The Canada Summer Games provides a national platform for young golfers to compete at an elite level, representing their provinces and territories. As part of the multi-sport event, golf showcases top junior athletes, helping them gain valuable experience in a high-performance environment.
The competition follows a stroke play format, with both individual and team events, allowing players to test their skills against the best in the country.
Beyond competition, the Games foster sportsmanship, personal growth, and the development of future Canadian golf champions.
Canada Summer Games
Golf made its debut at the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island. Team BC swept the gold medals taking home top honours in the men’s and women’s team competitions, as well as individual gold for Eugene Wong of North Vancouver and Sue Kim of Langley. In the next edition of the Canada Summer Games in 2013 held in Quebec, Team BC repeated its success, taking the gold in both men's and women's team and individual competitions, this time it was Coquitlam's Kevin Kwon and Taylor Kim of Surrey with the individual titles for BC.
In 2017 Alisha Lau was the silver medallist for the women, helping the Team BC women also take silver, while Tristan Mandur took the men's individual bronze while helping his men's Team BC squad capture a silver medal.
The 2025 Canada Summer Games are scheduled to be hosted in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information and answers to FAQ, please go to the Canada Games site.
Bios for this year's Team B.C. golf squad for the Canada Summer Games are below:
Austin Krahn: Is currently on a three-week winning streak winning the BC Junior Boys (-17) the BC Men's Amateur (-10) and the Indigenous Championship (-10). He successfully defended both the Junior Boys and the Indigenous titles winning them in 2024 as well. Although he is only 17 years old, he has won 6 provincial events already, and showing no signs of slowing down. He earned his spot onto the 2025 Golf Canada NextGen Team after winning the selection camp in a 8-hole playoff. His love of golf started young growing up playing with both of his brothers on his family's Par 3 course in Christina Lake.
- 2025 Team Canada NextGen Member
- Won the 2025 BC Junior Boys Championship
- Won the 2024 BC Indigenous Championship
- Won the 2024 NextGen Selection Camp
- Won the 2024 BC Junior Boys Championship
Alex Zhang: Alex won the 2023 Canadian Junior and Juvenile Boys proving he can handle the highest levels of pressure even at a young age. Although he's taken a small step back in golf to focus on his studies to get into some of the top academic and Ivy League schools, he is currently undefeated in the Zone 4 competitions winning all 4 in 2025 showing his golf game is just as good as it was in 2023.
- Won the 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship
- Won the 2023 Canadian Juvenile Boys Championship
- Undefeated in the 2025 Zone 4 Junior Tour
- 5th at the 2025 AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic
- 5th at the 2025 K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship
- 14th at the 2024 PING Invitational
Jenny Kwon: Jenny is consistently at the top of leaderboards regardless of what event it is. She has proven time and time again that she is one of the best juniors in BC. Her 2025 season has consisted of winning the NextGen Western Championship, coming runner-up at the NextGen Prairie Championship, and 5th at the NextGen Pacific Championship. She has also come in the top 5 at both the BC Junior Girls Championship as well as the BC Women's Amateur Championship. Outside of golf she really enjoys designing and creating clothes.
Grad Year 2027
- Won the 2025 NextGen Western Championship
- 2nd at the 2025 NextGen Prairie Championship
- 5th at the 2025 NextGen Pacific Championship
- 4th at the 2025 BC Junior Girls Championship
- 2nd at the 2025 Future Legends Junior Championship
- 5th at the 2025 BC Women's Amateur Championship
Elaine Liu: Elaine rounds out our team with her experience competing in both Canada and the United States. Some of her top highlights include winning the 2025 NextGen Pacific Championship, coming 3rd at the Will Lowery Junior Championship and 9th at the 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. She is looking to follow in her sister's footprints going to Princeton to continue her golf and education.
- Won the 2025 NextGen Pacific Championship
- 3rd at the 2025 Will Lowery Junior Championship
- 40th at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship
- 9th 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
- 16th 2024 Canadian Junior Girls Championship