PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Corey Conners delivered a composed, confident performance at the 153rd Open Championship, finishing tied for 10th at Royal Portrush and once again asserting himself as Canada’s most reliable presence in major championship golf.

The 32-year-old from Listowel, Ontario, closed with back-to-back rounds of 66, finishing at 9-under-par (275) — just seven shots off the winning mark set by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

A Weekend Surge at Royal Portrush

After a steady start with rounds of 71 and 72, Conners vaulted up the leaderboard with a clinical 66 on Saturday — then matched it Sunday with another six-birdie performance, capped by a confident up-and-down on the final hole.

“It feels great to play well on this stage,” said Conners after his round. “Portrush is a tough test. I stuck to my game plan, stayed patient, and made the most of my chances over the weekend.”

Conners’ score tied for the lowest combined weekend total among the top 15 finishers.

Lone Canadian to Make the Cut

Conners was the only Canadian to reach the weekend, as Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, and Taylor Pendrith missed the cut.

This marks Conners’ third top-10 at a major and his best finish at The Open. Known for his steady ball-striking and calm under pressure, he continues to lead the charge for Canada in golf’s biggest events.

What’s Next for Conners?

With the FedEx Cup Playoffs fast approaching and an eye toward potential Presidents Cup selection, Conners’ showing at Portrush may prove to be a momentum builder. The performance will also provide a boost in the Official World Golf Ranking, where he remains the top-ranked Canadian on the men’s side.

His summer schedule will continue with PGA TOUR stops at the 3M Open and Wyndham Championship before heading into playoff season.

Canadian Golf on the Rise

While this year’s Open didn’t feature multiple Canadians in contention, Conners’ steady play reaffirmed his place as one of the most dependable performers in Canadian golf — a player whose best may still be ahead.

As the country celebrates recent successes across both the PGA and LPGA Tours, Conners’ latest showing reminds fans that Canada continues to earn its place among the world’s elite golf nations.

Deng earns her third win of the season in Georgia

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Aphrodite Deng of Calgary, Alta. defeated Xingtong Chen of Singapore, 2 and 1 after 35 holes in the final to win the 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Saturday at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Deng becomes the first Canadian to win the title in tournament history.

“It really means a lot. I just can’t believe that I won,” said Deng. “I didn’t really think about the end result because I knew there were a lot of good players here. I just tried to win each match.” 

The 15-year-old member of Team Canada NextGen led Chen 4 up following the opening 18-holes of the final. Deng and Chen traded the lead through the opening six holes before Deng won Nos. 7, 10, 12 and 13 to earn the advantage heading into the final 18-holes of the championship.

In the afternoon, Chen pulled to within two after winning Nos. 19 and 23 and the two battled back-and-forth before Deng retook her 4 up lead after winning Nos. 27 and 28. Chen again pulled to within two late taking Nos. 32 and 34; but both carded pars on the 35th hole giving Deng the win at 2 and 1.

Deng’s path to the final began after sitting at 2-over T32 following stroke play on Tuesday. In the Round of 64 on Wednesday, she defeated Sarah Hammett of Australia, 2 and 1 to advance. Thursday would mark two more victories, first in the Round of 32, following a 2 and 1 win over Mia Calles of Clinton, S.C. and later winning in 19 holes over Yujie Liu of China. The quarters and semifinals took place on Friday, where Deng began with a 2 up victory over Chloe Kovelesky of Boca Raton, Fla. followed by a 2 and 1 win over Rayee Feng of Short Hills, N.J. to secure her spot in the finals.

The win is the third for Deng, having previously won two junior titles earlier this season, including the 2025 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in April and the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open in May where she played alongside world no. 1, Nelly Korda.

Deng has also earned exemptions into all remaining U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships for which she is age eligible. In addition, an exemption into the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open as well as exemptions into the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur.

