If you’ve been on social media following the new Rules of Golf you’ve likely come across several videos with golfers looking to take advantage of the new “double-hit” rule.

Previously under the Rules of Golf if you accidentally struck the ball twice with your club during a shot you were penalized another stroke. The rule has been amended to only count one shot and no penalty if a player accidentally hits the ball twice.

Trick shot artists have used the new rule to try and get around trees, but the shot is illegal.

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Double-hits do occur, even professionals have suffered from the unfortunate incident but under today’s rules TC Chen’s double chip at the 1985 US Open wouldn’t cause another stroke on his scorecard.

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Saskatoon’s Anna Young was taking some time off golf, enjoying a family vacation in Africa when an Instagram message quickly changed her plans. An LPGA colleague requested Young’s attendance at the Taiwan Women’s Golf Open, with not much time to spare the 25-year-old began planning.

Young spent last year playing the Symetra Tour in the United States and took part in the CP Women’s Open in Regina. Young said she touched her clubs once in the month of December and was taking a break and recuperating but was satisfied where her game was at to compete in the first ever open in the Asian country.

“I’ve been playing well, the stuff I have been working on with my swing the last year and a half has made my swing consistent and I was confident,” she told Golf Saskatchewan. “Whatever I had when I got there wasn’t going to be terrible, I could work with it, that was my mindset going in.”

Young shot an opening round of nine-over, 81 followed by a second round plus-11, 83. Despite the numbers she said physically her game was good, but her mental approach let her down.

“I was surprised how well I was playing, and I wasn’t mentally prepared to not have to grind for a good number. I know that sounds funny because I didn’t have a good number, but I wasn’t mentally prepared to play well and after the tournament I realized that held me back,” Young said.

She said there was two holes during the first round where she suffered some bad luck allowing her to reflect on the 36 holes she played. Overall, she said the experience will be a big boost for her game.

“Even if it was a bad tournament, it doesn’t mean you have to be upset or sad about it. Learning from what you did wrong is the only thing that’s going to make you better so that’s what I’ve been focusing on,” Young said.

Young said she had about a two-week gap to prepare for the event and finalize her travel and accommodations on limited Wi-Fi in Africa. She returned home for approximately 36 hours before flying to Taiwan. During the season the five-time Saskatchewan women’s amateur champion routinely lives from a suitcase travelling to events and entering tournaments at the last second. She said being prepared is key and she will be ahead of future professional events.

“You have to believe in yourself and be mentally ready for anything. You don’t have to be physically ready for everything but if you are mentally ready you will be as ready for anything as you can be,” she said.

Young entered the tournament with about ten other North American born players and several former Symetra and college players. She was able to stay for a couple days after the event in Taiwan and become a tourist with a few friends. Young expects to be back in the Open in the future, but she made sure to soak in some of the culture during the trip.

“It was really cool to see the culture while I was there because that’s something I am really interested in and the food was the highlight of the trip. It was so good,” she laughed.

Young returned to her home base in Orlando, Florida following the event late last week. She will be entering mini-tour events and Florida state opens this year while continuing to chase her dream of acquiring an LPGA Tour card.

Young spoke with Golf Saskatchewan’s Clark Stork upon returning to Canada from the event.

As you have heard, a historic reworking of the Rules of Golf came into effect on Jan. 1.

To gain a better understanding of how it affects recreational golfers like me, I invited Adam Helmer, Golf Canada’s director of Rules, competitions and amateur status, to play nine holes with me at my home club. While the round is fictional—it is minus 8 in Central Ontario and Midland G&CC is snow-covered as I write this—the new Rules are anything but.

The intent and, in my opinion, well achieved, is to make the Rules more understandable and relevant for everyone who enjoys the sport. A new Player’s Edition of the Rules and an app for your smartphone make it easy to play by the new Rules. Visit www.golfcanada.ca/rules

Hole #1 (395-yard downhill par-4)

As usual, I crank my drive into the heavily wooded area on the left of the fairway. Although, again as usual, I am sure I will find it, Helmer reminds me I now have three minutes, not five as under the former Rule, to locate it. Nevertheless, with the unwarranted optimism that has always defined my game, I decline to hit a provisional and we walk down to the bush. No luck after the prescribed three minutes. I start the walk of shame back to the tee to accept the stroke-and-distance penalty. Wait, says Helmer, now there’s an alternative. Your club has decided to institute a Local Rule which allows you to drop a ball in the nearest fairway under penalty of two strokes so you don’t have to hike back to the teeing ground.  Ball lost. Time saved. The foursome behind us applauds the new Rules. You guys owe Helmer a beer. So do I.

