Markham, ON -The Canadian Junior Golf Association is pleased to announce a new partnership with PGA Tour Professional Richard Zokol.

Zokol has joined the CJGA as the national spokesperson for the association. Zokol will assume non-playing captain status for CJGA Team Canada at the World Junior Golf Cup and Mizuno North America Cup, both Ryder Cup formatted events. Zokol will attend the CJGA Ping Canadian Junior Match Play Championship, CJGA Mizuno National Golf Championship, and Lipton Brisk Canada Cup. In addition to handling the national spokesperson duties, Zokol will host the inaugural Richard Zokol Celebrity Golf Classic in support of the Canadian Junior Golf Association. The event will be conducted in Toronto, Ontario at an undetermined location in June of 2004.

Zokol, of White Rock, British Columbia, brings a wealth of experience to the CJGA as a 22 year member of the PGA Tour. His resume includes two PGA victories, the Deposit Guarantee Classic and the Greater Milwaukee Open. Additionally, Zokol has captured a CPGA Championship on the Nationwide Tour, a Canadian Tour victory, a Canadian Amateur title, and an NCAA Championship title. Zokol captained Brigham Young University to victory in 1981. In addition, he has represented Canada in international team competition in numerous World Cup and Alfred Dunhill Cup events.

"I am very eager to enter into this partnership with the CJGA," said Zokol. "As a professional golfer who understands the game by having gone through all the various stages of growth in my career, I look forward to offering my services to CJGA members across Canada. Together, I believe we can make a great impact on the future of golf for Canada by building on the success of the CJGA.

"Richard brings a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge to the CJGA," said Danny Fritz, CJGA Chief Operations Officer. "This is a partnership that is expected to improve all levels of junior golf in this country and one that we expect will last well into the future. His presence as captain for our international teams combined with the training to be provided by Clublink's elite camps will, no doubt, improve Canada's performance at the international level and provide team members with a valuable experience."

The CJGA, a national junior golf association, conducts 77 events across Canada for junior boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 26. The CJGA also sends teams to over 10 international events and presents 10 national, provincial and regional championships across Canada. Starting in 1995, it initiated international qualifying events to give juniors the chance to represent their country, to test their skills against the rest of the world and to give them the opportunity to gain exposure to college coaches. The CJGA is a registered not for profit amateur athletic association with Revenue Canada.

For Additional Information:

Rick Betts
Manager, Media Relations
Canadian Junior Golf Association
1-877-508-1069
rick.betts@cjga.com