ENFIELD, N.S. – The NextGen Championship circuit embarks on its final stop with the playing of the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship at the Oakfield Golf & Country Club in Enfield, N.S. July 14-17.
The 54-hole competition is the last opportunity for Canada’s junior talent to secure a spot in their respective national championship later this summer, with the top six Junior Boys as well as top six Junior Girls (Including ties) rounding out the list of players competing for Canada’s top junior golf championships. The Canadian Junior Boys Championship will take place August 11-15 at Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club in Bathurst, N.B., while the Canadian Junior Girls Championship descends on the Club de golf Sainte-Marie in Sainte Marie, Que. August 12 – 16.
91 Junior Boys and 29 Junior Girls will tee off at Oakfield Golf & Country Club on July 15 before the field is approximately trimmed down to the top 54 Junior Boys (including ties) and top 18 Junior Girls (including ties) after 36 holes. The final round will be contested on July 17, with a hole-by-hole playoff available to determine the first place finishers in both divisions or sixth place finisher in the Junior Boys division if positions are tied at the end of regulation.
Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon of Vancouver, B.C. and Reid Hart of O’Leary, P.E.I. highlight the Junior Girls contingent in the final NextGen Championship of the season, with the former already securing her place at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship with a victory at the 2025 NextGen Western Championship earlier in the campaign. Hart will be vying for her maiden win on the circuit while positioned as the reigning P.E.I Junior Golfer of the year and a three-time winner on the Maple Leaf Junior Tour – Canada’s top junior circuit.
Brett Shaw of Stratford, P.E.I. and Carter Lavigne of Moncton, N.B. are notable names competing in the Junior Boys division. Lavigne claimed the inaugural Canadian U15 Championship in 2024 while Shaw came close to winning his first-career NextGen Championship at last year’s NextGen Atlantic Championship and will be looking to avenge his playoff defeat to Bode Stephen of Kingston, Ont. Both Shaw and Hart will represent P.E.I at the 2025 Canada Games in front of a maritime crowd in St. John’s, Nfld.
“Oakfield is excited to be hosting the 2025 NextGen Atlantic Championship,” commented Blehr MacKinley, Head Golf Professional at Oakfield Golf & Country Club. “Our club and membership are excited to welcome some of the top junior players from Atlantic Canada and Eastern Canada. Oakfield is primed and ready to provide a challenging test to all the competitors and we cannot wait for the championship to arrive.”
Both a staple in the Enfield community and known as being one of the premier golf facilities throughout Atlantic Canada, the Oakfield Golf & Country Club has built its reputation on inclusivity and diversity for over 60 years.
“This year’s championship holds particular significance for our club, as eight of our own junior members will be competing,” added Anne Balser, Manager of Golf Operations and Communications at the course. “The opportunity to compete in a Golf Canada championship on your home course is a rare and special opportunity. We couldn’t be more excited to see them represent their club, and province in this event.”
Oakfield Golf & Country Club has hosted several notable events over the years, including the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship twice (1971, 1981) as well as several provincial championships and the Halifax Pro-Am in 2019.
What started with five holes in 1962 has since grown into a championship caliber golf course able to provide a fair and challenging test to players of all skills levels. Greenside bunkers and numerous undulated greens forces intense precision on players’ approach shots, parlaying its fidelity with accuracy off the tee to navigate the towering trees squeezing many of the property’s fairways.
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About the NextGen Championships
The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf series which totals six 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 2025 national junior championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.
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