Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

July 22, 2011
Richmond, BC

For Immediate Release

MJT Mini Tour at Mylora

Richmond, BC – (July 22, 2011) – The second stop on the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s MJT Mini Tour in British Columbia was in Richmond on Friday, July 22, where young golfers aged 7 to 13 were treated to great weather and a perfect facility - Mylora Golf Club - for the event.

Overall low finisher and ‘Senior Boys’ Winner was James Chang, 13, of Richmond and Quilchena Golf Club, who carded a fantastic 58 on the Sidaway course. “I played pretty well today but I could have played a little better,” he said. “I made three great birdies and I fell pretty happy.” Runner-up in this division was Adam Payne, 13, of Port Coquitlam and Vancouver Golf Club, who shot 68, and rounding out the prize winners were Josh Murphy, 13, of Delta, (84), Trevor Good, 13, of Coquitlam (84) and Morgan Benko, 13, of Cloverdale (92).

The ‘Junior Boys’ winner was David Su, 12, of Savage Creek Golf Club, who shot 73, while runner-up was Kaiden Arnouse, 11, of Chase and Talking Rock Golf Club (87). The ‘Freshman Boys’ group was won by Jerry Li, 10, of Vancouver and Savage Creek Golf Club, who carded 73.

Alisha Lau, 11, of Richmond and Quilchena Golf Club, won the Girls Division after she shot a great round of 66. Rena Nakajima, 10, of Whistler and Nicklaus North Golf Club, finished second with her score of 77, and 9-year-old Lauren Boddington, of Burnaby and Fraserview Golf Club, came in third (95).

Other competitors included Cameron Coates, 12, of Chase and Chase Golf Club, Que Bidewell, 8 (winner of the Golf Town Comeback award for his 11 stroke improvement back nine to front nine), and Nathaniel Factor, 7, both of Tsawwassen and King’s Links Golf Club, and Aaron Qiu, 9, of Richmond and Savage Creek Golf Club.

The MJT Mini Tour has been introduced this year to give younger boys and girls who are tournament ready the opportunity to play on executive courses in a relaxed but competitive environment. The final stop this summer runs August 26 at Eaglequest Golf in Coquitlam. For more information, please visit https://www.maplejt.com/register.php?status=mini.

About the MJT:
The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour presented by Boston Pizza is Canada’s premier and only national junior tour run exclusively by Canadian PGA Professionals and the ‘Road to College Golf’ for aspiring young players. The organization hosts more than 60 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 7-13 year olds, and multi-day events for competitive players which also qualify juniors for international competitions. The MJT offers annual awards, scholarships, and frequent player incentives to help reward player's performance and participation throughout each season. MJT alumni include many Professional Tour players and Canadian PGA 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 to provincial, national, university and professional level. For more information please visit www.maplejt.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: MJT - Elaine Denton - edenton@maplejt.com - 1-877-859-GOLF