July 20th, 2006

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(Markham, Ont.) - The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) and Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association (TTGA) are pleased to announce their respective team members for the second annual Stephen Ames Cup. The Ryder Cup style tournament will be held in Moka, Trinidad from July 26th to 28th at St. Andrews Golf Club where PGA Tour Professional STEPHEN AMES will act as the tournament's host.

CJGA TEAM CANADA

Boys 18 - 21
David Downs, Richmond, B.C.
Zac Bested, Tecumseh, Ont.

Boys 16 - 18
Darren Hupfer, Edmonton, Alta.
Michael Bosch, Calgary, Alta.

Boys 14 - 15
Sean Jedrusiak, Calgary, Alta.
Scott Lowe, Calgary, Alta.

Girls 19 - 21
Claudine Foong, Aurora, Ont.
Leslie Booth, Toronto, Ont.

Girls 18 & Under
Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Richmond Hill, Ont.
Laeni Bendzik, Calgary, Alta.

TEAM TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Boys 18 - 21
Shane Costelloe
Simon Merry

Boys 16 - 18
Robert Llanos
Ben Martin

Boys 14 - 15
Timothy Martin
Sirron Melville

Girls 19 - 21
Tracey Clarke
Diana Torry

Girls 18 & Under
Martine de Gannes
Kelsey Lou Hing

The Stephen Ames Cup is supported by the Stephen Ames Foundation and Nike Golf Canada. The event promotes goodwill and sportsmanship in the game of golf between the two countries. The 2005 Stephen Ames Cup was captured by CJGA Team Canada by a final score of 10 - 6.

About the Stephen Ames Cup
The Canadian Junior Golf Association, in partnership with PGA Tour Professional Stephen Ames and the Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association, presents the second annual Stephen Ames Cup, to be held July 28th - 30th in Trinidad. 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. The qualifying process for CJGA Team Canada will be done through CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series events on the 2006 schedule.

About Nike Golf Canada
Nike Golf Canada is passionately dedicated to honouring 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. Nike Golf equipment can be found in the bag of a number of elite touring professionals including 2006 Tournament Players Champion Stephen Ames of Calgary, Alta. The top Canadian money winner on the PGA Tour in 2004 will host the seond annual Stephen Ames Cup in Moka, Trinidad in 2006.

For more information on Nike Golf Canada, 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 our National Founding Partner, HSBC Bank Canada

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