Top 100 Professionals of 2023

11 January, 2024

The PGA of Alberta is proud to officially announce the Top 100 PGA of Alberta Golf Professionals for 2023 as determined by the rankings in the Top 100 Program presented by Foresight Sports Canada & TaylorMade Golf Canada. See the list below for more details! These Members will receive a custom Top 100 logo recognizing their accomplishment.

Award Winner - Jeff MacGregor (Glendale G&CC)

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This year saw another exciting finish with two members being tied for 2nd, Stephen Yanitski (Valley Ridge GC) and Samuel Kirkness (Inglewood G&CC), finishing just 2 points behind Jeff MacGregor (Glendale G&CC) who finished with an incredible 127 points.

This is the highest point total in the history of the Top 100 program, and thirteen Members finished the year with at least 100 points. This program continues to grow year after year, showcasing the development within the PGA of Alberta.

Special shout-out to the following facilities for all having multiple Professionals inside the Top 20 of the program this year; Golf Channel Academy at Cottonwood, Golfuture YYC, Valley Ridge GC/ Valley Ridge Golf Academy, and Ranch G&CC (The).

Top 100 Professionals 2023 Presented by
Anderson, Scott Country Hills GC	Anderson, Stefan PGA of Alberta Member	Babkirk, Tyrel Apple Creek GC
Barendregt, Nathan Nevada Bob’s (Grande Prairie)	Black, Kevin Redwood Meadows G&CC	Boyd, Kyle Edmonton Petroleum G&CC
Brown, Tony Stewart Creek G&CC	Bunner, Alexander Belvedere G&CC	Busetto, Joseph Edmonton Petroleum G&CC
Carew, Geoff Windermere G&CC	Carr, Elizabeth Edmonton Petroleum G&CC	Cartier, Jacob Glendale G&CC
Chow, Kevin Blackhawk GC	Chown, Braden Bearspaw GC	Clarkson, Braden Glendale G&CC
Cooke, Chris Silvertip GR	Cooke, Darren Canmore G&CC	Copeland, Josh Wainwright GC
Donihee, Chris Valley Ridge GC	Duckworth, Jameson Belvedere G&CC	Eisler, Clayton Royal Mayfair GC
Epping, Connor McKenzie Meadows GC	Foote, Kurtis Valley Ridge Golf Academy	Freeman, Matt Canyon Meadows G&CC
Friedrick, Matthew Brooks GC	Frose, Patrick Royal Mayfair GC	Gagne, Brad PGA of Alberta Member
Gibson, Craig Sirocco GC	Gillett, Weston Lacombe G&CC	Gordon, Tiffany Carnmoney GC
Grabo, Brendan Ponoka GC	Graf, Kevin Woodside GC	Greaves, Nicola Willow Park G&CC
Halpen, Todd Golfuture YYC	Halverson, Bryce Carnmoney GC	Hanson, Leif PGA of Alberta Member
Hardy, Bruce Glendale G&CC	Hardy, Richard McKenzie Meadows GC	Harrison, Michael Coal Creek GR
Hartford, Gary Highlands GC	Henzie, Dave Cottonwood G&CC	Hillcoff, Mark Woodside GC
Horton, Chris Golf Channel Academy at Cottonwood G&CC	Horton, Paul Golf Channel Academy at Cottonwood G&CC	Hughes, Chris Edmonton CC
Johnson, Greg Golfuture YYC	Johnson, Robbie Banﬀ Springs GC	Kirkness, Samuel Inglewood G&CC
Lee, Tommy Carnmoney GC	Leicht, Tyler The Derrick G&WC	Longley, Nic Silver Springs G&CC
Lukasewich, Jerry Coloniale GC	Luopa, Shaun Strathmore GC	MacComb, David Royal Mayfair GC
MacDermott, Brice Windermere G&CC	MacDonald, Mathew Olds GC	MacGregor, Jeff Glendale G&CC
Mackey, Joshua Windermere G&CC	Mah, Matthew Mill Woods GC	Maher, Jeremy Modern Golf
McCluskey, Phil River Bend G&RA	McCourt, Murray The Ranch G&CC	McDermott, Ryan Royal Mayfair GC
Mills, Matthew Douglasdale GC	Mills, Troy Jasper Park Lodge GC	Nelson, Gina Highlands GC
Nelson, Graeme The Derrick G&WC	Olsen, Evan Inglewood G&CC	Palmer, Ethan Cottonwood G&CC
Paskin, Chris Valley Ridge GC	Pecman, Tyler Mill Woods GC	Piercey, Shaun The Ranch G&CC
Pilon, Matt The Hamptons GC	Plosz, Jason FootJoy - Acushnet Canada	Popkes, Amy Silver Springs G&CC
Robb, Colton Mickelson National GC	Robinson, Kevin Windermere G&CC	Rook, Randy Wintergreen G&CC
Rosengarten, Lisa The Glencoe G&CC	Rutherford, Katy Silver Springs G&CC	Sackney, Dean Lakeside GC
Schatzmann, Chris Stewart Creek G&CC	Seifert, Matt Golfuture YYC	Sinclair, Evan Glendale G&CC
Stanier, Jason Inglewood G&CC	Stiles, Scott Earl Grey GC	Suto, Jacob Bearspaw GC
Tanner, Jeremy The Hamptons GC	Thompson, Michael Windermere G&CC	Tomlinson, Dale PGA of Alberta Member
Valleau, Kim The Winston GC	Van Amsterdam, Tyler Inglewood G&CC	Van Tighem, Taylor Highlands GC
Vandermey, Nick Windermere G&CC	Vandermey, Spencer Edmonton Petroleum G&CC	Westman, Scott The Ranch G&CC
Willner, Tyler Lakeside GC	Wilmot, Pat Earl Grey GC	Wilson, John D. Priddis Greens G&CC
Yanitski, Stephen Valley Ridge GC	Young, Nick Willow Park G&CC

New for 2024 - Program Rotation Year
After internal review to align with PGA of Canada, the Association will revert to the original program rotation from October - September. For 2024, the program year will begin January 1, 2024 and run until September 30, 2024 including points for attending the 2023 Buying Show. This will allow the winner from each year to be nominated for the PGA of Canada’s Tex Noble Professional Development Award.

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