Golf Canada’s second junior golf championship of 2017 is set to take place from May 26-28 as the Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship gets underway at Brockville Country Club in Brockville, Ont.

With support from Golf Ontario, the Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship is the second of six regional junior championships presented in partnership with Acura. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will begin with a practice round on May 25 before the tournament gets underway with round one on May 26.

Founded in 1914, Brockville Country Club will be hosting its first ever Future Links Championship. Just three years removed from celebrating its 100th year, the course features various elevation changes and tricky greens located at the end of tree-lined fairways.

“Golf Canada is very pleased to present the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura championship in Brockville,” said Akash Patel, the Tournament Director. “The six regional Championships are fantastic events for Canada’s premier junior golfers to showcase their skills. We look forward for this strong field of juniors attempting to navigate the tricky course at Brockville Country Club.”

The field will consist of 87 junior golfers in the Junior Boys Division with the top six earning exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf & Country Club in Kingston, Ont. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play.

The Junior Girls Division will consist of 33 golfers with the top six (including ties) earning an exemption into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.

Prior to the championship on Thursday, May 25, Golf Canada and Special Olympics Canada will hold the second of two regional competitions in support of Special Olympics golf. The first event was held at Chilliwack Golf Club before the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship. A field of 18 local athletes will compete over nine holes. Following the event, PGA of Canada professionals will conduct a clinic for Special Olympics coaches and athletes with a focus on improving skills and leadership within the sport.

Four additional Future Links, driven by Acura Championships will span the country this summer.

June 1-4 – Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec – Sherbrooke, Que. – Club de golf Milby.

July 3-6 – Future Links, driven by Acura Prairie – Estevan, Sask. – TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

July 10-13 – Future Links, driven by Acura Western – Fernie, B.C. – Fernie Golf & Country Club.

July 17-20 – Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic – Church Point, N.S. – Clare Golf & County Club.

The 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship took place on May 12-14. Full results can be found here.

Additional information regarding the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, including participants, start times and up-to-date results can be found here.

NOTABLES

Isabella Portokalis of London, Ont.
The 15-year-old comes in as the event’s defending champion. She would go on to place T11 at the 2016 Canadian Junior Girls Championship. Through eight events in 2016, she was ranked No. 8 in the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit.

Jeevan Sihota of Victoria, B.C.
The 13-year-old is coming off a victory at the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, where he was the youngest golfer in the field. His victory placed him seventh in the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit. He finished in T8 at his only other counting event this year: the CJGA Humber College PGM Western Championship.

Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont.
Team Canada Development Squad member who is ranked No. 1 in the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit. In the Pacific Championship earlier in May, Chun finished T7, one shot back of qualifying for the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship. The 16-year-old won both the 2016 Golf Quebec Junior Spring Open and the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship. She is coming off a win at the Investors Group Junior Girls’ Spring Classic at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, in Stouffville on May 20-22.

Chloe Currie of Mississauga, Ont.
The Team Canada Development Squad member finished 11th at this event last year, but had already qualified for the 2016 Canadian Junior Girls Championship (solo second) after she finished second at the 2016 Pacific Championship. She currently sits in 10th in the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit.

Tyler Nagano of Toronto, Ont.
At the same event in 2016, the 18-year-old finished two strokes back of the leader and placed in solo-second, his best finish of the year.

Sarah Cushing of Brockville, Ont.
The 17-year-old will be playing on her home course at Brockville Country Club. Her highest finish in 2016 was a solo third at the CJGA Golfweek Canadian Jr Invitational.

Remi Chartier of Beaconsfield, Que.
The 16-year-old finished third, one stroke back of Nagano, at the same event last season, to qualify for the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, which he finished T30. In May, he finished in solo-second at the CJGA Quebec Junior Open.

Kelvin Lim of Thornhill, Ont.
The 15-year-old finished in seventh in the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit. He is coming off a win at the Investors Group Junior Boys’ Spring Classic at Wooden Sticks Golf Club on May 20-22 and a T7 finish at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic on April 23.

FAST FACTS

In 2017, Golf Canada is conducting its six regional Future Links, driven by Acura championships in conjunction with the Provincial Associations.

Top six finishers in the Boys Division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

Top six finishers (including ties) in the Girls Division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship.

