Renfrew is named UBC male athlete of the year
BC golfer, Cory Renfrew heard his named called for the second consecutive year, bringing home the prestigious Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy as UBC's outstanding graduating male athlete after claiming the Bus Phillips Award (male athlete of the year) in 2009.
Winner of the 2009 Bus Phillips Award as UBC’s male athlete of the year, Renfrew capped off his four year T-Bird career in style last season with the individual title at the RCGA Championships as he led UBC to their second-straight Canadian crown. In three of his four years, he was UBC’s top finisher at the NAIA Championship and led the T-Birds to their first ever NAIA men’s golf title in 2008. He was twice named an NAIA All-American and in 2008 he earned a spot on the All-Nicklaus team as one of the top 20 collegiate golfers in North America.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Monday, August 31, 2009
Junior Golfers Shine at Inaugural CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge National Finals
CN Future Links programming to be featured at 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open
Calgary (RCGA) — CN, the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) and the Canadian Professional Golfers Association (CPGA) welcomed 22 qualifiers from across Canada to the inaugural national finals for the 2009 CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge held Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the RCGA Golf Centre at Four Season in Calgary.
The event featured the top-four boys and girls qualifiers within each age group (11 and under, 12-14 and 15-18) who achieved the highest skills challenge scores from events held at 180 golf facilities across Canada during the 2009 golf season.
Each participant tested their skills in three skills competitions including: putting, chipping, and driving with one overall winner per age group and gender.
Taking home top spot in their respective divisions was Manitoba’s Sam Diamond (Boys 11 and under), Patrick Murphy of Alberta (Boys 12 to 14), Jerome Thorne of British Columbia (Boys 15-18), Isabella Portokalis of Ontario (Girls 11 and under), Molly MacDermid of New Brunswick (Girls 12-14) and Cassandra Louie of British Columbia (Girls 15-18).
“The national finals were a perfect way to top off what was an excellent first season of these CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge events,” said Jeff Thompson, RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “The RCGA Golf Centre at Four Seasons is a great facility, the weather was ideal, and spectators were treated to some great golf by a talented group of junior golfers.”
The CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge is part of the national grassroots junior golf initiative, CN Future Links, which gives children ages 6-18 the chance to enjoy and learn the game of golf via affordable and accessible programs that align with and support the principles of golf’s long-term player development guide as set by Sport Canada. More than 748,000 junior golfers have successfully participated in Future Links programming since its inception in 1996.
The CN Future Link Junior Skills Challenge National Finals helped to kick-off tournament week at the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open which will be held August 31-September 6 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary. Canada’s lone LPGA Tour stop will feature additional CN Future Links programming, including the CN Future Links Walk with a Pro held on Wednesday, September 2.
The following are final results for the 2009 CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge Finals.
Boys 11 and under:
Sam Diamond - Manitoba - 250
Brendan Brown Alberta - 187
Trenton Louie – BC- 162
Landon Stellingwerf – Alberta - 122
Boys 12 to 14:
Patrick Murphy – Alberta - 190
Adam Struch – BC - 162
Phil Patterson – New Brunswick - 118
Logan Van Damme – BC - 99
Boys 15-18:
Jerome Thorne - BC- 187
Kurtis Stewart – BC - 173
Brayden Hori – BC - 116
Johnny Tsafala - Alberta 65
Girls 11 and under:
Isabella Portokalis - ON - 192
Brynn Todd - MB - 99
Jamie Wainman – ON - 95
MacKenzie Morrow – ON - 40
Girls 12-14:
Molly MacDermid – New Brunswick - 162
Rachelle Nielson – BC - 141
Danielle Forhan – ON - 75
Carlee Calver – New Brunswick - 31
Girls 15-18:
Cassandra Louie – BC - 110
Chelsea Crawford – ON - 32
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada.
Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit http://www.cpga.com.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
Calgary (RCGA) — CN, the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) and the Canadian Professional Golfers Association (CPGA) welcomed 22 qualifiers from across Canada to the inaugural national finals for the 2009 CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge held Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the RCGA Golf Centre at Four Season in Calgary.
The event featured the top-four boys and girls qualifiers within each age group (11 and under, 12-14 and 15-18) who achieved the highest skills challenge scores from events held at 180 golf facilities across Canada during the 2009 golf season.
Each participant tested their skills in three skills competitions including: putting, chipping, and driving with one overall winner per age group and gender.
Taking home top spot in their respective divisions was Manitoba’s Sam Diamond (Boys 11 and under), Patrick Murphy of Alberta (Boys 12 to 14), Jerome Thorne of British Columbia (Boys 15-18), Isabella Portokalis of Ontario (Girls 11 and under), Molly MacDermid of New Brunswick (Girls 12-14) and Cassandra Louie of British Columbia (Girls 15-18).
“The national finals were a perfect way to top off what was an excellent first season of these CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge events,” said Jeff Thompson, RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “The RCGA Golf Centre at Four Seasons is a great facility, the weather was ideal, and spectators were treated to some great golf by a talented group of junior golfers.”
The CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge is part of the national grassroots junior golf initiative, CN Future Links, which gives children ages 6-18 the chance to enjoy and learn the game of golf via affordable and accessible programs that align with and support the principles of golf’s long-term player development guide as set by Sport Canada. More than 748,000 junior golfers have successfully participated in Future Links programming since its inception in 1996.
The CN Future Link Junior Skills Challenge National Finals helped to kick-off tournament week at the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open which will be held August 31-September 6 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary. Canada’s lone LPGA Tour stop will feature additional CN Future Links programming, including the CN Future Links Walk with a Pro held on Wednesday, September 2.
The following are final results for the 2009 CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge Finals.
Boys 11 and under:
Sam Diamond - Manitoba - 250
Brendan Brown Alberta - 187
Trenton Louie – BC- 162
Landon Stellingwerf – Alberta - 122
Boys 12 to 14:
Patrick Murphy – Alberta - 190
Adam Struch – BC - 162
Phil Patterson – New Brunswick - 118
Logan Van Damme – BC - 99
Boys 15-18:
Jerome Thorne - BC- 187
Kurtis Stewart – BC - 173
Brayden Hori – BC - 116
Johnny Tsafala - Alberta 65
Girls 11 and under:
Isabella Portokalis - ON - 192
Brynn Todd - MB - 99
Jamie Wainman – ON - 95
MacKenzie Morrow – ON - 40
Girls 12-14:
Molly MacDermid – New Brunswick - 162
Rachelle Nielson – BC - 141
Danielle Forhan – ON - 75
Carlee Calver – New Brunswick - 31
Girls 15-18:
Cassandra Louie – BC - 110
Chelsea Crawford – ON - 32
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada.
Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit http://www.cpga.com.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Canadian Matt Hill wins NCAA men's individual golf title by two strokes
By Rusty Miller, The Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio - With just eight holes remaining in the race for medallist at the NCAA Division I men's golf championship, North Carolina State's Matt Hill trailed by two strokes.
Instead of panic, it was time for the Canadian to take control. Hill made three birdies down the stretch and then played keepaway with the lead to capture the top individual prize Thursday at Inverness Club.
"I'm pretty pumped up, that's for sure, and a little bit relieved at the same time," Hill said after shooting his third consecutive 2-under 69 to finish at 6-under 207.
Hill started the day tied for the lead with Georgia's Russell Henley, who lapsed to a 75 to finish at 213. Starting on the 10th hole, Hill played the first 10 holes in even par and by that point trailed TCU's Tom Hoge by two shots.
Clemson junior Kyle Stanley, who matched the day's low round with a 66, was second by two strokes. He got a close look at Hill's play.
"You have to tip your hat to Matt. I played with him all three days and he played some incredible golf," Stanley said. "Obviously, he's used to winning. And he played great."
Hill, who finished the season with eight wins, picked up the pace. The sophomore from Bright's Grove, Ont., - also PGA Tour star Mike Weir's hometown - birdied holes No. 2 and 5 to regain the lead while those around him were falling victim to the wet conditions, which made the greens receptive but the course even longer.
