Alberta Golf (Spruce Grove) – 

The province’s top junior boys and girls will descend upon Spruce Grove, Alberta this week for the 2020 Alberta U19 Championship at The Links at Spruce Grove.

Considered the most prestigious prize in provincial junior golf, the Alberta U19 Championship has a long and storied history of talented youngsters who have the dream of one day playing at the highest level.

KEY INFO

Alberta U19 Championship
Dates: July 7-9
Course: The Links at Spruce Grove
Yards/Par Boys: 6,794 – 72    Yards/Par Girls: 6,078 – 72
Field: Boys – 101 / Girls – 29
2019 champions:
Junior Boys: Carter Graf
Junior Girls: Annabelle Ackroyd
Format: 3 rounds stroke play – Boys cut to low 60 and ties after 36 holes; No cut for the girls competition.
Social: #abjuniors

LOOKING BACK

Defending 2018 junior girls champion Annabelle Ackroyd of the Glencoe Golf & CC shot a 3 over round of 73 at Highwood Golf to defend her Alberta Junior Championship title with an impressive 9 stroke victory in 2019 over Victoria Tse and Kaitlyn Wingnean.

On the boys side Carter Graf of the Red Deer Golf & CC outlasted UBC golfer Ethan de Graaf to take the title with a 1 shot victory. Graf had a clutch par save on the par 4 17th hole to help secure the title.

FULL STORY OF 2019 ALBERTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP HERE

HISTORY

The Alberta Junior Boys Championship was first contested in 1938.  The Alberta Junior Girls Championship record book dates back to 1932 with the juvenile division added in 1973.

2013 – Nicholas Scrymgeour; Jaclyn Lee

2014 – Tyler Saunders; Jaclyn Lee

2015 – Andrew Harrison; Katy Rutherford

2016 – Jaxon Lynn; Kenna Hughes

2017 – Max Sekulic; Kehler Koss

2018 – Chandler McDowell; Annabelle Ackroyd

2019 – Carter Graf, Annabelle Ackroyd

NOTABLES

• Annabelle Ackroyd – 2018 & 2019 Alberta Junior Champion
• Kaitlyn Wingnean – 2019 Alberta Juvenile Girls Champion
• Brooke Frerichs – 2019 Alberta Bantam Girls Champion
• Jayla Kucy – 2019 Mclennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour Champion
• Ryan Hodgins – 2018 Alberta Juvenile Champion
• Ethan Choi – Alberta High Performance Squad member
• Tommy McKenzie – 2019 Future Links Western Champion & Alberta Juvenile Boys Champion

FAST FACTS

• In a new format for 2020 the U19 Championship will be a stand alone Championship with the U17, U15, U13 Alberta Championship to be held at Alberta Springs Golf Resort August 18-19. TOURNAMENT INFO HERE

• The U19 Championship will be played under COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

ABOUT THE COURSE

THE LINKS AT SPRUCE GROVE

MEDIA

U19 ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Alberta Golf (Beaumont) – 26-year-old Edmonton pro Wilson Bateman shot a 4-under 68 at Coloniale Golf Club this week in Beaumont Alberta to win the Alberta Open qualifier.

In all 40 players (T31 and better) qualified for the Alberta Open Championship presented by SVR Lawyers July 28-30 at Wolf Creek Golf Resort.

ALBERTA OPEN QUALIFIERS FROM COLONIALE

From the Alberta Open Qualifier held at Serenity Golf Club on June 16th, 33 players qualified (T-29 or better).

ALBERTA OPEN QUALIFIERS FROM SERENITY

Both the Qualifier events from Serenity Golf Club and Coloniale Golf Club were duel qualifiers for the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship July 21-23 at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club.

Players T17 or better from Coloniale event qualify for the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship.

ALBERTA MENS AMATEUR QUALIFIERS FROM COLONIALE

Players T13 or better from the Serenity event qualifiy for the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship.

ALBERTA MENS AMATEUR QUALIFIERS FROM SERENITY

There will be a last chance qualifier for the Alberta Open presented by SVR Lawyers on July 27th at the Ponoka Community Golf Club with 5 spots available. 

LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER INFORMATION

Alberta Golf (Chestermere) – Due to heavy rain all day Tuesday and through the night the course at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere has been deemed unplayable for competition Wednesday for the final round of the Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship.

The tournament stands as a 36-hole event with 14-year-old Yeji Kwon declared the champion. The 8th grader from Port Coquitlam BC, shot rounds of 70 and 74 to edge National Amateur Team Member Noemie Pare of Quebec by 1 stroke.

2020 Alberta Ladies Amateur Champion Yeji Kwon

“I’ve been practicing really hard every day, a lot of hours, and it’s hard on the nerves to compete against these great players,” Kwon admitted after her second round. “The effort I’ve put into practicing would make it really good to win.”

