Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce 23 Junior Boys and 15 Junior Girls have been named to the 2025 Team Manitoba roster.

These junior golfers will train and compete in various tournaments throughout the season representing our province under the guidance of coaches Sean Murray and Bri-ann Tokariwski, both PGA of Canada members.

The Junior Boys Gold Team roster features:
– Dauphin Lake Golf Club’s Jackson Delaurier
– Gavin Carver & Hunter Oakden of Glendale Country Club
– Niakwa Country Club’s Ryder St. Laurent
– Pine Ridge Golf Club members Adam Blair & Liam Comaskey
– Brayden Boge, Hudson Hunnie & Ryder Pufahl of Rossmere Country Club
– Quarry Oaks Golf Course’s Ty Brewster
– Payne Wood of St. Boniface Golf Club
– St. Charles Country Club member Owen Conrad
– Spence Mott of Shilo Golf & Country Club.

With just over three months until the tournament season we are very excited to get the 2025 campaign underway” said Boys Head Coach Sean Murray. “What we do now during the offseason is crucial to our individual and team. Being in Manitoba we can’t afford to start playing our best golf in July or August, it has to be from the get go. The boys have a great support team and resources behind them to help them play their best golf. We have a great group selected here, who work hard, love the game, and will represent Golf Manitoba with class.”

The Junior Girls will be divided into two teams.

The Gold Team roster features:
– Angelina Sitarz of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
– Payton Oakden of Glendale
– Pine Ridge’s Sadie Blazeiko, Gracie McMillan & Erin Nowicki
– Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Maisy Shewchuk.

The Black Team roster includes:
– Elmhurst’s Emily Devlin, Annika Gording & Kate McMillan
– Golf Manitoba Public Players Club member Mikaila Pador
– Camryn Thomas of St. Charles. 

“The team this season is some of the hungriest group of athletes to come through the program” said Girls Head Coach Bri-ann Tokariwski. “Their work ethic and wanting to learn is really exciting. They each possess their own strengths and experiences that will help them compete this season. We are all excited to go through the Canada Games cycle and showcase their abilities.”

Looking into the future, 10 Junior Boys and four Junior Girls have been recognized for their potential and named to Team Manitoba’s Blue practice squad rosters.

The boys roster includes Brady Comaskey (Pine Ridge), Colton Drul (Elmhurst), Brayden Hamm (Wheat City), Preston Johnson (St. Charles), Finn Kydd (St. Charles), Hunter MacLean (St. Charles), Aris Mercury (Glendale), Tiago Miranda (St. Charles), Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) and Grant Secord (St. Charles).

The girls are Mackenzie Bartlett (Carman), Isla Dent (Golf Manitoba Public Player), Leah Klippenstein (Golf Manitoba Public Player) and Lindley Kurz (Golf Manitoba Public Player).

“As an association, this is always an exciting time of year as we get to identify our future” said Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk. “Over the past number of years, we have seen Team Manitoba members move on to attend Canadian and American universities with some advancing to play professional golf. With commitment and dedication to our 2025 Team Manitoba program, we hope one day these individuals will too.” 

Team Manitoba will once again benefit greatly from the generosity of the Alex and Peggy Colonello Foundation while also receiving support from the Integrated Support Team at Sport Manitoba Performance that will help enhance the athletes’ skills through fitness, nutrition, and development of the mental side of the game.

Golf Manitoba would also like to thank Elmhurst Golf & Country Club and Southwood Golf & Country Club for their hospitality as the host courses for Team Manitoba practices.

About Team Manitoba: The Team Manitoba program provides enhanced training, development, and competitive opportunities for both aspiring and accomplished junior female and male athletes from the Golf Manitoba region.

The program encompasses fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, technique, equipment management and regional, multi-sport, and national level competition.

For more, please visit golfmb.ca/team-manitoba.

Golf Manitoba would like to congratulate Team Manitoba Boys Head Coach Sean Murray (St. Charles Country Club) on being named the PGA of Canada Tex Noble Professional Development Award winner for 2024.

Along with his Head Coaching duties with Golf Manitoba, Murray is the Director of Instruction and Junior Co-Ordinator at St. Charles. He also served as the Technical Advisor for the sport of golf at the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games.

“Sean continues to show outstanding effort in his pursuit to become the best possible teacher and coach he can be” said St. Charles Country Club Director of Golf & COO Cory Kartusch. “The members and staff of St. Charles are proud of Sean’s work and congratulate him on his recognition as the winner of the PGA of Canada Tex Noble Award”.  

