Crown Isle Resort Set To Host CN Future Links Pacific Championship

Many of Canada’s top junior golfers will gather in Courtenay, B.C. from May 1-4 as CN Future Links kicks off its ninth championship season with the CN Future Links Pacific Championship at Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community.

The event marks the first of six regional CN Future Links Championships held in each region of Canada and showcases four age divisions: Junior Boys (14-18 years), Junior Girls (14-18 years), Bantam Boys (11-13 years) and Bantam Girls (11-13 years). The CN Future Links Pacific Championship will see 99 golfers competing in a three-day 54-hole stroke play competition.

“As the CN Future Links Championships continue to grow, we’ve seen a tremendous jump in terms of depth and strength of our fields,” said Adam LeBrun, tournament director for the CN Future Links Pacific Championship. “The calibre of play at these events is very impressive and judging by the field we’re expecting at Crown Isle to kick off the season, I’d say we’re in for another fantastic showcase of talent.”

Golfers competing in the boys’ divisions will vie for one of six exemptions into the 2008 Canadian Junior Boys Championship at the Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club (August 4-8). Competitors in the girls’ divisions will challenge for an exemption into the 2008 CN Canadian Women’s Tour.

The CN Future Links program has helped develop some of Canada’s top amateur golfers including 2007 CN Future Links Ontario Champion and National Men’s Amateur Team member Mathieu Rivard of Granby, Que. as well as National Developmental Girl’s Team member and Ontario Women’s Amateur Champion Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. Other top players competing include Riley Wheeldon of Courtenay B.C., and Eugene Wong of North Victoria, B.C.

Starting times, post-round results and a full field list are available through the Royal Canadian Golf Association website at www.rcga.org or on the CN Future Links website at www.future-links.org.

CN FUTURE LINKS
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations. The program is designed to forge a link between Canada’s youth and golf to ensure the future of the game in Canada. Since its inception in 1996, more than 634,000 young Canadians have taken part in Future Links.

Additionally the CN Future Links Championships provide Canada’s best junior golfers a chance to hone their competitive skills in multiple day championships in two age divisions: Junior (boys and girls aged 14-18 years) and Bantam (boys and girls aged 11-13 years). Almost 4,800 top juniors have competed in these premier championships since their inception in 2000. For more information about CN Future Links, please visit www.future-links.org.

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ABOUT THE CANADIAN PGA:
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.

For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org. 		CANADIAN GOLF NEWS

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