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May 18-19, 2013
Langley, BC

Crisologo fires 66 final round to win MJT Low Overall at Pagoda Ridge

Four shortlisted for Callaway Junior World Golf Championships

LANGLEY, B.C. – (May 20, 2013) – A brilliant final round of 66 in the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s two-day tournament on May 18th and 19th in Langley, BC, ensured victory for Chris Crisologo of Richmond, BC, who won Low Overall and the MJT Junior Boys 17-19 title (71-66=137) in the MJT Junior Worlds Qualifier at Pagoda Ridge Golf Club. Four players also qualified for age-specific shortlisted spots into the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego, CA, this July, with the final winners to be announced once all MJT qualifiers across the country have completed.

“The competition was close with a few people within a few strokes of me,” said Crisologo, who is now shortlisted for a Boys 15-17 spot in the Junior World Championships. “It feels great to win my first MJT in this age division.” Runner-up in his division was Marcus Brown, 17, of Surrey, BC (73, 74=147) while third place went to Jaesung Choi, 17, also of Surrey (73, 76=149).

More great scores were recorded in the Juvenile Boys 15-16 division where Patrick Tan, 15, of Vancouver, BC, fired back-to-back rounds of 70, 70=140 to win the title by five strokes. “The conditions were great, the greens were nice and firm,” he summed up. “My competitors had me worried a little bit at the beginning, I didn’t know how things were going to turn out, but it was a great day and I had a good round. It feels awesome to go home with a win.” Second and third place finishers in this division were Trevor Yu, 16, of Vancouver, BC (75, 70=145) and MJT newcomer Diego San Pedro, 14, of Richmond, who is playing up a division and carded a very fine 68 final round (78, 68=146).

Kathy Lim, 15, of Langley, BC, secured a shortlisted spot in the Junior World Championship for Girls 15-17 after she posted solid scores of 77, 73=150 to win the MJT Girls division by five strokes over joint runners-up Alisha Lau, 13, of Richmond, (78, 77=155) and Tiffany Kong, 12, of Vancouver, (80, 75=155). Lau beat Kong in a playoff for the Girls 13-14 shortlisted spot.

The MJT Bantam Boys 14 and under title was won by Khan Lee, 13, of Surrey, who shot 75, 76=151 and is now shortlisted for a Boys 13-14 spot in the Junior World Championship. “My short game was great,” he said. Joel Shin, 13, of Port Coquitlam, BC, finished in second place (80, 73=153) and there was a tie for third at 154 total score between Mitchell Thiessen, 14, of Chilliwack, BC (79, 75) and Willis Lee, 14, of Langley, (76, 78=154).

Raymond Li, 12, of Vancouver, and Justin Yap, 12, of Richmond, both received prizes for tying as the low Pee Wee-aged players (boys 12 and under) in the tournament at 159 total score.

Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition divisional winners were Ye Ji Lim of Langley, Lucas Wu of Vancouver, Trevor Yu of Vancouver, and Carson Spooner of Coquitlam, BC. Sundog Eyewear Skills Competition divisional winners were Kitty Zhang of Vancouver, Andy Kim of Langley, Kevin Li of Burnaby, BC, and Jacob Bland of Sechelt, BC. Golf Town Comeback Awards went to Luigi Alde of Surrey, Steven Choi of Vancouver, and Carson Spooner of Coquitlam.

Results for the full field in the MJT Junior Worlds Qualifier at Pagoda Ridge Golf Club can be seen here. 

The next Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop in BC is the MJT Ford Series at Swan-e-set Bay Resort in Pitt Meadows, June 1st and 2nd, a qualifier for MJT Team Canada to the Srixon International Junior Classic in Australia this October. 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 number-one played Junior Golf Tour as well as the only national junior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals and the ‘Road to College Golf’ in Canada. The organization is generously supported by Boston Pizza and Premier Partners Cleveland Golf, Srixon, Ford, Mr. Lube, Golf Town and Travel Underwriters, in addition to valued Tournament and Product Partners. The MJT hosts more than 60 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 7-12 year olds, and multi-day events for competitive players which also qualify juniors for international competitions. The program 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.

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