MOBILE, Ala. – Leah John is heading to the LPGA Tour, while Maude-Aimee LeBlanc will be returning after finishing inside the top 25 at the LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying Stage at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala. on Tuesday.

John, a Team Canada member from Vancouver, B.C. finished T10 with total score of 8-under. John led following an opening round of 8-under 64 and followed up with rounds of 72-69-73 to earn her card for the 2026 season.

John has competed in two LPGA Tour events in her career including the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary, Alta. and the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wis.

This past season on the Epson Tour, John earned her first professional win at the Four Winds Invitational in South Bend, Ind. in August. Jaohn finished 22nd in the Race for the Card points rankings just outside the top 15.

LeBlanc from Sherbrooke, Que. finished T17 at 6-under following rounds of 70-68-72-70 to retain her tour card for 2026.

This past season, LeBlanc competed in 10 events on the LPGA Tour, and her best finish was T20 at the CPKC Women’s Open at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club. LeBlanc first joined the LPGA Tour in 2012.

The field of 115 faced delays throughout the final stage of qualifying. Opening round play was delayed and eventually suspended for the day due to unplayable course conditions on Friday. Weather played a factor again on Sunday forcing the third round to resume Monday morning, followed by the start of round four. The tour decided to reduce the LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying to a 72-hole event, finishing on Tuesday afternoon.

For the final standings from the 2025 LPGA Q-Series, final qualifying stage, please click here.

December 4, 2025 – Golf Canada is proud to announce the names of 34 amateur and junior athletes that have been named to the 2026 Team Canada and Team Canada – NextGen squads.

Athletes are selected based on results from the previous season (September 2024-August 2025), with the Team Canada – NextGen program also considering performance at Golf Canada’s annual selection camps. Professional players that will be part of the 2026 Team Canada squad will be announced later, upon the completion of Qualifying Tournaments.

2026 Team Canada Rosters:

Team Canada – Women
Professionals to be selected later in the year

Team Canada – Men
Professionals to be selected later in the year.

Team Canada – NextGen (Boys)

Team Canada – NextGen (Girls)

“Golf Canada is proud to announce the amateur and junior athletes selected to the 2026 Team Canada and Team Canada – NextGen teams. We look forward to supporting their continued growth and performances competing on golf’s biggest stages,” said Emily Phoenix, Director, High Performance, Golf Canada. “We are also deeply grateful to the generous donors of the Golf Canada Foundation and our corporate partners whose ongoing commitment to player development is vital in helping our athletes train, compete, and pursue their dreams of success on the PGA and LPGA Tours”.

Golf Canada’s National Team program aims to help more Canadian athletes achieve success on the world’s leading professional tours, including the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour. The Team Canada program supports a group of experienced amateurs on the pathway to playing professional golf along with a group of young professional golfers building their careers as touring pros. Complementing this, the Team Canada – NextGen squad focuses on developing Canada’s top junior golfers, providing training and competition experiences needed to build a strong foundation for future success at the amateur and professional levels.

Team Canada Coaches…

The coaching staff for the men’s and women’s Team Canada squads will return in full for the 2026 season. Team Canada – Men will be led by head coach Derek Ingram (Winnipeg, Man.) supported by coaches Louis Melanson (Moncton, N.B.) and Benoit Lemieux (Montréal, Que.). Lemieux will assume an expanded role as Lead Coach of Team Canada – Men (Amateur), taking direct responsibility for guiding and supporting the group of seven amateur prospects. Lemieux has been with the Team Canada program since 2021 and is a two-time recipient of the PGA of Quebec Coach of the Year award. In his time at Golf Canada, Lemieux has coached players to the Korn Ferry Tour and supported several top amateurs in their transition from amateur to professional golf. The coaching staff will be supported by mental performance coach, Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood (Winnipeg, Man.) along with strength and conditioning coach Greg Redman (Kelowna, B.C.). Team Canada – Women will be led by Stollery Family Women’s head coach Salimah Mussani (Vancouver, B.C.) along with associate coach Jennifer Greggain (Vancouver, B.C.), strength and conditioning coach Andrea Kosa (Calgary, Alta.) and mental performance coach Judy Goss (Toronto, Ont.).

