Become a Sponsor
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is looking for individuals, businesses or corporations to become involved with Canada's Premier Junior Golf Association and its programs.
We invite companies to experience the enormous sales and marketing opportunities presented by becoming a CJGA Partner.
The collective assets and marketing strength of the CJGA have been combined to benefit our Partners. The CJGA's events, database of loyal members and stakeholders, and recognition all unite to maximize your impact.
Our Partnership program puts sponsors front and center in a meaningful and memorable fashion.
A partnership with the Canadian Junior Golf Association delivers a strategic alliance:
CJGA Reputation:
· Alignment with the proven CJGA brand and reputation. Move product and carry your message effectively. Blue-chip corporations such as Lexus, Nike Golf Canada, PING Canada, Mizuno Canada, TaylorMade Golf, Adams Golf, The Fletcher Group, Sunice, PUMA, Zirh, Golfweek, Sundog, Baka Wireless, Humber College, St. Clair College, Kaneff Golf, Clublink, and Lipton Brisk are just a few of the companies that invest in the CJGA for its impressive reputation.
Turn-Key Events:
· Leverage grassroots exposure and unmatched positioning at more than 90 CJGA events annually.
Market to Targeted Audiences:
· Access the CJGA's membership, loyal parents, affluent business leaders and community golf enthusiasts.
· Reach customers and prospects face-to-face in meaningful, memorable ways.
Support the CJGA. Become a CJGA sponsor. For further information and questions, please call Brad Parkins, COO, at 1-877-508-1069 ext. 221 or email Brad at brad.parkins@cjga.com.
About the CJGA
Why the need for the CJGA
CJGA recognizes our youth
CJGA Development Program
Where does the CJGA fit in the Golf Industry?
CJGA Feeder System
CJGA Milestones
CJGA Resources
What are the Pro's saying about the CJGA
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About the CJGA
Established in 1993, the CJGA was created to fill a void in the Canadian golf market.
Despite humble beginnings, the CJGA has grown from 12 tournaments in its inaugural year to a six stage competitive developmental program for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 19 now hosting over 90 events nationwide.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a "registered Canadian amateur athletic association" (RCAAA) not-for-profit organization.
The CJGA is an association partner of the RCGA and has developed partnerships with a number of Canadian PGA Zones.
In fifteen short years, through the hard work and dedication of a few people, the CJGA has developed a program that has assisted thousands of Canadian young people.
The developmental philosophy exemplified in our multi-day tournaments, and our junior golf camps has garnered an international reputation for the quality of the program and the junior players it produces.
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Why the need for the CJGA
For many years Canadian junior golfers have been at a disadvantage competing against the rest of the world. Most of the tournaments that were available to them in Canada were one day events at the club level. Many of our juniors were not prepared to play in tournaments such as their Provincial Junior Championship because they did not have the toughness that is developed through participation in multi-day events.
Junior golf in the United States, Sweden, parts of Europe and South Africa have flourished. It was with this in mind that the Canadian Junior Golf Association began.
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CJGA recognizes our youth
The Canadian Junior Golf Association recognizes that the future of our Country lies with our youth. Their success will be determined by the efforts we make today to develop the character, maturity and personal growth that will enable them to take their rightful place in a highly competitive international environment.
These are the very skills our programs build. By helping junior golfers, regardless of their economic means, to develop these skills we are helping to build a strong future for Canada through and for its youth.
We have only scratched the surface. While golf is a healthy, wholesome activity that relies on both physical and mental discipline to succeed, it is also relatively expensive. We have made every effort to open the door to all young people, regardless of economic means, but the reality is that without greater support these efforts will meet with limited success.
The CJGA has grown exponentially during the past 15 years. It recognizes that junior golfers are the trend setters and the future individuals that will represent our professionals and business environment.
Working hand-in-hand with the CJGA, we invite you to partner with the CJGA to develop the talent of the future.
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CJGA Development Program
The CJGA has established a 6-stage program for developing junior golfers in Canada. The program introduces boys and girls from the age of 5 to the game of golf. The CJGA program is open to juniors from all walks of life. Any boy or girl can participate in the CJGA development program without having to be a member of a golf club or golf facility. The CJGA makes it easy for juniors to learn and understand the game through its programs that are conducted throughout Canada.
Level 1 - Junior Linkster Program & HSBC Clinics for Kids
. Development stage
. Ages 5-12 are introduced to golf etiquette and formal competition
Level 2 - CJGA Junior Tour Program
. Opportunity to play in multi-day events
. Tournaments are more structured and competitive
Level 3 - CJGA Regional & Provincial Tournaments
. Opportunity for golfers who were successful at Junior Tour Events to compete in Regional and Provincial events
. 10% of golfers will move on to the next level - the rest will maintain a recreational love of the game
Level 4 - CJGA National Tournaments
. High profile with prominent media representatives on hand
. Golfers must apply to compete selected on past season's performance
Level 5 - International Events/Mentoring Program
. Golfers showing success in National qualifying tournaments are eligible to represent Canada at International events
. Mentoring program hosted by PGA & LPGA Tour Professionals
Level 6 - NCAA & Amateur Events
. Juniors at this stage have developed advanced mental and physical strength
. University level in either Canada or the United States and National Amateur Events
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Where Does the CJGA Fit in the Golf Industry?
. The CJGA has initiated a successful competitive development program that begins with golfers as young as five and continues until high school graduation. The CJGA develops junior golfers for the elite levels of competition and development including the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) Player Development program, international programs, the college and university level, as well as giving them opportunities for future careers with the Canadian Professional Golfers Association (CPGA). Many juniors who go through the programs offered by the CJGA will enjoy a lifetime of recreational golf.
