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.  

Katie Cranston also punches her ticket to CPKC Women’s Open through She Plays Golf Order of Merit. 

BURLINGTON, Ont. – Buoyed by a an eight-under 63 in her second round, Team Canada’s Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta. finished at 13-under to coast to a seven-stroke victory at the Burlington Golf and Country Club in Burlington, Ont. on Thursday to claim the 38th PGA Women’s Championship of Canada and the final event on the She Plays Golf Championship Series 

It was only a matter of time before Claggett – a junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. – secured her first victory of the 2025 season after competing for the top spot on the leaderboard numerous times over the last four weeks. Claggett entered this week’s championship with a runner-up finish at the Texas Women’s Amateur Championship in June as well as a semi-final appearance at The Women’s Amateur Championship in Nairn, Scotland that saw her go 4UP on her opponent through 14 holes of match play golf.  

Her play in the second round of the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada on Wednesday helped Claggett break through on home soil and book her spot in next month’s CPKC Women’s Open – awarded to each winner in the She Plays Golf Championship Series.  

Claggett stitched together five birdies and consecutive eagles on Wednesday to move ahead of her Team Canada teammate and first-round leader Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. and manufacture a six-stroke lead for herself atop the leaderboard. Starting her second round one back, Claggett made her move early, playing the first seven holes at four-under par and setting the table for her most dominant stretch of the tournament that featured back-to-back eagles Nos. 11 and 12.  

The Albertan failed to take her foot off the gas on Thursday, finishing her final round with a two-under 69 that included birdies on holes three, 10 and 16 to secure her maiden win of the season. 

Meanwhile, as Claggett put the finishing touches on her final round, fellow Team Canada members, Nicole Gal of Oakville, Ont. and Katie Cranston of Oakville Ont. battled for the final available spot in the CPKC Women’s Open – awarded to the highest player on the Order of Merit following the conclusion of all three events on the She Plays Golf Championship Series.  

Cranston entered the tournament leading Gal on the Order of Merit after finishing T2 and T9 in the first two events on the She Plays Golf Championship Series. Cranston fell behind Gal after the latter opened her final round with birdies at the fifth and eighth holes to get to two-under par. Her ascension continued at the scorable par-5 11th hole, rolling in another birdie putt to move into a tie for fifth.  

Shifting to the back nine on Thursday, Cranston was able to regain momentum following the turn with birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 14 to get within a shot of Gal and maintain her place atop the standings. Gal finished the tournament T5 at 2-under, while Cranston finished T9 at 1-under to earn the final exemption from the Championship Series following another top 10 finish. 

For the final standings, leaderboards and purse distribution from the 38th PGA Women’s Championship of Canada, please click here.  

With stops around the country, the She Plays Golf Championship Series  provides an enhanced national qualifying path for players to punch their ticket into the CPKC Women’s Open. Anchored In three regions by a $60,000 CAD purse, each championship field features 60 professional and elite amateurs vying for an exemption into Canadia’s National women’s Open.  

Team Canada NextGen members, Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. and Clara Ding of White Rock, B.C. earned their exemptions into the CPKC Women’s Open through the She Plays Golf Championship Series, winning the Peloton Glencoe Invitational and GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open respectively.  

Joined by Claggett and Cranston, the four members of the Team Canada program will be part of a world-class field set to compete at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. for the 51st playing of the CPKC Women’s Open August 20-24. 

To view more information on the CPKC Women’s Open, click here.  

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Golf Canada is excited to announce that The Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont. will host the 112th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO set to take place July 20-24, 2026.  

Amateur Championship golf returns to The Toronto Golf Club for the first time since 2017. That year, The Toronto Golf Club matched the record for hosting the most Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships, previously set by the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que. a year prior. 

“Golf Canada is very proud and grateful to be returning to the historic The Toronto Golf Club for the 112th playing of our Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship next summer,” said Mary Beth McKenna, Director, Amateur Championships and Rules, Golf Canada. “The Toronto Golf Club has hosted numerous professional and amateur championships over its storied history. We appreciate the club’s continued commitment to hosting amateur golf and we look forward to welcoming a field of elite amateur talent to one of the most prestigious golf courses in the country.” 