Team Canada coaches work with athletes and their personal support teams to develop annual training plans and identify areas to impact athlete growth in all areas of their game. Athletes are also supported by a comprehensive sport science team that includes physical conditioning along with mental performance and mental health supports. Players are brought together regularly for training camps with national team coaches and sport science staff. The Team Canada – NextGen program also supports juniors and young amateurs across a range of pathways, including those who elect to pursue collegiate golf.

Team Canada Athletes….

The Women’s Amateur Team will have seven returning players, led by Lauren Kim (WAGR No. 19) of Surrey, B.C., who is currently in her junior year at the University of Texas. Kim earned her second collegiate win at the Betsy Rawls Invitational in March and added a pair of third place finishes as well as a top five. Kim also competed in her second consecutive Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament in April. Kim represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championship alongside returning teammate, Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. Also returning in 2026 are: Katie Cranston of Oakville, Ont., Tillie Claggett of Calgary, Alta., Nicole Gal of Oakville, Ont., Vanessa Zhang of Vancouver, B.C. and Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill, Ont. Borovilos (Chevron Collegiate), Claggett (PGA of Canada Women’s Championship), Gal (Women’s Porter Cup) and Zhang (Ivy League Women’s Golf Championship and Quinnipiac Classic) were all victorious in 2025.

The 2026 Men’s squad will feature seven amateurs led by the lowest ranked Canadian male on WAGR (No. 92), Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont. McCulloch is a fifth year student-athlete at Michigan State University and recently represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championship. This past season McCulloch competed in both the RBC Canadian Open and the Rocket Classic on the PGA TOUR. Collegiate players Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont., Ethan Wilson of St. Alberta, Alta., Cooper Humphreys of Vernon, B.C. and Matthew Javier of North York, Ont. are all returning to the program and will move up from the NextGen team for 2026. Eric Zhao of North York, Ont., a freshman at Princeton University will be the lone new addition to the program. Zhao earned two titles this season, winning the 2025 NextGen Ontario Championship and the 2025 Ontario Men’s Amateur.

Team Canada – NextGen Coaches…

Matt Wilson (Toronto, Ont.) has been hired as the head coach for the Team Canada – NextGen Boys team. Wilson re-joins Golf Canada after serving the past five years as the director of instruction at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. Prior to his time at Baltusrol, Wilson was the head coach of Team Canada’s Junior Girls team and director of NextGen performance from 2017 to 2020. Earlier this month, Wilson was named to the latest edition of the Top 100 Teachers in America by GOLF Magazine. Wilson will be joined by mental performance coach Dr. Jonathan Lasnier (Ottawa, Ont.) along with strength and conditioning coaches Andrew Hoermann (Milton, Ont.) and Iordan Krouchev (Montreal, Que.).

Jeff MacDonald (Chester, N.S.) returns as Team Canada – NextGen Girls head coach and will be supported by assistant coach Jennifer Ha (Calgary, Alta.). Over the past three years, MacDonald has led Team Canada to a gold and back-to-back silvers at the World Junior Girls Golf Championship. They will be joined by mental performance coach Justin Fredette (Winnipeg, Man.) and strength and conditioning coach Dr. Emily Wiggin (Dartmouth, N.S.).

Tristan Mullally of Dundas, Ont. will continue as the head of National Talent Identification, overseeing the national talent identification system that was established in 2022. In this role, Mullally provides support to a promising group of young junior golfers and their existing coaching teams to grow the pool of future Team Canada prospects. In 2026, six players have transitioned from Talent ID to Team Canada – NextGen.