Defending champion Isabella Portokalis started her final 2016 round three shots back before rallying to earn her victory.

Brandon Lacasse won the junior boys tournament in 2016, his final year of eligibility into the event.

Friday’s pairings.

More information on the event can be found here.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Established in 1914.

The clubhouse was destroyed by a fire in 1937 and rebuilt the following year.

Jeevan Sihota scored a final round 67 to top the leaderboard of the Boys Division of the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, while Mary Parsons defended her 2016 Girls Division title after she defeated Euna Han in playoff at Chilliwack Golf Club in Chilliwack, B.C. on Sunday.

Sihota, a Victoria resident, started his final round 1-over through three holes before he turned up his game scoring birdies on holes five and four. After he made the turn, the 13-year-old was lights out, playing bogey free and making birdies on 11, 12, 13 and 15, leading to a 10-under finish for the tournament.

Khan Lee shot the low-score of the day with a 6-under 66. After starting the day with a bogey, the Langley, B.C., native birdied four of his next seven holes, and then birdied four of six holes after making the turn to finish one shot behind Sihota.

Finishing T2 with Lee was Tristan Mandur of Mill Bay, B.C., who made birdies on 17 and 18 resulting in a 69 (-2) on the day, his second sub-70 finish in as many rounds.

Chandler McDowell, a Team Canada Development Squad member, started Sunday in the lead, but after bogeys on two of the first three holes, he was never able to fully recover. He finished 8-under on the tournament after his even-par final round to finish alone in fourth.

Keaton Gudz, from Victoria, and Red Deer’s Carter Graf secured the final two exemptions to the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ont. Gudz shot 4-under on Sunday and finished in solo-fifth while Graf shot 3-under and edged out Aidan Goodfellow in playoff for the final spot.

In the Girls Division, Parsons started the day sitting in fourth place but she managed to drop three birdies before she made the turn to put her into striking distance of the top of the leaderboard. Heading into hole 17, the Delta B.C., product was sitting at 3-under and then went birdie-birdie to close out the round with sole possession of first place.

Han, who remained at the top of the leaderboard through the first two rounds, struggled to get things going and headed to the 18th hole 2-over, but managed to nail a clutch birdie putt to force a playoff with Parsons.

Phoebe Yue, of West Vancouver, recorded the low-score of the tournament (and ladies course record) for the Girls Division with a 7-under 65. She recorded two eagles in her final round, including one on the par-4 eighth hole from 140 yards out. Her stellar final round pushed her to 3-under on the tournament and into a tie for third with Surrey’s Susan Xiao.

Xiao, who started in the final pairing, got off to a slow start with a bogey on holes one and three before finishing +1 on the day.

Katherine Chan and Tiffany Kong shot 2-over and 1-over to round out the top-six who earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.

Team Canada Development Squad members Monet Chun (T7) and Hannah Lee (10) both got off to rocky starts
and scored 3-over and 5-over respectively.

2017 FUTURE LINKS, DRIVEN BY ACURA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR BOYS DIVISION

1. Jeevan Sihota, Victoria, B.C., *67-72-67-206 -10
2. Khan Lee, Langley, B.C., *71-70-66-207 -9
2. Tristan Mandur, Mill Bay, B.C. *74-64-69-207 -9
4. Chandler McDowell, Sbringbrook, Alta., *69-67-72-208 -8
5. Keaton Gudz, Victoria, B.C., *71-70-68-209 -7
6. Carter Graf, Red Deer, Alta., *71-71-69-211 -5 (P)

2017 FUTURE LINKS, DRIVEN BY ACURA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR GIRLS DIVISION

1. Mary Parsons, Delta, B.C., *71-73-67-211 -5 (P)
2. Euna Han, Coquitlam, B.C., *68-70-73-211 -5 (P)
3. Phoebe Yue, West Vancouver, B.C., *78-70-65-213 -3
3. Susan Xiao, Surrey, B.C., *70-70-73-213 -3
5. Katherine Chan, Richmond, B.C., *72-71-74-217 +1
6. Tiffany Kong, Vancouver, B.C., *77-70-73-220 +4

Full results.

Chandler McDowell shot a 67 to vault him into first place in the Boys Division at the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, while Euna Han shot a 2-under 70 to maintain her lead in the Girls Division heading into the final round at Chilliwack Golf Club in Chilliwack, B.C.

