Golf Ontario, in partnership with Golf Away Tours, is proud to present the first ever Mex-Y-Can Cup — The Canada vs. Mexico Ryder Cup-style golf challenge. This December, players with all different handicaps will compete to defend the nation’s golf honor at the five-star all inclusive Iberostar Resort, in Mexico. 

Only 20 spots are available to experience this perfect blend of real competition and unforgettable fun in the sun, on the course and off it. 

THE COURSE

The competition takes place at the Playa Paraíso Golf Club at the Iberostar Resort in Riviera Maya — former home of the PGA of Canada Head Pro Championship and one of the most celebrated layouts in all of Mexico. It includes lush jungle fairways, challenging greens, and a pedigree that matches the occasion. 

SEE WHAT THE COURSE OFFERS HERE

THE RESORT

When you’re not competing for national glory, you’ll be living your absolute best life at the five-star, all-inclusive Iberostar Selection Paraíso Lindo — an all-suite beachfront resort right on the Caribbean. World-class dining, top-shelf drinks, nonstop entertainment, and that turquoise water doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

Perfect for golfers. Perfect for the non-golfers coming along for the ride 

Perfect, full stop.

PRICING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION

• Twin / Shared occupancy = $3,395 / person
• Single occupancy price = $4,610
• Non golfer price = $2,095 (shared occupancy price with a golfer)

A non-refundable deposit of $1,380 CAD per person is due upon booking. The balance is due 90 days prior to the trip.

Room upgrades may be available upon request – Please ask Golf Away Tours if interested.

VIEW THE FULL DETAILS HERE

Brayden Card of Whistle Bear Golf Club captured the 2026 Ontario Junior Boys Spring Classic title Tuesday, May 19 at Wooden Sticks Golf Club, prevailing in a dramatic four-hole playoff to finish atop the leaderboard at 8-under-par (208).

Card opened the championship with a steady first round 69, placing himself firmly in contention early in the tournament. He followed it up with another round of 69 on day two, keeping pace near the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round.

Entering Tuesday’s finale, Jackson Murphy held the lead after pacing the field through the opening two rounds, but Card stayed within close distance throughout the day. In the third and final round, Card delivered a composed 70 to force a playoff with Murphy after the pair finished tied at 208.

The two competitors battled through four playoff holes before Card ultimately secured the championship victory, capping off a consistent three-round performance of 69-69-70.

With the win, Card joins an impressive list of past champions at the Ontario Junior Boys Spring Classic and continues to establish himself as one of the province’s top junior talents.

Jackson Murphy finished with rounds of 65‑68‑75 for a 208 total, while Matthew Simpson of Team Ontario took third place at 209 after shooting 74-67‑68.

In the Juvenile U17 division, Team Ontario’s Joseph Totino delivered a solid performance across all three rounds to claim the Juvenile title. He opened with an impressive 68, followed by a 73 in round two, and closed with a solid 71 to finish at 3‑under (212). Totino’s steady approach and ability to take advantage of scoring opportunities carried him to the top of the U17 field.

For full results: 2026 Ontario Junior Boys’ Spring Classic Event: Tournament Results

Photo Album: Click Here.

Peterborough, ON – Team Ontario athlete Kaprice Park of Rattlesnake Point Golf Club captured the trophy at the 2026 Ontario Junior Girls’ Spring Classic, held at Kawartha Golf Club, with an impressive 5-under-par performance. Park, who recently secured victory at the 2026 Ontario Junior Players Invitational Championship, continued her strong form with rounds of 71, 70, and 70 for a three-day total of 211.

Finishing in second place was Kaylan Green of Scarboro Golf & Country Club. Green recorded rounds of 70, 75, and 70 to finish at 215.

Rounding out the top three was Riviera Lindholm of St. George’s Golf Club, who posted scores of 71, 70, and 77, finishing with a total of 218.

Stay Connected

Championship Photo Album

Visit the tournament website for full results

For updates, highlights, and live scoring throughout tournaments, follow along @thegolfontario on Instagram, Facebook.

Golf Ontario is proud to renew the annual scholarship program, an opportunity to recognize Ontario student-athletes who demonstrate excellence both academically and within the golf community. 

The 2026 scholarship application period will open May 16th and close June 30th. 

