Team Alberta Leads in the Inter-Provincial Championship; Charly Pinel cards an albatross on hole no. 12

REGINA, Sask. – Hongzhao (Thomas) Xu holds the solo lead following the opening round of the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO, on Tuesday at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask.

Xu, of Vancouver, B.C. opened with a 5-under 67 carding seven birdies. Four came consecutively on hole nos. 3 through 6, giving him a one-shot lead heading into the second round of the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

“I stuck the first one, then after that I putted pretty well and made a couple 12 to 15 footers,” said Xu. “I think overall my putter was the best part of my game today, I made some pretty good par saves.

“I think continue the momentum and keep doing what I was doing today because I know what I did today is working,” added Xu on what he can do to continue success throughout the tournament.

There are a total of 11 players within two shots of Xu. One of those is Charly Pinel of Beaumont, Que. who carded an albatross on hole no. 12. Along with an albatross, Pinel added four birdies to shoot a 3-under 69 and sit two shots back of the leader.

“I just wanted to put it close, but it ended up in the hole, I had 124 in with wind to my back, so I hit a 54-degree wedge and the ball landed right behind the pin and spun back,” said Pinel. “I was surprised, I had no words, I just put my hands in the air and looked at my dad who was clapping.”

Team Canada NextGen members Eddie Gu of Aurora, Ont. and Chase Jerome of Ottawa, Ont. both sit T13 at 2-under. Jerome carded four birdies and Gu carded three to remain in the hunt at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

“Honestly, I was feeling very neutral,” said Gu. “I was playing just like I practice and going with the flow, kind of play the way the game is moving you.

“My driver worked really well today, I was not expecting that based on the performance on the practice range, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well I was hitting it out there, so driver definitely set me up well for a lot of holes,” said Gu on what the best part of his game was today.

Gu and Jerome’s Team Canada NextGen teammate Alexis Rouleau of Montreal, Que. shot a 3-over 75 in his first round on Tuesday.

Team Alberta sits at the top of the Inter-Provincial Championship leaderboard at 8-under. Brae Rogalczyk of Innisfail, Alta and Chase Strang of Airdrie, Alta. both shot 4-under 68 to count towards the team score on Tuesday. Teammate Jeevin Dhaliwal of Calgary, Alta. shot 2-over 74.

Trailing Team Alberta is Team Nova Scotia at 6-under and Team British Columbia at 5-under. The Inter-Provincial Championship will conclude following tomorrow’s second round where the winning province will be presented the Inter-Provincial Championship trophy.

There are three players tied for the lead at 4-under for the 16-and under Juvenile division leader, including Chase Strang of Airdrie, Alta., Jeevyn Lotay of Burnaby, B.C. and Luke MacDougall of Fall River, N.S.

The 16-and-under Juvenile Championship runs concurrently with the Junior Championship and has featured in the tournament since 1970, with the winner receiving the Jack Bailey Trophy. Only 12 players have ever claimed both the Juvenile and Junior championship in the same year, with Dawson Lew of Toronto, Ont. winning both last year.

The winner of the Canadian Junior Boys Championship will receive exemption into the 2027 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship if eligible, and the 2027 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. The winner will also be exempt into the 2027 Canadian Junior Boys Championship to defend their title, if eligible.

For the individual and inter-provincial team leaderboards following the opening round of the Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.

Team Alberta leads Inter-Provincial Team Championship by three over Team British Columbia

CALEDON, Ont. – There is a familiar name atop the leaderboard, as two-time defending champion Shauna Liu is among four players tied for the lead at the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands) in Caledon, Ont.

Liu, of Maple, Ont. got off to a tough start in Tuesday’s opening round with three consecutive bogeys through holes two through five. Liu made the turn at 2-over but carded four birdies on the back nine including one at no. 18 to finish with a 2-under 69.

“I didn’t start off too great, but I was able to figure it out with my shots and sink quite a few putts coming in,” said Liu following her round. Liu added that her ball striking and putting “saved her” on Tuesday.

The two-time defending champion and Team Canada NextGen member is in familiar territory, and while she has won this event before, she still approaches every tournament the same way.

“I have a sense of I know I can do this, I know I have done this. Then again there are different people competing this year and the course is different and everything is a little different, so you never really know, but we’re just here to play good golf and see what happens.”

One of her playing partners on Tuesday was Kirra St-Laurent of Australia who also finished with a 2-under 69 and like Liu, got off to a difficult start but was able to rebound and close her day with a birdie on 18.

“My putting was really good today, I didn’t really miss too many putts, I two putted really easily and I made a lot of putts under 15-feet for birdie so that was nice,” said St-Laurent who credits her short game as her strength.

“It’s always been so consistent for a few years now, I don’t really lose any shots on short game and that’s pretty much the same every tournament so that’s the best part and most consistent.”