McDowell was dialed in on Saturday as he recorded back-to-back birdies to start his round and then dropped three straight birdies on holes 13, 14 and 15. The only flaw in his second round was a bogey on hole 16, which was a much needed improvement from his opening round in which he recorded four.

“Today I kind of felt a little bit more comfortable out there,” he said, after his round. “I felt like I had a good rhythm out there the whole time. Yesterday I was a little choppy, but today I had one bogey and felt a little different.”

Tristan Mandur shot the low-score of the tournament with a 64, 10 shots better than his opening round. He recorded four birdies on both the front and back nine and jumped up the leaderboard to second, two shots behind McDowell.

“Getting to the fifth hole, I was 2-under through four,” Mandur said. “I knew I had some easy holes coming up so I thought to just play solid and hope I could pull it together.”

Round one leader 13-year-old Jeevan Sihota shot an even-par 72 and dropped to T3 with Chilliwack native Mitchell Thiessen.

A.J. Ewart and Max Sekulic, two memebers of Team Canada’s Development Squad, struggled with their second round and each posted a 2-over 74. They sit at T14 and T11, respectively.

For the second consecutive day, Han is sitting atop the leaderboard in the Girls Division. Her 2-under second round helped maintain her two-stroke lead heading into the final day.

After a rough start where she only scored one birdie on the front nine and recorded bogeys on holes one, six and 11, Han turned her game around and got three straight birdies after the turn and added a fourth on her final hole.

“It was a big comeback,” she said. “I was 2-over through 11 and then birdied four of my last six holes. It was a big fight back.”

Defending champion and Team Canada Development Squad member Mary Parsons had a bit of a setback in her second round and dropped to solo fourth after her 1-over 73. She was 2-under through 10 holes, but a string of three bogeys in six holes saw her dip down the leaderboard.

Her fellow team Canada members, Hannah Lee and Monet Chun sit one spot back tied in fifth. Chun shot 1-under on Saturday while Lee was 1-over. They both sit at +2 for the tournament.

Susan Xiao, from Surrey, B.C., sits in second place after her second-round 70 put her at -4 for the tournament.

The top six finishers in the boy’s division will earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ont. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play on Sunday. The top six in the girl’s division (including ties) will earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.

The opening round of the first of six regional Future Links, driven by Acura Championships is in the books after Chilliwack Golf Club hosted the Pacific edition on Friday.

Jeevan Sihota shot an opening round of 67 while Euna Han shot a 68 to lead the Junior Boys and Junior Girls Divisions, respectively.

Sihota, who is just 13-years-old, only bogeyed two holes in round one and his five birdies and one eagle vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard, with a two-shot cushion. The youngster was able to maintain his composure despite navigating the challenging tree-lined Chilliwack course.

“The course was a bit tricky, but it’s nice,” he said. “I like the way the greens are right now. I was just kind of in the moment. Same thing tomorrow, just going to play smart and hope I go low again.”

Three boys — Chandler McDowell, Samuel Su and Max Sekulic – all shot 69 to put them two back of Sihota. Su played his round bogey free while McDowell and Sekulic, who are both part of Team Canada’s Development Squad, dropped four and two shots respectively during their opening rounds.

McDowell was able to overcome his four-bogey round with two clutch eagles on holes five and nine.

“I felt good out there, and the two eagles helped for sure,” said McDowell. “Other than that I just tried to keep it in play and just cruise along.”

Fellow Team Canada Developmental Squad member A.J. Ewart sits four strokes back after his opening-round 71.

Han’s 68 puts her at the top of the girls division, also by two strokes. The 14-year-old almost played mistake-free golf other than the double bogey she registered on the fourth hole. After she was able to make the turn at even par, Han birded both 10 and 11 before adding two more on 15 and 18 to finish 4-under.

Susan Xiao sits in solo-second after she posted a 70 that was mainly propelled by a string of four birdies on the final six holes of the front nine. Defending champion Mary Parsons is the only other in the girls division that sits in the red. Her opening round of 71 has her three back in the lead and within striking distance heading to the weekend.

