Sixth Annual
Frends
Invitational
DatesSept 4 – 7, 2026
CourseEvergreen Golf Course
LocationNipawin, Saskatchewan
Cost$580 per person
Captains
D
D. Dumas
Team captain
T
T. Walker
Team captain
Commissioner's Power Rankings

The commissioner's subjective ranking of the field — a reference for the captains heading into the team draft.

Record
Tier 1
1
Matt BakerHandicap +1.1
13-3-2
2
Zach YuzdepskiHandicap 0.6
5-11-2
3
Owen GoosenHandicap 4.2
11-4-3
4
Ryan NiemanHandicap 4.2
4-10-4
5
Derek EppHandicap 3.9
1-2-1
6
Spencer EwenHandicap 6.3
3-3-2
7
Colin FraserHandicap n/a
4-0-0
8
Jesse RossHandicap 6.0
9-9-0
Tier 2
9
Michael BakerHandicap 7.0
12-4-2
10
Derek DittmerHandicap 8.8
5-12-1
11
Brandon DazzanHandicap 7.0
13-3-2
12
Sam MurphyHandicap n/a
10-4-0
13
Ty McLeanHandicap 11.0
3-4-1
14
Ridge BrooksHandicap 10.0
6-11-1
15
Wyatt SchlosserHandicap n/a
7-9-2
16
Tyson PylypowHandicap 13.0
4-7-1
Tier 3
17
Joel WoodsHandicap 13.0
6-10-2
18
Neelan VermaHandicap 15.0
2-5-1
19
Taijal VermaHandicap n/a
9-7-2
20
Ty GitzelHandicap n/a
7-10-1
21
Derek Dumas (C)Handicap 14.0
11-7-0
22
Trent Walker (C)Handicap n/a
7-4-1
23
Kole MackinnonHandicap n/a
3-3-2
24
Ty BanksHandicap n/a
0-10-2
Details
What's included
3 rounds of golf
3 nights accommodations
Hole-in-one pot — $2,400
Tee-gift & golf balls
Playing for
The Frends Trophy
MVP Green Jacket
Dinner for 48
Format
Friday
September 4
Two-man scramble
1 point per match · Matchups by captains, tier combination must be matched
1:00 pm1:10 pm1:20 pm 1:30 pm1:40 pm1:50 pm
Saturday
September 5
Two-man scramble
1 point per match · Matchups by captains, tier combination must be matched
10:00 am10:10 am10:20 am 10:30 am10:40 am10:50 am
Sunday
September 6
Best ball + individual head-to-head
1 point per best ball · 0.5 points per individual · Matchups by draft order
10:00 am10:10 am10:20 am 10:30 am10:40 am10:50 am
Rules
Lost ball (water, woods, rough, etc.): drop where it went in and take a 1-stroke penalty. Keep pace.
Frends don't let Frends 4-putt.
Gimmes are given by the team you're playing — on Sunday, by your individual opponent.
You may concede a hole to your opponent at any time.
In scrambles, drop within one club length of the chosen shot, no closer to the hole.
In scrambles, use at least 2 tee shots from each partner on every nine.
Lift, clean and place in the fairway; play it as it lies in the second cut or deeper.
Payment
$580
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ryanlnieman@gmail.com