Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club), Jeri Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) and Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) are ready to take on Toronto this week at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

The 72 hole event tees off at 7:00 Central time Tuesday morning at The Toronto Golf Club. During the first two days of competition the Inter-Provincial Team Championship will also be contested with the lowest two out of three scores counting towards the team’s total score.

For the opening round tee times, click here.

For the opening round leaderboard, click here.

The 156 person field features many of the top amateurs from around the world led by defending champion and Team Canada NextGen athlete, Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. Last year, Xing earned the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup, winning by four shots for her first national championship.

Joining Xing are Team Canada teammates, Aphrodite Deng of Calgary, Alta., who is Canada’s lowest ranked amateur on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), currently at No. 7. Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. (No. 17 WAGR), 2023 Canadian Women’s Amateur champion Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. (No. 19 WAGR), two-time Canadian Junior Girls champion Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. (No. 59 WAGR) and Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C. (No. 77 WAGR). Six other Team Canada members include: Ann-Sophie Bourgault (Gatineau, Que.), Eileen Park (Red Deer, Alta.), Jodie Han (Vancouver, B.C.), Nobelle Park (Oakville, Ont.), Ruihan Kendria Wang (Vancouver, B.C.) and Vanessa Zhang (Vancouver, B.C.).

In addition to the Team Canada athletes, 48 of the top 250 players on WAGR will be in the field, with 12 countries represented including numerous tournament winners.

“We are very excited to begin the 112th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship as we welcome a world class field to the historic Toronto Golf Club,” said Madeline MacMillan, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We’d like to thank the staff and membership of The Toronto Golf Club for their continued commitment to hosting amateur golf as they celebrate a milestone anniversary. We know the players will enjoy a memorable experience at the club and in the City of Mississauga.”

Founded in 1876, The Toronto Golf Club is the third-oldest golf club in North America and currently located on the banks of the Etobicoke Creek. In 1911, the club commissioned renowned golf architect Harry Colt to design the current 18-hole course and in recent years, has brought back Colt’s heathland design to continue to cement itself as a Canadian masterpiece.  

Renowned for its demanding layout and natural surroundings, The Toronto Golf Club offers a historic, memorable and challenging experience for players to uphold its place as Canada’s
first-ever championship course. This year, the club is currently celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary and 113th year in Mississauga, Ont. while adding another prestigious national championship to its acclaimed history.

“For The Toronto Golf Club, hosting a national championship is more than an opportunity—it is the continuation of a tradition that spans 150 years. Since our founding in 1876, the Club has embraced its responsibility to support and advance the game of golf, with a longstanding commitment to amateur competition and the development of women’s golf,” said Neil Rooney, Chief Operating Officer, The Toronto Golf Club. “As we celebrate The Toronto Golf Club’s 150th anniversary, it is especially fitting that we once again welcome the country’s premier women’s amateur championship to our Club. We are proud to partner with Golf Canada in staging this historic event and look forward to a memorable week of outstanding competition that honours our Club’s rich heritage while helping shape the future of Canadian golf.”

The Toronto Golf Club has played host to the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship – formerly the Canadian Ladies’ Association Championship, seven times, with the most recent edition taking place in 1947. The Club has hosted 11 Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Association Championships, two Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association Championships, five RBC Canadian Open’s and nine Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships.

The Toronto Golf Club will play to a Par 71 with a cut following Wednesday’s second round. The low 70 players and ties will advance to the final two rounds of the national championship. Along with earning the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup, the winner will receive an exemption into the field for the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta., August 19 – 23 and the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship in Ooltewah, Tenn., August 4 – 9.

Having debuted in 1901 at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que., the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship stands as one of the oldest amateur golf events in the world. Current LPGA Tour stars Ariya Jutanugarn (2012), Brooke Henderson (2013), Hye-Jin Choi (2016), Jennifer Kupcho (2017), and Yealimi Noh (2018) have all lifted the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup, presented annually to the Canadian Women’s Amateur champion – though none have matched Marlene Stewart Streit’s 11 victories that helped her become the first-ever Canadian inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (2004).