St-Laurent, who considers Quebec City, Que. to be home recently completed her freshman year at SMU (Southern Methodist University) in Dallas, Texas where she earned a top 5, top 10 and two top 20s after only joining in the spring.

Evelyn Ma of Markham, Ont. is also tied with the group at 2-under. Ma held the solo lead at 4-under through 15 holes before a double bogey on no. 16 brought her back into the co-lead. Ma later narrowly missed a chance to retake the solo lead on 18, just putting her birdie attempt past the hole.

Ma has enjoyed a successful run over the past couple weeks, having won two AJGA tournaments and is riding that momentum into the national championship this week.

“It really shows me what I am capable of, and it motivates me to keep working hard to be in positions like that,” said Ma on her recent run of success.

Zixuan Tan of Montreal, Que. is also co-leader at 2-under after carding four birdies during her round on Tuesday. The group hold a one-shot lead over 2023 Canadian Junior Girls champion and Team Canada NextGen member, Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. and Ceilidh Spare of North Gower, Ont. who both sit at T5 following rounds of 1-under 70. The leaderboard beyond six players under par is crowded with 18 players currently within four shots of the co-leaders.

In the Juvenile division, Tan and Ma are tied for the lead at 2-under in the race of the Florence Harvey Trophy. Players in the field under the age of 17 as of August 1, 2026 are eligible to compete in the Juvenile division.

Team Alberta has finished the opening round atop the leaderboard in the battle for the Mary Pyke Trophy at a combined 3-over to lead the defending champions from British Columbia (B.C.). Coryn Tardif of Sylvan Lake, Alta. shot a 1-over 72 and Saylar May of Rocky Mountain House, Alta. added a 2-over 73 to count towards the team score on Tuesday. Teammate Raylee Denton of Red Deer, Alta. finished with a 3-over 74.

Team B.C. has one returning player from the winning team last year, Emma Kral of Victoria, B.C. who finished the day at 7-over 78. Teammates Anna Wu (Victoria, B.C.) led the way with a 2-over 73 and Charlotte Tam (Burnaby, B.C.) added a 4-over 75 to count towards the combined team score of 6-over. Team Ontario currently sits third at 7-over. The inter-provincial team competition is contested over the first two rounds, featuring teams from all 10 provinces. Each day, the lowest two of three individuals 18-hole scores count towards the team total. Following Wednesday’s second round, the field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties.

The Canadian Junior Girls Championship was first contested in 1955 and operated by the former Canadian Ladies Association (CLGA) until the amalgamation of CLGA and Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) in 2005.

The Canadian Junior Girls Championship has a long list of distinguished past champions that have etched their name on the Brokenshire Trophy. Past champions include Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Lisa Meldrum (2000), Alena Sharp (1999), Sandra Post (1964-66), Betty Stanhope (1956), Judy Darling (1957), Gail Harvey Moore (1958-1960) and Gayle Borthwick (1961). LPGA Tour players Maude-Aimée Leblanc (2006), Brooke Henderson (2012) and Maddie Szeryk (2013) also lifted the Brokenshire Trophy. Stollery Family Team Canada Women’s Head Coach Salimah Mussani (1996, 1998) is also a past Canadian Junior Girls Champion.

The 2026 Canadian Junior Girls champion will receive an exemption into the 113th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and both the 2027 Canadian Junior Girls Championship and 2027 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, if eligible.

For the leaderboards following the opening round of the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO, click here.

Each week we write to Golf Canada members who record a hole-in-one, congratulating them and asking if they’d tell us how it happened. These are their stories (edited for length and clarity).

Have you recently accomplished the feat of a hole-in-one? Tell us about it! Share your story, picture / video and course information with us at holeinone@golfcanada.ca.

Idriss Zarrouk, Club Sports Belvedere, Hole #9

Idriss, a Golf Canada staff member, hit his second hole-in-one on hole #9 at Club Sports Belvedere. Idriss thought he hit the ball long and spent 15 minutes looking for his ball, only to realize it was in the cup! Despite playing solo, Idriss was able to celebrate on the phone with a longtime friend who just happened to call when he discovered his feat. The distance was 173 yards and he used a 9 iron.

– Submitted on behalf of a Golf Canada colleague

Abbie Wisener, Mill River Golf Club, Hole #5

The hole-in-one happened during the PGA Atlantic Dormie Women’s Pro-Am at Mill River Resort. I was playing alongside Alicia Kenny, Candace Allinotte, Melika LeBlanc and Ali Dolan, members of Moncton Golf Club whom I had the pleasure of meeting after starting there as the Head Golf Professional in the fall.

The shot was 97 yards, I hit a 54° wedge and made my first-ever hole-in-one. It was one of those picture-perfect golf holes, playing downhill over the water with a perfect view of the cup. To top it all off, our team went on to win the tournament that day. What I’ll remember most, though, is who I got to share that memory with. I couldn’t have picked a better group of people to experience that moment alongside and I’d argue they were even more excited than I was. The shot was great, but the memory I’ll carry forever is all of us jumping up and down on the tee box together like a group of kids.

