Fife, Scotland – Today was the final round of the Euro Junior Golf Cup taking place in St. Andrews, Scotland. The Canadian Junior Golf Association’s (CJGA) Team Canada had managed to earn a 5.5 point lead over International Junior Golf Tour’s (IJGT) Team USA and the Fife Golfing Association’s (FGA) Team Scotland. The tournament has been played on three different courses: Charleton Golf Club, Grail Golf Club, and the grand finale at Ladybank Golf Club where the juniors faced a steady rain and 17˚C temperatures. After 54 holes of play CJGA Team Canada was named the 2009 Euro Junior Golf Cup Champions.
“The team remained focus and disciplined today,” commented John Lawrence non-playing team captain of CJGA Team Canada. “They worked hard all week long to get here, they deserved to win!” Joey Kremer (Toronto, Ont.) had an outstanding performance today earning 2 points against stiff competition. Alex Dumais (Caledon East, Ont.) found himself 4 holes down to the American and 3 holes down to the Scotsman after 11 holes of play, yet Dumais managed to dig deep and win both of his matches.
CJGA Team Canada entered the day with a 5.5 point lead and instead of being pushed back onto their heels; they put the pressure onto their opponents winning 17 points in the third round. The tournament came to an end with CJGA Team Canada having 51 points, FGA Scotland finished with 40.5 points, and IJGT Team USA earned 34.5 points.
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