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The Road to College Golf, run exclusively by PGA ProfessionalsPress Release
August 10-11, 2009
St-Basile-le-Grand, QC
GODBOUT WINS MJT’S CLUB DE GOLF RIVE-SUD STOP
St-Basile-le-Grand, QC – (August 12, 2009) – Players on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT), Canada’s only national junior tour run exclusively by Canadian PGA professionals, competed under variable weather conditions this week in the MJT Quebec Series at Club de Golf Rive-Sud in St-Basile-le-Grand, seeking division titles and an exemption into the MJT National Tour Championship scheduled at Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZ, USA, this November.
Jean Francois Godbout, 19, of St-Nicephore, claimed top spot in the Boys 17-19 division and low overall score with solid rounds of 75-76 (151), securing his exemption to the National Tour Championship. Just two strokes behind in this division was runner-up Eric Fraser, 19, of Chambly, who fired 74-79 (153), while third place finisher Jonathan Poissant, 18, of St. Michel, kept pace and ended the two-day event with scores of 81-74 (155).
It was a close race in the Boys 14-16 division where after posting tying scores on day one, Lucas Greco, 14, of Montreal, (77-78=155) bested hometown boy Hugo Bernard, 14, by one stroke (77-79=156) for the win. Greco was defending champion in his division as he won last year’s event as well. Third place finisher, Jonathan Fournier, 15, of Lorraine, was four strokes back of Greco after carding 78-81 (159).
The Boys 13 and under division also saw close competition, with Alexandre St-Jean, 13, of Otterburn Park, leading the way with a solid 84-86 (170) for the victory, edging runner-up Kurtis Campbell, 13, of St-Lazare (83-88=171). Eric Marshall, 12, of Ottawa, ON, was close on their heels and came third in the division with rounds of 88-85 (173).
Neala Popowich, 14, of St. Bruno, beat newcomer to golf, Savannah Bissegger O’Connor, just 10 years old from Otterburn Park, to take the Girls division title with rounds of 100-98.
The divisional winners in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition were Benjamin Millaud Meunier, 17, of Montreal, Lucas Greco, and Eric Marshal. The Sundog Skills competition divisional winners were Benjamin Millaud Meunier, Kurtis Campbell, 13, of St. Lazare, and Savannah Bissegger O’Connor.
For photographs of the tournament or more information on the non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, please visit www.maplejt.com.
About the MJT
The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) is presented nationally by Boston Pizza and is Canada’s premier and only junior golf tour run exclusively by Golf Professionals. The MJT is proud to play a role in developing young players, including several Canadian National Champions and many Future Links and Provincial 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 instructional clinics. In addition, the MJT encourages young players to further their education with scholarship awards. For more information, please visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877-859-GOLF.
Contact:
Elaine Denton, Marketing & PR, MJT
T: 1-877-943-1645 Email: edenton@maplejt.com