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Tuesday, July 3, 2001Three Sudden Death Playoffs decide juniors who will represent Canada at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship
BRADFORD, ON -- Players from Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Alberta and the United States gathered at Bradford Highlands Golf
Club on Canada Day to qualify for a spot to represent Eastern Canada at the U.S. Kids golf World Championship. The low overall junior
in each age group won the right to represent Canada.
The 2nd Annual U.S. Kids Golf World Championship is a nationally televised event that will be held August 3-5, 2001 at Jekyll Island Golf Resort, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Juniors from all over the world will compete, by age group, in this three-day event (one day skills competition and two-day stroke play tournament) for boys and girls ages 12 and under. Fox Network will be televising the event for the second year. 
In the 12-year-old boys division the overall winner was decided by a sudden death playoff. Britt Pronk from London, Ontario captured
the title with Stephen Kimber from Richmond Hill, Ontario and Saber Kanwar taking second and third place.
Humphrey Yeung of Markham, Ontario kept up his winning ways, taking the 11year old boys title and earning him a spot on the Eastern Canadian Team. This was Yeung's fifth consecutive CJGA win. Taking second place honors was Ben Daniele of Baie D'Ufre, Quebec. Rounding out the division was Jordan Lesansky taking third place. Stephanie Simich from Mississauga, Ontario took the Girls 12 & under division by ten strokes over Erica Rivard who finished in second place. 
In the girls 10 & under Division Hayley Brown of Markham, Ontario was victorious, taking first place. Laura Hilderbrandt and Meaghan
Pototschnik placed second and third respectively.
Vivian Tsui of Markham, Ontario had a six shot lead to take the girls 8 & under division title. Brogan Mckinnon of Mississauga, Ontario captured second place with Madisyn Lewis rounding out the division with third. The boys 10 & under division was also decided in a sudden death playoff. Jonathen Kim-Moss of Toronto took first place after the first hole of sudden death. Russell Budd of Toronto took second place with Nick Halliday taking third. 
The third sudden death playoff of the day was to capture the nine-year-old boys division. Corey Conner took the crown with Albin Choi
and David Park taking second and third place respectively.
Elliot Whitley of Winona, Ontario won his second exemption to represent Canada at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship. Whitley earned a spot by taking the title in the boys eight-year-old division. John Foster and Jordan Oudyk took second and third place to round off the division. 
After meeting Jack Nicklaus earlier in the day at the Board of Trade Golf Club, Gajan Sivabalasingham will return once again to the
U.S. Kids Golf World Championship with his win in the seven year old boys division. Ryan Jacobs, one shot back from Sivabalasingham
took second place with Jacob Cossmann taking third.
Taking the 6-year-old boys division by one stroke was John Nalbandian of Brampton, Ontario. Jacob Ewen from Mississauga took second place with Alexander Vegh and Paulino Fernando taking third. Juniors will attempt to qualify for the Western Canadian Team on July 10 at Sunrise Golf Course in Surrey, B.C.. 
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is Canada's National junior golf tour that conducts 47 events across Canada. The CJGA is a
not-for-profit registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Association that is dedicated to excellence in golf as a junior sport, both in Canada
and on the international scene.
