Red Deer golfer heading to 2026 Junior America’s Cup
Published 5:30 am Friday, June 5, 2026
Red Deer golfer Bennett Love will be competing at one of the most distinguished junior team events in North America.
Love will be a member of Team Alberta at the 2026 Junior America’s Cup, which takes place July 26-30 at the renowned Omni La Costa Resort South Course in San Diego, California, which is the current host site of the NCAA Division I Golf Championships.
Joining Love on Team Alberta will be Fort Saskatchewan’s Harrison Kiziak, Calgary’s Luke MacDonald and Airdrie’s Chase Strang. These golfers secured their positions on the team through the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) Junior America’s Cup qualifying process.
“The Junior America’s Cup has a long history of showcasing some of the best young talent in the game, and we’re proud to have these eight athletes representing the MJT, their provinces and Canada this year,” said Trent Matson, MJT national director of operations.
“They’ve earned this opportunity through their performance on the course, and we know they’ll represent themselves extremely well in San Diego.”
The Junior America’s Cup brings together elite junior golfers from across North America in a unique team competition format, where the lowest three scores from each four-player team count toward the daily total. Players will compete against teams representing 12 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada in a championship that has served as a launching pad for some of the game’s biggest names in golf for more than 60 years.
Alumni include major champions and PGA Tour winners such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Charley Hoffman and Kevin Na.