Hill bogeyed the long, par-4 seventh hole after finding the thick rough off the tee, but all but locked up the win with a birdie at the par-5 eighth. He cut the corner with a drive that caught a slope and ended up almost 370 yards from the tee. From there he hit a six iron about 220 yards to middle of the green and two-putted for the birdie from 30 feet.
"I didn't really want to know where I stood until I was coming down the stretch," he said. "It was a little bit nerve-racking on a few of the holes but as soon as I found out I had a two-shot lead it was maybe a little bit more comfortable. The bogey kind of made it a little tougher, and then I guess that birdie definitely helped on 8 when that putt snuck in there."
No one else was making a move. Stanley parred the last five holes. One group ahead, Hoge's lead had melted with bogeys at holes 5, 6 and 7. The last man standing was Hill.
He locked up the win with a two-putt par on his final hole, pumping his fist as the three-footer fell into the cup.
"This whole season's been amazing," Hill said. "To win this is really icing on the cake and it's really special to me. I really worked really hard to get here."
Tom Glissmeyer of Southern California (66), Rickie Fowler (68) of the low team through 54 holes of medal play, Oklahoma State, and Hoge (70) tied for third at 3-under 210.
Glissmeyer said Hill, who had won an NCAA-best seven tournaments this season, deserves to be the national player of the year.
"He's proving that he's, if not the best, then one of the best in the country," Glissmeyer said.
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., carded a final round of 2 over. The Washington junior fell from fourth into a tie for ninth.
Only nine players in the 156-man field broke par at the 7,255-yard layout, which has also hosted PGA Championships in 1986 (won by Bob Tway on a dramatic sand shot on the 72nd hole to defeat Greg Norman) and '93 (Paul Azinger edged Norman in a playoff), U.S. Opens in 1920 (Ted Ray), '31 (Billy Burke), '57 (Dick Mayer) and '79 (Hale Irwin), the U.S. Amateur (Craig Stadler) in 1973 and the U.S. Senior Open in 2003 (Bruce Lietzke).
Hill is the first North Carolina State player to win the individual championship. Past medallists
include Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1996), Phil Mickelson (Arizona State in 1989, '90 and '92) and Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State, 1961).
Michigan's Alexander Sitompul shot a 70 to finish at 2-under 211. Oklahoma State's Morgan Hoffman (71) and Central Florida's Blayne Barber (68) were another shot back.
Oklahoma State led the eight teams qualifying for the new match-play format which begins with Friday morning's quarter-finals. The team championship match is set for Saturday morning.
Coach Mike McGraw said that even though every team starts with a blank slate in match play, he felt his team still had an advantage because of the confidence it had gained so far.
"It means a lot. We've played well for three days," McGraw said. "We knew (the new format) would be the case whether we finished first, second, eighth - you always know that that's going to come, so it doesn't matter. You just want to do the best you can and build confidence every day."
The tightest race of the day was for the last spots in the team match-play. Oklahoma State went 3 under in the third round to finish at 3-under 849, which was 13 strokes ahead of runner-up Arizona State.
Southern California started the round tied for 12th but climbed all the way to a tie for third with Arkansas and Washington, going 5 under on the day.
Oklahoma State, which includes Tway's son, Kevin, will face eighth-seeded Georgia. In the other quarter-finals, Arizona State will meet No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 3 USC will play No. 6 Michigan, and No. 4 Arkansas will face No. 5 Washington.
The second round was suspended for 4 1/2 hours by a thunderstorm, requiring almost half the field to come back Thursday morning to pick up where they left off when darkness fell on Wednesday night. The third round began mid-morning but the rain held off, although the deep rough was particularly thick and troublesome because it was so wet.
TOLEDO, Ohio - With just eight holes remaining in the race for medallist at the NCAA Division I men's golf championship, North Carolina State's Matt Hill trailed by two strokes.
Instead of panic, it was time for the Canadian to take control. Hill made three birdies down the stretch and then played keepaway with the lead to capture the top individual prize Thursday at Inverness Club.
"I'm pretty pumped up, that's for sure, and a little bit relieved at the same time," Hill said after shooting his third consecutive 2-under 69 to finish at 6-under 207.
Hill started the day tied for the lead with Georgia's Russell Henley, who lapsed to a 75 to finish at 213. Starting on the 10th hole, Hill played the first 10 holes in even par and by that point trailed TCU's Tom Hoge by two shots.
Clemson junior Kyle Stanley, who matched the day's low round with a 66, was second by two strokes. He got a close look at Hill's play.
"You have to tip your hat to Matt. I played with him all three days and he played some incredible golf," Stanley said. "Obviously, he's used to winning. And he played great."
Hill, who finished the season with eight wins, picked up the pace. The sophomore from Bright's Grove, Ont., - also PGA Tour star Mike Weir's hometown - birdied holes No. 2 and 5 to regain the lead while those around him were falling victim to the wet conditions, which made the greens receptive but the course even longer.
Hill bogeyed the long, par-4 seventh hole after finding the thick rough off the tee, but all but locked up the win with a birdie at the par-5 eighth. He cut the corner with a drive that caught a slope and ended up almost 370 yards from the tee. From there he hit a six iron about 220 yards to middle of the green and two-putted for the birdie from 30 feet.
"I didn't really want to know where I stood until I was coming down the stretch," he said. "It was a little bit nerve-racking on a few of the holes but as soon as I found out I had a two-shot lead it was maybe a little bit more comfortable. The bogey kind of made it a little tougher, and then I guess that birdie definitely helped on 8 when that putt snuck in there."
No one else was making a move. Stanley parred the last five holes. One group ahead, Hoge's lead had melted with bogeys at holes 5, 6 and 7. The last man standing was Hill.
He locked up the win with a two-putt par on his final hole, pumping his fist as the three-footer fell into the cup.
"This whole season's been amazing," Hill said. "To win this is really icing on the cake and it's really special to me. I really worked really hard to get here."
Tom Glissmeyer of Southern California (66), Rickie Fowler (68) of the low team through 54 holes of medal play, Oklahoma State, and Hoge (70) tied for third at 3-under 210.
Glissmeyer said Hill, who had won an NCAA-best seven tournaments this season, deserves to be the national player of the year.
"He's proving that he's, if not the best, then one of the best in the country," Glissmeyer said.
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., carded a final round of 2 over. The Washington junior fell from fourth into a tie for ninth.
Only nine players in the 156-man field broke par at the 7,255-yard layout, which has also hosted PGA Championships in 1986 (won by Bob Tway on a dramatic sand shot on the 72nd hole to defeat Greg Norman) and '93 (Paul Azinger edged Norman in a playoff), U.S. Opens in 1920 (Ted Ray), '31 (Billy Burke), '57 (Dick Mayer) and '79 (Hale Irwin), the U.S. Amateur (Craig Stadler) in 1973 and the U.S. Senior Open in 2003 (Bruce Lietzke).
Hill is the first North Carolina State player to win the individual championship. Past medallists
include Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1996), Phil Mickelson (Arizona State in 1989, '90 and '92) and Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State, 1961).
Michigan's Alexander Sitompul shot a 70 to finish at 2-under 211. Oklahoma State's Morgan Hoffman (71) and Central Florida's Blayne Barber (68) were another shot back.
Oklahoma State led the eight teams qualifying for the new match-play format which begins with Friday morning's quarter-finals. The team championship match is set for Saturday morning.
Coach Mike McGraw said that even though every team starts with a blank slate in match play, he felt his team still had an advantage because of the confidence it had gained so far.
"It means a lot. We've played well for three days," McGraw said. "We knew (the new format) would be the case whether we finished first, second, eighth - you always know that that's going to come, so it doesn't matter. You just want to do the best you can and build confidence every day."
The tightest race of the day was for the last spots in the team match-play. Oklahoma State went 3 under in the third round to finish at 3-under 849, which was 13 strokes ahead of runner-up Arizona State.
Southern California started the round tied for 12th but climbed all the way to a tie for third with Arkansas and Washington, going 5 under on the day.
