PRESS RELEASE • October10, 2016 • Page 1
For Immediate Release
Ninth appearance for Canadians in SRIXON International Junior Classic
VANCOUVER, BC – October 10, 2016 - Canada was represented this past week by the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s team of players in the SRIXON International Junior Classic at Cypress Lakes Golf and Country Club in Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, which is billed as the ‘largest junior golf event in the Southern Hemisphere’ with over 300 competitors from several countries taking part from October 3 to 7, 2016.
Canadian team members,sponsored by MJT Official International Events Partner, TuGo, qualified across the country on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour this season, and included Justin Pasitney (St. Paul, Alberta), Brad Moser (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), Dylan Henderson (Waterloo, Ontario), and sisters Meghan and Heather McLean (Port Williams, Nova Scotia) under the direction of Louis Melanson, MJT Tournament Director and six-time PGA Teacher of the Year in Atlantic Canada.
All of the juniors improved their play as the tournament progressed, battling tough conditions and different grass, with Meghan McLean ending up as the top-placed Canadian in 28th spot with three great final round scores of 79-76-75 after a tough opening round of 91.Virunpat Olankitkunchaifrom Thailand won the Girls Championship with scores of 75-73-69-68 (285) and Australia’s Josh Armstrongwas the Boys Champion (71-70-73-75=289).
This is the ninth consecutive appearance for MJT Team Canada in the event which has competitors from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, USA, Japan andIndonesia taking part. Final scores and highlights can be seen at more information on the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, please visit
About TuGo: For over 50 years, TuGo's dedication to travellers, partners and employees, has made us one of Canada's top travel insurance providers and a Canada's Best Managed Company. Together with our partners, we've protected millions of people with travel insurance worldwide.
About the MJT:The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour presented by Boston Pizza isCanada’s number-one played Junior Golf Tour as well as the only nationaljunior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals and the ‘Road toCollege Golf’ in Canada. The organization is generously supported by BostonPizza and Premier Partners Ford of Canada, Srixon / Cleveland Golf,Cam Clark Ford, Aquafina and TuGo, in addition to valued Tournament andProduct Partners. The MJT hosts more than 60 events across Canada, includingfree Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 7-12 year olds, andmulti-day events for competitive players which also qualify juniors forinternational competitions. The program offers annual awards, scholarships,and frequent player incentives to help reward player's performance andparticipation throughout each season. MJT alumni include many ProfessionalTour players and PGA of Canada Professionals, as well as Canadian Amateur,National and Provincial Junior Champions. The MJT aims to develop champions,in golf and in life, promoting the game from grassroots through toprovincial, national, university and professional level.
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MEDIA CONTACT:Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour: Elaine Denton, Director of Marketing and 1-877-859-GOLF