Over 150 of the best Junior golfers are competing in Regina and Toronto in Canadian Junior Boys and Girls championships this week <\/p>\n
The opening round is complete at the 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship at Wascana Country Club in Regina.<\/p>\n
Vancouver\u2019s Thomas Xu sits alone atop the leaderboard after firing a five-under-par 67. He holds a one-shot lead over a group of seven golfers at four-under.<\/p>\n
2025 Saskatchewan Junior champion Aricin Franklin leads the 12 Saskatchewan golfers in the field. He carded a two-under 70 and sits in a tie for 13th, three shots back of the lead.<\/p>\n
2026 Saskatchewan Men\u2019s Amateur champion Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte and Swift Current\u2019s Matty Schmiess are both six shots off the pace after opening-round 74s.<\/p>\n
Brady Guenther and Oliver Matyczuk of Saskatoon, Warman\u2019s Giesbrecht and reigning Saskatchewan Junior Boys champion Ryan Mosher are all tied seven shots back after rounds of 74.<\/p>\n
Prince Albert\u2019s Wyatt Nelson is tied for 88th, while North Battleford\u2019s Shae Maunula and Lucas Sturgeon are tied for 102nd at five-over.<\/p>\n
Saskatoon\u2019s Ethan Hunter is tied for 126th at seven-over, while Prince Albert\u2019s Lincoln Rogers rounds out the Saskatchewan contingent in a tie for 140th after an opening-round 81.<\/p>\n
In the Juvenile Boys Championship, Airdrie\u2019s Charlie Strang, Burnaby\u2019s Jeevyn Lotay and Nova Scotia\u2019s Luke MacDougall share the lead at four-under, with a two-shot advantage.<\/p>\n
Nesbitt and Sturgeon are also competing in the Under-16 event, sitting in ties for 22nd and 41st, respectively.<\/p>\n
In the inter-provincial team competition, Saskatchewan, represented by Mosher, Maunula and Giesbrecht, is tied for sixth with Manitoba at four-over.<\/p>\n
Alberta leads the team event at eight-under, with Nova Scotia second at six-under.<\/p>\n
The second round begins Wednesday morning, with the championship continuing through Friday in Regina.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan golfers open Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Ontario<\/p>\n
Four Saskatchewan golfers have completed the opening round of the 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.<\/p>\n
Kyle\u2019s Chloe Wills is the top Saskatchewan golfer after shooting a six-over-par 77. She is tied for 45th and sits eight shots behind the leaders at two-under.<\/p>\n
The group at the top includes two-time defending champion Shauna Liu of Maple, Ontario, Australia\u2019s Kirra St-Laurent, Montreal\u2019s Zixuan Tan and Markham, Ontario\u2019s Evelyn Ma.<\/p>\n
Two-time defending Saskatchewan Junior champion Grace Odnokon opened with a 78 and is tied for 51st at seven-over.<\/p>\n
Warman\u2019s Tina Liu is tied for 64th at eight-over, while Saskatoon\u2019s Yoyo Zhu sits tied for 95th at 11-over following an opening-round 82.<\/p>\n
Odnokon, Liu and Zhu are also competing in the Juvenile Championship, where they sit tied for 33rd, 42nd and 64th, respectively.<\/p>\n
Tan and Ma share the Juvenile lead at two-under. The event features golfers aged 16 and under.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan, represented by Wills, Odnokon and Liu, is tied for fifth in the inter-provincial team competition at 13-over, 10 shots behind Alberta, which leads at three-over.<\/p>\n
The championship features 156 of Canada\u2019s top junior female golfers.<\/p>\n
The second round is set for Wednesday, with the tournament wrapping up Friday.<\/p>\n
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