The 10th season for the Eastern Ontario-based PLAY Junior Golf Tour is underway. The junior circuit has a busy summer ahead and they got things started on Sunday, May 21 at the esteemed Rideau View Golf Club in Manotick, Ontario.
The Rideau View Spring Open presented by the Humber College Professional Golf Management Program and in support of the CHEO Foundation attracted a full field of 72 junior golfers.
PJGT Founder and President Chris Veltkamp says the players enjoyed a perfect weather day with a course in impeccable condition, and appreciated by all.
Among the field were 21 players playing their inaugural event on the circuit, and 12 actually competing in a tournament for a very first time.
In a new effort this year, each tour event has a designated charity and this event saw a donation of $1550 made to the CHEO Foundation, with money donated per birdie made by the players in the field, in this case, 38 of them.
The low score on the day was turned in by Tyson Lum-Wah who posted a 73.
The winners and runner-ups in each division were:
Boys U19 Peyton Veltkamp, Connor Stewart
Boys U17 Jaxon Zanatta , Ryan Power
Boys U15 Tyson Lum-Wah, Zack Moore
Boys U13 Wilson Doornekamp, Owen Copp
Boys U13 (9 holes) Dean Smith
Boys U11 Dublin Eaton
Boys U9 Bryce Csizmar, Nash Adamek
Boys U7 Bentley Klompmaker
Girls U19 Mimi Braiter, Hailey Denis
Girls U15 Madelyn Orrin, Ceilidh Spare
Girls U13 Olivia St.-Cyr
Girls U9 Vanessa Bell
Girls U7 Leanna Tsang
This was the 1st official event in the race to the Flagstick.com Cup (season-long points race), as a new era in junior golf begins!
The new PLAY Junior Golf Tour event is The Bear Trap at BBR presented by Green Backs Pawn Shop and in support of Price Strong. It is slated for Sunday, May 28 at the Black Bear Ridge Golf Course in Belleville, Ontario.
For more information on the PJGT visit their website here.
