Netflix’s hit docuseries Full Swing returns for its third season, and this time, Canadian golf fans have even more reason to tune in. The show follows the journeys of some of the biggest names in the sport, and among them are two of Canada’s own—Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin.

The pair, both hailing from Abbotsford, B.C., have been linked throughout their careers, from their early junior golf days to their rise on the PGA Tour. The new season delves into their long-standing friendship, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their bond both on and off the course.

Their episode captures a mix of competitive spirit and camaraderie, with moments ranging from high-stakes tournament play to lighthearted scenes—like an attempt to track down a Vancouver Canucks game while on the road. The series showcases Taylor’s incredible success, including his unforgettable RBC Canadian Open victory, while also highlighting Hadwin’s pursuit of his own breakthrough moments.

Executive producer Chad Mumm describes this season as deeply character-driven, aiming to appeal not just to golf enthusiasts but to a broader audience as well. The inclusion of Taylor and Hadwin adds a unique Canadian angle to the show, emphasizing their journey, challenges, and the mutual support that has defined their careers.

While the season builds towards the drama of the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal, the journey itself is what makes their story compelling. Whether it’s the thrill of competition or the shared moments along the way, Full Swing provides an intimate look at what it takes to succeed at the highest level—while never forgetting where it all began.

Elegant, modern classics. Pick whatever description you’d like, but FootJoy continues to knock it out of the park – for everything from feet on the fairway to all-weather wearables – every year.

For 2025, look for FootJoy gear from top to bottom to provide golfers with shoes, outerwear, polos, and even socks and belts that boast tour-proven performance.

No matter the weather conditions, you’ll be able to trust FootJoy to keep you dry and comfortable, and of course, very stylish.

As 2025 chugs along, be sure to keep an eye out for limited edition pieces and special collabs (like 2024’s alongside menswear designer Todd Snyder) to be sprinkled in throughout the spring and summer, while a brand-new Canada Collection will be coming in June – set to be FootJoy’s best ever.

FootJoy will also launch its new Premiere Series Packard and Packard LX, along with FIELD LX footwear (the Premiere Series is a tasty nod to the past, looks-wise, while chalk full of new tech for modern golfers), new FUEL and Traditions footwear, plus elite HydroSeries rainwear – for the ultimate protection and performance, no matter the weather – and a new Sci-Flex glove, engineered to provide golfers the ultimate in feel and performance with unmatched flexibility, comfort, and breathability.

But the big story for FootJoy in 2025 is the launch of its new HyperFlex golf shoes.

FootJoy has been the No. 1 shoe on the PGA Tour for 80 consecutive years because of its singular dedication to the game of golf – and its relentless commitment to style, comfort, performance innovation, and quality. For 2025, FootJoy is introducing what it calls “radical updates” to the HyperFlex line of golf shoes.

“I’ve worn a classic, structured shoe for pretty much my entire career – Classics, Icon, Premiere, etc. – but I had to make a switch when I tried this HyperFlex,” said 15-time PGA Tour winner, Justin Thomas. “This shoe is perfect – super comfortable and flexible in the right areas but also gives me all the support I need to make a strong, confident move on the ball.”

The new HyperFlex is powered by FootJoy’s own TruFit system, providing easy-on flexibility and wrap-around-heel support for a locked in, secure fit, while FootJoy’s StratoFOAM cushioning delivers support and comfort specifically designed for golfers.

The OptiFlex outsole design helps to promote stability where needed, with strategically placed angles of traction devised, again, with the golfer in mind.

For 2025, the HyperFlex boasts a new outsole PowerPlate which transfers energy to the ground to help maximize speed by resisting twisting through the golf swing.

“We wanted to ensure that Hyperflex represented the pinnacle expression in athletic golf performance,” said Dan Buonomo, Product Manager, FJ Footwear. “Our focus remains on the discerning golfer and understanding what their needs are from a styling, comfort and golf specific performance perspective, which you’ll see in the new HyperFlex.”

So, no matter how you play – or the conditions you’re playing in – there is going to be some great-performing FootJoy gear for you in 2025.

