Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour to play larger role with PGA TOUR Canada
Vancouver, BC — The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, Canada’s number one played junior golf tour, is pleased to announce an expanded relationship with the PGA TOUR Canada which will enhance opportunities for top junior golfers in the country.
The partnership includes the return of the prestigious MJT Future Stars Invitational presented by ATB at Northern Bear Golf Club in Sherwood Park, AB, on June 23-24, shortly before the PGA TOUR Canada’s ATB Classic at the same facility on June 26-July 2, 2023. The winner of the MJT Future Stars Invitational, which will feature 18 of the best juniors from across Canada, will receive an exemption to play in the ATB Classic.
In addition to this high-level opportunity for a top junior to experience competing in the ATB Classic, the PGA TOUR Canada will offer complimentary clinics to MJT members and provide the chance to caddy for PGA TOUR Canada Professionals. MJT members are also being given free entry into PGA TOUR Canada venues and tournament sites.
Qualifying for the MJT Future Stars Invitational presented by ATB has recently completed at selected tournaments on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour and the field finalized (see here).
For more information on Canada’s leading junior golf tour, please visit www.maplejt.com.
About PGA TOUR Canada
PGA TOUR Canada is professional golf tour that offers a series of tournaments played across
Canada each summer, where tomorrow’s stars begin the path to the PGA TOUR. The leading
five money winners at the end of each season earn status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the
following year. The Tour’s alumni include 54 PGA TOUR players and more than 300 Korn Ferry Tour players since 2013. The PGA Tour Canada’s mission is to deliver a PGA TOUR experience for its members, fans, volunteers and partners in order to develop the future stars of professional golf and enrich the communities it visits.
About ATB Financial
With $56.6 billion in assets, ATB Financial is an Alberta-built financial institution that is a
catalyst for economic growth in our province. We got started in 1938 to help Albertans through tough economic times. Today, ATB Financial’s 5,000 team members love to deliver exceptional experiences to over 800,000 clients through our many branches and agencies, our 24-hour Client Care Centre, four entrepreneur centres, and our digital banking options.
About the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour
The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is Canada’s number one-played junior golf tour as well as the only national junior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada professionals and is the ‘Road to College Golf’ in Canada. The organization is supported by valued Premier, Tournament and Product Partners. The MJT hosts 100 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 12-and-under players 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 the provincial, national, university and professional levels.
Media Contact: Trent Matson, MJT