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Alexis and Scraba tied for the lead at the Ladies Amateur

Extreme weather conditions proved challenging today at the Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship. The ladies had a three hour and fifteen-minute weather delay, resuming play shortly after their fifteen-minute warm up.

Skyesong Alexis shot 1 under par today for a score of 71 gaining on Scraba who shot a 73 in today’s round, tying up their scores. Both Alexis and Scraba will move to tomorrow’s final round leading the pack with Sydney Colwill and Kat Kennedy following closely. Both vying for the championship Colwill and Kennedy are sitting at an even par after the past two rounds only one stroke behind the leaders.

Tomorrow’s lead group will consist of Skyesong Alexis, Sydney Scraba and Sydney Colwill. With Kat Kennedy, Kenna Hughes, and Annabelle Ackroyd following right behind them trying to close the gap.

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Scraba in the lead at the Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur

Sixty-one ladies teed off this morning at Willow Park Golf and Country Club for the 2018 Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship. Out of the field of competitors comprised of many juniors, amateurs, mid ams, mid masters and a handful of seniors Sydney Scraba takes the lead after day one.

Scraba finished the day with a 2-stroke lead sitting at two under par. Fellow competitor Skyesong Alexis was close at her heels with an even par of 72.

The top three finishers after Tuesday and Wednesday’s rounds will make up the interprovincial team at the Marine Drive Golf Club, in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 24-27.

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Preview: 2018 Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship

CALGARY – The 2018 Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship is set to begin Monday with sixty-one players competing for the prestigious title. The 54-hole stroke play tournament field is made up of competitors who range from age 12 to 69.

“Willow Park will be a tremendous setting for this year’s championship,” said Brooke Kollesavich, Alberta Golf’s Competitions Assistant and this week’s Tournament Director. “The course is in fantastic condition and the players will be tested on Willow’s familiar speedy greens.”

Kollesavich goes on to add that “the field of competitors represents many juniors, amateurs, mid ams, mid masters and even a handful of seniors. Not only will this make for great competition, but it will provide an opportunity for mentorship and life-long friendships.”

KEY INFO

Dates: July 9-11

Course: Willow Park Golf & Country Club

Yards/Par: 6,034 yards/72

Field: 61

2017 Champion: Sabrine Garrison (@sabrinegarrison)

2017 Mid Amateur & Mid Master Champion: Andrea Kosa (@yourgolfbody)

Format: 54 holes of stroke play

Social: #abladiesam

LOOKING BACK

The 2017 Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship saw Sabrine Garrison of the Country Hills GC fire a final round two-under-par 70 to narrowly edge Andrea Kosa of the Glencoe G&CC by two shots.

Kosa nearly picked up the “triple” but settled for both the Mid Amateur and Mid Master Championships.

Garrison is a former two-time Alberta Juvenile Champion. She recently graduated from the University of Minnesota and will be attending Medical School this Fall.

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. Sun Life Financial has been a proud sponsor of the event since 2002.

2010–Ashley Smith

2011–Nicole Zhang

2012–Jocelyn Alford

2013–Jocelyn Alford

2014–Jaclyn Lee

2015–Jennifer Ha

2016–Jaclyn Lee

2017–Sabrine Garrison

NOTABLES

  • Sabrine Garrison– 2017 Alberta Ladies Amateur Champion
  • Andrea Kosa– 2017 Alberta Mid Amateur & Mid Master Champion
  • Kehler Koss– 2017 Junior Girls Champion
  • Kim Carrington– 2017 Senior Ladies Champion
  • Annabelle Ackroyd – 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Girls Champion
  • Taylor Stone – 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Western Champion
  • Kaitlyn Wingnean – 2017 Alberta Bantam Girls Champion

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.
  • The top three competitors at weeks end will make up Team Alberta at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Marine Drive GC in Vancouver, BC – July 24-27th.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Gracefully winding through Calgary’s south-east, Willow Park Golf & Country Club is a haven in a hurried world. Established in 1965, Willow Park Golf & Country Club is where people want to be. Willow Park Golf & Country Club is a challenging yet walk-able course. Beautiful tree-lined fairways weave through 135 acres of formidable rough, manicured turf, ponds and bunkers. Established in 1965, the course mission remains true — cultivating a community merging golf with friends. There is something for everyone — men, ladies, seniors, couples and juniors. From fine golf to creative tournament and social events.

