Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

July 28-29, 2012
Moncton, NB

For Immediate Release

Belanger Secures Spot in MJT National Tour Championship

Moncton, NB – (July 30, 2012) – Players in Atlantic Canada wrapped up their 2012 Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) season over the July 28 and 29 weekend at Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton, New Brunswick, where good weather and a finely manicured course were enjoyed by the juniors competing for division titles and an invitation to the MJT Boston Pizza National Tour Championship presented by Callaway Golf at the Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, this November.

Marc-Andre Belanger, 17, of Dieppe, NB, stormed from behind, shooting a final day four-under-par 68 to claim Overall Low Honours and the MJT Boys 17-19 Division title (80-68), securing his spot to Phoenix. Belanger’s 68 was the low round of the tournament and propelled him by runner-up Greg Steele, 19, of Hampton, NB, who fired 75-77.

In the Boys 14-16 Division, Braeden Burgess, 14, of Petitcodiac, NB, was low with rounds of 75-79 to claim the MJT title by four shots ahead of his nearest rivals, who tied for second place at 158 total score after Tyler Carroll, 14, of Bathurst, NB, shot 80-78, and Luke Chase, 15, of Anagance, NB, carded 77-81.

13-year-old Mario Lajoie of St. Antoine Nord, NB, made it look easy and took home the MJT Boys 13 and Under title after firing two great rounds of 73-72. Runner-up in the division was Graham Gourley, 12, of Rusagonis, NB, who shot 77-79, while third place went to Andre Savoie, 13, of Dieppe, NB, (79-80).

Jennifer Armstrong, 19, of Rothesay, NB, fired a great two-day total, shooting rounds of 75-84 to cruise to victory in the Girls Division over her nearest rival. Runner-up Molly MacDermaid, 16, of Bathurst (84-81), was the winner in the other skills categories, however, cleaning up her division’s awards in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition, the Sundog Eyewear Closest-to-the-Pin and for the Golf Town Comeback for most improvement in score on day two.

The other divisional skills winners were Mario Lajoie, Simon Richard of Dieppe, NB, and Greg Steele in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition; Alex LeBlanc of Dieppe, Braeden Burgess and Riley Zacharias of Riverview, NB in the Sundog Eyewear Closest-to-the-Pin; and Maxime Grandmaison of Dieppe, Cole Keith of Apohaqui, NB, and Marc-Andre Belanger for the Golf Town Comeback Awards.

The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s national schedule of 50 tournaments concludes with the invitation-only MJT Boston Pizza National Tour Championship presented by Callaway Golf at The Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, this November. For more information please visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877-859-4653.


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