24 professionals join the previously announced 28 amateur golfers to complete the Team Canada roster for the 2025 season

Emerging Professional Players of the Year Award,
presented by Andrew Cook announced

OAKVILLE, ON – Golf Canada is pleased to announce the names of 24 professional athletes that will be part of the 2025 men’s and women’s Team Canada squads.

The Team Canada program supports a group of experienced amateur golfers on the path towards professional golf along with a group of young professional golfers who are building their careers as touring pros. Athletes are selected based on results from the previous calendar year. The professional players will join the seven women and two men previously selected to Team Canada as amateurs in addition to the Team Canada – NextGen members that were announced last fall.

With players choosing to turn professional at different points in the season, an athlete’s involvement in the Team Canada program including financial support continues during their transition from amateur to professional golf. 

“We are proud to announce our full roster of professional and amateur players for the upcoming season and look forward to supporting their development and journeys to the LPGA and PGA TOUR,” said Emily Phoenix, Director of High Performance, Golf Canada. “The continued success of Canadian golf would not be possible without our generous donors and corporate partners who share our passion for supporting our nation’s developing talent.”

The women’s professional team features eight returning players including: Brigitte Thibault, Brooke Rivers, Ellie Szeryk, Leah John, Maddie Szeryk, Monet Chun, Savannah Grewal and Yeji Kwon. Also joining the pro group this season is Anna Huang who announced her decision to turn pro last month. Huang will remain on the Team Canada – NextGen squad this season.

Four team members won last season, two of which before they turned professional. John won three times in her senior year at the University of Nevada. Chun was the co-medalist in the Big Ten Championship and added one additional win to close her collegiate career at the University of Michigan. Ellie Szeryk won her first professional event, claiming the GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open as part of the She Plays Golf Championship Series which also earned her an exemption into the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open, where she made the cut. Kwon was also victorious, winning the Genesis of Conway Central Arkansas Open as part of the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour. Thibault, Rivers, John, Maddie Szeryk, and Chun will all be competing on the Epson Tour this season while Grewal re-earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025.

The men’s professional team features 15 returning players for the upcoming season including: AJ Ewart, Brady McKinlay, Brendan MacDougall, Chris Crisologo, Étienne Papineau, Jared du Toit, Joey Savoie, Johnny Travale, Matthew Anderson, Myles Creighton, Noah Steele, Piercen Hunt, Stuart Macdonald, Sudarshan Yellamaraju and Thomas Giroux.

Last season, Anderson won the ECP Brazil Open, Macdonald won the Diners Club Peru Open and Ewart won the Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open, all on PGA TOUR Americas. Ewart added another win at the Sandpiper Open as part of the Vancouver Golf Tour. The 2025 season got off to a strong start for Yellamaraju, who won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. Yellamaraju along with Papineau, Anderson, Creighton and Macdonald will be competing on the Korn Ferry Tour this season. Ewart, Macdougall, Crisologo, Savoie, Steele and Giroux all have status on PGA TOUR Americas for 2025.

Team Canada – Women

(In addition to the seven players selected during the amateur selection process in the fall)

Team Canada – Men

(In addition to the two players selected during the amateur selection process in the fall)

As previously announced, the coaching staff for the men’s and women’s Team Canada squads will return in full for the 2025 season. Team Canada – Women will be led by Stollery Family Women’s Head Coach Salimah Mussani (Vancouver, B.C.) and Associate Coach Jennifer Greggain (Deep Bay, B.C.). The Women’s Team is supported by Mental Performance Coach Judy Goss (Toronto, Ont.) as well as Strength and Conditioning Coach Andrea Kosa (Calgary, Alta.).

Team Canada – Men will be led by Head Coach Derek Ingram (Winnipeg, Man.) and Assistant Coaches Louis Melanson (Moncton, N.B.) and Benoit Lemieux (Montréal, Que.), along with Mental Performance Coach Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood (Winnipeg, Man.) and Strength and Conditioning Coach Greg Redman (Kelowna, B.C.).

For full Team Canada bios and additional information, please click here.

For the Team Canada – NextGen and Team Canada amateur squad announcement, please click here.

