AUGUSTA, Ga. – Today the USGA, Masters Tournament and the PGA of America officially launched the 2018 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship by announcing the local qualifying schedule for the program’s fifth year. The schedule includes dates and locations for participants to play in local qualifiers across the country with the opportunity to advance and earn an invitation to next year’s National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club.

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KAPALUA, Hawaii – Justin Thomas had to sweat it out more than he wanted to enjoy that view down the 18th hole at Kapalua on Sunday.

Thomas had a five-shot lead with five holes to play when he was caught in a battle with Hideki Matsuyama down the stretch in the SBS Tournament of Champions. Thomas responded with a defining shot in his young career, an 8-iron approach he ripped from 214 yards to 3 feet on the 17th.

Matsuyama, one shot behind and needing birdie to stay in the game, ran his 30-foot putt about 8 feet by the hole and three-putted for bogey. Thomas knocked in his short putt for a three-shot lead, and he went on to another birdie for a 4-under 69 and a three-shot victory.

Thomas won for the second time this season, and third time in his career. His other two PGA Tour titles were at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.

Matsuyama holed a tough flop shot on the 14th for eagle, and then Thomas hooked a 4-iron into the hazard on the par-5 15th and made double bogey. Matsuyama had a chance to tie him until narrowly missing a 10-foot birdie on the 16th. The 24-year-old from Japan closed with a 70.

Thomas is the only player to beat Matsuyama over the last three months. In his last six tournaments worldwide, Matsuyama had four victories and a pair of runner-up finishes _ both to Thomas, in Kuala Lumpur and Kapalua.

Thomas, who finished at 22-under 270, is the first multiple winner on the PGA Tour in a season that began last October. He moves to No. 12 in the world, a big victory that squarely moves him into the conversation of a growing list of young stars in golf.

All he could think about was next year.

“It changes things going forward because I know I’m coming back here,” Thomas said about the winners-only event along the rugged coast of Maui.

The scenery down the 18th toward the blue Pacific was never more spectacular for Thomas, along with the site of his parents off the 18th green who saw him win for the first time. His father, Mike Thomas, is a longtime head pro in Harmony Landing in Kentucky who is still his coach.

Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes finished the tournament in 25th spot at 6 under. The Dundas, Ont., native shot a 5-under 68 in the final round.

Jordan Spieth closed with a 65 to tie for third with Pat Perez (67) and Ryan Moore (71). Spieth and Jimmy Walker, came down to the 18th to congratulate the winner.

Thomas started the final round with a two-shot lead and no one got closer until his blunder on the 15th. One of the longest hitters in golf with his slight build, Thomas really did miss a shot until the ninth hole, and that’s when he got a huge break.

With the wind stiff and in his face, he got quick with his driver and hit a snap-hook into the knee-high weeds left of the fairway. He hit a provisional for a lost ball and was about ready to abandon the search when a TV spotter was summoned to give an indication where it went. They found the ball, and it was sitting up a few inches above the roots, allowing Thomas to at least hack out into the fairway.

He followed with a 3-wood onto the green for a two-putt par after starting with a shot that made double bogey appear likely.

Thomas made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 13th for a five-shot lead and appeared to have the tournament in hand. But then Matsuyama answered with his flop shot for eagle. Thomas, haunted by poor shots on the 15th hole the previous two rounds, picked the wrong time to try to atone for it.

He had left an 8-iron well out to the right, below the elevated green. This time, with a strong wind out of the left, he overcompensated with a 4-iron and went into the hazard. After a penalty drop, he failed to reach the green, chipped up to 8 feet and missed to walk off with double bogey.

“I stumbled more than I would have liked to do,” Thomas said. “But it shows where my game is at right now. I had some woes there, but I stuck it out to still get it done.”

One big shot on the 17th changed everything.

Spieth, his best friend in golf since they were teenager, expected this to be just the start for Thomas.

“I think it’s potentially floodgates opening,” Spieth said. “The guy hits it forever. He’s got a really, really nifty short game. He manages the course well. He’s playing the golf course the way it should be played, and honestly, he’s taking advantage of the easier holes.

“It’s awesome to see,” Spieth said. “He’s going to be tough to beat next week, too.”

Both head over to Oahu for the Sony Open.

KAPALUA, Hawaii – With one powerful swing, Justin Thomas drove the 14th green and made eagle to take control Saturday in the SBS Tournament of Champions.

