Alberta Golf (Chestermere) – 2 hot sunny days at Lakeside Golf Club just east of Calgary for the Alberta U15 and U13 Championship. In the Boys U15 Championship Bennett Love from the Red Deer Golf & Country Club posted a final round 70 for a 3-stroke victory a defended his U15 title from a year ago at Alberta Springs Golf Resort.

In the Girls U15 Championship Danika Horcica from The Edmonton Country Club fired a final round 73 to take the title.

In the Boys U13 Championship, Oscar Gosgnach from the Royal Mayfair Golf Club defended his title shooting a 3-under par 68.

In the Girls U13 Championship Olivia Van Kesteren won while playing in her first ever competitive championship.

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH ALL THE CHAMPIONS

Thank you to Lakeside Golf Club Head Professional Tyler Willner and all the staff and volunteers at the club for hosting the championship.

The new U15 & U13 Championship gets underway tomorrow at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere! This is the first year the event will be separate from the U17 players and the change has proven to work with a boost in registration up to 70 players.

The U15 & U13 Championship brings together the top young players in the province. The now separate championship acts as a great bridge between the McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour with many of the players there making the jump to our provincial championship schedule. The event has separate divisions for Boys and Girls in both the U13 and U15 divisions. Bennett Love will be a player to watch as he hopes to reclaim the U15 title, as does Oscar Gosgnach in the U13 division. Camilla Ruesga-Rojas will look to take another step in her junior career as she looks to claim the U15 Championship after her U13 victory in 2024. Mia Ha looks to be the favourite in the U13 Girls’ division, as she claimed the 2025 McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour U13 Division and Season Point Race at the Tour Championship just last week.

Lakeside Golf Club has stepped up as host for this event and has proven to be a terrific fit. Tyler Willner, the clubs head professional, has done a tremendous job growing the courses junior program from 40 players to 150. The course also played host to a McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour event earlier in the season. The course also offers a fair test to the field with an open layout, but is not just decided by players who can bomb the ball of the tee.

To read more about the event and hear what this event means from our past champions, click the button below to check out the U15 & U13 Championship spread in our Alberta Golf Yearbook.

U15 & U13 Championship Article

To find out what time everyone starts tomorrow, click the button below to check out the pairings for the event.

U15 & U13 Pairings

Alberta Golf (Magrath) – Hot conditions with wind gusts at the challenging Magrath Golf Club for the final round of the 2025 Alberta Super Senior Championship. 2-time defending champion David Schultz made a late charge with birdies on 16 and 17 to momentarily tie the lead with Norman Bradley, but Bradley made a birdie on 16, a great lag putt par on 17 and a clutch 4 foot par save on 18 for a 1-stroke victory and his first ever Alberta Golf crown.

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH CHAMPION NORMAN BRADLEY

Tom Dixon won the 65-69 flight, Ronald Mercier took the 70-74 age category and Eric Brodie fired a round of 76 to take the aged 75 and over Diamond Division title.

Magrath Golf Club was founded in 1925 and is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary. Head Professional and Director of Golf Glen DesRoche was a great host this week and was on course following the final round action.

Superintendent Jordy Sautner had the course in fantastic shape with the competitors complimenting the fairways and true greens.

WATCH DRONE FOOTAGE OF MAGRATH GOLF CLUB

The Championship season continues to wind down with Magrath Golf Club set to host the 2025 Men’s Super Senior Championship!

The Men’s Super Senior Championship is for male players aged 65+ and was originally a part of the Men’s Senior Championship. In 2023, the event was separated to be its own event and the Diamond Division for players aged 75+ was also created. The event has seen incredible buy-in from players across the province boasting 260 players over its first three years. The field for 2025 includes past Senior Champions, past Super Senior Champions, Alberta Golf legends, and newcomers to the championship.

Players To Watch

With such a stacked field, there are plenty of names with the ability to win. The 2023 and 2024 champion, David Schultz, is a name that many players would be familiar with as an Alberta Golf Hall of Famer, and he’s had a busy season playing the Men’s Amateur, Men’s Mid-Amateur, and Men’s Senior Championship. Defending Diamond Division Champion, Howard Broun, will look to continue his streak and claim the title again this season. Floyd Kilgore is a local legend in Northern Alberta and looks to get back to his winning ways this year. Kelly Risling is a former Super Senior Champion who could also find himself up on the leaderboard.

The Host Club

Magrath Golf Club is just south of Lethbridge and is known as “The Hidden Gem of The South”. The course rings true to this nickname as anyone lucky enough to play it would agree. The speedy and undulating greens will make a great test for the players. The course winds through a valley in Southern Alberta, and each hole offers a different test off the tee, whether it’s distance, precision, or managing the trouble, this course has it all. Magrath has hosted Alberta Golf events in the past, most recently the 2025 Alberta-Montana Ryder Cup in early August. The course is also celebrating its 100th year of operation, joining an elite list of clubs to hit this milestone.

