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The Road to College Golf, run exclusively by PGA ProfessionalsPress Release
August 5-6, 2003
McKenzie Meadows, Calgary, AB
August 7, 2003
GREAT GOLF AT WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR TOUR?S MCKENZIE MEADOWS EVENT
Calgary, AB ? Great scores highlighted the Western Canada Junior Golf Tour?s stop at McKenzie Meadows Golf Club in Calgary this week, where a full field of junior golfers from Saskatchewan, British Columbia and all over Alberta competed in four age divisions in the two-day event.
Brandon Markiw from Sherwood Park posted sizzling back-to-back rounds of 70-70 for a four-under-par total score of 140 which won the Boys 14-16 division by three strokes over local Trevor Edwards (72-71=143). ?I feel pretty good,? said Markiw. ?I struck the ball fairly well both days and a few putts fell at key times.?
Behind Markiw and Edwards was Glen Nesbitt from Calgary, whose three-under-par final round of 69 boosted him to a third place finish in this competitive division.
Sub-par scores also featured in the Boys 17 and Up division, where Steven Beil from Stony Plain followed up his opening round of 68 with a 74 to finish at a two-under-par 142. This clinched the win over Byron Olson from Calgary (72-71=143). ?I felt like I had lost the tournament on the 5th hole when I made a triple bogey,? said Beil, ?so it feels great!?
Ryan Grant from Calgary shot 72-75 (147) to place third in this division.
Even par scores won the Boys 13 and Under division for Calgarian Rhys Royer, whose back-to-back rounds of 72 secured the title over runner-up Dallas Mengel from Watrous, Saskatchewan, by four strokes. Placing third was Jace Barros from Edmonton.
?I didn?t make a lot of putts today,? said Royer, ?so I had to hit good shots all day. Dallas was playing great so I had to keep focused until we finished. On the second last hole I knew that I had won as I figured Jace had to shoot 66 or lower to beat me.?
The Girls Division title went to Megan Claxton from Calgary, who shot 80-79 for a 159 total score. ?The key to my victory was keeping my head up even when I had some bad holes,? said Claxton, who beat runner-up Juanita Rico, also of Calgary, by two strokes.
In third place was Tiffnee Wiens from Prince Rupert, BC, (84-78=162).
Winners in the Sundog Skills Competition were Steven Beil, Trevor Edwards, Rhys Royer and Juanita Rico.
The non-profit Western Canada Junior Golf Tour is presented by Boston Pizza and hosts tournaments for boys and girls aged 10 to 23 in four age divisions. The Tour is building on its success in the four Western provinces by expanding into Ontario this summer under the Nationwide Junior Golf Tour banner.
The next local event is Alberta PGA Junior Championship presented by MAZDA at Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Calgary, August 18-19. For more information, please call 1-877-859-GOLF or visit www.wcjgt.com.