Growing up, I was often the only junior girl at my golf club, so I never had the chance to share moments like that with a group of girlfriends. I had no idea what I was missing. That’s why this memory means more than the hole-in-one itself. Getting to celebrate with an incredible group of women during a women’s event is something I’ll cherish forever and never take for granted.

Bev Wiebe, Evergreen Golf Centre, Hole #17

I played with my husband Gord. First game of the season, first hole, first swing. I used my new TaylorMade hybrid that I had just bought the season before, but hadn’t used much. I just thought this was the year I’m going to love my hybrid. Took a practice swing and then hit it beautifully. Landed on the green then I lost sight of it. I was happy because I thought I could birdie it but when I got to the green and looked for my ball, I couldn’t find it until I finally looked in the hole. That was so exciting!

Catherine Rosso, Crosswinds Golf & Country Club, Hole #5

I am 65 years old and have been golfing since I was ten years old. I took a bit of hiatus during my child rearing years! The hole-in-one was on a short par 3 measuring 87 yards. I used my gap wedge to make the shot. The sad part is we didn’t actually see it go in the hole because there is a slight berm at the front of the green so we didn’t realize till we walked up but we knew it was a close shot. I was playing with three girls in my regular golf group, Jane Gair, Donna Stark and Deb Haggart.

Jeremiah Jesin-Neuberger, Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Hole #11

I was playing alone that day but when I arrived at hole #11, there was a foursome on the tee box who allowed me to play through after they all teed off. I played the blue tees and jarred it from 165 with a 7 iron. Truth be told, I caught it a little thin and the low liner hit the front edge and rolled across the green before it dropped into the cup. Lucky for me there are no pictures on the score card and I had plenty of witnesses for the occasion even though I was playing alone most of the day. There were also foursomes on the greens of hole #6 and hole #8, who all had a view of the special moment. Funny thing is we had a men’s league the next day with a closest to the pin event on that hole and I knocked one into heavy wind from the same tee with a 6 iron, about as sweet as I could hit it, into about 12 inches. I won the closest to the pin and closed out the birdie to make a total of 3 strokes on that hole over the span of two days! Our old pro, Canadian golf hall of Fame member, Wilf Homenuik, used to say they come in bunches and it turns out he wasn’t kidding!

Braden Dembowski, Granite Hills Golf Club, Hole #17

Let me preface this by saying that I am what I would consider to be a slightly below average golfer. I’m currently a 21 handicap and usually shoot anywhere from 90 – 95 at Granite Hills Golf Club (one of Manitoba’s most challenging courses).

Something must have been in the water yesterday because I flushed my 6 iron on hole #17 with a great line towards the pin. I commented out loud to my girlfriend, “huh, that looks pretty good,” as it was tracking towards the pin. Then it bounced on the front edge of the green and started rolling, still on line and I remarked, “go in!” Sure enough, it dropped and my girlfriend and I looked at each other in pure shock.

Following a brief celebration and a few pictures, it took a monumental effort to try and focus on still playing quality golf. I managed to score a respectable bogey on hole #18, bringing my total for the round to 88, my first time ever breaking 90 at Granite Hills Golf Course. Hopefully, this is not the last time!

Ten members of Team Canada program set to join defending champion Brooke Henderson in 15 player Canadian contingent along with other notable exemptions in the field for the
2026 CPKC Women’s Open

EDMONTON, Alta. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), announced today 14 players that have received exemptions to compete in the 52nd playing of the CPKC Women’s Open, August 19-23 at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alta.

Leading the way are 10 members of Team Canada, including Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., who will compete in her fourth consecutive CPKC Women’s Open. Kim is currently ranked no. 16 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). Kim had a strong junior year at the University of Texas, earning six top 10s including one runner-up finish to add to her previous two collegiate titles. Kim competed in two majors on the LPGA Tour this season including the U.S. Women’s Open and the Amundi Evian Championship where she finished 64th. Last month, Kim narrowly missed out on her second Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, finishing as runner-up.

Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. will also compete in her fourth consecutive CPKC Women’s Open. Borovilos is currently ranked no. 17 on the WAGR and in April finished T11 at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, setting a new record for best finish by a Canadian. Borovilos had a successful sophomore season at Texas A&M University, where she won her second career collegiate title at the Moon Golf Invitational in February and added a pair of runner-up finishes at the 22nd “Mo” Morial and the SEC Women’s Golf Championship.

Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C. will be making her debut at the CPKC Women’s Open. Last month, Lin became the second consecutive Canadian to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship after Aphrodite Deng became the first to win the title last year. Her win also marked the first time in USGA history that back-to-back champions have come from Canada in any championship. Lin earned medalist honours and entered match play as the No. 1 seed and defeated Amelie Zalsman 5 and 4 after 32 holes in the final. Lin, currently ranked no. 56 on WAGR, has earned two additional runner-up finishes and a top 10 this season on the AJGA.

Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. will be making her second consecutive start at the CPKC Women’s Open. The two-time Canadian Junior Girls champion will be competing in her fourth professional championship in Edmonton having competed at The Chevron Championship as well as the Golfjoy Women’s Open and Moutai Singapore Ladies Masters earlier this year. Liu is currently ranked no. 58 on WAGR and is looking to become the fourth player in history to win three consecutive Canadian Junior Girls Championships this week at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands Course) in Caledon, Ont.

Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Ont. will be making her 21st start at the CPKC Women’s Open. In October, Sharp will be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, honouring her contributions to Canadian golf for more than three decades. Sharp has competed in close to 400 LPGA Tour events since making her debut on Tour in 2005, earning 16 top 10’s and 68 top 25 finishes. Her top finish at the CPKC Women’s Open came in 2016 where she finished fourth. In addition, Sharp has earned two career wins on the Epson Tour, the first in 2014 at Visit Mesa Gateway Classic and again in 2023 at the Champions Fore Change Invitational. Sharp has represented Canada throughout her career including appearances at three consecutive Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024). She also earned the bronze medal for Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

They will join four additional members of Team Canada who earned their exemptions through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta. won the GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open and will be making her second appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open. Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont. won the Peloton Glencoe Invitational and will be making her fifth consecutive appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open, with her best finish coming last year in Mississauga, when she finished T71. It marks the second consecutive year for Claggett and the third for Cranston to have earned exemptions through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi. Joining them is Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. who won the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada and will be making her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open. Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill, Ont. finished atop the season long Order of Merit standings for the She Plays Golf Championship Series, presented by Audi to earn her exemption. Zaretsky will be making her third appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open having previously competed in 2022 where she finished 75th and in 2023.

As previously announced, Aphrodite Deng (Calgary, Alta.) and Anna Huang (Vancouver, B.C.) have also earned exemptions into the field. Last year at the CPKC Women’s Open, the then 15-year-old Team Canada – NextGen member, Deng won the Marlene Stewart Streit medal for finishing as the low amateur in a tie for 20th. Deng also won the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Mizuho Americas Open, which she successfully defended this May to earn back-to-back titles. Huang is currently in her second season competing on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won four titles since turning professional last year at the age of 16. Huang won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and the La Sella Open in her first season and added the Lalla Meryem Cup this May in Morocco. This past weekend, Huang won her fourth LET title at the PIF London Championship with an eagle on the final hole to close the wire-to-wire win.

The 10 members of Team Canada will join 14-time LPGA Tour winner and defending champion, Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., along with fellow LPGA Tour players Leah John of Vancouver, B.C., Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont. and Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., totalling 15 Canadians currently set to compete.

Joining the Canadian contingent is 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship winner, Rina Kawasaki of Tokyo, Japan (now residing in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.). The 16-year-old secured the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup last month at The Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. by four shots over 2023 champion, Lauren Kim. Kawasaki, currently ranked no. 127 on WAGR will make her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open.

Veronika Kedroňová of Roznov pod Radhostem, Czechia earned her exemption after winning the women’s individual title at the inaugural Women’s Canadian Collegiate Invitational last September. Kedroňová recently completed her junior year at Kent State University and represented her home country at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships. Kedroňová is currently ranked no. 43 on WAGR and finished T6 at the 2026 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship last month. She will be making her CPKC Women’s Open debut in Edmonton.

Charlotte Naughton of Morpeth, Northumberland, England will also be competing in Edmonton. The 18-year-old earned her exemption after winning the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Championship. Naughton, currently ranked no. 55 on WAGR, won the 2026 Europeans Ladies Amateur in Sweden last month and will be attending the University of Texas in September. Naughton will also be making her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open this year.

“We are proud to announce these deserving exemptions into the field for the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open, bringing together 15 Canadians in total currently set to compete at Royal Mayfair Golf Club,” said Brian Newton, Tournament Director, CPKC Women’s Open. “Highlighted by a soon-to-be Canadian Golf Hall of Famer and several members of our Team Canada program, we are excited to see the field really take shape for what promises to be another special chapter in the celebrated history of the CPKC Women’s Open.”

There are four additional exemptions to be awarded by Golf Canada and CPKC during the CPKC Women’s Open Qualifier on Monday, August 17 at Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alta.

As part of the championship’s commitment to junior golf, admission all week is free for youth aged 12-and-under. General admission tickets provide access to the golf course and enjoy fan activations throughout the property and experience the thrill of major professional golf.

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

REGINA, Sask.— Following six NextGen Championships and other junior tournaments across the country, the field for the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO is set. The national championship is set to run August 11-15 at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask.

