Alberta Golf (High River) – After the 2nd round of the 2025 Alberta Women’s Senior Championship was rained out on Tuesday, sunny skies for the final round in the rain shortened event at Highwood Golf. Daniela Pacheco from Mickelson National Golf Club fired a final round 1-under 71 for a 5 stroke victory over Jackie Little. Pacheco, playing in only her 2nd ever Alberta Golf event had 2 bogeys in her first 5 holes but had 3 birdies the rest of the way including an impressive birdie on 18 to cap off the win.

Daniela Pacheco – 2025 Alberta Women’s Senior Champion

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH CHAMPION DANIELA PACHECO

Tournament runner up and 2025 Alberta Golf Hall of Fame inductee Jackie Little posted rounds of 75-77 to win the Super Senior Championship for competitors over 65 years of age.

Jackie Little – 2025 Alberta Super Senior Champion

Ena Spalding is the 2025 Alberta Diamond Division Champion for competitors over 70 years of age.

Ena Spalding – 2025 Alberta Super Senior Champion

The Alberta Interprovincial Team that will represent the province at the 2025 Canadian Women Senior’s Championship consists of Daniela Pacheco, Gisselle Willimus and Lynn Kuehn.

Lynn Kuehn, Daniela Pacheco and Gisselle Willimus

At the prize presentation the entire field had high praise for Superintendent Troy Hurl and his staff for getting the course tournament ready for the final round after Tuesday’s heavy rain. Thanks to General Manager J.D. Scheller, Head Professional Dan Warwaruk, Food and Beverage Manager Crista Watt and all the Highwood Golf volunteers for all they did to create a great championship.

Highwood Golf Head Professional Dan Warwaruk

Alberta Golf (Sundre) – A day that started in driving rain ended in glorious sunshine at Sundre Golf Club as Neil Thomas defended his Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur title. Thomas started the day with a 2-shot lead and by the 15th tee had built the lead to 4. A bad break on his 2nd shot into the par 5 15th hole landed him behind a tree and his punch out led to bogey. The cushion came in handy, despite a couple more bogeys coming in, Thomas’s even par round of 72 was good for a one stroke win over Alex Cartwright and Mike Valk and defended the title he won in Barrhead last season.

Neil Thomas – 2025 Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion

WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH CHAMPION NEIL THOMAS

The Alberta Interprovincial team that will represent Alberta at the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in mid-August in Vancouver are Neil Thomas, Mike Valk and Alex Cartwright.

Alex Cartwright, Neil Thomas and Mike Valk

Thank you to Head Professional Scott Shouldice, Associate Professional Leighton Bearchell, Food and Beverage Manager Mike Gallagher and Superintendent Chad Kossowan along with the all the volunteers who made this a memorable championship.

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced today that the historic Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta. will host the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open.

The 2026 CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton will be held on August 17-23, 2026, the 52^nd playing of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship.

The 2026 tournament marks the return of the National Women’s Open to Royal Mayfair for the third time and first since LPGA Tour star and three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion Lydia Ko won the 2013 event at Royal Mayfair as a 15-year-old amateur. Ko won back-to-back events as an amateur in 2012 and 2013 and would go on to win her third Canadian title in 2015. Royal Mayfair also hosted the championship in 2007, an event won by LPGA Tour legend Lorena Ochoa.

The 2026 CPKC Women’s Open will mark the eighth time that Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship has been contested in the province of Alberta.

“In partnership with CPKC, we are very pleased to confirm that the CPKC Women’s Open will return to the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in 2026,” said Golf Canada Chief Operating Officer Garrett Ball. “Edmonton is a passionate golf community and Royal Mayfair is an outstanding venue to challenge the world’s best players. We extend our thanks to the membership and staff at Royal Mayfair as well as the City of Edmonton who will once again prove to be fabulous hosts for our National Women’s Open Championship.”

