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Press Release

August 29-30, 2022
Chilliwack, BC

Great scores heat up MJT’s Chilliwack stop; Chang and Ince win low overall titles in final chance to qualify for Nationals

 
Venue and location:  Chilliwack G&CC, Chilliwack, BC
Tournament Date: August 29-30, 2022
Full Results: see website.
 
Tournament Highlights:
 
 
Top Finishers
 
MJT U15 Girls: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 72, Ydg 5589, Slope/Rating 122/71.1
1    Zhehui (hui) Yu                       Burnaby, BC                         F      14     73, 75               148     
2    Elsa Wu                                   Maple Ridge , BC                  F      12     77, 78               155     
3    Charlotte Tam                         Buranby, BC                         F      12     80, 77               157     
 
Winner’s Quote: Zhehui Yu, 14, of Burnaby, BC: “I am tired with the heat on round two, but I am glad to win something. My putting was fire! I seemed to sink every putt I looked at. I try to look at the problem when things don’t go to plan and look at it from a different angle to try to find something positive.”
 
MJT 15-19 Girls: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 72, Ydg 5589, Slope/Rating 122/71.7
1    Ha Young Chang                     Surrey, BC                            F      14     70, 76               146     
2    Heather Zhang                        Richmond, BC                       F      15     76, 82               158     
3    Ashley Klimowicz                    Coquitlam, BC                      F      15     84, 77               161     
3    Lucy Xi Lu                                Vancouver, BC                      F      17     76, 85               161     
 
Winner’s Quote: Ha Young Chang, 14, of Surrey, BC: “I feel great, but my score was not as good as I planned it to be. I made two eagles on the first round and one eagle on the second round which was great. I try to calm myself down if things start to go wrong and try not to think about other peoples scores.”
 
MJT Peewee Boys: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 71, Ydg 5589, Slope/Rating 115/66.3
1    Matthew Cui                           Burnaby, BC                         M     11     73, 71               144     
2    Jayden H X Zhu                       Surrey, BC                            M     10     76, 71               147     
3    Tiger Yuanjun Liu                    Surrey, BC                            M     11     79, 69               148     
3    Ethan Zhong                           Surrey, BC                            M     12     74, 74               148     
 
Winner’s Quote: Matthew Cui, 11, of Burnaby, BC: “I feel great and proud about this win. I just had to get some pars to secure the win at the end and stay focused.”
 
MJT Bantam Boys: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 72, Ydg 6166, Slope/Rating 120/69.4
1    Jaden August                          Pitt Meadows, BC                 M     13     67, 70               137     
2    Sukhraj Singh Gill                    Surrey, BC                            M     14     72, 71               143     
3    Christopher Thomson             Kelowna, BC                         M     14     74, 74               148     
3    Soohan Park                            Langley , BC                          M     14     73, 75               148     
3    Ryan LePrieur                         Langley, BC                           M     13     71, 77               148     
 
Winner’s Quote: Jaden August, 13, of Pitt Meadows, BC: “I feel great about the win, I holed in my chip on hole six for an eagle which was the big highlight, along with getting eight birdies on round one. When things got stressful, I just kept up with my mental game, and went back to focusing on what I can control.”
 
MJT Juvenile Boys: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 72, Ydg 6484, Slope/Rating 125/70.8
1    Joshua Ince                             Surrey, BC                            M     16     68, 70               138     
2    Austin Krahn                           Christina Lake, BC                M     15     74, 66               140     
3    Manny Lalh                             Nanaimo, BC                        M     15     71, 71               142     
 
Winner’s Quote: Joshua Ince, 16, of Surrey, BC: “It feels good to win this title, it was a confidence booster but also shows how much I’ve improved this summer. I plan on continuing the momentum into the next two seasons I have as an MJT Junior. Going bogey-free on day one and shooting two eagles today was big.”
 
MJT Junior Boys: Chilliwack G&CC: Par 72, Ydg 6484, Slope/Rating 125/70.8
1    Stewart Walker                       Whistler, BC                         M     17     71, 72               143     
2    Caleb Davies                           Langley, BC                           M     17     75, 74               149     
3    Jacob Knoblauch                     Vancouver, BC                      M     17     76, 74               150
 
Winner’s Quote: Stewart Walker, 17, of Whistler, BC: “I feel relieved and great to win a MJT tournament this year; I came so close in the beginning of the season. I made one bogey today and only three total over the tournament. It was nice to play some steady golf.”
                                                                                              
Full results, Long Drive, Closest to the Pin, and Booster Juice BounceBack award winners are posted on the MJT website.
                                                                                                                                    
Next up in the province is the MJT Ford Series at Mayfair Lakes Golf Course in Richmond, BC, on October 1-2, 2022, the last event before the MJT National Championship in Florida this November.  To see the full 2022 MJT schedule and upcoming events, please check the MJT website at www.maplejt.com.  
 
About the MJT: The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour 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 supported by valued Premier, Tournament and Product Partners. The MJT hosts close to 100 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 12U and multi-day events for competitive players aged 11-19 which also offer qualifiers for international tournaments. The program has annual awards, scholarships and incentives to help reward 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 the provincial, national, university and professional levels.
 
Media Contact:
Lauren Allard, Marketing
marketing@maplejt.com