Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

July 28-29, 2011
Teulon, MB

Cockerill cops top spot on MJT at Teulon

For Immediate Release – Teulon, MB – (July 30, 2011) – Aaron Cockerill, of Gunton, MB, who played on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) in 2008 and 2009, paid a successful return visit this year as a 19 year old and competed in the MJT Manitoba Series at Teulon Golf Club in Teulon, July 28th and 29th, where he fired great rounds of 73-70 (143) to win low overall and the Boys 17-19 division title.

“I made tons of putts,” said Cockerill, who attributed his victory to his short game. Bret Thompson, 17, of Winnipeg, MB, who recently qualified for MJT Team Canada to Australia, came second in the division with back-to-back rounds of 76 (152 total), while third place went to Alex McDonald, 19, of Devlin, ON (81-75=156).

The Boys 14-16 division was won by Travis Fredborg, 15, of Selkirk, MB, who fired 78-74 (152) to edge runner-up, Cole Peters, 15, of Steinbach, MB, by one stroke. “I knew I was in contention down the stretch and held it together to clinch victory,” said Fredborg. “It feels great because I came so close every time this year and victory feels great!” Again just one stroke back of Peters was Steve Young, 15, of La Salle, MB, who claimed third place in the division with his scores of 76-78 (154).

The strong play and low scores continued in the Boy’s 13 and under division which had a tie for first place at 155 total score between podium veterans, Stefan Lavallee, 13, of Steinbach, (77-78) and Brendan Kesterke, 12, of Headingley, MB (79-76). Lavallee took first place prizing based on retrogression, stating, “It feels like I accomplished a goal and that I kept it all together.” Cameron McIntyre, 12, of Winnipeg, shot 80-79 (159) to finish third in the division.

Divisional winners in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition were Milan Horanski of Selkirk, Josh Neufeld of Altona, MB, and Brett Zbediak of Gimli, MB, while in the Sundog Closest-to-the-Pin Competition, the winners were Kesterke, Young and Zbediak. Golf Town Comeback awards for best second day improvement went to Mason Foreman of East Selkirk, Kirk Markowski of Dryden, ON, and Jay Mactavish of Winnipeg.

The final Manitoba stop this season on the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is the MJT-Manitoba PGA Junior Championship presented by National Bank Financial at Transcona Golf Club in Winnipeg on August 16-17. This event is a qualifier for the Golfweek Championship at McCormick Ranch this December in Scottsdale, Arizona, a highly anticipated and scouted tournament. For full details and online registration, interested juniors can 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