest total of accumulated points over 54-holes will win their respective divisions.
RESULTS | Hayden wins Saskatchewan Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Charmaine Hayden (Breezy Bend Country Club) won the 2025 Saskatchewan Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Thursday in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
Hayden finished the 54 hole event at the Humboldt Golf Club at 10-over par 227 (77-76-74), six strokes ahead of Holly Knudsen.
Hayden also placed third overall in the Saskatchewan Women’s Amateur Championship, 11 strokes back of Chloe Wills. Wills was the only player to go under par finishing at 1-under 216 (70-74-72).
For the final leaderboard, click here.
RESULTS & WATCH | Evan Nachtigall wins Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship; earns exemption into Manitoba Open
Evan Nachtigall (Shilo Country Club) is the 2025 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion shooting a final round 3-under par 69 Wednesday at Southwood Golf & Country Club to earn a three stroke decision for his first provincial title.
The Brandon product finished the 54 hole championship at 8-under par 208.
Drew Jones (Shilo) and Josiah Tong (Heritage Point Golf Club – Calgary) tied for second place at 5-under par 211. Jones ended play with a 1-over par 73 while Tong had a 1-under par 71. Nachtigall and Tong were the only players in the 118 person field to shoot under par in all three rounds.
Ryan Blair (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) finished fourth on the leaderboard at 3-under par 213 (70-73-70) while Todd Fanning (Niakwa Country Club) rounded out the top five at 2-under par 214 (69-75-70).
For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
Wednesday’s win by Nachtigall earns him an exemption to compete in his first professional event, the PGA Tour America’s Manitoba Open scheduled for August 21-24 at Breezy Bend Country Club.
We appreciate the time and effort of the host club, Southwood Golf & Country Club led by Chief Operating Officer & PGA of Manitoba Professional Rob Guthrie, PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Andrew Steep, Course Superintendent Dustin How, Food & Beverage Manager Hailey Driedger, Chef Blair Schreyer along with their staff and club members for their warm welcome.
RESULTS & WATCH | Jones takes one stroke lead into final round of Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship
For the second consecutive round, Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club) carded a 3-under par 69 at Southwood Golf & Country Club that will give him a one stroke lead entering Wednesday’s final round of the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship.
Jones’ round featured a solid start at 2-under par 34 on the front nine that included an eagle on the par 4 – 4th hole. With a 6-under par 138 total, Jones leads Shilo clubmate Evan Nachtigall who shot a 2-under par 70 on Tuesday.
Josiah Tong (Heritage Point Golf Club – Calgary) is third on the leaderboard at 4-under par 140 following a second round 71. Ryan Blair (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) is the only other competitor under par through 36 holes at 1-under 143 after shooting a 1-over par 73.
For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.
For the final round tee times, click here.