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Incoming SFU freshman drives off with MJT Ford Series at Hazelmere

Surrey golfer ends six-year junior career with five-shot win Maple Leaf Tour victory
New West Record
Marcus Brown
Marcus Brown, left, accepts Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour title from director Neil Bidewell.contributed

Ignoring a major storm on Day one and intermittent rain on Day two, local Marcus Brown ended his junior career and six-year stint on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour in style, firing 71 and 72 for a two-round 143 score to win the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour boys’ champion’s trophy at Hazelmere Golf Club in Surrey on Sept. 1.

Tournament director, Neil Bidewell, commented that Brown, who is now off to play NCAA Division II golf on scholarship at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, is a great role model for juniors on Canada’s number-one played junior tour and will be missed on the MJT.

Brown cited a tournament highlight was his eagle on the fifth hole.

“I feel absolutely splendid. This is my last junior tournament and I love the MJT with all my heart,” said Brown in a press release.

There was a three-way tie at 148 for second place in the division between Jacob Bland of Sechelt (77, 71), Shayne LaRochelle of Coquitlam (77, 71) and Taylor Patrick of Surrey (75, 73).

The MJT juvenile boys’ champion was Andrew Spalti of Vancouver, who shot 73, 71 (144) to win by six strokes in the difficult conditions over both Andy Fan of Vancouver (76, 74) and Mitchell Thiessen of Chilliwack (76, 74).

“I made a putt for eagle on 16 – even though it’s quite a short hole, it’s still an eagle,” said Spalti about his tournament highlight.

“I have won the Ford Series before and wanted to give it another shot – it feels good (to win) because most of this year I have been close to winning but never capitalized,” he added.                                                 

Vancouver’s Cole Bowering, 13, captured his second MJT title this season, his first in the MJT bantam boys’ division, with solid rounds of 75, 77 (152).

“I made a lot of three-foot par putts and I feel great because I like MJT and I played good golf,” he said afterwards.

Runner-up was Dylan Bercan, also of Vancouver, (77, 78 =155) and third place went to Andy Jang of Langley, (80, 79=159).

Peewee prodigy Brycen Ko, 12, of Richmond fired a fantastic final round of 68 to win his fourth MJT peewee boys’ title this season (80, 68 = 148).

“I stayed positive after getting bogeys, which allowed me to get back on track and make birdies,” he said. “I feel happy about winning but I know that there are still many parts of my game that need work.”

Runner-up was nine-year-old Ryan Vest from Vernon (85, 72 = 157) and 10-year-old Cooper Humphreys of Lions Bay placed third in the division (85, 77 = 162).

Another scorching final round of 68 handed low overall among the girls to 12-year-old Angel Lin of Surrey, who ended up with 81, 68 (149) and the MJT under-15 girls’ title.

“I was really consistent and focused throughout the round,” said Lin in the release. “Instead of being tense today I tried to go out there and have fun, knowing that whatever happens, happens. I knew that even if I didn’t have a good round today, my family and friends would still be happy.”  

Angela Zhang, 13, of Vancouver came second in the division (86, 71 = 157) and Jennifer Gu, 12, of West Vancouver, came third (82, 77 = 159). 

The MJT girls’ 15-19 champion was Maple Ridge’s Esther Subin Lee, 16, who carded 83, 72 (155).  

“I feel thankful for my parents, friends and coach, and am really happy that my golf improved during the summer,” she said.

Second place went to Breanna Croxen of New Westminster, who shot 83, 75 (158) and third place to Sarah Lawrence of Duvall, Washington, who came in with scores of 82, 79 (161).

 

Divisional winners of the on-course competitions were as follows:

Mr. Lube Long Drive competition winners

U-15 girls: Michelle Cha • Hazelmere GC • Surrey
15 to 19 girls: Rhiannon Jones • Shannon Lake GC • Westbank
Peewee boys: Ryan Vest • Predator Ridge & Spallumcheen G&CC • Vernon
Bantam boys: Peter Zhang • Northview Golf Course • Surrey
Juvenile boys: Andy Kim • Redwoods GC • Langley
Junior boys: Jacob Lucki • Sandpiper • Agassiz

Sligo Closest-to-the-Pin competition winners

U-15 girls: Tessa MacLeod • Northview • Coquitlam
15 to 19 girls: Esther Subin Lee • Swan-e-Set Bay Resort • Maple Ridge
Peewee boys: Ryan Vest • Predator Ridge & Spall Golf&CC • Vernon
Bantam boys: Gabriel King • Morgan Creek • Surrey
Juvenile boys: Asher Freedman • Richmond Country Club • Vancouver
Junior boys: Nick Krystal • Pitt Meadows GC • Port Moody

Golf Town Comeback Award winners

U-15 girls: Rachel Chung • FraserGlen Golf • Abbotsford
15 to 19 girls: Candy Hyunkyoung Lee • Surrey
Peewee boys: Andy Luo • Burnaby
Bantam boys: Gabriel King • Morgan Creek • Surrey
Juvenile boys: Deyang Xie • Carnoustie • Coquitlam
Junior boys: Grant Numrich • Red Deer G&CC • Red Deer, Alta.