Scholarship Overview

Since 1994, Golf Ontario has awarded scholarships to hundreds of deserving students, thanks to the generous support of donors and partners. These scholarships aim to ease financial burdens and empower recipients to pursue their academic and athletic goals.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for a Golf Ontario scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a resident of Ontario
• Maintain a minimum overall academic average of 75%
• Hold an active Golf Ontario or Golf Canada membership
• Demonstrate active involvement in golf through competitive play, community engagement, volunteerism, or industry experience

Required Application Materials

Applicants are required to submit:

• A completed online application form
• A one-page personal essay titled “How Golf Has Shaped My Life”
• An academic transcript
• Proof of college or university acceptance or enrollment
• A letter of recommendation
• A resume
• An additional letter of reference

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Special Scholarship Awards

In addition to general scholarships, Golf Ontario offers several named awards honouring individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport:

• Ken McKenzie Award: Recognizes a student who embodies McKenzie’s dedication to junior golf development.
• Christine Fisher Memorial Student Award: Awarded to a female golfer demonstrating academic excellence and community involvement, with preference given to applicants from the Waterloo Region or those attending the University of Waterloo.
• Craig Revell Scholarship: Honours a student who exemplifies Revell’s respect for the game and academic achievement.
• Helena Harbridge Scholarship: Supports a student-athlete who has overcome adversity, reflecting Harbridge’s perseverance and dedication.
• Dave Mills Scholarship: Celebrates a student pursuing post-secondary education, reflecting Mills’ lifelong commitment to golf development.
• Baka Mobile Scholarship: Supports one male and one female junior golfer pursuing post-secondary education in Ontario.
• Bill Bath Scholarship Award: Recognizes a student from The Regional Municipality of Durham who demonstrates Bath’s passion for golf and community service.

How to Apply

Applications will be accepted online from May 16 to June 30, 2026. Interested applicants can find more information and submit their applications HERE.

For questions or to learn more about supporting the scholarship program, please contact fundraising@golfontario.ca.

Golf Ontario remains committed to fostering the growth of student-athletes and looks forward to supporting the next generation of leaders in golf and beyond.

Ontario’s championship season gets underway this weekend as many of the province’s top junior golfers head to Kawartha Golf Club and Wooden Sticks Golf Club for the annual Junior Spring Classics. 

The Junior Girls Spring Classic is set for Kawartha Golf Club in Peterborough, while the Junior Boys event returns to Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge.  

Featuring elite 60-player fields, the Junior Spring Classics serve as one of the first major competitive benchmarks of the season for many of Ontario’s rising players.

Junior Boys Spring Classic 

Wooden Sticks Golf Club | Uxbridge, ON 

The boys championship returns to Wooden Sticks Golf Club, one of Ontario’s most unique and recognizable courses. With its replica-inspired design and demanding setup, Wooden Sticks presents a unique challenge rarely experienced in junior competition. 

Tournament Director, John Lawrence, says the event remains one of the toughest junior championships to qualify for in Ontario. 

“The Junior Spring Classic is one of the hardest junior events to qualify for in Ontario, with more than 250 players attempting to earn one of 60 spots in the field,” said Lawrence. “Many current and former Team Ontario athletes — and several Ontario players now competing on the PGA Tour — have played in this championship. Competing at Wooden Sticks is a special opportunity for junior golfers.” 

Players to Watch 

• Joseph Totino: Finished third at the Ontario Junior Players Invitational earlier this season 

• Dimitri Protopapas: Team Ontario member 

• Evan Hall: Team Ontario member 

• Matthew Simpson: Team Ontario member 

• Max Li: Team Ontario member 

• Chase Jerome: Returning notable competitor 

Junior Girls Spring Classic 

Kawartha Golf Club | Peterborough, ON 

The girl’s championship heads to Kawartha Golf Club, a historic Stanley Thompson design ranked among Canada’s Top 100. The course will challenge players with elevation changes, tight tee shots, and small greens throughout the 54-hole championship.  

Tournament Director, Mason Cowan, believes Kawartha Golf Club will reward strong course management and smart decision making throughout the week. 

“The course will play long, with its elevation changes throughout the property, and I think to have success, players have to focus on their course management and iron play over all three championship rounds,” said Cowan. “The course requires players to carefully consider the best moments to attack the flag.” 

Players to Watch 

• Kaprice Park: 2026 Ontario Junior Players Invitational Champion, 2026 Team Ontario member 

• Riviera Lindholm: 2025 & 2026 Ontario Junior Girls Champion of Champions Winner, 2025 Ontario Super Camp Invitational Champion, 2025 Ontario U13 Girls’ Champion 

• Alexis Card: 2025 Ontario U15 Girls’ Champion, 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Quebec Champion, 2026 Team Ontario member  

• Amelia McFarlane: 2025 Ontario U17 Girls’ Champion, 2026 Team Ontario Member 

Early Season Statement Opportunity 

With strong fields, demanding venues, and valuable competitive experience on the line, the Junior Spring Classics once again provide an early glimpse at the future of high-performance golf in Ontario. 

