MJT Team Canada set for Australia’s Jack Newton International Junior Classic
September 19, 2018 – (Vancouver, BC) – The Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is pleased to announce the finalists who qualified to representCanada in the upcoming Jack Newton International Junior Classic, a tournament billed as the ‘largest junior golf event in the Southern Hemisphere,’ with competitors from several countries taking part.
After qualifying via specific MJT tournaments held across the country, the playersselected to compete are Stephanie Chelack from Inglewood Golf and Curling Club in Calgary, AB, Bo Brown from Mississauga, ON, playing out of Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Kaiden Nicholson from Edmonton Golf and Country Club in Edmonton, AB, Graem Costigan from Galt Country Club in Cambridge, ON, andNeel Soni from St. Charles Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg, MB.
This will be the tenth appearance for MJT Team Canada in the event, which runs a Junior (15 to 17 years) as well as a Sub-Junior (14 and under) Championship simultaneously from October 1 through 5, in Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. The five-player team, accompanied by MJT National Operations Director, Trent Matson, will be participating in the Junior Championship and outfitted with uniforms and golf bags courtesy of MJT’s Official Travel Insurance Partner, TuGo.TuGo also supports the MJT via a partnership where the non-profit program receives 10% back from every travel insurance policy sold to MJT member families.
“I am extremely excited to be travelling with MJT Team Canada to Australia for the Jack Newton International Junior Classic,” said Matson. “The players who are coming will have an amazing life experience and will gain valuable international golf experience playing in what is considered to be the major junior golf event down under.”
Once play gets underway, scores and highlights can be seen on the Jack Newton Junior Golf website here. For more information on the Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, please visit www.maplejt.com.
About TuGo: For over 50 years, TuGo’s dedication to travellers, partners and employees, has made it one of Canada’s top travel insurance providers and a Canada’s Best Managed Company. If you plan on traveling and require insurance, consider using the MJT’s official Travel Insurance Partner, TuGo, by obtaining a quote using this link. All policies secured through the MJT partnership with TuGo will generate a return of 10%, which goes back into MJT programs such as the Jack Newton International Junior Classic.
About the MJT: The non-profit Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour presented by Boston Pizza is Canada’s number one-played Junior Golf Tour as well as the only national junior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals and the ‘Road to College Golf’ in Canada. The organization is presented nationally by Boston Pizza and supported by valued Premier, Tournament and Product Partners. The MJT hosts more than 70 events across Canada, including free Ford Go Golf Junior Clinics, the MJT Mini Tour for 7-12 year olds, the Collegiate Tour for 19-23 year olds, and multi-day events for competitive players aged 11 to 18 which are also qualifiers for international competitions. The program offers annual awards, scholarships, and frequent player incentives to help reward player’s performance and participation throughout each season. MJT alumni include many Professional Tour players and PGA of Canada Professionals, as well as Canadian Amateur, National and Provincial Junior Champions. The MJT aims to develop champions, in golf and in life, promoting the game from grassroots through to provincial, national, university and professional level. For more information on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, please visit www.maplejt.com
Media Contact: Russ MacKay, Operations Manager, Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tourrmackay@maplejt.com 1-877-859-GOLF www.maplejt.com.