The Tex Noble Professional Development Award recognizes the PGA of Canada professional who is the model of life-long learning and continuing professional development. This award is designed to give special recognition to an individual PGA professional for outstanding and continuing contributions to professional development and continuing education.

In the late 1970s Tex Noble became the Education Director for the PGA of Canada, creating and managing an education system that was used for more than 20 years and became the envy of PGA’s around the world. In 1983 he was hired as the PGA of Canada’s General Manager and proved invaluable in helping to resolve various internal issues.

Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce its 2025 Championship Schedule.

As the Provincial Sport Organization and governing body of golf in Manitoba and Northwest Ontario, Golf Manitoba conducts premier amateur golf championships to support the development of the province’s competitive golfers at Golf Manitoba member clubs.

The 2025 championship season begins May 24^th at Winkler Golf & Country Club with the Manitoba Match Play Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre and concludes with the Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship September 4^th at the Pinawa Golf & Country Club.

“We are excited to officially announce our 2025 Championship Schedule” said Director of Competition and Rules David Borowski. “2024 once again showed a record number of golfers enjoying our sport at both the recreational and competitive levels. With the courses we have set to host our 2025 championships, there will be a lot of excitement. I would like to thank our member clubs for working these championships into their very busy calendars.”

Early registration will open from April 1^st to April 15^th for select players and based on their finish in 2024 Golf Manitoba Championships. These players will receive an email informing them of their status.

General registration will open on April 16^th.

To view Golf Manitoba’s 2025 Championship Schedule, including all host venues and registration requirements, click here.

2025 Golf Manitoba Championship Season Calendar at a glance:

The first competitive tee in the ground will be May 24^th at Winkler Centennial Golf Course for the Manitoba Match Play Championship Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre.

For the sixth time is course history, Elmhurst Golf & Country Club will host the championship matches from May 29^th to June 1^st. The last time it was played at Elmhurst was 2016 when Tom Humniski of the host club won his second consecutive Men’s Senior Championship.

Carman Golf & Curling Club will host the All Abilities Championship, Women’s City & District Championship and U15 Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation June 7^th and 8^th.

The Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur Qualifier will be contested at Transcona Golf Club June 20th. The 54 hole Championship will be played at St. Charles Country Club July 2^nd to 4^th where Addison Kartusch looks to defend her 2024 Women’s Amateur Championship at her home course.

The Junior Boys & Girls Championship presented by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation will be played July 7^th to 9^th at Quarry Oaks Golf Course.

Minnewasta Golf & Country Club will host the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship July 15^th to 17^th. Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend Country Club would be looking to become the first player in Manitoba history to win five consecutive Men’s Amateur championships.

The month of August opens on August 5^th at River Oaks Golf Course with the Women’s Four-Ball Championship.

The Hodson Financial Men’s & Women’s Senior Championship will be at Glendale Golf & Country Club August 11th to 13th. Rhonda Orr of Southwood Golf & Country Club is vying for her 10th straight and 12^th Senior Women’s Championship.

The Men’s Four-Ball Championship is scheduled for August 28th at Wheat City Golf Course in Brandon.

The Men’s Senior Four-Ball Championship on September 4th at Pinawa Golf & Country Club concludes our championship summer of competition.

Manitoba Amateur Championships

Golf Manitoba annually conducts provincial golf competitions and qualifiers – which play host to more than 900 golfers who play over 1,700 rounds.

In partnership with our host clubs, volunteers, and corporate partners, Golf Manitoba is dedicated to supporting player development through first-class competition.

Golf Manitoba’s amateur championships are proudly supported by the Alex & Peggy Colonello Foundation, Taylormade Canada, PUMA GOLF, Sport Manitoba and Golf Canada as well as Hole Partners Cleanline, A Little Pizza Heaven, McDonalds, Payworks and Sigurdson Financial.

Zostrianos Giordani-Gross (Shilo Country Club) has won the Junior Boys Division Championship at the 2024 MJT National Championship at Orange Lake Golf Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.

Giordani-Gross, who carded a 3-over par 75 in his final round Sunday, finished the 54 hole event at 2-under par 214, one stroke better than Austin Krahn of British Columbia.

Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) finished seventh on the leaderboard at 230 (74-74-82), Kaleb Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) was eighth at 231 (82-70-79) while Austin Boge (Pine Ridge Golf Club) ended play at 240 (81-75-84).

Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club) finished fifth on the Juvenile Boys leaderboard at 8-over par 224 (77-73-74). Ryan Tuck (St. Boniface) at 247 (75-93-79) and Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) at 254 (85-84-85).

Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) ended play seventh in the Pee Wee Boys Division at 262 following rounds of 86-84-92. Grant Secord (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) at 278 (100-92-86).

Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) was the top Manitoban in the Bantam Boys Division at 235 (77-77-81). Rhett Dyck at 249 (79-86-84), Aris Mercury (Team Manitoba / Glendale) at 163 (83-80-87).

For the final leaderboard, click here.

Zostrianos Giordani-Gross (Shilo Country Club) has a five stroke lead in the Junior Boys Division following the second round of the 2024 MJT National Championship at Orange Lake Golf Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.

Giordani-Gross, who shot a 3-under par 69 Saturday, has a two day total 5-under par 139. Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) is fourth on the leaderboard at 4-over par 148 (74-74), Kaleb Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) is eighth at 152 (82-70) while Austin Boge (Pine Ridge Golf Club) is in ninth place at 156 (81-75).

Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club) sits fifth on the leaderboard at 6-over par 150 in the Juvenile Boys Division following rounds of 77 and 73. Ryan Tuck (St. Boniface) is at 168 (75-93) while Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) is at 169 (85-84).

Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) is seventh in the Pee Wee Boys Division following rounds of 86-84. Grant Secord (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) improved his opening round by eight strokes carding a 100, then followed it up with a 92.

Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) is tied for 11th place in the Bantam Boys Division after shooting a pair of 77’s. Aris Mercury (Team Manitoba / Glendale) is at 163 after an 83 and 80. Rhett Dyck opened with a 79, then shot an 86.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

Zostrianos Giordani-Gross (Shilo Country Club) is four strokes off the lead after the opening round in the Junior Boys Division of the 2024 MJT National Championship at Orange Lake Golf Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.

Giordani-Gross shot a 2-under par 70 to start the 54 hole event. Payne Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) carded a 74, Austin Boge (Pine Ridge Golf Club) had an 81 while Kaleb Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) came in with an 82.

In the Pee Wee Boys Division, Ty Montour (Scotswood Links) shot an 86 to sit nine strokes off the lead. Grant Secord (Team Manitoba / St. Charles Country Club) carded a 100.

Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) is five strokes back of first place in the Bantam Boys Division following a 77. Rhett Dyck had a 79 while Aris Mercury (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) carded an 83.

Ryan Tuck (St. Boniface) shot a 75 in the Juvenile Boys Division. He is seven stroke off the lead. Brayden Boge (Team Manitoba / Rossmere Country Club) shot a 77 while Gavin Carver (Team Manitoba / Glendale) had an 85.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

Braxton Kuntz of Winnipeg has been selected to the 2025 Team Canada – NextGen program. The announcement was made earlier today when Golf Canada announced it’s 2025 Team Canada roster. The Breezy Bend Country Club member and four-time Manitoba Men’s Amateur Champion and Team Manitoba Alumni is one of only ten male athletes selected from across the country to join the program. Kuntz is currently in his senior year at Ball State University as member of the Cardinal Men’s Golf team.

Golf Canada’s National Team program supports a group of experienced amateurs on the path towards playing professional golf along with a group of young professional golfers building their careers as touring pros. The program provides individualized training and competition support with a goal to help advance 30 Canadian athletes to the LPGA and PGA TOUR by 2032.

For more information about the 2025 Team Canada announcement, please click here.

Golf Manitoba Director of Communications & Development Brian Munz in conversation with Kaleb Lambert (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club / Barton Community College) following his first victory this week. Lambert carded rounds of 68, 70 and 67 at the Barton Invitational at Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Milford, Kansas.

For the second time in St. Boniface Golf Club history, a Hole-in-One has been recorded on a par 4.

Following in the footsteps of David Borowski (Breezy Bend Country Club), who aced the 330 yard 15th hole in 2006, Team Manitoba member Payne Wood recently made a Hole-in-One on the 292 yard 2nd hole.

Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) had Manitoba’s best finish as the 36 hole Canadian U15 Championship, presented by BDO came to an end in Elmira, Ontario.

St. Laurent completed play 22nd on the boys leaderboard at 8-over par 148 following rounds of 73 and 75.

Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) finished three strokes back T28th, at 11-over par 151 (78-73).

In the girls championship, Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) carded an 82 Thursday ending up T23 at 16-over par 156 (74-82). 

For the full leaderboard, click here.