Junior Development Teams Close 2020 Season
The 2020 Golf Manitoba junior development program has come to a close. It was another fantastic year of learning and competition despite the challenges faced from COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s program was led by Golf Manitoba’s Director of Player Development and PGA of Canada professional, Garth Goodbrandson. Golf Manitoba intern Seth McMahon also assisted throughout the season.
The junior boys’ team season started in May with testing sessions led by Golf Canada men’s amateur and Olympic coach Derek Ingram.
The season continued with two teams competing in the 2020 Mundie Putter league. Team Gold lost in the semi-finals and team Black had a solid season as well. Congratulations to all members of our boy’s development program!
2020 Junior Development Gold Team:
- Jacob Armstrong – St Boniface Golf Club/Southwood Golf & Country Club
- Braxton Kuntz – Breezy Bend Country Club
- Jordon McDonald – Breezy Bend Country Club
- Noah Fiks – Pine Ridge Golf Club
- Ryan Blair – Pine Ridge Golf Club
- Adam Ingram – Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
- Trey Ross – Rossmere Country Club
- Carter Johnson – Rossmere Country Club
- Lachlan Allerton – Rossmere Country Club
- Jack Taylor – St Charles Country Club
- Ryden Hargreaves – Wheat City Golf Course
2020 Junior Development Black Team:
- Grady Chuback – St Charles Country Club
- Nolan Watson – St Charles Country Club
- Jack Rudick – St Charles Country Club
- Dylan Moon – St Charles Country Club
- Thomas Scott – St Charles Country Club/Dauphin Lake Golf Club
- Scott Miner – St Charles Country Club/St Boniface Golf Club
- Tazio Ciaflone – Breezy Bend Country Club
- Hayden Deleloye – Neepawa Golf & Country Club
- Aaron Macdonell – Niakwa Country Club
- Eric Strick – Rossmere Country Club
- Austin Boge – Rossmere Country Club
The Juniors Girls Development Team also began practicing at the end of May and continued through the summer working with PGA of Canada professional Bri-Ann Tokariwski of the Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.
The team was also fortunate to work with PGA of Canada head professional Cory Kartusch of the St. Charles Country Club early in the season. Special thanks also to Golf Manitoba volunteer Lori Russell for her help throughout the year!
2020 Junior Girls Development Team:
- Crystal Zamzow – Swan River Golf & Country Club
- Cala Korman – Golf Manitoba
- Addison Kartusch – St Charles Country Club
- Sarah Farmer – St Charles Country Club
- Jeri Lafleche – Clear Lake Golf Course
- Jewel Lafleche – Clear Lake Golf Course
- Mackenzie Forsythe – Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
- Armaan Dhillon – Elmhurst Golf & Country Club
- Annika Russell – St Boniface Golf Club
- Elle Wood – St Boniface Golf Club
- Payton Oakden – Glendale Golf & Country Club
Congratulations to all team members and coaches and we look forward to doing it all again in 2021!
Golf Manitoba finalizes 2020 championship schedule
Golf Manitoba is pleased to release its 2020 Championship schedule.
The provincial amateur golf governing body will host 11 championships at 11 different clubs across the province. Golfers who tee it up in Golf Manitoba competitions in 2020 will get a chance to compete at some of the province’s top facilities.
“We are very excited to release our championship schedule for 2020,“ said Jared Ladobruk, Executive Director for Golf Manitoba. “When planning our event calendar, we were fortunate to have so many quality facilities willing to host a Golf Manitoba championship and we are extremely appreciative of their commitment to support our events. Consequently, our participants will be able to experience and test their game on many of our provinces top golf courses.”
The 2020 championship season will officially kick off with the Match Play Championship with the qualifying matches being held May 23 & 24 at the Winkler Golf Club. The championship matches will then move to the St. Charles Country Club from May 30 to June 7.
2020 Championship Schedule
Match Play Championship – Winkler Golf Club / St. Charles Country Club (May 23-June 7)
Women’s City & District & Junior Bantam Championships – Portage Golf Club (June 27 & 28)
Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur and Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships – Bel Acres Golf & Country Club (July 6-8)
Manitoba Junior Men’s & Women’s Championship – Selkirk Golf & Country Club (July 12-14)
Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship – Minnewasta Golf & Country Club / Glendale Golf & Country Club (July 16-19)
Senior Men’s & Women’s Championship – Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club (July 27-29)
Ladies Interclub Championship – Carman Golf & Curling Club (August 27)
Men’s Provincial Interclub Championship – Neepawa Golf & Country Club (August 28)
Men’s Senior Interclub Championship – Grand Pines Golf Club (September 1)
Other events on the local golf calendar for 2020 include the Golf Canada junior Future Links driven by Acura Prairie Championship June 12-14 at Quarry Oaks Golf Course in Steinbach, Manitoba and also the Manitoba Summer Games that will run August 9-11 at the Gilbert Plains Country Club in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba.
Entry for registration for most Golf Manitoba championships opens on April 1, 2020. For more information on the events including dates, times, eligibility, host venue and more, please visit our competitions schedule page at golfmb.ca.
Junior Development Teams begin winter program
While the frigid January temperatures would suggest otherwise, golf season has officially begun for the 2020 Golf Manitoba Junior Development Teams.
Seventeen U18 boys and ten U18 girls started their training at the Golf Dome in early January and will continue to do so until the end of March. The program includes weekly practice sessions where the athletes will work on skills development under the guidance of Golf Manitoba’s Director of Player Development and 2019 PGA of Manitoba Coach of the Year, Garth Goodbrandson. Also helping with the program is Elmhurst Golf & Country Club Assistant Professional Bri-Ann Tokariwski along with players from the University of Manitoba Men’s Golf team.
Upon completion of the winter program, the teams will start their green grass season with a two-day development camp in early May and then move into club season where the teams will compete in the men’s Mundie Putter and women’s Nassau leagues.
For more information on the Golf Manitoba Junior Development Teams, contact Garth Goodbrandson at garth@golfmb.ca.
Team Manitoba finishes 5th at Canadian Senior Men’s Championship
Team Manitoba finished in 5th place at the 2019 Golf Canada Canadian Senior Men’s Championship that was held September 10-13 at the Ceder Brae Golf Club in Scarborough, Ontario. The team of Garth Collings (Breezy Bend Country Club), 2019 Senior Men’s Champion Mike Walker (St. Boniface Golf Club) and Bruce North (Carman Golf & Curling Club) posted a two-day team score of 297 to put them at +13 for the event and 15 shots back of the winning team from Alberta in the inter-provincial team competition.
Individually, both Garth Collings and Bruce North made the cut and finished T15th and T38th respectively. Ken Warwick of Niakwa Country Club also made the 36-hole cut finishing in 66th place.