Notably, it will be the first time since 1947 that the course will host the nation’s Women’s Amateur Championship – formerly the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Association Championship – and the eighth in its illustrious history. The Toronto Golf Club has also opened its doors to 11 Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Association Championships, two Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association Championships and five RBC Canadian Open’s between 1905 and 1927.  

“As one of the natural homes of golf in Canada, we are delighted to have the Canadian Women’s Amateur at The Toronto Golf Club next July,” said Hugh Christie, President, The Toronto Golf Club. “Our commitment to golf in Canada is steadfast and longstanding. We look forward to the tournament.” 

Founded in 1876, The Toronto Golf Club is the third-oldest golf club in North America and currently located on the banks of the Etobicoke Creek. In 1911, the club commissioned renowned golf architect Harry Colt to design the current 18-hole course and in recent years, has brought back Colt’s heathland design to continue to cement itself as a Canadian masterpiece.  

Renowned for its demanding layout and natural surroundings, The Toronto Golf Club offers a historic, memorable and challenging experience for players to uphold its place as Canada’s first-ever championship course. The club will be celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2026 and 113th year in Mississauga, Ont. while adding another prestigious national championship to its acclaimed history.  

Having debuted in 1901 at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que., the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship stands as one of the oldest amateur golf events in the world. Current LPGA Tour stars Ariya Jutanugarn (2012), Brooke Henderson (2013), Hye-Jin Choi (2016), Jennifer Kupcho (2017), and Yealimi Noh (2018) have all lifted the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup – the trophy presented annually to the Women’s Amateur champion – though none have matched Marlene Stewart Streit’s 11 victories that helped her become the first-ever Canadian inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame.  

The 111th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, will take place July 21 – 25 at The Riverside Country Club in Saint John, N.B. 

Henry Dao recorded rounds of 68, 72 and 69 to win third-straight title while Alexis Card emerged from a tight battle to secure a playoff victory. 

MANOTICK, Ont. – Henry Dao of La Prairie, Que. fired the lowest round of the day to overcome a five-stroke deficit and defend his title for a second consecutive year, while Alexis Card of Cambridge, Ont. needed extra holes to claim a win of her own to cap off an entertaining finish to the 2025 NextGen Quebec Championship at Rideau View Golf Club in Manotick, Ont.  

Five different players held a share of the lead on Saturday to emphasize the tight battle for the Junior Boys division title, yet it was Dao – who started his final round in a three-way tie for third – that stormed back with a strong back nine and secure his third consecutive NextGen Quebec Championship.  

Mixing in a birdie with eight bogey-free holes to start his round, the reigning champion made his move on a packed field atop the leaderboard with an eagle at the par-5 10th to get to seven-under par. Dao continued his climb, adding crucial birdies at Nos. 14 and 16 as players ahead of him fell out of contention to open the door wide open to retain his title.  

Eddie Gu of Aurora, Ont. held the 36-hole lead at nine-under par but a pair of double bogeys at Nos. eight and 15 gave life to several chasers including Dao and Thomas Robert of Levis, Que. Both Dao and Robert sat atop the leaderboard on the final hole, but a double bogey left Robert in a tie with Thomas Grenier of Thetford Mines, Que. for second and Dao all alone in a familiar spot atop the rest of the field.  

“I was just trying to play some good golf and make some shots and that’s what I did,” said Dao. “I just proved to myself that when my game is good, I can beat anyone out here,” he added.  

Card, who started her final round Saturday leading Amelia McFarlane of Carleton Place, Ont. by three strokes, stalled on the front nine to allow her closest chaser to gain ground. Bogeys at the second and fifth holes trimmed her advantage to just a single stroke before a double bogey at the seventh propelled McFarlane into her first lead of the tournament.  

The two continued their fight on the back nine, where a double bogey at the par-4 13th briefly returned McFarlane into a deadlock with Card at four-over par. The 36-hole leader was able to capitalize however, wiping away a bogey at the par-5 16th with a clutch birdie on the final hole to claw her way into a playoff.  

