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MJT MAJOR QUALIFIERS AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Since 2006, Travel Underwriters, one of Canada’s leading providers of travel and health insurance products and services, has been designated the Official International Events Partner of the MJT. Support includes outfitting junior golfers attending international events through the MJT, and providing optional assistance with travel insurance and travel planning. Click here to read more about this partnership.
: Qualifiers are currently being added to the MJT's 2010 schedule of 46 events across the country; please check site regularly for updates/changes, and visit links below for more information, go to the Schedule Page or download Application Forms for designated qualifiers
IMPORTANT: This page was updated on February 1/10. Due to the nature of international events, amendments may occur.
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FCWT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
This opportunity is made possible through a partnership with the Jim McLean/Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT), the second largest junior golf organization in the United States which presents over 60 nationally-ranked junior golf tournaments in the fall, winter and spring throughout the United States.
The MJT will qualify 5 players, please click here for MJT details of the 2010 FCWT National Championship including qualifying tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The 58th East Aurora International Junior Masters Tournament (EAIJM) is one of America’s oldest and most prestigious junior events attracting players from South Africa, Mexico, France, Scotland, Japan, Colombia, Peru and the United States. The 2010 event is scheduled for June 28 - July 2. Members of the East Aurora Country Club extend their famous hospitality by billeting all tournament participants, plus taking care of meals and transport to and from East Aurora CC from Buffalo NY.
First played in 1953, the tournament features 36 holes of Stroke Play to qualify for flights of Match Play. The Championship flight is reserved for the top 32 stroke play qualifiers. The EAIJM is part of the Polo Junior All-American Points Series, GolfWeek/Sagarin and Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings. Past contestants and winners of the event include PGA Tour regulars Billy Mayfair, Billy Andrade, Dudley Hart, Jeff Sluman, Joey Sindelar and Rory Sabbatini. The winner receives an invitation to the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, Polo Golf Junior Classic and the AJGA hp Boys Junior Championship and full AJGA exempt status. The top 4 results receive two AJGA exemptions and the top 8 receive one AJGA exemption. "When I look to the board and see all those great names [of past competitors], it's really an honor to win this tournament." - Julien Goulet (Quebec, Canada) - 2008 Champion "... I feel [winning this] is a great honor." - Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) - 1993 Champion
The MJT will qualify 4 boys aged 14 - 18, please click here for MJT details of the 2010 East Aurora International Junior Masters including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The TJGT Barton Creek Holiday Classic will be held in December, 2010, at the beautiful Barton Creek Resort on the Crenshaw and Fazio Golf Courses in Austin, TX, USA.
The 2010 Boys 16-18 Champion will receive 1 AJGA exemption. The 2010 Girls 13-18 Champion will also receive 1 AJGA exemption.
The TJGT Barton Creek Holiday Classic is one of the most exciting events on the Texas Junior Golf Tour's schedule. Close to 200 players from 8 states and 4 countries compete in this very elite event. One of the highlights of the event for many parents and players was the Q&A on Monday night with Golfweek magazine’s Lance Ringler , a former college coach and the guy behind the Golfweek rankings, and the college coach Q&A on Tuesday night that included Lance and his wife Missy, the women’s coach at UNLV, along with coaches from Wichita State, Vanderbilt, and Bowling Green just to name a few. This event is attended by more than 30 College level coaches who are looking to recruit players to their schools. Some of the schools that were represented for the 2010 event were: Liberty, Rogers State University, Southwestern, Vanderbilt, Lubbock Christian, Bowling Green, UNLV, Hardin Simmons, Houston Baptist, University of Texas.
The MJT will qualify 4 players. Please click here for MJT details of the 2010 TJGT Barton Creek Holiday Classic including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The MJT will qualify players for the 10th Annual Teens on the Green World Championship, July 5-9, 2010 in Conyers, Georgia at the beautiful Cherokee Run Country Club.
The TOG World Championship has been an event where junior golfers from every Continent in the World including Africa, Europe, Asia, North, Central & South America, Caribbean, with as many as 62 Countries compete with each other and as many as 40 U.S. states attend. Many of the junior golfers who have participated have gone on to obtain golf scholarships, to colleges and universities like Stanford, UCLA, Xavier, Harvard, MIT, Michigan State, University of Miami every historical Black College, and many other top colleges and universities, and to the Professional Tours, to become PGA professionals or work in the golf industry.
