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.

Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club) had Manitoba’s low round of the day in Elmira, Ontario to open the inaugural Canadian U15 Championship, presented by BDO.

The 13 year old carded two birdies and 11 pars during a 3-over par 73, good for T17 on the boys leaderboard.

Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club) is T35 after making birdies on the first and 14th holes en route to an 8-over par 78

Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa) had a birdie and 13 pars while shooting a 4-over par 74 to sit T11 on the girls leaderboard.

Thursday is the final day of competition. All competitors will have a half-day player development educational summit on Friday. 

For the full leaderboard, click here.

The inaugural Canadian U15 Championship, presented by BDO, is set to take place at Elmira Golf Club this week in Elmira, Ont. 

As this tournament is only a 36-hole limited field event, there will be no cut for the championship. Competition runs Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a half-day player development educational summit on Friday.  

The Canadian U15 Championship will bring together a starting field of 39 Junior boys and 39 Junior girls, aged 15 and under vying to win the first Canadian U15 individual championship. 

Representing Manitoba are:

Jewel Lafleche (Niakwa Country Club)
Hunter Oakden (Team Manitoba / Glendale Golf & Country Club)
Ryder St. Laurent (Team Manitoba / Niakwa Country Club)

For the full leaderboard, click here.

Following the U15 championship, all competitors will have the opportunity to attend an interactive education summit, where they will learn about navigating the modern pathway in high-performance golf. The Education Summit features four topics including, sport psychology, physical training for young golfers, parenting high-performance athletes, and talent development research.

As part of their development process, players will also have the opportunity to participate in select skills assessments with Team Canada and gain insight into the organization and operations of the national team program.  

“We have a tremendous field ready to compete for the Inaugural Canadian U15 Championship at Elmira Golf Club. We would like to extend our gratitude to the wonderful staff and volunteers at Elmira Golf Club for all of the work that they have put in to prepare the golf course that will provide an excellent setting for the championship,” said Rogan Doyle, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “I am excited to see the impact that hosting a junior national championship will have on Elmira Golf Club and the surrounding Waterloo Region as a whole, when players from across Canada to display their skills in competition, showcasing the level of play other junior golfers can reach following similar dedication and hard work. We are looking forward to getting play underway in what is shaping to be an amazing championship.” 

The boys and girls individual champions will earn exemptions into their respective 2025 Canadian Junior Championship, presented by BDO. The boys winner will also receive an exemption into the 2024 Team Canada NextGen Selection Camp. The top five golfers in both the Junior Boys division and the Junior Girls division will also earn exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships.  

Elmira Golf Club will play host to the inaugural championship. Founded in 1963, the picturesque 18-hole, par 70 course is situated in a country setting just west of Elmira. The clubhouse sits perched above the 18th green and provides panoramic views of the golf course below as it flows through the “Eldale Valley” below. Gently winding through the valley and rolling hills is Larches Creek, offering players interesting shots through the unique mixture of finishing holes. Elmira Golf Club celebrated it’s 60th anniversary in 2023 and recently underwent renovations that saw the addition of 20 new tee decks along with a complete white sand bunker restoration. 

“To host a national championship at the club and showcase some of the top junior golfers in the country, is super exciting. It’s an incredible opportunity, not only for the club and members, but the entire community. Our team, along with our membership, is looking forward to seeing the competition this week with the up-and-coming young talent,” said Adam Ferraro, Head Golf Professional at Elmira Golf Club.  

For more information on the 2024 Canadian U15 Championship, please click here.  

To follow the First Annual Canadian U15 Championship leaderboard and full tee-off times, click here.  

Innisfail, Alta. – Zostrianos Giordani-Gross shot a final round score of 2-over par 74 at the 2024 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO at Innisfail Golf Club in Innisfail, Alberta. The Shilo Country Club member and 2024 Manitoba Junior Boys Champion finished the 72-hole event at 12-over par on rounds of 72-78-76-74 placing him in a tie for 56th place.

Payne Wood (Team Manitoba) of the St. Boniface Golf Club also made the 36-hole cut with rounds of 74-73-86-74 for a 19-over par score of 307 placing him in a tie for 69th place. Earlier in the week, Giordani-Gross, Wood and Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Portage Golf Club) finished in 6th place in the inter-provincial team competition of the championship.

Isaiah Ibit of of Orleans, Ontario, entered the final round two shots back of 54-hole leader Charlie Gillespie of Calgary, Alberta. Ibit, a Team Canada NextGen member, shot a final round of 6-under par 66 to finish the event at 16-under par and 5 shots clear of Gillespie.

For a full recap of the event including the final round standings, please click here.

Payne Wood is the low Manitoban after 36-holes of play

Innisfail, Alta. – Carson Inman, Zostrianos Giordana-Gross and Payne Wood concluded the 36-hole inter-provincial team competition of the 2024 Canadian Junior Boys Championship with a final round score of of 7-over par 151 placing them in 6th place. Wood (Team Manitoba / St. Boniface Golf Club) shot second round score one-over par round of 73 while Giordani-Gross of (Shilo Country Club) contributed with a 6-over par round of 78. Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Portage Golf Club) was 13-over for the day shooting 87.

Team Ontario has successfully defended their title as the Inter-Provincial Team champions. Team Ontario entered the day with a two-shot lead over Team British Columbia (B.C.) and that is exactly how things would end, as the defending champions finished with a combined 10-under score to win back-to-back team championships.

Both Payne (T40) and Giordani-Gross (T59) made the 36-hole cut with scores of 147 and 150 respectively.

Other Manitoba 36-hole scores:

MC – Kaleb Lambert (Team Manitoba / Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) +12

MC – Carson Inman (Team Manitoba / Portage Golf Club) +23

Spencer Shropshire of Ramana, Ontario, leads the way carding his second straight round of 6-under par 66 putting him two shots in front of first round leader Matthew Javier.

For the second round leaderboard including the Inter-Provincial Championship team scores, click here.

For the third round tee times, click here.