It only took Card one extra hole to defeat McFarlane, who recorded a par while the former rolled in a four-foot putt for birdie to put the finishing touches on her maiden win on the NextGen Championship circuit and secure her place in this year’s Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que.  

“It feels great and gives me a lot of confidence going into an event like that that I can compete against these girls and have a good chance to win,” commented Card following her round. 

NextGen Quebec Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship  

*Top 6 qualify   

NextGen Quebec Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Girls Championship  

*Top 6 plus ties qualify   

*Won on 1st playoff hole 

The NextGen Championship circuit will embark on its final stop July 14-17 for the playing of the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship at Oakfield Golf & Country Club in Enfield, N.S. The 54-hole event will be the last opportunity for players to punch their tickets to each of the national championships for the Junior Boys and Junior Girls divisions.  

To view the final leaderboards from the 2025 NextGen Quebec 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 2024 national championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.     

MANOTICK, Ont. – The NextGen Championship season returns to eastern Ontario July 2-5 for the playing of the 2025 NextGen Quebec Championship at Rideau View Golf Club in Manotick, Ont.  

The 54-hole event is the second last stop on the 2025 NextGen circuit and features 156 of the nation’s best junior players – 114 Junior Boys and 42 Junior Girls – battle for a limited number of spots in their respective national championships later this summer.  

The field will be trimmed to the top 51 Junior Boys and top 19 Junior Girls on Friday before the final round gets underway on Saturday and a champion is crowned.   

The top eight finishers – including the low medalist – in the Junior Boys division will punch their ticket to the Canadian Junior Boys Championship set for August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B. As for the Junior Girls division, the top eight players – including ties – following Saturday’s final round will earn exemption into this year’s Canadian Junior Girls Championship taking place August 12 – 16 at Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. 

Henry Dao of Laprairie, Que. will look to keep the NextGen Quebec Championship title in his possession for a third-straight year after winning the tournament in 2022 and 2023. Bode Stephen of Kingston, Ont. will look to rival Dao’s bid at broadening his tournament dominance and use his winning experience at last year’s NextGen Atlantic Championship to do so as another notable name competing this week in the Junior Boys division.  

Kate Guo of Knowlton, Que. and Amelia McFarlane of Carleton Place, Ont. will headline the field competing in the Junior Girls Division this week, with both players coming off T6 performances at last season’s event in Joly, Que. 

“Rideau View Golf Club has a long history of supporting junior golf and is proud to host the 2025 NextGen Quebec Championship from July 2 to July 5.  Since its opening in 1957, our golf club has fostered an inclusive and relaxed atmosphere while also embracing the challenge of competitive golf.  We are excited to welcome these elite junior golfers,” said Tournament Chair, Dan Warren.  

What originated as nine holes in 1957 before its completion with a back nine in 1962, the Rideau View Golf Club has since become a prominent escape for those who descend the 180-plus acres of its undulating property. Burrowed away from neighborhoods and rowdy traffic, the private course cements its communal value by being a leader in its field for equality as well as social and environmental responsibility.  

Featuring six sets of tee boxes and a yardage playing more than 6,500 yards, Rideau View Golf Club presents a fair yet challenging experience for players of all abilities. The course plays its best defence by physically challenging players’ endurance and length off the tee, most notably on two of the final three holes on its back nine. Both the 16th and 18th offer the greatest length on the property and combine for a 1,137-yard test for players looking to finish their rounds in red figures.  

“It is a parkland style course with generous fairways,” continued Warren. “It challenges players with its extensive bunkering, small greens and length of its par four holes.  A well-played approach shot is often required to carry green side bunkers.” 

The club also boasts a newly renovated practice facility which includes a 10,000 square foot putting green, as well as a short-range area featuring a trio of greens along with two bunkers.  

To follow the live leaderboard of the NextGen Quebec Championship throughout the week, as well as find tee times and additional tournament information, 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. 

