THORNTON, Ont. – Keisha Han’s late birdie on 17 gave her the lead and the win and Alexis Rouleau came from behind to cap off the 2026 NextGen Ontario Championship at Tangle Creek Golf and Country Club in Thornton, Ont. on Saturday.
Han of Toronto, Ont. entered the final round one shot back of Sierra Kowalyshyn of Stoney Creek, Ont. and shot a 77 to finish the tournament at 10-over, to win the Girls division. Han recorded rounds of 77-72-77-226 and carded six birdies through three rounds to earn her first win on the NextGen circuit by one shot over Evelyn Ma (Markham, Ont.), Kaprice Park (Oakville, Ont.) and Claire Roberts (Kitchener, Ont.).
Team Canada – NextGen athlete, Rouleau of Montreal, Que. was T21 after Thursday’s opening round, but responded with a 4-under 68 on Friday to jump up the leaderboard into a three-way tie for second. Following a strong second round, Rouleau entered Saturday, two shots back of the leader. Rouleau got off to a hot start recording four birdies on his front nine to finish with a 2-under 70 on Saturday, finishing the tournament at 3-under, three shots clear of Geordie Johnston of Amherstburg, Ont. Rouleau carded rounds of 75-68-70-213 with 10 birdies through three rounds en route to his first win on the NextGen circuit.
NextGen Ontario Championship –
Advancing to 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship
Top 8 plus ties qualify
Keisha Han (Toronto, Ont.)+10Evelyn Ma (Markham, Ont.)+11Kaprice Park (Oakville, Ont.)+11Claire Roberts (Kitchener, Ont.)+11Adrianna Salalila (Peterborough, Ont.)+13Riviera Lindholm (Toronto, Ont.)+13Sierra Kowalyshyn (Stoney Creek, Ont.)+13Alexis Card (Cambridge, Ont.)+13
NextGen Ontario Championship –
Advancing to 2026 Canadian Junior Boys Championship Top 8 qualify
Alexis Rouleau (Montreal, Que.)-3Geordie Johnston (Amherstburg, Ont.)ELucas Gilbart (Toronto, Ont.)+1Matthew Simpson (Toronto, Ont.)+1Charly Pinel (Beaumont, Que.)+1Barron Mundy (Mississauga, Ont.)+1Riley Bentley (Windsor, Ont.)+1*Cash McDonell (Kingston, Ont.)+2
*Earned in playoff
The field of 156 players (105 Junor Boys and 51 Junior Girls) teed off Thursday with a cut following Friday’s second round.
The NextGen Championship series continues June 4-6 at Wolf Creek Golf Resort in Ponoka, Alta. for the playing of the NextGen Western Championship. Practice rounds will get underway on Wednesday, June 3, followed by 54-holes, set to kick off on Thursday, June 4 and wrap up on Saturday, June 6.
For the final leaderboards from the NextGen Pacific Championship, please click here.
About the NextGen Championships
The NextGen Championships are a high-performance junior golf series which totals six competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2026 national championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.