Thomas holed the 20-foot eagle putt and closed with a two-putt birdie from just short of the green on the par-5 18th for a third straight round of 6-under 67, giving him a two-shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.

Matsuyama, who had eight birdies in his round of 66, has won four of his last five tournaments worldwide dating to Oct. 16 at the Japan Open. The only player to beat him during that amazing stretch was Thomas at the CIMB Classic at Malaysia.

This time, they will be in the final group at Kapalua.

Thomas was at 18-under 201, and while he was pleased with his score and the lead, he had a chance to build even more separation. Following his eagle on the 14th, he smashed another drive that caught the slope on the par-5 15th and rolled to the bottom of the hill, a 348-yard drive that left him only 180 yards to the elevated green. But his shot was a clunker coming out of the short rough, and while he hit a tough pitch to 6 feet, he read a fraction too much break in the putt and had to settle for par.

On the short 16th, he pounded another drive within 60 yards of the pin, but his wedge came up well short and he missed from 15 feet.

“I’m definitely not disappointed with today, but I left a lot out there,” Thomas said.

He did enough to shorten the number of challengers in the winners-only field that starts the new year at Kapalua. Only five players were within five shots of the lead going into the final round.

Matsuyama made three birdies over his last five holes to get into the final group as he goes for his fourth straight victory

“Just doesn’t have any weaknesses at all in his game,” Matsuyama said. “He hits it long, has a marvelous short game, putts well, hits the ball well. We’ve got to go low tomorrow to be able to catch him.”

Memorial winner William McGirt, one of 11 players playing the Plantation course at Kapalua for the first time, played bogey-free for a 66 and was four shots behind, along with Ryan Moore (71) and Jimmy Walker (70).

Moore was tied for the lead until Thomas drove the 14th green for his eagle and Moore missed a 15-foot birdie putt. On the next hole, Moore’s tee shot plugged into the steep face of a bunker and he had no choice but to pitch out sideways, leading to another bogey.

Brendan Steele had a 67 and was at 13-under 206.

Dustin Johnson had a 69 and was in the group seven shots back. Jason Day, playing for the first time since the Tour Championship, was eight back.

Playing alongside Jordan Spieth, Mackenzie Hughes posted an even-par 73 to sit at 1-under par overall in a three-way tie for 29th.

Spieth had another double bogey, this time on his second hole, and shot 70. He was 10 shots back.

GREAT EXUMA, Bahamas – Eight Canadians will be among the 132 competitors teeing it up in Sunday’s Web.com Tour season opener at Sandals Emerald Bay.

The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Emerald Bay takes place at the Greg Norman-designed Emerald Reef Course and will run from Jan. 8-11.

Canadians in the field:

• Ryan Yip (Calgary)
• Adam Svensson (Surrey, B.C.)
• Justin Shin (Maple Ridge, B.C.)
• Corey Conners (Listowel, Ont.)
• Taylor Pendrith (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
• Roger Sloan (Merritt, B.C.)
• Albin Choi (Toronto)
• Adam Cornelson (Langley, B.C.)

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KAPALUA, Hawaii  – Ryan Moore and Justin Thomas finished strong Friday and shared the lead going into the weekend at the SBS Tournament of Championship.

Moore birdied four of his last five holes, including a pair of wedges that he stuffed into tap-in range on the 16th and 18th holes that carried him to a 6-under 67. He played in the same group with Thomas, who birdied his last two holes for a 67.

They were at 12-under 134, one shot ahead of Patrick Reed (65) and Jimmy Walker (70).

As many as six players were tied for the lead at one point on another picturesque afternoon along the rugged coast of Maui. One of them was Hideki Matsuyama, going for his fourth straight victory worldwide, until he tried to clear the gorge on the 17th from thick rough and paid for it. He made double bogey, and a birdie on the last hole for a 68 – his 12th straight round in the 60s on the PGA Tour – left him three shots behind.

Reed is still struggling with an illness and learned the limits of what he can do when not playing so well. He hit every green in regulation, missed only one fairway and posted a 65.

Walker, who had a two-shot lead after the opening round, saw too many putts burn the edge of the cup. He finally dropped a shot on the 17th when he choked down to the shaft of a wedge from thick rough and didn’t reach the green. A birdie on the final hole still kept him right in the mix to atone for a playoff loss at Kapalua two years ago.