Chase Lassman fired a one-under 71 to claim his second NextGen Championship while Zhang stitched together a bogey-free 66 to win NextGen Prairie Championship. 

WARMAN, Sask. – Chase Lassman of Parkland County, Alta. picked up his second win of the month while Maggie Zhang of Richmond, B.C. fired a six-under 66 in her final round to each claim titles in the Junior Boys and Junior Girls division respectively at the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championship.  

Both Lassman and Zhang kicked off their final round at The Legends Golf Club in Warman, Sask. atop the leaderboards and didn’t take long to find separation from their closest chasers on Sunday.  

Zhang, who started her morning with a three-stroke lead over 2025 NextGen Western Championship winner Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C., blitzed the front nine to make the turn at six-under par and lead Kwon by eight strokes.  

Birdies at the first, sixth and seventh-holes highlighted Zhang’s hot start to pull away from the pack despite her success on that stretch of the golf course helping carve out her advantage leading up to Sunday’s final round. Zhang played the front nine of The Legends Golf Club at seven-under par throughout the week, a score collectively better than any other player in the field over that stretch.  

Zhang added back-to-back birdies at holes 12 and 13 before entering the clubhouse with another birdie at the 17th to put the finishing touches on a bogey-free 66 and claim her maiden win on the NextGen Championship series.  

“I’m very happy to be the champion of this event and very glad to see that all my hard worked paid off,” commented Zhang following her win Sunday. “The front nine is easier than the back nine, the tee shots gave me more space, the fairways were wider, so I didn’t have to worry about going in the fescue,” she added.   

Teeing off later in the morning with a share of the lead in the Junior Boys division, Lassman rallied around a hot start to take his second title of the month after coming out victorious in a three-player playoff at the NextGen Western Championship in Entwistle, Alta. two weeks ago.  

Lassman grabbed sole possession of the lead on Sunday after rolling in birdie putts on the first, fifth and sixth holes to get nine-under par.  

Consecutive bogeys on 14 and 15 stalled his momentum but failed to bump him from the top spot. Lassman finished the final three holes of his round at even par while his closest chaser, reigning NextGen Prairie Championship winner Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon, Sask., played his final six holes at three-over par to finish his title defence three strokes off the pace.  

“I’m a preserver,” commented Lassman on what he learned of himself after his winning form in the month of June. “I learned that I can compete at the national level day in and day out with my B game and with my A game,” he added. Lassman believes the playoff victory at Trestle Creek Golf Resort earlier in the month boosted his confidence and equipped him with the same trait he credited to helping put the finishing touches on his win Sunday at the NextGen Prairie.  

Lassman fired rounds of 70, 68 and 71 to get his hands on another NextGen Championship, while Zhang negated an opening-round 74 with rounds of 67 and 66 to claim her title. Both will compete in the 2025 Canadian U15 Championship set for August 27-29 at Pitt Meadows Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C., as well as their respective Junior Championships later this summer.  

NextGen Prairie Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship 

*Top 6 qualify  

NextGen Prairie Championship – Advancing to 2025 Canadian Junior Girls Championship 

*Top 6 plus ties qualify  

With two more stops left on the circuit, the 2025 NextGen Championship season will roll into eastern Ontario for the playing of the 2025 NextGen Quebec Championship set to take place July 3-5 at the Rideau View Golf Club in Manotick, Ont. The 54-hole event will be preceded by a practice round on Wednesday, July 2 and will crown a winner on Saturday, July 5.  

To view the final leaderboards from the 2025 NextGen Prairie 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 2024 national championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.    

WARMAN, Sask. – The Legends Golf Club in Warman, Sask. gears up to host its first-ever Golf Canada event for the playing of the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championship, June 12-15.

The NextGen Championship series returns to the province for the first time since 2023 and welcomes 120 of western Canada’s best Junior golfers – 90 Junior Boys and 30 Junior Girls – for 54 holes of competition. The field will be reduced to approximately the top 52 individuals in the Junior Boys division and top 17 players in the Junior Girls division after 36 holes, with the final round taking centre stage on Sunday, June 15.