The field of 156 of Canada’s top junior golfers will tee off in the 72-hole event and battle for the Silver Cup, awarded annually to the Canadian Junior Boys champion. The winner of the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will earn coveted exemptions into both the 2027 U.S. Junior Amateur and 122nd Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in 2027.  

“We have a great field ready to compete for our Canadian Junior Boys Championship,” said Rogan Doyle, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We would like to thank all the staff and volunteers at Wascana Country Club for all the work they have put in to prepare the course as we welcome some of Canada’s best young talents to Regina.”

Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon, Sask. headlines the list of in-season NextGen Championship winners teeing it up in his home province after claiming two wins in the month of June. Mosher won both the NextGen Western and NextGen Prairie Championship to earn his spot in the field.

Tiger Xie of Surrey, B.C. (NextGen Pacific), Team Canada NextGen member Alexis Rouleau of Montreal, Que. (NextGen Ontario), Lucas Zhao of Brossard, Que, (NextGen Quebec), and Ethan Reid of Toronto, Ont. (NextGen Atlantic) also joined the winners circle through the NextGen Championship circuit this summer.

Along with Rouleau, two Team Canada NextGen teammates will be in the field including Chase Jerome of Ottawa, Ont. and Eddie Gu of Aurora, Ont. The trio recently played in the 121st Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in Calgary, Alta. Rouleau led the group finishing T23, Gu finished T46, and Jerome missed the cut. In addition to Rouleau’s NextGen Ontario Championship win, he also won the Will Lowery Junior Championship on the AJGA and Golf Quebec’s Boys Junior Championship this season. Jerome’s best finish this season was runner-up at the AJGA Junior at Colgate. Gu has recorded one win this year which came at the Orlando International Amateur Championship and finished T9 at the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship. The three teammates are all making their third appearance at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Rouleau’s best finish at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship was T11 in 2025, Gu finished T4 in 2024, and Jerome was T51 in 2024.

Owen Beaulac of Victoria, B.C. and Carter Lavigne of Moncton, N.B. are in the field and are past Canadian U15 champions. Beaulac won last year at Pitt Meadows Golf Club, in Pitt Meadows, B.C. Lavigne won in 2024 at the Elmira Golf Club in Woolwich, Ont. Although the Canadian U15 Championship only started in 2024, Beaulac and Lavigne look to become the first players to win both the Canadian U15 Champion and the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

“Wascana Country Club is incredibly proud to host the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. As one of Saskatchewan’s premier golf courses, it’s an honour to welcome the country’s top young players and showcase both our club and our province on the national stage,” said Craig Prentice, General Manager, Wascana Country Club. “Championships like this inspire the next generation of golfers, and we’re excited to provide an exceptional experience for the players, their families, and everyone involved. Our members, staff, volunteers, and partners are looking forward to showcasing the hospitality that Wascana Country Club is known for.”

Since 1938, the Canadian Junior Boys Championship has brought together the top junior talent in the country for four rounds of entertaining competition. Those to have previously claimed the Silver Cup have gone on to serve memorable careers in the game of golf, including Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Doug Silverberg (1950), George Knudson (1955), Gary Cowan (1956) and Doug Roxburgh (1970), as well as current PGA TOUR stars Nick Taylor and Adam Svensson who each won the tournament in 2006 and 2012 respectively.  

In addition to the 18-and-under championship, the 16-and-under Juvenile Championship has featured in the tournament since 1970, with the winner receiving the Jack Bailey Trophy. Only 12 players have ever claimed both the Juvenile and Junior championship in the same year, with Dawson Lew of Toronto, Ont. winning both last year in 2025.

The national championship will also feature an Inter-Provincial Team Championship that will run concurrently through the first 36 holes of competition. Each day, the lowest two out of three individual 18-hole scores will count towards the team score for players representing provinces. Team Ontario looks to win their fourth consecutive Inter-Provincial title.

The first round of the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship will get underway on Tuesday, August 11 with the final round taking place on Friday, August 14. Practice rounds will take place on Monday, August 10.

To view full player field, live leaderboards, and up to date tee times throughout the tournament, please click here.

Field of 156 will compete for national championship; all 10 provinces represented;
 inter-provincial team championship to be contested over first 36 holes

CALEDON, Ont. – The field featuring 156 of the top junior female golfers is set to compete at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands Course) in Caledon, Ont. for the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO from August 11-14.

The field is led by two-time defending champion and Team Canada NextGen member, Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. Last year, Liu became the ninth player in tournament history to win the national championship multiple times and the first back-to-back winner since Heather Kuzmich in 1982. Liu will be in search of the three-peat in Caledon and would again tie Kuzmich who was the last to win three straight between 1981 and 1983. Canadian Golf Hall of Famers, Sandra Post (1964-66) and Gail Harvey Moore (1958-60) are the only others to three-peat in tournament history.

Joining Liu are fellow national champions, Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont., who won the 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Championship winner Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. The trio are joined by their Team Canada NextGen teammates Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont. and 2025 Canadian Junior Girls runner-up Ruihan Kendria Wang of Vancouver, B.C.

