The PGA of Alberta will partner with Cougar Creek Golf Resort and the Royal Mayfair Golf Club to host the 36th Junior Masters Tournament, July 25–27, 2026. The first two rounds will be contested at Cougar Creek, with the final round taking place at the historic Royal Mayfair.
Both facilities are excited to help continue the tradition of showcasing Alberta’s top junior golfers.
The Junior Masters – presented by our partners Play Golf Alberta and Sundog Eyewear / Blue Tees – is a 54-hole invitational junior championship organized annually by the PGA of Alberta. The event provides the province’s top-40 boys and top-20 girls with a highly competitive and affordable tournament experience at two of Alberta’s premier golf venues.
All scores will be posted on Junior Golf Scoreboard.
Please Note: Any parental misconduct will not be tolerated. They will be removed from the course immediately and cannot return for the remainder of the event.
Invitation Criteria
The 2026 PGA of Alberta Junior Masters is an invitational event open to Alberta residents 18 years of age and under. In alignment with Golf Canada’s National Championship Eligibility Guidelines, a player’s age as of August 1, 2025 is used to determine eligibility.
There will be thirty-nine (39) spots for boys and twenty-one (21) spots for girls in total to form the field of sixty (60) players. Invitations for the 2026 PGA of Alberta Junior Masters will be sent to all eligible players in April 2026.
Players qualify in the U19, U17, and U15 Divisions based on results from the 2025 Alberta Golf Provincial Championships and 2025 Maple Leaf Junior Tour Order of Merit Standings (highest ranked results by age division).
Player Exemptions
The overall winner will automatically receive an invitation to participate in the next year’s Junior Masters as long as they meet the age eligibility requirement. Two (2) discretionary exemptions are also available per gender events. Applications for these exemptions must be submitted to the Junior Masters Committee no later than March 31, 2025. The application form is available online.
In the event there are no accepted exemptions from the four (4) reserved invitations they will be distributed as follows:
- One (1) U17 Flight - Boys
- One (1) U15 Flight - Boys
- One (1) U19 Flight - Girls
- One (1) U15 Flight - Girls
If a player is unable to accept the invitation, the next highest-ranked player based on the set criteria will be invited to take the spot. Click on the tabs below to see the full criteria for each division.
- Four (4) eligible players from the U19 Provincial Championship results
- Two (2) eligible players from the U17 Provincial Championship results
- Three (3) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Junior Boys)
- Three (3) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Juvenile Boys)
- Four (4) eligible players from the U17 Provincial Championship results
- Three (3) eligible players from the U15 Provincial Championship results
- Four (4) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Juvenile Boys)
- Four (4) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Bantam Boys)
- Three (3) eligible players from the U15 Provincial Championship results
- Two (2) eligible players from the U13 Provincial Championship results
- Three (3) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Bantam Boys)
- Two (2) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, Peewee Boys)
- Four (4) eligible players from the U19 Provincial Championship results
- Three (3) eligible players from the U17 Provincial Champion results
- Six (6) eligible from the MJT OOM (Alberta, 15-19 Girls)
- Two (2) eligible players from the U15 Provincial Championship results
- One (1) eligible player from the U13 Provincial Championship results
- Three (3) eligible players from the MJT OOM (Alberta, U15 Girls)
Important Note U15 Divisions Yardage: To ensure the competition is setup using fair standards for all players, competitors in the U15 Divisions will play from reduced yardage. However, they will forfeit the opportunity to compete for the overall title. Players in these divisions who wish to compete for the overall title must indicate their intention to waive this opportunity at the time of registration.
Sophie Dwaliwal (Inglewood G&CC)
2025 Junior Masters Girls’ Champion
This is Sophie’s third straight Junior Masters title win.
Michael Bosanko (Bearspaw GC)
2025 Junior Masters Boys’ Champion
Michael claimed his win after a playoff.