CANADA CUP
WEST VS. EAST RYDER CUP MATCHES August TBA, 2006
The fifth 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 consist 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 qualify for either Team West or Team East must meet the following requirements:
- Juniors must play in the designated qualifier for their region
- Juniors must meet the age requirement for the Canada Cup when participating in the qualifier. (Please click here to visit the Tournament Schedule to view the list of qualifiers for each province.)
- Junior must be a member of the Canadian Junior Golf Association
- Junior must be in good standing with the Canadian Junior Golf Association
- Juniors who are selected to participate in the Canada Cup 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
Selecting Process:
The CJGA Team Canada Selection Committee will determine the juniors who represent Team West and Team East 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 then 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 either Team West or Team East
*Note: The CJGA reserves the right to select team members outside of qualifying requirements
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