Similarly to previous stops on the NextGen Championship circuit this season, exemptions into each of the Canadian Junior Championships will be awarded to the tournament’s top finishers. In the Junior Boys Division, the top six players, including the low medalist following the conclusion of the final round, will earn exemptions into the Canadian Junior Boys Championship set for August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B.

In the Junior Girls division, the top six finishers from the event, including ties, will help round out the field at this year’s Canadian Junior Girls Championship taking place August 12 – 16 at Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. The top two players in both divisions will also earn exemptions into the 2025 Canadian U15 Championship set for August 27-29 at Pitt Meadows Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C.

Notably, the event will also serve as one of three qualifiers to make up Team Saskatchewan for the Canadian Summer Games set to take place August 18-22 at Bally Haly Country Club in St. John’s, N.L. A pair male and female players above the age of 19 will each qualify for the event.

Playing in his home province, Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon, Sask. will look to successfully defend his title after definitively taking the event by three strokes in 2024. The NextGen Prairie Championship will be Mosher’s second appearance of the Championship season, having played in the NextGen Western Championship at Trestle Creek Golf & Resort earlier this month.

Chase Lassman of Parkland County, Alta., Lucas Sturgeon of Saskatoon, Sask., and Ryan Badger of Edmonton, Alta. will also be in the NextGen Prairie Championship field just weeks after competing against one another in a playoff to decide the NextGen Western Championship.

Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. will headline the Junior Girls’ division this week and will be vying for her second NextGen Championship victory this month after claiming her maiden title at Trestle Creek Golf & Resort.

“We are so proud and excited to welcome the NextGen Prairie Championship to the Legends Golf Club – partnering with Golf Canada is proving to be a wonderful opportunity,” said Davidson Matyczuk, head golf professional, Legends Golf Club. “The Legends has been a strong supporter of junior golf in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and with this Championship, we are now able to extend that support to the national stage. We are certainly looking forward to welcoming everyone to Warman and the Legends Golf Club this week.”

The Legends Golf Club offers a unique caveat of being a links-style course – the first layout of its kind on the 2025 Championship season. Operating since 2011, the course has become one of the premier golf experiences in Saskatchewan and has hosted provincial amateur championships at the junior, mid-amateur and professional level.

Though the course’s wide and undulating fairways offer a sense of comfort for players off the tee, thick patches of fescue strenuously defend the property and force players to rethink their club choices on every hole.

“Competitors should expect a fair but challenging test of their skills, course management and mental toughness to be successful,” continued Matyczuk. Bunkers at nearly every hole location and water lurking on 10 of the 18 holes makes approaching the green a challenge, pairing up formidably with a series of tight pin locations to challenge the short game of those who dare to be aggressive at The Legends Golf Club.

“Historically having success in a Next Gen Championship will open up new opportunities and provides validation that they can compete amongst the best in Canada. We are confident that our links-style layout will identify the top performers from the field of 30 Girls and 90 Boys as they compete for not only the individual titles, but for exemptions into the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and the Canadian Junior Boys Championship later this summer.”

To follow the live leaderboard of the NextGen Prairie Championship throughout the week, 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.

Alek Mauro of the Windsor Lancers and Julia Alexander-Carew of the UBC Okanagan Heat each claimed maiden individual championship titles. 

Kamloops, B.C. – The UBC Thunderbirds successfully defended their titles in both the men’s and women’s team championships on Friday but came up short on the top spot in the individual championships to cap off a memorable Canadian University / College Championship at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C.  

The Thunderbirds’ male contingent secured their ninth national championship after shooting a collective 21-under par (292-275-288-276) through four rounds, while the women’s program put the finishing touches on their eighth consecutive national championship on Friday with a collective score of 14-under par (216-215-214-205).  

Each of the Thunderbirds that took home the Canadian University / College Championship this week will compete at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational in the fall. The men’s competition will begin on September 13 at Öviinbyrd Golf Club in MacTier, Ont. while the female competition gets underway September 21 at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont.  

“I’m just so proud of them. What they did academically and then to compete so hard on the course and their sportsmanship is at another level too. It’s been a great run and this is a really nice way for them to end their careers as graduates of UBC,” commented UBC’s coach Chris Macdonald on his male winners.  

