The Tournament Committee

Episode 11 of The Tournament Committee Podcast is here — and we're sitting down with one of the most exciting young talents in Canadian junior golf.The boys are joined by Luke Bernakevitch, a 15-year-old from Victoria, BC who is quickly making a name for himself on the junior golf scene. Fresh off a dominant wire-to-wire victory at the JPT BC Showcase at Chilliwack Golf Club — where he finished at -10, winning by 17 strokes — Luke joins the Committee to tell his story.The conversation covers it all. Luke walks us through his journey in the game, growing up with a golf pro father at Victoria Golf Club, and what his development has looked like to get to where he is today. The boys break down the BC Showcase win, what was working that week, and what it means to win at that margin on a JPT stage.And then there's the story that has everyone talking — Luke's hole-in-one on a par 4 at Olympic View Golf Club. One of the rarest feats in the sport, achieved at roughly six million-to-one odds, in the middle of a high school championship round. Luke tells the full story, and it's exactly as wild as it sounds.Beyond the highlights, this is a genuine conversation about what it takes to compete and develop as a junior golfer in Canada — the mental side, the grind, the goals, and what comes next for one of BC's brightest young players.Like, subscribe, and follow The Tournament Committee Podcast for more player interviews, tournament coverage, and behind-the-scenes stories from inside junior golf!