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The Road to College Golf, run exclusively by PGA ProfessionalsPress Release
August 6-7, 2022
Beeton, ON
Juniors enjoy top TaylorMade treatment in MJT Team TaylorMade Championship at The Club at Bond Head; Brown aces low overall boys title
Venue and location: The Club at Bond Head, Beeton, ON
Tournament Date: August 6-7, 2022
Full Results: see website.
Tournament Highlights:
- Juniors on the Maple Leaf Junior Tour were treated to a top golf event in Beeton, ON, on August 6 and 7, where TaylorMade brought out all the stops for the golfers competing in the MJT Team TaylorMade Championship at The Club at Bond Head. This included fabulous TaylorMade tee gifts and prizes, a special Putting Challenge, a tour of the newest TaylorMade Fitting Centre, a lunch and refreshments.
- Winners were crowned in six divisions, and lucky draws out of the Closest-to-the-Pin and Long Drive contest divisional winners handed these two juniors a set of TaylorMade Wedges and the new TaylorMade Stealth Driver respectively. Putting Challenge prizes included TaylorMade Golf balls and wedges.
- An ace on hole five during the final round secured the MJT TaylorMade Juvenile Champion’s title for by Jaiden Brown, 15, of Newcastle, ON, after he fired great rounds of 70-74=144 for his first MJT win of the year. Brown also shot the Low Overall Boys score.
- Low Overall Girl and MJT TaylorMade Girls 15-19 Champion was Ela Jones, 17, of Kincardine, ON, who came away with her first MJT circuit win with rounds of 83-85=168.
- The MJT TaylorMade Junior Boys Champion was Keith Hunter, 18, of New Hamburg, ON, who shot 73-76=149 for a two-stroke victory in his division.
- Spencer Shropshire, 14, of Oro-Medonte, ON, was the MJT TaylorMade Bantam Boys Champion after going low with excellent scores of 70-70=140 for a five-stroke lead over his division’s second place competitor.
- Katherine Hou, 13, of Richmond Hill, ON, won the MJT TaylorMade Girls U15 Champion’s title over Alexa Todd, 14, of Owen Sound, ON, after carding 88-87=175.
- Winners of the regular Long Drive, Closest-to-the-Pin and Booster Juice BounceBack awards are posted on the website.
Top Finishers
MJT U15 Girls: Bond Head South: Par 72, Ydg 5598, Slope/Rating 134/74.5
1 Katherine Hou Richmond Hill, ON F 13 88, 87 175
2 Alexa Todd Owen Sound, ON F 14 92, 96 188
Winner’s Quote: Katherine Hou, 13, of Richmond Hill, ON: “I feel great about winning my division title, even though I didn’t play my absolute best. I just kept thinking about the positive parts of my game. I sure had a lot of fun.”
MJT 15-19 Girls: Bond Head South: Par 72, Ydg 5598, Slope/Rating 134/74.5
1 Ela Jones Kincardine, ON F 17 83, 85 168
2 Francesca Ampil Brampton, ON F 13 87, 84 171
3 Naomi Goh Markham, ON F 15 84, 88 172
Winner’s Quote: Ela Jones, 17, of Kincardine, ON: “I feel very good about this win, I have never won an MJT tournament before, so it feels cool! I just stuck to my pre shot routine and used distraction techniques if things ever got stressful.”
MJT Bantam Boys: Bond Head South: Par 72, Ydg 5598, Slope/Rating 123/69.1
1 Spencer Shropshire Oro-Medonte, ON M 14 70, 70 140
2 Jiapeng Lu Markham, ON M 13 73, 72 145
3 Brayden Card Cambridge, ON M 13 72, 76 148
Winner’s Quote: Spencer Shropshire, 14, of Oro-Medonte, ON: “I feel great about winning, I played very well this tournament. I made nine birdies and putted great which were big highlights. I have an 80’s song that calms me down that I have on repeat in my head.”
MJT Juvenile Boys: Bond Head South: Par 72, Ydg 6488, Slope/Rating 125/71.7
1 Jaiden Brown Newcastle, ON M 15 70, 74 144
2 Andrew Lee Mississauga, ON M 16 74, 72 146
3 David Ursu Markham, ON M 16 77, 73 150
Winner’s Quote: Jaiden Brown, 15, of Newcastle, ON: “It feels great to finally play the way I should have been playing all season. It’s my first win of the year and it sure is satisfying. Especially getting that hole-in-one on hole five on my second round, that was pretty cool. I just tried to focus on a good swing instead of the last shots, and it helped keep me calm.”
MJT Junior Boys: Bond Head South: Par 72, Ydg 6488, Slope/Rating 125/71.7
1 Keith Hunter New Hamburg, ON M 18 73, 76 149
2 Kiefer Oomen-Danckert Mono, ON M 18 71, 80 151
3 Gabe Tovell Campbellville, ON M 17 80, 72 152
Winner’s Quote: Keith Hunter, 18, of New Hamburg, ON: “It’s nice to get a win under my belt this season, I know I left a couple shots out there still. I just kept things simple and tried to make good decisions. A big highlight was when I hit four birdies in a row, and then watching Peter (Peter Wojcicki) drain a 60-foot bomb putt on hole 14.”
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 Humber College PGM Series at Woodington Lake G&CC in Tottenham, ON, August 15-16, 2022. 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