Team NS Golf at the 2025 St. John’s Canada Games

The 2025 Canada Summer Games, proudly held in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador from August 8 to 25, stands as Canada’s largest domestic multi-sport celebration. Drawing over 5,000 young athletes, coaches, and support staff from all 13 provinces and territories, the Games will feature approximately 240 medal events across 17 sports (19 disciplines). Hosted across venues in St. John’s—including the newly built Fortis Canada Games Complex—the event will leave a lasting legacy through enhanced sporting infrastructure, volunteer engagement, and community inspiration.
The golf tournament for the Canada Games will be held at Bally Haly Golf Club.

Players:
- Lila Bishop
- Claira Frizzell
- Cole Stewart
- Kooper MacKay
Coach / Manager:
- Sara Wilson



Hometown: Port Williams
Age: 13
Results:
- Round 1: 81
- Round 2: 82
- Round 3: 80
- Round 4: 83
Total: 326
10th Overall

Hometown: Halifax
Age: 15
Results:
- Round 1: 78
- Round 2: 88
- Round 3: 80
- Round 4: 85
Total: 331
12th Overall

Hometown: Wolfville
Age: 16
Results:
- Round 1: 75
- Round 2: 77
- Round 3: 76
- Round 4: 71
Total: 299
2nd Overall – Silver Medalist

Hometown: Fall River
Age: 15
Results:
- Round 1: 76
- Round 2: 78
- Round 3: 77
- Round 4: 88
Total: 319
12th Overall
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2025 Golf NS Women’s Bronze Championship – Event Recap

The 2025 Golf Nova Scotia Women’s Bronze Championship came down to an exciting finish at Brookfield Golf & Country Club. After a hard-fought day on the course, Team Brookfield (Team 1) — Allyson Burgess, Juanita Cooper, Christie-Anne Oickle, and Judy Oickle — captured the title in dramatic fashion. The team secured the championship on a playoff hole, where Juanita Cooper sealed the victory with a clutch birdie to help her team to the win. Congratulations to Team Brookfield on an outstanding performance and a memorable championship victory!
2025 Golf NS Women’s Pinehurst Championship – Event Recap

This years Women’s Pinehurst Champion was once again a success. This year was extra important as it was the 50th anniversary of the event. We would like to thank all of the participants for coming out and being apart of Golf NS history. Shoutout to Yarmouth Links staff and volunteers for all their help in making this event possible. Congratulations to our winners, Mireille LeBlanc and Heather Hines on their win. This win marks the third win in a row for this duo! We would also like to congratulate all of our divisional winners from the event.
Men’s Mid-Amateur Team NS at 2025 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Congratulations to Team Nova Scotia Men’s Mid-Amateur on their outstanding achievement in securing second place at the 2025 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, held August 19–22 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Well done for rising to the occasion and making your province proud!

Round 1: 72
Round 2: 73
Round 3: 75
Round 4: 71
Total: 291
T7: Men’s Mid-Amateur

Round 1: 68
Round 2: 77
Round 3: 76
Round 4: 78
Total: 299
T7: Men’s Mid-Master
T24: Men’s Mid-Amateur


Jack Chafe: 83, 79 (Missed Cut)
Liam Fullerton: 83, 87 (Missed Cut)
Marc Young: 80, 73 (Missed Cut)
Trevor Chow: 80, 79 (Missed Cut)
Mitchell Burke: 78, 73 (Missed Cut)
Kevin George: 81,81 (Missed Cut)
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Junior Girls Team NS at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship presented by BDO

This week our Junior Girls Team NS is competing at the 2025 Canadian Junior Girls Championship presented by BDO. This year it is at Club de Golf Sainte-Marie in Saint-Marie Quebec. Good luck to you call and we will be cheering you on!

Round 1: 82
Round 2: 89
Missed Cut

Round 1: 91
Round 2: 81
Missed Cut



2025 Golf NS #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship – Event Recap

To kick of the month of August, we had our 2025 Golf NS #GolfBeattieStrong Men’s Senior Championship hosted by Amherst Golf Club. This three day championship always brings great competition and battles between the participants. We would like to thank Inglis Jewellers for their partnership and support of our Men’s Senior Championship. At the end of the third day, champions were crowned. Congratulations to our 2025 Men’s Senior Champion, Aaron Nickerson, and our 2025 Men’s Super Senior Champion, Allen Chapman. Congratulations to all our division winners and thank you to everyone for coming out!

In addition to crowning our champions at the event, players also fight for a team spot to represent Team NS at the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship. This year the event will be hosted at Nova Scotia’s own KenWo Golf Club. Congratulations to Aaron Nickerson, Bryan Fader and Stephen Forest for making the team, we will be cheering you on!
Junior Boys Team NS at the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship presented by BDO


This week the Junior Boys Team NS will be competing in the 2025 Canadian Junior Boys Championship presented by BDO. This event is taking place at Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Good luck to Team NS as well as the other Nova Scotians in the field this week!

Round 1: 71
Round 2: 69
Round 3: 69
Round 4: 76
Total: 285
T24: Junior Boys
T9: Juvenile Boys

Round 1: 73
Round 2: 73
Round 3: 73
Round 4: 72
Total: 291
T45: Junior Boys
21: Juvenile Boys

Round 1: 73
Round 2: 74
Round 3: 73
Round 4: 79
Total: 299
70th: Junior Boys









Women’s Mid-Amateur Team NS at Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship presented by BDO

This week our Women’s Mid-Amateur Team NS is competing at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship presented by BDO at Club de Golf Lachute in Lachute, Québec. Thank you for competing and representing Nova Scotia proudly!

Round 1: 81
Round 2: 79
Round 3: 81
Total: 241
T22

Round 1: 80
Round 2: 87
Round 3: 89
Total: 256
35th

Round 1: 82
Round 2: 84
Round 3: 83
Total: 252
28th

Kaitlyn Graham: 91, 84, 83 – T31
Lori Dithurbide: 91. 87, 93 – T44
Event Recap – 2025 Golf NS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship


The month of July wrapped up with the 2025 Golf NS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship hosted by Seaview Golf & Country Club. With two titles on the line during this championship, the competitors showed up to battle for who would be crowned the next NS Men’s Mid-Amateur or Mid-Master Champion. After three days of golf, our champions were crowned. Congratulations to our overall champions and division winners!
Congratulations to Brett McKinnon for defending his title and capturing the Mid-Amateur Championship. Brett has now won four consecutive Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships.
We would also like to congratulate Glenn Robinson on defending his Golf NS Men’s Mid-Master title. Good luck to those who made Team NS and will represent us at Nationals.

Meet your Men’s Mid-Amateur Team NS:
- Brett McKinnon
- Glenn Robinson
- Matt Gallupe
Congratulations and good luck to you all at Nationals in Vancouver!