Hole #2 (178-yard par-3 with water in front and to the left of the green)

Indecisive over club selection (I’ve only been a member here for 30 years), I come up short and my ball dribbles into the hazard, not quite in and possibly playable. Oops, says Helmer, that’s no longer termed a “hazard,” but now called a “penalty area,” pointing out I now can ground my club, make practice swings touching the ground or growing objects and I can remove that pine cone or any other loose impediment near the ball.

Hole #3 (well-bunkered 290-yard uphill par-4)

Instead of taking the 5-iron and laying up to the 100-yard marker, I try to impress Helmer, knocking the driver into one of the four bunkers protecting this (theoretically) drivable par-4. My ball is right up against the lip of the bunker and with my sand game being what it is, I ask Helmer what my options are. With a penalty of one stroke, I can drop the ball inside the bunker or, under the new Rules, drop it outside the bunker, taking a two-shot penalty.  Additionally under the new Rules, you can remove loose impediments and touch the sand (provided you’re not testing the condition of the sand). You are still prohibited from touching the sand during a practice swing, or right in front or behind the ball and during your backswing for your stroke.

Hole #4 (389-yard dogleg-right par-4)

One of the toughest tee shots on the course to a kidney-shaped green that slopes severely from back to front and left to right. Uncharacteristically, I mash a drive but then hit a mid-iron to the back left of the green. Did I mention the pin position was front right? As I stand over the putt, I ask Helmer to tend the flagstick. Are you sure, he asks. Under the new Rules, you can leave the flagstick in. I gratefully accept his advice. And, if my putt had come anywhere near the hole, I am sure it would have hit the stick and gone in.

Hole #5 (419-yard uphill par-4)

A nest of bunkers on the right always makes me err to the left where, of course, my ball is somewhere in the deep rough. As we are searching, I step on my ball and move it. No penalty under the new Rules!  Just replace it where it was originally or estimate the spot if it’s unknown.

Hole #6 (344-yard dogleg-left par-4)

Finally on a hole in regulation, only to discover that someone has dragged their shoes across my line of putt, making my putt more of a guessing game than Plinko. But, as Helmer points out, the new Rules allow me to tamp down these and other man-made damage to the green. Which I do. And miss the putt anyhow.

Hole #7 (195-yard par-3)

Hook the tee shot into the trees left of the green. My imagined recovery shot, a low-running 4-iron off the back foot to inches, hits the only tree in front of me and ricochets off my bag. No penalty under the new Rules, says Helmer, even if it had hit me.

Hole #8 (401-yard par-4)

My approach shot lands on the cart path to the right of the green. I take the proper relief and then start to drop the ball from shoulder height, as under the old Rules. Wait, says Helmer. The new Rule says you must drop the ball from knee height.  Which I do. And then double-hit the ball. No penalty under the new Rules!

Hole #9 (402-yard uphill par-4)

As we wind up our round, I walk over to shake hands with Helmer and accidentally move my ball marker on the green. No problem under the new Rules. Just replace and carry on.

We walked our nine holes in well under two hours thanks in large part to a commitment to “ready golf,” a practice that is emphasized under the new Rules.

To learn more about the new Rules of Golf, visit www.golfcanada.ca/rules.  You’ll impress your fellow golfers and save strokes at the same time.

TORONTO – Brooke Henderson’s two LPGA Tour victories in 2018, including her historic win on home soil at the CP Women’s Open, earned her two additional honours to add to her rapidly-expanding resumé.

The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (GJAC) has announced Henderson, Adam Hadwin, Garrett Rank and Jaclyn Lee as its 2018 Players of the Year as voted by GJAC members across the country. Henderson’s victory at the national open, the first by a Canadian in 45 years, was also voted Canadian Golf Story of the Year by an overwhelming margin.

