High Performance Program

Objectives & Mission Statement

The key objective of the High Performance Program is to support identified players reach their developmental and competitive goals while providing guidance in securing a post-secondary golf scholarship.  

The Program aims to achieve this through supporting athletes, coaches, parents and facilities through a tiered identification program that provides developmental training opportunities, appropriate competition, parent support and funding for players who qualify. 

Alberta Golf is committed to developing well rounded individuals as well as high performing golfers. The core values of the High Performance Program are inclusivenessrespect, ethical practices and support and ensuring these values are in place always is critical to the success of Alberta golfers. 

Performance Criteria Explained

The performance criteria established for each tier are meticulously selected based on a range of predetermined requirements. These criteria ensure alignment with the Alberta Golf Competitive Roadmap and incorporate identified and ranked WAGR (World Amateur Golf Ranking) and JGS (Junior Golf Scoreboard) events. The focus is on providing athletes with opportunities at the local, provincial, national, and international levels, with an emphasis on Alberta Golf and Alberta-based competitions, alongside regional and national Golf Canada championships.

The accompanying spreadsheet details the factors influencing the selection of placement requirements at the chosen events for each tier level. A primary focus in establishing the result criteria is the WAGR ranking of the event and the total field size. Based on these parameters, a specific finish, defined as a percentage of the overall field, is established for each tier, outlining the precise required placement to meet the criteria for that event.

For Alberta Golf events and selected NextGen events, the required results have been ‘boosted’ to create additional opportunities for players to achieve these standards. For example, in the Alberta Girls U19 event, which features a field of 30 players, the top 30% are recognized for achievement. Initially determined to require a top 9 finish, the boost increases the required result to a top 15 finish, thereby enhancing opportunities for participants to succeed and encouraging broader participation in provincial and regional events.

The performance criteria events and placing requirements are reviewed each season and required or necessary changes are made and communicated accordingly. 

Female Performance Criteria Breakdown

Male Performance Criteria Breakdown

Tier 1 Performance – International

Tier 1 players are those who excel at the national level, consistently achieving winning results. They are well-acquainted with national championships, regularly finishing in the top 10, and have celebrated victories in provincial championships. These players are on the brink of reaching their full potential as golfers and receive high-level coaching support to refine their skills.

2026 Female Tier 1 Criteria

2026 Male Tier 1 Criteria

Tier 2 Performance – National

Tier 2 players consistently compete at the national level, successfully making the cut in national championships. At the provincial level, they are strong contenders in provincial championships and often represent Alberta on inter-provincial teams during national competitions. While they are still in development, these players possess well-defined golf games and focus on specific, actionable areas for growth, backed by substantial coaching support in most cases.

2026 Female Tier 2 Criteria

2026 Male Tier 2 Criteria

2026 Tier 2 Identified Players

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    Alessandra Sundquist
    Willow Park Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2026 Canadian Junior Girls T37
    • 2026 Alberta U19 T3
    • 2026 PGA Junior Masters T2
    • 2026 Calgary City Junior Girls 1st
    • 2026 U19 Girls’ Interprovincial Team

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Basketball, snowboarding, travel

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Balancing training and school and achieving honors last year

    What is your first golf memory?

    Coach Bill using finger puppets and stuffed animals during my private lessons at Douglasdale GC.  He had the best laugh.

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    Aliyah Hull
    Strathmore Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 3x Individual High School Zone Champion
    • 4x Individual High School Regional Champion
    • 3x Alberta vs Montana Ryder Cup Champion
    • 2025 Next Gen West – 10th
    • 2025 Alberta Golf Junior Tour Championship – 2nd
    • 2024 Calgary Ladies Amateur – 9th

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Badminton, reading, volleyball, art

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Making my high school badminton teamWhat is your first golf memory?

    Going to the golf dome with my grandpa as a kid

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    Bennett Love
    Red Deer Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • Back to Back Alberta U15 Boys’ Champion
    • 2025 Golf Canada U15 Championship – T3
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western – T12
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Prairie – T11
    • 2x Maple Leaf Junior Tour Winner
    • MJT Canada Order of Merit – Top Juvenile

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I play hockey competitively and a number of other sports (volleyball, skiing, pickleball). I also like cooking and baking. I spend some time volunteering as a power skating coach and work as a hockey official.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I was top 3 in point’s in my hockey league last year, as well as being an assistant captain every year I’ve played. I’m a top student in my program and am actively involved in my church and youth group, being selected for a special discipleship Bible study

    What is your first golf memory?

    Winning my first tournament in Strathmore at age 7 and then driving to MJT Mini Tour Nationals in tsawwassen, BC with our trailer and winning the event on the first playoff hole.

