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MJT MAJOR QUALIFIERS AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour has a mandate to expose players to top competition for gaining experience and building great playing resumes. Since 1999 we have qualified players for many major national and international junior tournaments and provided financial assistance for expenses.
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.
IMPORTANT: Due to the nature of international events, amendments may occur.
Please check our schedule regularly for updates
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The Callaway Junior World Golf Championship will be held July 10th - 13th, 2012, at the world renowned Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California (San Diego), USA. The MJT has two spots in the 15-17 Division (1 Boy and 1 Girl), and two spots in the 13-14 Division (1 Boy and 1 Girl) and will offer $500 in financial assistance towards expenses for the winner of this very prestigious event!
The MJT Team Canada uniform, consisiting of golf shirts, a hat, and an MJT Team Canada Golf Bag, will be provided to the winners to wear and represent the MJT at this once in a lifetime opportunity!
In its inaugural year, 475 juniors participated in the event representing seven countries and 20 states. Today, the tournament has grown to 1100 participants representing 54 countries and 42 states. The Callaway Junior World Golf Championships is the largest international event in the world and is unique for its international representation and cultural diversity.
The MJT will qualify 4 players. Please click here for MJT details of the 2012 Callaway Junior World Golf Championship including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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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 4 players, please click here for MJT details of the 2011 FCWT National Championship including qualifying tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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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 2 boys aged 14 - 18, please click here for MJT details of the 2011 East Aurora International Junior Masters including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The 2012 US Junior Amateur Regional Qualifying is a unique qualifier for the 2012 season as we are offering funding to attend the USGA's closest regional site for this prestigious event. An open qualifier to one of the oldest major junior events in the world, the MJT is looking to push you to a dream opportunity to try to qualify for the 2012 United States Junior Amateur Championship, which is arguably the most difficult junior event to win.
The MJT will qualify 3 players for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Please click here for MJT details of the 2012 US Junior Amateur Championship including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
IMPORTANT: This is not an exemption into the 2012 US Junior Amateur Championship at The Golf Club of New England but is an exemption with funding to attend the USGA's local qualifying site.
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The 2012 Future Champions Golf (FCG) World Championship will be held July 16th - 18th, 2012, at PGA West, the "Western Home of Golf in America" and the La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, California (Palm Springs area). An Elite Field of Worldwide Junior Golfers will come together to play where the Pros Play. Players will be treated like professionals with Callaway and FCG Tee Prizes, and phenomenal courses for competition.
The MJT will qualify 4 player for this presitious event. Please click here for MJT details of the 2012 FCG World Championship including qualifing tournament, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The 2012 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea is an exciting new qualifier which is being played at The Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, SC ~ August 7-8, 2012. This event is conducted by the SC Junior Golf Association and the Country Club of Charleston and has a tremendous history of talented membership that includes Masters Champion Henry Picard, storied amateur Frank Ford, Beth Daniel, and many others that have gone on to success in the game. Their support of amateur and junior golf is second to none in South Carolina.
The Country Club of Charleston was originally founded in 1786 and has been listed by the USGA as being the oldest golf club in the U.S. I t was also named to "GOLF Magazine's" 1995 list of "The First 100 Clubs in America." The current course, which was built in 1925, includes marshes that surround the entire layout.
The MJT will qualify 1 player across Canada. Please click here for MJT details of the 2012 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea including qualifing tournament, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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FCWT NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
An well scouted qualifier for the 2012 season is an exemption into the FCWT Notre Dame University Championship being held at Warren GC at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana this October. This event is ranked by the AJGA, Golfweek and Jr. Golf Scoreboard, which gives players the greatest exposure to US College Coaches. This opportunity is brought to you by the MJT, which is your 'Road to College Golf' for junior golfers in Canada and 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 4 players, please click here for MJT details of the 2012 FCWT Notre Dame University including qualifying tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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PGA JUNIOR SERIES
The MJT is very excited to intorduce the PGA Junior Series to our list of exciting qualifiers for the 2011 season. The PGA Series and the MJT are very similar in make-up - all events are run by PGA and CPGA Professionals, who deliver high quality events to our participants. The PGA Junior Series continues to provide global and national exposure for each of its events. Each event is Nationally Ranked in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index and the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
In the PGA Junior Series, the boy 16-18 and overall girl winners from the first four events will earn exemptions into the Callaway Golf Junior World Championships in San Diego, Calif., and the boy 16-18 and overall girl winners for all events will earn exemptions into the Junior PGA Championship in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 2-5.
The MJT will qualify 4 players, please click here for MJT details of the 2011 PGA Junior Series including qualifying tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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GOLFWEEK (GJT) CHAMPIONSHIP AT MCCORMICK RANCH
Another new and exciting qualifier for the MJT in 2011 is the Golfweek Junior Tour's Championship at McCormick Ranch this December in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. This highly anticipated event, which is Golfweek, AJGA and JGS Ranked, will be scouted by college coaches across the country.
GJT's goal is to conduct junior events which garner high visibility and national exposure through the various media outlets provided by Golfweek. GJT strives to bring tournaments to players of different regions so as to allow them to participate in many events which are of close proximity yet still part of the national tour. GJT also aims to provide players with events that are ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard, Golfweek and the American Junior Golf Association which will give players the exposure they are looking for to get their name out to college coaches. .