“Aphrodite is a very talented player who came to the program with great family support and quite a few wins at a young age. She is incredibly hard working and disciplined. This is a huge win for her and the program. I am very happy for Aphrodite and her family,” said Jeff MacDonald, Head Coach, Team Canada NextGen Girls.

Team Canada NextGen members, Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., Ruihan Kendria Wang of Vancouver, B.C., Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., Clara Ding of White Rock, B.C., Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. and Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. also competed this week.

Lin advanced to the Round 16 where she fell to the top ranked player in the field, Grace Carter of Jupiter, Fla. 1 up on Thursday. Lin finished stroke play at 1-under T15 and won her Round of 64 match, 6 and 5 over Junxi Guo of Singapore and her Round of 32 match, 3 and 2 over Kacey Ly of Temple City, Calif. In addition, Xing and Wang both advanced to the Round of 64 of the tournament.

The 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship opened on Monday with 36-holes of stroke play over the first two days before moving into match play on Wednesday through to Saturday’s final.

For the final standings and match play results from the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, please click here.

GATINEAU – When some of the best male amateur golfers on the planet come to this country for the 120th edition of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO, they’ll have the opportunity to tee it up at one of Canada’s most storied layouts. 

The Royal Ottawa Golf Club is set to host the Canadian Men’s Amateur for the record 10th time, and this year will do so alongside nearby Rivermead Golf Club as a partner club. The event will have a full field of 264 players, and the two courses are located just across the bridge from nearby downtown Ottawa.  

“From small greens with high green speeds and thick rough, coupled with the need to be accurate off the tee to score well—this top 100 rated course in Canada will provide a great challenge to even the highly-skilled players,” said Greg Richardson, general manager at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club. 

“Golfers from all around the world are set to make their experience memorable.”  

There will be more than a dozen countries with golfers teeing it up at Royal Ottawa including both the reigning Australian men’s amateur champion and the reigning Japanese men’s amateur champion, along with golfers from 10 provinces and one territory. The Canadian contingent is led by Justin Matthews, who is the second-highest Canadian in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). 

The last time Royal Ottawa hosted the men’s amateur, the winning score was 11 under, but since then, there have been plenty of changes to the course – especially over the first five holes. On the back nine golfers have a unique start with a short par-4 10th and then back-to-back par-3s on Nos. 11 (featuring a diabolical back-to-front sloped green) and No. 12.  

Five of the closing six holes are strong par-4s before golfers face a beefy par-5 closer. Small greens are featured throughout, and club-grabbing rough will also challenge players who are inaccurate off the tee or with their irons.  

This reporter had an opportunity to play 18 holes alongside Ottawa’s Michael Vivone, a 16-year-old who is in the field – and also a member of Royal Ottawa. Vivone, who grew up playing tennis, stands at least 6-foot-2 and regularly hits it further than 300 yards off the tee. He’s had a collection of solid results lately and attends the Matt DeJohn Golf Academy in Port St Lucie, Fla. as he aims to chase his pro golf dreams.  

He said, with his tennis background, he’s yet to have to “chase speed” like so many other players. Golf’s talent is just getting younger and younger, and he said he’s as committed as ever to finding a process that works for him – despite acknowledging the fact that other star juniors (like Charlie Woods, whose father you may have heard of) are on “another level.”  

That said, Vivone certainly has the game to compete – and maybe even contend – at Royal Ottawa, despite his age. On the front side he had a stretch of three birdies in five holes with tap-in pars the rest of the way around. An easy game.  

“Something the club supports throughout so well is amateur golf,” Richardson said. “We understand that not everyone will be competing at this course (after the cut) but we want them to walk away, whether they make the cut or not, with an experience they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.” 

Winners of the tournament in the past include both Nick Taylor and Mackenzie Hughes who have both, of course, gone on to win on the PGA Tour – with Taylor becoming just the first male golfer to win all of the Canadian Junior, Canadian Men’s Amateur, and Canadian Open (with Brooke Henderson doing the same on the women’s side). 