Team Canada – NextGen Athletes…

Team Canada – NextGen (Boys) features two returning players including 2025 Canada Summer Games winner, Austin Krahn of Christina Lake, B.C. Krahn added two additional provincial wins in 2025 winning the B.C. Amateur and B.C. Junior Championship. Jager Pain of Woodbridge, Ont. returns and has committed to the University of Virginia for 2026. They will be joined by eight newcomers led by 2025 Canadian Junior Boys champion, Dawson Lew of Toronto, Ont. Lew added four additional individual wins in 2025 and two inter-provincial team titles for Ontario at the Canadian Men’s Amateur and Canadian Junior Boys. Joining Lew are six in-year winners including (wins in brackets): Alexis Rouleau of Montreal, Que. (NextGen Selection Camp, Golf Quebec Junior Provincial Match Play Championship, Marathan Petroleum Preview at Findlay), Spencer Shropshire of Ramara, Ont. (Ontario Junior Boys Championship,), Emile Lebrun of Laval, Que. (Golf Quebec Men’s Amateur Championship), Thomas Grenier of Thetford Mines, Que. (Golf Quebec Boys Junior Championship, NB3 Elite), Maxim McKenzie of Chilliwack, B.C. (NextGen Pacific Championship), Eddie Gu of Aurora, Ont. (AM Technical Solutions Junior at Southpointe, Florida Junior Tour Labor Day Major). Also joining the team is Chase Jerome of Ottawa, Ont. Jerome earned 10 top 10 finishes across a number of tournaments this season.

Team Canada – NextGen (Girls) features eight returning members led by Aphrodite Deng of Calgary, Alta. In July, Deng won the 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship becoming the first Canadian to win the title in tournament history. One month later, Deng followed up her historic performance with a T20 finish at the CPKC Women’s Open, earning the Marlene Stewart Streit Award, given to the low amateur. Deng also won twice on the AJGA taking the Junior Invitational and Mizuho Americas Open and was recently named junior player of the year by the AJGA. Deng is currently the lowest ranked Canadian amateur player part of the national team program, currently No. 14 on WAGR. The 2025 Canadian Junior Girls Championship winner Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont. also headlines as a returnee. Liu added four additional wins in 2025, including the Peloton Glencoe Invitational and was part of Team Canada 1 that earned silver medal honours at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship. Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. returns after winning the 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO in July. Xing was also part of Team Canada 1’s silver medal team and represented Canada with Borovilos and Kim at the World Amateur Team Championship. Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C. won two AJGA events and added two runner-up finishes. Lin finished solo third at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and at the World Junior Girls and was the third member of the silver medal side. Clara Ding of White Rock, B.C., Eileen Park of Red Deer, Alta. and Ruihan Kendria Wang of Vancouver, B.C. all represented Team Canada 2 at the World Junior Girls Championship, leading the team to a sixth-place finish. In addition, Ding won the Women’s Orlando International Amateur Championship and the GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open to earn an exemption into the CPKC Women’s Open. Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont. returns after earning five wins this season on the provincial and AJGA circuits. Park has won 15 events over the past two seasons. Joining the returning members are new members Ann-Sophie Bourgault of Gatineau, Que. and Jodie Han of Vancouver, B.C. Bourgault earned three runner-up finishes as well as a third-place finish and two top 10’s on the AJGA this season. She added one win at the 54 Hole Fort Myers Junior Open. Han finished as runner-up at the Team Canada – NextGen Selection Camp tournament in September and won the adidas Junior All-Star and added two runner-up finishes and a top five finish on AJGA this year.

For full Team Canada athlete and coach bios along with tournament results and additional information, please click here. Team Canada is proudly supported by RBC, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), Titleist, FootJoy, Hilton, Puma, Foresight, Golf Canada Foundation and Sport Canada.

National Sport Organization welcomes former USC Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director to advance Canadian golf participation and competitive excellence.

(December 3, 2025) – Golf Canada is pleased to announce that Paul Perrier has joined the National Sport Federation as its new Chief Sport Officer (CSO).

Born in Sherbrooke, Que. and raised in Aurora, Ont., Perrier is an accomplished and dynamic sports administration executive who brings more than 15 years of senior leadership experience in NCAA Division I athletics, most recently serving as Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Deputy Athletic Director at the University of Southern California (USC).

As Chief Sport Officer, Perrier will oversee Golf Canada’s sport portfolio, including Team Canada high-performance and athlete development, National Amateur Championships, grassroots participation programs such as First Tee – Canada and She Plays Golf, and Safe Sport compliance. Reporting to CEO Laurence Applebaum as a member of Golf Canada’s Executive Team, Perrier will play a pivotal role in advancing Canadian golf participation and competitive excellence for the National Sport Organization.

