Saturday, October 12, 2024

Golf Canada’s 2024 Junior Skills Challenge National Event heads to Credit Valley Golf & Country Club – Golf Canada

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Mississauga, Ont. – The 2024 Junior Skills Challenge National Event will take place on Saturday, October 5 at Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga, Ont.

A total of 31 golfers from four age groups will compete in the 15th edition of the Junior Skills Challenge National Event, which brings together the top-scoring juniors from coast-to-coast.

The participating junior golfers will compete in a three-part skills challenge (putting, chipping and driving) with one overall winner per age group and gender.

Golf Canada, in partnership with COBRA and PUMA Golf, along with the PGA of Canada will host the 2024 Junior Skills Challenge National Event. The event is the culmination of more than 1,600 Junior Skills Challenge participants who competed at 92 qualifying events held across Canada. The field is comprised of 31 golfers from across Canada, all selected from the top of the Junior Skills Challenge National Leaderboard

Format

Driving: Each competitor receives three drives. Points are awarded and dependent on distance and aim of the drive. The drive must come to rest within the 30-yard width to qualify for points. The number of points is dependent on the distances completed.

Chipping: Each competitor receives three shots. Points are awarded and dependent on the distance of the chip from the target.

Putting: Each competitor receives one putt each from each distance of 5, 10 and 20 feet. Points are awarded for holing the putt and for proximity to the hole.

The winners of the Junior Skills Challenge National Event will receive prizing courtesy of program partner, COBRA PUMA Golf. On Sunday, October 6, Junior Skills Challenge National Event participants will also have the opportunity to play Lionhead Golf Club in Brampton, Ontario in an exciting match play format, outfitted by program sponsor COBRA PUMA Golf.

For more information on the Junior Skills Challenge National Event, click here.

Participants

Girls 7 to 9

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Brooke Sundquist The Hamptons Golf Club Calgary Alberta
Annabel Yan Ran Zhao Mayfair Lakes Golf Club Richmond British Columbia
Myra Raycroft Kingsville Golf & Country Club Windsor Ontario
Sierra Storey Sutton Creek Golf Club Amherstburg Ontario


Girls 10 to 11

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Emily Joy The Glencoe Golf & Country Club Calgary Alberta
Angela Qi Angus Glen Golf Club Toronto Ontario
Soleil Lindholm St. George’s Golf Club Toronto Ontario
Keira Chin Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club Port Moody British Columbia


Girls 12 to 13

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Riviera Lindholm St. George’s Golf Club Toronto Ontario
Shannon Zhang Lago Golf Academy Port Moody British Columbia
Kaitlyn Joy The Glencoe Golf & Country Club Calgary Alberta
Kate Yang Lago Golf Academy Coquitlam British Columbia


Girls 14 to 15

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Aliyah Hull Willow Park Golf & Country Club Chestermere Alberta
Tristyn Anderson The Hamptons Golf Club Calgary Alberta
Addyson Tatlonghari Evergreen Golf Centre Lethbridge Alberta
Ceilidh Spare Rideau View Golf Club North Gower Ontario


Boys 7 to 9

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Eliott Forest Club de golf Le Portage L’Assomption Québec
Albert Cui Angus Glen Golf Club Aurora Ontario
Gianni D’Ambrosio Beacon Hall Golf Club Newmarket Ontario
Owen Durkin The Glencoe Golf & Country Club Calgary Alberta


Boys 10 to 11

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Noah Olver Sarnia Golf & Curling Club Brights Grove Ontario
Nicholas Gallo Beacon Hall Golf Club King City Ontario
Lennon Goyette Gowan Brae Golf & Country Club Bathurst New Brunswick
Benjamin Vandolder Georgian Bay Club Clarksburg Ontario


Boys 12 to 13

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Jagger Shi Angus Glen Golf Club Toronto Ontario
Hunter Burke Belvedere Golf Club Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
Spencer Forsyth Paradise Canyon Golf Resort Lethbridge Alberta
William Henry The Glencoe Golf & Country Club Calgary Alberta


Boys 14 to 15

Name Home Club Hometown Province
Tommy Xu Angus Glen Golf Club Richmond Hill Ontario
Luke Deplaedt Beacon Hall Golf Club Aurora Ontario
Kai Kriekle Wascana Country Club Regina Saskatchewan

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