“GJAC is thrilled to honour these outstanding players and highlight their remarkable accomplishments in the game in 2018,” said David McPherson, GJAC President. “Canadian players continue to produce incredible results at every level of the game and write stories with their achievements that captivate fans from across the country and beyond.”

Henderson’s triumph at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask., which was punctuated by a 72^nd hole birdie to give her a four-stroke win over American Angel Yin, was the second win of a two-victory season (her other title came four months earlier at the Lotte Championship) that propelled her to a runner-up finish in the Race to the CME Globe. The 21-year old’s seven LPGA wins put her one title behind Mike Weir, George Knudson and Sandra Post for most all-time by a Canadian professional.

Adam Hadwin was named Male Professional of the Year after continuing his ascendancy as one of the world’s premier players, notching 10 top-25 results for the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season and finishing 36^thin the FedExCup Standings. He and fellow Abbotsford, British Columbia product Nick Taylor also lifted Canada to a T4 finish at the World Cup of Golf, the nation’s best finish at the event since 1985.

Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee earned honours as Female Amateur of the Year after a standout season that culminated with a sixth-place finish at the LPGA’s Q-Series, earning her a tour card for her first professional season in 2019. The former Golf Canada National Amateur Team and Ohio State standout had a strong final season as an amateur, reaching the semifinals of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship and the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Finally, Elmira, Ontario’s Garrett Rank earned Male Amateur of the Year honours after a remarkable run that included qualifying for the U.S. Open – earning the NHL Referee widespread attention and media coverage – and victories at the Ontario Mid-Amateur and Ontario Amateur, along with top-three results at the Canadian Amateur and Canadian Mid-Amateur.

Saskatoon’s Anna Young has concluded her professional debut tournament overseas.

The 25-year-old five-time Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s champion competed in the Taiwan Women’s Golf Open in Kaohsiung City. Young shot an opening round of plus-9, 81. She followed her opening round with an 11-over, 83 in the second round.

Young didn’t make the cut in the championship.

Mi Jeong Jeon won the event at minus 12. The tournament was a stop on the LPGA of Taiwan.

Saskatoon’s Anna Young is experiencing a professional tour event on the far side of the globe this week.

Young, 25, is in the field at the Taiwan Women’s Golf Open in Kaohsiung City. After round one, the five-time Saskatchewan amateur women’s champion is 13 shots back of the leader. Young fired a trio of bogeys in both the front and back nine to cap round one with a plus-9, 81. Young birdied the par-4 14th hole, she parred the rest of the course. Pei-Ying Tsai is the leader at minus-4.

Round two will take place on Friday.

Young has two professional victories on her resume on North American soil and also competed in the the CP Women’s Open in Regina this past summer with a sponsor quota spot.

Harbor Golf Club & Resort professional Mark Patterson enjoyed his first year as the president of the PGA of Canada.

Sharing his time between Harbor and the association since May, the Elbow, Saskatchewan resident is happy with his work since he was nominated at the President of the PGA of Canada in May. Patterson said the Harbor staff has been very supportive of his role at a national level.

“It’s very exciting but at the time it’s very time consuming,” Patterson explained. “There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not answering an email or a phone call or setting up a meeting anywhere from discipline to a board meeting. It’s easy to get away but in the back of your mind that you can hardly wait to get back to the normal grind.”

Patterson’s position allowed him to travel and take in some memorable events including the British Open and the Ryder Cup. Cross country trips became routine over the year whether it was for meetings or events. Patterson said when he did frequent other centres Elbow and Harbor were well advertised.

“Our facility, our owners, the people that work there, they are all very supportive and I feel they are with me all the way. Whether I’m in Saskatoon or Scotland, it’s the same pride,” he said.

Patterson lived a year in Germany and received a year of education. He said while in Europe he was able to go back to the house he lived in and met people from his past in the country. The Ryder Cup was in Paris allowing him and his wife a chance to visit the France city.

Travel wasn’t the entire focus for the position, Patterson said he’s proud of what the national PGA accomplished. Membership fees dropped for the first time in history and they launched a new mobile membership card for smart phones. Patterson said the organization is working on getting more professionals on golf courses that potentially don’t have the membership or the means to do so.

