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Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

The Road to College Golf, run exclusively by PGA Professionals

Quick Facts

About the Tour:The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is Canada’s #1 Junior Golf Tour as well as the only national junior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals and the ‘Road to College Golf’ in Canada. The organization is supported by partners across various tiers, including Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels. The MJT hosts more than 100 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 12U and multi-day events for competitive players aged 11-19 which also offer qualifiers for international tournaments. The program has annual awards, scholarships and incentives to help reward performance and participation throughout each season. MJT alumni include many Professional Tour players and PGA of Canada Professionals, as well as Canadian Amateur, National and Provincial Junior Champions. The MJT aims to develop champions, in golf and in life, promoting the game from grassroots through to the provincial, national, university and professional levels.

Program Description:
The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, Canada’s leading junior golf tour, is run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals. The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, formerly the Western Canada Junior Golf Tour, expanded from an original base in British Columbia in 1999 to include the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The MJT is proud to play a role in developing champions, including several Canadian National Junior Champions such as Nick Taylor, Corey Connors, Aaron Cockerill, Myles Creighton, Will Bateman, Roger Sloan, Michale Gligic, Etienne Papineau, Jared Du Toit, Savannah Grewal, Leah John, Adam Svensson, Adam Hadwin, and many  Regional and Provincial Junior Champions.

The MJT also provides opportunities for young Canadians to learn how to golf and introduces players as young as four years old to the game via free Ford Go Golf! instructional clinics. In addition, the MJT encourages young players to further their education with scholarship monies, as well as providing a program for college golf recruitment and other support services for the procurement of college scholarships. The MJT is the exclusive provider and conduit to a custom and comprehensive college golf recruitment service.

All MJT Tournament Directors are qualified PGA of Canada Professionals who instruct golf and run tournaments, building golf skills and teaching sportsmanship and etiquette, fostering the meeting of new people and having fun. The MJT is proud to offer the best value to parents and junior golfers and is the only program with free clinics and significant financial assistance offerings, reducing the cost burden for juniors where possible.

Administered By: 
PGA of Canada Professionals: Murray Poje, Lee HJ Lee, Trent Matson,  Luke Rundell, Rachelle Rundell, Jeff Chambers, Adam Boge, Glen Sirkis, Dave Smallwood, Gary Byrne, and Ryan Kingston. Founding Directors included past and current Golf Canada National Coaches Dean Spriddle, Robert Ratcliffe, Derek Ingram and Louis Melanson, along with Pat DeCoste, Neil Bidewell, Mike Skimson, Ed Boge, Garth Goodbrandson, Chris Hood and Andrew Noseworthy.

Program Objectives:
The program offers a schedule of professionally run tournaments with the objective to improve golf skills, help build golfing resumes, learn sportsmanship and etiquette, and develop - from an early age - a lifelong enjoyment of the game.

Program Elements:
A Junior Tour of two and three day tournaments for players aged 11 to 19; a Mini Tour of one and two day tournaments for players aged seven to 12. Both Tours have six age divisions, offering up the best opportunity for development. Qualification for international, high-level competitions. A College Golf Recruitment Program.  Scholarships, Annual Awards and Financial Assistance. Free instructional clinics for kids in the community aged six to 12.  

The MJT has an Order of Merit, recognizing talent and dedication, which qualifies players for the National Championships for both the Mini and Junior Tours. Internationally, the MJT is recognized by ranking systems from Junior Golf Scoreboard, the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association), Global Junior Golf Rankings, GAO, TUGR and the World Amateur Golf Rankings administered through the R&A. 

The international offerings can vary each year but currently include the IMG Academy Junior World Championship, the Future Champions Golf World Championship, the Junior America's Cup, the International Junior Masters, the Sergio Garcia Junior Championship, the JNJG International Junior Classic, the Champion of Champions and the World Stars Invitational.

Target Market(s):
Young people who enjoy golf; specifically those who would like to improve their game by receiving good instruction and playing in competitive events.

Current Members & Alumni
MJT alumni include top-rated players such as PGA Tour players Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin, Roger Sloan and Corey Conners. In addition, alumni include players on the LPGA Tour, KornFerry Tour, PGA Tour Americas and Symetra Tour. 

Inception Date:
1999

Program Partners:
Many great companies, including Ford Canada, adidas Golf, Titleist, Maui Jim and Zeal Optics. Please reference the partner section on website for the full list of MJT Partners.

Contact:
Murray Poje, Executive Director
1-877-859-GOLF
jrtour@maplejt.com

Website:
www.maplejt.com