Teams and Games

teamalberta_hori_colour Canada Summer Games

The CSG are a key event in the development of Canada’s young athletes. As the best in their age group, these young competitors come to the Games having trained long and hard to be among those chosen to represent their respective province or territory and compete for the Canada Games Flag and Centennial Cup. With the Canada Games poised as a key step in the development of Canada’s future stars, Canada Games athletes are Canada’s next generation national, international and Olympic champions.

Through a prospect selection model, Alberta Golf works closely with its athletes in preparation for these games. Team Alberta for this competition is made up of 2 boys and 2 girls under the age of 19 and are supported by coaches, volunteers and mission staff.

The next Canada Summer Games will be held in 2022 in Niagara, Ontario .

For more information, visit NIAGARA 2022 website here canadagames.ca.

Western Canada Summer Games

The WCSG provides an opportunity for Alberta’s top juvenile athletes (U17) to test their athletic talent against the rest of the west. The WCSG were established in 1975 as a multi-sport event to provide development opportunities for amateur athletes and to help them advance their skills in a competitive, but friendly environment. The games serve to broaden the exposure of talented athletes and provide a training ground for national and international level competitions. The four western provinces and the three territories send teams to these games, which are held every four years.

Through a performance based selection model, Alberta Golf works closely with its athletes in preparation for these games. Team Alberta for this competition is made up of 5 boys and 5 girls under the age of 17 as of August 1, 2019. They are supported by coaches, volunteers and mission staff. The 2019 Western Canada Summer Games are being hosted by the province of Saskatchewan in Swift Current August 13-18, 2019. More information on the host can be found at 2019wcsg.ca

Alberta / Montana Ryder Cup

The Junior Ryder Cup events was established in 1992 as an annual event between the Alberta Golf Association and the Montana Golf Association. The host club rotates each year and is traditionally hosted at the Lethbridge Country Club and the Whitefish Lake Golf Club. The cross border battle has a rich history of talented youngsters who have used the event as a developmental opportunity on their competitive golf journey. Many Ryder Cup alumni have gone on to have very successful collegiate, amateur and professional golf careers.

Through a prospect selection model at the Alberta Junior Championships, Alberta Golf works closely with its athletes in preparation for this competition. Team Alberta for this competition is made up of 6 boys and 6 girls with two players from each age group (15 and Under, 16 and 17). Priority may be given to those athletes involved in the tier two regional player development program. Like age groups and genders compete with each other. The teams play a practice round on day one, four ball match play in the morning and foursome match play in the afternoon on day two and singles match play on day three. Matches tied after 18 holes remain tied and there are three points up for grabs per match. The teams play for the McGlenn-McBride Cup for the boys and the Tournament Cup for the girls. In the event of a tie, co-winners are declared.

Pacific Coast Amateur

The PCA Championship is conducted by the Pacific Coast Golf Association which is made up of member associations on the west coast of North America. It is one of the oldest amateur championships in North America dating back to 1901. The Morse Cup Team Competition has been held as part of the PCA Championship since the tournament’s rebirth in 1967. Each Member Association that belongs to the PCGA designates three players as its Morse Cup team. The best two of three scores each day during the first two days of the 72-hole championship count for the team score. The Morse Cup team trophy was donated by Samuel F. B. Morse, founder and developer of Pebble Beach Company and Pebble Beach Golf Links. Alberta Golf has had success at the PCA Championship highlighted by two individual victories by Mike Knight and Jordan Irwin in back-to-back fashion in 2007 and 2008.

Team Alberta is selected for the following year’s championship by results in these events:

Alberta Mens Amateur Champion
Alberta Open – Low Amateur
Top ranking Albertan on the final Golf Canada Men’s Order of Merit of the previous year
- Player must have played in an Alberta Golf event in the same year as the rankings

*Note: Alberta Golf reserves the right to select team members outside of qualifying requirements

For more information, visit pacificcoastamateur.com.

Interprovincial Team Alberta

The top three finishers at each provincial championship qualifying to represent their province as Team Alberta at the interprovincial competition at the respective national championship. Alberta Golf has a rich history of success at the national level. For more information on qualifying for a national championship, visit our competitions page.