Press Release - 2022 MJT Mini Tour Spring Series at Turnberry Golf Club - June 6, 2022

June 6, 2022
Brampton, ON

Chu and Park win low overall MJT Mini Tour titles at Turnberry

Tournament Highlights:

Canada’s number-one played Junior Golf Tour, the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT), hosted the MJT Ontario Mini Tour Spring Series for 12U players at Turnberry Golf Club, in Brampton, ON, during a rainy June 6. This was the second stop this season in a seven-event series.
Justin Chu, 12, of North York, ON, took both the MJT Boys 11-12 division and low overall boys title with a five stroke winning margin.
Kaprice Park, 12, of Oakville, ON, claimed both the MJT Girls 11-12 title and low overall with a great round of 64.
There was a tight race for first in the MJT Girls 9-10 division where Kaeleigh Chung, 10, of Richmond Hill, ON, ended up on top with a three stroke lead.
Kingston MacPherson, 8, of Aurora, ON, won the MJT Boys 9-10 division by countback against Weijian Lu, 9, of Markham, ON, with a score of 64.
Derek Zhao, 8, of Maple, ON, shot 73 to dominate the MJT Boys 8U division.
The MJT Girls 8U division saw a tie for first place between seven-year-olds Charlotte Black of Paris, ON, and Cassandra Smith of Brampton, ON. Black took the trophy in a countback.
For Closest to the Pin award winners, please see the website.

Top Finishers

MJT Girls 8U : Turnberry GC: Par 62, Ydg 2363

1 Charlotte Black Paris, ON F 7 106 106 Count Back

2 Cassandra Smith Brampton, ON F 7 106 106

Winner’s Quote: Charlotte Black, 7, of Paris, ON: “It feels good to win my division, I was standing by the tent in the rain with my teammate when I found out I won. My driver game was the best part, it was going pretty far.”

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MJT Girls 9-10: Turnberry GC: Par 56, Ydg 2363

1 Kaeleigh Chung Richmond Hill, ON F 10 63 63

2 Amanda Zhang Richmond Hill, ON F 9 66 66

3 Audrina Lau Toronto, ON F 10 74 74

Winner’s Quote: Kaeleigh Chung, 10, of Richmond Hill, ON: “It feels great to win, I worked hard on my chipping, and had many up and downs to the day. But when I started making lots of pars in the back nine, I felt good about making it onto the podium.”

MJT Girls 11-12: Turnberry GC: Par 56, Ydg 3033

1 Kaprice Park Oakville, ON F 12 64 64

2 Nobelle Park Oakville, ON F 12 70 70

3 Rosalynn Liu Toronto, ON F 12 73 73

Winner’s Quote: Kaprice Park, 12, of Oakville, ON: “It feels nice to win, my putting helped me the most on the green to stay low. My birdies and par-saves were my favourite part of the weekend.”

MJT Boys 8U: Turnberry GC: Par 62, Ydg 2363

1 Derek Zhao Maple, ON M 8 73 73

2 Viraj Anand Mississauga, ON M 8 89 89

2 Lewis Jiang Etobicoke , ON M 7 89 89

Winner’s Quote: Derek Zhao, 8, of Maple, ON: “It feels amazing to have won, I think it was my approach and chipping that helped the most. The highlight was when I putted a really far one, straight into the hole! I wasn’t really focused on score, and only found out at scoring that I won.”

MJT Boys 9-10: Turnberry GC: Par 56, Ydg 2363

1 Kingston MacPherson Aurora, ON M 8 64 64 Count Back

2 Weijian Lu Markham, ON M 9 64 64

3 Noah Olver Brights Grove , ON M 8 68 68

Winner’s Quote: Kingston MacPherson, 8, of Aurora, ON: “My short game and short irons really helped me win this round, the best part was on hole four when I chipped it in! It really feels great winning the division.”

MJT Boys 11-12: Turnberry GC: Par 56, Ydg 3033

1 Justin Chu North York, ON M 12 63 63

2 Bryce Burridge London , ON M 11 68 68

3 Ethan Tan Oakville , ON M 11 69 69

Winner’s Quote: Justin Chu, 12, North York, ON: “To win my division was pretty great. I didn’t know I was going to win today, I just tried my best. The highlight of my game was after the triple bogey on the first hole, I never gave up and came back. I think my short game helped me to win, my shots to the green weren’t the best, but my putting game really helped me out.”

Full results and closest-to-the-pin winners are posted on the MJT website.

Next up in the province is the MJT Mini Tour at Beaverdale Golf Club in Cambridge, ON, June 28, 2022. To see the full 2022 MJT schedule and upcoming events, please check the 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