The MJT will qualify 6 players, please click here for MJT details of the 2011 GJT's Championship at McCormick Ranch including qualifying tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The 2011 Texas Junior Golf Tour's Holiday Classic at Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas, returns for it's fourth season as an international qualifier. A very well attended event by over 30 college coaches, the MJT is pleased to partner up with the TJGT in bringing you this excellent oppoertunity for exposure to these coaches. This opportunity made possible by the MJT, your 'Road to College Golf' for aspiring golfers in Canada!
The MJT will qualify 4 players across Canada. Please click here for MJT details of the 2011 TJGT Holiday Classic at Barton Creek Resort including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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The MJT is pleased to offer a new and exciting program that fits with our mandate of Developing Champions. In golf. In life. The first MJT Winter Golf School will run February 16-20, 2012 at Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Fort Myers, Florida. This exciting and all encompasing performance camp will be run by CPGA Professional and Ontario Tournament Director Dave Smallwood.
The camp will cover the following:
* 11 Hours of Professional Instruction on the range * 3 Rounds of Golf with Instruction * Accommodation at the Homewood Suites * Daily Breakfast * Shuttle service * All practice and golf fees * Fitness and nutrition seminar * Golf scholarship seminar
The MJT will qualify 6 players across Canada (3 Boys and 3 Girls). Please click here for MJT details of the 2011 MJT Winter Golf Schools at Old Corkscrew including qualifing tournaments, golf course, tee times and hotel details etc.
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2011 AJGA PERFORMANCE BASED EXEMPTIONS
The MJT is pleased to have been rewarded with special AJGA Performance Based Exemptions for the 2011 season. The AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) is arguably the premier junior golf tour in the United States and will run approximately 90 events in 2011. The AJGA has roughly 5,000 members, and is highly regarded and studied by college coaches across the United States and Canada. The MJT is pleased to offer the following exemptions:
MJT Boston Pizza National Tour Championship
Boys 14-19 Champion: 1 tournament exemption
Girls Champion: 1 tournament exemption
MJT Cleveland Golf Order of Merit Ratings Final Standings (MJT will short-list the top player in each age division in each province based on their OOM Rating = best three finishes in order of merit points divided by three. The AJGA exemption will then go to the players with the lowest scoring average on the short-list in each division):
Boys 17-19 Point Champion: 1 tournament exemption
Boys 14-16 Point Champion: 1 tournament exemption
Girls Point Champion: 1 tournament exemption
Boys 13 & under Champion: 1 Junior All-Star (JAS) tournament exemption
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BY CALLAWAY GOLF AT THE LEGACY GOLF RESORT
The MJT Boston Pizza National Tour Championship presented by Callaway Golf at The Legacy Golf Resort 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 move West to Phoenix, Arizona, to The Legacy Golf Resort. Named one of the top 10 courses to play in the Phoenix area, The Legacy Resort will live up to it's reputation which is worthy of a National Championship venue. The 72 players will to tee it up and decide the individual and regional champions for the 2012 season.
For information on how to qualify and current Order of Merit standings, click here. For more information on the 2012 MJT National Tour Championship click here. For more information on The Legacy Golf Resort and Shell Hospitality, please visit www.shellhospitality.com/The-Legacy-Golf-Resort
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An exciting international qualifier for 2012 again is the Srixon International Junior Classic hosted by Jack Newton. The event is held in NSW, Australia from October 2 - 5, 2012 beginning with the Jack Newton International Teams Championship. The Teams Championship 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 the Maitland Golf club, Hunter Valley NSW (2 hours North of Sydney). The MJT will qualify a total of 4 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. From the five qualifying sites, we will qualify the low 2 Boys and 2 Girls, who will receive major funding from both the MJT and the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation.
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 2012 Srixon International Junior Classic Hosted by Jack Newton please visit www.jnjg.com.au please click here for MJT details of the 2012 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 19th SICC/DBS Junior Invitational Golf Championship is an international golf tournament for boys and girls ages 13 through 19. The 19th annual 36-hole tournament will be played on the Singapore Island Country Club, Bukit course, on December 7-8.
The MJT sent 3 players to this event - Riley Grona, 15yrs from Coronach, SK, Connor Shaw, 14 yrs from Dauphin, MB and Rayan Soni, 13yrs frp, Winnipeg, MB.
For more information on the 19th SICC/DBS Junior Invitational Golf Championship please visit www.sicc.org.sg please click here for photo gallery
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The MJT regrets that the 2010 SINGHA WORLD JR. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP has been taken off our International Schedule as we are uncomfortable sending players into this uncertain political climate. With the recent turmoil that the country has seen, we feel that this is the best decision for our players safety, and are excited that we have replaced the SINGHA qualifier with the 2010 Srixon Ineternational Junior Classic hosted by Jack Newton in New South Wales, Australia in October. The MJT will qualify 4 players for this prestigious and exciting event. For details, please see the 2010 SRIXON INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSIC HOSTED BY JACK NEWTON(ABOVE). ____________________________________________________________________________
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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