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    Benson White
    Sirocco Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • Youngest Ever Alberta Open Low Amateur Champion
    • Won the U19 JPT Alberta Hometurf Championship
    • Won The U15 Calgary City Championships

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Hockey, pickle ball and working out.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Playing quadrant hockey and being selected to Team Alberta Prospects Cup in 2023

    What is your first golf memory?

    Going to the range with my dad when I was 5

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    Brae Rogalczyk
    Olds Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 MJT Paradise Canyon – T1
    • 2025 MJT Banff Springs Champion
    • 2025 MJT Invitational Champion
    • 2025 MJT McKenzie Meadows Champion
    • 2025 MJT Olds Champion
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western Championship – T4
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Prairie Championship – 8th
    • 2025 Alberta Men’s Amateur – 10th
    • 2025 Junior America’s Cup – 31st

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Outside of golf I love to spend time with my family and friends, compete in any kind of sports or games, and go to the gym and workout.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    The accomplishment I am most proud of outside of golf is my academic scholarship along with my athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first golf memories are just being on the course with my Dad and Grandpa who taught me the game I love. I have so many memories of golfing with my Dad and Grandma.

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    Brett Jones
    Mickelson National Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • Back to Back Alberta Men’s Amateur Champion
    • 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur – T24

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I love spending time with my friends and family always keeping active

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Winning city championship and Esso minor hockey week in the same year while leading the team in goals

    What is your first golf memory?

    Playing golf in Wynyard, Saskatchewan when I was only 4 years old

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    Camilla Ruesga-Rojas
    Pinebrook Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 NexGen Western Championship – 11th
    • 2025 Alberta U19 Championship – 9th
    • 2025 Alberta U17 Championship – 10th
    • 2025 Alberta U15 Championship – 4th
    • 2025 PGA of Alberta Junior Masters Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy playing basketball, skiing, and learning new sports. I also love drawing and working on creative projects where I can design and build things.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    One of my proudest achievements is receiving the Honours with Distinction certificate at the school

    What is your first golf memory?

    Practicing golf in the garage with my dad, it’s where my love for the game began.

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    Carys Code
    Glencoe Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 NCAA Division III National Team and Individual Champion, setting all-time scoring records in both
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur Champion
    • 2025 Hollins Cup Champion
    • 2025 Tartan Invitational – 2nd
    • 2025 Historic Triangle Invitational – 3rd

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I like to workout, read, and spend time with family and friends.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Being an Academic-All American in my first two years of university.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My earliest golf memories are going to the range with my Dad and brothers and doing our best to hit it “into the long grass” a bit further down the range

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    Chase Lassman
    Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • Back to Back Golf Canada NextGen Wins in 2025

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy working out and playing basketball

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I’m most proud of my honours with distinction in all three years of high school

    What is your first golf memory?

    My earliest memory of golf would be playing with my dad when I was younger

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    Chase Strang
    Pinebrook Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta U17 Boys Champion
    • 2025 NB3 Canada Boys Champion
    • 2025 JPT Alberta Provincial Championship Champion
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western Championship – 6th
    • 2025 RBC Canadian Open Regional Qualifier – 4th
    • 2025 MJT Sergio Garcia Qualifier Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Watching football with my family and playing basketball with friends.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I am proud to participate in the Thumbs Up Foundation Golf Tournament for the last 4 years as a beat the junior. I have helped raised over $6000 for mental health awareness in my community.

    What is your first golf memory?

    When I was 4 years old in Radium BC and my dad would line up 10 golf balls for me on a tees, and then I would just whack away at them

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    Coryn Tardif
    Red Deer Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – 8th
    • 2024 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – 7th
    • 2024 Alberta High School Provincials – 2nd
    • 2024 Alberta U17 Girls’ Championship – 3rd

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I love playing piano, singing, and hanging out with my team.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Achieving my 8th grade honors certification for Royal Conservatory of Music in Piano.

    What is your first golf memory?

    I remember my first 9-hole round with my parents in BC, where I was overly excited that I hit my drive 80 yards on the 9th hole.

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    Danika Horcica
    Edmonton Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 U15 Girls’ Champion
    • 2025 MJT Invitational National Championship – 2nd
    • 2025 U17 Girls’ Championship – 6th
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur – T14
    • Ranked #1 in Canada on MJT U15 Tour with 4 wins including a major
    • 2025 FCG Callaway World Golf Junior Championship – 29th

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy pickleball/Tennis, working out (TPI/Pilates), painting/photography, and anything to do with animals

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Being an honour student at Vimy Ridge and being named a “Champion Kid” wit the Edmonton Humane Society for my fundraising/volunteering efforts

    What is your first golf memory?

