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NEWMARKET, ON (July 16, 2008) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) held the first ever Junior Open at Silver Lakes on July 14th and 15th at Silver Lakes Golf and Country Club.  With a new tournament, at a new course, it was only fitting for there to be a first time champion: James Krantz of Oshawa, Ont. won the Boys 17-19 Division after carding a two-day total of 144 (E).

On the opening day of the tournament, the weather was cloudy with a light rain.  Krantz was not deterred by the less then ideal conditions and shot an opening round 73 (+1), creating a three shot lead over the competition.  The second round greeted the players with a beautiful hot and sunny day, and Krantz would not miss the opportunity to win his first event.  He shot 71 (-1) extending his lead to ten strokes over second place finisher Scott Simpson of Newmarket, Ont.  “I struck the ball very well this weekend,” commented Krantz, “The course is great, the greens roll well and the fairways are nice and lush.”  Corey Cucco of Uxbridge, Ont., finished third in the division.

The Boys 14-16 Division proved to be extremely competitive as nine players were within five strokes of the lead.  Matthew LaRiviere of Richmond Hill, Ont., fresh off of a win in the Ping Canadian Junior Match Play Championship, would continue to build momentum and shoot 155 (+11) for a one stroke win over Gormley’s Ryan Brown and Newmarket’s Carson Pickford who tied for second place.  “I played really well off the tee today,” admitted LaRiviere, “I only missed a few fairways all tournament.”

In the Girls Division, Toronto’s Isabella Leung finished first scoring 181 (          +37), Ju-Hee Bae of Toronto, Ont. and Natalie Chung of Thornhill, Ont. finished in second and third respectively.  Tae Won Kim of Richmond Hill, Ont. clinched the Boys 13 and Under Division just after returning from his trip to the Mizuno North America Cup last week. Rob Gavarkovs of Toronto, Ont., and Mississauga’s Paulino Fernando rounded out the top three.

Notes

Weather

July 14: 23°C, Cloudy with a light Rain
July 15: 24°C, Sunny

• Silver Lakes was Isabelle Leung and James Krantz first ever CJGA win
• Javier Diaz was the only player to make an eagle, doing so on the par-5 18th
• The par-3 3rd at Silver Lakes played the easiest with an average score of 3.44
• The par-4 12th played the most difficult with an average score of 5.00

The CJGA will continue its Ontario Schedule on July 23rd to 24th at Cedarhurst Golf Club in the CJGA Junior Open at Cedarhurst

Lexus Skills Competition Winners

Closest to the Pin

Girls – Niki Kalergis
Boys 13 and Under – Nicholas Crozier
Boys 14-16 – MichaelWoods
Boys 17-19 – Mikhail Ziskos

Girls – Isabella Leung
Boys 13 and Under – Rob Gavarkovs
Boys 14-16 – Javier Diaz
Boys 17-19 – Colin MacGregor

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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