Xie joins 12 other players to win both the Junior Boys and Juvenile Boys division in the same year
REGINA, Sask. – Tiger Xie rallied from behind to secure the victory in both divisions at the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO, at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask. on Friday.
Xie of Surrey, B.C. entered the final round two shots back of the leader Michael Vivone of Ottawa, Ont. Vivone held the lead throughout the first 11 holes, it was not until hole no. 12 when Xie birdied to sit in a tie for first. Xie eventually took the lead on hole no. 15 and extended it to a two-shot lead and the win with a birdie on hole no. 18.
“It means a lot, it’s nice to see my name up there with some very good players, it feels like my hard work finally paid off this time,” said Xie on what it means to become a national champion.
“I didn’t really try and do anything different, I was mostly just trying to make smart choices approaching the green,” added Xie. “It was kind of a grind today, I didn’t have my best stuff, but I am glad I was able to close it out.
“On hole ten I pushed it and hit the tree right in front of the tee box and it landed on the front of the tee box like ten yards up,” he added. “I really should have stayed focused and not let myself get away and spiral, I guess.
“I think the best part of my game was off the tee today, I really only had two bad shots but everything else was pretty solid.”
Xie closed out the final round with a 2-under 70 finishing the tournament at 16-under. Xie earned his first national championship win with rounds of 71-66-65-70-272, carding two eagles and 20 birdies throughout the week. Vivone shot a 2-over 74 to finish at 14-under with rounds of 68-67-65-74-274.
“There was a lot of thoughts, I was kind of nervous obviously, but I was also just trying to stay present,” said Xie on what was going through his head standing over the final putt on hole no. 18.
With Xie’s win he becomes the 13th player to win both the Junior Boys and Juvenile Boys division in the same year. The Juvenile Boys division is for players 16 and under and has run concurrently since 1970 with the Junior Boys Championship. The last player to win both divisions in the same year was 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion Dawson Lew of Toronto, Ont. who did it in 2025.
“That’s crazy, I never really expected this coming into this week, but it feels really nice having my name there,” said Xie.
Along with Xie’s Junior Boys championship title, he has also received an exemption into the 2027 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship if eligible, and the 122nd Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. Xie will also be exempt to try and defend his title at the 2027 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Team Canada NextGen member Alexis Rouleau of Montreal, Que. finished the tournament in third place at 11-under with rounds of 75-67-66-69-277. Rouleau’s teammates Chase Jerome of Ottawa, Ont. finished in fifth place at 9-under with rounds of 70-67-71-71-279 and Eddie Gu of Aurora, Ont. finished T13 at 5-under with rounds of 70-69-72-72-283.
On Wednesday, Team Alberta won their first Inter-Provincial Team Championship since 2018, beating three teams tied for second by four strokes. Team Alberta was represented by Chase Strang (Airdrie, Alta.), Brae Rogalczyk (Innisfail, Alta.) and Jeevin Dhaliwal (Calgary, Alta.).
Team Alberta finished with a score of 11-under through two rounds while Team Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec all tied for second at 7-under.
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