For more about the course and our defending champions, click the link below to read the full article from the Alberta Golf Yearbook.

Super Senior Yearbook Article

To find out where your favourite players are on the leaderboard or when they tee off, click the button below for Round 1 Pairings.

Round 1 Pairings

Alberta Golf (Red Deer) – Alberta Springs Golf Resort a great host for the 2025 Alberta U17 Championships. In the Girls’ U17 Championship Saylar May from Pine Hills in Rocky Mountain House posted a final round 1-under 71 and a commanding 11-stroke victory. May adds the U17 crown to the U19 Championship she won at Water Valley earlier this summer.

On the boys side, Chase Strang from Pinebrook Golf and Country Club fired a 2-under final round of 70 with 3 birdies and a lone bogey for a comeback 2-stroke victory over James Howie who made birdies on the 16th and 17th holes to makes things interesting. A clutch birdie by Strang on the par 5 18th hole secured the win.

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH SAYLAR MAY AND CHASE STRANG

Thanks to Al Norlin and his entire staff at Alberta Springs Golf Resort for hosting a great championship.

The U17 Championship is next up in the Alberta Golf Championship Schedule and will be played at a familiar host club to many of the competitors, Alberta Springs Golf Resort.

The U17 Championship has long been a staple in the Alberta Golf championship calendar, but has undergone changes throughout its history including a name changes and even format changes to include the U15 and U13 categories. In 2025, it again underwent a change and this year it will just be the U17 competitors taking on the ‘Springs’ in Red Deer. This change was made to help the young players get another WAGR ranking event in the provincial championship schedule. The change allows for a better test for the players with a more appropriate yardage and separates the U15 and U13’s into their own space.

The event’s 106 golfers have plenty of potential winners on both the Boys’ and Girls’ side of things. The Girls’ side sees the defending U17 and U19 Champion, Saylar May, return for one final time to defend her title. Sela Ogada, the defending U15 champion will look to take another step and win the U17 this year. The field also has the defending U13 champion, Camilla Ruesga-Rojas, and a few Alberta-Montana Ryder Cup Team Members who successfully defended their title two weeks ago. On the Boys’ side, Bennett Love who won the U15 in 2024 will look to win at the next level after a successful showing at the Alberta Open. Benson White will also look to build off his Low Amateur victory at the Open last week and add the U17 to his resume.

Alberta Springs has been a terrific host in the last few years and this marks the 6th year hosting the U17 Championship. With plenty of twists and turns and tree lined holes, the course will demand the best from all of these players.

For the full preview and to hear from the 2024 U17 Champions, click the button below to read the 2025 Alberta Golf Yearbook!

2025 Alberta Golf Yearbook Article

Click the button below to find out when your favourite players are teeing off for Rounds 1 & 2!

2025 U17 Championship Pairings

The Alberta Golf Foundation is pleased to announce the distribution of $76,000 in scholarships to the following 44 students.

Scholarships are made possible through contributions from AGLC as well as from the following funds:

• Vic Baer Memorial Golf Fund at Calgary Foundation
• Mike Bower Memorial Fund
• Marg Condon Memorial Fund
• R.E. & Betty Courage Memorial Fund
• Festival Family Scholarship Fund
• Frank Lindsay Memorial Fund
• Jeff Llewellyn Memorial Fund
• Charles C. Reid Memorial Scholarships Fund at Calgary Fdn.
• Bob Rintoul Memorial Fund
• Lola Rozsa Memorial Fund
• Christa Spahmann Memorial Fund

For more information about the Alberta Golf Foundation visit www.albertagolffoundation.org

Alberta Golf (Calgary) – A mix of sun and cloud, calm and wind during the final round of the Alberta Open Championship at River Spirit Golf Club just west of Calgary. This year was the introduction of a brand new Women’s Amateur and Women’s Professional divisions to go with the historical Men’s Amateur and Professional Divisions.

In the Women’s Amateur Championship Sydney Bisgrove defeated Ellie Johnson by making a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to not only win the Amateur division but also claim the inaugural Alberta Open Women’s Championship with the lowest score of any amateur or professional.

Katy Rutherford won the Women’s Professional Division and collected the $3,250 first place cheque.

in the Men’s Professional Division Andrew Harrison said he played the best round of his life tee to green, and despite some putts burning the edge, his 7-under 65 was good enough for a 1-stroke victory over 7-time champion Wes Heffernan to collect the first place cheque for $8,250.