Mackenzie Bickell of Richmond, B.C., John Paul Kahlert of Maple Ridge, B.C., Hudson LaFayette of North Vancouver, B.C., Dylan MacDonald of Markham, Ont. and Aidan Schumer of Columbus, Ohio. will all be graduating at the end of the year.  

Both sides took the lead after Tuesday’s opening round and never looked back, with the women’s team impressively slotting each of their players in the top five of the individual standings and beating their provincial rival – the UBC Okanagan Heat – by 27 strokes.  

“It’s the first time we’ve been here to Kamloops to play golf,” commented Macdonald moments after claiming his 27th and 28th national championships on Friday. “Rivershore was amazing and the tournament was so well organized. We had a really fun week and made a lot of birdies and that’s what separated us this week,” he added.  

Though the Thunderbirds outlasted the Heat in the team championship throughout the week, it was the latter’s sophomore, Julia Alexander-Carew of Oakville, Ont. that failed to flinch at the flock of Thunderbirds on her heels to close out her maiden individual championship title.  

Trailing Una Chou of San Diego, Calif. after 36 holes, Alexander-Carew roared to life with an eagle on the par-5 fourth to pull even with the defending champion. The momentum carried the second year into a slew of birdies on the part of the property that ailed her the most leading up to Friday’s final round, sinking consecutive birdie putts on Nos. six, seven and eight to dart well into the lead after Chou played the same stretch at two-over par.  

“They were three pretty difficult putts so seeing them all drop gave me confidence for the back nine,” commented Alexander-Carew, adding a final birdie on the 18th hole to wrap up Friday with her best round of the tournament and a five-under 67. 

The pivotal swing set Alexander-Carew on course to steal the individual championship title despite Chou rallying off three consecutive birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 17 to get back to red figures.  

“It was a really good year for me and closing it out with this type of win is huge,” said Alexander-Carew. Her runner-up finish at last year’s event gave her a clear idea of what was required of her game to move up on the podium and was reinforced by her coach walking alongside her all throughout the final round.  

UBC contested one another for the final two places of the podium on Friday, with Jessica Ng of Vancouver, B.C. going low for the second consecutive day with a field-best score of 66 to secure a runner up finish with Chou at three-under par.  

Just a day removed from shooting a third-round 66 to give himself a six-shot cushion in the individual men’s championship, Alek Mauro of Windsor, Ont. was able to overcome numerous wobbles and a late charge from Anthony Jomphe of Chicoutimi, Que. to hold steady and secure the individual men’s title.  

Starting his round on the 10th hole on Friday, Mauro bounced in and out of red figures as each of his two birdie attempts on the front nine were erased by bogey putts shortly after while Jomphe played the same stretch at four-under par to secure second place. Though despite the chaos, the fifth year was able to lean into his 36-hole lead and win by just a single stroke after a fourth round 73.  

The victory secures Mauro a spot in the 120th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO set to kick off at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que. on July 26. Similarly, Friday’s individual championship winner in the women’s division, Alexander-Carew, will also reap the benefits of her victory later this summer and is exempt in the 111th Canadien Women’s Amateur Championship presented by BDO. The event will be held at The Riverside Country Club in Saint John, N.B. from July 22-25.  

“The competition is so high and just playing with people of so many different levels from so many different places, I think it’ll be a really good challenge,” praised Alexander-Carew. “They’re always great competitions, best in the country,” praised Mauro. “Really looking forward to competing this summer,” he added. Alexander-Carew and Mauro enter the event with previous experience, having competed in their Canadian Amateur Championships in 2024 and 2021 respectively.  

To view the full leaderboards from the final round of the Canadian University / College Championship, please click here.  

Men’s Team Championship – Top-3 

Women’s Team Championship – Top-3 

Men’s Individual Championship – Top-3 

Women’s Individual Championship – Top-3 

Windsor Lancers’ Alek Mauro leads men’s individual championship by six strokes, UBC Thunderbirds’ Una Chou stays atop women’s individual championship. 