Oklahoma State, which includes Tway's son, Kevin, will face eighth-seeded Georgia. In the other quarter-finals, Arizona State will meet No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 3 USC will play No. 6 Michigan, and No. 4 Arkansas will face No. 5 Washington.
The second round was suspended for 4 1/2 hours by a thunderstorm, requiring almost half the field to come back Thursday morning to pick up where they left off when darkness fell on Wednesday night. The third round began mid-morning but the rain held off, although the deep rough was particularly thick and troublesome because it was so wet.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Albin Choi and Jennifer Kirby Capture CN Future Links Pacific Championship
National Developmental Team members shine at first CN Future Links event of 2009
Parksville, B.C. (RCGA) – National Development Team members Albin Choi of Toronto and Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., captured their respective boys and girls divisions as play concluded today at the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship held at Morningstar Golf Course in Parksville, B.C.
Choi, the only competitor to finish at even-par or better for the event, carded a final-round 6-under par 66, which included five birdies, an eagle and a single bogey.
“This is my first win at a big event and it feels great,” said a thrilled Choi. “The weather was good, the course was in great condition and everything just came together today.”
The win is extra special, as the 16-year old was battling an ankle injury all week. “My ankle was hurting a lot out there, so I had to compensate by changing my swing,” added Choi. “I’ve been talking to coach (Henry) Brunton this week and he helped by giving me advice on how to deal with the injury.”
Choi’s Development team teammates Julien Goulet of St-Roch de l'Achigan, Que. (69-79-69-217 +1) and Mitch Sutton of London, Ont. (76-73-70-219 +3) finished second and T3 respectively. Sutton, Canada’s reigning junior boy’s champion, tied with Jesse Gibson of Saskatoon (73-75-71-219 +3), while Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., (75-74-72-221 +5) tied for fifth with another Development team member, Richard Jung of Toronto (75-73-73-221 +5).
In the Junior Girls division, Jennifer Kirby sailed to a 4-stroke victory after carding a final-round 5-over par 77. The 18-year old managed to take home first place honours thanks to an 8-stroke lead she had built up over the first two rounds.
“I played great the first two days and I’m happy I was able to come into today with a decent lead,” said Kirby following the win. “It’s great to win early on in the season. It was a strong field this week, so winning here gives me a boost of confidence going forward.”
Kirby had three significant wins last year, including the Ontario Junior Girls Championship and two Future Collegian World Tour events. She also won the CN Future Links Prairie Championship in 2007.
This summer, the 18-year old will compete for her third straight season on Canada’s Developmental golf team and has signed on to play with the University of Alabama next year.
Rounding out the top-5 is SooBin Kim of Port Coquitlam, B.C. at +6 (72-77-73-222), Christine Wong of Richmond, B.C. at +8 (74-76-74-224), Team Canada member Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. at +11 (72-81-74-227) and National Development team member Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. at +15 (77-77-77-231).
The following are final scores for the CN Future Links Pacific Championship for Sunday April 26, 2009.CN Future Links Pacific Championship
Apr 24-26, 2009Junior Boys
1. Albin Choi, Toronto, ON, *73-77-66-216 E
2. Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, QC, *69-79-69-217 +1
3. Mitch Sutton, London, ON, *76-73-70-219 +3
3. Jesse Gibson, Saskatoon, SK, *73-75-71-219 +3
5. Adam Svensson, Surrey, BC, *75-74-72-221 +5
5. Richard Jung, Toronto, ON, *75-73-73-221 +5
7. Aaron Pauls, Chilliwack, BC, *70-75-77-222 +6
8. Brett Devries, Kelowna, BC, *74-75-74-223 +7
9. Cody Bell, Salmon Arm, BC, *73-78-73-224 +8
9. Carson Kallis, Red Deer, AB, *75-76-73-224 +8
9. Charlie Hughes, Maple Ridge, BC, *72-75-77-224 +8
*CN Future Links Pacific Championship
Apr 24-26, 2009Junior Girls
1. Jennifer Kirby, Paris, ON, *70-71-77-218 +2
2. SooBin Kim, Port Coquitlam, BC, *72-77-73-222 +6
3. Christine Wong, Richmond, BC, *74-76-74-224 +8
4. Sue Kim, Langley, BC, *72-81-74-227 +11
5. Rebecca Lee-Bentham, North York, ON, *77-77-77-231 +15
6. Victoria(Jisu) Choi, Langley, BC, *74-82-76-232 +16
7. Lauren Taylor, Nelson, BC, *78-80-75-233 +17
8. A Ram Choi, Surrey, BC, *79-78-77-234 +18
8. Taylor Kim, Surrey, BC, *76-74-84-234 +18
10. Jennifer Yang, Coquitlam, BC, *81-79-75-235 +19
10. Stephanie Wong, Richmond, BC, *70-89-76-235 +19
FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000.
For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAMThe 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 and elite competitive opportunities.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist and Foot-Joy.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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Parksville, B.C. (RCGA) – National Development Team members Albin Choi of Toronto and Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., captured their respective boys and girls divisions as play concluded today at the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship held at Morningstar Golf Course in Parksville, B.C.
Choi, the only competitor to finish at even-par or better for the event, carded a final-round 6-under par 66, which included five birdies, an eagle and a single bogey.
“This is my first win at a big event and it feels great,” said a thrilled Choi. “The weather was good, the course was in great condition and everything just came together today.”
The win is extra special, as the 16-year old was battling an ankle injury all week. “My ankle was hurting a lot out there, so I had to compensate by changing my swing,” added Choi. “I’ve been talking to coach (Henry) Brunton this week and he helped by giving me advice on how to deal with the injury.”
Choi’s Development team teammates Julien Goulet of St-Roch de l'Achigan, Que. (69-79-69-217 +1) and Mitch Sutton of London, Ont. (76-73-70-219 +3) finished second and T3 respectively. Sutton, Canada’s reigning junior boy’s champion, tied with Jesse Gibson of Saskatoon (73-75-71-219 +3), while Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., (75-74-72-221 +5) tied for fifth with another Development team member, Richard Jung of Toronto (75-73-73-221 +5).
In the Junior Girls division, Jennifer Kirby sailed to a 4-stroke victory after carding a final-round 5-over par 77. The 18-year old managed to take home first place honours thanks to an 8-stroke lead she had built up over the first two rounds.
“I played great the first two days and I’m happy I was able to come into today with a decent lead,” said Kirby following the win. “It’s great to win early on in the season. It was a strong field this week, so winning here gives me a boost of confidence going forward.”
Kirby had three significant wins last year, including the Ontario Junior Girls Championship and two Future Collegian World Tour events. She also won the CN Future Links Prairie Championship in 2007.
This summer, the 18-year old will compete for her third straight season on Canada’s Developmental golf team and has signed on to play with the University of Alabama next year.
Rounding out the top-5 is SooBin Kim of Port Coquitlam, B.C. at +6 (72-77-73-222), Christine Wong of Richmond, B.C. at +8 (74-76-74-224), Team Canada member Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. at +11 (72-81-74-227) and National Development team member Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. at +15 (77-77-77-231).
The following are final scores for the CN Future Links Pacific Championship for Sunday April 26, 2009.CN Future Links Pacific Championship
Apr 24-26, 2009Junior Boys
1. Albin Choi, Toronto, ON, *73-77-66-216 E
2. Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, QC, *69-79-69-217 +1
3. Mitch Sutton, London, ON, *76-73-70-219 +3
3. Jesse Gibson, Saskatoon, SK, *73-75-71-219 +3
5. Adam Svensson, Surrey, BC, *75-74-72-221 +5
5. Richard Jung, Toronto, ON, *75-73-73-221 +5
7. Aaron Pauls, Chilliwack, BC, *70-75-77-222 +6
8. Brett Devries, Kelowna, BC, *74-75-74-223 +7
9. Cody Bell, Salmon Arm, BC, *73-78-73-224 +8
9. Carson Kallis, Red Deer, AB, *75-76-73-224 +8
9. Charlie Hughes, Maple Ridge, BC, *72-75-77-224 +8
*CN Future Links Pacific Championship
Apr 24-26, 2009Junior Girls
1. Jennifer Kirby, Paris, ON, *70-71-77-218 +2
2. SooBin Kim, Port Coquitlam, BC, *72-77-73-222 +6
3. Christine Wong, Richmond, BC, *74-76-74-224 +8
4. Sue Kim, Langley, BC, *72-81-74-227 +11
5. Rebecca Lee-Bentham, North York, ON, *77-77-77-231 +15
6. Victoria(Jisu) Choi, Langley, BC, *74-82-76-232 +16
7. Lauren Taylor, Nelson, BC, *78-80-75-233 +17
8. A Ram Choi, Surrey, BC, *79-78-77-234 +18
8. Taylor Kim, Surrey, BC, *76-74-84-234 +18
10. Jennifer Yang, Coquitlam, BC, *81-79-75-235 +19
10. Stephanie Wong, Richmond, BC, *70-89-76-235 +19
FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000.