Golf Canada’s player development program provides individualized training and competition support to athletes on their journey to the LPGA and PGA TOUR. National team coaches work with athletes and their personal support teams to develop annual training plans and identify areas where impact can be made to help athletes improve in all areas of their game. Athletes are also supported by a comprehensive sport science team that includes mental performance, physical conditioning, and mental health supports. The players are brought together regularly for training camps where they receive support from national team coaches and sport science staff, and train with their peers. Team Canada members also receive access to training hubs in Phoenix, Ariz. and the recently opened facility at Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville, Fla. where they can train and live during the winter months.

Team Canada is proudly supported by RBC, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), Titleist, FootJoy, Hilton, Puma, Foresight, Golf Canada Foundation and Sport Canada.

EMERGING PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Golf Canada Foundation is also proud to announce Savannah Grewal and Matthew Anderson as the recipients of the Emerging Professional Players of the Year Award, presented by Andrew Cook for the 2024 season. In 2020, Andrew Cook, a proud trustee of the Golf Canada Foundation, and past president of Golf Canada, established a $20,000 annual fund to recognize a top male and top female emerging Canadian professional golfer. Past recipients include current PGA TOUR member Taylor Pendrith, Korn Ferry Tour members Wil Bateman and Stuart Macdonald, and LPGA Tour members Maude-Aimee Leblanc and Maddie Szeryk.

“We are pleased to name Savannah and Matthew as the Emerging Professional Players of the Year,” said Martin Barnard, CEO of the Golf Canada Foundation. “We are incredibly grateful to Andrew Cook for his continued support of the Team Canada program and this annual award. It makes a huge difference to help our players on their journey to the highest levels of professional golf.”

Grewal, who has now won the award in back-to-back years, competed in 21 events on the LPGA Tour in 2024, making 10 cuts and earning a T4 finish at the Blue Bay LPGA in March. Grewal retained her LPGA Tour card for 2025 after finishing in the top 100 in the Race to CME Globe standings.

Anderson enjoyed a successful season on PGA TOUR Americas, earning six top-10 finishes including one win along with a runner-up and two third place finishes, while making 14 cuts in 16 events. Anderson was the top Canadian on PGA TOUR Americas and finished third on the season-long points race to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2025.

It’s funny to think that a container that has a singular purpose – holding liquid – could have differing levels of measured success.

Turns out, when you’re Yeti, you take that particular job very seriously.

And for years, Yeti has been doing that better than anyone.

For 2025, Yeti has a collection of top-tier vessels that are perfect for the golf course, the gym, the office, the pool party, the backyard, travelling, and more.

No matter what you need or what you’re doing this year, be sure to bring a Yeti along for the ride.

RAMBLER COLSTER CAN INSULATOR

The 473 ml size is the perfect fit for beer cans (like a tall Sleeman Clear 2.0) keeping each sip just as good as the first. A new Load-and-Lock gasket requires just an easy quarter-turn to secure your drink in place while the double-wall vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold, always. Available in seven colours and three different sizes.

RAMBLER POUR OVER

For the coffee lovers, there’s nothing better than a hot, smooth cup – no matter the setting. Yeti combined the classic pour over shape with its stainless steel insulation for an ultra-durable base camp brewer that keeps your coffee hot pour after pour. Available in four colours.

YONDER WATER BOTTLE

The new Yonder water bottle was specifically designed to be both lightweight and shatter resistant. The Yonder is BPA-free and crafted from 50 percent recycled plastic. It’s 100 percent leakproof, meaning no matter how far you’re going, you can trust the Yonder to come along, too. Available in four sizes and four colours.

YETI SHOT GLASSES

Stack, pack, and knock one back! The Yeti shot glasses come in a package of four that are packable together in its portable carrying container and are double-wall insulated. Whether it’s a post-birdie toast or a match-winning celebration, go bottoms up with Yeti. Available in six colours. 

YETI FLASK

Made for pocket-sized adventures, the Yeti flask is tough, portable, and stealthy so then you can sneak in a sip of the good stuff. Available in six colours and all include a funnel to make sure you avoid a mess of the liquid love.

