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Lacombe’s Brady McKinlay and Red Deer’s Eileen Park selected to represent Canada

Feb 20, 2025 | 5:12 PM

Lacombe’s Brady McKinlay has been named to the 2025 Canadian men’s national golf team.

Golf Canada made the announcement on Thursday when they announced the names of all 24 male and female professional athletes who will represent Canada this season.

Meanwhile, Red Deer’s Eileen Park will return for her second season on Canada’s NextGen girls team.

The Team Canada Program supports amateur athletes on their journey to playing professional golf. McKinlay and the other golfers who were selected were chosen based on their results from last year.

“We are proud to announce our full roster of professional and amateur players for the upcoming season and look forward to supporting their development and journeys to the LPGA and PGA TOUR,” said Emily Phoenix, Director of High Performance, Golf Canada in a media release.

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McKinlay, 24, turned professional last year but has yet to achieve his first win after competing in six tournaments on the PGA Tour Americas.

Previously, he spent four years competing in the NCAA for the Utah Valley University Wolverines. He won many awards but most notably became just the fifth golfer in NCAA history to win four straight individual golf championships during the 2022-23 season.

He also grew up playing on the Alberta Golf tour and won many tournaments including the 2022 Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship.

Park, 15, will return to the team for a third straight year. in 2024, she won the Alberta Women’s Amateur Championship and in 2023 won the Canadian Junior Girls Championship.