Touhey Captures CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series at The Marshes KANATA, ON- Better conditions led to better scores for the second day of the Canadian Junior Golf Association's (CJGA) Nike Golf Junior Series at The Marshes, just outside of Ottawa, Ont. Local golfer Wendall Touhey posted the low overall score for the tournament at 149 on his home course to win the Boys 17-19 Division. The promising 19-year-old Touhey turned a slim two-stroke lead after the first round into a sizable eight-shot victory in the Boys 17-19 Division thanks to a final round 1-over 73. "I went out all last week and got yardages to every point you could imagine, so I was really prepared for this tournament," Touhey said, of his home course advantage. He plans to turn pro in September and hopefully take a run at the Canadian Tour. Tarn MacArthur, 19, from Montreal, Que. was his nearest challenger, with Ian Ford, 18, of Sioux Lookout, Ont. grabbing third spot. Michael Gligic, 15, of Burlington, Ont. capped off an impressive final round 72 by winning the Boys 14-16 Division on the first playoff hole over Ryan Sevigny, 16, of Stittsville, Ont. Gligic was 2-under par - including six birdies - until he double-bogeyed the 18th hole. He made amends in the playoff though, successfully overcoming his five-stroke deficit after the first round. Gligic said he was "confident" going into the playoff, "but I was just nervous because of the last two holes - my driver wasn't going too good. I put it in the fairway bunker actually (in the playoff) but then put the fairway bunker shot to 15 feet." His two-putt par earned him the victory. Eleven-year-old Paolo Addona from Anjou, Que. earned his first victory of 2005 in the Boys 13 & Under Division after battling 13-year-old Julien Goulet of St.-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que. in the final round. The clinching shot for Addona came on 17 when he holed a 35-foot chip for par after having put his tee shot in the water. "I had a smile across my face like crazy, and Julien was astonished," Addona said of the chip-in after his round. "But then he put his bunker shot next to the hole too." Addona closed with a superb 76 for a 157 total. Goulet finished second at 161 while Jean-Sébastien Viau, 12, from Rosemère, Que. snuck in for third spot. Fourteen-year-old Brittany Henderson from Smiths Falls, Ont. followed up a dominant season on the CJGA tour last year with a convincing victory to begin the 2005 season in the Girls Division. "I played well on the back nine to shoot an O.K. score I guess," said Henderson, of her 39 on the back. Two golfers from Ottawa, 16-year-old Kate Burnett and 17-year-old Emily Milito, tied for second place behind Henderson. The win gives Henderson, like her fellow division winners, a good chance of being selected to play on CJGA Team Canada to play against the top juniors from Trinidad and Tobago in the Stephen Ames Cup to be held in late July. The Nike Golf Junior Series at The Marshes served as one of the nationwide qualifiers being held to determine which juniors will represent their country. Henderson has competed for CJGA Team Canada in the past and is looking forward to the possibility of playing in the Stephen Ames Cup. "I thought it was a really fun experience and I think it helped me improve my game alot," she said, of her previous international experience. The top three finishers in each category were awarded prizes courtesy of Nike, including golf bags, wedges and travel bags, along with the Nike caps and golf balls given to each participant. About Nike Golf Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honoring 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. For more information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at www.nikegolf.com About the CJGA Nike Golf Junior Championship The Nike Golf Junior Championship is the only invitational conducted by the CJGA in 2005. The event is the culmination of the ten tournament national CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series. The 54-hole stroke play event will take place from August 23 - 25, 2005 at Bayview Country Club in Thornhill, Ont. Only CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series division winners will be invited to participate. There will be 4 spots available at each Nike Golf Junior Series event (one spot in each age group). Division winners at the Nike Golf Junior Championship will receive a custom set of Nike Golf irons and all participants will receive one dozen Nike One golf balls and a pair of Nike golf shoes. About the Stephen Ames Cup The Canadian Junior Golf Association, in partnership with PGA Tour Professional Stephen Ames and the Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association, present the first annual Stephen Ames Cup, to be held July 28th - 30th at the exclusive Granite Golf Club in Stouffville Ont. 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 all CJGA Nike Golf Junior Series events on the 2005 schedule (Tournament code O13 excluded from qualifying for Stephen Ames Cup) About the CJGA As the official junior golf association in Canada, 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 the game. Through its six stage competitive development program, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. In 2005, the CJGA will conduct over 90 tournaments across Canada. Included in the tournament schedule is a number of qualifying events for international tournaments initiated 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 not-for-profit Canadian Registered Athletic Association with Revenue Canada. For Additional information: Dan Plouffe CJGA Communications Assistant 1-877-508-1069 dan.plouffe@cjga.com www.cjga.com Rick Betts CJGA Director of Media Relations and Communications 1-877-508-1069 Ext. 233 rick.betts@cjga.com www.cjga.com