Press Release - 2022 MJT Atlantic Canada Season Opener at KenWo Golf Club - May 14-15, 2022

May 14-15, 2022
New Minas (Wolfville), NS

Playoff, plus seven qualify for FCG World Championship at MJT’s KenWo event

Tournament Highlights:

The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT), Canada’s number one-played junior tour, opened up the season in the region with a great field in the MJT Atlantic Canada Season Opener at KenWo Golf Club, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Junior golfers start off their 2022 Tournament season with a bang, as spring has sprung in Eastern Canada, and the rain held off the entire weekend.
Ryan Sutherland, 14, of Brookfield, NS, won the MJT Bantam Boys Division title in a playoff with Kooper MacKay, after both had tied for the lead at 156 total score.
Both the Low Overall Boy and Girl in the tournament shot identical scores: Gavin Ives, 17, of Middle Sackville, NS, won the MJT Junior Boys and low overall boys title with 74,71, and Abbey Baker, 17, of Halifax, NS, won the MJT Girls 15-19 division and low overall girls title, with a scorecard of 74, 71.
Neve Miller, 14, of Dieppe, NB (99-82), Liam Wheaton, 11 of Memramcock, NB (79-82), and Jacob LeBlanc, 16, also of Dieppe (77-73), won their division titles in MJT Girls U15, MJT Peewee Boys and MJT Juvenile Boys respectively.
Warren Mostovac, 11, of New Minas, NS, a newcomer to the MJT Junior Tour, played on his hometown course and had a 20 stroke improvement with the best comeback score in the tournament.
Seven players earned qualifying spots for the FCG World Championship in Palm Springs, California, July 18-20, 2022.
Full Results: click here.

Top Finishers by Division

MJT Girls U15: KenWo GC: Par 71, Ydg 5455, Slope/Rating 123/71.4

Neve Miller Dieppe, NB F 14 99, 82 181

Riley Partington Fredericton, NB F 14 97, 94 191

Lila Bishop Port Williams, NS F 10 101, 95 196

MJT Girls 15-19: KenWo GC: Par 71, Ydg 5455, Slope/Rating 123/71.4

Abbey Baker Halifax, NS F 17 74, 71 145

Abby Wamboldt Hammonds Plains, NS F 18 77, 75 152

Callie Taylor Quispamsis, NB, NB F 16 77, 77 154

Winner Quote: Abbey Baker, 17, of Halifax, NS: “Its an awesome feeling to start the season with a win. I was consistent off the tee and made some clutch putts, but didn’t realize I had won until I made a 40 foot putt on 18 for a birdie, and we started calculating the final scores. The great weather was the highlight of the weekend (it’s been a long winter).”

MJT Peewee Boys: KenWo GC: Par 70, Ydg 5455, Slope/Rating 120/65.9, Ydg 5831, Slope/Rating

Liam Wheaton Memramcook, NB M 11 79, 82 161

Carter Lavigne Moncton, NB M 12 86, 77 163

Jacob Seaman Kentville, NS M 12 84, 81 165

Winner Quote: Liam Wheaton, 11, of Memramcook, NB: “It feels really good to win my first junior tour tournament after playing the Mini Tour last year! I realized I had won after my chip oto the green on the 18th. My first birdie on day one was the highlight of the tournament, on hole 14. My putting definitely contributed to my win, I made almost everything inside 5 feet.”

MJT Bantam Boys: KenWo GC: Par 70, Ydg 5910, Slope/Rating 124/68.2

Rylan Sutherland Brookfield, NS M 14 79, 77 156 *Won in playoff*

Kooper MacKay Wolfville, NS M 13 78, 78 156

Tristan Frenette Rothesay, NB M 14 78, 81 159

Winner Quote: Rylan Sutherland, 14, of Brookfield, NS: “It feels great to win, and winning in a playoff makes it that much better! I had a birdie on 17 and 18 to force the playoff, which was definitely my favourite memory this weekend. My putting on the back 9 definitely helped me get to that playoff and win.”

MJT Juvenile Boys: KenWo: Par 69, Ydg 6213, Slope/Rating 127/69.7

Jacob LeBlanc Dieppe, NB M 16 77, 73 150

Zachary Gaudet Truro, NS M 15 73, 79 152

Keegan Eisenhauer Falmouth, NS M 14 78, 82 160

Winner Quote: Jacob LeBlanc, 16, of Dieppe, NB: “It feels pretty good to win the first tournament of the year! The highlight of the tour was my putt on hole 18 for the win. My wedge game definitely helped me throughout the tournament to win.”

MJT Junior Boys: KenWo GC: Par 69, Ydg 6213, Slope/Rating 127/69.7

Gavin Ives Middle Sackville, NS M 17 74, 71 145

Owen Canavan Hammonds Plains, NS M 18 78, 72 150

Zach Grenier Dieppe, NB M 16 80, 71 151

Miguel Babineau Dieppe, NB M 16 76, 75 151

Winner Quote: Gavin Ives, 17, of Middle Sackville, NS: “ It feels great to start the season with a win. I finally realized I won when I walked off the course on the 18th, and we started tallying scores. My second shot on 14, I had a 4 iron blind shot and hit it to about 35 feet from the pin, that was definitely my highlight of the weekend.”

Qualified players:

FCG Callaway World Championship

Girls 13-14 : Neve Miller

Girls 15-16 : Callie Taylor

Girls 17-18 : Abbey Baker

Boys 11-12 : Liam Wheaton

Boys 13-14 : Rylan Sutherland

Boys 15-16 : Jacob Leblanc

Boys 17-18 : Gavin Ives

Please see the website for Full Results, MJT Long Drive, MJT Closest-to-the-Pin and Booster Juice BounceBack award winners.

Registration is still open fot the next stop in the region, the 2022 MJT Atlantic Canada Series at Chester Golf Club in Chester, Nova Scotia, May 28-29, 2022. To see the full 2022 MJT schedule and upcoming events, please visit the MJT website.

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