HOPPER FLIP SOFT COOLER

Leakproof, tough-as-nails yet soft. The wide-mouth opening means it’s never been easy to load and access your food and drinks. The compact, cubed body means you can take it on the water, to the camp site, or the backyard putting green while the extreme insulation means ice stays ice cold. Available in three sizes and four colours.

Filmmakers Brittney Gavin and Amy Mielke’s documentary, “Apex: The Black Masters” features interviews with 44 people. But Gavin says the main character of the film does not have a speaking role.

It’s the community itself.

The Apex Invitational Golf Tournament was the first Black golf tournament in Nova Scotia and began as a small affair in Truro. It’s grown considerably, having celebrated its 50th anniversary last summer after starting with just 10 participants.

Gavin and Mielke and a camera crew were along for the ride.

“I’m happy it came through that we wanted to make the community the main character. So many people have added their little piece, and that’s the reason why (the tournament) has been able to exist for 50 years,” Gavin says.

In Truro, there are three Black communities that are geographically different but socially intertwined – the Island, the Hill, and the Marsh. The film focuses on the Island, as the golf course is in the backyard of the people who live there. The district got its nickname, the Island (not to be confused with Prince Edward Island, as was affirmed and re-affirmed in the film) because it was often isolated by flooding during periods of heavy rain. 

“Golf is intertwined into their lives and the community and in the film there are shots that will show (that). The film is about that relationship between the golf course and the community that has evolved quite a bit over time,” Gavin says.

Gavin has a personal connection to the two-day event, having known about it for her entire life. Her birthday is Aug. 9, and says her mother was, at nine months pregnant, at the golf tournament the weekend before Gavin’s birth – since it’s always the first weekend of August. Filming the documentary Gavin was eight months pregnant herself, she said in a recent interview with the CBC, so it was a full circle moment for her.

Gavin, a Halifax-based filmmaker, doesn’t golf. And while the documentary’s main thread is about the golf tournament itself – and it even weaves in results from the 50th playing of the event – the focus is really on the people involved.

With a laugh, Gavin says she “for sure” thought there would be plenty of conversations with golf enthusiasts. But one of the first people she spoke with, Jude Clyke (who is one of the tournament committee members) said – and it is repeated on camera – that he doesn’t “give a damn” about golf.

“That had to make the film, of course,” Gavin says, smiling. “There are people who go to the tournament who have never played golf, don’t care about golf. But for them, and the folks that attend year after year, it really is about that community homecoming.”

Over five decades the tournament itself has evolved, of course, and now includes a very important scholarship portion to the weekend’s festivities. Local community members have raised $113,000 for students in the area to help with post-secondary education. More than 140 scholarships have been given out.

“If nothing else, knowing that your community backs you in your future endeavors is just so important. The committee is very proud of the scholarship fund. It’s very much a priority of the tournament now and has become a piece (that has made it) more than about golf.”

The film intertwines stories of the past with a lookahead to the future. But, perhaps, the most poignant of all is a full-circle moment when the club – founded in 1905 – holds a reconciliation ceremony with the community and makes Darrell Maxwell, the founder of the tournament and who is now 74, just the 16th honorary member in its history.

The Black community was originally barred from playing the course. That could have held them back, but Maxwell – and so many others – would, for example, just go to the course and play as many holes as they could starting at 5 a.m. before it opened officially. Even now, Gavin says, some of the older-generation golfers drive right-handed but putt left-handed – because a left-handed putter was all that was available to them to use.

“I can’t even imagine how long overdue that must have felt. Just from my perspective as a filmmaker we weren’t sure if the golf course would be interested in telling the story as it happened. It was obviously unflattering. The president had to take accountability for policies he obviously wasn’t a part of. I was just happy that the golf course wanted to tell the same story as us, and the golf course wanted to tell the history as it happened,” Gavin says. “With the Black community, we’re often used to those topics being skirted around. For someone to affirm it, that was incredibly positive.

“For a lot of folks from the Island, it felt long overdue.”

The documentary, which is now streaming on CBC Gem, was both a passion project and an important piece of history for Gavin. And she’s so thrilled that the main character, the community, got its most-deserving spotlight.

“We did those 44 interviews […] I’ve never experienced that in the film world and people who were able to speak so naturally to the camera,” Gavin says. “But when you really care about something and you’re passionate about something it just comes easy.”