“Paul is a dynamic sport executive and former high-level athlete with extensive leadership experience across sport including golf, coach development, compliance, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, revenue generation and fundraising within both elite and public NCAA Division I athletic departments,” said Applebaum. “His experience managing complex sport organizations and building high-performance programs will help to further advance the sport and elevate Canadian golf on the global stage.”

During his tenure at USC (2019–2025), Perrier was a member of the Executive Leadership Team, with oversight and support for 23 varsity programs and 600 athletes. He led strategic planning, resource allocation, and performance initiatives and fostered inclusive, collaborative cultures that drove innovation and excellence. Perrier also managed the men’s and women’s golf programs, guiding them to multiple NCAA championship appearances and supporting elite athletes who advanced to the LPGA and PGA Tours.

Perrier, who will work collaboratively with the Golf Canada Foundation, also brings experience in fundraising and donor relations, having helped drive capital campaigns at USC and Rutgers. He also oversaw a $750,000 renovation of USC’s golf training facility and served as Tournament Director for the Trojan Golf Classic. His ability to build trust-based relationships with donors, alumni, and corporate partners has been a hallmark of his leadership.

Perrier joins Golf Canada at a time where the organization is experiencing strong momentum with a rise in participation and rounds played, Canadian continued success on the global stage and increased investment in the game from donors and corporate partners.

The opportunity to return to Canada to champion further growth is an opportunity for Perrier to apply his executive leadership experiences across a sport that has been a longtime passion.

“Joining Golf Canada is an incredible honour, and I’m inspired to help accelerate the sport’s growth and impact across the country,” said Perrier. “Together with our athletes, coaches, donors, and partners, we will continue to build pathways that drive participation and elevate Canada’s success on the world stage.”

Previously, Perrier served as Senior Associate Athletic Director at Rutgers University (2015–2019), where he helped develop a five-year strategic plan, oversaw sport programs, and led compliance and governance during a critical transition to the Big Ten Conference.  Prior to joining Rutgers, Perrier held several progressive leadership roles with USC including Associate Vice President for Athletic Compliance.

Perrier also co-founded the NACDA Sport Administrator Leadership Institute, served on the Big Ten Olympic Sports Oversight Committee, and was selected for the NCAA Pathway Program, a national initiative preparing senior administrators for CEO roles.

He holds a Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Oswego State, where he was also a student-athlete (hockey) and co-president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

A proud Canadian who is married with two sons, Perrier has started in the CSO role and will be relocating back to Canada in the coming months.

TACOMA, Wash. – Team Canada members Lauren Kim, Clara Ding and Austin Krahn have been named 2025 Players of the Year by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA).

Kim of Surrey, B.C. was named Women’s Player of the Year, earning the honour for a third consecutive year. Kim is currently ranked No. 20 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and enjoyed a strong 2025 season, highlighted by competing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur for a second straight year as well as the CPKC Women’s Open. Kim, a junior at the University of Texas, earned her second collegiate win at the Betsy Rawls Invitational in March and added a pair of third place finishes as well as a top five. Kim also represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championship in Singapore in October.

Ding of White Rock, B.C. was named Junior Girls’ Player of the Year. Ding won twice in 2025, taking the GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open and the Women’s Orlando International Championship. Her win in B.C. came as part of the She Plays Golf Championship Series, earning her an exemption into her first appearance at the CPKC Women’s Open. In her debut at the World Junior Girls Golf Championship, Ding helped lead Team Canada 2 to its best result in tournament history, finishing sixth place and was runner-up in the individual competition by one stroke.

Krahn of Christina Lake, B.C. was named Junior Boys’ Player of the Year. Krahn followed up a strong 2024 season, with five titles in 2025 including the British Columbia Junior Championship and the British Columbia Amateur title. In addition, Krahn led his province to its second straight gold medal at the 2025 Canada Summer Games and also won individual gold in Newfoundland and Labrador. Krahn earned two additional wins this year including the MJT Odlum Brown Classic and the MJT National Championship.