    My favorite early memory was clearing the gully on the Par 3 18th hole at the Edmonton Country Club for the first time. My other early memory was shooting under 36 in Operation 36 for the first time.

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    Eileen Park
    Red Deer Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Champion
    • 2024 Alberta Women’s Amateur Champion
    • Making Team Canada three years in a row

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    One of my favorite things to do when not golfing is spending time with my family and just having fun together.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Having good grades at school.

    What is your first golf memory?

    Breaking a bright pink plastic tee! That was my first tee that I ever broke.

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    Emily Cornwall
    Springbank Links Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 RMC Intercollegiate Tournament Champion
    • 2025 Glencoe Invitational – 20th
    • 2025 Calgary Ladies Amateur Championship – 5th
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur – T14
    • 2025 Edmonton Ladies Amateur Championship Champion
    • 2025 Alberta Open Women’s Championship – T4

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Outside of golf, I love knitting and crocheting, running, and making art. These creative outlets help me slow down and reset, and keep me grounded in a different way than golf does. I also really value spending time with my family and friends; they are a huge part of my support system, and some of my favourite memories are just being with them. They help fill my cup when golf or life just starts getting hard!

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    In the last couple of years, I am most proud of being a student athlete while maintaining a 3.7 GPA. Managing academics and competitive golf at the same time hasn’t always been easy, but staying disciplined and proving to myself that I can excel in both areas means a lot to me. Excited to graduate this spring with such high grade standings and on the Dean’s list for another year!

    What is your first golf memory?

    Some of my earliest golf memories are playing a dusk round with my parents. I remember trying to find my own love for the game while watching them enjoy the sport and build their own connection to it. Those evenings—soft light, quiet fairways, and the feeling of just being out there together, is really what sparked my relationship with golf.

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    Georgia Barr
    Glencoe Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur – T69 and a 3rd place finish with Team AB
    • 2025 Elon Invitational – T27
    • 2025 Clemson Invitational – T18
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur – T6

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I like hanging out with my friends and enjoying a cold drink with them

     What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Eating 3 sushi rolls in one sitting

    What is your first golf memory?

    Winning the 3 hole junior club championship at The Glencoe Golf & Country Club (I still have the trophy ! )

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    Harrison Kiziak
    Belvedere Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2-time qualifier for Canadian Junior Boys Championship
    • 2-time team member and champion at the Alberta Montana Ryder Cup
    • 2023 Alberta U15 Boys’ Champion
    • 2-time provincial and national MJT Order of Merit Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Fishing, camping, travelling and helping on our family farm

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Receiving Honors last year in school because of my grades

    What is your first golf memory?

    Standing on a kitchen chair to be tall enough to use my dad’s putter

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    Jayden Arnold
    Earl Grey Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Canadian U15 Boys’ Championship – T3
    • 2025 Alberta U17 Boys’ Championship – T3
    • 2025 Canadian Junior Boys’ Championship – T27
    • 2025 MJT National Championship (U17) – Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Working out in the gym, playing basketball, watching Formula 1, and simulator Racing

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I am proud of how hard I work in school and that I continue to get good grades.

    What is your first golf memory?

    Hitting foam golf balls with plastic golf clubs in my basement.

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    Jeevin Dhaliwal
    Inglewood Golf & Curling Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta U19 Boys’ Championship – T9

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy working out, especially running.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Being resilient even  when things don’t go your way, having the ability to dissect any problem and find a solution even when it’s hidden

    What is your first golf memory?

    Watching Tiger win the 2019 Masters with my dad at home

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    Josiah Tong
    Heritage Pointe Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 FCG Collegiate World Champion
    • 2025 National Golf Invitational – T10
    • 2024 Under Armour World Junior Champion
    • 2024 San Diego Amateur Men’s Champion
    • 2024 IMG World Championship – T6
    • 9 Collegiate Team Wins in previous two seasons

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Outside of golf, I enjoy playing badminton, hiking, kayaking, and pickleball. I also enjoy playing video games sometimes, playing board games with friends, and connecting with others at Church.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    The accomplishment I am most proud of outside of Golf is my faith in Jesus, but outside of religion I would say my academics, where I have found success in high school and university.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first golf memory was doing a junior clinic at Heritage Pointe many years ago, where I was first introduced to the game. That is why supporting those programs is so important to me, as it changed my life.