In addition, all six NextGen Championship winners including Charlotte Tam of Burnaby, B.C. (Pacific), Keisha Han of Toronto, Ont. (Ontario), Saylar May of Rocky Mountain House, Alta. (Western), Serin Girard of Richmond, B.C. (Prairie), Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. (Quebec) and Florence Ho of Nepean, Ont. (Atlantic) are in the field.

Prior to the start of the tournament, a practice round will be held on Monday, August 10, with championship rounds beginning on Tuesday, August 11. Following the first two rounds of play, the field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties included in the final two rounds. Along with the Brokenshire Trophy, players aged 16 and under will compete for the Florence Harvey Trophy, awarded to the Juvenile division winner.

An inter-provincial team competition will take place over the first two rounds, featuring teams from all 10 provinces. Each day, the lowest two of three individuals 18-hole scores will count towards the team total. The lowest aggregate score over rounds one and two will determine the inter-provincial team champions, who will claim the Mary Pyke Trophy.

Last year in Sainte-Marie, Que., Team British Columbia retained the title, finishing four shots clear of Team Ontario. Team B.C. was represented by Cadence Ko of Richmond, B.C., Emma Kral of Victoria, B.C. and Zhehui Yu of Burnaby, B.C. Kral is the only returning player in the field this year.

“We are looking forward to beginning the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship as 156 of the top amateur golfers compete for this prestigious national championship,” said Madeline MacMillan, Tournament Director, Golf Canada. “We’d like to thank our partners at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for their continued commitment to growing the game in Canada. We know the players will enjoy a memorable experience at the club and in the City of Caledon.”

Inspired by Ireland’s Portmarnock Golf Club, the Heathlands course’s fescue-covered dunes, pot bunkers and severely sloped greens pay homage to classic golf design with one of the truest tests in Ontario. Once the carefully guarded secret of local aficionados, the course opened in 1992 and has become a favourite of those seeking a traditional golf experience and a stirring challenge that pays homage to the simple-yet-brilliant creativity of classic golf design. Heathlands is ranked in the top 25 for public golf courses in Canada and has been the long-time host venue of the Osprey Valley Open, a PGA TOUR Americas event.

“We are incredibly proud to welcome these outstanding young athletes to TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley and the Heathlands course. The athletes competing this week can expect a stout challenge that will test every aspect of their game but will reward players who play boldly and create scoring chances with excellent shot making. We look forward to showcasing not only our championship venue but also the warm hospitality of our community as we celebrate the global growth of the game” said Chris Humeniuk, President, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

The Championship was first contested in 1955 and operated by the former Canadian Ladies Association (CLGA) until the amalgamation of CLGA and Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) in 2005.

The Canadian Junior Girls Championship has a long list of distinguished past champions that have etched their name on the Brokenshire Trophy. Past champions include Canadian Golf Hall of Famers Lisa Meldrum (2000), Alena Sharp (1999), Sandra Post (1964-66), Betty Stanhope (1956), Judy Darling (1957), Gail Harvey Moore (1958-1960) and Gayle Borthwick (1961). LPGA Tour players Maude-Aimée Leblanc (2006), Brooke Henderson (2012) and Maddie Szeryk (2013) also lifted the Brokenshire Trophy. Stollery Family Team Canada Women’s Head Coach Salimah Mussani (1996, 1998) is also a past Canadian Junior Girls Champion.

The 2026 Canadian Junior Girls champion will receive an exemption into the 113^th  Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and both the 2027 Canadian Junior Girls Championship and 2027 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, if eligible.

For the full player field competing in the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, presented by BDO, click here.

ST. ALBANS, England — Anna Huang lost the lead late Sunday, won it back one hole later and then removed any doubt with an eagle at the last.

The 17-year-old from Vancouver rolled in the eagle putt on the par-5 18th to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the PIF London Championship and collect her fourth Ladies European Tour title.

Huang carded a final-round 3-under 70 to finish at 22-under par, two shots ahead of England’s Charley Hull at Centurion Club.

“That was probably the most thrilling round of golf of my life,” Huang told the Ladies European Tour.

Huang began the day with a three-shot advantage and made birdies on the sixth and eighth holes before dropping a shot at No. 9. A birdie on the 15th kept her in front as the tournament moved into its decisive stretch.

The lead changed hands at the 16th when Huang found the water and did well to limit the damage to a bogey. Hull made birdie on the same hole to move ahead.

That advantage lasted only a few minutes. Hull four-putted the 17th for a double bogey, putting Huang back on top before the Canadian delivered the closing highlight.

Faced with an eagle putt on the final green, Huang made a confident stroke and watched the ball drop, drawing a roar from the crowd and securing the two-stroke victory.

Hull closed with a 4-under 69 to finish alone in second at 20 under. Singapore’s Shannon Tan shot the round of the day, a 9-under 64, to place third at 17 under.