“We’re trying to match a facility that doesn’t have a PGA professional and match them with a pro. We will ask them what they are looking for and the club will give us a list of things and we say okay; here’s a guy or a lady that has those qualifications. We will help them understand the benefit of a professional being there and help them with job posting strategies as well,” he said.

The PGA of Canada launched a new website in 2018 and had 9,000 people take part in over 170 tournaments across the nation leading up to the national RBC Scramble that took place in Nova Scotia in October. The involvement increased by 60 percent from 2017. He said the PGA is also collaborating with the National Golf Course Owners Association and the Canadian Golf Course Superintendents Association on a combined industry tradeshow. Patterson said the conjoining of the groups for one show can make all the organizations stronger and save money working in agreement.

Another highlight for Patterson was providing the news to Swift Current professional Jeff Chambers that he was the 2018 PGA of Canada Coach of the Year winner. He said the Elmwood Golf Club professional is a worthy recipient.

“He does wonders for our association, he does wonders for kids golf, any golf, it’s his passion. For him to win this award, we have many great people, but Jeff is one of those people and I look forward to shaking his hand again in Orlando,” Patterson said.

Looking ahead to the 2019 year, the last of Patterson’s two-year term he said he has a few goals in mind. Sustaining the membership level is important to him. He said their members aren’t staying long enough. To combat that Patterson said the PGA is working to increase their “entry level memberships.” Keeping the members over three years is tricky he said, his idea is to potentially allow the first two years free and pushing off the current playability test as well. Patterson said a stroke or two on the golf course shouldn’t disallow a potentially strong member to be left out. Overall Patterson said he wants to leave a positive mark on the organization.

“I’d like to leave the Association healthy, increase the membership and the RBC Scramble as a highlight of the year as it is now, those things aren’t out of reach,” he said.

Patterson added one more highlight is coming this year, as part of his duties he will be attending the Masters in Augusta, Georgia which he is excited to take in.

Gold Saskatchewan is returning to the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club. In December it was announced the club will host the Saskatchewan Men’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships for the first time since 2001. The club played host to the Men’s Senior Championship in 2013.

General Manager McLaren Taylor said the championships will continue the momentum in 2019 as the course comes off a successful season last year.

“It wasn’t a great fall, it certainly wasn’t a great September, we saw some losses there against the previous year but when we finished the 2018 season it was better than the year before. That’s always a good thing in the golf business,” Taylor told Golf Saskatchewan.

With five years separating the last Golf Saskatchewan event at the course that was developed in 1931 and redesigned in 2009, the provincial governing body decided the time was right to bring the largest championship back. Taylor said the club was approached by Golf Saskatchewan and was happy with the partnership.

“They reached out to us and we we’re happy to take a look at it. It fits in our schedule and I think its time the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club hosts another event,” he said.

The mid-amateur tournament has never been held at the course, the championship used to be played separately from the amateur event, the two are now adjacent to each other. Lindsay Bernakevitch won his second of four straight amateurs that season. Many of the province’s top non-professional players are members at the club. Taylor said the course is a perfect fit for Saskatchewan’s most competitive field.

“The club has a long history of competitive golf,” he said. “Certainly, with the Reliance Gregg’s Central Amateur on annually at the club over the July long weekend it’s always a competitive event. It will be on again this year as a lead up so that will be a great one-two in July.”

Kade Johnson will come into the event as the defending amateur champion, Mike Herperger is the reigning mid-am title holder. Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member and 2018 Order of Merit winner David Stewart placed third and second respectively last year at the Dakota Dunes Golf Links. Taylor said the entire field will enjoy a fantastic 54-hole event while vying for a spot on Saskatchewan’s teams.

“I think the players will enjoy the course, it’s been in great shape the last few years and we don’t expect anything different next year. It’s always been a great competition golf course and after a round there is nothing better than the deck at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club,” Taylor said.

Registration for the championships that will run from July 16 to 18 will be open in April.

