Elmira, Ont. – Nobelle Park and Carter Lavigne won the inaugural Canadian U15 Championship at Elmira Golf Club in Elmira, Ont on Thursday, presented by BDO.
In the Junior Girls Division, Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont. fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday to finish the tournament at 4-under to secure the championship. Park was three shots back heading into the final round and finished one shot clear of Jenny Guo of West Vancouver, B.C.
“It feels great. Obviously going into today I was three strokes back from the lead, so I was just trying to play my best and at a steady pace,” said Park. “I was kind of just focusing on myself and minimizing mistakes, just trying to make birdie wherever I can, and I had a lot of good opportunities, so it was also just a matter of making putts and playing with confidence.”
Park recorded rounds of 69-67 to win the tournament and claim her spot in the 2025 Canadian Junior Championship along with exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships. In addition, joining Park with exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships will be Guo who finished as runner at 3-under and Evelyn Li of Mississauga, Ont. who placed third at 2-under.
Earlier this week, Park secured her spot on one of Team Canada’s squads at the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship after finishing third at the Team Canada NextGen Selection Camp qualifier at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ont.
In the Junior Boys Division, Lavigne of Moncton, N.B. finished the tournament strong, with a 2-under 68 on Thursday to secure the victory and finished one shot clear of Justin Chu of North York, Ont. With the win, Lavigne has booked his place in the 2025 Canadian Junior Championship along with 2024 Boys NextGen Selection Camp and exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships. Lavigne was four shots behind heading into the final round, finishing 2-under par for the tournament after firing rounds of 70-68.
“It feels great, I really wasn’t expecting it coming into this tournament, maybe looking for a top 10 or top five finish so I just played some great golf and came out with the win,” said Lavigne. “I had a friend in the U19 championship and he said better play is to just hit driver every hole and to play aggressive so that was my moto, so I was just going for it and attacking ever pin. I have been thinking of drinking out of this, but it looks a little dirty so maybe play some night golf later and have a few drinks or something.”
Chu finished 1-under to finish in second place and secure his spot into two 2025 NextGen Championships. Joining Lavigne and Chu is Tyson Valk of North Vancouver, B.C., Karson Hurlbert of Ottawa, Ont. and Zach Bourgeois of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que. who all finished tied for third at even par for the tournament.
The top five golfers in the Junior Girls division have also earned exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships.
Canadian U15 Championship Junior Girls Final Results
| Pos. | Player | Residence | To Par |
| 1 | Nobelle Park | Oakville, Ont. | -4 |
| T2 | Jenny Guo | West Vancouver, B.C. | -3 |
| 3 | Evelyn Li | Mississauga, Ont. | -2 |
| T4 | Sela Ogada | Calgary, Alta. | +1 |
| T4 | Riviera Lindholm | Toronto, Ont. | +1 |
The top five golfers in the Junior Boys division have also earned exemptions into two 2025 NextGen Championships.
Canadian U15 Championship Junior Boys Final Results
| Pos. | Player | Residence | To Par |
| 1 | Carter Lavigne | Moncton, N.B. | -2 |
| 2 | Justin Chu | North York, Ont. | -1 |
| T3 | Tyson Valk | North Vancouver, B.C. | E |
| T3 | Karson Hurlbert | Ottawa, Ont. | E |
| T3 | Zack Bourgeois | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que. | E |
The 36-hole stroke play competition featured a starting field of 78 players aged 15 and under (39 boys, 39 girls). As this tournament was only a 36-hole limited field event, there was no cut for the championship. The event concludes tomorrow with a half-day player educational summit for all Canadian U15 championship participants.
For the final standings from the inaugural Canadian U15 Championship, click here.