Huang, a member of Golf Canada’s national team program, led after every round of the championship. The victory was her fourth in less than 11 months and made her the youngest player in LET history to reach four career titles.

She was 17 years, nine months and 10 days old Sunday, surpassing the previous mark set by New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, who was 18 years, four months and 20 days old when she earned her fourth LET victory.

Huang’s rapid rise began with victories in consecutive starts at the La Sella Open and Lacoste Ladies Open de France in September 2025. She added her third title at the Lalla Meryem Cup in May, overcoming a six-shot final-round deficit to win by one.

The latest victory came in a different fashion. Huang carried the lead all week and then had to steady herself after watching it disappear over the closing holes.

Huang turned professional in 2025 after spending three years in Golf Canada’s national team system. She was part of the NextGen program from 2023 to 2025 before joining the women’s professional squad.

The Team Canada athlete also helped Canada win the team competition at the 2023 World Junior Girls Championship and finished second individually.

With Sunday’s victory, Huang moved into second place on the LET Order of Merit. South Africa’s Casandra Alexander remains the leader.

Huang is set to return to Canada later this month to compete in the CPKC Women’s Open, Aug. 20-23 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton. She is entered through a sponsor tournament invitation.

The Ladies European Tour continues with the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open from Aug. 13-15 in Switzerland.

Matt McQuillan’s golf story began in Kingston, Ont., and no matter where the game took him, Kingston remained at the heart of it.

Golf Canada joins the Canadian golf community in mourning the passing of McQuillan, a former PGA TOUR member and teaching professional. He was 45.

McQuillan was one of Canada’s most promising young golfers in the late 1990s. He rose to the No. 1 national junior ranking in 1999, a season in which he won the Ontario Junior Championship and the AJGA’s Tucker Anthony Championship.

He also finished second at the 1999 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Two years later, he reached the semifinals of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and represented Canada on the team that won the 2001 Four Nations Cup at Lambton Golf and Country Club in Toronto.

Although an individual Golf Canada national championship eluded him, those performances established McQuillan among the leading Canadian amateurs of his generation.

He played collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University and the University of Georgia before turning professional in 2003.

The path that followed was not a straight one.

McQuillan spent years competing on developmental circuits, including the Canadian Tour, now part of PGA TOUR Americas. He won the 2005 TELUS Edmonton Open but, during a difficult stretch in his career, stepped away from tournament golf and worked as a bartender in Kingston.

He eventually returned to competition and kept chasing the goal.

That persistence was rewarded at the final stage of PGA TOUR qualifying school in 2010, where McQuillan earned his card for the 2011 season.

His breakthrough came that summer at the John Deere Classic. McQuillan opened with a 7-under 64 and matched it with another bogey-free 64 on Sunday, finishing tied for third at 17-under-par.

It was the best result of his PGA TOUR career and earned him $261,000.

McQuillan added two more top-10 finishes that season, tying for sixth at the Reno-Tahoe Open and seventh at the Frys.com Open. He finished a career-best 145th in the FedExCup standings.

In all, McQuillan made 32 PGA TOUR starts, with nine made cuts, three top-10 finishes and $603,785 in official earnings.

Two of those starts came in Canada’s National Open.

McQuillan made his RBC Canadian Open debut in 2011 at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. An opening-round 68 left him one stroke off the lead. He followed with rounds of 73, 74 and 70 to finish tied for 31st with a 285 total—his best result in the championship.

He returned to the RBC Canadian Open in 2012 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster, Ont. McQuillan recorded rounds of 70, 67, 77 and 69 to finish tied for 75th with a 283 total.

He made the cut in both of his National Open appearances, earning a combined $43,732.

There was always more to McQuillan’s relationship with golf than tournament results. His PGA TOUR biography listed watching his father break 70 as his favourite golf memory. Asked to choose a dream foursome, McQuillan selected Fred Couples, David Feherty and his dad.

In recent years, he brought his experience back to Kingston as a teaching professional. After travelling the long road from junior golf to the PGA TOUR, McQuillan remained part of the community that had supported him from the beginning, sharing what he had learned with other golfers.

His career will be remembered for the Sunday 64 at the John Deere Classic, his appearances in Canada’s National Open and the determination it took to reach the PGA TOUR. In Kingston, he will also be remembered as one of their own—a gifted golfer who carried the city’s support with him and ultimately brought his experience home.

Golf Canada extends its sincere condolences to McQuillan’s family, friends, students and everyone in the Canadian golf community who knew him.