Along with the Team Canada athletes a familiar name in Canadian women’s golf was awarded the Senior Women’s Player of the Year. Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. has now earned the honour three of the past four years. In August, Stouffer won her third Canadian Women’s Senior Championship and added wins at the PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur, Irish Senior Women’s Amateur and BC Senior Women’s Amateur. She was also a semi-finalist in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and qualified for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open and U.S. Women’s Amateur.

For all the award recipients or to learn more about PNGA, please click here.

SINGAPORE – After a dominant 36-hole performance, South Africa did not look back, finishing eight shots clear of Australia to claim its first ever Eisenhower Trophy at the 2025 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore on Saturday.

South Africa finished the tournament at 29-under 547 to return to the podium for the first time in over 40 years at the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship. For the fourth straight day, World No. 6 (WAGR) Christian Maas led South Africa and closed the tournament with a 3-under 69 to ensure victory both for his team and individually. Daniel Bennett closed with an even par 72, Charl Barnard finished with a 5-over 77 on Saturday for the champions. South Africa’s previous best finish was a silver medal in 1980 along with two bronze medals in 1970 and 1972.

Maas finished with all four rounds in the 60s (66-66-65-69-266) to finish at 22-under, ten shots clear of the 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, Declan O’Donovan of Australia (12-under). The senior at the University of Texas registered only three bogeys across 72 holes of play in Singapore on his way to the team and individual gold medals. Maas’ score of 266, ties the second lowest individual score in championship history joining Victor Perez (France), Lucas Herbert (Australia) and Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) who recorded the same score in Japan in 2014. That same year, the lowest 72-hole total score of 263 was set by Jon Rahm (Spain).

Australia finished as runner-up at 21-under to earn the silver medal while England also made the podium, finishing 19-under to claim bronze. Mexico (17-under) and France (15-under) rounded out the top five. Canada finished the tournament T24 at 1-over of the 36 countries competing.

Canada was represented by Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont. who finished T46 at 3-over (74-73-72-72), Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont. who finished T65 at 6-over (70-76-73-75) and Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont., T81 at 10-over (75-70-80-73).

Joining Maas and O’Donovan on the podium was Adam Bresnu (Morocco) and Oscar Couilleau (France) who finished T3 at 10-under.

The 2027 World Amateur Team Championships will be hosted by the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.

For the final team and individual leaderboards following the 2025 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship, please click here.

Justin Matthews was the low Canadian on Friday with an even par 72

SINGAPORE – One day after soaring atop the leaderboard, South Africa strengthened its lead with a combined score of 12-under on Friday to enter the final round with an 11-shot lead at the 2025 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore.

South Africa is in search of its first Eisenhower Trophy and returning to the podium at the championship for the first time since earning silver in 1980. Christian Maas (no. 6 WAGR) led his country on Friday with a 7-under 65, for his second bogey free round of the championship. Teammate Daniel Bennett added an impressive 5-under 67 to put the leaders at 26-under, 11 shots clear of Australia and Mexico who are tied for second at 15-under. England sit in fourth at 12-under with France in fifth at 11-under. Canada is T22 with Wales and hosts, Singapore at even par of the 36 countries competing.

On Friday, Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont. was the low Canadian, shooting an even par 72. Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont.’s 1-over 73 also counted towards the team total. Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. finished with an 8-over 80. Matthews and McCulloch are both sitting T48 at 3-over and Ibit is T85 at 9-over of the 108-players competing individually.

Following a third consecutive round in the 60s, Maas has opened a 10-shot lead in the individual competition heading into Saturday’s final round. The University of Texas senior grabbed four birdies on the front and added three on the back to record the second lowest round of the day. Michael Mjaaseth (Norway) and 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur winner, Declan O’Donovan (Australia) are tied for second at 9-under. Oscar Couilleau (France) is fourth at 8-under and Adam Bresnu (Morocco) is tied for fifth with Maas’ teammate, Bennett at 7-under. Eduardo Derbez of Mexico recorded the low round of the day on Friday with an 8-under 64. Derbez tallied six consecutive birdies on holes Nos. 3 through 8 and closed his round with an eagle on the par 5 18th to move up to T9 at 5-under.

