Alberta Golf (High River) – Defending provincial junior girls champion Annabelle Ackroyd has picked up where she left off last summer. Ackroyd won the 2018 Alberta Junior and Juvenile Championships at Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort and shot an even par 70 Tuesday at Highwood Golf in High River for a one shot lead at this year’s Alberta Junior Girls Championship with 3 rounds to go.

On the boys side Ethan Choi and Carter Graf both shot 3 under 67 in the same group for a one shot lead.

Highwood Golf is proud to see players test their skill on the renovated par 3 6th hole along the river. Ethan de Graaf pulled off his first ever competitive hole-in-one on the 6th hole Tuesday during a rollercoaster round of 2 over 72.

Cooper Lindberg has a 2 shot lead in the Juvenile Boys Championship while Kaitlyn Wingnean leads the Juvenile Girls Championship by 3 strokes.

Many of this week’s competitors are competing with an eye on their upcoming University golf careers. Ethan Choi and Carter Graf not only lead the boys division, they are also potential future teammates at NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina while girls leader Annabelle Ackroyd is off to the University of Minnesota this fall. WATCH VIDEO STORY:

Round 2 Tee Times

Alberta Golf (High River) – The province’s top junior boys and girls will descend upon High River, Alberta this week for the 2019 Alberta Junior Championship.

Considered the most prestigious prize in provincial junior golf, the Alberta Junior 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 Junior Championship
Dates: July 2-5th
Course: Highwood Golf Club
Yards/Par Boys: 6,476 – 70    Yards/Par Girls: 5,839 – 70
Field: 156
2018 champions:
Junior Boys: Chandler McDowell
Junior Girls: Annabelle Ackroyd
Format: 4 rounds stroke play – Boys cut to low 60 and ties after 36 holes; Girls cut to low 12 and ties after 54 holes.
Social: #abjuniors

LOOKING BACK

It was a youth movement at the 2018 Alberta Junior Girls Championship hosted by the Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort. The leaders in the final group were all sixteen years-old or younger. Annabelle Ackroyd of the Glencoe G&CC in Calgary had three birdies on the closing nine and went bogey-free in the same stretch to take the title.

At the 2018 Alberta Junior Boys Championship also in Sundre at Coyote Creek, it was a runaway for Red Deer Country Club golfer Chandler McDowell who won the championship by 11 strokes.

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

NOTABLES

• Annabelle Ackroyd – 2018 Alberta Junior Champion
• Ryan Hodgins – 2018 Alberta Juvenile Champion
• Ethan Choi – Alberta High Performance Squad member
• Tommy McKenzie – 2019 Future Links Western Champion

FAST FACTS

• Junior Boys Competitors will be playing for one of 15 quota positions in the 2019 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. The national championship will be contested at the beautiful Covered Bridge G&CC in Hartland, New Brunswick August 12-15th.

• The Canadian Junior Girls Championship is being held on home soil at the storied Lethbridge Country Club, July 30- Aug 2.

• The top three boys and girls at weeks end will earn their spot on the respective Alberta Junior Interprovincial Teams.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Highwood Golf 

Highwood Golf was established as a non-profit corporation in August of 1958 located in High River Alberta, 30 minutes South of Calgary. It is wholly owned by shareholders and is a semi-private facility welcoming anyone to play, dine and enjoy social time in a beautiful, friendly setting.

A new 10,000 square foot clubhouse was completed in 2010 and hosts a variety of meetings, events, weddings and celebrations. A fully stocked pro shop, locker rooms, meeting space, 200 person banquet hall, restaurant and snack bar complete the package. The Foxes Den restaurant is a popular spot for golfers and locals to dine offering fresh, casual fare.

The Highwood, as it is locally known, operated 27 holes of golf from 1992 until June 20^th, 2013. Eighteen holes reopened in June of 2014 (Heritage and Mountainview Nines). Four new holes will open in June of 2015 briging the Highwood up to 22 holes of championship golf. A new grass tee driving range and short game area were opened in the summer of 2014. In cooperation with the Town of High River, a flood mitigation dike project was completed in 2014 through and around our property.

More information on Highwood Golf can be found here.

MEDIA

• Junior Girls Championship Leaderboard

• Junior Boys Championship Leaderboard

• 2018 Junior Boy’s Championship Flickr Albums  2018 Junior Girl’s Championship Flickr Albums

Alberta Golf (Calgary) – Wet conditions Thursday for the final round of the Alberta Men’s Mid Amateur Championship at Earl Grey Golf Club.

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 win’s his first ever Alberta Mid Amateur title.

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Full 1 ON 1 interview with the champion Jesse Galvon.

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Jim Russell of Bearspaw wins the Mid Master title for players aged 40 and over.

Russell will join Galvon and Emmett Oh on Team Alberta at this Summer’s Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur Championship at Summit Golf and Country Club north of Toronto.

Photos from the week here FLICKR PHOTOS

Alberta Golf (Calgary) – Jesse Galvon didn’t take advantage of the par 5’s at Earl Grey Golf Club during the 2nd round of the Alberta Men’s Mid Am Championship and still shot a 6 under 66. Galvon heads to Thursday’s final round with a 4 shot lead on Emmett Oh a 5 clear of Jimmy Cowan who’s playing this week at his home course Earl Grey.

1 on 1 with Jesse Galvon. WATCH:

Earl Grey Golf Club is celebrating their 100 year centennial. Their new state of the art clubhouse and course renovations are getting rave reviews.

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Alberta Golf (Calgary) – Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary is hosting this week’s Alberta Men’s Mid Amateur Championship and one of their own has the first round lead. Jimmy Cowan grew up a few blocks from the course he shot a 4-under 68 on today for a one shot lead on Bearspaw’s Jim Russell with 2 round to go.

Jimmy Cowan comments on his first round play WATCH:

Jimmy leads the event a week after his dad Kelly won the Earl Grey Senior Club Championship. Both are in this week’s field along with two other Father/Son combos, Grant and Emmett Oh from Bearspaw Golf Course along with Rich and Spencer Pal from Carnmoney Golf Course.

Father and Son duos at Alberta Men’s Mid Am WATCH:

Alberta Golf – (Calgary) – The Alberta Golf Association Foundation is focused on supporting students on their path to pursue a post-secondary education. Each year the Foundation awards over 50 scholarships and $50,000 to deserving applicants. These scholarships are awarded due to the donations of competitors, endowments from loyal patrons, supporters of the game and a casino fundraising initiative. Since the Foundation was established it has supported over 500 individuals with over $750,000 in scholarships funds.

Apply now for a 2019/2020 Alberta Golf Association Foundation Scholarship.  There are two options for submitting your application:

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Print and File Application Form

Application deadline is July 15, 2019