For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAMThe 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 and elite competitive opportunities.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist and Foot-Joy.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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Morningstar Golf Course Set to Host 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship
CN Future Links Kicks-off 10th Championship Season
Parksville, B.C. (RCGA) – Canada’s top junior golfers will compete in Parksville, B.C. from April 24-26 as CN Future Links jump starts its 10th championship season with the CN Future Links Pacific Championship at Morningstar Golf Course.
The tournament marks the first of six regional CN Future Links Championships held across Canada, showcasing two divisions: Junior Boys 18 years and under and Junior Girls 18 years and under. The CN Future Links Pacific Championship will see 99 golfers competing in a three-day 54-hole stroke play competition.
“We are thrilled to start our tenth CN Future Links championship season at the beautiful Morningstar Golf Course,” said Adam LeBrun, Tournament Director for the CN Future Links Pacific Championship. “The talented competitors we have seen at these events over the last ten years have been nothing short of remarkable and we expect that this will be another notable year of impressive young golfers.”
In the Junior Boys division, the top six competitors of each CN Future Links Championship will earn exemptions into the 2009 Canadian Junior Boys Championship held from August 2-6 at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ont.
The Junior Girls champion of each CN Future Links Championship will earn an exemption into the 2009 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Hampton Golf Club in Hampton, N.B., being held August 3-7, and an exemption into a CN Canadian Women’s Tour event.
In its ten years of operation, the CN Future Links program has helped shape some of Canada’s finest amateur golfers including; two-time CN Canadian Women’s Tour champion and National Amateur Team member Sue Kim of Langley, BC. Kim was named CN Future Links top female junior after topping the Junior Order of Merit in 2008 and will compete in the Junior Girls division of the event. In addition to Kim, a number of Team Canada’s National Development Team members are set to compete at the event. London, Ont. native and reigning Canadian Junior Boys Champion and 2008 CN Future Links Quebec Champion, Mitch Sutton will compete against fellow team mates Julien Goulet of St. Roch de L'Achigan, Que. and 2008 CN Future Links Prairie Champion Richard Jung of Toronto. In the junior girls division, National Development Team counterparts Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. will butt heads as they compete for the title.
Starting times, post-round results and a full field list are available at www.rcga.org/championships.
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000.
For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country.
For more information, visit www.cpga.com
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 and elite competitive opportunities.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist and Foot-Joy.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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Parksville, B.C. (RCGA) – Canada’s top junior golfers will compete in Parksville, B.C. from April 24-26 as CN Future Links jump starts its 10th championship season with the CN Future Links Pacific Championship at Morningstar Golf Course.
The tournament marks the first of six regional CN Future Links Championships held across Canada, showcasing two divisions: Junior Boys 18 years and under and Junior Girls 18 years and under. The CN Future Links Pacific Championship will see 99 golfers competing in a three-day 54-hole stroke play competition.
“We are thrilled to start our tenth CN Future Links championship season at the beautiful Morningstar Golf Course,” said Adam LeBrun, Tournament Director for the CN Future Links Pacific Championship. “The talented competitors we have seen at these events over the last ten years have been nothing short of remarkable and we expect that this will be another notable year of impressive young golfers.”
In the Junior Boys division, the top six competitors of each CN Future Links Championship will earn exemptions into the 2009 Canadian Junior Boys Championship held from August 2-6 at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ont.
The Junior Girls champion of each CN Future Links Championship will earn an exemption into the 2009 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Hampton Golf Club in Hampton, N.B., being held August 3-7, and an exemption into a CN Canadian Women’s Tour event.
In its ten years of operation, the CN Future Links program has helped shape some of Canada’s finest amateur golfers including; two-time CN Canadian Women’s Tour champion and National Amateur Team member Sue Kim of Langley, BC. Kim was named CN Future Links top female junior after topping the Junior Order of Merit in 2008 and will compete in the Junior Girls division of the event. In addition to Kim, a number of Team Canada’s National Development Team members are set to compete at the event. London, Ont. native and reigning Canadian Junior Boys Champion and 2008 CN Future Links Quebec Champion, Mitch Sutton will compete against fellow team mates Julien Goulet of St. Roch de L'Achigan, Que. and 2008 CN Future Links Prairie Champion Richard Jung of Toronto. In the junior girls division, National Development Team counterparts Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. will butt heads as they compete for the title.
Starting times, post-round results and a full field list are available at www.rcga.org/championships.
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000.
For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country.
For more information, visit www.cpga.com
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 and elite competitive opportunities.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist and Foot-Joy.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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Canadian PGA and RCGA Launch Revitalized CN Future Links Program
- New website provides, interactive online experience for participants, instructors, facilities and parents -
ACTON, ON (March 31, 2009) - Canada’s junior golf community will become bigger and better connected as the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) and the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (Canadian PGA) have enhanced the CN Future Links junior golf program and launched a newly redesigned website, http://www.future-links.org/.
This national junior golf focused initiative is based on the collective efforts of the Canadian PGA, RCGA and Sport Canada with the purpose of delivering an enjoyable and educational golf program for junior players, as well as parents and golf instructors.
The new CN Future Links program will focus on all levels of junior golfers’ abilities and will better assist Canadian PGA professionals in developing the skills of Canadian junior golfers.
“The new CN Future Links program is the result of the strong partnership between Sport Canada, the Canadian PGA and the RCGA as well as our proud sponsor CN”, said Jeff Thompson, RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “The program has been modernized and enhanced, not only have we updated the content of the program to align with our Long-Term Player Development guide we have also introduced tools to instructors that will allow us to track players progress over time and will know exactly how many players are participating, what their ages and gender are. All of which are key to a successful development program.”
As part of program and website enhancements, CN Future Links has integrated the newly created Learn to Play and Certified Junior Site programs into its menu of programs.
Learn to Play is a seven-level development program, structured so that each level can be delivered through a series of eight to 12 lessons. It includes an online progress report that is updated by Canadian PGA instructors as players progress through their lessons, which participants, parents and instructors can use to track progress.
The Certified Junior Site program has been created to recognize and promote facilities that are utilizing the “best in class” CN Future Links programs along with having solid policies and procedures with respect to conducting junior programming. The intent of the program is to makes it easier for parents to find junior focused golf programming within close proximity to where they live.
In addition to adding elements to CN Future Links, existing ones were also improved.
The newly re-designed Junior Skills Challenge is an interactive program that focuses on developing the key golf skills of putting, chipping, driving and iron play. The new website incorporates an online Junior Skills Challenge leaderboard, allowing instructors to upload participants’ scores so players can track their skills improvement throughout the season. Another interesting element is the ability for participants to upload their own personal practice scores to measure their progress in specific skills.
Participants will be ranked nationally by age group and skills scores based on their results at official skills challenge centers and top scoring individuals will be eligible to compete in the National Junior Skills Challenge Event, which will be held in conjunction with the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open, being held August 31-September 6, 2009 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alta.
The Junior Golf League is a redesigned organized league for young golfers who have developed the necessary skills to begin playing on a course. The Junior League offers young golfers real game experience in order to develop sportsmanship, etiquette and teamwork skills. The introduction of a new, leading-edge online tool through the CN Future Links website provides everything instructors and players alike need to get a virtual league started.