OAKVILLE, ONT. (Golf Canada) – The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum today announced that amateur and professional golf standout, Rod Spittle, as well as celebrated collegiate golf coach Herb Page have been selected for 2019 induction into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

Spittle, 63, from Niagara Falls, Ont., will be inducted in the player category, while the 67-year-old Page, who is a native of Markham, Ont., will be inducted as a builder for his accomplishments as a collegiate golf coach with the NCAA Division I Kent State Golden Flashes. With their inductions, the pair become the 82^nd and 83^rd honoured members of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

“The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame strives to recognize the outstanding achievements of golf’s greatest players and supporters and it’s an absolute privilege to welcome Rod Spittle and Herb Page as our newest honoured members,” said Sandra Post, Chair of the Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee. “Rod was an accomplished player at the amateur level and later as a professional, while Herb has made a significant impact in the lives of countless student-athletes through his long tenure with Kent State’s golf program. I know I speak on behalf of the entire selection committee as well as the honoured members when I say they are both very deserved of their appointments.”

“I am humbled and thrilled beyond words to be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame,” said Spittle. “It is an honour to be recognized and included in this group of golf ambassadors and elite players,  The induction will be even more special for me since the ceremony will be hosted at Hamilton Golf Club, where my dad caddied as a youngster and where I won my first Canadian Amateur in 1977.”

 

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With his induction, Page becomes the 25^th person inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame’s builder category and the first-ever coach.

“It’s been an honour and a pleasure to have the opportunity to help so many young student-athletes grow both on and off the course,” said Page from his home in Ohio. “It’s always great to be recognized for your hard work and this nomination is extra special, but the real gratification comes from seeing players mature into outstanding people.”

Spittle and Page officially join the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony that will take place Tuesday, June 4^th, 2019 during RBC Hall of Fame Day as part of the 2019 RBC Canadian Open on the grounds of Hamilton Golf and Country Club.

Click here to listen to the media teleconference announcement.

Rod Spittle

Born July 18, 1955 in St. Catharines, Ont., Rod Spittle had a successful amateur career, finishing runner-up at the 1973 Canadian Junior and winning the 1977 and 1978 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships while playing Division I golf at Ohio State.  Provincially he also helped Ontario win back to back Willingdon Cups (1977-78). During his collegiate golf career, Spittle helped the Buckeyes win the BIG Ten Championship three consecutive years (1976-1978) alongside teammates John Cook and Joey Sindelar, who both went on to enjoy successful professional golf careers that included PGA TOUR victories.

After graduating in 1978 with a degree in Business Administration, Spittle opted to focus on supporting his family by selling insurance for 25 years and continuing his passion for the game in amateur golf. He won a pair of Columbus (Ohio) District Amateur Championships (1989 and 1987) and three Columbus (Ohio) District Mid-Amateur titles (1994, 1995 and 1997). He went on to claim the Ohio Mid-Am Championship three times (2000, 2001 and 2003) prior to turning professional in 2004, shortly before turning 50.

Spittle and his wife, Ann, left their regular jobs behind and made a 5-year plan to fulfill the dream of playing professional golf. In 2009, four years into that plan, Spittle’s goal of being a full-time Tour professional took a severe hit after he failed to secure PGA TOUR Champions status and did not play in a single event.

In 2010, the final year of the five-year plan, Spittle was forced to Monday qualify into events. Playing with limited status, Spittle got into only five events the entire 2010 season. He Monday qualified into the final event of the year, the AT&T Championship, and in a storybook ending, he played stellar golf all week and beat Jeff Sluman in a playoff for his first-ever professional title. Just like that, his dream of playing professional golf, nearly dead and gone, gained new life with a full exemption for 2011 as a PGA TOUR Champions winner.

In 195 starts over his 13-year PGA TOUR Champions career, Spittle missed just five cuts and earned more than $4M in prize money. He never missed more than one cut in any year, and played nine full seasons without missing a single cut. He had a pair of runner-up finishes, a pair of third-place finishes and had 23 top-10s. He played his final PGA TOUR Champions event on home soil, finishing T17 at the 2018 Shaw Charity Classic.

On a personal level, he and his wife Ann have three children (Leslie, Steve and John) and seven grandchildren. The Spittle’s proudly support Special Olympics initiatives in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Spittle was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.

Herb Page

Born March 16, 1951 in Markham, Ont., Herb Page has been a fixture on the Kent State University campus since arriving as an undergraduate three-sport student-athlete (golf, football and hockey) in 1970. Nearly 50 years later, now the university’s director of golf, Page has grown to become one of the most respected golf coaches in the world.

