350 Competitors Competed in the 2024 Golf NS Junior Invitational Tour

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Thank you to all the Junior Competitors who Participated in 2024

The 2024 Golf NS Junior Invitational Tour was a tremendous success in its second year, with 350 young golfers participating this season in 18 different events. The dedication, sportsmanship, and passion for the game made this season successful. Thank you to all the players for an awesome summer filled with incredible moments and outstanding performances and a huge thank you to all the parents for their support and travel. We look forward to seeing you on the greens next year!

The Junior Invitational Golf Tour was founded in 2023 to provide junior golfers the opportunity to play and gain competitive experience, learn the rules of golf, while having fun and meeting new friends. The series of One Day- 18 hole tournaments are designed to be an introduction to competition where juniors can develop their skills.

Thank you to the 18 golf courses who hosted a Junior Invitational, we could not do this without your events, we are looking forward to working with you again in 2025 and continue to grow the game of golf!

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Tour Order of Merit

Points will be awarded for placement in each event. Tour champions will be awarded at the end of the season. Points will be awarded in the following categories:

  • U19, U17, U15, U13, U11Girls
  • U19, U17, U15, U13, U11 Boys

A participant’s best 4 placements (points) will determine their ranking in their division.

We encourage all juniors to play in as many Junior Invitationals as possible.

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Oakfield Junior Invitational

June 9, 2024

Champions:

  • Boys: Ben Brown
  • Girls: Claira Frizzell
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Grandview Junior Invitational

June 16, 2024

Champions:

Boys:

  • U17: Duncan MacMullin
  • U15: Eli Brown
  • U13: Holden Urquhart
  • U11: Alex MacDonald

Girls:

  • U15: Claira Frizzell
  • U13: Sienna MacKenzie
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Le Portage Junior Invitational

July 8, 2024

Champions:

Boys:

  • U19: Colby Bent
  • U17: Cohen McNeil
  • U15: Eli Brown
  • U13: Holden Urquhart
  • U11: Tyler Delorey

 

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The Lakes Junior Invitational

July 9, 2024

Champions:

Boys:

  • U19: Charlie MacMillan
  • U17: Ben Brown & Cohen MacNeil
  • U15: Pierce MacKenzie
  • U13: Holden Urquhart
  • U11: Marco MacKenzie

Girls:

  • U13: Sienna MacKenzie
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Seaview Junior Invitational

July 10, 2024

Champions:

Boys:

U19: Charlie MacMillan

U17: Collin Furdas

U15: Parker Spencer

 

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Pepsi Junior Invitational – Antigonish

July 11, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Overall Luke MacDougall

  • U19 Colby Bent
  • U17 Ben Brown
  • U15 Nolan Brown
  • U13 Youseff Rafih
  • U11 Joshua Nickerson

Girls: Overall Kate Pemberton

  • U19 Taylor Wilson
  • U17 Avery Cohen
  • U15 Zara Kenley
  • U13 Lila Bishop
  • U11 Rylan Doiron
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Brightwood Junior Invitational

July 15, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Jesse Churchill

Girls: Claira Frizzell

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Castle Junior Invitational – Chester

July 18, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Mitchell Patterson

Girls: Olivia Seaman

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Dairy Queen Junior Invitational – Truro

July 23, 2024

Champions:

Overall Boys: Cole Stewart

  • U19 Jack Foerster
  • U17 Sam Dixon
  • U15 Cole Stewart
  • U13 Holden Urquhart
  • U11 Elijah Faddoul

Overall Girls: Kate Pemberton

  • U17 Kate Pemberton
  • U15 Mikelle MacDonald
  • U13 Sienna MacKenzie

 

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Lingan Junior Invitational

July 29, 2024

Champions

Boys:

  • U19 Charlie MacMillan
  • U17 Cohen MacNeil
  • U15 Parker Spencer

Girls:

  • U19 Julia Chiasson
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Subway Junior Invitational – KenWo

July 30, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Kooper MacKay

Girls: Olivia Seaman

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Ashburn Junior Invitational – New Course

August 7, 2024

Champions:

Boys Overall: Kooper MacKay

  • U19 Orion Comeau
  • U17 Kooper MacKay
  • U15 Nathan MacDonald
  • U13 Joseph Faddoul
  • U11 Elijah Faddoul

Girls Overall: Annika Parkash

  • U19 Annika Parkash
  • U17 Kate Pemberton
  • U15 Claira Frizzell
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Avon Valley Junior Invitational

August 8, 2024

Champions:

Boys Overall: Kooper MacKay

  • U19 Charlie MacMillan
  • U17 Tyler Schmeisser
  • U15 Eli Brown
  • U13 Holden Urquhart
  • U11 Josh Nickerson

Girls Overall: Kate Pemberton

  • U17 Allie Burns
  • U15 Zara Kenley
  • U13 Sienna MacKenzie
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Berwick Heights Junior Invitational

August 13, 2024

Champions:

Overall Boys: Tyler Schmeisser

Overall Girls: Kate Pemberton

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River Hills Junior Invitational

August 15, 2024

Champions:

Boys Overall: Sam Dixon

  • U19 Jordan Keizer
  • U17 Andre Lombard
  • U15 Nash Atwood
  • U13 Tony Yazbek
  • U11 Joshua Nickerson

Girls Overall: Zara Kenley

  • U13 Lila Bishop
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Penn Hills Junior Invitational

August 20, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Luke MacDougall

Girls: Claira Frizzell

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Yarmouth Links Junior Invitational

August 21, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Orion Comeau

Girls: Zara Kenley

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Sam Thibault Junior Invitational – Clare

August 22, 2024

Champions:

Boys: Orion Comeau

Girls: Zara Kenley

Cole Stewart and Claira Frizzell represent Nova Scotia at the Inaugural Canadian U15 Championship

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Claira Frizzell

Round 1: 80

Round 2: 80

Total: 160 (+20)

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Cole Stewart

Round 1: 75

Round 2: 77

Total: 152 (+12)

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Additional Nova Scotians in the Field

Luke MacDougall: 76, 74 – 150 (+10)

Zara Kenley: 80, 83 – 163 (+23)

Nathan MacDonald: 78, 74 – 152 (+12)

2024 Golf NS Women’s Bronze Recap

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Women’s Bronze Championship

The Golf Nova Scotia Women’s Bronze Championship was a fantastic celebration of fun and community, hosted by the beautiful Fort View Golf Course. Over 70 women from across the province gathered for a day of fun & competitive golf!

While the competition was still a highlight, the emphasis remained on having fun and building connections within the golfing community. Many participants appreciated the opportunity to play in such a welcoming environment, where the pressure was off, and the enjoyment of the game was the true reward.

At the end of the day, the awards ceremony recognized a few standout performances, but the real win was the shared experience of a fantastic day on the course. A big thank you to Golf Nova Scotia, the volunteers, and sponsors for making this event such a success.

2024 Golf NS Junior Skills Competition Recap

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Junior Skills Competition

The Junior Skills Competition was a fantastic showcase of young golf talent, highlighting the future stars of the sport. Held at The Links at Brunello the event brought together almost 100 juniors from across the province to test their skills in various challenges, including driving, chipping, and putting.

The event concluded with prizing, where participants were celebrated for their efforts and achievements. Overall, the Junior Skills Competition was a huge success, bringing together the community to celebrate junior golf and support the development of these promising young athletes.

Congratulations to all the participants and winners, and a big thank you to the organizers, volunteers, and sponsors who made this event possible!

2024 Golf NS Women’s Pinehurst Championship Recap

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This years Women’s Pinehurst was one for the books! Hosted by Avon Valley Golf & Country Club, this unique event was saw tremendous support with over 140 players! Rainy weather overnight threatened the course conditions nevertheless all of our players enjoyed the course and the beautiful weather. These events would not be possible without all of the fantastic course staff, grounds crew, kitchen staff and of course the players! Thank you to everyone who came out and played we hope to see you all in Yarmouth next year!

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Heather Hines & Mireille Lewis

Congratulations to Heather Hines and Mireille Lewis who captured their second consecutive Women’s Pinehurst Championship at an astounding two under (69) well played!