More information on the Willow Park Golf & Country Club can be found here.

ABOUT THE SPONSOR

Sun Life Financial has served Canadians for 150 years. With an array of products and services, Sun Life is able to offer trusted solutions for customer’s needs. Beyond business, Sun Life is committed to operating in a socially responsible way and acting as a good corporate citizen. Sun Life Financial has been a dedicated sponsor of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Ladies Amateur Championship for 16 years.

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Dominant performance by Chandler McDowell at the Alberta Junior

Chandler McDowell of the Innisfail GC put on an impressive display of golf during the final round of the 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Championship at the Sundre Golf Club.

He made eight birdies on the round finishing with a final tally of 66 on the day and won by an incredible eleven shot margin.

McDowell adds to his previous Juvenile victory in 2016. He is set to compete later this summer at both the Canadian and US Junior Amateurs.

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Ryan Hodgins of the Medicine Hat G&CC won the Juvenile Championship for those aged 16 and under. He will be a player to keep an eye on at the Canadian Junior on his home track.

McDowell is joined by Ty Steinbring of Barrhead GC and Korbin Allan of Strathmore GC on the 2018 Alberta Junior Interprovincial Team set to compete at the Medicine Hat G&CC later this July and August.

L to R: Ty Steinbring, Korbin Allan, Chandler McDowell

Special thanks to the Sundre GC, their membership, staff and volunteers for hosting the 2018 edition of the Alberta Junior.

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McDowell builds large lead at the Alberta Junior

The 2016 Alberta Juvenile Champion, Chandler McDowell of the Innisfail GC, has his eyes set on the ultimate prize in provincial junior golf.

McDowell opened up a six shot lead through nine holes on moving day at the 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Championship at the Sundre Golf Club.

He ended the day up by eight strokes as he takes the overnight lead into tomorrow’s final round of the 72-hole championship.

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It will be a tight race for the three-man 2018 Alberta Junior Interprovincial Team set to compete at the 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship in Medicine Hat later this July.

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16-year-old Ryan Hodgins of the Medicine Hat G&CC has a three shot lead over Pincher Creek’s Ethan Choi in the Juvenile Championship.

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Golf notes: Jaclyn Lee continues to emerge on international golf scene

Her game travels.

Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee proved that much with her superb run at the 2018 Ladies British Open Amateur Championship, where her quest to become only the second Canadian to win the prestigious crown ended with a loss to eventual champion Leonie Harm of Germany in the semifinal round of matches.

“The Ladies British Open Amateur Championship has so much history, so it really does mean a lot to me to have a strong showing here,” Lee wrote in an email from overseas. “The fact that (Canadian Golf Hall-of-Famer) Marlene Streit last won it in 1953, I was really hoping I could join her name on that trophy.

“I think the key to my success in the match-play portion was having a good game-plan for the course and knowing when to play it safe or aggressive. Hillside Golf Club really tests all facets of a player’s game, so keeping it in play at all times was another key part.”

It’s been clear for the past few summers that Lee is one of Calgary’s rising-stars, but her player-to-watch status now extends beyond just the local or even national scene.

A member at Glencoe and representative of Golf Canada’s amateur program, the 21-year-old took an eraser to the history books during her junior campaign with the Ohio State Buckeyes, setting a school record with a season-long scoring average of 71.14.

Lee was briefly sitting atop the individual leaderboard during the final round of the NCAA Women’s Championship before fading to a tie for fifth, another all-time Buckeyes best. Just before jetting off to England for the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship, she made the most of an exemption at the Meijer LPGA Classic, finishing as the top amateur and also the top Canadian — two strokes better than superstar Brooke Henderson — at T-35.

At the British Ladies Am, Lee advanced through the stroke-play portion with a two-round tab of 7-over 151 and was victorious in four straight showdowns before being ousted by Harm in a 4&3 result in the semifinals.

