Over 100 junior players converged on Elk Ridge Golf Resort for the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) on the weekend of Aug. 9 and 10.
Yoyo Zhu of Saskatoon was the overall junior women’s champion with a two day score of 164. The Willows Club player won the under-15 age group and had the lowest rounds overall with an 80 on Saturday and 84 on Sunday.
Natalie Maunula of North Battleford was second in the age group, she tied Sarah Henderson of Saskatoon at 168. Henderson was the winner of the 15-19 age category.
Miranda Merriman of La Ronge was second in the older age group at 178, Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard also shot 178, she is in the younger age cateory.
In the junior men’s under-13 event Adam Stepaniuk of George Town, Grand Caymen won the title with a two round score of 152. The 12-year-old carded rounds of 77 and 75 holding off Hudson Deibert of Regina who finished with a 154 with back-to-back 77’s on the 10-year-old’s scorecard.
Coming in third was Cohen Bridge of Corman Park, he was at 157.
The winner of the under-15 men’s age group was Hudson Diederichs of Saskatoon. The Riverside Country Club member shot 75 on day one and then posted a tournament low 67 in the second round to edge out Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte by one shot. Nesbitt shot 74 in round one and 69 on Sunday to take second in the age category.
Thomas Pilon, 14, was third at 150 (74,76).
The juvenile (under 17) age group had the most players with 35 players.
Playing at the same tees as the under-19 category, Dante Gamble of Duck Lake was winner of the overall men’s event. The 16-year-old led the way with a 36 hole score of 143 after rounds of 71 and 72 on Tamarack and Birch nines at Elk Ridge.
Isaac Frei of Gray was second in the age group at 156, in third was Ian Davis of Saskatoon.
The under-19 age division was decided by a playoff with Brady Guenther of Saskatoon taking the win. The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club player was tied at 151 with fellow Saskatoon players Griffin Blanch and Braeden Kozak before earning the championship on the second playoff hole.
To see the complete results of the event click here.
The next MJT event in Saskatchewan is the final Order of Merit tournament of the season on Aug. 23 and 24 at The Legends in Warman.
Photos courtesy Jeff Chambers