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Divisional Winners
  • Division 1
    • 1: Tracey MacKay + Karen Munn
    • 2: Jennifer Alward + Rachel Thomson
    • T3: Joanie McCarville + Michelle Karis
    • T3: Gayle MacDonald + Tracey Crooks
    • 5: Alison Brown + Natalie MacKay
    • 6: Wendy Balser + Debbie Sutherland
  • Division 2
    • 1: Breanna Lloy + Deanna Harnish
    • 2: Chris Bernard + Rachel deVries
    • 3: Natalie Rippey + Joan Langille-Elliot
    • 4: Karla Wilms + Lynn Doucette
    • T5: Suzie Thistle + Karen Lindsay
    • T5: Taylor Comeau + Vanessa Pulley
  • Division 3
    • 1: Jen McKenzie + Kelly Adams
    • 2: Bekki McGillivary + Kim Garby
    • 3: Gail Hong + Cynthia Creaser
    • 4: Denise Snow + Cheryl MacMillan
    • T5: Colette Brake + Louise Aucoin
    • T5: Ginette Allard + Cathy Robertson
  • Division 4
    • 1st: Sandra Atterlsey + Cindy Riguse
    • T2: Sharen Johnson + Brenda MacDonald
    • T2: Joni Ronaldson + Bernadette Richards
    • 4: Maxine Ring + Michelle Turcotte
    • T5: Shelley Lynch + Kathy Siddall
    • T5: Joan Langley + Beth Fougere

McKinnon, Robinson & Harvey represent Team Nova Scotia at the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship

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Brett McKinnon

Round 1: 75

Round 2: 69

Round 3: 69

Round 4: 65

Total: 278

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Glenn Robinson

Round 1: 71

Round 2: 74

Round 3: 73

Round 4: 73

Total: 291

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Cody Harvey

Round 1: 74

Round 2: 71

Round 3: 71

Round 4: 72

Total: 288

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Additional Nova Scotians in the Field

Made the Cut

  • Matt Cormier: 73, 72,77, 73
  • Aaron Nickerson: 75, 71, 71, 73

Missed the Cut

  • Craig Hollett: 73, 77
  • Calum Cummings: 78. 72
  • David Canfield: 74, 76
  • Bobby Dunphy: 76, 75
  • Leon Carter: 80, 75

 

2024 Golf NS Championships Final Results

Stewart, Wilson and MacKay represent Team NS at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship

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Cole Stewart

Round 1: 84

Round 2: 76

Missed Cut

Total: 160

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Blake Wilson

Round 1: 77

Round 2: 80

Missed Cut

Total: 157

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Kooper MacKay

Round 1: 81

Round 2: 76

Missed Cut

Total: 157

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Additional Nova Scotians in the Field

Made the Cut

  • Simon Mullen: 74, 77, 82, 73

Missed the Cut

  • Colby Bent: 80, 74
  • Orion Comeau: 76, 79

 

Adaptive Golf Program Recap

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Adaptive Golf Program Recap

First implemented three years ago, our Adaptive Golf Program was once again a success this year. This program was created with the objective of breaking down barriers and to provide people with disabilities an opportunity to either learn how to play the game or improve their game. With this years program coming to and end, we would like thank everyone responsible for making it happen. Thank you Rosevale Golf Course for being an amazing host and thank you to the volunteers for taking the time to come out and help. Most importantly, thank you to all of the participants for coming out each and every week. We hope to see this program continue to grow and see you all next year!

MacNaughton, Allain and Brown represent Team Nova Scotia at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship

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Isaac MacNaughton

Round 1: 77

Round 2: 78

Missed Cut

Total: 155

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Kieran Allain

Round 1: 79

Round 2: 74

Missed Cut

Total: 153

 

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Ben Brown

Round 1: 75

Round 2: 81

Missed Cut

Total: 156

 

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Additional Nova Scotians in the Field

Made the Cut

  • Greg Jansz: 71, 72, 80, 81

Missed the Cut: 

  • Blake Wilson: 74, 76
  • Cole Hilchie: 77, 76
  • Brett LeBlanc: 77, 79
  • Dimitri Mihelakos: 83, 79