MJT Ontario Series at Rebel Creek GC / EAIJM & WYTC

May 5-6, 2007
Petersburg, ON

McKenzie Qualifies for Int’l Junior Masters on MJT

PETERSBURG, ON – The Ontario season-opener on the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) was a double qualifier for two major international events held at Rebel Creek Golf Club in Petersburg on May 5th and 6th. Exemptions to be won were in the 55th annual East Aurora International Junior Masters (EAIJM) in East Aurora, New York, and the World Youth Team Challenge at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Illinois, USA.

Brent McKenzie, a three-year veteran on the MJT, fired rounds of 79-71 (150) to win the Boys 14-16 division as well as low overall score and the EAIJM exemption. McKenzie, 15, of Cambridge, ON, won his division title by five strokes. Tied for second spot at 155 total score were Brad Burgess, 14, of Caistor Centre, ON, and Brian Jurkiewicz, 13, of Hamburg, NY, who played up a division.

Josh Bamberger, 17, of Waterloo, ON, beat Ben Deignan, 17, of Cambridge on the fourth playoff hole to win the Boys 17 and up division title. Both players had tied at 151 total score. Third place in the division was a tie between Travis Horvath, 17, of Tillsonburg, ON, and Johnny Hall, 18, of Langton, ON, both of whom fired rounds of 79-76 (155).

Place	Name	City	Sex	Age	Scores	Total	Status
Boys 13 & Under Par 71, Yardage 6040, Slope/Rating 128/69.6
1	Wade Chen	Toronto, ON	M	12	75, 74	149
2	Truman Tai	Markham, ON	M	12	79, 81	160
3	Matthew Speyer	Cambridge, ON	M	13	82, 79	161
Boys 14-16 Par 72, Yardage 6460, Slope/Rating 131/71.4
1	Brent McKenzie	Cambridge, ON	M	15	79, 71	150
2	Brad Burgess	Caistor Centre, ON	M	14	80, 75	155	Tie
2	Brian Jurkiewicz	Hamburg, NY	M	14	77, 78	155	Tie
Boys 17-19 Par 72, Yardage 6460, Slope/Rating 131/71.4
1	Josh Bamberger	Waterloo, ON	M	17	76, 75	151	*Playoff
2	Ben Deignan	Cambridge, ON	M	17	77, 74	151
3	Travis Horvath	Tillsonburg, ON	M	17	79, 76	155	Tie
3	Johnny Hall	Langton, ON	M	18	79, 76	155	Tie
Girls Par 72, Yardage 5569, Slope/Rating 122/67.0
1	Meg Pototschnik	Stratford, ON	F	16	80, 86	166
2	Rhea Kempston	Listowel, ON	F	12	138, 145	283

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