Markham, ON – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) will be hosting a double qualifier this weekend, May 23rd and May 24th, at Swan-e-set Bay Resort Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C.

The event will provide juniors with the opportunity to qualify for the Junior Worlds tournament and the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships.

Official WebsiteB5 – CJGA Junior Worlds/Optimist International Qualifier

Notable Competitors
· Curtis Chan, 12, Richmond, B.C.
· Chris Crisologo, 13, Richmond, B.C
· Cameron Davison, 14, Duncan, B.C.
· James Fahy, 16, Vancouver, B.C.
· Brian Jung, 15, Coquitlam, B.C.
· Kevin Kwon, 14, Pitt Meadows, B.C.
· Bryan Lichimo, 17, North Vancouver, B.C.
· Donald Qiu, 12, Richmond, B.C.
· Adam Svensson, 15, Surrey, B.C.
· Lauren Ashley Taylor, 17, Nelson, B.C.
· Andy Yang, 16, Coquitlam, B.C.

Qualifying InformationThe Junior World Golf Championship will be held from July 13th to 17th in San Diego, California. This prestigious tournament will consist of junior golfers from over 73 countries that will be divided up into six different age divisions ranging from 6 and Under to 15–17.

The CJGA will be sending both boy and girl junior golfers from each age category to this event. The selection process for this event will be done by merging all results from the designated qualifier events into one national list for each age category. Scores will then be adjusted based on the difficulty of weather conditions, course conditions, course slope, and course rating and will then be sorted by the CJGA committee. The juniors with the lowest adjusted scores in each age category will then be selected to represent CJGA Team Canada.

Commonly referred to as The Optimist, the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships is one of the largest and most prestigious junior golf events in the world. In addition to top-level tournament golf, participants have the opportunity to meet new friends and have a great deal of fun. Each year, more than 650 junior golfers from 25 countries participate in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. Each year over 5,000 young people from the United States and Canada compete in qualifying tournaments. Some former participants in Optimist-sponsored events include Bubba Dickerson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Michelle McGann, Ernie Els, Justin Leonard, Nancy Lopez, Phil Mickelson, Nick Price, Corey Pavin, and Craig Stadler.

For more information on The Optimist please visit the website.

Tee Time Schedule Saturday May 23rd: Tee times begin at 1:00 p.m. Sunday May 24th: Tee times begin at 1:00 p.m.

Weather Forecast Saturday May 23rd: 18°C, Sunny Sunday May 24th: 18°C, Sunny

About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a ‘registered Canadian amateur athletic association’ (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada.. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf.

For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.

The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.