MJT members in the province have now earned valuable Cleveland Golf Order of Merit points throughout the season and await invitations to the prestigious MJT Boston Pizza national championship at Reunion Golf Resort, Kissimmee, Florida, Nov. 6 to 8, where a number of Div. I college coaches will be in attendance. For more information, please visit www.maplejt.com.

Full Results

August 31-September 1, 2015
Surrey, BC

Place Name City Sex Age Scores Total Status
U15 Girls
Par 72, Ydg 5279, Slope/Rating 120/71.5
1 Angel Lin Surrey, BC F 12 81, 68 149  
 
2 Angela Zhang Vancouver, BC F 13 86, 71 157  
 
3 Jennifer Gu West Vancouver, BC F 12 82, 77 159  
 
4 Michelle Cha Surrey, BC F 14 90, 79 169  
 
5 Kaitlyn Hill Whistler, BC F 13 92, 84 176  
 
6 Sienna Kraus Maple Ridge, BC F 14 94, 84 178  
 
7 Stefanie Silva Surrey, BC F 11 102, 86 188  
 
8 Tessa MacLeod Coquitlam, BC F 12 112, 87 199  
 
9 Vanessa Clauzel Langley, BC F 13 116, 91 207  
 
10 Rachel Chung Abbotsford, BC F 13 125, 95 220  
 
15-19 Girls
Par 72, Ydg 5279, Slope/Rating 120/71.5
1 Esther Subin Lee Maple Ridge , BC F 16 83, 72 155  
 
2 Breanna Croxen New Westminster, BC F 19 83, 75 158  
 
3 Sarah Lawrence Duvall, WA F 17 82, 79 161  
 
4 Ji Na Choi Port Moody, BC F 16 84, 78 162  
 
5 Rene Cheng Coquitlam, BC F 16 84, 82 166  
 
6 Bethany Ma Vancouver, BC F 17 86, 82 168  
 
7 Candy Hyunkyoung Lee Surrey, BC F 17 95, 77 172  
 
8 Rhiannon Jones Westbank, BC F 17 92, 82 174  
 
9 Cecile Kwon Maple Ridge, BC F 15 90, 85 175  
 
10 Anastasia Stolzenberg Langley, AB F 15 93, 86 179  
 
11 Sunwoo Yi Abbotsford, BC F 15 98, 91 189  
 
  Melody Lin Surrey, BC F 15 86 86  
 
Peewee Boys
Par 72, Ydg 5279, Slope/Rating 104/65.7
1 Brycen Ko Richmond, BC M 12 80, 68 148  
 
2 Ryan Vest Vernon, BC M 9 85, 72 157  
 
3 Cooper Humphreys Lions Bay, BC M 10 85, 77 162  
 
4 Andy Luo Burnaby, BC M 12 96, 68 164  
 
5 Lex Cameron Surrey, BC M 11 88, 82 170  
 
6 Thomas Reed Maple Ridge, BC M 11 99, 75 174  
 
7 Tanner McClure North Vancouver, BC M 11 92, 85 177  
 
8 Qi Wen Tang Vancouver, BC M 12 96, 82 178  
 
9 Riley Janssen Surrey, BC M 12 107, 81 188  
 
  Dongjo Lee North Vancouver, BC M 11 103 103  
 
Bantam Boys
Par 72, Ydg 6081, Slope/Rating 115/69.1
1 Cole Bowering Vancouver, BC M 13 75, 77 152  
 