“The Canadian PGA is proud to help introduce an enhanced CN Future Links program and the new interactive website which reflect its enhancements,” said Steve Carroll, Canadian PGA Executive Director. “The Learn to Play and Certified Junior Site Programs, as well as the redesign of pre-existing programs such as the Junior Skills Challenge and the Junior Golf League, will undoubtedly help to foster positive learning experiences for juniors engaged in the CN Future Links program.”
The CN Future Links program was designed to play a key role in supporting the development of young golfers aged 6 to 18. It gives children the chance to enjoy and learn the game of golf via affordable and accessible programs. Since its inception in 1996, more than 748,000 golfers have successfully participated in some form of Future Links programming, making it one of the leading junior sports programs in the country.
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit http://www.future-links.org/.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit http://www.cn.ca/.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit http://www.cpga.com/
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
ACTON, ON (March 31, 2009) - Canada’s junior golf community will become bigger and better connected as the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) and the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (Canadian PGA) have enhanced the CN Future Links junior golf program and launched a newly redesigned website, http://www.future-links.org/.
This national junior golf focused initiative is based on the collective efforts of the Canadian PGA, RCGA and Sport Canada with the purpose of delivering an enjoyable and educational golf program for junior players, as well as parents and golf instructors.
The new CN Future Links program will focus on all levels of junior golfers’ abilities and will better assist Canadian PGA professionals in developing the skills of Canadian junior golfers.
“The new CN Future Links program is the result of the strong partnership between Sport Canada, the Canadian PGA and the RCGA as well as our proud sponsor CN”, said Jeff Thompson, RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “The program has been modernized and enhanced, not only have we updated the content of the program to align with our Long-Term Player Development guide we have also introduced tools to instructors that will allow us to track players progress over time and will know exactly how many players are participating, what their ages and gender are. All of which are key to a successful development program.”
As part of program and website enhancements, CN Future Links has integrated the newly created Learn to Play and Certified Junior Site programs into its menu of programs.
Learn to Play is a seven-level development program, structured so that each level can be delivered through a series of eight to 12 lessons. It includes an online progress report that is updated by Canadian PGA instructors as players progress through their lessons, which participants, parents and instructors can use to track progress.
The Certified Junior Site program has been created to recognize and promote facilities that are utilizing the “best in class” CN Future Links programs along with having solid policies and procedures with respect to conducting junior programming. The intent of the program is to makes it easier for parents to find junior focused golf programming within close proximity to where they live.
In addition to adding elements to CN Future Links, existing ones were also improved.
The newly re-designed Junior Skills Challenge is an interactive program that focuses on developing the key golf skills of putting, chipping, driving and iron play. The new website incorporates an online Junior Skills Challenge leaderboard, allowing instructors to upload participants’ scores so players can track their skills improvement throughout the season. Another interesting element is the ability for participants to upload their own personal practice scores to measure their progress in specific skills.
Participants will be ranked nationally by age group and skills scores based on their results at official skills challenge centers and top scoring individuals will be eligible to compete in the National Junior Skills Challenge Event, which will be held in conjunction with the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open, being held August 31-September 6, 2009 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alta.
The Junior Golf League is a redesigned organized league for young golfers who have developed the necessary skills to begin playing on a course. The Junior League offers young golfers real game experience in order to develop sportsmanship, etiquette and teamwork skills. The introduction of a new, leading-edge online tool through the CN Future Links website provides everything instructors and players alike need to get a virtual league started.
“The Canadian PGA is proud to help introduce an enhanced CN Future Links program and the new interactive website which reflect its enhancements,” said Steve Carroll, Canadian PGA Executive Director. “The Learn to Play and Certified Junior Site Programs, as well as the redesign of pre-existing programs such as the Junior Skills Challenge and the Junior Golf League, will undoubtedly help to foster positive learning experiences for juniors engaged in the CN Future Links program.”
The CN Future Links program was designed to play a key role in supporting the development of young golfers aged 6 to 18. It gives children the chance to enjoy and learn the game of golf via affordable and accessible programs. Since its inception in 1996, more than 748,000 golfers have successfully participated in some form of Future Links programming, making it one of the leading junior sports programs in the country.
CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships. Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit http://www.future-links.org/.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD
CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit http://www.cn.ca/.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER’S ASSOCIATION
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit http://www.cpga.com/
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
RBC Partners with Stephen Ames Foundation to Help Build Stronger Communities in Canada and the Caribbean
RBC official bank of Stephen Ames Cup, held annually between Trinidad and Tobago & Canada
Calgary, AB - RBC today announced a partnership with the Stephen Ames Foundation as presenting sponsor and official bank of the Stephen Ames Cup, an annual international tournament for junior golfers from both Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.
“I am proud to represent RBC on the PGA Tour - they have shown a tremendous commitment to our tour and to golf in Canada,” said Stephen Ames. “From a player’s perspective, RBC’s leadership role in revitalizing the Canadian Open has had immediate impact and I look forward to supporting them in their efforts to continue to elevate our National Championship in the future.”
“Further, I am especially delighted to have their support for the Stephen Ames Cup and more importantly, junior golf,” said Ames. “Every year I look forward to watching these young people develop the skills and confidence they will use for the rest of their lives and I am excited that RBC will be there to share in the experience.”
“We are proud to partner with Stephen Ames, a world-class athlete committed to the development of youth and the game in both his home countries - Trinidad and Tobago and Canada,” said Jim Little, chief brand and communications officer, RBC. “As a world-class golfer, a strong ambassador for golf in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, and someone who shares our belief in giving back to the community through charitable activities, Stephen is an ideal representative of the RBC brand.”
RBC is the title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open, Canada’s national golf championship and the third oldest national championship in the world. The Stephen Ames Cup gives kids in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago the opportunity to travel and explore different cultures, as well as develop their talent and character.
As a Canadian originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Stephen Ames’ background mirrors the RBC profile – a Canadian success story with international presence and ties. RBC has more than 7,000 employees serving clients in 18 countries in the Caribbean region.
“As one of the largest banking groups in the Caribbean, working with Stephen Ames and his foundation is an ideal way to advance our business and brand building objectives in Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean region,” Little said.
Ames founded the Stephen Ames Foundation in 2005 to provide funding to junior golf programs. Through the foundation, he created the Stephen Ames Cup, an annual Ryder Cup style tournament that brings together junior golfers from his native Trinidad and Tobago and his adopted home of Canada. The teams travel to each other’s country as they alternate playing host to the tournament.
In 2009, the 5th annual Stephen Ames Cup will be hosted in Canada in the Calgary region from August 17 to 20. The event features a Ryder Cup format, pitting eight of Canada’s finest junior golfers against a team from Trinidad and Tobago.
RBC AND THE RBC CANADIAN OPEN
In partnership with the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), RBC is the title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open, the third oldest national golf championship worldwide, next only to the British Open and the U.S. Open. With a history of great players and premier fields, the RBC Canadian Open provides golf fans with the opportunity to experience the excitement of a world class event on Canadian soil. RBC also sponsors all levels of amateur sport, from grassroots programs in local communities to national sport organizations and elite-level athletes.
For further information, please contact:Jackie Braden, RBC Media Relations, (416) 974-2124, jackie.braden@rbc.com
Calgary, AB - RBC today announced a partnership with the Stephen Ames Foundation as presenting sponsor and official bank of the Stephen Ames Cup, an annual international tournament for junior golfers from both Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.
“I am proud to represent RBC on the PGA Tour - they have shown a tremendous commitment to our tour and to golf in Canada,” said Stephen Ames. “From a player’s perspective, RBC’s leadership role in revitalizing the Canadian Open has had immediate impact and I look forward to supporting them in their efforts to continue to elevate our National Championship in the future.”
“Further, I am especially delighted to have their support for the Stephen Ames Cup and more importantly, junior golf,” said Ames. “Every year I look forward to watching these young people develop the skills and confidence they will use for the rest of their lives and I am excited that RBC will be there to share in the experience.”