The final round of the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship will begin at 7:15 a.m. locally (Singapore) on Saturday and 7:15 p.m. EST Friday. Ibit will be the first Canadian on the course, teeing off at 7:48 a.m., followed by Matthews at 7:59 a.m. and McCulloch at 8:10 a.m. local time.

For team and individual leaderboards following the third round, please click here.

Isaiah Ibit was the low Canadian on Thursday with a 2-under 70

SINGAPORE – South Africa soared to the top of the leaderboard following a collective round of 9-under on Thursday to take a five shot lead into the third round at the 2025 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore.

For the second straight day, South Africa was led by University of Texas senior, Christian Maas who post his second consecutive round of 6-under 66. Maas (no. 6 WAGR) not only ensured South Africa moved to the top of the leaderboard but also opened a four-shot lead for himself in the individual competition. After a bogey on No. 2, Maas responded with three straight birdies on Nos. 4 through 6 and went on to add four more on the day to move ahead of opening round leader Hiroshi Tai of Singapore. Daniel Bennett fired a 3-under 69 to help push South Africa atop the leaderboard; Charl Barnard’s 4-over 76 did not count towards the team total on Thursday.

Three teams trail the leaders by five shots including Australia, France and England (-9 under). First round leaders, Mexico are tied for fifth with Denmark at 8-under. Canada shot a collective score of 1-under on Thursday after an even par opening round and sits T18 with Scotland of the 36 countries competing in Singapore.

Canada was led by Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. who shot a bogey free 2-under 70 on Thursday. Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont. closed with a 1-over 73 and Ashton McCulloch with a 4-over 76.

Individually, opening round leader, Tai shot a 1-under 71 to move to 8-under and is now solo second and four shots back of Maas. Oscar Couilleau (France) and Rintaro Nakano (Japan) are tied for third at 7-under. Filip Fahlberg Johnsson (Sweden) and Oscar Holm Bredkjaer (Denmark) are tied for fifth at 6-under. Ibit sits T39 at 1-over, McCulloch is T49 at 2-over and Matthews is T57 at 3-over of the 108 players competing.

Play was suspended for over an hour on Thursday due to dangerous weather in the area. The third round of the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship will begin at 7:15 a.m. locally (Singapore) on Friday and 7:15 p.m. EST Thursday. With teeing off at Matthews at 8:21 a.m., McCulloch at 8:32 a.m. and Ibit at 8:43 a.m. local time.

For team and individual leaderboards following the second round, please click here.

Ashton McCulloch was the low Canadian on Wednesday with a 2-under 70

SINGAPORE – Mexico holds a two-shot lead over South Africa following the opening round of the 2025 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore.

Mexico was led by Carlos Astiazaran who carded five birdies on his way to a 4-under 68. Eduardo Derbez added a 3-under 69 to give Mexico a combined score of 7-under. Gerardo Gomez’s 1-over 73 did not count to the team total on Wednesday. Right behind the leaders is South Africa who shot a collective 5-under, led by Christian Maas’ 6-under 66. Maas currently is one shot back in the individual standings. France is alone in third at 4-under, while host nation, Singapore is in a four-way tie for fourth with Australia, Sweden and Czechia at 3-under. Canada sits T13 with New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, Denmark and Spain at even par of the 36 countries competing for the Eisenhower Trophy.

Canada was led by Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont. who shot a bogey free 2-under 70 on Wednesday. Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont. closed with a 2-over 74 and Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. finished with a 3-over 75.

Hiroshi Tai of Singapore fired the low round of the day with a 7-under 65 to take the 18-hole lead in the individual competition by one over Maas. Tai carded eight birdies on his round including three straight on Nos. 16 through 18. Behind Tai and Maas is Astiazaran who is solo third. Derbez is in a four-way tie for fourth with Timotej Formanek (Czechia), Filip Fahlberg Johnsson (Sweden) and Michael Mjaaseth (Norway) at 3-under. McCulloch is tied for eight with six others, including 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, Declan O’Donovan (Australia) at 2-under in the 108-player field.

The second round of the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship will begin at 7:15 a.m. locally (Singapore) on Thursday and 7:15 p.m. EST Wednesday. Ibit will tee off at 8:21 a.m., Matthews at 8:32 a.m. and McCulloch at 8:43 a.m. local time.

