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The Road to College Golf, run exclusively by PGA ProfessionalsPress Release
September 16, 2006
Langara GC • Vancouver, BC
ON PAR AT FIRST STOP IN MJT CANACCORD CAPITAL CITY SERIES
Vancouver, BC – The first of the three fall tournaments in the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Canaccord Capital City Series in Vancouver was held at Langara Golf Course this weekend, where a full field of junior golfers participated in the one day event.
14-year-old Brock Staller, of Surrey, BC, fired an even par 71 off the blue tees to take low overall honours as well as the Boys 14-16 division title, which he won by three strokes over Sean Craigon, 16, of Maple Ridge, BC. “Sean Craigon had me worried the most,” said Staller, who won his division at this event in 2005 as a 13 year old, “but I drove the ball straight and made quite a few putts. My highlight was when I holed out with a wedge on number nine.” Runner-up Craigon shot 74. There was a three-way tie for third place in the division between John Lee, 15, of Port Coquitlam, BC, Harrison Clegg, 14, of Langley, BC, and Bailey Quinn, 16, of Sechelt, BC, who all shot 76.
Another even par round in the Girls division (71) scooped the champion’s trophy for Sue Kim, 15, of Langley, BC. “Coming down the stretch I was trying to keep myself together – all of the people I played with had me worried,” she said. “The best for me was I made four birdies in a row.” Two 12-year-old girls finished tied for second place behind Kim with scores of 75 - Anica Heera Yoo, of Port Coquitlam, and Jennifer Yang of Coquitlam.
The Boys 17 and up division was won by Ming Lo, 19, of Vancouver, who fired 74 to beat Marion Hernandez, 17, of Richmond, BC, by two strokes. “Patience was key to my success,” said Lo. “I had three birdies in a row on 15, 16 and 17. Coming down the stretch I was thinking, ‘I can do it’.” Just one shot back of runner-up Hernandez was Ryan Lloyd, 17, of Maple Ridge, who shot 77 to take third place in the division.
MJT Cleveland Golf Player of the Year for Boys 13 and under, Andy Yang of Coquitlam, managed to edge 11-year-old Logan Hallwas by one to win his division at Langara. The 13-year-old Yang, who cited his tournament highlight as his chip shot on the 13th hole, said, “I wasn’t thinking too much. I told myself to just hit my tee shot on the fairway and make it on the green. I was proud of myself, and happy (to win).” Yang shot 75 and Hallwas, of South Surrey, BC, shot 76. A three way tie at 81 for third place in the division went to Mason Pimentel, 12, of Richmond, Gunntas Sidhu, 11 of Port Coquitlam, and Jay Kim, 13, of Surrey.
A special prize was awarded to 10-year-old Alix Kong of West Vancouver, who shot 87 for the low score of all players aged 10 and under in the field.
The divisional winners in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition were Jay Kim, Jason Kang, 15, of Vancouver, Andrew MacDonald, 18, of Port Coquitlam, and Jisoo Keel, 11, of Coquitlam. The Sundog Skills competition divisional winners were Andy Yang, Earvin Remandaban, 15, of Coquitlam, Wesley Zillich, 18, of Langley, and Danelle Girard, 16, of Coquitlam.
The MJT Canaccord Capital City Series of one day tournaments are in partnership with the Vancouver Park Board and offer an introduction to Tour golf for new players with a chance to play with some of the best juniors in the province. There are two more tournaments in the Vancouver-based series: October 7 at McCleery Golf Club and October 14 at Fraserview Golf Club. For more information or to register, please visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877-859-GOLF.
About the MJT
As a not-for-profit association, the national Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) presented by Boston Pizza is Canada’s only national junior tour run exclusively by Canadian PGA Professionals. The program helps develop Canada's junior golfers, offering clinics, tournaments, international competitions and more. From free introductory clinics sponsored by Ford to the major CPGA Zone-sponsored junior championships, the MJT aims to develop champions, in golf and in life. For more information please visit www.maplejt.com.
About Canaccord Capital
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Capital Inc. (CCI) is a leading independent full service investment dealer in Canada with capital markets operations in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Canaccord Capital is publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), operated by the London Stock Exchange. Canaccord has operations in two of the principal segments of the securities industry: private client services and capital markets. Together, these operations offer a wide range of complementary investment products, brokerage services and investment banking services to Canaccord's private, institutional and corporate clients. For more information, visit www.canaccordcapital.com.
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