Alberta Golf Summer Review: The summer is winding down and a full schedule of Alberta Golf tournaments, events and programs has come to an end across the province. Please enjoy the material below recapping what we’ve been up to the past 3 months, from running elite competitions to our recreational, family and youth initiatives.

Becky Martin Victorious:

25-year-old Becky Martin fired a 4 under 67 during the final round of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship at The Ranch Golf & CC. The Medicine Hat golfer won her first provincial title by 7 shots

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Ken Griffith Wins Thriller:

In July Red Deer’s Ken Griffith withstood a furious finish by Edmonton’s Brian Laubman to win the Alberta Senior Mens Championship at the Derrick Golf & Winter Club.

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Senior Men Win Nationals:

At the 2019 Canadian Senior Mens Championship at Cedar Brae Golf Club, Team Alberta emerged as provincial senior team champions.

The Alberta trio, consisting of Ken Griffith (Red Deer), Brian Laubman (Edmonton) and Frank Van Dornick (Camrose) combined for a second-round score of 4-under to capture the Phil Farley Memorial Trophy.

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Carrington Tops Alberta:

  

Kim Carrington won this year’s Alberta Senior Ladies Championship at Pine Hills Golf Club in Rocky Mountain House. The 2015 and 2017 champion added the 2019 title to her already amazing resume after shooting a 1 over 74 for an emotional 6 stroke victory over Jackie Little and Lynn Kuehn. The Cottonwood Golf & CC member also won the BC Senior Women’s championship in June.

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Alberta Sweeps WCSG:

The 2019 Western Canada Summer Games were held in Swift Current. Team Alberta swept all 4 golf categories with Albertans Cole Bergheim and Jenna Bruggeman winning the male and female divisions while Team Alberta won both the male and female team competition.

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Graf & Ackroyd Winners:

Defending 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 while Carter Graf of the Red Deer Golf & CC outlasted UBC golfer Ethan de Graaf to take the boy’s title.

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Frerichs & Brar Victorious:

12-year-old Jayden Brar of Calgary was eligible to compete in this year’s Alberta Novice Boys championship but instead decided to test his skills one age level up in the Bantam category and won the title at River Bend Golf Course in Red Deer.

Brooke Frerichs from the Glencoe Golf & CC took down the Bantam Girls title by 4 strokes.

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Kucy & Bergheim win at AJT Tour Championship:

The McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour came to a breezy, but very successful conclusion in August at Wolf Creek Golf Resort. Jayla Kucy captured her second consecutive Tour Championship at the age of 13 while Cole Bergheim of the Red Deer GCC won the boys title.

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Alberta Golf launches junior website:

Alberta Golf has launched albertagolfjuniors.org as a one stop shop for all of our youth initiatives including the home base for the new McLennan Ross Junior Tour.

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McKinlay & Graf 2nd and 3rd at Nationals:

Christopher Vandette of Beaconsfield, Que., withstood a strong push from Albertans Brady McKinlay and Carter Graf to defend his title and win the 81st Canadian Junior Boys Championship held at Covered Bridge Golf & Country Club in Hartland, N.B. Brady McKinlay of Lacombe, Alta., was the runner up by a single stroke and even held the lead on the back nine in the final round before Vandette sealed victory.

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Jesse Galvon claims Alberta Mid Amateur Title:

In late June Jesse Galvon of the Glencoe Golf and CC withstood a late charge by Bearpaw’s Emmett Oh to win the Alberta Mid Amateur title at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary.

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Smith & Kamenka win Rec Series Ladies Team Classic:

28 teams paired up in August at the Canmore Golf & CC for a fun and competitive Rec Series event. Kelly Smith

and Mary-Anne Kamenka took the title with back to back net rounds of 66.

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Spalding, McNicoll & Brooks win final Rec Series event:

 

This summer’s 5 event Recreational Series saw competitors have fun at Stewart Creek, Banff Springs, Jasper Park Lodge, Canmore Golf & Curling Club and a wrap up Net-Am event at the Wintergreen Golf & Country Club. The Net-Am champions were Ena Spalding, Brian McNicoll and Alicia Brooks.

Drive, Chip & Putt champions get thrilling day at Shaw Charity Classic:

In August at Golf Canada Calgary Centre, Jade Carter, Easton Hopkins, Justine Leon and Jalen Apedoe won their age categories at the Shaw Charity Classic Drive, Chip & Putt contest presented by West Island College. The four champions had the experience of a lifetime during the final round of the Shaw Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows getting inside the ropes access with the leaders and a trophy presentation from champion Wes Short Jr.