Jordan Spieth also was in the mix, but only briefly. The defending champion ran off nine birdies, five of them after taking a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole. But he hooked a tee shot into the hazard on the 17th, hit his next into another hazard and missed a 4-foot putt to take triple bogey. Spieth shot a 69 and was seven shots back.

Jason Day, the world No. 1 who is playing for the first time since September, had a 69 and was five shots behind.

Moore is coming off the best part of his career last season. He won the John Deere Classic, lost in a playoff at the Tour Championship, was the final captain’s pick for his first Ryder Cup and made the putt that clinched the cup for the Americans.

He still feels like the same player, though the narrative has changed. He’s now a Ryder Cup player, and he’d like to pile up more victories.

Moore had a pair of three-putts early in the round, both from long range and one of them on a par 5, but he found his groove with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole. That carried him to his big finish. The only hole he didn’t birdie was at No. 17, where his 12-footer lipped out.

Thomas, determined to be more accurate off the tee this year, tied for the lead with a tee shot into 3 feet on the par-3 11th, and he appeared to escape trouble on the par-5 15th when he was able to slash his second shot out of the hazard. But he came up short of the elevated green and still left with a bogey, which feels worse as long as he hits it.

But he holed a 15-foot putt on the 17th, and his pitch from short of the 18th green settled 6 feet away for another birdie.

As many as six players were tied for the lead at one point. One of them was Hideki Matsuyama, going for his fourth straight victory, until he took double bogey on the 17th. He settled for a 68 and was three behind.

Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., carded a 72 (-1) to remain in a tie for 28th. Hughes, the lone Canadian in the field, will tee-it-up Saturday alongside Jordan Spieth at 10:40 am (local time).

KAPALUA, Hawaii – With a chance to take the lead at Kapalua, Jimmy Walker missed in the one spot he was trying to avoid.

The way he was hitting his wedges Thursday, it really didn’t matter.

Walker hit a tough pitch to a tight pin on the elevated green to 3 feet for birdie on the par-5 15th, and he nearly holed a lob wedge from 78 yards on the final hole for an 8-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead in the SBS Tournament of Champions.

He’s still three days away from atoning for a playoff loss to Patrick Reed two years ago at Kapalua, though it was an ideal start for the PGA champion in ideal conditions on the west end of Maui, except for a short burst of pineapple showers.

Jim Herman got in one last round with his former employer – President-elect Donald Trump – a few days before Christmas, then came out to the Plantation course where he once got in a round of golf in tennis shoes and rental clubs while on his honeymoon.

Herman, a former assistant at Trump National, was 6 under through 13 holes when his round stalled. Even with four wedges in hand over the final five holes, he had to settle for pars and a 67.

Justin Thomas and Ryan Moore also were at 67.

In his first PGA TOUR tournament of 2017, Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes finished with an opening even-par 73 to sit in a two-way tie for 28th. The Dundas, Ont., native will tee-off Friday at 10:20 am local time alongside Cody Gribble.

In his first competition in three months, Jason Day had a pair of three-putts but still managed a 70. Defending champion Jordan Spieth wasn’t so fortunate. He never got his putter going, turned a birdie into bogey on the 15th and had to birdie the final hole for a 72.

Walker had the Tournament of Champions in hand two years ago until Reed holed out from a fairway to start an unlikely rally and won in a playoff. Walker won the following week on Oahu at the Sony Open for the second straight time.

“I love the scenery. I’m a very visual person, so I enjoy looking out and watching the whales when I’m walking around. Just a pretty place,” Walker said. “Everybody’s in a good mood. I love stepping off the plane and the air is just awesome. Something does it for me here.”

Walker was curious about a short club in his bad when he came to Kapalua, though it wasn’t any of his wedges or his putter.

He was so determined to be more accurate off the tee that Walker cut 2 inches off his driver while at home at Texas during the off-season. He liked the way it felt and had Titleist make him one without the duct tape. Hitting fairways is not a big issue on the expansive Plantation Course, though it showed his willingness to go old school to fix a longtime problem. This driver is 42 inches, just an inch shorter that a typical driver a generation ago.

“I didn’t bring anything else, so this is the club I’ve got with me,” he said. “This is a tough golf course for that because it’s such a big place and you want to just kill it, and I had to keep reminding myself today why I put it in and why did it to hit the fairway, hit the middle of the fairway.”

He was in the middle of the fairway on the 15th with caddie Andy Sanders reminding him to hit it hard, that through the green was better that leaving it at the bottom of a deep swale to the right. But with the ball below his feet, and the wind coming out of the left, he wound up bailing out.