Kamloops, B.C. – Alek Mauro of Windsor, Ont. strengthened his grasp on the men’s individual championship on Thursday with a six-under 66, while the UBC Thunderbirds narrowed in on their team division championship ambitions during a busy third round in the Canadian University / College Championship at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C.  

The Thunderbirds enter Friday’s final round with a 12 and 17 stroke lead over the Victoria Vikes and the UBC Okanagan Heat in the respective men’s and women’s team championships. Both teams are looking to secure their eighth and 17th national championship and repeat as champions for the 26th time under the helm of coach Chris Macdonald.  

“Having won last year’s tournament puts us in a great position to defend,” commented UBC third-year Jessica Ng of Vancouver, B.C. “With the experience level of this team, we have all been in this situation before and will be able to stay calm, present, and focused for the final round.” 

On the men’s side, Mauro – who started his afternoon with a one-shot lead over UBC’s Aidan Schumer of Columbus, Ohio. on Thursday – overcame a slow start to begin to pull away from the field in the men’s individual championship.  

A bogey-free front nine including five birdies and an eagle at the par-5 fourth catapulted the fifth-year senior into a six-shot lead over his closest chaser Anthony Jomphe of Chicoutimi, Que. – who carved out a consecutive round of 69 to challenge for the podium.  

“I just hit the ball really straight today,” commented Mauro. “Just hit some good drives and put myself in good positions to have wedges into most of the greens,” he added. Mauro’s approach play was admittedly the key to his success on Thursday and allowed him to spin his shots close to the pin on numerous occasions for birdie looks. 

New contenders emerged in the men’s individual championship on Thursday after Dan Kirby of Woodstock, N.B.(Victoria Vikes) and reigning champion Dylan MacDonald of Markham, Ont. (UBC Thunderbirds) fell out of the hunt after struggling to put their game into gear.  

Jagre Knight of Parksville, B.C. (Victoria Vikes) decorated his scorecard with four birdies and seven-consecutive pars to end his third round 69 and sit in a tie with Schumer for third place on the leaderboard. Ryan Massicotte of Gardien, Que. (Bishop’s Gaiters) recovered from a triple-bogey at the 17th with five-straight birdies on holes three through seven to put himself in a tie for fifth alongside Daniel Abraha of Kingston, Ont. (Queen’s Gaels) and just a shot off the podium to start his final round.   

Though unable to make headway in the men’s individual championship, the Thunderbirds continued to roll in the women’s individual competition on Thursday with Ng leading the way with the lowest round of the day after carding a three-under 69. Ng squeezed an eagle at the par-5 fourth hole between a pair of birdies at holes three and five to begin her ascension into the top five of the leaderboard.  

“My putting and approach shots were crucial in today’s round,” commented Ng. She admitted to her struggles with the flatstick leading up to Thursday but was pleased with her ability to stay patient and allow the birdie putts to roll.  

Tightly contesting the UBC Okanagan Heat throughout the opening two rounds, Una Chou of San Diego, Calif. and the rest of the Thunderbirds found separation from their provincial rival before the turn on Thursday. Julia Alexander-Carew of Oakville, Ont. and Lauren Nedo of Coquitlam, B.C. found trouble at the par-5 eighth hole, each walking off the green with double bogey as Chou and her teammate Grace Bell of Calgary, Alta. both converted on birdie putts.  

The chaos left Chou with a four-shot lead heading into the back nine and Bell in a tie with Alexander-Carew for second at even-par. The Thunderbirds’ duo was unable to capitalize the rest of the way, however, each dropping a shot in the final three holes while Alexander-Carew found redemption with birdies at Nos. 15 and 17 to enter Friday’s final round in striking distance of the individual women’s championship title.  

“Our team is very competitive and supportive of each other, which helps us stay motivated and focused on building our lead,” added Ng who also believes the Thunderbirds are more than capable of defending their 17-shot lead over the Heat come Friday. 