How does the No. 1 Ball in Golf continue to get better year-after-year?

Well, 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the iconic Titleist Pro V1 (with its sibling product, the Pro V1x not far behind) and it’s a product that continues to out-perform itself with each passing season – in the most impressive of ways.

A quarter-century of breakthrough ball innovation came with the new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x (which was introduced in 2003) golf ball launch in October. The balls have, over the last 25 years, been played in competition on the PGA Tour more than six times the nearest competitor. The challenge for the Titleist R&D department over the last two-plus decades, however, has remained constant: How do you make the best performing, most consistent golf balls in the game even better?

The team works through a collaborative process that has no beginning or end – it’s rooted in continuous feedback, rigorous testing, world-class manufacturing, and then performance validation.

“The Pro V1 responded to the changing nature of the game,” says Mary Lou Bohn, President, Titleist Golf Balls, of the initial launch in 2000.

“If you look at the early success of players who achieved record-setting performances, the results spoke for themselves.” 

The new Pro V1 and Pro V1x is the big equipment story for Titleist, a long-time Golf Canada partner, in 2025 and the new golf balls are chalk full of little improvements to help golfers – no matter their skill level.

They’re both engineered to deliver more speed off the tee, more spin with the wedges, and more control with the irons. All the new models boast a faster high gradient core – re-worked to maintain low long-game spin, increase ball speed, and add spin on shots into and around the greens.

Both the Pro V1 and Pro V1x have similar durability (and are very similar off the tee) but the Pro V1x spins more on iron and wedge shots into the green and the Pro V1 has a softer overall compression (Pro V1x is firmer because of its dual core construction).

“The golf ball has to do everything,” says Frederick Waddell, Titleist’s Director of Golf Ball Product Management. “Each of our golf ball models is optimized for distance off the tee, and with 2025 Pro V1 and Pro V1x in particular, we’ve realized a speed gain while unlocking even better iron and wedge performance. All of which will help players shoot lower scores.”

Other new products from Titleist in the early part of 2025 include new Scotty Cameron Studio Style putters (12 models available and dubbed the, “most significant re-design” of the Scotty Cameron blade putter offering in recent history) and the launch of the all-new GT1 driver, fairway wood, and hybrid (an ultra-lightweight configuration designed to deliver fast ball speeds, high launch, and increased stability), while new Titleist irons are set to come out in August.

St Andrews, Scotland – The R&A has announced the qualification pathways for The 153^rd Open at Royal Portrush, taking place July 13-20, 2025.

The Open is one of the world’s greatest sporting events and attracts the best men’s golfers from leading professional tours and amateur championships to compete for the famous Claret Jug. Each year, the exemption categories are reviewed to ensure that pathways are available into the Championship for golfers around the world.

On the PGA TOUR, places will be available via the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, the RBC Canadian Open and the Genesis Scottish Open, which is co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour.

Please click here to view the full list of exemptions for The 153^rd Open.

Mark Darbon, Chief Executive at The R&A, said, “The Open is a global championship for the best men’s golfers and each year we review our exemptions to ensure that we offer pathways into the Championship based on results achieved on the leading professional tours.

“We are proud to offer a wide range of opportunities to qualify globally and look forward to seeing which golfers will emerge to take their place at Royal Portrush in July.”

The R&A has also announced the schedule for the Open Qualifying Series in 2025 with 15 events in 11 countries offering places in golf’s original championship.

Please click here to view the full schedule of events.

Championship schedule to include 12 National Amateur Championships presented by BDO, six NextGen Championships, the World Junior Girls Golf Championship and two Canadian Collegiate Invitationals in addition to Canada’s National Open Championships –
the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open

Golf Canada will also conduct qualifiers for several USGA Championships including Local and Final Qualifying for the U.S. Open as well as the U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Men’s and Women’s Amateurs and U.S. Junior Girls and Boys Championships

February 6, 2025 – Golf Canada is pleased to announce its full 2025 championship schedule, which includes amateur and professional competitions in addition to various qualifiers hosted at golf facilities across Canada.