“That was probably my favourite wedge shot,” Walker said.

Daniel Berger made bogey on the par-5 18th and was at 68, along with Jason Dufner. The group at 69 included Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama, who is going after his fourth consecutive victory worldwide.

Herman qualified by winning the Shell Houston Open and brought back strong memories.

He abandoned the mini-tours, took a job at Trump’s course in Bedminster, New Jersey and got married. The honeymoon was a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands, and he had seen enough of Kapalua that when the ship stopped on Maui, Herman headed for the Plantation course.

“I see the pictures on our computer all the time,” he said.

Herman never imagined returning as a PGA Tour winner, but what a journey. He became Trump’s regular partner, Trump encouraged him and helped back one last bid to play professionally, he finally got to the big leagues and made it back to Kapalua.

The round with Trump was just before Christmas. They were partners. They won. Not much changed.

“He’s the same guy to me,” Herman said. “But now I get to call him Mr. President.”

TORONTO – Brooke Henderson won twice on the LPGA Tour in 2016, and before the year ended, she added two more honours to her ever-growing trophy case.

The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (GJAC) is proud to announce Henderson, Mackenzie Hughes, Jared du Toit, and Naomi Ko are the 2016 Players of the Year as voted by GJAC members across the country. Henderson’s two-win season was also named the Canadian Golf Story of the Year.

“GJAC is happy to honour these wonderful golfers and their accomplishments in 2016,” said Grant Fraser, GJAC President. “The accomplishments of the winners – and each of the nominees – show that Canadian golf is in very good hands.”

Henderson captured her first major championship – the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship – in a playoff over Lydia Ko. She became the second-youngest female major championship winner in history, and was the second Canadian to win a major championship after Sandra Post. She then went on to successfully defend her 2015 title at the Cambia Portland Classic. All told, Henderson notched 15 top-10 finishes and earned more than $1.7 million, finishing third on the money list. She peaked at No.2 in the Rolex Rankings, eventually ending the year at No.8.

She also represented Canada at the Olympics in Rio, and her success around the world was named the Canadian Golf Story of the Year. She was the unanimous choice for Female Professional of the Year.

Meanwhile Mackenzie Hughes  – whose stellar year was also a nominee for Canadian Golf Story of the Year – was named Male Professional of the Year. Hughes is Canada’s highest-ranked male golfer, and won twice in 2016. First, he captured the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr. Pepper on the Web.com Tour thanks to a clutch birdie on the 72nd hole. After earning his PGA Tour card by finishing within the Top 25 on the Web.com Tour money list, he went on to win the RSM Classic on the PGA Tour this fall in a playoff.

Jared du Toit was named the Male Amateur of the Year, on the heels of his fabulous season as the captain of the Arizona State University’s men’s golf team but also thanks to electrifying the Canadian golf world during the RBC Canadian Open. He would eventually finish 9th and won Low Amateur that week, after playing in the final group on Sunday. He also represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico and is Canada’s highest-ranked male amateur.

Naomi Ko was named the Female Amateur of the Year in a close battle over Maddie Szeryk. Ko, who is the second-ranked female amateur in the country, represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico. She was also the winner of the 2016 Canadian Junior Girls Championship and the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic Amateur Open. She was the medalist at her U.S. Women’s Open Qualifier as well.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hugo Bernard, a second-year Amateur Squad member with Team Canada, carded a final round 74 (+2) to outlast Ben Griffin in the second playoff hole on Friday to capture the Orlando Amateur at the Orange County National Golf Club.

The Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., product carded a tournament-low 66 (-6) on Wednesday to jump out to an early lead over the field. Bernard struggled to maintain his advantage during his final round, recording a five-over stretch through his first nine holes to set him back of the lead behind with Griffin of Chapel Hill, N.C.

The 22-year-old reigning Canadian Amateur champion battled back on his final nine with three birdies to force the playoff with Griffin, where he went on to win in the second extra hole.

Canadian Jean-Michel Paré of Victoriaville, Que. was the only other countryman to make the men’s cut at Orange County. On the women’s side, Noemie Paré—also of Victoriaville—was the lone Canuck to make the cut; she finished alone in 17^th. Jessica Porvasnik, a senior at Ohio State, took home the hardware with an even score of 216 (68-73-75)—good for a three-stroke victory.

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Canada’s top-ranked LPGA star Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., went behind the scenes with RBC – who have supported her career since she joined Team Canada at 14.

