The National Golf League Explained: Register Your League Now for 2025
Welcome to the BDO National Golf League, a nationwide, season-long competition created by Golf Canada to enhance the league experience for men, women, and junior players.
This fun format adds value to your existing golf league experience with opportunities to compete in the BDO National Golf League regular season, Regional Championships, and National Championship.
To play, you must be part of a league that has registered as a member of the BDO National Golf League. Talk to your league administrator to find out if your league is participating.
Find out more at https://www.nationalgolfleague.ca/
HOW IT WORKS
The BDO National Golf League regular season is built seamlessly into your existing league experience—so all you need to focus on is bringing your 'A-game.' The NGL runs concurrently with your league, with a number of options on how to determine your qualifiers.
You will play in your league as you always have, plus Golf Canada will send you 6 prizes to give out to league members in any way your league determines.
Your league leaderboard will be emailed out to your players so everyone can track their progress and see how they stand. At the end of the season the top player(s) will pick a partner from the league to go to the Regional Championship which is an 18-hole net Stableford best ball event.
At the Regional Championships, which will be held in the Interior and the Lower Mainland in September, teams will have the opportunity to compete for an all-expense paid trip to the BDO National Championship!
Get your answers to FAQs HERE
THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Successful teams from the Regional Championships will receive an exclusive merchandise prize pack and an all-expenses-paid trip to play in the BDO National Golf League Championship, taking place the Saturday before the 2026 RBC Canadian Open at the host facility. Here, 52 two-player teams will go head-to-head over 18 holes in a best ball net Stableford format to seize glory on the national stage. You’ll have the chance to walk the same fairways as your favourite PGA TOUR players right before they play for glory.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The winning pair from the BDO National Golf League Championship receives an all expenses paid trip to compete in the R&A 9-Hole Challenge! Each year the R&A 9-Hole Challenge is contested the week before The Open Championship at the host course.
First staged in 2016 at Royal Troon, golfers who hold a registered Handicap Index™ in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa can compete in qualifying and earn an opportunity to compete in the R&A 9-Hole Challenge. The 2026 9-Hole Challenge will be hosted at Royal Birkdale.
Find out more about the R&A 9-Hole Challenge HERE
GETTING YOUR LEAGUE INVOLVED...
For more information about having your league participate, please email: hastie@golfcanada.ca