CANADIAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION
The PGA of Alberta has endorsed its support for the Canadian Junior Golf Association, recognizing it as one of the premier junior golf tours in the country. At the opening event of each season, the PGA of Alberta provides each participant with a PGA of Alberta giveaway.
The CJGA is a national junior golf association dedicated to providing high level competition and instruction to Canada's junior golfers. The CJGA competitive developmental program begins at the age of five where beginning golfers are introduced to the game through the CJGA Junior Linkster Program. The program continues to reflect the appropriate skill level and progression of junior golfers through its Junior Program offers over 80 tour stops across Canada and includes regional, provincial, and national championships. The elite junior is also able to represent the CJGA and Canada at a number of international events.
Established in 1993, the Canadian Junior Golf Association had a specific goal in mind - to give junior golfers in Canada an opportunity to develop their competitive skills. The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a not-for-profit "registered Canadian amateur athletic association" (RCAAA) with
Revenue Canada. Since the CJGA's inception in 1993, the CJGA has improved the quality of competitive junior golf in Canada allowing many of its members to showcase their skills. College Coaches have recognized the talents of CJGA participants allowing them to further their growth through college golf scholarships. The CJGA Junior Program offers multi-day tournaments throughout the year. The events are conducted at a very high level in order to introduce junior golfers to the amateur and professional golf scene.
In order to further develop junior golf, The Canadian Junior Golf Association also conducts golf schools for young people between the ages 6 - 18 years of age. These schools are one week in length and explore all facets of the game. The CJGA conducts events on an international scale. For more information visit www.cjga.com.
CN Future Links
CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf development program designed to “Ensure The Future Of Golf”. Conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) in partnership with the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association (CPGA) and Canada’s provincial golf associations, the program consists of multi-level instruction and rewards, clinics, camps, support materials and special programs to raise awareness of junior golf and address the issues of accessibility and affordability.
More than 634,000 boys and girls have participated in the program since its inception in 1996.The objectives of the program are to:
Bring more kids into the game
Make golf more accessible to juniors
Make golf more affordable for junior golfers
Provide a more systematic approach to junior golf development
Provide more competitive venues for juniors
Generate more awareness and interest in junior golf
Foster more cooperation between golf's governing bodies
In 2007 more than 111,000 children participated in Future Links programs:
More than 19,100 kids participated in Clinics hosted by golf Clubs across Canada
Ten provinces delivered Mobile Clinic outreach programs for more than 62,700 children
A network of 53 Kids Clubs Connection Depots provided junior golf equipment.
Over 4,300 children participated in Golf Buddy events at 92 locations nation-wide
More than 38,800children participated in Future Links school programs
8,336 kids participated in Junior Skills Competitions
The Junior Order of Merit ranked Canada’s top 150 juniors
Six Junior Championships were conducted to give over 585 children the chance to compete at a high level of tournament play.
For more information about Future Links e-mail futurelinks@rcga.org, call 1-800-263-0009 (x 346) or visit the CN Future Links website.