Markham, ON - The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is pleased to announce the release of the new Pursuit of Perfection Golf Manual, presented by Lexus.  The Pursuit of Perfection Golf Manual will provide junior golfers and parents alike with some key information within the golf landscape in Canada to assist them in advancing their game and delivering more perfect moments on and off the course.

St. Andrews, Scotland (July 30^th, 2010) – FGA Team Scotland claimed their second John Clark Trophy in 3 years today at the Euro Junior Golf Cup in Fife, Scotland. Canadians faced an uphill battle against an energized American squad and home course advantage for the Scots.

 Markham, ON - (July 30, 2010) On August 4, 40 juniors well be looking to be crowned champion at the prestigious Lionhead Golf and Country Club in Brampton, ON. The junior golfers will be playing the Masters course which is going to be a real test of golf as there are over 100 bunkers and 9 ponds spread out across its 18 holes. This event is the 4^th of 7 Kaneff Junior Series events that take place at each of the Kaneff courses across Ontario. All three divisions are expected to be very competitive as the players attempt to master the course.

Nottawa, ON (July 29, 2010) The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) crowned three divisional champions after today’s final round of the Canadian International Junior Challenge Qualifier at the Batteaux Creek Golf Club in Nottawa, ON. Batteaux Creek proved to be a worthy adversary for a talented field of juniors over the past two days with unanimous praise for the golf course from all the players.

St. Andrews, Scotland (July 28^th, 2010) – Scotland and Canada continued to trade punches today at the second round of the Euro Junior Golf Cup at Scotscraig Golf Club. Both sides battled for ground until the very end. With a little help from their American cousins the Canadians found themselves in an unusual position, a tie for the lead going into the final round.   

 Markham, ON (July 29, 2010) At the soon to be Bethesada Grange Golf Course in Stouffville, ON, Canadian Junior Golf Association players will be looking to post low numbers this coming Tuesday, with the hopes of impressing the CJGA’s director of international competition, John Lawrence. If the male juniors meet the scoring requirements, they will be put into consideration for the team that will be representing the CJGA in Bela Bela, South Africa at the International Triangular Cup. The 6 boys who will be representing the CJGA will face off with juniors representing the South African Golf Association and the English Golf Union in three-ball match play. With the rare opportunity to see such a beautiful country like South Africa, as well as the quality of golf being played, the juniors should be desperate to score well at Rolling Hills, and extremely low numbers should be expected.

Nottawa, ON (July 28, 2010) Blustery winds and sporadic rain showers greeted the juniors at the Batteaux Creek Golf Club in Nottawa, ON for this week’s Canadian International Junior Challenge Qualifier.

Stouffville, ON (July 28, 2010) 16 of Canada’s top junior golfers took to the Granite Golf Club this morning looking to accomplish the same goal, to lead their team to a victory at the 2010 Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.  Team East was leading the tournament after the second round by a score of 5 to 3.  Today’s format of play was singles matches where players faced off one-on-one in twosomes.  The West needed a big day as their opponents only needed 3 points to retain the Cup.  The West was able to do just that taking 6 of an available 8 points on the final day making the final score West-9 East-6.  This is the West’s first victory since 2005.  “I knew we had it in us, we have been playing good golf all week and catching some bad breaks and it finally went our way today and I couldn’t be happier and prouder” said Claudine Foong, Team West Non-Playing Captain.  “We knew that it was still anyone’s tournament heading in to the singles matches and the West team simply played better golf today.  I have been very impressed with the calibre of golf that I have seen over the course of the week and wish all players the best of luck in the future” explained Cory Jones, Team East Non-Playing Captain.

St. Andrews, Scotland (July 28^th, 2010) – Marc Casullo, 13, of Aurora, ON sent his teammates into a frenzy on 18 today when he sunk a 25 foot putt to win his match and gave CJGA Team Canada a slim half point lead going into the second round of the Euro Junior Golf Cup.

Stouffville, ON (July 27, 2010) Once again players were greeted with beautiful weather for the second round of the 2010 Lipton Brisk Canada Cup at the Granite Golf Club in Stouffville, ON. Today’s format of play was foursome matches also known as alternate shot. Alternate shot is the most testing format played during the Lipton Brisk Canada Cup as players must be able to rely on one another heavily during the course of the round. Team West took to the course today looking to close the gap that was formed between themselves and Team East yesterday. Unfortunately they were not able to close that gap but they ensured that it was not made any bigger. Some matches were won wire to wire while others were absolute roller coaster rides providing some exciting entertainment for all to watch during this Tuesday morning. Each side was able to earn 2 points each today leaving the Team East with 5 points going in to the final round and Team West with 3. “I was pleased with the way Team East performed today, no one gave up today as we were able to battle back from a front nine deficit in one match to convert a point. I am very proud of my team!” said Cory Jones, Team East Non-Playing Captain.  “We played well today and were able to earn 1 more point than we did yesterday so we are making progress as a team and it is anyone’s tournament out there tomorrow” exclaimed Claudine Foong, Team West Non-Playing Captain.

Markham, ON (July 27, 2010) The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is set to kick off yet another Ontario event, marking the fourteenth of the year; taking place at Batteaux Creek Golf Club on Wednesday and Thursday in Nottawa, Ontario. This coming event will act as a qualifier for the prestigious Canadian International Junior Challenge which is an annual International Competition pinning Countries’ best juniors from across the globe in a team medal competition; past countries that have participated include Norway, England, Mexico, Columbia, Netherlands, Costa Rica among others. This year’s competition will take place September 14-17 at OslerBrook Golf Club in Collingwood, Ontario.

Stouffville, ON (July 26, 2010) Warm weather and sunny skies greeted 16 of Canada’s top junior golfers at the Granite Golf Club in Stouffville, ON for the first round of the 8^th Annual Lipton Brisk Canada Cup. The Lipton Brisk Canada Cup is a 3 day Ryder Cup Format event between 8 players from the Western side of Canada (Manitoba to British Columbia) and 8 players from the Eastern side of Canada (Ontario to the Maritimes). During the first round players were tested with fourball matches where each player played their own ball and the best score from each side was the one that counted towards the match. Team East most certainly had the upper hand going in to the first round as they did not have to deal with a significant time change on top of the already early tee times. Team East was able to take advantage of that factor and took 3 of an available 4 points on the first day. “I was very impressed with both the East and West Teams, saw a lot of great shots out there and the competition should only get better as the week moves on” explained Team East Non-Playing Captain Cory Jones. Non-Playing Captain for Team West, Claudine Foong is optimistic towards the rest of the week as she had this to say, “I am very proud of how Team West played today, we are very excited for foursome matches tomorrow and think that it will be a tight fight to the finish!”