When the men’s amateur was hosted by Royal Ottawa in 1991 Mike Weir finished runner up. And, in the 2016, Sahith Theegala (one of the game’s more popular players due to his appearance on the Netflix docu-series ‘Full Swing’ and part of Team RBC) was in the field at the club.   

Established in 1895, the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship is the third oldest amateur championship in the world. 

This year’s event goes from July 28-31. The winner receives an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship, the 2026 U.S. Open Final Qualifying, and the 2026 RBC Canadian Open.  

Royal Ottawa’s national championship hosting duties are also set to continue next year, as the backdrop for the 2026 World Junior Girls Golf Championship. 

ENFIELD, N.S. – Emma Zheng of Auckland, New Zealand and Cole Stewart of Fall River, N.S. both secured victories at the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship on Thursday to wrap up the 2025 NextGen season and lock up their places in next month’s national junior championships.  

Both Zheng and Stewart took the lead following Tuesday’s opening round and failed to give way to their closest chasers over the final 36 holes at Oakfield Golf & Country Club in Enfield, N.S. 

Zheng, the only international player to tee off in the NextGen Atlantic Championship this week, entered Thursday’s final round with a two-shot lead over Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. With rounds of 70 and 74 behind her, the Kiwi found separation from Kwon in the early stages of her final round, stringing together birdies at the first, sixth and eighth holes to double her advantage to four strokes ahead of the more taxing back nine.  

Consecutive bogeys at Nos. nine and 10 sliced Zheng’s lead in half, though a timely string of par putts on holes 11, 12 and 13 helped to get back on track before a birdie at the par-4 14th got her back to two-under par. A final birdie at the 17th sealed the deal for Zheng while Kwon played her final four holes at three-over par to fall out of arms reach.  

The wire-to-wire victory marks Zheng’s fifth triumph of 2025, having claimed four other stroke-play events overseas to shoot up to 266th on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).  

As for Stewart, the win marks his first of 2025 and featured three-straight rounds of maturity and poise to help claim a three-stroke victory without ever trailing. Stewart opened the tournament with a five-under 67 to lead Ben Brown of Antigonish, N.S. by a single stroke heading into Wednesday. 

Soaring atop the leaderboard on the heels of a hot start became familiar territory for Stewart at the NextGen Ontario Championship that took place earlier this year at Black Bear Ridge Golf & Resort in Belleville, Ont. Then, Stewart bound a lonesome bogey in his opening round with five birdies to card a four-under 68, leading the tournament until a six-over 78 the next day dropped him out of contention.  

Two months later and in the final NextGen Championship of the 2025 season, Stewart built on opening rounds of 71 and 74 to ride his advantage into the final round. The Nova Scotian entered Thursday with a four-stroke lead and was able to navigate around a series of bogeys at Nos. eight, nine and 13 to claim his maiden title on the NextGen circuit by five strokes.  

“After NextGen Ontario I learned a lot,” said Stewart following his round Thursday. “I figured out that I needed a good-night sleep and not check the leaderboard every five minutes. It definitely helped a lot for this week. 

“My mindset was to not make any big numbers and play my game that I was playing the past two days,” he added. “I proved to myself that I can win big tournaments like this and have the game to pull off wins in these types of scenarios.”  

The victory for Stewart is layered by a different kind of excitement as well, having grown up playing in the Enfield community, specifically at Oakfield Golf & Country Club.  

Brett Shaw of Stratford, P.E.I. rallied from a three-over par start through his opening six holes on Thursday to climb within three shots of Stewart and claim his second runner-up finish in two tries at the NextGen Atlantic Championship.   

