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.