CJGA Team Canada Named for Stephen Ames Cup

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MARKHAM, ON (August 6, 2008) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is pleased to announce its team members for the 4th annual STEPHEN AMES CUP scheduled to run from August 13th to 15th at St. Andrew’s Golf Club in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Ten junior golfers from the ages of 14 to 19 will represent CJGA Team Canada in the event hosted by PGA Tour Professional STEPHEN AMES.  The tournament takes on a Ryder Cup format with the Canadian side competing against a team from the Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association.

CJGA Team Canada holds a 2-1 lead in the overall series having won twice on home soil in 2005 and 2007.

Ames, a resident of Calgary, Alta. who was born in Trinidad & Tobago, initiated the tournament to provide junior golfers from both countries an opportunity to compete in a international event that promotes goodwill and sportsmanship between the two nations.  He will be on hand for all three days of the tournament.

Junior golfers who qualified for the team did so through a series of Nike Golf Junior Series qualifiers held across the country as part of the CJGA Junior Tour.

The team will depart for Trinidad on Saturday.

CJGA TEAM CANADA

Boys 21 & Under
Yanik LaForest, Mirabel, Que.
Derek East, Winnipeg, Man.

Boys 18 & Under
Brad Blair, 18, Lanigan, Sask.
Kevin Giesbrecht, 18, Carman, Man.

Boys 15 & Under
Cole Chelle, 15, Edmonton, Alta.
Brian Jung, 15, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Girls 21 & Under
Buz Bowerman-Ritchie, 18, Bowmanville, Ont.
Juanita Rico, 18, Calgary, Alta.

Girls 15 & Under
Jennifer Yang, 14, Coquitlam, B.C.
Anna Young, 14, Saskatoon, Sask.

About the CJGA
Registered federally as a not-for-profit association, the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer.  The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit www.cjga.com.

The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partners, HSBC Bank Canada and LEXUS.

About Nike Golf
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For Additional Information:
Rick Betts
Director, Media Relations and Communications
Canadian Junior Golf Association
1.877.508.1069 Ext. 233
rick.betts@cjga.com