NextGen Atlantic Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship 

*Top 6 qualify  

NextGen Atlantic Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Girls Championship 

*Top 6 plus ties qualify  

The conclusion of Thursday’s final round marks the end of the 2025 NextGen Championship season as the final participants in next month’s Canadian Junior Boys and Girls Championships round out. Twelve winners and many others that contended in this year’s NextGen Championship season will descend on Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B. August 11-15 and Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. August 12 – 16 for the Canadian Junior Boys Championship and Canadian Junior Girls Championship respectively.   

To view the final leaderboards from the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship, please click here.   

About the NextGen Championships  

The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf series which totals six competitions. 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.  

Canada’s National Women’s Open returns to the City of Champions for the first time since 2013

CPKC Has Heart to leave meaningful community legacy in support of pediatric heart health

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced today that the historic Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta. will host the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open.

The 2026 CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton will be held on August 17-23, 2026, the 52^nd playing of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship.

The 2026 tournament marks the return of the National Women’s Open to Royal Mayfair for the third time and first since LPGA Tour star and three-time CPKC Women’s Open champion Lydia Ko won the 2013 event at Royal Mayfair as a 15-year-old amateur. Ko won back-to-back events as an amateur in 2012 and 2013 and would go on to win her third Canadian title in 2015. Royal Mayfair also hosted the championship in 2007, an event won by LPGA Tour legend Lorena Ochoa.

The 2026 CPKC Women’s Open will mark the eighth time that Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship has been contested in the province of Alberta.

“In partnership with CPKC, we are very pleased to confirm that the CPKC Women’s Open will return to the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in 2026,” said Golf Canada Chief Operating Officer Garrett Ball. “Edmonton is a passionate golf community and Royal Mayfair is an outstanding venue to challenge the world’s best players. We extend our thanks to the membership and staff at Royal Mayfair as well as the City of Edmonton who will once again prove to be fabulous hosts for our National Women’s Open Championship.”

The CPKC Women’s Open through the CPKC Has Heart program will once again leave a meaningful legacy in the host community of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship. Since 2014, CPKC has raised more than C$23 million for pediatric heart health in the communities that have hosted the CPKC Women’s Open through the company’s tournament sponsorship and the CPKC Has Heart program. 

“We are very excited to bring the CPKC Women’s Open back to Edmonton and once again back to our home province of Alberta,” said CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel. “For more than a decade, this tournament, through our CPKC has Heart community investment program, has helped build stronger communities across Canada by investing in the heart health of our young people. We look forward to continuing that legacy next summer in Edmonton.”

The CPKC Has Heart community partner will be announced in early 2026.

For more than a century, Royal Mayfair has been recognized as one of Western Canada’s premier golf facilities. Shaped by legends such as Stanley Thompson and Les Furber as well as a Doug Carrick renovation in recent years, the club is consistently ranked within the ScoreGolf Top 100. The club celebrated its centennial in 2022 and is one of 17 clubs to have hosted both the Women’s and Men’s National Open Championship. In 2023, Royal Mayfair completed an extensive clubhouse renovation with modern amenities for a premier member and championship experience.

“On behalf of the Board of Governors along with our membership, management and staff, we are thrilled to be named host of the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open,” said Royal Mayfair Golf Club President Daniel Kickham. “We look forward to once again welcoming the many golf enthusiasts from within our city, surrounding communities and across the province to one of Canada’s premier sporting events. We are equally excited about partnering with CPKC and Golf Canada in raising critical funds for local children’s charities.”

The Board of Royal Mayfair has also appointed longtime Edmontonians and Royal Mayfair members, Marilyn Cox and Don McGarvey as Host Club Tournament Co-Chairs.

One of Canada’s premier annual sporting events and a signature stop on the LPGA Tour, the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open was named Sport Tourism Canada’s International Sport Event of the Year at the 2025 Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE Awards. The CPKC Women’s Open also earned the LPGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year award in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023.

“Edmonton boasts a rich legacy of exceptional women’s sporting events, teams, and heroes across various sports, and we are thrilled to welcome the world’s finest women’s golfers back to Alberta’s capital city,” says Mayor Amarjeet Sohi. “This event not only highlights our passion for sports but also inspires the next generation of athletes in our city while bringing our community together.”