From Canadian Golf:

Ah – sad news indeed. Former PGA Tour player Matt McQuillan of Kingston has passed away. https://t.co/qRxMGzY4y3

— Adam Stanley (@adam_stanley) August 7, 2026

Gone too young. Kingston, Ont.’s Matt McQuillan, whose golf career took him to the PGA Tour, has passed away. https://t.co/6JwZGTwWHi

— Bob Weeks (@BobWeeksTSN) August 7, 2026

Ian St John and Emma Bittorf win their respective net stableford divisions

GLOUCESTER, Ont. – Natasha Stasiuk of Oakville, Ont. won her sixth consecutive title at the Canadian All Abilities Champions, presented by BDO, on Friday while Josh Williams of Tavistock, Ont. became the third person to go back-to-back in the men’s gross stroke play division at the Hylands Golf Club in Gloucester, Ont.

“It feels amazing, I thought I didn’t have it after the first day, I went in with a goal and told my self in the mirror that I was going to do it, and I did,” said Stasiuk. “I know today was not the best score, but it feels pretty amazing, it has not sunk in yet.”

Stasiuk entered the final round with a five-shot lead and carded a 10-over 82 in the final round to cap off her sixth victory in six years, following rounds of 84-77-82-243. Stasiuk finished two strokes ahead of Emma Bittorf of Strathmore, Alta. to win and continue her Canadian All Abilities Championship success.

“Coming into today’s round I did not think I could do it,” said Stasiuk. “But I held in there, there were some cries and some very upset stomachs on the course, but I still did it.”

Williams entered the final round with a three-shot lead over Josh Hunke of New Dundee, Ont. and Derek Whitson of Medicine Hat, Alta. Hunke had a tough start with a bogey on hole no.1 and a double on no. 2, he went on to birdie hole nos. 3, 4, 6 and 10 but came up just short of Williams.

“I was surprised to have a lead after day two, I played well but I saw some work to do. I was pretty comfortable with a three-shot lead, but Josh Hunke put a lot of birdies on the board, and I had to hang in there and try to run him out of real estate,” said Williams.

Williams shot a 1-over 73 in the final to win back-to-back national championships, recording rounds of 74-70-73-217, to win by two strokes over Hunke.

“I am honoured to win this title for the second year in a row,” added Williams. “I love battling with these guys and the group here gets stronger and better every year.”

Williams becomes the third player in tournament history to win the men’s gross stroke play division in back-to-back years, joining Chris Willis of Aurora, Ont. (2023, 2024) and Kurtis Barkley of Williamsburg, Ont. (2021, 2022).

“I felt like I struck the ball well today, I also putted the best I have of the three days,” said Williams. “Even though I didn’t make as much I would like to I really rolled the ball well and had a lot of comfy two putts.”

In addition to their national championship wins, both Stasiuk and Williams will receive exemptions into the 2027 U.S. Adaptive Open taking place from July 5-7 at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore. They will also receive direct exemptions to defend their titles at the 2027 Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO.

“That’s huge, the USGA event next year in Oregon is the biggest event in the world, so being exempt to that saves me a lot of money,” said Williams. “Instead of having to go down to Indiana for the qualifier I can just focus on my game and see how I can do on the West Coast.”

“It feels pretty good, I made a goal that I would earn that exemption after not receiving one at the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open, so it feels really good,” added Stasiuk.

Ian St John of Tramore, Ont. won the men’s net stableford division. St John entered the final round two stableford points back of the leader Williams. He recorded 42 points in his final round to finish with a total of 112 and win his first men’s net stableford division title.

Bittorf collected 41 stableford points in Friday’s final round to win by eight points and continue her success winning her third consecutive women’s net stableford division title. Tess Trojan of St. Catharines, Ont. was trailing Bittorf heading into the final round by four points but came up just short in her attempt to win her fourth net stableford division title.

The final standings from each division and sport classes are as follows:

Gross Stroke Play – Men – Josh Williams (Tavistock, Ont.) +1

Gross Stroke Play – Women – Natasha Stasiuk (Oakville, Ont.) +27

Net Stableford – Men – Ian St John (Tramore, Ont.) 112 points

Net Stableford – Women – Emma Bittorf (Strathmore, Alta.) 115 points

Intellectual 1 – Men – Jack Houlahan (Ottawa, Ont.) +51

Intellectual 1 – Women – Natasha Stasiuk (Oakville, Ont.) +27

Standing 1 – Spencer Easthope (Okotoks, Alta.) +26

Standing 2 – Derek Whitson (Medicine Hat, Alta.) +7

Standing 3 – Josh Williams (Tavistock, Ont.) +1

Visual 2 – Kiefer Jones (Calgary, Alta.) +13

Sitting 1 – Ian St John (Tramore, Ont.) +39

The stableford scoring format of the Canadian All Abilities Championship awards set points based off a golfer’s net score for the hole. The points will be awarded as follows: Albatross (5 points), Eagle (4 points), Birdie (3 points), Par (2 points), Bogey (1 point), Double Bogey or higher (0 points). The golfers with the highest total of accumulated points over 54-holes will win their respective divisions.

To view the final leaderboards from Friday’s final round at the Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO, please click here.