Canada's #1 Junior Golf Tour

Venue and location:  Guelph Lakes Golf and Country Club, Guelph, ON

Tournament Date: July 10-11, 2022

Full Results: see website.

 

• Canada’s number-one played Junior Golf Tour stopped in Guelph for the MJT Ontario Series at Guelph Lakes Golf Club, where elite young golfers competed for titles in six age divisions along with Order of Merit points to qualify for the MJT National Championship in Orlando this November.
• Guelph local, Dylan Weber, 17, won the MJT Junior Boys title after going low with excellent rounds of 68 and 68, finishing at an excellent six-under-par for the event and securing the low overall boys title.
• The MJT Girls 15-19 division winner was Stephanie Woo, 15, of Toronto, ON, who fired rounds of 76-75 to run away with the low overall girls title.
• Claiming the MJT Juvenile Boys division’s top spot was Spencer Cranley, 16, of Napanee, ON, who finished three strokes ahead of his next competitor with fine rounds of 75-72.
• Winner of the MJT Bantam Boys title was Brayden Card, 13, of Cambridge, ON, who shot 72,79 for a seven stroke victory.
• Callum McDonald, 12, of Mount Forest, ON, carded 83-81 for victory in MJT Peewee Boys division.
• And finally, Xinyun Ye, 13, of Oakville, ON, came out to her very first MJT event and shot 96 and 99 in the MJT U15 Girls division.
• Winners of the Long Drive, Booster Juice BounceBack and Closest to the Pin awards are posted on the website.

 

1    Xinyun Ye                             Oakville, ON                              F       13     96, 99           195     

 

1    Stephanie Woo                    Toronto, ON                              F       15     76, 75           151     

2    Olivea Pope                         Saugeen Shores, ON                  F       16     91, 88           179     

3    Daneka Miller                      Paris, ON                                   F       19     105, 98         203     

 

Winner’s Quote: Stephanie Woo, 15, of Toronto, ON : “I’m very happy and proud of myself for winning. It was an honor to play against my friends. I enjoyed playing with people my age, it was fun talking to them and encouraging each other. I try to think positive and just breath throughout the game.”

 

1    Callum McDonald                Mount Forest, ON                     M     12     83, 81           164     

2    Austin Reid                          East Garafraxa, ON                    M     12     95, 94           189     

 

Winner’s Quote: Callum McDonald, 12, of Mount Forrest, ON : “I feel pretty good about this win, some highlights were the first round my birdie on hole 12 and the second round, my birdie on hole seven. If things aren’t going as planned, I just think, it’s one bad shot, and then try to get over it.”

 

1    Brayden Card                       Cambridge, ON                          M     13     72, 79           151     

2    Ryan Morita                         Mississauga, ON                        M     14     80, 78           158     

2    Nolan Butler                        Caledon, ON                              M     14     77, 81           158     

 

Winner’s Quote: Brayden Card, 13, of Cambridge, ON: “It feels good to finally get a win after having some struggles earlier this year. My chipping and off the tee game was the highlight, and what I think won the tournament for me. If I started to feel any pressure, I took some deep breaths and try to forget about it and focus on the next shot.”

 

1    Spencer Cranley                   Napanee, ON                             M     16     75, 72           147     

2    Ryan Kaseloo                       Cambridge, ON                          M     15     78, 72           150     

3    Lundon Hadley                     Barrie, ON                                 M     15     79, 76           155     

 

Winner’s Quote: Spencer Cranley, 16, of Napanee, ON : “It feels good to get the putter going this game, and to hit a bunch of fairway balls. Finally, I made some birdies, because my last couple of tournaments I struggled with my birdie putts mentally a lot. I just try to take deep breaths and try not to think about my score too much.”

 

1    Dylan Weber                        Guelph, ON                               M     17     68, 68           136     

2    Benjamin Hebert                 Thorold, ON                               M     17     70, 70           140     

3    Ryan Dorais                          Kitchener, ON                            M     17     78, 77           155    

               

Winner’s Quote: Dylan Weber, 17, of Guelph, ON: “I feel good about the division title win. I just played steady golf, but it was nice to birdie the last hole for a win by four. I played the game shot by shot so I stayed calm.”

 

Full results, Long Drive and Closest to the Pin winners are posted on the MJT website.

                                                                                                                                    

The next events on the MJT Junior Tour in Ontario is the waitlisted MJT Humber College PGM Classic at Trafalgar Golf Club in Milton, ON, on July 16-17, and the MJT Summer Classic at Galt Country Club, in Cambridge, ON, July 18-19, which has continuing registration. 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.

 

Lauren Allard, Marketing

marketing@maplejt.com