WARMAN, Sask. – The Legends Golf Membership in Warman, Sask. gears as much as host its first-ever Golf Canada occasion for the taking part in of the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championship, June 12-15.
The NextGen Championship collection returns to the province for the primary time since 2023 and welcomes 120 of western Canada’s finest Junior golfers – 90 Junior Boys and 30 Junior Ladies – for 54 holes of competitors. The sphere will likely be lowered to roughly the highest 52 people within the Junior Boys division and high 17 gamers within the Junior Ladies division after 36 holes, with the ultimate spherical taking centre stage on Sunday, June 15.
Equally to earlier stops on the NextGen Championship circuit this season, exemptions into every of the Canadian Junior Championships will likely be awarded to the event’s high finishers. Within the Junior Boys Division, the highest six gamers, together with the low medalist following the conclusion of the ultimate spherical, will earn exemptions into the Canadian Junior Boys Championship set for August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Nation Membership in Bathurst, N.B.
Within the Junior Ladies division, the highest six finishers from the occasion, together with ties, will assist spherical out the sphere at this 12 months’s Canadian Junior Ladies Championship going down August 12 – 16 at Membership de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. The highest two gamers in each divisions will even earn exemptions into the 2025 Canadian U15 Championship set for August 27-29 at Pitt Meadows Golf Membership in Pitt Meadows, B.C.
Notably, the occasion will even function one in every of three qualifiers to make up Crew Saskatchewan for the Canadian Summer season Video games set to happen August 18-22 at Bally Haly Nation Membership in St. John’s, N.L. A pair female and male gamers above the age of 19 will every qualify for the occasion.
Taking part in in his house province, Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon, Sask. will look to efficiently defend his title after definitively taking the occasion by three strokes in 2024. The NextGen Prairie Championship will likely be Mosher’s second look of the Championship season, having performed within 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 even be within the NextGen Prairie Championship area simply weeks after competing in opposition to each other in a playoff to resolve the NextGen Western Championship.
Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. will headline the Junior Ladies’ division this week and will likely be vying for her second NextGen Championship victory this month after claiming her maiden title at Trestle Creek Golf & Resort.
“We’re so proud and excited to welcome the NextGen Prairie Championship to the Legends Golf Membership – partnering with Golf Canada is proving to be an exquisite alternative,” stated Davidson Matyczuk, head golf skilled, Legends Golf Membership. “The Legends has been a robust supporter of junior golf in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and with this Championship, we are actually capable of lengthen that help to the nationwide stage. We’re definitely wanting ahead to welcoming everybody to Warman and the Legends Golf Membership this week.”
The Legends Golf Membership affords a novel caveat of being a links-style course – the primary structure of its form on the 2025 Championship season. Working since 2011, the course has develop into one of many premier golf experiences in Saskatchewan and has hosted provincial beginner championships on the junior, mid-amateur {and professional} degree.
Although the course’s broad and undulating fairways supply a way of consolation for gamers off the tee, thick patches of fescue strenuously defend the property and power gamers to rethink their membership selections on each gap.
“Rivals ought to count on a good however difficult take a look at of their expertise, course administration and psychological toughness to achieve success,” continued Matyczuk. Bunkers at practically each gap location and water lurking on 10 of the 18 holes makes approaching the inexperienced a problem, pairing up formidably with a collection of tight pin places to problem the quick sport of those that dare to be aggressive at The Legends Golf Membership.
“Traditionally having success in a Subsequent Gen Championship will open up new alternatives and gives validation that they’ll compete amongst the very best in Canada. We’re assured that our links-style structure will determine the highest performers from the sphere of 30 Ladies and 90 Boys as they compete for not solely the person titles, however for exemptions into the Canadian Junior Ladies Championship and the Canadian Junior Boys Championship later this summer season.”
To observe the dwell leaderboard of the NextGen Prairie Championship all through the week, please click on right here.
In regards to the NextGen Championships
The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf collection which totals six competitions. From Could to July, six championships will happen throughout Canada the place the area’s finest junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2025 nationwide junior championships. NextGen Championships present junior gamers a possibility to develop and showcase their expertise on the highest degree of event golf.