Bo Brown of Mississauga, Ont. (UBC Thunderbirds), Nedo and Brynne Davies of Calgary, Alta. (Victoria Vikes) all sit in a tie for fifth on the individual leaderboard after rounds of 75, 76 and 72 respectively on Thursday.  

The top three daily scores count towards the women’s team total throughout the week, while the top four daily scores accrued by the male teams count towards their overall total.  

To view the full leaderboards from Thursday’s third-round action, please click here. For Friday’s final round pairings and tee times, please click here.  

Men’s Team Championship – Top-5 

Women’s Team Championship – Top-5 

Men’s Individual Championship – Top-5 

Women’s Individual Championship – Top-5 

UBC Thunderbirds’ Una Chou leads by two strokes in women’s individual championship; Alek Mauro of the Windsor Lancers leads men’s division by one in crowded leaderboard 

Kamloops, B.C – The UBC Thunderbirds Men’s team roared to life on Wednesday while the women’s team failed to take their foot off the gas throughout the second round to maintain the program’s lead at the 2025 Canadian University / College Championship at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C. 

The Thunderbirds take an 11 and nine stroke lead in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively into Thursday’s third round and by virtue of their veterans that led the program to a sweep of the tournament last year.  

Fifth-year duo Aidan Schumer of Columbus, Ohio and Dylan MacDonald of Markham, Ont., carved out rounds of 68 and 67 respectively to each soar up the leaderboard of the men’s individual championship and add to UBC’s team lead.  

Starting his second round on the back nine, MacDonald – who won in a playoff to claim last year’s men’s individual championship – collected four-consecutive birdies between holes 14 and 17 to get to two-under par and wipe away an uncharacteristic opening-round 74. He added birdies at the fourth and fifth holes to get to three-under par and more crucially stay well in the hunt to defend his title. 

“We’ve all been pretty calm this week,” commented Schumer on MacDonald and the rest of the Thunderbirds following his four-under round of 68. “All five of us are graduating after this year so we’re just trying to enjoy the moment, and I think that gives us a lot of peace out here,” he added.  

Schumer sits just one back of Alek Mauro of Windsor, Ont. (Windsor Lancers) who holds the outright lead in the individual championship after 36 holes at five-under par. Kicking off Wednesday in a tie for fourth at one-under par, Mauro started his round with a trio of birdies and an eagle at the par-five eighth hole to help steal the top spot from first-round leader Daniel Abraha of Kingston, Ont (Queen’s Gaels). 

Abraha shot a one-under 71 on Wednesday with 15 pars to stay in contention. He sits alongside Schumer at four-under par and in a tie for second. MacDonald and Dan Kirby of Woodstock, N.B. (Victoria Vikes) trail the pair by one stroke after 36 holes.  

On the women’s side, Una Chou of San Diego, Calif. continued her battle with provincial rival Julia Alexander-Carew of Oakville, Ont. The two – representing the Thunderbirds and the UBC Okanagan Heat respectively – took turns leading the individual championship on Wednesday, with Chou outlasting her closest competitor by sinking a birdie putt in her final two holes to get to four-under par and take a two-shot lead into Thursday.  

Grace Bell of Calgary, Alta. (UBC Thunderbirds) rounded out the podium of the women’s individual championship at one-over par, while Lauren Nedo of Coquitlam, B.C. (UBC Okanagan Heat) and Bo Brown of Mississauga, Ont. (UBC Thunderbirds) trail the third spot by one and two shots respectively after 36 holes.  

The top three daily scores count towards the women’s team total throughout the week, while the top four daily scores accrued by the male teams count towards their overall total.  

The field will be reduced to the top nine male teams and top six women’s teams – including any squad within 10 shots of the lead – following the conclusion of the third round on Thursday. As for the individual competition, players within 10 shots of the leader will make the cut, or any player within the top 10 of the leaderboard.  

To view the full leaderboards from Wednesday’s second-round action, please click here. For Thursday’s pairings and tee times, please click here.  

Men’s Team Championship – Top-5 

Women’s Team Championship – Top-5 

Men’s Individual Championship – Top-5 

Women’s Individual Championship – Top-5