CJGA Team Canada East and West Announced for Lipton Brisk Canada Cup

MARKHAM, ON (July 23, 2008) – 16 of Canada’s up and coming junior golfers will tee it up beginning July 29th for 6th annual Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.  Donalda Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ont. will host the Ryder Cup style tournament that is the only national event of its kind in Canada.

8 players from Team East will square off against their western counterparts over three days of match play competition featuring fourball, foursomes, and singles matches.  The first team to reach 8.5 points will be declared the winner.  CJGA Team Canada East holds a 3-2 lead in the overall series after its win in 2007 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.  All team members earned their spot on their respective teams through a series of national qualifying events conduted on the CJGA Junior Tour (ages 11-19).

CJGA TEAM CANADA EAST

Boys 17-19
Nathan Callighen, Stittsville, Ont.
Brett Davidson, Waverley, N.S.

Boys 14-16
Spencer Kelly, Ottawa, Ont.
Ryan Weatherall, Nepean, Ont.

Boys 13 & Under
Michael Reaume, Ottawa, Ont.
Nicholas Crozier, Unionville, Ont.

Girls 11-19
Kiersten Klekner-Alt, Ottawa, Ont.
Brittany Davidson, Mississauga, Ont.

CJGA TEAM CANADA WEST

Boys 17-19
Scott Lowe, Calgary, Alta.
Mac Tulloch, Regina, Sask.

Boys 14-16
Sang Lee, Calgary, Alta.
Demetres Giannitsos, Edson, Alta.

Boys 13 & Under Division
Travis Chorley, Jasper, Alta.
Mac Burns, Regina, Sask.

Girls 11-19
Evann Parker, Calgary, Alta.
Jocelyn Alford, Calgary, Alta.

About Lipton Brisk
Brisk Iced Tea is a non-carbonated thirst quenching pure refreshment beverage with "attitude." Nothing cools you down and puts you on top of your golf game better than Brisk! Think Brisk on the golf course, in the restaurant, at the snack bar, in refreshment carts and in vending machines. Brisk is available in cans, single serve bottles, and several take home packages. You can also find Brisk on tap at many of your favourite restaurants.

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.