The CPKC Women’s Open through the CPKC Has Heart program will once again leave a meaningful legacy in the host community of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship. Since 2014, CPKC has raised more than C$23 million for pediatric heart health in the communities that have hosted the CPKC Women’s Open through the company’s tournament sponsorship and the CPKC Has Heart program. 

“We are very excited to bring the CPKC Women’s Open back to Edmonton and once again back to our home province of Alberta,” said CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel. “For more than a decade, this tournament, through our CPKC has Heart community investment program, has helped build stronger communities across Canada by investing in the heart health of our young people. We look forward to continuing that legacy next summer in Edmonton.”

The CPKC Has Heart community partner will be announced in early 2026.

For more than a century, Royal Mayfair has been recognized as one of Western Canada’s premier golf facilities. Shaped by legends such as Stanley Thompson and Les Furber as well as a Doug Carrick renovation in recent years, the club is consistently ranked within the ScoreGolf Top 100. The club celebrated its centennial in 2022 and is one of 17 clubs to have hosted both the Women’s and Men’s National Open Championship. In 2023, Royal Mayfair completed an extensive clubhouse renovation with modern amenities for a premier member and championship experience.

“On behalf of the Board of Governors along with our membership, management and staff, we are thrilled to be named host of the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open,” said Royal Mayfair Golf Club President Daniel Kickham. “We look forward to once again welcoming the many golf enthusiasts from within our city, surrounding communities and across the province to one of Canada’s premier sporting events. We are equally excited about partnering with CPKC and Golf Canada in raising critical funds for local children’s charities.”

The Board of Royal Mayfair has also appointed longtime Edmontonians and Royal Mayfair members, Marilyn Cox and Don McGarvey as Host Club Tournament Co-Chairs.

One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events and a signature stop on the LPGA Tour, the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open was named Sport Tourism Canada’s International Sport Event of the Year at the 2025 Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE Awards. The CPKC Women’s Open also earned the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year award in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023.

“Edmonton boasts a rich legacy of exceptional women’s sporting events, teams, and heroes across various sports, and we are thrilled to welcome the world’s finest women’s golfers back to Alberta’s capital city,” says Mayor Amarjeet Sohi. “This event not only highlights our passion for sports but also inspires the next generation of athletes in our city while bringing our community together.”

“Explore Edmonton is thrilled to welcome the world’s top golfers to our city to compete in the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open,” said Traci Bednard, President and CEO of Explore Edmonton. “This event further showcases our commitment to supporting women’s sport in our city. We are excited to host thousands of visitors from around the globe to experience the best of Edmonton next August and work with our valued partners to help maximize the impact of this incredible event.”

The 2025 CPKC Women’s Open will take place August 20-24, 2025, at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. MacKids, the arm of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation dedicated to fundraising for MacMaster Children’s Hospital, has been selected as host charity for this year’s event with Trillium Health Partners serving as a community beneficiary.

For information about tickets, volunteer opportunities or corporate hospitality, please visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com.

The 2025 Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is up for grabs and this season Sundre Golf Club will play host July 15-17 to one of the most popular events in the Alberta Golf Calendar.

This event has one championship up for grabs, the Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, which is for players aged 25+ as of the Canadian Men’s MId-Amateur Championship. The event began in 1986 with Hall of Fame Player, Ken Tamke, winning the first event. Since it’s beginning it has become a popular event for the males in the province. The list of winners includes Men’s Amateur winners, Men’s Senior winners, and even Alberta Open winners. There is also an interprovincial team that players are trying to play their way onto, and national quota spots up for grabs.

This year there are plenty of players to watch like past winners Jesse Galvon and Brandon Markiw. There are also past Mid-Master and Men’s Senior winners like Shiro Mani, Grant Oh, and David Schultz. Senan Foley shot a 66 in qualifying and will surely be in the hunt as well. Mike Valk is in great form coming into the event after securing a top finish at the Men’s Amateur Championship and will likely be in the mix again this year.

Click below to hear from the defending champion, Neil Thomas, who will try to defend his title this year and learn more about Sundre Golf Club and the challenges it will present players.