Kylie Barros is the Alberta Mid-Amateur Champion, while Andrea Kosa takes the Mid-Master title. The Alberta Amateur Overall Low Net title goes to Morgan Bell. The Alberta Interprovincial team consists of Taylor Stone, Annabelle Ackroyd and Kylie Barros. 

FULL LEADERBOARD

All players in the competition showed amazing resilience playing through tough rain and wind during the 2 rounds of competition.

Alberta Golf (Chestermere) – Under all day rain and wind at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere 14-year-old Yeji Kwon of BC shot a 3-0ver 74 to lead the 2020 Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship by one shot over Noemie Pare of Quebec heading into Wednesday’s final round. There are 9 players within 4 shots of the lead including Albertans Taylor Stone and Annabelle Ackroyd.

WATCH: INTERVIEWS WITH THE LEADERS

FULL LEADERBOARD

FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES

Alberta Golf (Chestermere) – Round one is in the books at the Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere. The first round of tournament action in 2020 for most of these competitors resulted in a packed leaderboard with 11 players within 3 shots of the lead on a dry but windy day. 2 BC golfers, 14-year-old Yeji Kwon and 17-year-old Euna Han along with 20-year-old Sarah-Eve Rheaume from Quebec are co-leaders at 1 under par with Calgary’s Annabelle Ackroyd one shot back.

Canadian National Squad member Sarah-Eve Rheaume of Quebec City talked after the round about her decision to come to Alberta to compete this week.

WATCH: 1 ON 1 with Sarah-Eve Rheaume

This is one of the strongest fields in the history of the Championship with 18 players a zero handicap index or better. The second round of the 54 hole event goes Tuesday morning at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere.

ROUND 2 TEE TIMES

ROUND 1 FULL LEADERBOARD

Alberta Golf (Chestermere) – The 2020 Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship will see one of the strongest fields in the history of the championship compete for 3 days at Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere just east of Calgary starting Monday June 29th. There are 18 players in the field with a handicap index better than zero including National Amateur Squad members Sarah-Eve Rheaume and Noemie Pare from Quebec along with National Junior Squad member Angela Arora from BC that will compete against players from Ontario, Saskatchewan and a very strong field of Albertans.

KEY INFO

Dates: June 29 – July 1

Course: Lakeside Golf Club

Yards/Par: 5,901 yards/71

Field: 53

2019 Champion: Becky Martin

2019 Mid Amateur Champion: Becky Martin

2019 Mid Master Champion: Barbara Flaman 

Format: 54 holes of stroke play

Social: #abladiesam

LOOKING BACK

The 2019 Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship saw Becky Martin of Medicine Hat blow away the competition with a 7 stroke victory over Kylie Barros at the Ranch Golf Club In Edmonton to take the championship as well as the Mid Am title as well.

FULL STORY HERE ON 2019 ALBERTA LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

HISTORY

The Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship was first contested in 1929. The Mid Amateur and Mid Master divisions were added to the event in 2003 and 2010, respectively.

2010–Ashley Smith

2011–Nicole Zhang

2012–Jocelyn Alford

2013–Jocelyn Alford

2014–Jaclyn Lee

2015–Jennifer Ha

2016–Jaclyn Lee

2017–Sabrine Garrison

2018- Kat Kennedy

2019- Becky Martin

NOTABLES

• Becky Martin – 2019 Alberta Ladies Amateur Champion
• Annabelle Ackroyd – 2018 & 2019 Alberta Junior Girls Champion
• Sarah-Eve Rheaume – National Amateur Squad member
• Noemie Pare – National Amateur Squad member
• Angela Arora – National Junior Squad member
• Kehler Koss – 2017 Junior Girls Champion, 2019 Calgary City Ladies Champion
• Taylor Stone – 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Western Champion
• Kaitlyn Wingnean – 2017 Alberta Bantam Girls Champion
• Andrea Kosa – Quarterfinals at 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid Amateur Championship
• Kim Carrington – 2015, 2017, 2019 Alberta Senior Ladies Champion
• Jayla Kucy – 2019 Mclennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour Champion
• Euna Han – 17-year-0ld from BC, 2nd lowest Handicap Index in the field

FAST FACTS

• There are three contests up for grabs this week. The Amateur Championship which is open to all competitors, the Mid Amateur Championship for those aged 25 and over, and the Mid Master Championship for those aged 40 and over.
• Players this week will compete using these Covid-19 protocols.

ABOUT THE COURSE

More information on Lakeside Golf Club can be found here

FULL CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION HERE 

Alberta Golf (Sundre) – Gorgeous day at Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort in Sundre for the final round of the Alberta Mens Mid Amateur Championship for the top male players in Alberta over 25 years of age. Ryan Swelin who grew up in Sundre started the day with a 3 shot lead over Ryan O’Donnell of Lethbridge and a 4 shot cushion over Alex Large of Canmore.