“Explore Edmonton is thrilled to welcome the world’s top golfers to our city to compete in the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open,” said Traci Bednard, President and CEO of Explore Edmonton. “This event further showcases our commitment to supporting women’s sport in our city. We are excited to host thousands of visitors from around the globe to experience the best of Edmonton next August and work with our valued partners to help maximize the impact of this incredible event.”

The 2025 CPKC Women’s Open will take place August 20-24, 2025, at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. MacKids, the arm of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation dedicated to fundraising for MacMaster Children’s Hospital, has been selected as host charity for this year’s event with Trillium Health Partners serving as a community beneficiary.

For information about tickets, volunteer opportunities or corporate hospitality, please visit www.cpkcwomensopen.com.

As a long-time supporter of professional golf, RBC deepened its commitment to the sport in 2021 with the launch of RBC Community Junior Golf and continues to support this initiative, which provides affordable access to golf for youth across Canada.

In partnership with Golf Canada, RBC supports the national delivery of two junior golf programs, First Tee – Canada and Youth on Course.

First Tee – Canada, launched in 2021 by Golf Canada in partnership with First Tee, is a youth development program that offers life-enhancing experiences through accessible golf programming for young people from low socio-economic communities. Youth on Course is a complimentary program to First Tee – Canada that provides youth aged six to 18 with subsidized rounds of golf for five dollars or less.

Since 2022, RBC Community Junior Golf has engaged over 55,000 youth through providing First Tee – Canada programming at no cost and subsidizing green fees for junior golfers through Youth on Course.

“The growth of our programs and the ability to introduce thousands of young people to golf every year would not be possible without the steadfast support of RBC,” said Adam Hunter, Executive Director, First Tee – Canada. “RBC Community Junior Golf has expanded our reach and has played a pivotal role in providing communities across Canada with inclusive and affordable access to golf.”

All RBC Community Junior Golf sites across Canada, including municipal or publicly accessible golf courses, offer no-cost First Tee – Canada programming to participants with all necessary equipment, and provide participants with a complimentary Youth on Course membership to play affordable rounds of golf at participating golf courses.

At RBC Community Junior golf sites, youth in surrounding low socio-economic communities are prioritized access to the First Tee program.

Private, no cost registration links are shared with select schools and community groups, and RBC covers transportation costs to the golf course, to encourage participation from families who may not have considered golf as a sport for them.

RBC also covers the cost of First Tee coach certification, helping to onboard more dedicated coaches, increase program offerings, and ensure a safe and inclusive environment for participants.

Partnered schools and youth centres are also able to run First Tee programming in-house at no cost, with provided curriculum, training modules and equipment kits.

“We believe young people from all communities deserve the chance to play golf and reap the benefits the sport has to offer,” said RBC’s Chief Brand Officer, Shannon Cole. “Together with Golf Canada, we are breaking down barriers of entry to the game and bringing golf directly to communities in a meaningful and engaging way.”

Last year, in addition to the 36 established RBC Community Junior Golf sites, nearly 165 elementary schools, community centers, and youth organizations across the country partnered with RBC Community Junior Golf to further expand the benefits of First Tee programming. This expansion resulted in nearly 3,500 subsidized Youth on Course rounds being played at RBC Community Junior Golf sites alone.

Looking ahead, RBC Community Junior Golf will continue to grow the game, inspire the next generation of golfers and help make a positive impact in their lives, on and off the course.

Four Canadians are in the field for The Open, which begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

World No. 24 Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., leads the Canadian contingent, joined by No. 29 Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., No. 35 Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and No. 58 Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont.

Conners is grouped with 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and fellow American Tom Hoge for Thursday’s opening round.

Pendrith will play alongside 2015 PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia and Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark.

