Nathan Reiter/Daily Herald Competitors on the putting green at Elk Ridge Resort ahead of the 2024 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open on Wednesday afternoon. Some of the best golfers from across the world will be in Elk Ridge this week as PGA Tour Americas makes a stop for the 2024 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open. The tournament is being held later this year as it was hosted at the end of June in 2023.
One returning member from last year is 28-year-old Jimmy Jones. Last year, Jones finished in 21st place behind the winner John Pak who finished the week 21-under par. He says playing at Elk Ridge reminds him of his home course in Florida.
“It’s just a beautiful spot, it’s always in great shape and it’s a little different golf than what we play on this tour most of the time. It’s a little tighter, you feel a little claustrophobic out there and it’s actually kind of like where I grew up back in Tampa, the course I play. It reminds me a lot of home and just is a place I feel comfortable at.
” It is the third time Jones has made the trip to Elk Ridge. In the rained out 2022 edition of the tournament, Jones says there were plenty of memories made regardless of what the “I travel around with my Xbox, so we played probably about 190 holes of Tiger Woods (PGA Tour) Golf throughout the week, playing our own tournaments, and then I’m a Lightning fan being from Tampa, so luckily it was Lightning vs Avalanche at the time (in the Stanley Cup Final). It didn’t turn out well enough, bu.