For more than 40 years, Page has been an untiring coach to his players and a terrific ambassador for the game of golf. Even after decades of significant accomplishments under his direction, the Kent State Golden Flashes golf program continues to reach new heights. He has built an empire in the Mid-American Conference with a legacy that seems to grow stronger with each passing year. He has led the Golden Flashes to 23 Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles and 28 NCAA Regional appearances – advancing to the NCAA Championship 18 times during that span. Kent State won three NCAA Regional titles (1993, 2001 and 2010) and earned top-10 National finishes in 2000 (9^th), 2008 (6^th), 2012 (5^th)  and 2018 (10^th). Page has garnered 24 MAC Coach of the Year awards (1983-1984, 1990-1996, 1998-2001, 2003, 2005-2006, 2009-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-2018) during his distinguished career.

Herb Page & Corey Conners

He helped to develop countless golfers who have gone on to enjoy successful professional golf careers and opened a pathway for numerous Canadians to pursue NCAA post-secondary golf. Canuck alums who have been coached and recruited by Page include David Morland IV (1987–1991), Bryan DeCorso (1991–1995), Ryan Yip (2002–2006), Mackenzie Hughes (2008–2012), Corey Conners (2010-2014), Taylor Pendrith (2010-2014) and Jon Mills (1998–2002), who now serves as Page’s assistant coach with Kent State. Other notables among the nearly 30 Canadians from B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec or New Brunswick to play at Kent State include  Brian Tisdelle, Paul DeCorso, Ron Reycraft, Chuck Crawford, Spencer Dobbs, Josh Whalen, Billy Walsh, Danny Sahl, Mark Bourgeois J.P. Paiement and Dustin Risdon as well as current player Johnny Travale and Chris Vandette who has committed to the school starting next year.

Page, who coached two PGA TOUR winners, also mentored Kent State graduate Ben Curtis, who claimed the 2003 Open Championship as well as a runner-up finish at the 2008 PGA Championship, before retiring from competitive golf to open his own golf academy.

He also played an instrumental role in the 1997 launch of the women’s golf program at Kent State, opening a post-secondary for path for Canadian women from B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec including Jennifer Ha, Kira Miexner, Josee Doyon, Taylor Kim and Kirby Dreher as well as Veronique Drouin who is Women’s Head Coach at Oklahoma and Jan Dowling who is Women’s Head Coach at Michigan.

Among his many career honours and achievements, Page has been inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame (2003), Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame (2005), Northern Ohio Golf Association Hall of Fame (2012) and Ontario Golf Hall of Fame (2012). He is a past winner of the Golf Coaches of America Labron Harris Award (2008) and was selected to coach the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.

Page and his wife, Dr. Paula Treckel, reside in Kent, Ohio.

The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) has announced their 2019 national schedule that includes six events in Saskatchewan.

The MJT is open to golfers, both female and male up to the age of 23 with tournaments broken up into age categories and yardage distances according to birth years. The half dozen stops in the province will not only count for MJT tour points which can lead to an invite to the National Championship but Golf Saskatchewan Order of Merit (OOM) points are also tabulated based on results.

The first Saskatchewan event is the IMG Junior Worlds Qualifier at the Woodlawn Golf Club in Estevan, the 36-hole tournament is May 4 and 5. On May 19 and 20 Swift Current’s Elmwood Golf and Country Club will host the US Kids Golf World Qualifier event. Swift Current will also be the site of another MJT event on June 22 and 23, the OOM sanctioned tournament will be at the Chinook Golf Course.

The MJT will shift their focus to Saskatoon in late June and July; an OOM tournament will be held at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club on June 29 and 30. Dakota Dunes Golf Links will host the MJT/PGA of Saskatchewan Junior Championship on July 22 and 23.

Capping the Saskatchewan based schedule is the MJT Golf Saskatchewan OOM Championship at The Legends Golf Club in Warman. The two round championship takes place on Aug. 24 and 25.

Other highlights among the schedule are the MJT Mini Tour National Championship in Tsawwassen, British Columbia and the MJT National Championship in Kissimmee, Florida in November.

All the Saskatchewan based tournaments are $139 to enter. For more information on the schedule and the MJT, click here.