The 2025 schedule is headlined by Golf Canada’s two National Open Championships — the RBC Canadian Open, taking place at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ont. June 4-8 and the CPKC Women’s Open, being held at the historic
Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont., August 20-24.

Golf Canada’s 2025 competition calendar also includes 12 National Amateur Championships presented by BDO, six NextGen Championships, two Canadian Collegiate Invitationals and the World Junior Girls Golf Championship.

As the National Sport Federation and governing body of golf in Canada, Golf Canada conducts the country’s premier amateur and professional golf championships to support the development of the nation’s top talent through world-class competition.

“We are pleased to announce the full championship schedule for 2025 and look forward to hosting the top amateur athletes from across the country and around the world competing for our prestigious national championships,” said Mary Beth McKenna, Golf Canada Director, Amateur Championships and Rules. “On behalf of Golf Canada, I would like to thank our corporate partners, our host clubs across the country, our tournament staff and volunteers coast-to-coast who are essential in making these tournaments possible.”

The Canadian Junior Financial Assistance Program supported by Gary Cowan Heritage Fund and the Canadian Senior Golf Association will once again be available for juniors competing in the NextGen Championships and all National Junior Championships (Juniors and U15) who meet eligibility requirements. More details on the program for the 2025 season will be released later this month.

Golf Canada will also conduct several professional and amateur championship qualifiers including five regional qualifiers into the RBC Canadian Open as well as final qualifiers for both the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open.

Other notable qualifiers conducted for USGA Championships on the 2025 schedule include a U.S. Open Local and Final Qualifier, a U.S. Women’s Open Qualifier in addition to qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur and Girls’ Junior Championships, U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, and a local qualifier for the U.S. Men’s Amateur Final qualifier.

Golf Canada’s championship season kicks off May 1-4 with the NextGen Pacific Championship at Ledgeview Golf Club in Abbotsford, B.C., the home course of 2023 RBC Canadian Open champion, Nick Taylor. The season concludes with the inaugural playing of the women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., September 22-23.

To view Golf Canada’s 2025 Championship Schedule, including all host venues, registration requirements and volunteer opportunities visit, golfcanada.ca/competitions-calendar/.

2025 Amateur Championship Season at a Glance:

The second annual BDO National Golf League Finals will be held at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont. on May 31 ahead of tournament week of the RBC Canadian Open. Fifty-two teams will compete in a four-ball net stableford format to crown the BDO National Golf League champions.

The Canadian University/College Championship, presented by BDO, will be held June 2-6 at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C. The championship includes both a team and individual component featuring Canada’s top university and college talent. The winning men’s and women’s team will qualify for their respective 2025 Canadian Collegiate Invitationals.

The 111th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, takes place July 21-25 at Riverside Country Club in Rothesay, N.B. The champion will earn an exemption into the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open, the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

The 120th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, will be contested July 28-31 in Gatineau, Que. at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club and the Rivermead Golf Club. The champion will receive an exemption into the 2026 RBC Canadian Open, as well as an invitation to the 2025 U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship. The winner will also receive an exemption into final qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open and into the 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

The Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO, will be played at The Dunes at Kamloops in Kamloops, B.C., August 4-7. The national championship for players with neurological, intellectual, sensory, and physical impairments, will be contested over 54-holes. Natasha Stasiuk of Oakville, Ont. is the four-time defending champion on the women’s side, while Chris Willis of Aurora, Ont. has won the men’s title the past two years.

The Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, will be held August 5-8 at Club de golf Lachute in Lachute, Que. The field is open to female amateurs aged 25-and-over. The winner will receive exemptions into the 2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur and the 2026 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships.

The Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO, will be contested August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B. The champion will receive an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

The Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO, will run August 12-16 at Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte-Marie, Que. The winner will earn an exemption into the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, the 2026 U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship and the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship (if eligible).

The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, will be held August 18-22 at Seymour Golf & Country Club in North Vancouver, B.C. The field is open to male amateurs aged 25-and-over. The winner will receive exemptions into the 2025 U.S. Men’s Mid-Amateur, 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur and the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships.

