The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) hosted their lone three-day, 54-hole event in Saskatchewan over the May long weekend in Swift Current.
Over 125 players battled a snowstorm and unideal conditions at Elmwood Golf Club from May 16 to 18 with several repeat winners from the first tournament of the season earlier this month.
Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard has her second straight victory of the season. After winning the under-15 women’s age group in Estevan, the 13-year-old won again with a score of 252. She shot 798, 90, and 84 to take the age group. Natalie Maunula of North Battleford was second at 264 (89, 87, 88).
Eva Gedak of Estevan was third at 294 (97, 98, 99).
Reigning Saskatchewan amateur women’s champion Chloe Wills is back after her first year of college golf and now has her first MJT win of the year. The 18-year-old from Kyle shot 74, 86, and 77 to hold off a pair of players in the 15 to 19 women’s division.
Grace Odnokon was the winner in Estevan, she tied for second with Warman’s Tina Liu, they both finished at 244, seven shots back of Wills.
Hudson Deibert continued his strong play in the under 13 men’s age group. The 11-year-old Royal Regina Golf Club junior shot 76, 78, and 77 outlast Cohen Bridge of Corman Park by eight shots. Bridge carded rounds of 81, 75, and 83.
Keaton Kreklewich is a back-to-back winner this season. The Melville product took his second under-15 men’s championship of the season holding off a pair of Alberta golfers. The 14-year-old signed for rounds of 76, 75, and 71 for a total of 222.
McGrath, Alta. product Jace Hansen was second (227) and Cooper Roberge of Lloydminster rounded out the top three at 229 with rounds of 73, and back-to-back 78’s.
The lone non-Saskatchewan resident to take a title was Calgary’s Jeevin Dhaliwal who won the under-17 men’s category with a score of 221.
Ayden Melsted had a great weekend, placing second in the age group. The Wynyard Golf Club member shot 69 in the first round, the only player in the entire field to break 70 during the championship. He added a 77 and 78 to finish three strokes behind Dhaliwal. Bennett Love of Red Deer, Alta. also made the podium with a score of 225.
A familiar face found himself at the top of the leaderboard in the most competitive age group, the under-19 men’s category.
Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon was a one-shot winner over a pair of players in the division.
Mosher posted ronds of 74, 72, and 71 for a score of 217, just ahead of Aricin Franklin (Saskatoon) and Lyndon Kuryvial (Taber, Alta.).
Mike Bosanko of Cochrane, Alta. and Calgary’s Jalen Apedoe tied for fourth at 225.
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Images courtesy Jeff Chambers