2025 Yearbook Article – Men’s Mid-Amateur

Click the button below to see the pairings for Rounds 1 & 2 and star your players to watch!

Men’s Mid-Amateur Pairings

Leduc Golf & Country Club is a decorated golf course, having played host to a variety of competitive tournaments in the last 5 years. With the 2021 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, the 2024 NextGen Western Championship, and an Alberta Men’s Amateur qualifier in 2024, it has shown its ability to test the top players at every level. The course will add to its impressive event history with the playing of the 112^th Alberta Women’s Amateur in 2025, as it’s slated for July 2 to July 4. 
 
The Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the oldest golf championships in the country, with its origins being traced back to 1907. With the original trophy still in play, the event has been a breeding ground for all of Alberta’s up and coming players with players like Jaclyn Lee and Jennifer Ha winning the event before moving on to the next step. There is no age limit for the event and no qualifying required, players only need to have a Handicap Index of 20.0 or lower. Included in this event however, are the Women’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Mid-Master Championships. The Women’s Mid-Amateur is only open to competitors aged 25 and above as of the first day of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, and similarly the Women’s Mid-Master is open to those females who are aged 40 and above as of the first day of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur. Registration has already opened for the event. As part of Alberta Golf’s commitment to growing the event, courses in the province have been contacted to try and drive registration with special invites going out to courses and their club champions. 
 
Leduc Golf & Country Club will host the Women’s Amateur for only the second time, the first being in 1993. The course offers an amazing walk for competitors but will surely challenge the players. With tree lined fairways and plenty of water features the course is commonly seen as deceiving as you stand on the tee. To navigate the course correctly and avoid the big numbers, players will have to think their way through the golf course, keeping the ball below the hole, and keeping the ball in the fairway off the tee. The course also boasts a family atmosphere with a supportive membership and plenty of feel-good stories, like the former junior member turned General manager, Rick Brown, or the back shop employee turned Head Professional, Jeremy Beirnes. With all the events at the course, the membership community continues to show their support through their commitment to volunteering. 
 
While all the events at Leduc have been a great success, the 112^th edition of the Women’s Amateur is sure to boast a similar result. The players of all ages will come to the event ready to compete for the Women’s Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Mid-Master Championships. Following play, the players will surely enjoy the club’s new clubhouse and one of the best patios in the Edmonton area. 

Women’s Amateur Registration

One of Alberta Golf’s key objectives with the High Performance Program is to identify and support players reach their developmental and competitive goals, while providing guidance in securing a post-secondary golf scholarship. The Program aims to achieve this through supporting athletes, coaches, parents, and facilities through a tiered identification program that provides developmental training opportunities, appropriate competition, parent support, and funding for players who qualify. 

As part of this objective, Alberta Golf has worked to create two important documents to help young players understand their growth within competitive golf, and help provide a roadmap for players or parents to follow when looking at performance standards and key development principles. These documents have been created using Golf Canada’s Long-Term Player Development Guide (LTPD) and has been structured to focus primarily on what Alberta’s competitive landscape has to offer. To see Golf Canada’s LTPD and all the resources available, head to the Player Development page.

Player Development Page

Junior Golf Developmental Roadmap

The Junior Golf Developmental Roadmap helps guide young golfers in finding the right playing opportunities based on their experience and skill level, while also providing a pathway for future growth in the game. The Junior Golf Developmental Roadmap comes complete with age ranges, objectives of each stage, key concepts, and resources for parents and players to understand where they are and the next steps. 

Junior Golf Developmental Roadmap

High Performance Competitive Roadmap

The High Performance Competitive Roadmap provides junior players with a guide from club-level events to competing and excelling at the national level, helping players navigate development opportunities and reach their full potential. This document has each LTPD stage referenced allowing parents or players to understand which stage they are in based on the Junior Golf Developmental Roadmap and what events they should be playing in. 

High Performance Competitive Roadmap

Alberta Golf is committed to helping juniors across the province achieve their competitive goals. These documents will help provide clarity for players and parents across the province on where they are now, what they need to do to improve, and where the next opportunity for growth is. 