“We are proud to partner with Stephen Ames, a world-class athlete committed to the development of youth and the game in both his home countries - Trinidad and Tobago and Canada,” said Jim Little, chief brand and communications officer, RBC. “As a world-class golfer, a strong ambassador for golf in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, and someone who shares our belief in giving back to the community through charitable activities, Stephen is an ideal representative of the RBC brand.”
RBC is the title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open, Canada’s national golf championship and the third oldest national championship in the world. The Stephen Ames Cup gives kids in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago the opportunity to travel and explore different cultures, as well as develop their talent and character.
As a Canadian originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Stephen Ames’ background mirrors the RBC profile – a Canadian success story with international presence and ties. RBC has more than 7,000 employees serving clients in 18 countries in the Caribbean region.
“As one of the largest banking groups in the Caribbean, working with Stephen Ames and his foundation is an ideal way to advance our business and brand building objectives in Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean region,” Little said.
Ames founded the Stephen Ames Foundation in 2005 to provide funding to junior golf programs. Through the foundation, he created the Stephen Ames Cup, an annual Ryder Cup style tournament that brings together junior golfers from his native Trinidad and Tobago and his adopted home of Canada. The teams travel to each other’s country as they alternate playing host to the tournament.
In 2009, the 5th annual Stephen Ames Cup will be hosted in Canada in the Calgary region from August 17 to 20. The event features a Ryder Cup format, pitting eight of Canada’s finest junior golfers against a team from Trinidad and Tobago.
RBC AND THE RBC CANADIAN OPEN
In partnership with the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), RBC is the title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open, the third oldest national golf championship worldwide, next only to the British Open and the U.S. Open. With a history of great players and premier fields, the RBC Canadian Open provides golf fans with the opportunity to experience the excitement of a world class event on Canadian soil. RBC also sponsors all levels of amateur sport, from grassroots programs in local communities to national sport organizations and elite-level athletes.
For further information, please contact:Jackie Braden, RBC Media Relations, (416) 974-2124, jackie.braden@rbc.com
Friday, January 23, 2009
CJGA Releases 2009 National Schedule
MARKHAM, ON (January 16, 2009) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is pleased to release its national 2009 tournament schedule as well as a change to its age divisions on both the CJGA Junior Tour and CJGA Junior Linkster Tour.
Now in its 17th year, the CJGA will continue to provide an unmatched national junior golf tournament schedule this season with events scheduled in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. In total, the CJGA will conduct 65 Junior Tour events for junior golfers from the ages of 11 to 19 and 21 Junior Linkster Tour events for junior golfers from the ages of 5 to 13.
“It’s important that junior golfers in Canada continue to learn and progress through professionally run, multi-day tournaments and the CJGA has proven to be a leader in that regard,” said Jason Gendron, Director of Tournament Operations with the CJGA.
New for 2009 will be the introduction of the Puma Challenge, a four tournament series presented by Puma that will feature a banquet after the final round including interactive displays and music. The multi-day events will be conducted on various dates in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
Once again, the CJGA will offer unmatched international opportunities for junior golfers as the CJGA schedule will include qualifying events for tournaments such as the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, Euro Junior Golf Cup in Scotland, US Kids World Golf Championship in Pinehurst, Triangular Cup in South Africa, Stephen Ames Cup in Calgary and Canadian International Junior Challenge in Collingwood.
The CJGA will play host to a number of events this summer including the Stephen Ames Cup, North America Cup and Canadian International Junior Challenge while popular events such as the Nike Golf Junior Championship, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Invitational, Humber College Invitational, Kaneff Junior Series and CJGA Junior Golf Fundraiser presented by Lexus will also return. The 2009 Stephen Ames Cup will make its first stop in Calgary at Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club in late August.
The CJGA will also adjust its age divisions in 2009 to bring them in line with the age divisions used in national and provincial competitions.
CJGA Junior Tour
Boys 14 & Under
Boys 15-19
Girls 11-19
CJGA Junior Linkster Tour
Boys 11-13
Boys 9-10
Boys 8 & Under
Girls 10-13
Girls 9 & Under
“We continue to move forward with the support of our members and sponsors,” said Earl Fritz, Executive Director of the CJGA. “Junior golfers in this country will have no shortage of options for tournament competition this summer and we’re excited about the prospects of another successful season both within Canada and on the international stage.”
The CJGA currently has nearly 55 tournaments available for registration with more to be added in the coming weeks. Junior golfers are reminded that the majority of events are filled on a first come, first serve basis and encouraged to register early to avoid missing out on an event.
ABOUT THE CJGA
Registered federally as a not-for-profit association, 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 www.cjga.com.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
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Now in its 17th year, the CJGA will continue to provide an unmatched national junior golf tournament schedule this season with events scheduled in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. In total, the CJGA will conduct 65 Junior Tour events for junior golfers from the ages of 11 to 19 and 21 Junior Linkster Tour events for junior golfers from the ages of 5 to 13.
“It’s important that junior golfers in Canada continue to learn and progress through professionally run, multi-day tournaments and the CJGA has proven to be a leader in that regard,” said Jason Gendron, Director of Tournament Operations with the CJGA.
New for 2009 will be the introduction of the Puma Challenge, a four tournament series presented by Puma that will feature a banquet after the final round including interactive displays and music. The multi-day events will be conducted on various dates in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
Once again, the CJGA will offer unmatched international opportunities for junior golfers as the CJGA schedule will include qualifying events for tournaments such as the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, Euro Junior Golf Cup in Scotland, US Kids World Golf Championship in Pinehurst, Triangular Cup in South Africa, Stephen Ames Cup in Calgary and Canadian International Junior Challenge in Collingwood.
The CJGA will play host to a number of events this summer including the Stephen Ames Cup, North America Cup and Canadian International Junior Challenge while popular events such as the Nike Golf Junior Championship, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Invitational, Humber College Invitational, Kaneff Junior Series and CJGA Junior Golf Fundraiser presented by Lexus will also return. The 2009 Stephen Ames Cup will make its first stop in Calgary at Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club in late August.
The CJGA will also adjust its age divisions in 2009 to bring them in line with the age divisions used in national and provincial competitions.
CJGA Junior Tour
Boys 14 & Under
Boys 15-19
Girls 11-19
CJGA Junior Linkster Tour
Boys 11-13
Boys 9-10
Boys 8 & Under
Girls 10-13
Girls 9 & Under
“We continue to move forward with the support of our members and sponsors,” said Earl Fritz, Executive Director of the CJGA. “Junior golfers in this country will have no shortage of options for tournament competition this summer and we’re excited about the prospects of another successful season both within Canada and on the international stage.”
The CJGA currently has nearly 55 tournaments available for registration with more to be added in the coming weeks. Junior golfers are reminded that the majority of events are filled on a first come, first serve basis and encouraged to register early to avoid missing out on an event.
ABOUT THE CJGA
Registered federally as a not-for-profit association, 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 www.cjga.com.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
CJGA Team Canada Finishes in Third at Triangular Cup in South Africa
Bela Bela, South Africa – CJGA Team Canada played the role of spoiler today during the final round of the Triangular Cup at Zebula Golf Estates & Spa in Bela Bela, South Africa. Competing in singles matches, the six-member Canadian contingent collected 3 points out of a possible 12 led by Richmond Hill, Ontario’s Taylor Pendrith who was victorious in both of his matches. The South Africa Junior Golf Foundation was the winner of the event, finishing two points ahead of the English Golf Union with 13.5 points. CJGA Team Canada earned 5 points over the three days of match play competition.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
RCGA Names 2009 Team Canada
- Eight athletes selected to Canada’s National Amateur Team Program; Under-22 Development Team welcomes eight players -
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) announced today the names of the athletes who have been selected to join Canada’s 2009 National Amateur Team.
In all, eight players will comprise Team Canada including four on the women’s side and four on the men’s. Team Canada welcomes back five returning players, one rookie and a pair of former Development Team members graduating to the amateur ranks.
On the women’s side, Team Canada will have a veteran presence as all four members - Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., Kira Meixner of Richmond, B.C., Maude-Aimée LeBlanc of Windsor, Que. and Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. - are returnees from last year’s squad.