For team and individual leaderboards following the opening round, please click here.

Canada finishes 10th; All three team members finish inside top 40 individually

SINGAPORE – The United States of America shot a collective 5-under on Saturday to win on a tiebreaker and claim the Espirito Santo Trophy at the 31st Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore.

The U.S. was led by Megha Ganne, the fifth ranked player on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), who shot a bogey free 4-under 68. Farah O’Keefe (no. 7 WAGR) and Catherine Park (no. 11 WAGR) both added rounds of 1-under 71 to move the Americans to 18-under, tied with the Republic of Korea and Spain. The U.S. won the tiebreaker as it had the lowest non-counting score from the team’s third player. The two lowest scores count towards the team total each day. The win gives the U.S. its 15th gold medal at the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship and its first since 2018.

Spain made the largest charge in the final round, shooting a collective 6-under thanks to a pair of 3-under 69s from Paula Martin Sampedro and Andrea Revuelta Goicoechea. The 54-hole leaders, Republic of Korea shot a team score of 2-under on Saturday to move to 18-under. England and the People’s Republic of China finished T4 at 16-under.

Canada finished the championship in 10th at 7-under among the 36 countries competing as all three players finished with even par 72s on Saturday. Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. finished as the low Canadian at 3-under, good for T18 individually. The 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur champion posted rounds of 72-73-68-72-285. Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. finished T29 at 1-under following rounds of 73-70-72-72-287 and Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. shot 70-76-72-72-290 to finish the championship in 38th at 2-over in the 108-player field.

Individually, Ying Xu of the People’s Republic of China fired a 5-under 67 on Saturday to win the individual championship by four shots of Rianne Mikhaela Malixi (Philippines), Sampedro (Spain) and Soomin Oh (Republic of Korea). Six golfers finished tied for fifth at 7-under.

For both the final team and individual leaderboard, please click here.

The Men’s World Amateur Team Championship will also be contested in Singapore from October 8-11, for the final field that will compete for the Eisenhower Trophy, click here.

Michelle Xing led Canada on Friday with a 4-under 68

SINGAPORE – The Republic of Korea will head into Saturday’s final round with a three-shot lead at the 31st Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore.

Ajin Sung led the defending champions on Friday with a 4-under 68 through rainy conditions to help increase their team lead. Soomin Oh’s 1-over 73 also counted for the Republic of Korea. The United States of America is three back of the lead at 13-under. The People’s Republic of China and Spain are tied for fourth at 12-under and England and Sweden are tied for fifth at 11-under. The Republic of Korea is looking to become the first country to win consecutive titles since 2012, a feat it last accomplished winning the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2010 and 2012.

Ying Xu of the People’s Republic of China is 8-under and holds a one-shot lead heading into the final round over Rianne Mikhaela Malixi of the Philippines and Aira Nagasawa of Japan. Catherine Park (U.S.A.), Soomin Oh (Republic of Korea) and Paula Martin Sampedro (Spain) are tied for fourth at 6-under. Seven players are currently T7 at 5-under making for a crowded individual title race.

Canada currently sits T8 with Japan of the 36 countries competing at 8-under following a 4-under 140 on Friday, for its lowest team total of the tournament (142-143-140).

Michelle Xing led Canada on Friday with a 4-under 68 to move to 3-under and sits T18 individually for the tournament. Xing of Richmond Hill, Ont. finished her round with five birdies, four of which came from her front nine. All three players have contributed to the team score over the first three rounds. Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C. and Vanessa Borovilos of Etobicoke, Ont. both shot even par 72s. Kim is 1-under and T28, while Borovilos is 2-over and sits T40 in the 108-player field.

The championship sustained a 58-minute delay in the early afternoon due to dangerous weather in the area.

Individually, 20 players are within five shots or less of Xu’s lead. For both the team and individual leaderboard, please click here.

The final round will tee off at 7:15 a.m. (Saturday) in Singapore, 7:15 p.m. EDT (Friday). Borovilos will tee off at 11:30 a.m., Kim at 11:41 a.m. and Xing at 11:52 a.m. locally. For all tee times, please click here.