May 7-8, 2005
Land-O-Lakes Golf Club • Coaldale, AB
Scorching Eight-Under-Par Secures First Spot to Scotland on Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour
Coaldale, AB ? The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) held a double qualifier at Land-O-Lakes Golf Club in Coaldale this past weekend for berths on teams to two major international tournaments ? one in Scotland and one in the United States.
The two-day MJT 1st Choice Savings Series at Land-O-Lakes Golf Club had qualifying spots for the Maple Leaf Teams to both the Kingdom of Fife Team Matches in Scotland, August 19-26, and the 53rd annual East Aurora International Junior Masters in New York, June 27-July 1.
In near perfect weather conditions, Judd Blackwater, 17, of Lethbridge, AB, fired consecutive rounds of 67 to finish with a scorching total of 134 (8-under-par). Blackwater defeated Mitchell Fox, 17, of Okotoks, AB, by five strokes to win low overall honours, the Boys 17 and up division title and the first berth on the eight-player Maple Leaf Team to Scotland.
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