The Canadian Women’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, will take place August 25-28 at Nanaimo Golf Club in Nanaimo, B.C. The winner will receive an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship as well as the 2026 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2026 U.S. Women’s Senior Open. 

The second playing of the Canadian U15 Championship will be contested August 26-29 at Pitt Meadows Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C. The boys and girls’ individual champions will earn exemptions into their respective 2026 Canadian Junior Championship, presented by BDO and an invitation into the 2025 NextGen Selection Camp.

The Canadian Men’s Senior Championship, presented by BDO, will be played at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, N.S., September 8-12. The winner will earn exemptions into the 2025 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, the 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2026 Canadian Men’s Senior Championship.

The men’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational will return to Öviinbyrd Golf Club in MacTier, Ont. from September 13-16. The tournament will be once again co-hosted by Kent State University and Penn State University. The intercollegiate tournament will feature eleven NCAA Division I teams along with the winners from the 2025 Canadian University/College Championship. The individual champion will receive an exemption into the 2026 RBC Canadian Open and the top five will earn exemptions into the 2026 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. The boys NextGen Selection Camp will run concurrently with the invitational.

The tenth playing of the World Junior Girls Golf Championship will take place at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club in St. Catharines, Ont., from September 15-20. Teams compete as three-member squads while also competing for an individual title. The Republic of Korea are the defending champions after beating Team Canada 1 through a tiebreaker. World no. 10 on WAGR, Soomin Oh, from the Republic of Korea won individual honours and will compete at the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club this August. The 2025 individual champion will earn an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open.

The 2025 Amateur Championship season concludes with the inaugural playing of the women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational, being held at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., September 21-23. The tournament will be co-hosted by Kent State University and the University of Michigan. The intercollegiate tournament will feature 11 NCAA Division I teams along with the team champions from the 2025 Canadian University/College Championship. The individual winner will earn an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open and the top five will earn exemptions into the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. The girls NextGen Selection Camp will run concurrently with the Invitational.

2025 NextGen Championships

The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf series. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2025 national junior championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.

The 2025 NextGen Championship host clubs include: Ledgeview Golf Club (Abbotsford, B.C.), Black Bear Ridge (Belleville, Ont.), Trestle Creek Golf Resort (Entwistle, Alta.), The Legends Golf Club (Warman, Sask.), Rideau View Golf Club (Manotick, Ont.) and Oakfield Golf & Country Club (Enfield, N.S.).

2025 Registration Information

Registration for Golf Canada’s 2025 competitions will open on the following dates:

• NextGen Championships: Wednesday, February 19 at 12:00pm EST
• RBC Canadian Open Qualifying: Wednesday, February 26 at 12:00pm EST
• National Amateur Championships: Wednesday, March 5 at 12:00pm EST

The mid-winter blahs are something Nick Taylor has only heard about.

Taylor has won four of his five career PGA Tour titles in the winter months, most recently winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Jan. 12 in a playoff with Colombia’s Nico Echavarría. He’ll defend his WM Phoenix Open championship this week, which he also won in a playoff, besting Charley Hoffman of the United States last year.

“It’s a combination of recharging, getting some rest, getting a bunch of family time, but also being motivated and working on the things that I want to improve,” Taylor said in a recent video conference with Canadian reporters. “Communicating with my team if it’s either my golf swing or getting myself in the gym or the mental side, and coming out eager and ready to go.”

Geography is a factor, too.

The PGA Tour starts its schedule in Hawaii and on the west coast, staying in warmer climes during the winter. As a result, Taylor won the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am in California, the WM Phoenix Open in Arizona, and the Sony Open in Hawaii.

“I grew up on a lot of these grasses and had good results throughout the year,” the golfer from Abbotsford, B.C., said. “The comfort level is very high as well, so there’s a few factors there.

“The last few years, I’ve definitely motivated myself throughout the off-season and came out ready to go.”

Five other Canadians will join Taylor on TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course in Scottsdale, Ariz. 

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., will look to improve on his No. 22 ranking in the FedEx Cup standings, as will Adam Hadwin (100th) also from Abbotsford, Adam Svensson (T121st) of Surrey, B.C., Mackenzie Hughes (124th) of Dundas, Ont., and Ben Silverman (168th) of Thornhill, Ont.

