Tournament News
Team North’s Gina Nelson and Matt Moroz Win Srixon/Cleveland Match Play
Northern duo of Graeme Nelson and Joshua Gorieu Win Consolation Final
RED DEER, Alta.—Gina Nelson and Matt Moroz captured the 2025 PGA of Alberta Srixon/Cleveland Team Match Play title presented by Nike on Monday at the Red Deer Golf and Country.
The professional tandem from the Highlands Golf Club squared off against the gladiators of the sport in the Wild Rose province – Scott Stiles (Earl Grey Golf Club) and Wes Heffernan (Dynamic Motion Golf Performance) – and matched them shot-for-shot in a 2&1 win.
“This is very exciting. We had our game playing well recently, but you never know what is going to happen because it comes down to the bounces you get, and the putts make. It feels great to get that win,” said Nelson. “It is pretty cool that we got to this position. We played tough competitors to get to this position, and today confirms our game is just as tough. It was really cool to compare our game throughout the day (to Scott and Wes) and watching them play a great round of golf.
“I can’t put into words what this means for Highlands. Our members are going to be really excited,” she added. “They have been huge supporters of ours the last while knowing we were going into the final and so have the other pros in the shop.”
The Srixon/Cleveland Golf Team Match Play consisted of a northern and southern bracket of 32 teams aside heading into battle throughout the summer months with the two finalists from each bracket meeting at the midway point on Highway 2 for the head-to-head 18-hole match play final.
“I haven’t gotten my heart beat down all day,” beamed Moroz, a second-year member of the PGA of Alberta, and first year golf professional at Highlands Golf Club. “It’s a lot of fun. This is the first time that I have been in this position. I was just trying to embrace the opportunity, going up against two very strong players in Scott and Wes. We just tried to ham and egg it all day.”
The northern duo never found themselves down throughout the entire match. With the two teams halving the opening-two holes, Nelson and Moroz won back-to-back holes to go up two after four. Stiles brought the southerners within one after making a long birdie bomb on the sixth hole where the match remained until the 10th hole, thanks to the steady play of Nelson.
“Gina played great all day. I was a blind squirrel, and she kept us in it. She was very focused and is a great professional,” added Moroz. “I just tried to stay out of the way, and she kept it light in the cart. She was very powerful today, and I was fortunate to have her as my partner.”
Nelson, a third-year professional at Highlands Golf Club, put her squad up two with another birdie on the 10th. Team south countered with a Stiles birdie of his own on the 11th hole. Both teams halved holes 12 through 16.
After Stiles ended up in the left bunker on the 156-yard, par-3, 17th and Heffernan flew the green, the youngster Moroz hit it stiff to two-feet, while Nelson knocked her tee shot to approximately seven feet. Moroz solidified the victory, knocking in his short birdie putt.
“It was great to see Matt come through (on 16 and 17). He was very helpful throughout the day, even with some of the pars he made, giving me the opportunity to get a bit aggressive and keep us in it,” said Nelson.
It was a big day for Alberta’s golf professionals in the northern part of the province.
Graeme Nelson (Stoney Plain Golf Course) and Joshua Gorieu (Lewis Estates Golf Course) defeated the southern-based duo of Matt Cook and Craig McArthur from Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
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