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CJGA Junior Golf our staff members and volunteers will be wearing their apparel/footwear in News features articles on Junior 2018-19. In addition, they will be a title sponsor of 6 CJGA National Junior golfers, alumni, CJGA staff, player Series events, and provide prizing at these events and other events for our results and many other things junior golfers. We can’t wait to showcase their great golf apparel and Earl Fritz related to Junior Golf and CJGA footwear at our events! Executive Director, CJGA Alumni. We are looking forward to welcoming your junior golfers to our events this The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) welcomes all of our year, allowing your children to make lasting memories on the golf course, members, parents, families, alumni, media, and sponsors to the start and enjoy every shot along the way. of the 2018 golf season! The CJGA will be hosting over 110+ events in Canada for 2018. We launched the 26th Anniversary for the CJGA with our annual World Junior Challenge event at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbour, Florida. This world class event attracted Be Prepared for changes to The Rules of Golf for 2019 180+ junior golfers (ages: 11-18) from 22 countries across the globe. The event will be hosted at Innisbrook Resort for the next 4 years, While the majority of proposed Rules remain intact in the final version, several and we hope to welcome our CJGA members for this memorable important changes to the initial proposals and further clarification of many Rules event in December. were incorporated. The most significant adjustments made following review of the feedback received from golfers around the world include: We are proud of all of our CJGA alumni, and they continue to inspire the next generation of Canadian junior golfers. The Dropping procedure: When taking relief (from an abnormal course condition or penalty area, for example), golfers will now drop from knee height. This will accomplishments with the likes of LPGA professional - Brooke ensure consistency and simplicity in the dropping process while also preserving Henderson, and PGA professional - Adam Hadwin, have helped the randomness of the drop. (Key change: the proposed Rules released in 2017 pave the way for future professionals, which aligns to our tagline: suggested dropping from any height). #YourFutureStartsHere. A great example of this is with 3 of our CJGA junior golfers (Landon Kelly, Luke DelGobbo, and Vanessa Measuring in taking relief: The golfer’s relief area will be measured by using the Borovilos) participating in the 2018 Drive, Chip & Putt longest club in his/her bag (other than a putter) to measure one club-length or Championship at Augusta National during Masters week. Vanessa two club-lengths, depending on the situation, providing a consistent process for went onto winning her division…congratulations! golfers to establish his/her relief area. (Key change: the proposed Rules released in 2017 suggested a 20-inch or 80-inch standard measurement). The CJGA is proud to announce new National partnerships with Removing the penalty for a double hit: The penalty stroke for accidentally striking the ball more than once in the course of a stroke has been removed. Golfers will simply count the one stroke they made to strike the ball. (Key change: the proposed Rules released in 2017 included the existing one-stroke penalty). Balls Lost or Out of Bounds: Alternative to Stroke and Distance: A new Local Rule will now be available in January 2019, permitting committees to allow golfers the option to drop the ball in the vicinity of where the ball is lost or out of bounds (including the nearest fairway area), under a two-stroke penalty. It addresses concerns raised at the club level about the negative impact on pace of play when a player is required to go back under stroke and distance. The Local Rule is not intended for higher levels of play, such as professional or elite level competitions. (Key change: this is a new addition to support pace of play). For more information on changes, visit: https://www.randa.org/News/2018/03/New-Rules-of-Golf-unveiled-by-The- RA-and-USGA #YourFutureStartsHere 4 CJGA Junior Golf News Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Contents Junior Golf News National Partner CJGA members bring home lasting 8 memories from The Masters Official Digital News Source of the CJGA The Fashionable Choice: Managing Editor Sarah Gallagher Brad Parkins [email protected] Design Direction 16 Earl Fritz [email protected] Contributors Barry Rhodes, Earl Fritz, Brent Long, LPGA, Golf Canada, MacKenzie Tour - PGA Many Tiny Steps, and One Big TOUR Canada, Ted McIntyre, Tim O’Conner, PGA Tour, SBX Entertainment Group, Leap: Andy Kim Michael White. CJGA Junior Golf News inquiries 20 CJGA Junior Golf News is distributed free of charge throughout Canada to all those on the CJGA mailing lists and accessible through the CJGA website. All advertising inquiries should be made to Brad Parkins at 1-877-508-1069 X221 or via email at Fred McCord: Atlantic CJGA [email protected]. Tournament Director Mission Statement 24 The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to developing Canada’s junior golfers by offering basic instruction to the beginning golfer and high level competition to the more advanced through regional, provincial, national and international events. The CJGA brings excellence to junior golf as a sport through opportunities and fellowship. Canadian Junior Golf Association CJGA Junior Tour Scoreboard The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The CJGA is 32 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, CJGA Linkster Tour Scoreboard 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 50 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, The Good Miss Freedom 55 Financial, which provides financial security advice and planning for Canadians. 60 CANADIAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION 170 West Beaver Creek Rd., Unit 6, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4B 1L6 Telephone: 905-731-6388 or 1-877-508-1069 (Toll Free) Pugnacious Patrick Reed’s ‘just go play Fax: 905-731-6058 email: [email protected] PLAYERS SERVICES (Scheduling, Tournament Inquiries) golf” approach earned him a green General Contact Number 1-877-508-1069 62 jacket General Email [email protected] ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Executive Director Earl M. Fritz Ext. 222 [email protected] Chief Operations Officer Register Now Brad Parkins Ext. 221 [email protected] TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS Director, Tournament Operations Reegan Price [email protected] North America’s #1 ranked event FUNDRAISING, SPONSORSHIP, ADVERTISING OPERATIONS Director of Fundraising, Sponsorship and Advertising December 27-30, 2018 Ian Lederer [email protected] Director of Rules and Competition Event Rankings - CJGA Junior Division Anne Edgar Dodds-Hebron [email protected] w CJGA Tier 1 National OOM Golfweek PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS w British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan w CN Future Links (Golf Canada) OOM w World Amateur (R&A) AJGA - Performance Based Entry (PBE) Cory Renfrew Jamie Reimer Kellin Enslev w w Junior Golf Scoreboard [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Quebec Atlantic Canada Michel Messier Fred McCord visit cjga.com to register [email protected] [email protected] #Your Future Starts Here CJGA Junior Golf News 5 THE HIGHLY EVOLVED 2019 KIA SORENTNTO KiaEvolvved.ca Kia is a registered traademark of Kia Motors Corporation. You are invited to join the CJGA in the December 27-30, 2018 hosted by Palm Harbor, Florida conducted by Featuring Age Categories in the CJGA Junior Tour Boys Junior (U19) , 15 - 18 Girls Junior (U19) , 15 - 18 Bantam (U15) , 13 & 14 Bantam (U15) , 13 & 14 Peewee (U13), 12 & under Peewee (U13), 12 & under plus Country/Academy Team Component The CJGA World Junior Challenge, now in its 25th year, is one of the marquee events conducted by the Canadian Junior Golf Association.