The MJT will qualify 6 players from across Canada, please click here for MJT details of the 2010 Teens on the Green World Championship including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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An exciting international qualifier for 2010 is the Srixon International Junior Classic hosted by Jack Newton. The event is held in NSW, Australia, from September 30th - October 8th, 2010 beginning with the inaugural Jack Newton International Team Challenge. The Team Challenge portion is a warm up to the Srixon International Junior Classic and will be 2-person Team format, with the first day best-ball format and the second day foursomes.
The Srixon International Junior Classic is a 72 hole stroke-play event and will be played on 2 separate golf courses (TBA). The MJT will qualify a total of 6 players to compete in this major Australian junior golf event which is an incredible golf and life experience brought together “down under” in this once in a lifetime qualifier.
The Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation was founded in 1986 to introduce more young people to the game and to nurture their skills and enjoyment of the sport. For more information on the 2010 Srixon International Junior Classic Hosted by Jack Newton please visit www.jnjgf.com please click here for MJT details of the 2010 Srixon International Junior Golf Classic hosted by Jack Newton including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championship is an international golf tournament for boys and girls ages 3 through 17. The 37th annual 36-hole tournament will be played on five golf courses in the Quincy, IL, area, on June 22-23, with a practice round on June 21. Also included in Pepsi Little People’s Golf Week are the optional Pepsi Parent-Child tournament on June 20, and the International Team Events on June 24 and 25. Pepsi Little People’s is ranked by the AJGA, National Junior Golf Scoreboard and GolfWeek/Titleist, and is a qualifier for the Callaway Golf Junior World. Age Division winners in the 2010 Pepsi Little People’s are exempt into the 2010 Optimist provided they meet the Optimist’s age division requirements.
For more information on the 2010 Pepsi Little People's Golf Championship please visit www.littlepeoplesgolf.com please click here for MJT details of the 2010 Pepsi Little People's Golf Championships including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The MJT National Tour Championship is an elite field invitational event for the top finishers in the MJT Cleveland Golf National Order of Merit (OOM) point ratings across Canada (best 3 finishes in OOM points divided by 3).
A maximum of 72 of the MJT's best juniors will tee it up to decide the individual and regional champions for the 2010 season at the world renowned Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa. A tremedous success in 2009, the MJT National Tour Championship returns to sunny Phoenix, Arizona, in mid November of 2010, to a favourite destination for golfers, sun-seekers and visitors who yearn for an Authentic Arizona™ experience. With 331 oversized, casita-style rooms & suites, 54 holes of championship golf, renowned dining and extensive meeting and event facilities, the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa continues to retain an old-world charm, yet offer modern amenities.
For information on how to qualify and current Order of Merit standings, click here. For more information on the 2010 MJT National Tour Championship click here. For more information on The Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa, please visitwww.wigwamresort.com
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Maple Leaf Team Canada will be back for a 6th year in the annual CAN-USA Team Matches at ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona, in December 2010. Maple Leaf Team Canada is aided by a non-playing Team Captain in the 54 hole tournament in Arizona, which is held in conjunction with the ASU Junior Classic on the Jim McLean/Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) .
MJT Team Canada will qualify 4 players across Canada. Please click here for MJT details of the 2010 CAN-USA Team Matches including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour has secured open qualifiers where event winners will have the opportunity to compete in the Jim McLean/Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) Jim McLean Doral Classic (mid February 2011) or the FCWT/Golfweek at TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)(early January 2011). The FCWT is a Nationally recognized and highly competitive Junior Golf Tour which runs across the United States. Currently, they coordinate 50 events nationwide, and are regarded as one of the `Tours to Watch` for college level coaching to recruit from.
The MJT will qualify 5 players across Canada for this exciting qualifier. Please click here for MJT details of the 2010 FCWT USA Open Invites including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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Another exciting international qualifier from the MJT's 2010 schedule is the Singha World Jr. Golf Championship held in Thailand. A total of 124 players from 18 countries will take part in the 2010 Championships which will be held at the Royal Hua Hin golf course in Prachuap Khiri Khan in November 2010. The MJT will qualify 4 players (2 boys and 2 girls) for this prestigious event.Please click herefor details. ____________________________________________________________________________
Since inception, the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour has provided players with many opportunities to compete at the international level and we hope you have explored some of MJT Team Canada's past performances via the links provided on individual international event pages provided above. More MJT Team Canada features stories from past international events are also available via the Latest News Archives as well as at these links:
INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF INVITATIONAL, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
CKG WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
2008
WORLD YOUTH TEAM CHALLENGE, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, USA
2008 | 2007.
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