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    Kali Yeske
    Glencoe Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Glencoe Invitational – T16
    • 2025 Canada Summer Games – 4th place as a team, and 5th as an individual
    • 2025 Canadian Junior Girls – T37
    • 2025 High School Provincials – Team Champion and Individual Runner-Up

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy reading, art, and playing other sports with friends.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Outside of golf, I am most proud of achieving an overall 97% average in high school.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first real golf memory is making a hole-in-one at age 8, 5 days after my brother on the same hole. It was that day that my love of the game began.

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    Lexi Blair
    Royal Mayfair Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Highlands Golf Club Pro-Am Champion (Amateur) and 74th Overall (Women’s Division)
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western Championship – 8th
    • 2025 MJT Innisfail – 3rd
    • 2025 MJT McKenzie Meadows – 4th
    • 2025 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – 9th
    • 2025 Notah Begay III (Stoney Plain) Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Outside of golf I played competitive volleyball for 3 years. I currently play on my High School volleyball team; and I enjoy working out. Adding to that, I’m yet to find a sport I don’t enjoy, I am a multisport athlete and find love in any game. Aside from sports I spend loads of time with my family, and friends.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I’ve worked very hard to obtain Honors with Distinction for the past four years of Junior High and High School. I proudly represented my club volleyball teams, we had unforgettable seasons and had lots of success at Provincials and Nationals.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first golf memory was, chipping a ball around at Sylvan Lake, Alberta on my Great Uncle and Auntie’s deck at the age of 3.

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    Olivia Johnson
    Silver Springs Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 MJT National Championship – Champion
    • 2025 FCG Amateur Championship – Champion
    • 2025 Alberta Golf U17 Girls’ Championship – 3rd
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western Championship – 5th

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I like hanging out with friends, travelling, swimming, badminton

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Maintaining a 4.0 GPA while playing tournaments year-round and with a busy golf training program at Edge School (Golf practice for two hours, 4 days a week; Gym workouts for 1 hour, 4 days a week including one TPI focused workout).

    What is your first golf memory?

    Playing with friends and other juniors at Junior League at Silver Springs G&CC

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    Raylee Denton
    Red Deer Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 MJT Innisfail – Champion
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur – T18
    • 2025 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – 13th
    • 2025 Member of Team AB at the Alberta Montana Ryder Cup
    • 2025 Alberta Open Women’s Championship – T7

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy going to the gym, reading, and volunteering at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    The accomplishment outside of golf that I am most proud of is achieving honours with distinction in the 2024-2025 school year. What is your first golf memory?

    My first golf memory is having girls club at the junior lessons I now teach. The coaches made us girls want to be there and have fun. They even made us special ball markers that said girls club on them.

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    Russell Quinn
    Glendale Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 MJT Lethbridge Champion
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I like to spend time with my family and friends during the season and offseason to help with reset between tournaments. I also enjoy training in the gym, to help with strength and recovery during the season.

     What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I am most proud of learning how to grocery shop, make my bed, and how to strategize when the best time is to do laundry so I have clothes for the week. On a more serious note I am proud of becoming an adult and dealing with the world and people on my own, with only a few phone calls back home to ask for advice.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first core memory is hitting a few balls and putts at the Wainwright golf course, being out there with my Dad introducing me to the game, and how addictive it really is.

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    Ryan Badger
    Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 South Dakota Mins Spring Hardrocker – 2nd
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western – T2
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Prairie – T5

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I love to workout, ski, go hiking, and listen to music in my free time.

     What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I played in the 2023 Baseball Alberta Provincial Championships as a pick-up and having a great outing on the mound.

    What is your first golf memory?

    As a seven year old playing the longest hole at Edmonton’s pitch and putt course and air-

    mailing the flag off the tee halfway up a net behind the hole.

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    Saylar May
    Pine Hills Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta U17 and U19 Girls’ Champion
    • 2025 Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship – T26
    • 2025 Glencoe Invitational – 10th
    • Two MJT wins in 2025

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I like to hunt in the winter.  I play Guitar and Piano, as well as ref basketball

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Being a good student and consistently achieving honor roll.

    What is your first golf memory?

    Golfing with my mom and brother at Pine Hills.

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    Sela Ogada
    Sirocco Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2024 Saskatchewan Women’s Amateur – Champion
    • 2025 JPT Hometurf Alberta Championship – Girls’ Champion
    • 2025 JPT Alberta Provincial Championship – Girls’ Champion
    • 2025 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – 2nd
    • 2025 Alberta High School Provincial Girls’ Champion

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy playing the piano, reading, and listening to music

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I successfully completed Book 5 within the Suzuki Piano Program and graduated. There are a total of seven published Suzuki repertoire books and I’m currently on Book 6

    What is your first golf memory?

    Putting in my living room at the age of three.