Stay Connected  

For Pairings, start times, & leaderboards: 

• Junior Boys: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/12381939716025534704 

• Junior Girls: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/12254182810960579034  

For updates, highlights, and live scoring throughout the tournament, follow along @thegolfontario on Instagram, Facebook  

Golf Ontario is proud to announce the appointment of Claire Welsh as the association’s new Chief Sport Officer, marking a homecoming for one of Ontario golf’s most respected and accomplished leaders.

Welsh returns to Golf Ontario following an extensive international career in golf administration and event leadership, most recently serving as Tournament Director of the CPKC Women’s Open with Golf Canada. Prior to that role, she spent nearly a decade with The R&A in St Andrews, Scotland, working alongside some of the world’s most prestigious championships, including The Open and the AIG Women’s Open.

In her new role as Chief Sport Officer, Welsh will oversee Golf Ontario’s sport operations portfolio, including championships, junior performance programming, and the numerous participation initiatives for youth, women and other underserved communities.
“We are thrilled to welcome Claire back to Golf Ontario,” says Golf Ontario’s CEO Kyle McFarlane. “Claire understands our association, our culture, and the Ontario golf landscape incredibly well, but she brings invaluable global experience from working at the very highest levels of the game.”

“She has built outstanding relationships and has consistently demonstrated a passion for athlete and participant experience, operational excellence, and innovation. As we look ahead to Golf Ontario’s next strategic plan in 2027, Claire’s leadership and perspective will help shape the future of golf in Ontario.”

Her return to Golf Ontario represents both a full-circle moment personally and an exciting step forward for the organization as it prepares for its next chapter of growth and leadership in the sport. For Welsh, the opportunity to return to Golf Ontario was one she could not pass up.

“Returning to Golf Ontario in this role is incredibly meaningful to me, both professionally and personally,” says Welsh. “Throughout much of my career in sport, I’ve often found myself as one of only a few women in leadership spaces. To now join a leadership team at Golf Ontario that already includes such strong and accomplished female voices is something I’m truly proud of.”

“It speaks to the vision of the association and the culture that’s been established here. I’m excited to work alongside the amazing Golf Ontario team as we continue creating more opportunities in golf and shaping an inclusive future for the sport in Ontario.”

Before joining The R&A, Welsh spent six years with Golf Ontario as Marketing and Communications Manager, where she helped elevate the visibility of amateur golf across the province through championship media coverage, athlete storytelling, digital communications, and member engagement.

Her broader career has taken her across provincial, national, and international golf, with experience spanning athlete relations, safeguarding, championship delivery, communications, stakeholder engagement, and major event operations. At The R&A, Welsh served as Head of Player Relations, establishing the organization’s first Player Relations department and leading athlete-focused work across The Open and the AIG Women’s Open. She also previously led consumer, brand, public relations, content, and digital communications for The Open, bringing one of golf’s most historic championships to global audiences. She has also worked within the Olympic movement through the International Golf Federation, supporting golf’s return to the Olympic programme at Rio 2016, and at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games on the men’s and women’s hockey competitions.

Throughout her career, Welsh has built a reputation as a collaborative and innovative leader with a strong focus on growing the sport while maintaining meaningful connections with athletes, volunteers, partners, and stakeholders.

Golf Ontario looks forward to welcoming Welsh back to the organization as it continues its mission of shaping lives through golf.

Nine champions were crowned Wednesday at Legends on the Niagara as the 2026 Ontario Champion of Champions made its debut at the Niagara Falls course.

The tournament welcomed 248 competitors from more than 100 clubs across Ontario, with each participant a club champion from their respective home club. Competitors were split across the Battlefield and Usshers Creek courses, battling for titles in the Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’, Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s, and Junior Girls’ divisions throughout the day. 

Winners

Junior Boys Division

Carter Avery of Mill Run Golf Club won the Junior Boys Division after a 72.

Men’s Division

Jonn Drewery of Westmount Golf & Country Club won the Men’s Division after a 70.  

Senior Men’s Division

Tied for first place are Dan Keogh of Toronto Golf Club and Brian Humphrys of The Pulpit Club, who won the Senior Men’s Division after a 69.

Junior Girls Division

Riviera Lindholm of St. George’s Golf Club won the Junior Girls Division after a 71.

Women’s Division

Tied for first place are Kiley Rodrigues of Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Regan Andrusyk of Flamborough Hills Golf Club, and Gracie Vescan of Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, who won the Women’s Division with a score of 75.

Senior Women’s Division

Shelley Lothian of Peninsula Lakes Golf Club won the Senior Women’s Division after a 83.