. Currently, there is no comparable association in Canada with regards to the scope and size of the junior programs offered by the CJGA. As a result of the success of the CJGA, a number of junior tours have emerged over the last ten years at the local level across Canada. Golf courses have initiated junior programs and junior membership levels to relieve the financial burden.
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CJGA Feeder System
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CJGA Milestones
. expansion across Canada with over 90 events.
. an increase in membership each year of 20%.
. the endorsement of the CJGA by The Canadian Tour.
. the CJGA joining the information highway by establishing our website - www.cjga.com.
. Hosting the Stephen Ames Cup (Canada vs. Trinidad-Tobago) and Stephen Ames, North America Cup (United States vs. Canada) in Canada
. representing Canada in the World Junior Cup held in Scotland involving Scotland, Canada and the United States with Team Captain, Richard Zokol, PGA Tour Professional.
. Representing Canada in Japan against Japan, United States, China, England, Kingdom of Sweden, South Korea and Thailand
. Representing Canada in South Africa against England, the Netherlands and South Africa
. representing Canada in the Junior Worlds in San Diego, California (with over 40 countries represented) against the best juniors in the World.
. media coverage on TSN, CITY TV, Sporstnet, The Golf Report, CFTO-TV, CKVR-TV, the World of Golf, Scoregolf, the Fox Network, the FAN Radio Station, CHAY Radio, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, Score Magazine, Golfweek Newspaper, Golf Digest, Inside Golf in Vancouver and Alberta, The Vancouver Sun and Province, The Calgary Herald, La Journal de Montreal and the Montreal Gazette, The Daily Gleamer in Nova Scotia.
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CJGA Resources
· The Canadian Junior Golf Association has the expertise in conducting Junior Golf Events, clinics and camps
· The CJGA membership data base
· The CJGA conducts over 90 multi-day events across Canada for junior golfers ages 5-19 giving all young people an opportunity to develop their skills
· The CJGA represents Canada in several events Internationally and holds qualifiers nationally to determine the field giving access to elite young people in the sport
· CJGA's National Spokesperson is Richard Zokol, PGA Tour Professional
· CJGA's has relationships with Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, Jim Nelford, Dave Barr, Jon Mills, Derek Gillespie, Gail Graham, Alena Sharpe to name a few.
· CJGA's relationship with the Canadian Touring and Club Professional's
A few notes about Sports and Recreation Organizations* and why establishing a partnership is valuable:
Sports and Recreation Organizations
. make up the largest sub-sector of Canada's 161,000 charities and non-profits.
. promote and provide amateur sports, training, fitness, and wellness services
. Organize sporting competitions and events
. And provide a variety of other services to communities
* 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP) and the 2003 National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (NSNVO)
. There approximately 33,600 Sports and Recreation organizations, accounting for 21% of the country's estimated 161,000 nonprofit organizations, the Canadian Junior Golf Association being one of them.
. Sports and Recreation organizations tend to be well-established. (The Canadian Junior Golf Association has been in operation for 15 years.)
. Sports and Recreation organizations have a reported total of 33 million and 130,000 organizations as members.
* 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP) and the 2003 National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (NSNVO)
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What the Pro's are saying about the CJGA
The CJGA has received tremendous amount of support from Canada's premier professional golfers led by its National Spokesperson, two-time PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol. The CJGA has also received a great deal of support from Stephen Ames through the Stephen Ames Cup, a major international junior tournament hosted by the CJGA and funded by Ames. Mike Weir, Ian Leggatt, Gail Graham, Jim Nelford, Dave Barr, Jon Mills and others have attended the annual CJGA Junior Golf Fundraiser that takes place the Monday after the Canadian Open.
"The Canadian Junior Golf Association is the premier association in Canada at the junior level. It is without hesitation that I strongly recommend enrollment in the programs offered by the CJGA in 2007."
- Richard Zokol
CJGA National Spokesperson
23-Year PGA Tour Professional
"Junior golfers in Canada will continue to improve by participating in the CJGA's programs," said Ames. "The experience juniors will gain through participation in professionally run multi-day tournaments will go a long way to developing both the mental and physical aspects of becoming a successful golfer."
-Stephen Ames
PGA Tour Professional
2005 Players Championship winner
"These kids are so much further ahead than I was at their age," said Weir. "It's good to see that there are (programs) like the CJGA in place to serve as building blocks for the future."
-Mike Weir
PGA Tour Professional, 2003 Masters Champion
"The CJGA provides junior golfers of all skill levels with the opportunity to experience competition within a professional environment. I fully expect that Canadian golfers will continue to have an increased role on the international stage as they develop their skills through the CJGA and move on to the collegiate and professional ranks."
- Ian Leggatt
PGA Tour Professional
Host, CJGA TaylorMade-adidas Invitational
"It's important that junior golfers learn the fundamentals of playing tournament golf in preparation for the next level. The tournaments offered by the CJGA will provide this necessary experience."
- Chris Baryla
Nationwide Tour Professional
CJGA Alumnus
"Junior golfers within Canada must be granted the same competitive opportunities as those outside of it. The CJGA is making great strides in this regard through its expanding program that is generating recognition internationally.
- James Lepp
2005 NCAA Division I Medallist
CJGA Alumnus
"The level of junior golf in Canada has risen to new heights thanks to the efforts of the CJGA and its programs. The experience participants gain through professionally run, multi-day competitions will lay the foundation for their development at the collegiate and professional level."
- Jon Mills
Nationwide Tour Professional
"I knew from an early age that I wanted to play golf professionally, and the experience I gained in the CJGA gave me not only the skills, but also the passion, to pursue my dream. Junior Golf in Canada has improved greatly through the work of the CJGA, and by teaming up with IMG Canada, it will now continue to grow with the support of the corporate community."
- Derek Gillespie
Canadian Tour Professional
CJGA Alumnus
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