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    Sydney Bisgrove
    Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta Open Women’s Championship – Inaugural Champion
    • 2025 Alberta Women’s Amateur – 2nd
    • 2025 Sam Golden Invitational – 25th

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy hiking, wake surfing, skiing, overall just some lake time with family/friends

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Earning a 3.7 GPA in my first year of university with golf demands being 30-35 hours a week and a full class load.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first memory would be playing at Canyon with three of my friends when I was 12. I had no idea what I was doing, and they were all better than me. It was that day when I knew I wanted to get good at golf.

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    Tessa Ion
    Pinebrook Golf & Country Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Lady Red Wolves Classic – Champion (My First Collegiate Win)
    • 2025 Alberta U19 Girls’ Championship – T3
    • 2025 Calgary Women’s Amateur Championship – 2nd
    • 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Western Championship – T3

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    Outside of golf, I really like being outdoors. I go hiking a lot, and I also enjoy playing tennis and skiing. I am usually up for anything that lets me be active outside with friends or family.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    I’m proud of keeping up my grades in university while being a pre-med student. The workload can get pretty tough, but I’ve been able to balance everything so far, and that’s something I’m pretty proud of.

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first golf memory is playing with my dad when I was a kid. I’d get frustrated a lot, but I always came back the next day. I remember it being really chill and a way to spend time with my dad by just eating pizza, hitting balls, and having fun on the course.

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    Tobias Buffam
    Valley Ridge Golf Club

    Notable Event Results 

    • 2025 Alberta U19 Boys’ Champion
    • 2025 Alberta Men’s Amateur – T10
    • 2025 Alberta Open Men’s Championship – T10

    What hobbies do you have outside of golf?

    I enjoy serving Jesus away from the golf course.

    What accomplishment outside of golf are you most proud of?

    Maintaining a 4.0 GPA while keeping up wit the demands of my golfing schedule

    What is your first golf memory?

    My first memory was making a hole in one at Age 11 at Elbow Springs Golf Course

Tier 3 Performance – Provincial

Tier 3 players primarily participate at the provincial level, successfully making the cut in provincial championships. They are in the developmental stage of their golfing journey, working on building their overall games and gaining competition experience at various local and provincial levels. They benefit from the mentorship of club professionals and junior leaders for guidance in their development.

2026 Female Tier 3 Criteria

2026 Male Tier 3 Criteria

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    2026 Tier 3 U19 Identified Players
    Ali Norris
    Ian Bavis
    Lukas Shankaruk
    Patrick McLarty
    Cade Farrow
    Jalen Apedoe
    Luke Regan
    Peter Hlushak
    Casey Sliva
    James Howie
    Malkin Letendre
    River Rommens
    Charlie Duchnij
    Jezaellie Tran
    Mataya Hampson
    Ryan Johnson
    Cian Thubron
    Kade Trefanenko
    Matthew Keane
    Sam Cook
    Evan Evaskavich
    Kendrick Lee
    Nicole Rohr
    Sean Kelly
    Grace Murphy
    Kole Myhra
    Owen Borggard
    Tyler Kidd
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    2026 Tier 3 U17 Identified Players
    Allison Chan
    Gavin Braithwaite
    Luke Macdonald
    Solomon Tong
    Ariana He
    Grace Jordan
    Mike Bosanko
    Stavros Argiris
    Charlotte Mix
    Jackson Gourlie
    Milo Abboud
    Sydney Korbyl
    Claire Chanyi
    Jayden Popik
    Nolan Park
    Tristan Howes
    Elle Banister
    Justine Leon
    Rhea Deo
    Tristyn Anderson
    Everett Braithwaite
    Justin Mrazek
    Shylee Kostiuk
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    2026 Tier 3 U15 Identified Players
    Belanna Bandola
    Kaleia Kurylo
    Brooke Halbauer
    Logan Nguyen
    Cole Yurchak
    Mackenna Ferguson
    Corina Ko
    Niko Tran
    Edwin Park
    Oscar Gosgnach
    Erik Petersen
    Rachel Adamis
    Jake Fairey
    Sedona Weitz
    Jase Hansen
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    2026 Tier 3 U13 Identified Players

    Christi Zhu

    Mia He

High-Performance Summits

With the 2026 identified athletes being named, Alberta Golf was pleased to run the first two developmental opportunities for the athletes, the 2026 High-Performance Summits. One took place in Calgary on January 10, and the other on January 17 in Edmonton.

The guest speakers presentation’s were recorded and will be posted under a new Parent Resource section of the website, which will be coming soon.

High Performance Program Sponsors

Alberta Golf is proud to have Titleist and Footjoy as the High Performance Program Sponsor