On the 9th hole Swelin was 30 seconds away from having a lost ball and shooting a big number but the ball was found and he made an incredible up and down for par to take a one shot lead over Alex Large to the back nine. That’s where Large played large and took over the tournament with 7 consecutive birdies from hole 8 to 14 to take and 4 shot lead that he would never give back.

Alex Large tapped in on 18 for a 6 under 65 for a 4 shot win over Zander Ritson of the Inglewood Golf and Curling Club and 5 shots over Ryan Swelin. The 65 is one shot off the course record set by Kevin Temple in the final round of the Mid Am in 2015 when he took the title.

FULL LEADERBOARD HERE

Large is from New Zealand and was greeted on the 18th green by fellow Kiwi James Varnam who ripped his shirt off and started a Haka dance with the champion ! There could be another celebration very soon for Large as his wife in Canmore is expecting their second child any day now, no doubt being a father for the second time calmed his nerves today but also made him check his phone non stop.

WATCH FULL FINAL ROUND STORY HERE WITH INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAMPION

The interprovincial team consists of Champion Alex Large, runner-up Zander Ritson and Mid-Master Champion Grant Oh.

TOURNAMENT PHOTO ALBUM HERE

Alberta Golf Championships next stop is Lakeside Golf Club in Chestermere on Monday June 29th for the Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship.

Alberta Golf (Sundre)- For the second consecutive day Ryan Swelin shot a 4 under round of 67, 4 birdies and 14 pars puts the 37-year-old at 8 under par with a 3 shot lead heading into Thursday’s final round at the first Alberta Golf Championship of the season. Swelin grew up in Sundre so getting the win this week at Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort would be very special.

FULL LEADERBOARD 

For the second consecutive day players got used to competing under the new Alberta Golf Covid-19 competition protocols. Take a look at what a round of competitive golf looks like now.

FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES

Alberta Golf (Sundre) – A calm day at Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort in Sundre saw the first Championship action of 2020 and players were excited to compete in the first round of the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship under Covid-19 protocols.

Ryan Swelin who grew up in Sundre posted a sparking round of 4 under 67 to take the first round lead with 2 rounds left in the 54 hole championship

The “OH WOW” moment of the day came from Grant Oh who drained his first ever hole in one on the 14th hole from 188 yards with a 4-hybrid.

Round 2 of the 3 round championship starts 8am Wednesday morning.

FULL LEADERBOARD HERE

2ND ROUND TEE TIMES

Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort. Photo Credit: Travel Alberta

Alberta Golf (Sundre)

The 2020 Alberta Mens Mid Amateur championship is set to begin Tuesday as 118 players 25-and-over compete for a provincial championship.

Competitors will play 54 holes at Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort in Sundre, Alberta. After the 2nd round the field will be cut to low 60 players and ties for Thursday’s final round.

KEY INFO

Dates: June 23 – 25th

Course: Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort

Yards/Par: 6,662 – Par 71

Field: 118

2019 champion: Jesse Galvon

Format: 54 holes of stroke play with a 36-hole cut to the low 60 and ties

Social: #abmidam

LOOKING BACK

It was very wet conditions in 2019 for the final round of the Alberta Mens Mid Amateur Championship at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary.

Jesse Galvon of the Glencoe Golf and CC had a 4 shot lead to start the day and extended it to 6 shots by the turn but once the weather started turning Galvon gave 4 shots back in a 5 hole stretch. Great play by Bearspaw’s Emmett Oh on the back nine created some big time drama. Oh birdied the 16th hole to get within 1 but had birdie putts on 17 and 18 just slide by.

Galvon stepped up and drained a birdie putt on 18 for a 2 shot victory.

The 31 year old won his first ever Alberta Mid Amateur title.

1 on 1 with 2019 Champion Jesse Galvon

2019 FINAL ROUND VIDEO LOOK BACK

HISTORY

The Alberta Mid Amateur Championship was first contested in 1986. Originally designed for the best players aged 40 and over the championship transitioned in 2015 to include those aged 25 and over to align with other provincial, national and international Mid Amateur competitions. There is a Mid Master contest for those aged 40 and over.

2013 – Alan Stewart

2014 – Frank Van Dornick

2015 – Kevin Temple

2016 – Jordan Irwin

2017 – Neil Thomas

2018 – Brandon Markiw

2019 – Jesse Galvon

NOTABLES

• Jesse Galvon – Defending Champion
• Brandon Markiw – Champion (2018)
• Kevin Temple – Champion (2007, 2010, 2015)
• Brian Laubman – Champion (2005)
• Senan Foley – Champion (2008)
• Ken Griffith – Alberta Mens Senior Champion (2019)
• Tom McKinlay Jr – Four-time Mid Amateur Interprovincial Team Member

FAST FACTS

This year’s tournament will be played under Covid-19 protocols. Some of the main competition changes from year’s past will be leaving the flagstick in at all times and offering free relief from disturbed areas in bunkers.

Here is a link to our Covid-19 Competitions Information Booklet

ABOUT THE COURSE

Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort

MEDIA

The Field and First Round Tee Times