June 1-2, 2013
Pitt Meadows, BC
Pitt Meadows, BC – (June 3, 2013) – It was a weekend of firsts at the first stop in the three-event MJT Ford Series, held at Swan-e-Set Bay Resort in Pitt Meadows, BC, on June 1-2. The second and third Ford-sponsored stops on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour will run at The Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna on July 22-23 and at Hazelmere Golf Club in Surrey on August 12-13. Winning their very first MJT Boys division titles this weekend were Josh Legge of Powell River, BC, Devin Kelly of White Rock, BC, and Harry Huang of Vancouver, BC, and Alisha Lau of Richmond, BC, won a consecutive MJT Girls division playoff. The two day tournament at Swan-e-set also featured a qualifier for shortlisted positions on MJT Team Canada to the SRIXON International Junior Classic in Australia this October, with the final winners to be announced once all MJT qualifiers across the country have completed.
Of note is that the Juvenile Boys 15-16 division winner, Devin Kelly, 16, shot his very first round under par in a tournament for his win (80-71=151). “My ball striking was really solid day two and I managed to make a couple of putts coming in – the greens were mint,” said Kelly, who has played on the MJT for the past three years. “I’m pumped to get my first MJT win.” Tied for second place in this division at 154 total score were Jake Scarrow, 16, of Dewdney, BC, who shot 80-74, and James Chang, 15, of Vancouver, BC (78, 76).
Place | Name | City | Sex | Age | Scores | Total | Status |
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15-19 Girls
Resort Course: Par 72, Ydg 5624, Slope/Rating 120/71.9
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1 | Alisha Lau | Richmond, BC | F | 13 | 80, 77 | 157 | Won Play-Off |
2 | Winnie Hyun | Langley, BC | F | 18 | 79, 78 | 157 | |
3 | Ye Ji Lim | Langley , BC | F | 15 | 77, 82 | 159 | |
Bantam Boys
Resort Course: Par 72, Ydg 6343, Slope/Rating 130/70.6
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1 | Harry Huang | Vancouver, BC | M | 14 | 76, 73 | 149 | |
2 | Taylor Patrick | Surrey, BC | M | 14 | 78, 79 | 157 | |
2 | Mathew McConnachie | Surrey, BC | M | 14 | 75, 82 | 157 | |
Juvenile Boys
Resort Course: Par 72, Ydg 6660, Slope/Rating 135/72.1
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1 | Devin Kelly | , BC | M | 16 | 80, 71 | 151 | |
2 | Jake Scarrow | Dewdney, BC | M | 16 | 80, 74 | 154 | |
2 | James Chang | Vancouver, BC | M | 15 | 78, 76 | 154 | |
Junior Boys
Resort Course: Par 72, Ydg 6660, Slope/Rating 135/72.1
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1 | Josh Legge | Powell River, BC | M | 18 | 78, 71 | 149 | |
2 | Craig Titterington | Coquitlam, BC | M | 18 | 78, 76 | 154 | |
3 | Marcus Brown | Surrey, BC | M | 17 | 78, 77 | 155 | |
Academy | Location | Total |
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John Shin Golf (John Shin, Lindsay Manion) |
John Shin Golf | 345 |
Golf Mecca Center (Noah Lee, Max Cohen) |
Swan-e-Set Bay Resort and Country Club | 195 |
Jonas Golf Academy (Phil Jonas, Patty Jonas) |
Jonas Golf Academy | 180 |
Golf Channel Academy/Paul Horton Golf Academy (Paul Horton, Bob McArthur) |
Golf Channel Academy/Paul Horton Golf Academy | 135 |
David Park Golf Academy (David Park) |
David Park Golf Academy | 135 |