The McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour

Pine Hills

Kerr, Garrison tops today at Pine Hills...

Ryan Kerr of Calgary Elks fired a steady  1-over par 73 today to capture his second Tour title at the immaculately groomed Pine Hills GC just west of Rocky Mountain House. The course is hosting a Golf Canada Future Links tournament in two weeks and it is obvious the grounds crew has been working tons of overtime to prepare the course for some of Western Canada's top juniors that will come to Rocky.  The players on hand today for the Pine Hills Junior Open were treated to these spectacular course conditions under sometimes cloudy and drizzly skies.  Kerr also won the 2009 Kevin Hipple Memorial Junior Open at Pinebrook GCC in Calgary.  His 73 today was three shots clear of runner-up Okie Iredale of Cochrane.

Both Kerr and Iredale qualified for the season ending Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 30.  They will be joined by Michael Pruss of River Bend in Red Deer, whose 81 was best in the flight for players born in 1996 and later, along with Wild Card Qualifiers Cole Niawchuk (79) of the host club and Innisfail's Colby Massignan (80).

A excellent field of six junior girls was on hand today, highlighted by the first Tour event of the season for Country Hills' Christie Lin, the 2009 Tour Champion.  Sadly, Christie was forced to withdraw in mid-round due to illness, but we were excited to learn that Christie qualified last week for the U.S.G.A. Junior Girls' Championship later this month in North Carolina.  She earned her spot in Sectional Qualifying in Indiana.  Congratulations, Christie and good luck at the U.S. Junior!

The other junior girls on hand today turned in outstanding efforts as well.  Sabrine Garrison of Country Hills shot 83 to edge her clubmate Mandy Wong by 3 shots, and in the process also qualify to compete in the Tour Championship.  This was Sabrine's first McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour win, and we suspect it won't be the last!

Next event on Tour is tomorrow in Whitecourt with tee times off the first tee commencing at 9:15 a.m.   If you are entered in Whitecourt tomorrow, please phone the course to obtain your tee time.  Barrhead's Junior Open completes a busy week with their event on Thursday.

OVERALL TOP TEN

1.         Ryan KERR                                      Calgary Elks                                73

2.         Okie IREDALE                                 Cochrane                                     76

T3.      Blake ROBERTS                             Broadmoor                                   79

T3.      Cole  NIAWCHUK                           Pine Hills                                      79

5.        Colby MASSIGNAN                         Innisfail                                          80

6.        Michael PRUSS                              River Bend                                     81

7.        Julian BOOTHBY                            River Bend                                     82

8.        Michael WONG                               Country Hills                                  83

9.        Jesse TERON                                Red Deer                                        84

10.      Branton TESSIER                          Whitecourt                                      85

JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1991/92/93

1.        Ryan KERR                                   Calgary Elks                                     73 Q

T2.      Cole NIAWCHUK                         Pine Hills                                           79 WC

T2.      Blake ROBERTS                         Broadmoor                                        79 PQ

4.        Colby MASSIGNAN                    Innsifail                                                80 WC

5.        Ian STEVENSON                        Sundre                                                 89

6.        Logan GORDON                         Pine Hills                                             92

JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1994/95

1.        Okie IREDALE                          Cochrane                                               76 Q

2.        Julian BOOTHBY                     River Bend                                             82

3.        Michael WONG                        Country Hills                                          83

4.        Jesse TERON                          Red Deer                                                 84

5.        Branton TESSIER                   Whitecourt                                              85

6.       Luc BOUTIN                              Lynx Ridge                                             87

JUNIOR BOYS BORN IN 1996 and LATER

1.       Michael PRUSS                       River Bend                                            81 Q

2.       Allan PRUSS                            River Bend                                             86

3.       Robert FLAMAN-HALEY         Red Deer                                                87

4.       Sikander KALEKA                   Stony Plain                                            88

5.        Theo OLVER                            Three Hills                                             89

6.        Jonathan APOLONIO            River Spirit                                            90

JUNIOR GIRLS

1.         Sabrine GARRISON              Country Hills                                       83 Q

2.         Mandy WONG                        Country Hills                                       86

T3.       Cara VANDERHAM               Innisfail                                                93

T3.       Jaclyn LEE                             Valley Ridge                                        93

5.         Carolyn LEE                           Valley Ridge                                        97

Q = Qualified for season ending Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 30.

WC = Wild Card qualifier for Tour Championship.

PQ = Previously Qualified for Tour Championship.