“For sure, I can really take away the success I’ve had over in Britain and use that confidence heading into future matches,” said Lee, who should continue to climb from her current perch at No. 36 in the women’s world amateur golf rankings. “But also I’ve learned what mental headspace allows me to play better in match play and what doesn’t. We all have something that makes us tick and it’s just about fine-tuning those things now.”

Lee’s upcoming schedule includes the North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2 — she finished second in stroke-play and eventually advanced to the Round of 16 last summer, so she knows she can have success at the famed venue — and the Canadian Women’s Amateur at Marine Drive in Vancouver.

CHIP SHOTS

The stage is set for the Rileys Best Ball main-event final — the Country Hills tandem of Kevin Temple and Jamie Welder will slug it out with Inglewood head pro Jeff MacGregor and partner Brett Ladick in Sunday’s championship match at Canyon Meadows. Temple and Welder won back-to-back titles in 2014-15, while MacGregor and Ladick are shooting to win the annual showdown for the first time. Meanwhile, Rick Heenan and Brad Wagner (Inglewood) will meet Brad Hudspeth and Brett Nichols (Cottonwood) in the senior final. The Canyon Meadows duo of Rhonda Carter and Cheryl Newman have already repeated as champs in the women’s division … Annabelle Ackroyd (Silver Springs/Glencoe) pulled off an impressive double — the 16-year-old qualified on consecutive days for the U.S. Girls Junior Championship and then the U.S. Women’s Amateur … There are a lot of smooth-swinging teens hanging around Sundre this week, with the junior and juvenile provincial champions to be crowned on separate courses in the same small town. The girls are competing at Coyote Creek, while the boys will battle for bragging rights at Sundre Golf Club … The Calgary Ladies Golf Association’s Closed Amateur tees off Tuesday at Inglewood, with 84 hopefuls signed up for the three-day tournament … Wes Heffernan (Silver Springs/Golf Canada Calgary Centre) was the only Albertan to advance to the match-play portion of the PGA of Canada Championship before being defeated on the third playoff hole of his quarterfinal match … Edmonton’s Brandon Markiw surged to a five-shot victory at the Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

View the article from the Edmonton Sun here.

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Annabelle Ackroyd wins the Alberta Junior

It was a youth movement at the 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile 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 started the day a shot off the lead. But thanks to three birdies on the closing nine and going bogey-free in the same stretch she finished on top at days end.

The victory marks only the fifth time in the championships history that a juvenile aged player has won both the junior and juvenile titles. It happened in 2007 (Nicole Zhang), 2010 (Christie Lin), and 2013 (Jaclyn Lee), 2015 (Katy Rutherford). Ackroyd also defended the juvenile title that she won last year.

Ackroyd will be joined by her fellow final round group members Tillie Claggett and Kaitlyn Wingnean on the Alberta Junior Girls Interprovincial Team that will compete at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Beach Grove GC, July 31 – August 3.

More on Annabelle’s accomplishments this summer by Eric Francis, Calgary SUN

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K. Wingnean and Claggett tied for the Junior Girls lead

Twenty-six junior and juvenile girls took the field at Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort for round two of the 2018 Junior Girls Championship.

After facing difficult conditions due to the low temperatures, rain and wind both girls are tied for the lead after today’s second round. Both girls sit at 1 under par not only battling to be crowned the junior girls champion but also for the juvenile title.

The top three girls after tomorrow’s final round will make the Alberta interprovincial team at Beach Grove Golf Club, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, July 31- Aug 3.

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Preview: 2018 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Championships

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Sundre –The provinces top junior and juvenile golfers will descend upon Sundre, Alberta this week for the Alberta Junior Boys and Girls Championships.

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

“We are extremely excited about the week ahead in Sundre,” said Stephen Wigington, Alberta Golf’s Manager of Competitions. “We have two great golf courses with a track record of hosting high level amateur competitions. The juniors this week are in for a treat as they look to mark their names in the history books.”