All four players enjoyed tremendous success in 2008. Sherlock captured the Sun Belt Conference Championship as well as the CN Canadian Women’s Tour event in Winnipeg while topping the 2008 National Women’s Order of Merit. Meixner claimed the 2008 B.C. Women’s Amateur Championship and also earned her DURAMED FUTURES TOUR card; Leblanc took home top-honours at the Quebec Women’s Amateur Championship and tied for fourth in the individual standings of the 2008 World Amateur Team Championship. Kim won a pair of CN Canadian Women’s Tour events en route to capturing the Jocelyne Bourassa Player of the Year Award and also topped the 2008 CN Future Links Junior Girls Order of Merit.
Fresh off a solid 2008 season, Team Canada veteran Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., will anchor the 2009 edition of the Men’s National Amateur Team. Taylor reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Men’s Amateur; tied for second as an individual at the World Amateur Team Championships; tied for second at the NCAA Division 1 finals; finished 53rd at the RBC Canadian Open; and missed the cut by only three strokes at the U.S. Open. The lone holdover from the 2008 squad topped the Men’s National Order of Merit in 2008 and returns for a third year with the National Amateur Team.
Rejoining the National Team program after a year hiatus is Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C., who won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships, as well as the B.C. Junior Boys and Men’s Amateur Championships last year. Wong also finished second at the 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and topped the 2008 CN Future Links Junior Boys Order of Merit.
Matt Hill of Forest, Ont. graduates from the Development Team to the Amateur Team after a stellar season in 2008 while rookie Lindsay Renolds of Christina Lake, B.C. rounds out the men’s squad.
As part of Team Canada, the RCGA also named a 22-and-under Development Team featuring five male and four female athletes. The Development Team is designed to help facilitate the transition for Canada’s top young players from the junior to the senior amateur ranks.
The total number of athletes in the 2009 National Team Program was reduced from 26 to 17 in order to bring a more inclusive program with amplified support to each athlete. In 2008, the Men’s Amateur Team was comprised of six athletes while the Women’s Team featured five athletes.
The Men’s Developmental Team’s was reduced from eight players in 2008 while the Women’s Developmental Team was reduced by three players for the 2009 season. One additional male Development Team member will be named to join the team by March 31, 2009.
“We are proud to welcome each of these athletes to Team Canada 2009,” said Jeff Thompson, the RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “With a concentrated focus on results, we’ve streamlined the size of the team for 2009 in order to deliver a more comprehensive program and increased coaching and sports science support to this collection of our country’s top athletes.”
The following athletes have been selected to the 2009 National Amateur Golf Team:
Women’s National Team
Sue Kim, Langley, B.C.
Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Windsor, Que.
Kira Meixner, Richmond, B.C.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
Men’s National Team
Matt Hill, Forest, Ont.
Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, B.C.
Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, B.C.
Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, B.C.
The following athletes have been selected to the 2009 National Development Team (22-and-under):
Women’s Development Team
Anne Catherine Tanguay, Quebec City, Que.
Jennifer Kirby, Paris, Ont.
Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Toronto, Ont.
Nicole Vandermade, Brantford, Ont.
Men’s Development Team
Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, Que.
Richard Jung, Toronto, Ont.
Mathieu Rivard, Granby, Que.
Mitch Sutton, London, Ont.
TBD (*March 31, 2009)
The 2009 coaching team remains intact with Henry Brunton returning as the men’s coach and Dean Spriddle returning as the women’s coach.
The National Amateur Team program is designed to offer athletes a year-round environment which incorporates state of the art coaching and sport science expertise. The intent of this aggressive program is to aid Canada’s top up and coming amateur players in all areas of their development to produce the best golfers in the world.
The program is year round in scope and will encompass fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, technique development and exposure in international competition. Leaders in the field of sport science are an integral aspect of building and executing the program from the perspective of mental management, strength and conditioning as well as planning and periodization.
The RCGA’s Player Development programs have helped to foster the development of many Canadian players including; Jon Mills, Alena Sharp, David Hearn; Brad Fritsch; Chris Baryla; Richard Scott; James Lepp; Dustin Risdon; Jessica Shepley and Cindy Pasechnik.
More information about the National Amateur Team is available on line at www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAMThe 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 and elite competitive opportunities. 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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATIONThe Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) announced today the names of the athletes who have been selected to join Canada’s 2009 National Amateur Team.
In all, eight players will comprise Team Canada including four on the women’s side and four on the men’s. Team Canada welcomes back five returning players, one rookie and a pair of former Development Team members graduating to the amateur ranks.
On the women’s side, Team Canada will have a veteran presence as all four members - Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., Kira Meixner of Richmond, B.C., Maude-Aimée LeBlanc of Windsor, Que. and Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. - are returnees from last year’s squad.
All four players enjoyed tremendous success in 2008. Sherlock captured the Sun Belt Conference Championship as well as the CN Canadian Women’s Tour event in Winnipeg while topping the 2008 National Women’s Order of Merit. Meixner claimed the 2008 B.C. Women’s Amateur Championship and also earned her DURAMED FUTURES TOUR card; Leblanc took home top-honours at the Quebec Women’s Amateur Championship and tied for fourth in the individual standings of the 2008 World Amateur Team Championship. Kim won a pair of CN Canadian Women’s Tour events en route to capturing the Jocelyne Bourassa Player of the Year Award and also topped the 2008 CN Future Links Junior Girls Order of Merit.
Fresh off a solid 2008 season, Team Canada veteran Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., will anchor the 2009 edition of the Men’s National Amateur Team. Taylor reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Men’s Amateur; tied for second as an individual at the World Amateur Team Championships; tied for second at the NCAA Division 1 finals; finished 53rd at the RBC Canadian Open; and missed the cut by only three strokes at the U.S. Open. The lone holdover from the 2008 squad topped the Men’s National Order of Merit in 2008 and returns for a third year with the National Amateur Team.
Rejoining the National Team program after a year hiatus is Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C., who won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships, as well as the B.C. Junior Boys and Men’s Amateur Championships last year. Wong also finished second at the 2008 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and topped the 2008 CN Future Links Junior Boys Order of Merit.
Matt Hill of Forest, Ont. graduates from the Development Team to the Amateur Team after a stellar season in 2008 while rookie Lindsay Renolds of Christina Lake, B.C. rounds out the men’s squad.
As part of Team Canada, the RCGA also named a 22-and-under Development Team featuring five male and four female athletes. The Development Team is designed to help facilitate the transition for Canada’s top young players from the junior to the senior amateur ranks.
The total number of athletes in the 2009 National Team Program was reduced from 26 to 17 in order to bring a more inclusive program with amplified support to each athlete. In 2008, the Men’s Amateur Team was comprised of six athletes while the Women’s Team featured five athletes.
The Men’s Developmental Team’s was reduced from eight players in 2008 while the Women’s Developmental Team was reduced by three players for the 2009 season. One additional male Development Team member will be named to join the team by March 31, 2009.
“We are proud to welcome each of these athletes to Team Canada 2009,” said Jeff Thompson, the RCGA’s Chief Sport Development Officer. “With a concentrated focus on results, we’ve streamlined the size of the team for 2009 in order to deliver a more comprehensive program and increased coaching and sports science support to this collection of our country’s top athletes.”
The following athletes have been selected to the 2009 National Amateur Golf Team:
Women’s National Team
Sue Kim, Langley, B.C.
Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Windsor, Que.
Kira Meixner, Richmond, B.C.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
Men’s National Team
Matt Hill, Forest, Ont.
Lindsay Renolds, Christina Lake, B.C.
Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, B.C.
Eugene Wong, North Vancouver, B.C.
The following athletes have been selected to the 2009 National Development Team (22-and-under):
Women’s Development Team
Anne Catherine Tanguay, Quebec City, Que.
Jennifer Kirby, Paris, Ont.
Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Toronto, Ont.
Nicole Vandermade, Brantford, Ont.
Men’s Development Team
Julien Goulet, St-Roch de l'Achigan, Que.
Richard Jung, Toronto, Ont.
Mathieu Rivard, Granby, Que.
Mitch Sutton, London, Ont.
