CJGA and Golf Québec Partner to Offer Junior Event

Markham, Ont. (January 30, 2008) – It was announced today that the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) and Golf Québec will partner to offer a competitive junior golf tournament in the province of Quebec in 2008.

Co-ordinated and executed jointly by the CJGA and Golf Québec, the CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series at Le Challenger will take place on June 7th and 8th at Le Challenger Golf Club in St. Laurent, Que.  The two-day tournament will be open to male and female golfers aged 11 – 19 and will serve as an international qualifying tournament for the Stephen Ames Cup in Moka, Trinidad and a national qualifying tournament for the Nike Golf Junior Championship.

“Golf Québec is very excited to partner up with the CJGA for the Nike Junior Golf Series at Le Challenger Golf Club,” said Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Executive Director of Golf Québec. “A big part of our mission is the development of junior golfers, and we are grateful that the CJGA has paved the way for Golf Quebec’s juniors to compete in such a prestigious event.” 

“As one of seven tour stops in Quebec and the surrounding Ottawa Valley, the CJGA is excited about partnering with Golf Quebec in bringing a high profile tournament to the province,” said Earl Fritz, Executive Director of the CJGA.  “The Nike Golf Junior Series features great prizes and giveaways from Nike Golf Canada as well as an opportunity to qualify and represent CJGA Team Canada on an international scale.”

In addition to competitors from the CJGA membership, competitors from the Quebec Circuit Provincial (CPJ) will participate in the event.

About Golf Québec
Golf Québec is the governing body of golf, which provides the leadership and promotes the growth and development of amateur golf throughout the province, while preserving the integrity and traditions of the game. It has approximately 61,000 members in some 300 golf clubs in the province of Québec and Eastern Ontario. Some of Golf Québec’s core services include the Rules of Golf, handicapping and course rating, Elle Golf, Fore the Cure, support of turfgrass and environmental research, the Québec Golf Hall of Fame, and CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program. In addition, Golf Québec conducts regional and provincial amateur championships, and is a member of the Fédération Québécoise de golf. For more information please visit www.golfquebec.org.

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.

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

Glen Powe
Player and Member Services Coordinator
Golf Québec
514.633.1088 Ext. 31
gpowe@golfquebec.org