15-year-old Benson White shot a final round 3-under 69 with 4 birdies and a lone bogey on the 10th hole to win the Men’s Amateur Division with a 1-stroke victory over Jordan Gustman.

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH THE 4 CHAMPIONS

Thank you to Molly Bygrove and her entire family for being great hosts this week and to Superintendent Justin Eastcott for getting the course in fantastic shape.

Molly Bygrove – River Spirit Golf Operations Manager

The 2026 Alberta Open will be held at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club.

The 89th playing of the Alberta Open gets underway on Monday and it promises to be a special one, as the event boasts a new look in 2025.

The Alberta Open has always brought together the best male amateurs and professionals in the province as they competed for the title. In 2025, the Open will now have a Women’s Division, providing the top female amateurs and professionals in the province a chance to compete against one another. The professionals will be competing for a $5,000 total purse. Katy Rutherford is one of the favourites in the female division and after an impressive amateur career the Silver Springs teaching professional won the 2023 PGA of Canada female Professional of the Year award and looks to continue her success. On the other side of things, there are plenty of amateurs who look like they’re primed to win the inaugural event. Sydney Bisgrove, who most recently battled Carys Code in the final group at the Alberta Women’s Amateur will likely be in the mix come the final day. The amateur division will be competing for the Low Amateur title which includes an exemption into the 2026 PNGA Women’s Amateur, which is part of the Elite Amateur Series.

On the Men’s side, the professional division is full of top level talent from teaching professionals to touring professionals. Wes Heffernan continues his chase of history as he is only two Alberta Open wins back from tying Stan Leonard’s record setting nine Open titles. Max Sekulic is back for the week after spending a year playing in PGA Americas events and looks to claim the title again after winning in 2023. The professional division is competing for a $35,000 total purse, while the amateurs will be competing for a spot on the 2026 Morse Cup Team, which is a chance to play in the Pacific Coast Amateur. The amateur division is full of past champions in the event like Brandon Markiw and Jesse Galvon, as well as the red hot Lucas Ortega who won the Calgary City Amateur this past Sunday.

The host club for the new look Alberta Open is River Spirit Golf Club outside Calgary. After hosting a successful Women’s Amateur in 2024, the ‘Spirit’ is primed to host again. Click the button below to hear from defending champion, Wes Heffernan, and the 89th Alberta Open Championship, straight from the Alberta Golf Yearbook.

89th Alberta Open Yearbook Article

Click the button below to find view the pairings for Rounds 1 & 2 and star them on the leaderboard to keep track of them throughout the week!

Round 1 & 2 Pairings

It’s that time of year again, as the Alberta-Montana Ryder Cup is slated to start August 4th at the Magrath Golf Club! Team Alberta looks to defend it’s two titles from last season, as 2024 saw both the Boys’ Championship and the Girls’ Championship come back across the border, after only winning the Girls’ Championship in 2023.

Event History & Objective

The Alberta vs Montana Junior Ryder Cup was established in 1992 as an annual event between top male and female juniors representing Alberta and Montana respectively. The cross-border battle has a rich history of talented players who step into the Ryder Cup format and thrive, leading to successful collegiate and amateur golf careers. 

The objective of the Ryder Cup is to provide a high-level competition to top junior players through a unique competitive experience while also providing game development opportunities to all competitors. 

Eligibility & Divisions

Players in the U19 category (18 years and younger) are eligible to compete. 

Teams will consist of 6 junior boys and 6 junior girls in the following age divisions; U15, U17, U19

Format

Teams compete within their age divisions to ensure fairness and enjoyment amongst players. The event takes place across three days, Day 1 consists of practice rounds and a player banquet. Day 2 consists of 36-holes, with a Four-Ball session in the morning and an Alternate Shot session in the afternoon. The final day is the Singles Matches and the crowning of our champions.

Scoring

Each 18-hole match will be broken down into two (2) separate 9-hole matches with the first match beginning on hole 1 and the second match beginning on hole 10. The first match will be completed after 9-holes, or less, and when it is completed, it will be deemed finished and the points will be awarded.  The second 9-hole match will begin on the 10^th hole and again, when completed will be deemed finished and points awarded.  

Each match will also reward a point for the overall 18-hole match where the front 9 match score continues onto the back 9, regardless of who ‘wins’ or ‘loses’ either of the 9-hole matches. 

During the competition there are 27 total points available for each the juniors’ boys and junior girls’ matches. The first team to 14 points is deemed champion of the event! If teams tie with 13.5 points, the current champions retain the trophy.

Follow along the action with links to the matches below!

BOys’ Ryder Cup Results

Girls Ryder Cup Results