Hughes is paired with Americans Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Young, while Taylor tees off with Harris English and Tony Finau, both of the United States.

Royal Portrush last hosted The Open in 2019, when Ireland’s Shane Lowry claimed the Claret Jug.

Defending champion Xander Schauffele returns after a final-round 65 clinched a two-shot win at Royal Troon in 2024.

Hughes was the top Canadian last year, finishing 2 over for the tournament and tied for 16th.

The tournament offers a purse of US$17 million.

For the third year in a row, First Tee – Premier départ Québec has partnered with FitSpirit to introduce more young girls to sport — and to golf, for the first time.

Between May 6 and May 27, First Tee coaches were on site at all five of FitSpirit’s Celebration events, which brought together thousands of girls aged 12 to 17 from secondary schools across Québec. The events — held at community parks in various regions — featured a mix of physical activities, social connection and leadership-building workshops in an inclusive, all-girls setting.

FitSpirit, a Québec-based non-profit, focuses on promoting physical activity and wellness among teenage girls. Its Celebration events aim to help girls build confidence, try new things and experience the joy of movement.

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with First Tee – Premier départ Québec to offer golf discovery at FitSpirit Celebrations,” said Élisabeth Lagacé, program advisor at FitSpirit. “A welcoming, non-judgemental introduction to golf shows teenage girls that they belong in this sport and that trying something new can be exciting, rather than intimidating.”

Each participant was given a card to collect hole punches by completing different activities. The First Tee stations — each led by one of four female coaches — offered a welcoming space where girls could learn golf fundamentals and develop life skills through sport. Activities included a chipping target practice and a distance control putting challenge, all rooted in First Tee’s emphasis on confidence, respect and perseverance.

The Celebration events were held at Parc Maisonneuve (Montréal), Parc de la Pointe-aux- Lièvres (Québec City), Parc de la Terre-des-Loisirs (Trois-Rivières), Parc Beauséjour (Rimouski), and Centre de plein air Hélène-Larochelle (Gatineau).

Across the five events, nearly 3,350 girls participated — many experiencing golf for the first time.

“Over 95 per cent of FitSpirit participants were discovering golf for the first time,” said Marie-Michèle Richer, program manager for First Tee – Premier départ Québec. “It was incredible to see them focus on their tee shots and celebrate hitting the target. The more they played, the more they connected — with the game and with each other. We’re grateful to FitSpirit for welcoming us and making it possible to share golf with so many girls.”

At the conclusion of this year’s FitSpirit Celebrations, participation at the First Tee – Premier départ Québec stations rose by 55 per cent compared to 2024.

First Tee – Premier départ Québec aims to continue working with FitSpirit each season, using golf to empower more girls across the province to be active, confident and brave with anything that comes their way.

Learn more at firstteequebec.ca/en/register or fitspirit.ca.

New features include group score posting, smartwatch support, GPS upgrades, referrals and achievements. 

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Golf Canada is enhancing how Canadians experience the game with new features now live in its free mobile app. 

The latest update to the Golf Canada app — the No. 1 golf app in the country — has launched with version 7.3.0, bringing a range of tools designed to make it easier for golfers to track scores, connect with playing partners and get more out of every round. 

Among the key upgrades is a feature that allows users to post scores for their playing partners, simplifying scorekeeping during group rounds. 

Android users can now access the app from select smartwatches, including Fossil, TicWatch, Skagen, Tag Heuer Connected, Montblanc Summit, Samsung Galaxy Watch (Watch 4 and newer), and Google Pixel Watch. The integration enables on-wrist GPS yardages and digital scoring, allowing players to stay focused on the game. 

To encourage community growth, a referral feature has been added. Members can share a unique referral code and earn entries into a season-long prize draw when new users sign up. 

An achievements system lets golfers unlock digital milestones based on rounds played, courses visited, hole-by-hole entries, provinces played and more. Friends’ achievements are also visible, adding a social layer to performance tracking. 

