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May 22-23, 2016
Banff, AB

Fort McMurray player rises like a Phoenix to win MJT Banff event

Banff, AB – (May 24, 2015) – The spectacular scenery of iconic Banff Springs Golf Course in Banff, Alberta, created a dramatic backdrop for every shot played in the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s MJT Srixon Series on May 22nd and 23rd, where a packed field of 97 young golfers who had travelled to the two-day tournament from far and wide in Western Canada were competing for titles in six divisions plus the chance to qualify for the MJT International Players Championship (IPC) presented by Miura Golf at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper, AB, this August.

Fort McMurray’s Ben Farrington,15, rose like a Phoenix from the ashes of his home town to the top of the field with an outstanding five-under-par final round of 67 and tied for Low Overall at 140 total score with last year’s champion, Matt Bean, 17, of Canmore, AB, who also blazed around the course shooting stellar scores of 72-68. Farrington won the MJT Juvenile Boys title, Bean the MJT Junior Boys title, and both receive automatic exemptions into the IPC event.

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