May 2-3, 2015
Lethbridge, AB
LETHBRIDGE, AB. – (May 4, 2015) – A great sign for the future of the game could be seen in the packed field of 115 junior golfers who teed off the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Alberta Season Opener last weekend, competing for titles in six divisions at the superb Paradise Canyon Golf Club in Lethbridge over May 3rd and 4th.
2014 MJT National Boys 15-16 Champion Alexander Smith, 16, of Calgary, AB, cruised to a six stroke victory with two stellar under-par rounds giving him the overall low score of the tournament (70-71=141) and MJT Juvenile Boys division title. “It’s good to know I’ve won one already this year,” he said.
An outstanding final round of 68 vaulted Michael Martin into the lead in the MJT Junior Boys division which he clinched by one stroke (76-68=144). Martin, 17, of Calgary, who shot eight strokes better on his second day to edge out the rest of the field, commented, “My putting held me in there and I was fortunate to make an eagle on the last hole to win by one. I’d like to send out a big thanks to my parents for always supporting me.”
Place | Name | City | Sex | Age | Scores | Total | Status |
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U15 Girls
Par 71, Ydg 5275, Slope/Rating 124/71.4
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1 | Sydney Scraba | Calgary, AB | F | 14 | 50, 88 | 138 | |
2 | Camryn Frasz | Brooks, AB | F | 13 | 51, 98 | 149 | |
3 | Samantha Copeland | Calgary, AB | F | 14 | 54, 102 | 156 | |
15-19 Girls
Par 71, Ydg 5778, Slope/Rating 135/74.1
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1 | Kenna Hughes | Calgary, AB | F | 17 | 73, 74 | 147 | |
2 | Reese Martin | Brooks, AB | F | 15 | 82, 82 | 164 | |
3 | Annabelle Ackroyd | Calgary, AB | F | 13 | 83, 83 | 166 | |
Peewee Boys
Par 71, Ydg 5275, Slope/Rating 124/71.4
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1 | Hunter Thomson | Calgary, AB | M | 11 | 42, 71 | 113 | |
2 | Cooper Lindberg | Calgary, AB | M | 12 | 39, 80 | 119 | |
3 | Carson Rody | Calgary, AB | M | 12 | 43, 80 | 123 | |
Bantam Boys
Par 71, Ydg 5778, Slope/Rating 126/69.0
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1 | Ronnie Postnikoff | Courtenay , BC | M | 14 | 78, 69 | 147 | |
2 | Ethan Choi | Pincher Creek, AB | M | 13 | 74, 74 | 148 | |
3 | Mason Harder | Lethbridge, AB | M | 14 | 76, 74 | 150 | |
Juvenile Boys
Par 71, Ydg 6400, Slope/Rating 133/71.2
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1 | Alexander Smith | Calgary, AB | M | 16 | 70, 71 | 141 | |
2 | Matt Campbell | Calgary, AB | M | 16 | 71, 76 | 147 | |
3 | Kai Iguchi | Banff, AB | M | 14 | 78, 72 | 150 | |
3 | Ben Farrington | Fort McMurray, AB | M | 14 | 75, 75 | 150 | |
Junior Boys
Par 71, Ydg 6400, Slope/Rating 133/71.2
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1 | Michael Martin | Calgary, AB | M | 17 | 76, 68 | 144 | |
2 | Jared Nicolls | Ponoka, AB | M | 18 | 74, 71 | 145 | |
2 | Jaxon Lynn | Sylvan Lake, AB | M | 17 | 70, 75 | 145 | |
Academy | Location | Total |
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Luke Workman Golf Academy (Luke Workman) |
Luke Workman Golf Academy | 840 |
Golf Channel Academy/Paul Horton Golf Academy (Paul Horton, Bob McArthur) |
Golf Channel Academy/Paul Horton Golf Academy | 645 |
ReimerGolf (Jamie Reimer) |
ReimerGOLF | 505 |
The Academy at Paradise Canyon (Trent Matson) |
The Academy at Paradise Canyon | 502.5 |
Ratcliffe Golf (Robert Ratcliffe) |
Ratcliffe Golf | 300 |