Inspired by her sister and coached by her dad, Brooke has benefitted from a strong support network that includes not only family, but also Golf Canada national team coach Tristan Mullally, the Golf Canada Foundation, and RBC.

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Team Canada athletes Maddie Szeryk and Jared du Toit finished first in the women’s and men’s National Order of Merits, respectively, to claim honours as the top amateur athlete in each division and be named Canada’s 2016 Players of the Year. On the Junior Order of Merits, two-time Development Squad athlete A.J. Ewart captured the boys’ title, while Development Squad rookie Mary Parsons took home the honours for the girls.

“We’re pleased to recognize the outstanding accomplishments that these athletes have worked so hard to achieve through this past season,” said Jeff Thompson, Golf Canada’s Chief Sport Officer. “The respective Order of Merits are powerful tools that we utilize for tracking player performance in identified tournaments throughout the year, and certainly serve to reflect the talent pool that exists in the country for a number of parties—including athletes, coaches, parents, schools, provincial golf associations and the national governing body.”

Ontario public player and Texas resident Maddie Szeryk won the women’s Order of Merit for a second straight season with 4,088.50 points through 12 events. A Texas A&M junior, Szeryk’s season was highlighted by a win at the Florida State Match-Up, and a Top-15 finish at the Canadian Women’s Amateur. Her efforts also earned her the honours of Canada’s top-ranked athlete on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)—currently No. 32. She was part of the Canadian trio that finished ninth at the World Amateur Team Championship in Mexico. Szeryk, 20, was also named to the First Team All-SEC for her 2015-16 campaign. She enters her third year with Team Canada’s Amateur Squad program.

Trailing Szeryk in second and third place were fellow teammates Naomi Ko and Josée Doyon. Ko, a Victoria, B.C., native, captured the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, finished fifth at the Women’s Porter Cup and shared seventh at both the Women’s Porter Cup and Canadian Women’s Amateur. She posted a memorable performance at the World Amateur, finishing inside the Top-10 with a share of sixth. Doyon, a St-Georges-de-Beauce, Que., native, had a season underlined by victories at Quebec Women’s Amateur (her second title) and the Women’s Porter Cup. Doyon also teed it up alongside Ko and Szeryk at the World Amateur.

After finishing runner-up in 2015, du Toit had a banner year highlighted by a captivating performance at the RBC Canadian Open in July, where he played in Sunday’s final group and finished with a share of ninth. The Kimberley, B.C., product added a win at the Glencoe Invitational alongside Top-5 finishes at the Monroe and Porter Cup. Now a senior at Arizona State, du Toit also earned an honorable mention to the Division I All-American team and won the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) Player of the Year award. In total, he collected 4,637.92 points through 12 events for nearly an 800 point margin over then Amateur Squad teammate Blair Hamilton (now turned pro).

Hamilton, a Burlington, Ont., native, finished runner-up at the Jones Cup while adding Top-20 performances at the Porter Cup and Monroe Invitational. Not far behind Hamilton was Amateur Squad teammate and reigning Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion, Hugo Bernard. The Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., product was medallist at the NCAA Division II championship in addition to posting six Top-5 NCAA results in just eight events. His efforts earned him the Phil Mickelson award, given to the most outstanding freshman in Division II golf. Bernard will return to the Amateur Squad in 2017 for a second consecutive season.

The Future Links Junior Order of Merits saw British Columbia natives A.J. Ewart and Mary Parsons capture the respective boys and girls titles.

Ewart—who enters his second campaign with the Development Squad—won the boys division with 4,204.17 points over 12 events. The Coquitlam product garnered runner-up honours at both the B.C. Men’s Amateur and Junior championships, alongside a Top-15 result at the Canadian Junior Boys.

Behind Ewart were a pair of newly minted Team Canada rookies for the 2016-17 campaign—Peyton Callens of Langton, Ont., and Chandler McDowell of Springbrook, Alta. Callens managed to record over 4,000 points (4,190) in just eight events, thanks in large part to wins at Future Links Prairie and Ontario Junior Boys championships. McDowell earned the bulk of his total points (3,759.17) at the Alberta Junior Championships, where he finished tied for second in addition to taking home the juvenile title.

On the girls’ side, Delta native Mary Parsons was crowned the winner with 5,830 points through 12 events. The 17-year-old’s season was highlighted by wins at Future Links Pacific and B.C. Junior Girls Championships. This upcoming season marks her first with the Team Canada program; she’s also committed to attend Indiana University.

