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Calgary Herald
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
SGCC pro Phil Jonas captures 2025 Concorde Saskatoon Open golf championship
Experience won out. Article content Veteran golfer Phil Jonas — whose pro golf resume includes 45 events on the PGA Tour and 24 events on the European Senior Tour (Legends Tour), plus wins on the Sunshine Tour, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Latin American Tour — prevailed in the 2025 Concorde Group Saskatoon Open men's championship. Article content Jonas, now a teaching pro at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club, pulled away from the pack Sunday at nine-under-par with a six-shot victory (69-65—134) over both assistant pro Tayden Wallin (69-71—140) and amateur Jesse Gibson (70-70—140), who finished tied for second. Article content Article content Solomon Ness placed a solo fourth (73-70—143). Article content Article content The two-day tournament was played Saturday at Riverside Country Club and Sunday at Holiday Park Golf Course in Saskatoon. Article content Jonas, a former three-time South African national junior champ (1976, 1978, 1979) and former IMG world junior winner (1974, 1976), won over a pair of former Saskatchewan junior champions, Wallin (2017) and Gibson (2009), who is also a two-time Saskatchewan Amateur runner-up. Article content It was a close three-way race but Jonas got it going with seven birdies Sunday, to go along with 10 pars and a single bogey, for a 6-under 65. Article content Gibson — who ended a 10-year golf sabbatical last summer — was coming off a victory in the 2025 Reliance Greggs Central Amateur one week earlier. Article content Wallin, who was the reigning Saskatoon Open champion after defeating Connor Scissons in a playoff, is the 2025 CPGA Saskatchewan Assistants champion. He beat out all other assistant pros from across the province with a 3-under (71-70) victory. Article content Article content Wallin, who is originally from Humboldt, is currently an apprentice assistant pro at Riverside. Article content Article content Article content The competitive golf schedule heats up in the province with the Saskatchewan junior boys and girls championships this week (Tuesday-Thursday) at the Lloydminster Golf and Country Club, followed by the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur and Women's Amateur championships the following week (July 15-18) at the Humboldt Golf Club. Article content Saskatoon's Ryan Mosher won the 2024 Saskatchewan junior boys' title, while Yorkton's Ella Kozak captured the 2024 Saskatchewan girls' crown. Article content Edmonton's Kyle Fisher is the reigning 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur men's champ. Calgary's Sela Ogada won the 2024 Saskatchewan Women's Amateur. Article content Article content Article content
Ottawa Citizen
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
SGCC pro Phil Jonas captures 2025 Concorde Saskatoon Open golf championship
Experience won out. Article content Veteran golfer Phil Jonas — whose pro golf resume includes 45 events on the PGA Tour and 24 events on the European Senior Tour (Legends Tour), plus wins on the Sunshine Tour, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Latin American Tour — prevailed in the 2025 Concorde Group Saskatoon Open men's championship. Article content Jonas, now a teaching pro at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club, pulled away from the pack Sunday at nine-under-par with a six-shot victory (69-65—134) over both assistant pro Tayden Wallin (69-71—140) and amateur Jesse Gibson (70-70—140), who finished tied for second. Article content Article content Solomon Ness placed a solo fourth (73-70—143). Article content Article content The two-day tournament was played Saturday at Riverside Country Club and Sunday at Holiday Park Golf Course in Saskatoon. Article content Jonas, a former three-time South African national junior champ (1976, 1978, 1979) and former IMG world junior winner (1974, 1976), won over a pair of former Saskatchewan junior champions, Wallin (2017) and Gibson (2009), who is also a two-time Saskatchewan Amateur runner-up. Article content It was a close three-way race but Jonas got it going with seven birdies Sunday, to go along with 10 pars and a single bogey, for a 6-under 65. Article content Gibson — who ended a 10-year golf sabbatical last summer — was coming off a victory in the 2025 Reliance Greggs Central Amateur one week earlier. Article content Wallin, who was the reigning Saskatoon Open champion after defeating Connor Scissons in a playoff, is the 2025 CPGA Saskatchewan Assistants champion. He beat out all other assistant pros from across the province with a 3-under (71-70) victory. Article content Article content Wallin, who is originally from Humboldt, is currently an apprentice assistant pro at Riverside. Article content Article content Article content The competitive golf schedule heats up in the province with the Saskatchewan junior boys and girls championships this week (Tuesday-Thursday) at the Lloydminster Golf and Country Club, followed by the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur and Women's Amateur championships the following week (July 15-18) at the Humboldt Golf Club. Article content Saskatoon's Ryan Mosher won the 2024 Saskatchewan junior boys' title, while Yorkton's Ella Kozak captured the 2024 Saskatchewan girls' crown. Article content Edmonton's Kyle Fisher is the reigning 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur men's champ. Calgary's Sela Ogada won the 2024 Saskatchewan Women's Amateur. Article content Article content Article content Article content