Alberta Golf (Calgary) The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Voting Members of the Alberta Golf Association was held virtually on Thursday March 20.

2024 saw a strong year for golf in the province where Alberta Golf eclipsed 60,000 members, 30 High Performance athletes and 14 coaches received $55,000 in funding, while 2,200 golfers competed in Alberta Golf championships. 1,500 juniors played in our affordable McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour while we also cemented our relationship with title sponsor McLennan Ross LLP through the 2027 season. Participation in our grassroots Youth on Course program soared from 1,500 kids in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024, with subsidized rounds of $5 golf also doubling from 8,000 in 2023 to over 16,000 in 2024. We had more activations than ever in our recreational UpSwing brand that now has 4,000 golfers and 14 courses took advantage of our Upswing grant program. Our Hall of Fame and Volunteer initiatives also grew in 2024. Entry points in the game of golf for everyone has never been greater as we head into the 2025 season and beyond.

Subsequent to the AGM, the Board of Directors met and the following officers were named:

OFFICERS

President: Brent Bailey

Vice President: Kendra Koss

Treasurer: Ross Nesbitt

Secretary: Chris Leach

Brent Bailey starts his third year as President after taking over from Mark Bamford in 2023 who provided Alberta Golf with two successful years of leadership, where a continued emphasis was placed on diversifying the Association’s many relationships and enhancing its governance structure.

Brent Bailey, a retired Scotia McLeod Investment Advisor, is well known in most provincial golf circles as a result of his strong competitive play spanning several decades. The past president of the Windermere G&CC has won multiple Club Championships, won the 1971 Alberta Junior Championship, was a member of 3 Alberta junior teams and represented Alberta nationally as a member of the Willingdon Cup Team in 1973.

FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Brent Bailey: Windermere Golf & Country Club (Edmonton)

Mark Bamford: Glendale Golf & Country Club (Edmonton)

Jennifer Biernaskie: Public Players Club (Calgary)

Kim Carrington: Cottonwood Golf & Country Club (De Winton)

Ken Knowles: Windermere Golf & Country Club (Edmonton)

Kendra Koss: Earl Grey Golf Club (Calgary)

Chris Leach: Valley Ridge Golf Club (Calgary)             

Lorraine Moster: Public Players Club (Edmonton)

Ross Nesbitt: Public Players Club (Okotoks)

VIEW THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT HERE

VIEW THE 2024-2027 ALBERTA GOLF STRATEGIC PLAN HERE

Jack and Chris Wilson, 2024 Alberta Golf Volunteers of the Year

Every year Alberta Golf runs two core services throughout the summer months: course rating and amateur golf championships. These two items have been some of Alberta Golf’s core offerings since its inception in 1912. The smooth operation and running of these two offerings come from the dedication and commitment of our 60 volunteers, as either course raters or referees.

After the dust has settled from another busy golf season, Alberta Golf runs its Volunteer Wind-Up, which is a thank you event for all our volunteers, who spend their summers in the field either lending their expertise of the rules of golf to our championship team, or leading a team of volunteers as they rate the courses in Alberta to ensure accurate handicap indexes for all players. As part of the Volunteer Wind-Up, the Volunteer Of The Year is named for Alberta Golf and their name is sent to Golf Canada to be considered for the national Volunteer Award.

On Monday September 23, the 2024 iteration of the Wind-Up took place out at the famous Banff Springs Golf Club. Volunteers from all over the province made their way out to the course for a day of fun, and the chance to meet the other volunteers at Alberta Golf. A buffet lunch was served, and a set of short presentations followed recapping the year from both the competitions and the handicap/course rating teams. After the presentations the 2024 Volunteer of The Year was named as Jack and Chris Wilson, a husband and wife that help lead the southern Course rating team out of the Lethbridge Country Club.