TBD (*March 31, 2009)
The 2009 coaching team remains intact with Henry Brunton returning as the men’s coach and Dean Spriddle returning as the women’s coach.
The National Amateur Team program is designed to offer athletes a year-round environment which incorporates state of the art coaching and sport science expertise. The intent of this aggressive program is to aid Canada’s top up and coming amateur players in all areas of their development to produce the best golfers in the world.
The program is year round in scope and will encompass fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, technique development and exposure in international competition. Leaders in the field of sport science are an integral aspect of building and executing the program from the perspective of mental management, strength and conditioning as well as planning and periodization.
The RCGA’s Player Development programs have helped to foster the development of many Canadian players including; Jon Mills, Alena Sharp, David Hearn; Brad Fritsch; Chris Baryla; Richard Scott; James Lepp; Dustin Risdon; Jessica Shepley and Cindy Pasechnik.
More information about the National Amateur Team is available on line at www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAMThe 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 and elite competitive opportunities. 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.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATIONThe Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
CN Future Links Eclipses 748,000 Mark for Junior Golf Participation
- Canada’s junior golf program welcomes 112,527 participants in 2008 -
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Canada’s junior program once again welcomed record numbers in 2008 as CN Future Links celebrated its 12th anniversary by eclipsing the 748,000 mark for junior golf participation.
Since the inception of Future Links in 1996, 748,104 Canadian boys and girls have taken part in some aspect of the national, provincial and community-based grassroots golf participation program.
The program – proudly sponsored by CN – enjoyed a banner year in 2008 with a record 112,527 junior participants taking part in more than 3,600 events at 805 sites across Canada.
"CN cares deeply about the communities through which our trains travel, which is why we are proud to support CN Future Links,” said Mark Wallace, CN's Assistant Vice-President, Public Affairs. “CN is committed to helping build stronger communities. We believe young people in these communities should have the opportunity to participate in a sport that can lead to a lifelong passion and that introduces values that will travel with them through to adulthood."
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf development program designed to help more kids enjoy a lifetime involvement in the game of golf. The program is a joint initiative of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program also receives support from official supplier ClubLink.
A driving force behind the program is the CN Future Links grants distributed annually to each of the 10 provincial golf associations. These $15,000 grants help offset the cost to run junior golf programming such as instructional clinics, in-school programs, player camps, skills competitions and a CN Future Links branded vehicle used to deliver a mobile junior golf program. The grants also help fund junior golf supplies such as signage, golf balls, tees, equipment and CN Future Links branded clothing.“2008 was another banner year for Canadian junior golf participation through the CN Future Links program,” said Ian Giles, CN Future Links Advisory Committee Chairman.
“With the generous support of CN and the partnership between the RCGA, CPGA and the provincial golf associations, we proudly celebrate our 12th year knowing that close to 750,000 young boys and girls having been introduced to a game they can enjoy for life.”
2008 CN Future Links Highlights:
- More than 22,000 kids participated in Instructional Clinics hosted by CPGA professionals. - The 10 provincial golf associations ran successful Mobile Clinic outreach programs for more than 57,000 children at various sites including schools, youth groups, day camps, golf courses, etc.
- A network of 65 Kids Club Connection Depots provided golf equipment to 4,450 kids.
- More than 4,600 children participated in Golf Buddy events at 100 sites nation-wide.
- 279 schools ran CN Future Links programs for more than 36,000 children.
- More than 10,000 children tested their abilities at 170 Junior Skills Competitions.- Six high-profile CN Future Links Junior Championships gave almost 600 young golfers the opportunity to play competitive golf at an elite level.- Free junior golf clinics and 'Walk with the Pro' events were conducted at the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the RBC Canadian Open, giving youngsters the chance to meet and learn from some of the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour’s brightest stars.
Total CN Future Links participation (1996 – 2008)1996 – 3,5071997 – 7,5951998 – 19,7361999 – 21,4122000 – 32,6352001 – 39,2822002 – 55,7662003 – 66,7312004 – 78,0782005 – 95,3152006 – 104,4042007 – 111,1162008 – 112,527Grand Total since 1996 – 748,104CN
FUTURE LINKSCN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Since its inception in 1996, more than 748,000 young Canadians have taken part in Future Links. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships in two age divisions: Junior (boys and girls aged 14-18 years) and Bantam (boys and girls aged 11-13 years). Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT CPGA: Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATIONThe Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf. For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
For more information contact: Terry LenykCoordinator, Media and Public Relations Royal Canadian Golf Association (t) 1-800-263-0009 x 335(c) 416-407-3893 (e) tlenyk@rcga.org
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Canada’s junior program once again welcomed record numbers in 2008 as CN Future Links celebrated its 12th anniversary by eclipsing the 748,000 mark for junior golf participation.
Since the inception of Future Links in 1996, 748,104 Canadian boys and girls have taken part in some aspect of the national, provincial and community-based grassroots golf participation program.
The program – proudly sponsored by CN – enjoyed a banner year in 2008 with a record 112,527 junior participants taking part in more than 3,600 events at 805 sites across Canada.
"CN cares deeply about the communities through which our trains travel, which is why we are proud to support CN Future Links,” said Mark Wallace, CN's Assistant Vice-President, Public Affairs. “CN is committed to helping build stronger communities. We believe young people in these communities should have the opportunity to participate in a sport that can lead to a lifelong passion and that introduces values that will travel with them through to adulthood."
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf development program designed to help more kids enjoy a lifetime involvement in the game of golf. The program is a joint initiative of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program also receives support from official supplier ClubLink.
A driving force behind the program is the CN Future Links grants distributed annually to each of the 10 provincial golf associations. These $15,000 grants help offset the cost to run junior golf programming such as instructional clinics, in-school programs, player camps, skills competitions and a CN Future Links branded vehicle used to deliver a mobile junior golf program. The grants also help fund junior golf supplies such as signage, golf balls, tees, equipment and CN Future Links branded clothing.“2008 was another banner year for Canadian junior golf participation through the CN Future Links program,” said Ian Giles, CN Future Links Advisory Committee Chairman.
“With the generous support of CN and the partnership between the RCGA, CPGA and the provincial golf associations, we proudly celebrate our 12th year knowing that close to 750,000 young boys and girls having been introduced to a game they can enjoy for life.”
2008 CN Future Links Highlights:
- More than 22,000 kids participated in Instructional Clinics hosted by CPGA professionals. - The 10 provincial golf associations ran successful Mobile Clinic outreach programs for more than 57,000 children at various sites including schools, youth groups, day camps, golf courses, etc.
- A network of 65 Kids Club Connection Depots provided golf equipment to 4,450 kids.
- More than 4,600 children participated in Golf Buddy events at 100 sites nation-wide.
- 279 schools ran CN Future Links programs for more than 36,000 children.
- More than 10,000 children tested their abilities at 170 Junior Skills Competitions.- Six high-profile CN Future Links Junior Championships gave almost 600 young golfers the opportunity to play competitive golf at an elite level.- Free junior golf clinics and 'Walk with the Pro' events were conducted at the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the RBC Canadian Open, giving youngsters the chance to meet and learn from some of the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour’s brightest stars.
Total CN Future Links participation (1996 – 2008)1996 – 3,5071997 – 7,5951998 – 19,7361999 – 21,4122000 – 32,6352001 – 39,2822002 – 55,7662003 – 66,7312004 – 78,0782005 – 95,3152006 – 104,4042007 – 111,1162008 – 112,527Grand Total since 1996 – 748,104CN
FUTURE LINKSCN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Since its inception in 1996, more than 748,000 young Canadians have taken part in Future Links. Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships in two age divisions: Junior (boys and girls aged 14-18 years) and Bantam (boys and girls aged 11-13 years). Almost 5,000 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.
NORTH AMERICA’S RAILROAD CN – Canadian National Railway Company – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For further information please visit www.cn.ca.
ABOUT CPGA: Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATIONThe Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf. For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
For more information contact: Terry LenykCoordinator, Media and Public Relations Royal Canadian Golf Association (t) 1-800-263-0009 x 335(c) 416-407-3893 (e) tlenyk@rcga.org
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