May 22-23, 2011
Lumsden, SK
Williams wins International Exemptions at MJT’s Saskatchewan Season Opener
For Immediate Release – Lumsden, SK – (May 24, 2011) – The Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT), Canada’s “Road to College Golf”, teed off their five-event Saskatchewan Series at Deer Valley Golf and Estates in Lumsden on May 22 and 23. Junior golfers from three provinces battled the breeze over two days at the very challenging course and emerged with some impressive scores and stellar performances, with Albertan Matt Williams taking low overall honours with his four-under-par 140 total.
Williams, 15, of Calgary, opened his tournament with an even par 72 and closed with a four-under-68 even after a bad bounce off a greenside sprinkler on 15 led to a double bogey, ending up with a nine stroke victory in the Boys 14-16 year old division. This garnered him a paid entry into a US Junior Sectionals Qualifier in addition to a spot on the MJT’s shortlist for the Junior World Championships in San Diego this July.
Place | Name | City | Sex | Age | Scores | Total | Status |
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Boys 13 & Under Par 72, Yardage 6020 , Slope/Rating 127 /69.4 | |||||||
1 | Brendan Kesterke | Headingley, MB | M | 11 | 76, 77 | 153 | |
2 | Cory Sawchuk | Prince Albert, SK | M | 13 | 82, 81 | 163 | |
3 | Taylor Kinch | Swift Current, SK | M | 13 | 84, 87 | 171 | |
Boys 14-16 Par 72, Yardage 6479 , Slope/Rating 131/71.6 | |||||||
1 | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | M | 15 | 72, 68 | 140 | |
2 | Garrett Blair | Lanigan, SK | M | 16 | 73, 76 | 149 | |
3 | Zach Taylor | Saskatoon, SK | M | 16 | 74, 78 | 152 | |
Boys 17-19 Par 72, Yardage 6479 , Slope/Rating 131/71.6 | |||||||
1 | Mitchell Matichuk | Melville, SK | M | 18 | 73, 74 | 147 | |
2 | Jehremy Ryde | Eston, SK | M | 18 | 79, 72 | 151 | |
3 | Aaron Vogel | Regina, SK | M | 17 | 79, 74 | 153 | |
Girls Par 72, Yardage 5337, Slope/Rating 124 /71.2 | |||||||
1 | Kayla Sawchuk | Prince Albert, SK | F | 12 | 92, 91 | 183 | |
2 | Emily Wees | Regina, SK | F | 18 | 111, 115 | 226 | |
3 | Sarah Wist | Central Butte, SK | F | 16 | 136, 123 | 259 |