“I feel like I left a couple shots out of there, but I definitely gained some that could have turned out worse, so I scrambled well,” said Parsons, after her round. “I finished birdie-birdie so hopefully I can take that momentum coming into tomorrow.”

Parson’s fellow Team Canada Developmental Squad members Hannah Lee (73) and Monet Chun (75) both sit inside the top ten.

The top six finishers in the boy’s division will earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ont. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play on Sunday. The top six in the girl’s division (including ties) will earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.

Golf Canada’s first junior golf championship of 2017 is set to take place this week as the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship gets underway at Chilliwack Golf Club in Chilliwack, B.C., from May 12-14.

With support from British Columbia Golf, the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship is the first of six regional junior championships presented in partnership with Acura. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will begin with a practice round on May 11 before the tournament gets underway with round one on May 12.

Established in 1958, Chilliwack Golf Club will be hosting its first ever Future Links Championship. Located 45 minutes east of Vancouver, the course features tree lined fairways, a creek that runs through the back nine and mountain backdrops visible in every direction.

“We are very pleased to open the 2017 championship season in Chilliwack,” said Susan White, the Tournament Director and Senior Manager of Field Operations for B.C. Golf. “The Future Links, driven by Acura Championships are fantastic events for Canada’s premier junior golfers to showcase their skills. Chilliwack Golf Club is in tremendous shape and we look forward to seeing this strong field of juniors challenge the course.”

The field will consist of 87 junior golfers in the junior boys’ division with the top six earning exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf & Country Club in Kingston, Ont. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play.

The junior girls’ division will consist of 33 golfers with the top six (including ties) earning an exemption into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.

Five additional Future Links, driven by Acura Championships will span the country this summer.

May 26-28 – Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario – Brockville, Ont. – Brockville Country Club.

June 2-4 – Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec – Sherbrooke, Que. – Club de golf Milby.

July 4-6 – Future Links, driven by Acura Prairie – Estevan, Sask. – TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

July 11-13 – Future Links, driven by Acura Western – Fernie, B.C. – Fernie Golf & Country Club.

July 18-20 – Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic – Church Point, N.S. – Clare Golf & County Club.

Additional information regarding the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship, including participants, start times and up-to-date results can be found here.

NOTABLES

Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C.
The 17-year-old comes in as the event’s defending champion. She would go on to place third at the 2016 Canadian Junior Girls Championship. A Team Canada Development Squad member who ranked No. 1 on the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit in 2016.

A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C.
Team member on Canada’s Development Squad who topped the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit. He finished at T11, five shots back, in last year’s tournament, and went on to place T14 in the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

Chandler McDowell of Springbrook, Alta.
The Team Canada Development Squad member finished at T5 at last year’s championship, the highest of all returning players in the boys division. Was No. 3 on 2016’s Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit. At the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship he finished at T14, nine shots back of the leader.

Hannah Lee of Surrey, B.C.
No. 6 on 2016’s Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit, and finished in 13th at the 2016 Pacific Championship. Won the 2016 B.C. Juvenile Girls Championship.

Monet Chun of Richmond Hill, Ont.
Team Canada Development Squad member ranked No. 2 on the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit. Won both the 2016 Golf Quebec Junior Spring Open and the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship.

Mitchell Thiessen of Chilliwack, B.C.
The 18-year-old will be playing on his home course at Chilliwack Golf Club. He is coming off a T2 finish at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour series opener last month. His best finish of 2016 was a T7, also at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour series opener.

FAST FACTS

In 2017, Golf Canada is conducting its six regional Future Links, driven by Acura championships in conjunction with the Provincial Associations.

Top six finishers in the boys’ division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.

Top six finishers (including ties) in the girls’ division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship.

Canadian LPGA Tour star Brooke Henderson won the tournament in 2013.

Defending champion Mary Parsons went wire-to-wire in her 2016 victory.

Tony Gil won the junior boys tournament in 2016, also going wire-to-wire.

The Special Olympics held a Future Links golf tournament on May 10 at Chilliwack Golf Club in preparation for the tournament.

Friday’s pairings.

More information on the event can be found here.

Admission to the event is open to the public at no charge.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Junior Boys: 6,427 yards, Par 72; CR/Slope 70.5/121

Junior Girls: 5,990 yards, Par 72; CR/Slope 74.1/128

Established in 1958