Athabasca, Alb. — After the final round on Sunday, Jaiden Koonar and Anne-Sophie Bourgault won their respective divisions to claim the NextGen Western Championship, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards at Athabasca Golf Club in Athabasca, Alb.
The 54-hole stroke play competition marked the third tournament in the NextGen Championship series and featured a starting field of 112 male and female golfers. There were a total of 78 boys and 34 girls competing.
Konnar of Calgary, shot a 2-under 70 in Sunday’s final round to hold off Christian Flick by one shot to secure the NextGen Western Championship and a spot in the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Koonar and Flick were tied for the lead heading into Sunday at 1-under. Kooner shot an even par 72, while Flick shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday. On Sunday, Kooner would pull ahead after recording four birdies on his way to shooting a 2-under 70 to finish the final round on Sunday atop the leaderboard.
Bourgault of Gatineau, Que. was co-leader after Friday but fired a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take the solo lead heading into the final round. On Sunday, she finished strong with birdies on 14 and 16 to shoot a final round of 1-over 74 to secure the NextGen Western Championship by six shots over Eileen Park.
In the Junior Boys division, the top six players earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 14-17, at North Bay Golf and Country Club Ltd. in North Bay, Ont.
In the Junior Boys division, the top six players earn exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 14-17, at North Bay Golf and Country Club Ltd. in North Bay, Ont.
| 1 | Jaiden Koonar (Calgary, AB) |
| 2 | Christian Flick (Heritage Pointe, AB) |
| 3 | Jared Code (Calgary, AB) |
| 4 | Kye Fisher (Leduc, AB) |
| 5 | Aneesh Kaura (Calgary, AB) |
| 6 | Eason Chen (Vancouver, BC) |
The top six players in the Junior Girls division have earned exemptions into the 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, July 24-27, at Hampton Golf Course in Hampton, N.B.
| 1 | Ann-Sophie Bourgault (Gatineau, QC) |
| 2 | Eileen Park (Red Deer, AB) |
| 3 | Martina Yu (Coquitlam, BC) |
| 4 | Tessa Ion (Calgary, AB) |
| 5 | Saylar May (Rock Mountain House, AB) |
| T6 | Aastha Savadatti (Calgary, AB) |
| T6 | Elise Liu (Richmond, BC) |
About the NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards
The NextGen Championships, fueled by JOURNIE Rewards is a high-performance junior golf series which totals eight competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2023 national championships. Two additional Fall Series events will be hosted to close the season. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.