LIPTON BRISK CANADA CUP
July 29th – August 1st, 2008
Donalda Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario

The 6th annual Lipton Brisk Canada Cup is the only national Ryder Cup style event in Canada. The West vs. East Ryder Cup matches were designed to help elite Canadian junior golfers develop the necessary skills to handle intense mental preparation and prepare for match play events on the international scene. The series is currently stands at 2-2 for each side with the East winning last year.

The participating juniors will have made it through a tough selection process, which includes qualifying tournaments in all the provinces the CJGA holds events. Team East and Team West will each have eight members, two from each category - Boys 13 and Under, Boys 14-16, Boys 17-19 and Girls. In 2005, Team West was captained by LPGA Tour Star Gail Graham while PGA Tour Star Ian Leggatt was the non-playing captain for Team East.

Format

• Fourball, Foursomes, and Single Matches                                  

Teams
Both the East and West teams will be comprised of the following players:

• 2- Junior Boys Aged 13 & Under
• 2- Junior Boys Aged 14-16
• 2- Junior Boys Aged 17-19
• 2- Girls aged 11-19

Requirements
Juniors who wish to represent CJGA Team Canada must meet the following requirements:

• Juniors must play in the designated qualifier for the national competition
• Juniors must meet the age requirement for the Lipton Brisk Canada Cup when participating in the qualifier. (Please click here to visit the Tournament Schedule to view the list of qualifiers for each province.)
• Juniors must be a member of the Canadian Junior Golf Association
• Juniors must be in good standing with the Canadian Junior Golf Association
• Juniors who are selected for CJGA Team Canada East and West must reside in Canada.
• Juniors must meet the requirement score for his/her age category:

Girls – 160     Boys 13 & Under – 158     Boys 14 to 19 – 150

Selection Process:
The CJGA Team Canada Selection Committee will determine the juniors who represent CJGA Team Canada by the following process:

• All results from the designated qualifiers are merged into one field in each age category for each team.
• Scores will then be adjusted based on the difficulty of weather conditions, course conditions, course slope, and course rating
• The adjusted scores will be sorted by the committee.
• Juniors with serious code of conduct violations will be removed from the list  
• The juniors with the lowest adjusted scores in each age category will then be selected to represent CJGA Team Canada