15-year-old Monet Chun recorded runner-up honours with 5,715 points over 12 events. The Richmond Hill, Ont., product won the Future Links Quebec and added Top-5 finishes at the Ontario Women’s Amateur and Junior Girls Championships. She also placed eighth at the Canadian Junior Girls championship. Chun joins Parsons in her first year with the Development Squad in 2016-17.

Third place honours went to Ottawa product Grace St-Germain, who recently entered her freshman season with the Daytona State Falcons. The 18-year-old won the Ontario Women’s Amateur and tallied Top-5 finishes at the Future Links Pacific and Ontario championships as well as the Quebec Women’s Amateur.

The National Men’s and Women’s Orders of Merit recognize and celebrate the season-long achievements of Canada’s amateur golfing talents. The Future Links Junior Boys and Junior Girls Orders of Merit were established to acknowledge and identify Canada’s top junior golfers.

2016 Men’s National Order of Merit – Top-10

1. Jared du Toit – Kimberley, B.C. – 4,637.92
2. Blair Hamilton – Burlington, Ont. – 3,865.71
3. Hugo Bernard – Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. – 3,521.03
4. Austin James – Bath, Ont. – 3,470
5. Garrett Rank – Elmira, Ont. – 3,007.21
6. Stuart Macdonald – Vancouver – 2,561.54
7. Joey Savoie — Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. – 2,256.66
8. Eric Banks – Truro, N.S. – 1,850.41
9. Matt Williams – Calgary – 1,744.04
10. Brett Hogan – Calgary – 1,669.01

Final standings are available here.

2016 Women’s National Order of Merit – Top-10

1. Maddie Szeryk – London, Ont. | Allen, Tex. – 4,088.50
2. Naomi Ko – Victoria, B.C. – 3,698.60
3. Josée Doyon – St-Georges-de-Beauce, Que. – 3,566.95
4. Jaclyn Lee – Calgary – 3,313.38
5. Michelle Kim – Surrey, B.C. – 2,447.82
6. Grace St-Germain – Ottawa – 2,310.83
7. Vanessa Ha – Allen, Tex. – 1,946.25
8. Katherine Gravel-Coursel – Mirabel, Que. – 1,822.20
9. Valérie Tanguay – St-Hyacinthe, Que. – 1,507.55
10. Jessica Ip – Richmond Hill, Ont. – 1,389.82

Final standing are available here.

2016 Future Links National Junior Boys Order of Merit

1. A.J. Ewart – Coquitlam, B.C. – 4,204.17
2. Peyton Callens – Langton, Ont. – 4,190
3. Chandler McDowell – Springbrook, Alta. – 3,759.17
4. Callum Davison – Duncan, B.C. – 3,540.83
5. Brendan McDougall – Calgary – 2,887.50
6. Sam Meek – Peterborough, Ont. – 2,820
7. Kelvin Lim – Thornhill, Ont. – 2,604.75
8. Max Sekulic – Rycroft, Alta. – 2,568.04
9. Khan Lee – Langley, B.C. – 2,493.33
10. Brandon Lacasse – Châteauguay, Que. – 2,402.50

Final standings are available here.

2016 Future Links National Junior Girls Order of Merit

1. Mary Parsons – Delta, B.C. – 5,853
2. Monet Chun – Richmond Hill, Ont. – 5,715
3. Grace St-Germain – Ottawa – 5,320
4. Céleste Dao – Notre-Dame-de-LÎle-Perrot, Que. – 5,179.50
5. Chloe Currie – Mississauga, Ont. – 3,882.50
6. Hannah Lee – Surrey, B.C. – 3,770.83
7. Kathrine Chan – Richmond, B.C. – 3,573.33
8. Isabella Portokalis – London, Ont. – 3,515
9. Meghan McLean – Port Williams, N.S. – 3,407.50
10. Ellie Szeryk – London, Ont. – 3,268.33

Final standings are available here.

Please be advised that the National Orders of Merit have been going through a thorough review process the last 10 months by an appointed committee of Golf Canada and provincial golf association staff.  Potential changes have been identified and tested during the 2016 golf season in an internal “beta test” environment.

If approved, these recommended changes may be launched as early as February 2017 and will be retroactive to September 1, 2016.  These changes are being recommended to update, enhance and improve the quality and accuracy of the National Order of Merit ranking system.