Golf Manitoba is pleased to announce Addison Kartusch (St. Charles Country Club) and Evan Nachtigall (Elmhurst Golf & Country Club) have been named the 2026 Female and Male Amateur Golfer of the Year.
Kartusch and Nachtigall were honoured during the Golf Manitoba Awards presented by AVID GOLF at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club.
Kartusch, 20, from Winnipeg, won the Diamond Athletic Women’s Amateur Championship, the NCAA National Golf Invitational and NCAA A-Ga-Ming Invitational. She finished second in the Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship and earned a silver medal representing Manitoba in the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. The St. Charles Country Club member placed third at the NCAA’s Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational and fourth at the Bowling Green Invite. Kartusch was T6 at the MAC Women’s Championship and T9 at the Powercat Invitational. She finished T31 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.
With the selection, it is the third consecutive year Kartusch has been recognized as Female Amateur Golfer of the Year.
Nachtigall, 25, from Brandon, earned a gold medal as a member of Team Manitoba during the Inter-Provincial Team Championship at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. He finished in second place at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and at the Men’s Match Play Championship presented by St. Vital Dental Centre. The Elmhurst Golf & Country Club member finished T2 in the Diamond Athletic Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the Match Play Qualifier presented by St. Vital Dental Centre. Nachtigall was T3 at the Elmhurst Invitational, fourth on the leaderboard at the Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship, finished sixth with teammate Drew Jones at the Taylor McCaffrey Men’s Four-Ball Gross Division Championship and T23 at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
With the selection, it is the second consecutive year Nachtigall has been recognized as Male Amateur Golfer of the Year.
For a complete list of previous winners, click here.
About the Golf Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year Award – The Manitoba Amateur Golfer of the Year award recognizes outstanding performance by Manitoba golfers in all levels of competition with the first award presented in 1975. In 2015, the award was re-established to include both a female and male category.
About AVID GOLF – Located at 1580 Taylor Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, AVID GOLF houses 6 indoor simulators using Foresight Sports technology, has an indoor putting green and a bar and lounge. AVID GOLF caters to both serious and recreational golfers in addition to providing a social venue for people looking for a fun and interactive experience.