Also new is advanced GPS yardage functionality. The app now provides front, middle and back green distances to support more accurate club selection and course strategy. 

Privacy controls have also been improved. Users can now choose whether their scores appear in their friends’ feeds, giving them more control over how their information is shared. 

The Golf Canada app is available as a free download from the App Store for iOS devices and Google Play for Android. Golfers can log in with an existing Golf Canada account or create one in-app to begin tracking their game. 

For a full list of Golf Canada app features, visit golfcanada.ca/app. 

ENFIELD, N.S. – The NextGen Championship circuit embarks on its final stop with the playing of the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship at the Oakfield Golf & Country Club in Enfield, N.S. July 14-17.  

The 54-hole competition is the last opportunity for Canada’s junior talent to secure a spot in their respective national championship later this summer, with the top six Junior Boys as well as top six Junior Girls (Including ties) rounding out the list of players competing for Canada’s top junior golf championships. The Canadian Junior Boys Championship will take place August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B., while the Canadian Junior Girls Championship descends on the Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. August 12 – 16. 

89 Junior Boys and 26 Junior Girls will tee off at Oakfield Golf & Country Club on July 15 before the field is approximately trimmed down to the top 54 Junior Boys (including ties) and top 18 Junior Girls (including ties) after 36 holes. The final round will be contested on July 17, with a hole-by-hole playoff available to determine the first place finishers in both divisions or sixth place finisher in the Junior Boys division if positions are tied at the end of regulation.  

Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. and Reid Hart of O’Leary, P.E.I. highlight the Junior Girls contingent in the final NextGen Championship of the season, with the former already securing her place at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship with a victory at the 2025 NextGen Western Championship earlier in the campaign. Hart will be vying for her maiden win on the circuit while positioned as the reigning P.E.I Junior Golfer of the year and a three-time winner on the Maple Leaf Junior Tour – Canada’s top junior circuit.  

Brett Shaw of Stratford, P.E.I. and Carter Lavigne of Moncton, N.B. are notable names competing in the Junior Boys division. Lavigne claimed the inaugural Canadian U15 Championship in 2024 while Shaw came close to winning his first-career NextGen Championship at last year’s NextGen Atlantic Championship and will be looking to avenge his playoff defeat to Bode Stephen of Kingston, Ont. Both Shaw and Hart will represent P.E.I at the 2025 Canada Games in front of a maritime crowd in St. John’s, Nfld.  

“Oakfield is excited to be hosting the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship,” commented Blehr MacKinley, Head Golf Professional at Oakfield Golf & Country Club. “Our club and membership are excited to welcome some of the top junior players from Atlantic Canada and Eastern Canada. Oakfield is primed and ready to provide a challenging test to all the competitors and we cannot wait for the championship to arrive.” 

Both a staple in the Enfield community and known as being one of the premier golf facilities throughout Atlantic Canada, the Oakfield Golf & Country Club has built its reputation on inclusivity and diversity for over 60 years.  

“This year’s championship holds particular significance for our club, as eight of our own junior members will be competing,” added Anne Balser, Manager of Golf Operations and Communications at the course. “The opportunity to compete in a Golf Canada championship on your home course is a rare and special opportunity. We couldn’t be more excited to see them represent their club, and province in this event.” 

Oakfield Golf & Country Club has hosted several notable events over the years, including the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship twice (1971, 1981) as well as several provincial championships and the Halifax Pro-Am in 2019.  

What started with five holes in 1962 has since grown into a championship caliber golf course able to provide a fair and challenging test to players of all skills levels. Greenside bunkers and numerous undulated greens forces intense precision on players’ approach shots, parlaying its fidelity with accuracy off the tee to navigate the towering trees squeezing many of the property’s fairways.  

To keep track of the leaderboards and learn more information about the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship, please click here.  

About the NextGen Championships  

The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf series which totals six competitions. 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.