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Silver Springs & Turner Valley shine at Interclub:

The final event on Alberta Golf’s championship summer schedule was held on a gorgeous day at Kananaskis Country Golf Course for the Alberta Interclub Championship. In the women’s competition Turner Valley Golf Club won the low gross division while the men from Silver Springs Golf & CC won their low gross competition.

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True sportsmanship on display at 2019 Alberta vs Montana Ryder Cup:

Picture Butte Golf Club was the location for the 2019 Alberta vs Montana Ryder Cup. The players from both Alberta and Montana displayed true sportsmanship and played very well.

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Families enjoy Calgary Golf Festival presented by Shaw Charity Classic:

Cottonwood Golf & CC held the Alberta Golf Calgary Golf Festival presented by Shaw. Groups of golfers and families across the city got to spend the day on a private golf course, discover the game of golf and even own a hole for 90 minutes.

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Alberta Golf partners with Junior Achievement for golf business camp:

Alberta Golf partnered with Junior Achievement Canada for a week long camp at Silver Springs Golf & Country Club. The camp breaks down barriers and gets youth on a private golf course for an entire week to learn golf and business skills as well as learn the value of teamwork and working together with new found friends.

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Alberta Golf Foundation distributed Scholarships to 58 recipients in 2019:

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. Here are this year’s recipients:

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Future Links Youth on Course pilot program a success in first year:

In 2019 Alberta became the first province to pilot the already successful United States program Youth on Course that gets kids aged 6-18 playing golf at courses across the province for $5 or less. Almost one thousand rounds were played by Future Links Youth on Course members at 17 courses in Alberta this summer. Alberta Golf saw an increase in Junior Members especially Junior Public Player Members which saw more than a %500 increase.

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Juniors in Vulcan thrilled with brand new kid’s course loop:

With a huge community fundraising effort at the Vulcan Golf & CC, Gordon Brayton has opened up a free 3-hole loop for kids to discover the game of golf.

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Celebration of life held for Alberta Golf volunteer Lyle Cuthbert:

Lyle Cuthbert (1943 – 2019)

Lyle was an avid golfer and member at the Elbow Springs GC in Calgary. He started volunteering with Alberta Golf in 2007 and among the many roles he served, Lyle was a course rater with the Association and Treasurer with the Foundation, helping to support students by administering $50,000 annually in post-secondary scholarships.

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Volunteer appreciation day held at Alberta Springs Golf Resort:

Alberta Golf’s season officially came to an end September 11th at Alberta Springs Golf Resort. More than 2 dozen volunteers were recognized for their support of Alberta Golf initiatives this season.

Volunteer Appreciation Photos

Alberta Golf (Edmonton) 

By Jefferson Hagen

There were 36 male golfers in action in the final round of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference North Regional on Sunday afternoon at Red Tail Landing, but the title race was essentially match play between 2 competitors.

First round leader Michael Harrison held a one-shot advantage over MacEwan’s Justin Berget for most of the round – even stretching it to two at one point. But when the two-time defending ACAC champion made bogey on 15, the duo walked up the 18^th fairway all square.

That’s when Berget came up clutch.

“My ball was in the fescue on the right side of 18 and I had 135 (yards in),” he said. “It was sitting up nice, though, so I got a club on it and put it to about 12 feet. Michael got down in two from 25 feet and made par, and I rolled in the birdie on 18 for the win.”

The birdie gave Berget a round of 69 to go with the 70 he shot and Saturday and finish -5 to nip Harrison (69-71) by a shot. Nicolas Pittman of Concordia had the low round of the tournament on Sunday – a 3-under 68 – to finish third at 1-under.

Photo: Justin Berget (Spruce Grove, Alta.) watches his tee shot on No. 13 at Red Tail Landing Golf Club on Sunday (Jefferson Hagen / MacEwan Athletics)

While the win is only a regional event and not the coveted ACAC Championship gold medal, for Berget to pull it off still means a lot.

“It just proves that I can,” the Stony Plain GC product said. “I was always close, I felt my game was close, but I was never able to close. It felt good to get it done finally.”

The Women’s ACAC North Regional crown went to Kennedy Turcotte, who shot a four-over, 76 on Sunday to win gold for Concordia University of Edmonton by 13 strokes.

The ACAC South Regional will be held Sept. 21-22, hosted by SAIT at Valley Ridge Golf Course. The ACAC Championship is set for Sept. 27-29 at Coal Creek GC in Ryley, Alta.

• Golf: ACAC North Regional – Round 2, Red Tail Landing GC (Full results here)

Lyle Cuthbert (1943 – 2019)

Lyle was an avid golfer and member at the Elbow Springs GC in Calgary.  He started volunteering with Alberta Golf in 2007 and among the many roles he served, Lyle was a course rater with the Association and Treasurer with the Foundation, helping to support students by administering $50,000 annually in post-secondary scholarships.

Primarily, Lyle was regarded as one of the most prominent Rules Officials in the province.  He went on to attain the highest level of certification with Golf Canada as a Level 4 Rules Official and was very active with Alberta Golf for the past twelve years, volunteering hundreds of hours of his time at Provincial and City Championships and the Glencoe Invitational.

Lyle was instrumental in passing on his knowledge to all up-and-coming officials at rules seminars he conducted every spring.

A celebration of life was held Tuesday, September 10^th at the Eden Brook Funeral Home and Cemetery.

Alberta Golf (Kananaskis)-

Kananaskis Country Golf Course is planning their first ever Kananaskis Style “golf event” for couples who want to escape the craziness of their lives and decompress in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. It’s called the Kananaskis Kouples Golf Classic on Monday, September 23, 2019!

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Alberta Golf (Kananaskis) – The final event on Alberta Golf’s championship summer schedule is in the books. It was a gorgeous day at Kananaskis Country Golf Course for the Alberta Interclub Championship.

In the women’s competition Turner Valley Golf Club won the low gross division.

The men’s team from Silver Springs Golf & CC won the low gross competition.

Vulcan Golf & CC won the men’s net competition while the women from the Lacombe Golf & CC won low net.

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Alberta Golf (Calgary) – Earlier in August at Golf Canada Calgary Centre, Jade Carter, Easton Hopkins, Justine Leon and Jalen Apedoe won their age categories at the Shaw Charity Classic Drive, Chip & Putt contest presented by West Island College. The four champions had the experience of a lifetime Sunday during the final round of the Shaw Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows getting inside the ropes access with the leaders and a trophy presentation from this year’s champion Wes Short Jr.

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Alberta Golf (Red Deer) – 12-year-old Jayden Brar of Calgary was eligible to compete in this year’s Alberta Novice Boys championship but instead decided to test his skills one age level up in the Bantam category. The defending Novice champion who plays out of Priddis Greens Golf & CC won the Bantam Championship by 2 strokes over Kye Krall with an impressive final round of even par 72 at River Bend Golf Course in Red Deer.

Jayla Kucy of Camrose had a one shot lead heading into the final round of the Bantam Girls Championship but Brooke Frerichs from the Glencoe Golf & CC took down the title with the round of the tournament shooting 1 over 73 to win by 4 strokes over Kucy.

VIDEO: Interviews with the winners:

The Novice Girls champion is Edie Nicholson of The Pinebrook Golf & CC while Tate Bruggeman of the Derrick Golf & Winter Club shot a final round 68 to win the Boys Novice title.

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Alberta Golf (Red Deer) – Round one is in the books at the Alberta Bantam Championship after a sunny but gusty day at River Bend Golf Club in Red Deer. Kye Krall of the Inglewood Golf & CC leads the Bantam Boys Championship after a 1 over round of 73.

McLennan Ross Alberta Tour’s Tour Championship winner Jayla Kucy of Camrose continued her solid play shooting a 7 over 79 to lead the Bantam Girls Championship.

In the Novice Boys Championship Tyler Kidd has a 5 shot lead after an impressive round of even par 72.

The final round starts at 8am Tuesday morning.

Final Round Tee Times

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Alberta Golf (Calgary) – Alberta Golf has partnered with Junior Achievement Canada for a week long camp at Silver Springs Golf & Country Club.

The camp breaks down barriers and gets youth on a private golf course for an entire week to learn golf and business skills as well as learn the value of teamwork and working together with new found friends.

Junior Achievement has been active in Canada for 64 years and is the world’s largest charity teaching youth about business and personal finance.

Junior Achievement hopes to partner with more golf courses in the coming years across the country.

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PHOTO ALBUM 

Alberta Golf (Canmore) – 28 teams paired up Monday and Tuesday at the Canmore Golf & CC for a fun and competitive Rec Series event.

The weather was incredible for the Ladies Team Classic which saw the home course duo of Kelly Smith and Mary-Anne Kamenka take the title with back to back net rounds of 66.

Mary-Anne Kamenka & Kelly Smith

Interview with the winners !

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LADIES TEAM CLASSIC PHOTO ALBUM