KEY INFO

Alberta Junior and Juvenile Girls Championship
Dates: July 2-4th
Course: Coyote Creek Golf &RV Resort
Yards/Par: 5,858 yards/ 71
Field: 26
2017 champions:
Junior: Kehler Koss (@KehlerKoss)
Juvenile: Annabelle Ackroyd (@Anna_Ackroyd)
Format: 54 holes of stroke play
Social: #abjuniors

Alberta Junior and Juvenile Boys Championship
Dates: July 3-6th
Course: Sundre Golf Club
Yards/Par: 6,778 yards/72
Field: 125
2017 champions:
Junior: Max Sekulic (@Maxsekulic)
Juvenile: Kai Iguchi (@KaiIguchi)
Format: 72 holes of stroke play with a 36-hole cut
Social: #abjuniors

LOOKING BACK

Both Max Sekulic and Kehler Koss won by a single shot thanks to strong play on the closing holes of the championships. They both took home the titles in their final year of junior golf and over a number of rising stars in the juvenile ranks who will look to capture the trophies in 2018.

HISTORY

The Alberta Junior Boys Championship was first contested in 1938. The Juvenile division was added in 1983. 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

NOTABLES

  • Annabelle Ackroyd – 2017 Alberta Juvenile Champion; 2018 USGA Junior Girls and Women’s Amateur Qualifier
  • Taylor Stone – 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Western Champion; 2016 Alberta Juvenile Champion
  • Kaitlyn Wingnean – 2017 Alberta Bantam Girls Champion
  • Kai Iguchi – 2017 Alberta Juvenile Champion; 2018 Future Links, driven by Acura Western Champion
  • Ethan Choi – Alberta High Performance Squad member
  • Hunter Thomson – 2017 Alberta Bantam Boys Champion

FAST FACTS

  • Junior Boys Competitors will be playing for one of 14 quota positions in the 2018 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. The national championship will be contested at the beautiful and historic Medicine Hat G&CC July 30 – August 2nd.
  • The Canadian Junior Girls Championship is being held at Beach Grove Golf Club, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, July 31- Aug 3.
  • The top three boys and girls at weeks end will earn their spot on the respective Alberta Junior Interprovincial Teams.

ABOUT THE COURSES

Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort
Coyote Creek was designed for maximum enjoyment, the course is friendly for the beginner and challenging for the low handicapper. It features four different teeing areas to allow golfers to choose the yardage that fits their ability. The fairways are quite generous in size to allow off-centre shots to find the short grass. Sand bunkers were placed in optimum positions to penalize stray shots. The greens at Coyote Creek have been the main topic of conversation amongst golfers after their round. Always fast, the greens have lots of slope and slight undulations making putting the toughest challenge on this championship course.

More information on Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort can be found here.

Sundre Golf Club
Experience nature’s beauty at one of Alberta’s elite golf courses: the completely rebuilt Sundre Golf Club. The Sundre Golf Club features 18 challenging holes of golf, practice facilities, a renovated clubhouse with pro shop and restaurant, club and cart rentals, and professional golf instruction. The 18-hole course has exquisite water features, rolling greens and plenty of trees, making it stimulating for all skill levels. This club is located halfway between Red Deer and Calgary.

More information on the Sundre Golf Club can be found here.

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Brandon Markiw marvellous at the Mid Am

Brandon Markiw of the Edmonton Petroleum G&CC shot the low round of the day at the Glendale G&CC to finish five shots ahead of the nearest competitor. Markiw was the only player to finish the 54 hole championship in red numbers. He finished at three-under-par with rounds of 68, 75 and 70.

Markiw’s final round was highlighted by an eagle on the par five fifth hole. Markiw adds the Mid Amateur trophy to his collection of provincial hardware. He won the Alberta Open in 2004 as a 16-year-old. 14 years later he adds the province’s preeminent title for those aged 25 and over.

Jeff Murdoch claimed the Mid Master title by two strokes and will join Markiw and local Glendale member Phil Mckenzie on the Alberta Mid Amateur Interprovincial team who will compete later this August at the Victoria Golf Club during the Canadian Mid Amateur Championship.

Special thanks to our two host facilities, their staff and membership – the Glendale G&CC and Stony Plain GC.

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