Taylor said that the responsibilities of being the defending champion at the WM Phoenix Open aren’t too onerous compared to the RBC Canadian Open, which he won in 2023.

“Just a few more things that kind of take your time. You’ve got to manage your practice time,” said the 36-year-old. “That would be the biggest difference. 

“I think what’s nice this week, say, compared to the Canadian Open, last year, is it’s the same golf course, a place that I’m comfortable coming back to, to what I know.”

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DP WORLD TOUR — Aaron Cockerill of Stony Mountain, Man., will tee it up at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club on Thursday. He’s 138th on the European-based tour’s rankings after five events.

KORN FERRY TOUR — Third-ranked Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., leads the Canadian contingent into this week’s Astara Golf Championship. He’s grouped with No. 70 Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., for the first two rounds of the event at Country Club de Bogota in Colombia. Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Etienne Papineau of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald are also in the field.

LPGA TOUR — Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., is ranked 14th on the Rolex Race to CME Globe standings heading into the Founders Cup in Bradenton, Fla. Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont., Hamilton’s Alena Sharp and Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., will also be in the first regular field event of the LPGA Tour season. 

Calgary – Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today that MacKids, the arm of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation dedicated to fundraising for McMaster Children’s Hospital, has been chosen as the primary charity partner for the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open, to be held at the historic Mississaugua Golf and Country Club from August 18-24, 2025.

“We are proud to team up with MacKids as our 2025 CPKC Women’s Open primary charitable partner to raise money that will transform pediatric cardiac care across Ontario,” said Keith Creel, CPKC President and CEO. “Pediatric cardiac care is a key focus of our community investment program, CPKC Has Heart, and we look forward to investing in and helping MacKids’ young hearts.”   

This year’s goal is to raise more than $2.8 million for McMaster Children’s Hospital. These funds will support the creation of the Integrated Cardiac Health Initiative, a groundbreaking centre of excellence that will enhance pediatric cardiac care from newborn to adolescent.

“With the incredible generosity of the CPKC Women’s Open, MacKids is poised to support McMaster Children’s Hospital as it takes pediatric cardiac care to extraordinary new heights,” says Anissa Hilborn, CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation. “This partnership enables us to continue delivering life-saving, world-class care to our region’s youngest patients and their families, ensuring brighter futures for our community and far beyond.”

“CPKC Has Heart has left a meaningful impact in every host community of our National Women’s Open Championship, and we are honoured to work with our partners in welcoming MacKids as the charitable beneficiary of the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open,” said Laurence Applebaum, Chief Executive Officer, Golf Canada. “The return of the CPKC Women’s Open to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area at the historic Mississaugua Golf and Country Club this August will be special with golf fans and event enthusiasts seeing the world’s best players and helping to support the incredible work of McMaster Children’s Hospital.”

The CPKC Women’s Open community charity partner will be announced in the coming weeks.

About CPKC

With its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC is the first and only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports from Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf of México to Lázaro Cárdenas, México. Stretching approximately 20,000 route miles and employing 20,000 railroaders, CPKC provides North American customers unparalleled rail service and network reach to key markets across the continent. CPKC is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpkcr.com to learn more about the rail advantages of CPKC.

About CPKC Has Heart

At CPKC, we know that a railroad may serve as the arteries of a nation, but at its heart is community. That’s why, through CPKC Has Heart, we’ve already helped raise more than $45 million to help improve the heart health of adults and children across North America. And along the way, we’re showing heart whenever we can. Find out more on www.CPKCHasHeart.ca

About MacKids

MacKids, part of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation, provides vital funding to enable the best possible patient care at McMaster Children’s Hospital, including Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre and McMaster University Medical Centre. MacKids inspires and motivates gifts that fund medical equipment and patient amenities, innovative research initiatives, essential redevelopment of clinical care spaces, and the education and training of health care providers.

McMaster Children’s Hospital is the second largest provider of inpatient pediatric services in Ontario. The Hospital is home to Canada’s largest neonatal intensive care unit including supportive maternal care, the largest pediatric mental health program in Canada, and the only inpatient pediatric cancer program in south-central Ontario.