Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

June 21-22, 2014
Burlington, ON

Great weather highlights MJT Prodigy Series in Burlington Montgomery and Raines win international exemptions

Burlington, ON. – (June 23, 2014) – Mike Skimson, PGA of Canada Professional and MJT Tournament Director, was happy to see beautiful weather and fantastic course conditions during the Maple Leaf Junior Tour’s Prodigy Series at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington, ON, this past weekend. “This presented a top notch tournament venue to competitors,” he said. “It was also nice to see a player from Manitoba and three from New York State in the two-day tournament. We saw some tight battles in all four divisions.”

Brett Geiser, 19, of Markham, ON, closed with an even par round to win Low Overall and the MJT Junior Boys title (72, 71=143). Runner-up was Josh Montgomery, 17, of Ancaster, ON, who shot 75, 74 (149) to hold off Devin Bartlett, 17, of Cambridge, ON, (75, 75=150).

The MJT Juvenile Boys 15-16 division had to be decided in a playoff after Mackenzie Raines, 15, of Kitchener, ON, and Paul Sung, 16, of Markham, shot identical rounds of 73, 76 (149) to tie for the lead. Raines won on the first playoff hole. Nicholas Kyriakou, 15, of Waterloo, ON, fired back-to-back 76’s to finish third in the division. (152 total).

One stroke separated each of the top three finishers on the MJT Bantam Boys 14 and under podium, with Carter Snowden, 14, of Kitchener, managing to hold onto his first round lead to claim the title (81, 78=159). Runner-up was Dylan Henderson, 13, of Waterloo (82, 78=160), while a fine closing round of 76 brought David Nunes, 13, of Tecumseh, ON, up into third place (85, 76=161).

Interviews with Boys division winners Geiser, Raines and  Snowden are posted on the MJT YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/maplejtgolf/videos.

2014 MJT National Girls Champion, Madison Easterbrook, 18, of Burlington, carded 78, 76 (154) on her former home course to win the Girls division title by five strokes over Sydney Shaw, 17, of Orchard Park, NY (80, 79=159). “My personal highlight was my shot on hole 11 the second day,” said Easterbrook, whose goal this season is to have a competitive scoring average in the mid 70’s. “I hit my shot off the tee very close to the hole and was able to make birdie after a double on hole 10. The key to my victory was being able to hit the greens after a poor tee shot. I was able to hit over and under trees to get onto the green which saved me strokes.” 

Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition divisional winners were Kate Johnston (Brantford Golf and Country Club) of Ayr, ON, Lukas Cowen (Pike Lake Golf Club) of Clifford, ON, Dennis Weber of Ancaster and Dalton Clifford (Whistle Bear Golf Club) of Kitchener. In the MJT Sundog Skills Competition, the winners were Sydney Shaw (Orchard Park Country Club) of Orchard Park, NY, Lukas Cowen (Pike Lake Golf Club) of Clifford, ON, John Hickson (Twenty Valley Golf Club) of Grimsby, ON, and Tom Carroll (Credit Valley Golf Club) of Mississauga, ON. Golf Town Comeback Awards for best second day improvements in score went to Kate Johnston, Adam Jordan (Brooklea Golf Club) of Penetang, ON, Marcus Hyunho Lee of Oakville and Mitchell Hardy (Whistle Bear Golf Club) of Kitchener.

Full results and a photo gallery can be seen here.

The next Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop in the province is the MJT-PGA of Ontario Junior Championship at Forest City National Golf Club in London, June 28-29, a double qualifier for both the North American Junior Amateur Championship and the International Players Championship. For more information or to register please visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877-859-4653.

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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 Ford of Canada, Mr. Lube, Cleveland Golf, Srixon, Gatorade and Travel Underwriters, in addition to valued Tournament and Product Partners. The MJT hosts more than 70 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 PGA of Canada 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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Elaine Denton, Director of Marketing and Administration, Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour   edenton@maplejt.com 1-877-859-GOLF