For more information about the CJGA, contact CJGA National Headquarters at (877) 508-1069 or visit our website at www.cjga.com. For more information on U.S. Kids Golf please look them up at www.uskidsgolf.com or contact them at 770-441-3077. ResultsFINAL ROUND RESULTS U.S. KIDS GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Eastern Canadian Qulifier Played at Bradford Highlands Golf Club Boys 12 Years Old (Played 18 Holes at 4,979 yards) Britt Pronk London ON 73** Stephen Kimber Richmond Hill ON 73 Saber Kanwar Hornby ON 74 Kheed Ng Richmond Hill ON 77 Stephen Tar Unionville ON 78 Tom Keddy Whitby ON 79 Steve Lee North York ON 81 Michael Lennox Minden ON 81 Sean Jamieson Norfolk ON 82 Kyle Chang North York ON 83 Adam Wilson Port Colborne ON 83 Pierce Cassidy Unionville ON 84 Donald Shaw Nestleton ON 84 Cory Bartlett Shanty Bay ON 85 Pier-Olivier Synott Chambly QC 85 Mark Hoffman Thornhill ON 86 Dustin Louth Washago ON 88 Gordie Pototschnik Stratford ON 88 Thomas Pickersgill Port Colborne ON 89 Nicholas Mihaiu Utica MI 93 Maxwell Reil Etobicoke ON 95 Lorence Tam Toronto ON 96 Sam Merkley Toronto ON 97 Thomas Patterson Newmarket ON 98 Ryan Stroud Newmarket ON 99 Ryan Rozalowsky Aurora ON 101 Brendan Bond Orangeville ON 108 Matthew Gauss Pickering ON 111 Ryan Pittman Goose Bay NFLD 127 Boys 11 Years Old (Played 18 holes at 4,979 yards) Humphrey Yeung Markham ON 71* Ben Daniele Baie D'Urfe QC 78 Jordan Lesansky LaSalle ON 80 Michael Oudyk Oshawa ON 83 Tyler Brown Markham ON 84 Scott Landreth Stratford ON 84 Alan Spicer Hamilton ON 84 Rudy Vial Manotick ON 88 Maximillion Bianchi Woodbridge ON 89 Benjamin Mayo-Goldberg Outremont QC 89 Michael Millar Port Colborne ON 90 Jed Walmsley Cheltenham ON 90 Bowie Abbis-Mills Carleton Place ON 92 Alex Sault Hagersville ON 93 Kent Thorpe Bracebridge ON 94 Mikhail Ziskos Toronto ON 94 Tyler Perin Burlington ON 96 Joey Buono London ON 97 Shawn Gray Etobicoke ON 99 Sebastian Szirmak Toronto ON 100 Taylor Nicholas Frankford ON 106 Peter Hughston Kitchener ON 107 David Smith Toronto ON 107 Michael Nuttall Guelph ON 122 Michael Gordon Whitby ON 127 Girls 12 & Under (Played 9 holes at 2,481 yards) Stephanie Simich Mississauga ON 43* Erica Rivard Tecumseh ON 53 Girls 10 & Under (Played 9 holes at 1,796 yards) Hayley Brown Markham ON 42* Laura Hildebrandt Ancaster ON 46 Meaghan Pototschnik Stratford ON 50 Olivia Salvian Kitchener ON 59 Krista Thorpe Bracebridge ON 64 Girls 8 & Under (Played 9 holes at 901 yards) Vivian Tsui Markham ON 36* Brogan McKinnon Mississauga ON 42 Madisyn Lewis Calgary AB 47 Christina Foster Concord ON 48 Uliana Park Mississauga ON 52 Boys 10 Years Old (Played 9 holes at 2,481 yards) Jonathan Kim-Moss Toronto ON 40** Russell Budd Toronto ON 40 Nick Halliday Caledonia ON 44 Tyson Louth Washago ON 45 Tyson Wetherup Oshawa ON 45 Daniel Kim North York ON 47 Eric Patterson Newmarket ON 47 Brendan Mckee Toronto ON 48 Andrew Natividad Woodbridge ON 48 Ben Merwin Sudbury ON 49 Evan Poroznik Newmarket ON 50 Giacomo Romano Brampton ON 56 Matthew Sobierajski Scarborough ON 64 Boys 9 Years Old (Played 9 holes at 1,796 yards) Corey Conners Palmerston ON 37** Albin Choi North York ON 37 David Park Mississauga ON 39 Brandon Finlay Tecumseh ON 41 Jacob Ohanion Stoney Creek ON 43 Russel Bowie Mississauga ON 47 Devin Pittman Goose Bay NFLD 48 Jonathan Vegiard Longueuil QC 49 Tyler Clements Sharon ON 50 Daniel Aita Brampton ON 52 Alexander Farrow Brampton ON 61 Boys 8 Years Old (Played 9 holes at at 1,796 yards) Elliot Whitley Winona ON 36* John Foster Concord ON 38 Jordan Oudyk Oshawa ON 38 Tyler Stone Peterborough ON 43 Matthew Couvrette Ottawa ON 51 Brett Beaulieu Beamsville ON 52 David Raffaghello Toronto ON 65 Boys 7 Years Old (Played 9 holes at 901 yards) Gajan Sivabalasingham Markham ON 32* Ryan Jacobs Whitby ON 33 Jacob Cossmann Mississauga ON 39 Emerson Bianchi Woodbridge ON 44 Gianmarco Policelli Maple ON 47 Glenn McKechnie Toronto ON 52 Roger Kirkness Acton ON 56 Matthew Pitcher Toronto ON 66 Boys 6 Years Old (Played 9 holes at 901 yards) John Nalbandian Brampton ON 45* Jacob Ewen Mississauga ON 46 Alexander Vegh Newmarket ON 49 Paulino Fernando Mississauga ON 49 Ryan Borg Mississauga ON 50 Matthew LeMay Waterloo ON 52 Aidan Parker Pickering ON 54 Carter Lewis Calgary AB 54 Yuvish Sing Brampton ON 54 Walter Kirkness Acton ON 64 Jordan Clements Sharon ON 70 **won in a playoff *earned a spot to represent Canada at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship |