Youth on Course pilot program launches in Alberta!
Youth on Course was started a decade ago by the Northern California Golf Association to provide youth ages 6-18 affordable life-changing opportunities through golf. Youth on Course members now have access to golf for $5 or less at over 1,100 participating courses.
Alberta is the first province in Canada to pilot the program. All junior members of Alberta Golf will automatically receive a Youth on Course membership number via email followed by a membership card during the spring of 2019.
Youth on Course is a two-year pilot program in the province of Alberta and is recognized under the umbrella of Canada’s National Junior Golf Program – Future Links.
The list of courses offering junior golf rounds for $5 or less in 2019 are:
Banff Springs Golf Club (Tunnel 9)
Barrhead Golf Club
Cottonwood Coulee Golf Course
Eagle Rock Golf Course
Goose Hummock Golf Resort
Heatherglen Golf Course
Lakeside Golf Club
McCall Lake Golf Course (18 & par 3)
Northern Bear Golf Course
Olds Golf Club
RedTail Landing Golf Club
River Spirit Golf Club
Serenity Golf Club
Shaganappi Golf Course (18 & 9)
Westlock Golf Course
Whitetail Crossing Golf Club
Golfers, ages 6-18 will have access to the Youth on Course US network as well, getting access to 1,000 golf courses in 27 different States.
Step 1: Join Golf Canada… see link below
Step 2: Your Golf Canada membership number is your Youth on Course number. Use this until you receive your card.
Step 3: That’s it… have fun !
If you are not a current junior member of Golf Canada pleaseJOIN HEREand become a member today. One of the many benefits of your new membership will be access to the “Youth on Course” program.
For more information or if you have any questions please contact us.
Alberta Golf Sport Development program funds 23 High Performance athletes
Alberta Golf is proud to continue support of it’s High Performance athletes in 2019. This year we are supporting 23 athletes in their pursuit of golf excellence. This group of talented players will share $20,000 between them and the funds have been directed to their coaches/instructors, as well as fitness/nutrition training and sports psychology. The players were able to determine their priorities and the professionals of their choosing.
Annabelle Ackroyd wins 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Girls Championship at Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort. Jul 4th, 2018.
These 23 athletes met specific criteria based on their 2018 performance, participation with Alberta Golf and personal investment in their development as High Performance athletes.
Kai Iguchi wins 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Western Championship. High River, Alberta, June 4th 2018.
We would like to recognize the following players who have received funds in 2019 and we wish them the best of luck in their training and the upcoming competitive season.
Alberta Golf rules ref dropping into Japan for world junior event
Alberta Golf board of directors member Tom Zariski has been chosen as Head Golf Rules Referee for a world class junior event in Japan.
“I was asked and agreed to be the Head Golf Rules Referee at the Toyota Junior World Cup of Golf Championship in Japan, in June,” said Zariski. “Should be quite an interesting event. Literally some of the best junior golfers in the world.”
Zariski, who is also on the Golf Canada Rules Committee, has been a Rules Referee for the past number of years with Alberta Golf and is also one of the dedicated Councilors for the Town of Drumheller.
For more on Zariski’s exciting honour and adventure read this article in Drumheller Online by Colette Pettis.
The Annual General Meeting of the Voting Members of the Alberta Golf Association was held at RedTail Landing Golf Club in Nisku, Alberta on Tuesday January 29th.
During the meeting the following Board of Directors were elected for the Alberta Golf Association for 2019.
Peter Major – President Calgary Golf and Country Club Calgary
Mark Bamford – Vice President Glendale Golf & Country Club Edmonton
Tiffany Gordon – Secretary Heritage Pointe Golf Club De Winton
Bill McNaughton – Treasurer Glencoe Golf & Country Club Calgary
Kendra Koss Earl Grey Golf Club Calgary
Chris Leach Valley Ridge Golf Club Calgary
Lorraine Moster Public Players Club Edmonton
Alonzo Strange Blackhawk Golf Club Edmonton
Tom Zariski Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club Drumheller
In 2018 the Alberta Golf Association Foundation distributed $60,000 to athletes to help fund post-secondary education.
The following Board of Directors were elected for the Alberta Golf Association Foundation for 2019.
Name City
Wendy Davies Rocky Mountain House
Jim Dymianiw Calgary
Lois Gilbertson Winfield
Janice Lamarre Edmonton
Neil Little Calgary
Duncan Mills Edmonton
Tom Zariski Drumheller
Click here for a link to the 2018 Alberta Golf Association Annual Report
3 Alberta based golfers make 2019 Team Canada Young Pro Squad
Golf Canada is pleased to announce the 10 athletes—six female and four male—who have been selected to the 2019 Team Canada Young Pro Squad.
Golf fans in Alberta will have 3 players of their own on the squad to watch and cheer for on various professional tours this year. Jared du Toit returns as a Young Pro Squad member along with Jennifer Ha. Glencoe Club dynamo Jaclyn Lee makes her first appearance on the talented team. Lee, 21, makes the transition from the Amateur Squad after turning professional in December and will tee it up on the LPGA Tour this season starting early February in Australia.
Comprising the 2019 Women’s Young Pro Squad is Brittany Marchand (Orangeville, Ont.) , Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec City), Maddie Szeryk (London, Ont.) Augusta James (Bath, Ont.), Jennifer Ha (Calgary) and Jaclyn Lee (Calgary).
The Men’s Young Pro Squad will be represented by Jared du Toit (Kimberley, B.C.), Hugo Bernard (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.), Taylor Pendrith (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Stuart Macdonald (Vancouver).
The Team Canada Young Pro Squad—now in its sixth year—helps bridge the gap for top-performing amateurs transitioning into the professional ranks. Since the inception of the Young Pro Squad in 2014, current and former team members have accounted for 35 wins across various professional golf tours including LPGA Tour and PGA TOUR wins by Young Pro graduates Brooke Henderson, Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners, respectively.
“The quality of talented athletes is a strong representation of the future of Canadian golf competing on the world’s major tours in the years to come,” said Jeff Thompson, Golf Canada’s chief sport officer. “Golf Canada continues to support athletes who are demonstrating the capacity to compete at the highest levels of golf in an effort to cultivate heroes for our sport. We are proud to extend the world-class services of the Team Canada program which include coaching support, sport science and financial assistance as this group strives for success in the professional ranks.”
Men’s and Women’s National Squad coaches Derek Ingram and Tristan Mullally—both PGA of Canada members and Ben Kern Coach of the Year past recipients—will provide coaching to their respective Young Pro athletes. In addition to funding and coaching support, the athletes will have access to Team Canada’s sport science staff which includes Psychologist Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood along with Physiotherapist and Strength Coach Greg Redman.
Funding for this program, in large part, comes from the Golf Canada Foundation with generous contributions from founding partners Canadian Pacific and RBC, as well as supporting partners Citi Canada and Bear Mountain Resort—the Official Training Centre of Golf Canada’s National Team program.
“The Young Pro program has achieved tremendous success with Canada’s up-and-coming stars and their ascension through the pro ranks,” said Martin Barnard, CEO of the Golf Canada Foundation. “Fundraising for Canada’s top athletes will remain a priority for the Foundation as we continue to mold and support the future of Canadian golf.”
Throughout the season, Golf Canada will closely monitor the performance of elite Canadian amateurs transitioning to professional golf with the possibility of program expansion.
Click here to read Team Canada Young Pro Squad player bios.