Stay Connected

Championship Photo Album

Visit the tournament website for full results

For updates, highlights, and live scoring throughout tournaments, follow along @thegolfontario on Instagram, Facebook.

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the 2026 Golf For All Invitational—the flagship philanthropic event of the Golf For All Fund and Golf Ontario’s premier opportunity to bring its community together around a shared vision for the future of the game.

Save The Date | Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Shotgun at: 1:30 PM

Designed as a meaningful connection point, the Invitational blends exceptional golf with purposeful engagement, creating space for conversation, shared values, and long-term impact.

Funds raised through the Golf For All Fund help Golf Ontario create more opportunities for participation, remove barriers to the game, and support the next generation of golfers across the province.

To learn more about the Golf For All Fund and this thoughtfully curated event, including foursome registration, please visit the Golf For All Invitational website below.

The Golf For All Invitational

The 2026 Champion of Champions is set to take on a fresh stage this spring as the event makes its debut at Legends on the Niagara.  

This May 13, some of Ontario’s strongest competitors, drawn from more than 100 clubs across the province, will arrive in Niagara Falls, each having earned their place by winning their respective home club championship in 2025. 

Championship Layout 

Legends on the Niagara provides a two-course championship setting:  

Battlefield Course: 10:00am start time  

• Divisions: Men’s Senior, Women’s Senior, Junior Girls 
• A links‑style course defined by wider fairways, strategic water elements and a layout suited for championship conditions. 

Usshers Creek: 10:15am start time 

• Divisions: Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys  
• A tighter, tree‑filled course where the fairways are narrower, the greens are smaller, and the holes wind through natural forest areas. 

Tournament Director, Rob Watson, also noted that Legends on the Niagara provides an ideal championship setting, with two premier courses and expansive practice facilities that allow competitors to properly prepare for the day. 

Player Field 

This year’s field is the largest in the event’s history, with 248 competitors set to tee it up.  

Watson, pointed out the significance of the milestone field size, emphasizing both the strength of participation and the excitement surrounding the event’s first ever visit to Legends on the Niagara.  

“The Ontario Champion of Champions Tournament plays a vital role in celebrating excellence across the province. Bringing together more than 245 competitors across six divisions, it showcases the depth of talent and the spirit of amateur golf within our member clubs and serves as an exciting kickoff to the Golf Ontario championship season” he said. 

With 124 players on each course, the split‑course format ensures a balanced and competitive day across the property. 

Notable Players: 

• Stefi Markovich  
• Jamaal Moussaoui – Winner of 2025 Men’s Division (Champion of Champions) 
• Lynn Lean – Winner of 2024 Senior Women’s Division (Champion of Champions) 
• Robert Gibson -Winner of 2024 Senior Men’s Division (Champion of Champions) 
• Kyle Gordon – Winner of 2024 Men’s Division (Champions of Champions) 
• Bradley Greenside – Winner of 2023 Men’s Division (Champion of Champions)   
• Mike Kray – 2025 Men’s Senior Match Play Champion 
• Riviera Lindholm – 2025 Ontario Super Camp Invitational Champion, 2025 U13 Champion, Winner of 2025 Junior Girls Division (Champion of Champions) 
• Alex Taylor – 2025 Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion 

Click here for full player roster

Stay Connected 

For pairings, live scoring, and post-round results, follow along at https://www.golfontario.ca, and keep an eye on Golf Ontario’s social channels throughout the day for updates from the course. 

Next week club champions from across Ontario will arrive at Legends on the Niagara for one of the province’s most unique championship traditions—the Ontario Champion of Champions.

Bringing together club champions from across Ontario, the event annually features one of the strongest fields in provincial golf. With a full day of competition at Legends on the Niagara, players know that staying fresh and focused over 18 holes can make all the difference.

While players at the Ontario Champion of Champions will compete using power carts due to the event’s shotgun start format, walking continues to be a preferred way to play for many golfers throughout the season.

From evening league rounds to weekend games with friends, more players are turning to modern pushcart technology to make walking the course easier and more enjoyable.

As a proud partner of Golf Ontario, Axglo offers electric pushcart options designed to help golfers conserve energy and focus on performance.

The Axglo e3 Remote features responsive remote-control technology that allows golfers to guide their cart effortlessly across the course, while the Axglo e5 Follow includes hands-free follow technology that automatically tracks the player while walking.

Whether competing for a provincial title or enjoying a weekend round closer to home, more golfers are embracing electric assistance as part of the modern walking experience.

Golf Ontario Member Benefit

Golf Ontario members receive exclusive savings from Axlgo, using code GOLFONTARIO:

• 20% off push carts
• 10% off electric carts
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