Toyota-shi, Japan (RCGA) - National Development team members Mitch Sutton, Julien Goulet, Richard Jung and Albin Choi will represent Canada at the 2009 World Junior Golf Team Championship (WJGTC) from June 15-19 in Toyota-shi, Japan.
The 18th playing of the annual event will be at Chukyo Golf Club Ishino Course, where Team Canada will be one of 14 countries competing for the coveted Toyota Cup.
The Development Team earned their chance to compete in Japan after topping Mexico by 7-strokes to finish in first place at the regional zone qualifier at the Capilano Golf & Country Club in West Vancouver, B.C., in April.
“We are proud to have these four players representing our country on the international stage,” said Doug Roxburgh, RCGA Director of High Performance. “After their tremendous finish at the zone qualifier, we are sure to see some exciting play from these individuals at the World Junior Golf Team Championship.”
National men’s team Coach Henry Brunton and non-playing Captain Wayne Joyce will be accompanying the team to Japan.
Canada will look to build on its last showing at the 2007 WJGTC when the team finished 10th. In 15 years of competing in the event, Canada has seven top-5 finishes, with their best result coming in 1994 when Team Canada took home runner-up honours.
The WJGTC is the world’s only junior golf championship in which 14 national teams, winners of regional qualifiers held across six continents, compete for the world championship trophy. The competition consists of four rounds of stroke play starting Tuesday, June 15. Individual and team champions will be named after Friday’s final round.
For more information and daily scores, please visit www.wjgtc.org or www.rcga.org.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org.
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