Aurora, ON (May 19, 2017) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is proud to host the Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy Series event this weekend at St. Andrew’s Valley in Aurora, ON. This tournament will see juniors from across Ontario tee it up and try to claim victory on the long weekend.

St. Andrew’s Valley is a combination of a challenging but then fun course with the creative hole design on their stunning land shape. The course has bent grass fairways and USGA spec greens which makes St. Andrew’s Valley one of the highest rate courses not only in Ontario but in all of Canada. Each hole on the course has it’s own personality with the beautiful ground shaping, bunkers and fairways.

Players will be golfing in decent weather conditions this weekend in Aurora. With the weather forecast predicting temperatures in-between 14 to 20 degrees for the weekend. Saturday there will be a mix of sun and clouds while Sunday may see a chance of rain, only amounting to 10-15mm.

This tournament will act as a qualifier for the 15th annual North America Cup hosted at Weston Golf & Country Club in Toronto from July 9-12. The North America Cup is a Ryder Cup style tournament which sees Team Canada take on Team USA, an event that Rickie Fowler played in for Team USA back in 2003.

Schedule of Events

May 20 – First Round – 12:00pm

May 21 – Second Round – 12:00pm

For more information, including tee times and results please visit the official tournament website.

About the Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy

Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy was created to meet the needs of top golfers at every stage of their amateur and professional development.

The GNCGA is built on the professional playing career and instructional know-how of Greg Norman to provide a comprehensive development platform for golfers seeking to dramatically improve their ability to compete effectively and win.

GNCGA provides expert coaching and instruction based on a proprietary teaching methodology that effectively develops and reinforces proper fundamentals while integrating the individuality of each player’s body and swing, with the state-of-the-art equipment.

Our aim is to provide golfers in the U.S. and abroad with an instructional program and training environment in which the ability to play collegiate and professional golf can be fully developed. By opening our doors to these young players, we can provide them with consistent, effective training based on direct experience of what it takes to compete and win at every level of the game.

About the Canadian Junior Golf Association

The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. Currently in its 25th year, the 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 Partner, Freedom 55 Financial, which provides financial security advice and planning for Canadians.

For Additional Information:
Trevor Vander Glas
Communications and Media Assistant
1.877.508.1069
trevor.vander.glas@cjga.com