CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series Opens Ontario Schedule This Weekend

Markham, ON (April 24, 2008) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) will open its 2008 Ontario schedule this weekend, April 26th and 27th, at Peninsula Lakes Golf Club in Fenwick, Ont.  A promising field of junior golfers will tee it up for what will be the first of 12 Nike Golf Junior Series events on the 2008 CJGA schedule as qualifying gets underway for both the Stephen Ames Cup and Nike Golf Junior Championship.

Official Tournament Website
http://www.cjga.com/nikegolf/

Notable Competitors

• Paulino Fernando, 12, Mississauga, Ont.
• Lucas Lukovic, 11, Caledon, Ont.
• Craig Stefureak, 11, Caledonia, Ont.
• Julien Goulet, 16, St. Roch de L’achigan, Que.
• Brandon Ng, 14, Toronto, Ont.
• Alex Dumais, 17, Caledon East, Ont.
• Brittany Davidson, 16, Mississauga, Ont.
• Kiersten Klekner-Alt, 15, Ottawa, Ont.

Tee-Time Schedule
April 26th: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
April 27th: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Qualifying Information
The CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series serves as a qualifying event for two major tournaments as division winners will earn a spot in the Nike Golf Junior Championship while top performers will be considered for inclusion on CJGA Team Canada for the Stephen Ames Cup. 

The prestigious Nike Golf Junior Championship, an invitation only event, will take place in Toronto in late August after all twelve qualifying events have concluded. The Canadian Junior Golf Association, in partnership with PGA Tour Professional Stephen Ames and the Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association, presents the fourth annual Stephen Ames Cup, to be held in August in Trinidad & Tobago. Stephen Ames is teaming up with his birth country of Trinidad & Tobago and his new home, Canada, to create a tournament so elite that only the top eight junior golfers in Canada and Trinidad & Tobago, aged 11-19, will be eligible to participate. The three-day event will take on a Ryder Cup format. Stephen Ames himself will be attending the tournament.

2007 Winners
Boys 13 & Under Division
Ryan Borg, Mississauga, Ont. (79-79—158) +14

Boys 14-16 Division
Julien Goulet, St. Roch de L’achigan, Que. +4 (72-76—148)

Boys 17-19 Division
Michael Gligic, Burlington, Ont. +12 (80-76—156)

Girls 11-19 Division
Hailey Ingleson, Mississauga, Ont. +30 (89-85—174)

Golf Course Quick Facts

• Peninsula Lakes has hosted the CJGA season opening event in Ontario for the past three years.
• Players will compete on the Hillside and Quarry Courses.
• The facility is a member of the Niagara Golf Trail

Weather Forecast
April 26th: 17°C, Few showers
April 27th: 16°C, Mainly sunny

About Nike Golf
Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honoring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game, and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment in the game in every product category. For more information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at www.nikegolf.com.

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 Partners, HSBC Bank Canada and LEXUS.

For Additional Information:
Rick Betts
Director, Media Relations and Communications
Canadian Junior Golf Association
1.877.508.1069 Ext. 233
rick.betts@cjga.com