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Addison Kartusch: back-to-back winner.<\/p>\n
Both are well-deserved.<\/p>\n
Kartusch has been turning heads around here for years and has now taken her talent south as she plays her sophomore season at the University of Bowling Green.<\/p>\n
She won the Manitoba Junior Girls Championship in July, then finished tied for 18th at the national competition held in Quebec in August. Kartusch then defended her 2024 Manitoba Amateur title by winning once again this past July at her home course of St. Charles. She also captured the provincial match play title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely grateful. It\u2019s such a privilege to play this game competitively,\u201d said Kartusch, who wasn\u2019t able to attend the gala because she is away at school.<\/p>\n
Her father, Cory \u2014 who Kartusch described as \u201cNot only my biggest supporter but also my coach, believing in me even when I doubted myself\u201d \u2014 accepted the award on her behalf.<\/p>\n
The three other finalists were Rhonda Orr (2025 Manitoba Senior and Super Senior Champion), Charmaine Hayden (City and District title and Women\u2019s Mid-Amateur champion) and Cala Korman (tied for second in the Manitoba Amateur).<\/p>\n
Over on the men\u2019s side, Nachtigall finished on top of a highly-competitive field to win his first Amateur. He appeared genuinely surprised to hear his name called.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow,\u201d said the Brandon resident, who plays out of Shilo. \u201cThis is awesome. What a feeling. What an honour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nachtigall faced stiff competition in his category. The other finalists were Todd Fanning, who became the first to complete the \u201cManitoba grand slam\u201d by adding a provincial seniors title to previous wins in the junior, amateur and mid-amateur; Spence Mott, who won the Manitoba Junior Men\u2019s Championship, and Allan McDonald, who won the Mid-Amateur.<\/p>\n
\u201cTodd, what a year. Congrats to what you\u2019ve done in this game,\u201d said Nachtigall. \u201cSpence, you\u2019re becoming a hell of a player Keep doing what you\u2019re doing. Al, what a guy. One of a kind, man. The back-to-back Mid-Am wins is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nachtigall only got serious about golf five years ago, making him a bit of a late-bloomer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I started, I wasn\u2019t that good,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cI\u2019ve come a long way. I feel like I\u2019ve stayed the course, continued to excel and push myself. I feel like that\u2019s probably what I\u2019m most proud of. Not giving up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES \/ FREE PRESS files<\/p>\n Evan Nachtigall: I\u2019ve come a long way.<\/p>\n Nachtigall got his first taste of pro golf in August when he competed in the PGA Tour Americas on a sponsor\u2019s exemption \u2014 and now finds himself hungry for more.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so many lessons that I learned,\u201d he said after rounds of 76-74. \u201cIt obviously wasn\u2019t the week I wanted, but looking back the experience was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n He will finish his studies at Brandon University this winter and plans to turn pro, providing he can secure enough sponsorship to help offset the costs. The next step would be trying to get a tour card through Q-school, likely starting on the Canadian circuit.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n \t\t\tSign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t He knows it\u2019s going to be a grind, but believes he\u2019s up for the challenge.<\/p>\n \u201cThis game is hard,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth mentally and physically. It\u2019s incredible how one poor decision during a round, or one poor swing, can throw a golf tournament away. I\u2019m not sure there\u2019s any other sport like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Wednesday\u2019s ceremony, which was held at Niakwa Country Club, also saw volunteers honoured, scholarships handed out and various tournament winners celebrated. The 2026 tournament schedule is set to be released next month.<\/p>\n mike.mcintyre@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n X and Bluesky: @mikemcintyrewpg<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Mike McIntyre Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the Winnipeg Sun before joining the Free Press in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. Read more about Mike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Mike produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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