2 Dylan Bercan Vancouver, BC M 13 77, 78 155  
 
3 Andy Jang Langley, BC M 14 80, 79 159  
 
4 Jackson Jacob Fort Langley, BC M 14 80, 82 162  
 
5 Peter Zhang Surrey, BC M 14 86, 79 165  
 
6 Echo Wu Surrey, BC M 13 89, 80 169  
 
6 Leo Harper Burnaby, BC M 13 87, 82 169  
 
6 Paul Kim Abbotsford, BC M 14 86, 83 169  
 
9 Minho Sung Abbotsford, BC M 13 89, 83 172  
 
9 William Tindle Coquitlam, BC M 14 89, 83 172  
 
11 Brandon Mcclure North Vancouver, BC M 13 95, 82 177  
 
12 Gabriel King Surrey, BC M 13 95, 85 180  
 
13 Eddie Wang North Vancouver, BC M 13 93, 90 183  
 
14 Maxwell Beck Surrey, BC M 13 86, 99 185  
 
15 Justin Park Langley, BC M 14 91, 96 187  
 
16 Frank Xiao West Vancouver, BC M 13 102, 87 189  
 
Juvenile Boys
Par 72, Ydg 6401, Slope/Rating 124/70.2
1 Andrew Spalti Vancouver, BC M 15 73, 71 144  
 
2 Andy Fan Vancouver, BC M 15 76, 74 150  
 
2 Mitchell Thiessen Chilliwack, BC M 16 76, 74 150  
 
4 Nik Federko Kelowna, BC M 16 81, 70 151  
 
4 Andy Kim Langley, BC M 15 77, 74 151  
 
6 Keenan Flemming Sechelt, BC M 16 78, 74 152  
 
7 Willis Lee Langley, BC M 16 83, 70 153  
 
7 Christopher Dale Mission, BC M 15 79, 74 153  
 
9 Evan Merrier Surrey, BC M 16 81, 74 155  
 
9 Daniel Hyun Langley, BC M 16 77, 78 155  
 
11 Thomas Sze Vancouver, BC M 15 81, 77 158  
 
11 Victor Choi Courtenay , BC M 16 78, 80 158  
 
13 Kristian Oppenheim Kelowna, BC M 15 77, 82 159  
 
14 Jaxson Stobbe Langley, BC M 16 82, 79 161  
 
15 John Morrow Delta, BC M 15 81, 81 162  
 
16 Trevor Card Langley, BC M 16 87, 79 166  
 
16 Mitchell Catania North Vancouver, BC M 15 83, 83 166  
 
18 Min Hyeong Kang Abbotsford, BC M 15 89, 79 168  
 
18 Lucas Oh Surrey, BC M 15 89, 79 168  
 
20 Matthew Berntsen North Saanich, BC M 16 85, 84 169  
 
21 Philipp Kaiser Kelowna, BC M 15 85, 85 170  
 
22 Richard Jiang Vancouver, BC M 16 91, 82 173  
 
23 Asher Freedman Vancouver, BC M 15 86, 89 175  
 
24 Preston Chan Vancouver, BC M 15 88, 89 177  
 
25 Michael Wang Richmond, BC M 16 96, 82 178  
 
26 David Choi Langley, BC M 15 89, 90 179  
 
27 Bernie Xu Richmond, BC M 15 88, 92 180  
 
27 Spencer Bowering Vancouver, BC M 15 87, 93 180  
 
29 Nathan Beaudoin Surrey, BC M 15 97, 92 189  
 
30 Kevin Yang Surrey , BC M 15 93, 100 193  
 
31 Deyang Xie Coquitlam, BC M 15 108, 93 201  
 
  Jack Dickie Burnaby, BC M 15 46, 84 130 WD
 
Junior Boys
Par 72, Ydg 6401, Slope/Rating 124/70.2
1 Marcus Brown Surrey, BC M 19 71, 72 143  
 
2 Jacob Bland Sechelt, BC M 19 77, 71 148  
 
2 Shayne LaRochelle Coquitlam, BC M 19 77, 71 148  
 
2 Taylor Patrick Surrey, BC M 17 75, 73 148  
 
5 Nick Krystal Port Moody, BC M 19 77, 72 149  
 
6 Mathew McConnachie Surrey, BC M 17 79, 74 153  
 
7 Jacob Lucki Agassiz, BC M 17 82, 75 157  
 
8 Grant Numrich Red Deer, AB M 18 84, 75 159  
 
8 Branden Jewsbury Westbank, BC M 17 81, 78 159  
 
8 Dugan McInnes Nakusp, BC M 17 77, 82 159  
 
11 Edward Metcalfe Surrey, BC M 19 83, 78 161  
 
11 Davide Kaiser Kelowna, BC M 17 76, 85 161  
 
13 Cort Weiner West Vancouver, BC M 17 80, 82 162  
 
14 David Stark Surrey, BC M 18 94, 85 179  
 
15 Ze Yu Zhao Vancouver, BC M 17 97, 93 190  
 
16 Seowon Chang Abbotsford, BC M 17 109, 108 217  
 
  Morgan Benko Cloverdale, BC M 17 0 0 WD