Meet Team PEI 2026 Golf

April 14, 2026

This August, Team PEI will be represented by 46 athletes and 25 coaches and mission staff at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Athletes will be competing in 8 sports - Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball and Swimming. Team PEI 2026 Golf is made up of 3 athletes, supported by 3 coaches / caddies who are eager to hit the links this summer!

Back Row: Jamie Matheson (Head Coach / Caddie), Matthew Jehn, Heidi Mallett

Front Row: Shayne Hogan (Coach / Caddie), Colton Matheson, Craig Watson (Caddie / Mission Staff)

Team PEI 2026 Golf is lead by 3 enthusiast golf coaches, each of whom is paired with an athletes as a Caddie.

Head Coach, Jamie Matheson, has been volunteering with Special Olympics for 16 years. Similar to many Special Olympics coaches, Jamie got involved because he wanted his son, Colton (Team PEI 2026 Golf athlete) to be involved. Jamie Caddie's for Team PEI 2026 Golf athlete, Heidi Mallett. Jamie has been supporting Heidi on the golf course for over 10 years, and still recalls fondly the first time Golf was offered at a Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in 2014. Both Jamie and Heidi attended those Games, and Heidi earned a Bronze medal.

Heidi hit a 150 yard shot to 15 feet, and drained the putt on the last hole!

Jamie Matheson, Team PEI Golf Head Coach / Caddie

Heidi Mallett has been a Special Olympics athlete for 19 years. She first joined Special Olympics in 2026 after her father passed away, at the encouragement of her mother.

I had always heard about Special Olympics but for one reason or another the timing was never right for me. Now, I cannot see my life without Special Olympics. It has given me so many opportunities inside and outside sports.

Team PEI 2026 Golf athlete, Heidi Mallett

Shayne Hogan and Matthew Jehn are both relatively new to Special Olympics, compared to the Jamie and Heidi. Both are attending their first Special Olympics Canada Games. Shayne started volunteering 6 years ago and Matthew joined as an athlete 3 years ago. Both Shayne and Matthew are from the Charlottetown Golf program, and have been working together for several years. Matthew says being a part of Team PEI 2026 "makes me feel very proud."

I first got involved with Special Olympics because I believed that I could help the athletes learn the game of golf, teach them the skills to help them play the game, help them have fun playing golf and help build their self confidence and esteem.

Shayne Hogan, Team PEI 2026 Golf Coach / Caddie

The final golf pairing on Team PEI 2026 are Craig Watson (Caddie / Mission Staff) and Colton Matheson. Craig first became involved with Special Olympics 18 years ago when he was working at the PGA of Canada. In collaboration with Special Olympics Canada, Craig worked on the development of the NCCP coaching modules for Special Olympics Golf in Canada. Colton joined Special Olympics around the same time, 16 years ago. Colton, who is also an avid curler, says he joined Special Olympics because he loves sports.

It means a great deal being able to represent PEI at the national level alongside an incredible team of Athletes, Coaches, and Mission Staff!

Craig Watson, Team PEI 2026 Golf Caddie / Mission Staff

Support Team PEI 2026

If you would like to support Team PEI 2026 Golf, please consider Drafting an Athlete. The Team PEI Draft an Athlete program allows supporters of the Special Olympics movement to fund a Team PEI athlete’s journey to National Games.