Golf Canada’s Junior Skills Challenge National Event heads to TPC Toronto
2019 Junior Skills Challenge National Event
(Photo by Christian Bender / Golf Canada)
Golf Canada
OAKVILLE, Ont. – The 2021 Junior Skills Challenge National Event will take place on August 29th at the prestigious TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.
A total of 26 golfers from four age groups will compete in the 12th edition of the National Junior Skills Challenge which brings together the top-scoring juniors from coast-to-coast.
The participating junior golfers will compete in a three-part skills challenge (putting, chipping and driving) with one overall winner per age group and gender.
Golf Canada, in partnership with Cobra and Puma Golf along with the PGA of Canada will host the 2021Junior Skills Challenge National Event on Sunday, August 29 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. The event is the culmination of more than 1,500 Junior Skills Challenge participants who competed at 80 qualifying events held across Canada.
The field is comprised of 26 golfers from across Canada, all selected from the top of the Junior Skills Challenge National Leaderboard.
Format
Driving: Each competitor receives three drives. Points are awarded and dependent on distance and aim of the drive. The drive must come to rest within the 30-yard width to qualify for points. The number of points is dependent on the distances completed.
Chipping: Each competitor receives three shots. Points are awarded and dependent on the distance of the chip from the target.
Putting: Each competitor receives one putt each from each distance of 5, 10 and 20 feet. Points are awarded for holing the putt and for proximity to the hole.
The winners of the Junior Skills Challenge National Event will receive prizing courtesy of program partner, Cobra-Puma Golf. The winners of the National Event in the boys and girls 15 to 18 age groups will also receive an exemption into their local NextGen Championship in 2022. On August 28th, Junior Skills Challenge National Event participants will have the opportunity to play the prestigious TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley layout in an exciting match play format, outfitted by program sponsor Cobra-Puma Golf.
For more information on the Junior Skills Challenge National Event, click here.
Participants
Girls 8-and-under
Name
Home Club
Hometown
Province
Eily Kim
Pitt Meadows Golf Club
Burnaby
BC
McKinley Stewart
Sawmill Golf Course
Fenwick
ON
Emily Joy
The Glencoe Golf & Country Club
Calgary
AB
Brynlee Chappell
Vespra Hills Golf Club
Barrie
ON
Girls 9-11
Name
Home Club
Hometown
Province
Claira Frizzell
Hartlen Point Golf Club
Halifax
NS
Alexis Card
Galt Country Club
Cambridge
ON
Brooke Halbauer
Leduc Golf Club
Edmonton
AB
Girls 12-14
Name
Home Club
Hometown
Province
Tatum Lohnes
Osprey Ridge Golf Club
Bridgewater
NS
Alexandra Botsis
Club de golf Rosemere
Rosemere
QC
Claire Hu
Whitlock Golf and Country Club
Montreal
QC
Sophie Dhaliwal
Wingfield Golf Club
Calgary
AB
Girls 15-18
Name
Home Club
Hometown
Province
Ava MacDonald
Antigonish Golf Club
Antigonish
NS
Joline Truong
Trafalgar Golf & Country Club
Mississauga
ON
Sarah Maude Lefebvre
Golf Saint-Prime sur le Lac
St-Prime
QC
Boys 8-and-under
Name
Home Club
Hometown
Province
Carrick Frizzell
Hartlen Point Golf Club
Halifax
NS
Borden Nicholson
Brule Point Golf Course
Pictou
NS
Benjamin Hannela
Peace Portal Golf Club & Langley Junior Development Program