Jack and Chris have been volunteering with Alberta Golf as course raters since 2011 and have graduated from the newbies to the southern team leads and have rated every course in the province south of Strathmore! They even got the once-in-a-lifetime experience to travel to the Northwest Territories, which falls under the Alberta Golf umbrella, to rate four courses up north. After a short speech and award ceremony, it was time for golf!

As part of the appreciation event, all volunteers are given the opportunity to play golf at the hosting course!

Click here for photos from the event

 Chris and Jack’s Story

 Jack got into the course rating game after working at Paradise Canyon as a marshal where he found the enjoyment of being in the field. He got his wife involved and the two learned and worked their way up, quickly realizing that their superpower as a team was Jack’s love for being in the field, and Chris’s passion for learning the rules and procedures of course rating.

 Over 13 years, the pair have had plenty of highlights from their time as volunteers including introducing their friends to course rating! The two did have varying accounts on their favourite memory from their time, with Jack enjoying rating Crowsnest Pass Golf Club after their renovations were finished. Chris loved their experience and time rating the Northwest Territories courses this summer, to which Jack added that was high on his list of experiences with Alberta Golf.

 Looking to become a Volunteer?

 Alberta Golf is always on the lookout for more volunteers to add to our team of referees and course raters. If you’re looking for a new and exciting challenge in the world of golf, this might be the right opportunity for you!

For more information on our volunteer process, click here

For additional questions, please email stephen@albertagolf.org.

Alberta Golf (Kananaskis) – Alberta Golf wrapped up it’s Championship season Tuesday at Kananaskis Country Golf Course as 48 Men’s and Women’s teams represented their home club in the 2024 Alberta Interclub Championship. The day was warm and sunny and the scenery was an unbelievable backdrop to some stellar play across the 36 hole layout of Mount Lorette and Mount Kidd.

On the women’s side Country Hills Golf Club took the championship. Meaghan Leblanc, Victoria Tse, Joan Wilson and Patty Condon teamed up to post 8-under par and an impressive 13 stroke victory over Mickelson National Golf Club.

Patty Condon, Victoria Tse, Meaghan Leblanc, and Joan Wilson

The men’s division was very competitive.  Silver Springs Golf and Country Club fired 13-under par. Colin Ongyerth, Tanner Hicks, Andrew Reed and Nick Chomack teamed up for a 1-stroke victory over Sirocco Golf Club.

Colin Ongyerth, Andrew Reed, Nick Chomack and Tanner Hicks

Cara Smith, Daniela Pacheco, Rachel Paul and Mataya Hampson from Mickelson National Golf Club won the Ladies Low Net Championship at 15-under par. 

Mataya Hampson, Cara Smith, Daniela Pacheco and Rachel Paul 

FULL SCORING IN ALL DIVISIONS

Alberta Golf (Acheson) – It’s been quite the summer for David Schultz from Country Hills Golf Club. 4 weeks ago Schultz won the Alberta Men’s Senior Championship and this week at The Ranch Golf and Country Club he defended his title at the Alberta Men’s Super Senior Championship. After an opening round 6-over 77 in rainy conditions, Schultz posted a 2-under par 69 for a 2 stroke victory but it wasn’t easy. Norman Bradley from Kelowna Golf and Country Club had a 4-stroke lead over Schultz with 7 holes to play, over that stretch Schultz made clutch birdies at 13 and 15 while Bradley had a bogey at 14 and a triple-bogey at 15, that 6-shot swing turned the 4-shot deficit into a 2-stroke victory for Schultz.

David Schultz: 2024 Alberta Men’s Super Senior Champion

David Schultz: 2024 Alberta Men’s Senior Champion and Alberta Men’s Super Senior Champion

WATCH INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SCHULTZ

Gerald Stoddart from Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club shot the second best round of the week, a 1-under 70 in the final round to finish in 3rd place. 

Howard Broun won the 75 and over Diamond age division by beating his age, shooting a 4-over par 75.

Howard Broun: Diamon Champion for age 75 and over

FULL SCORING IN ALL DIVISIONS HERE

1st tee at The Ranch Golf and Country Club