(Courtesy Golf Canada)

It was another impressive performance by Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club) this past week south of the border.

Kartusch made it all the way to the 36 hole Match Play Championship Final before falling to American Meadow Tian on the 34th hole. Twice, Kartusch battled back from a three hole deficit in the opening 18 holes.

She started the week at Moraine Country Club in Dayton, Ohio with qualifying rounds of 1-under par 71 and 2-over par 74 to enter the Round of 32 Match Play event as the fifth seed.

Kartusch won her opening match 2up thru the 18th hole, her second match 3&2, her quarter-final 3&1 and her semi-final 2&1.

For the final leaderboard and brackets, click here.

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

Located just three kilometers north of Thompson along Highway #391, this nine hole course built in 1952 welcomes golfers of all ages and skill level to play from two sets of tee boxes ranging from 2,640 to 3,321 yards.

The proshop is located inside the clubhouse featuring a restaurant with capacity to host corporate gatherings, fundraising events and weddings.

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

“Thompson Golf Club is our little piece of majestic beauty in the North” said Club Vice President Jimmy Pelk. “Looking down the fairways you will see tall pines and rolling hills. When teeing it up on the first hole, make sure you drive it straight or you’ll be blocked out by the pines on the both sides of the dog leg right.”

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Thompson 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) 778-5537 or click here.

You can also follow Thompson Golf Club on Facebook and Instagram.

Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) is the 2026 Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Champion.

The 22 year old shot a 3-under par 69 on Wednesday at St. Boniface Golf Club to finish at 5-under par 211, good for a two stroke victory over Drew Jones (Shilo Country Club).

Neill had an impressive performance with nine straight pars before making an eagle on the par four – 10th hole, holing out his second shot from 120 yards, which set him up for the rest of the day.

With the win, Neill earns an exemption to compete in the Manitoba Open next month at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.

Jones had the low round of the day to close out the championship at 5-under par 67. His round included eagles on the sixth and 17th holes, a birdie on nine along with 15 pars.

Kaleb Lambert (Elmhurst) finished third on the leaderboard at 2-under par 214.

Neill, Jones and Lambert will represent our province later this month as Team Manitoba at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in Calgary.

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We appreciate the hospitality of the host club, St. Boniface Golf Club led by Director of Golf & PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Steve Wood, Course Superintendent Craig Campbell, Director of Clubhouse Operations Carly Dalmyn, their staff and members for your warm welcome.

16 players are within five strokes of earning an exemption into the PGA TOUR Americas Manitoba Open entering Wednesday’s final round of the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship at St. Boniface Golf Club.

First round co-leader Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) shot a 1-over par 73 Tuesday to sit atop of the leaderboard through 36 holes at 2-under par 142.

Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club) is alone in second place at 1-under par 143 following a 73. He, and Neill, are the only players under par in the field.

Patrick Perrin (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) and Kaleb Lambert (Elmhurst) sit T3 on the leaderboard at even par while Nathan Lepore (Centennial Pines Golf Course) and Allan McDonald (Breezy Bend Country Club) round out the top five at 1-over par 145. Lepore had an impressive round Tuesday at 3-under par 69 featuring seven birdies.

For Wednesday’s final round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

We encourage all golf enthusiasts to join us at St. Boniface Golf Club to walk the course and enjoy the final round. Admission is free.

Rory Neill (Glendale Golf & Country Club) and Jordan Walford (Whitewater Golf Club) share the lead at 3-under par following the opening round of the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship at St. Boniface Golf Club.

Neill’s round featured six birdies while Walford had five enroute to the 69, good for a one stroke advantage on Jay Doyle (Niakwa Country Club).

Doyle is no stranger to St. Boniface having previously won the 2023 Hodson Financial Men’s Senior and 2015 Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships at this course.

Kaleb Lambert (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) and Tyler Polanski (Elmhurst) are the only other players to break par with a 1-under 71.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

For Tuesday’s second round tee times, click here.

Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City Golf Course) and Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) are the 2026 Junior Boys and Girls Champions.

Oakden made an eagle on par five – second hole at Pine Ridge Golf Club which was selected as the first playoff hole versus Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) and Adam Blair (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) for victory.

All three players finished the 54 hole event at 3-over par 219.

Other division winners:

12 & Under Boys: Tiago Miranda (Team Manitoba / St. Charles)
13 & 14 Boys: Tomas Scarcello (Pine Ridge)
15 & 16 Boys: Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City)
17 & 18 Boys: Adam Blair (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst)

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

To view the Junior Boys Championship photo gallery, click here.

Oakden, Blair and Carver will now make up Team Manitoba to represent our province at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship in Regina.

Thomas, who won the Women’s City & District Championship and finished T3 at the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur, continued an impressive 2026 Championship Season with a one stroke decision over Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club). Angelina Sitarz (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst) won the bronze medal.

Other division winners:

12 & Under Girls: Leah Klippenstein (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club)
13 & 14 Girls: Angelina Sitarz (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst)
15 & 16 Girls: Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles)
17 & 18 Girls: Kailie Matthews (Kelowna Golf & Country Club)

For the final Manitoba Blue Cross leaderboard, click here.

To view the Junior Girls Photo Gallery, click here.

Thomas, Lafleche and Sitarz will represent as Team Manitoba at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Toronto.

We appreciate the time and effort of our host facility, Pine Ridge Golf Club led by General Manager Jason Ludke, PGA of Manitoba Head Professional Shane Dick, Golf Shop Manager Ron Bilawka, Course Superintendent Jeremy Sokal, Food & Beverage Manager Heather Mahood, their staff and membership for your warm welcome.

Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) has a two stroke lead on Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club) entering Thursday’s final round of the Junior Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation at Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Thomas shot an 82 in her second round to sit at 14-over par 158 through 36 holes.

Lafleche has carded back to back 80’s and has a four stroke lead on third seeded Payton Chapman (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) who shot two straight 82’s.

For the Junior Girls final round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Girls leaderboard, click here.

Brady Comaskey (Team Manitoba / Pine Ridge) and Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / St. Charles) share the Junior Boys Championship lead at even par 144 through two rounds.

Carver carded a 3-under par 69 in a round that featured a 29 on the back nine with an eagle and five birdies.

Comaskey also had an impressive Wednesday at 1-under par 71 starting the day with three birdies in the opening four holes.

Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City Golf Course) is one stroke off the lead following a 1-over par 73.

For the Junior Boys final round tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Boys leaderboard, click here.

Adam Blair (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) was the lone player in the 88 person field to go under par in the opening round of the Junior Boys and Girls Championships presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation at Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Blair’s 2-under par 70 gives him a two stroke lead over Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Wheat City Golf Course) and a three stroke advantage on Hudson Hunnie (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club), Brady Comaskey (Team Manitoba / Pine Ridge) and Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) in the Junior Boys Championship.

Camryn Thomas (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) and Angelina Sitarz (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst) share the lead in the Junior Girls Championship at 4-over par 76 entering Wednesday’s second round.

They sit four strokes ahead of Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) and six up on Payton Chapman (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club).

For the Junior Boys tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Boys leaderboard, click here.

For the Junior Girls tee times, click here.

For the Manitoba Blue Cross Junior Girls leaderboard, click here.

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

Located west of The Pas off Highway #283, this nine hole course built in 1952 welcome golfers of all ages and skill level to play from two sets of tee boxes ranging from 3,216 to 3,299 yards.

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

A driving range and putting green is available to get you ready for your round.

The feature hole at Halcrow Lake Golf & Country Club is the par four, fourth hole that allows golfers to carry the water off the tee with a good drive, or else course management comes into play to avoid losing a ball!

As an official Golf Manitoba / Canada member club, all rounds played at Halcrow Lake 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 the proshop at (204) 627-2300 or click here to book a tee time online.

You can also follow Halcrow Lake Golf & Country Club on Facebook and Instagram.