{"id":21560,"date":"2018-09-13T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21560"},"modified":"2018-09-20T01:05:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T05:05:36","slug":"junior-golf-tour-hits-st-andrews-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/junior-golf-tour-hits-st-andrews-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior golf tour hits St. Andrew\u2019s this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

An expansion into the Greater Toronto Area is bringing the best junior golfers nationwide to Aurora as part of the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour.
\nThe two-day event will have golfers up to 23-years old compete at St Andrew\u2019s Golf and Country Club over Saturday and Sunday, part of a handful of tournaments added to this year\u2019s roster dubbed the \u201cGTA series.\u201d
\nThe move comes thanks to the recruitment of former Golf Canada men\u2019s Head Coach Henry Brunton as tournament director for the region, a PGA of Canada Masters Professional and the only Canadian listed among GOLF Magazine\u2019s Top 100 Teachers in America.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s great news for junior golfers and for the MJT that a PGA professional of the caliber of Henry Brunton has come on board to help expand the program in the province,\u201d said MJT Tournament Director Dave Smallwood. \u201cWe are thrilled to have his experience contribute to the quality of a program which is entering its twentieth season nationally.\u201d
\nThis weekend\u2019s tournament, the fifth-from-last on a grueling 60+ tournament schedule from March to October, will serve as the final stop in the GTA series and the first in tour history to reach York Region.
\nSponsored by TaylorMade, hundreds of junior golfers are expected to converge on the 200-acre championship course in seven different divisions: Girls U15 and Girls 15-18, Peewee Boys (U13), Bantam Boys (13-14), Juvenile Boys (15-16), Junior Boys (17-18) as well as a Collegiate division for those individuals 19-23 years old.
\nDubbing itself as \u201cThe Road to College Golf\u201d, the MJT is the number-one played junior golf tour in the nation. MJT alumni include top-rated players such as PGA Tour players Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin and Roger Sloan, and LPGA Players Sue Kim, Samantha Richdale and Soo Bin Kim.
\nIn addition, alumni include players on the Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Canada and Symetra Tour, all high-level stops in the professional golf circuit.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re run exclusively by PGA of Canada professionals,\u201d said Russell Mackay, the operations manager of the MJT. \u201cWe provide a path to develop young players for both the collegiate and professional level, while also fostering the importance of keeping the game fun.\u201d
\nThe Tour hosts its own National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona in November. In order to qualify, a golfer must compete in three season events, while divisional championships at this weekend\u2019s tournament all receive a direct exemption.
\nFor more information on the Tour or to register for a tournament, visit www.maplejt.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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