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[Jeffrey Reed]

12th CN FUTURE LINKS SEASON WRAPS UP WITH ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP



-Brett McKinnon looks to defend his Junior Boys title at Sussex Golf and Curling Club-



Sussex, N.B. (Golf Canada) – Many of Canada’s top junior golfers will compete in the final CN Future Links event of the 2011 season, the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship, July 18-21 at Sussex Golf and Curling Club in Sussex, N.B.



The tournament marks the last of six regional CN Future Links Championships held in each region of Canada, showcasing two divisions: Junior Boys and Junior Girls 18 years and under. The CN Future Links Atlantic Championship will see 93 golfers competing in a three-day 54-hole stroke play competition.



“We are pleased that the 12th CN Future Links championship season will be capped off by the top junior golfers from Atlantic Canada,” said Golf Canada Tournament Director Cam Crawford. “This year of competitive junior golf could not have a better conclusion than by crowning two deserving champions at the challenging Sussex Golf and Curling Club.”



The top six competitors in the Junior Boys division of each CN Future Links Championship will earn exemptions into the 2011 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 1-5, at Morgan Creek Golf Course, in South Surrey, B.C. A tie for the 6th position in the Junior Boys division will be decided by a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following the conclusion of play.



The Junior Girls winner from each CN Future Links Championship will earn exemptions into both the 2011 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, August 1-5, at QGolf Club in Richmond, B.C. and a 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Tour event.



In the Junior Boys division, Brett McKinnon of Glace Bay, N.S., returns to defend his 2010 title which he won at Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck, N.S. McKinnon, 17, won the championship by one stroke over Austin Connelly of Lake Doucette, N.S., and Team Canada Development Squad member, Eric Banks of Truro, N.S.



Banks, 18, will try to improve upon his 2010 runner-up finish by continuing the momentum from his successful 2011 season. Earlier this summer, Banks won both the Taymer NSGA Junior Boys Championship and the Nova Scotia Men’s Amateur Championship.



The Junior Girls division is headlined by CN Future Links Quebec champion, Anna Kim of Toronto. Kim, 17, won the title by an astonishing 15 strokes at Milby Golf Club in Sherbrooke, Que.



Kim will be challenged by 2010 CN Future Links Atlantic runner-up, Bernadette Little of Pictou County, N.S. Earlier this year, Little captured the Taymer NSGA Junior Girls Championship at Highlands Golf Club at Ingonish Beach, N.S.



Starting times, post-round results and a full field list for the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship are available here.





ABOUT CN FUTURE LINKS

CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by Golf Canada, 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 the inception of the program in 1996, more than 909,000 young Canadians have taken part in CN Future Links. A number of new initiatives including the recently launched Learn to Play program have succeeded through CN’s sponsorship of the program. For more information, visit www.cnfuturelinks.com.



Golf Canada’s CN Future Links program is sponsored by CN, and proudly supported by ClubLink, Heritage Canada and the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA).



ABOUT CN

Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information on CN, visit the company’s website at www.cn.ca.



CN DELIVERS THE GREAT GAME OF GOLF

CN is proud to support golf in Canada and is pleased to bring the best of women’s professional golf to Canada with its title sponsorship of the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the CN Canadian Women’s Tour. In addition to supporting women’s golf, CN contributes to the development of golf among young people across the country through its sponsorship of the CN Future Links program. CN is pleased to work with Golf Canada to help develop golf as a sport for women and juniors across Canada and to increase the accessibility of golf to recreational and competitive golfers. Visit www.cn.ca.



ABOUT THE CANADIAN PGA

Established in 1911 and the second oldest professional golf association in the world, the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association is a non-profit Association comprised of 3,700 golf professionals across the country. The Association’s mandate is to develop, promote and support our Members as experts in the game and business of golf and, in so doing, serve both its Members’ needs and those of the golfing public through the Association’s varied programs and events. The Association consists of the National Office located in Acton, Ontario and nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information please visit www.cpga.com.



ABOUT CANADA’S NATIONAL AMATEUR TEAM PROGRAM

Canada’s National Amateur Team program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. Golf Canada allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.



Team Canada, the pinnacle of Golf Canada’s High Performance Program, provides access to world-class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment and elite competitive opportunities. The program builds on the support team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.



Golf Canada’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly supported by RBC Wealth Management, Titleist, Foot-Joy, Under Armour, ClubLink and Heritage Canada.



For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.golfcanada.ca/teamcanada.



GOLF CANADA – LOVE THE GAME. GROW THE GAME.

Golf Canada – a member-based organization governed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) – is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing close to 350,000 members at almost 1,500 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, Golf Canada is responsible for promoting participation in and a passion for the game of golf in Canada.



Golf Canada actively conducts championships, programs and services to help shape the present and future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, National Golf in Schools, Golf Fore the Cure, 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. As the authority for golf in Canada, the association also administers the Rules of Golf, amateur status and handicapping and course rating under the respected RCGA brand.

In addition, Golf Canada 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 provide world class competitive opportunities for Canada’s top golfers to showcase their talents.



For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support golf in your community, visit us online at www.golfcanada.ca.



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[Jeffrey Reed]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 21, 2011



Anna Kim Wraps Up Wire-To-Wire Victory At CN Future Links Atlantic Championship



-Chad MacMillan captures the final Junior Boys title of the year at Sussex Golf and Curling Club-



Sussex, N.B. (Golf Canada) –Anna Kim won the Junior Girls title by a dominating 24-strokes while Chad MacMillan trailed on the front nine today but rallied to win the Junior Boys division in the final CN Future Links event of the 2011 season, the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship, taking place this week at Sussex Golf and Curling Club in Sussex, N.B.



Anna Kim of Toronto concluded her wire-to-wire victory with a 1-over par (73) to finish the tournament with a score of 6-under (210). Kim, who plans to move back to Toronto from Arizona this year, birdied her 53rd hole to finish with an impressive 13 birdies on the tournament. The 17-year-old won the tournament by an impressive 24-strokes while earlier this summer she captured the CN Future Links Quebec title by an equally-impressive 15 strokes.



“It feels really good, I feel like I’ve gained my confidence back,” said Kim who was the only girl to finish the tournament under par. “I don’t think conditions were tougher today I think I just didn’t hit every shot I wanted to out there. However, the end result was exactly what I wanted so I can’t complain.”



With the victory Kim earns an exemption into both the 2011 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, August 1-5, at QGolf Club in Richmond, B.C. and a 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Tour event.



Runner-up in the Junior Girls Division was Bernadette Little of Pictou County, N.S. The 16-year-old was 6-over par (78) on the day to finish the Championship at 18-over par (234). Little was followed by Molly Molyneaux of Charlottetown, P.E.I., who was 4-over (76) on the day and 20-over par for the tournament.



In the Junior Boys Division, Chad MacMillan of Kingston, N.S. waged a close battle in the final round with Team Canada Development Squad member Eric Banks, of Truro N.S., but three birdies over the last four holes allowed MacMillan to secure the win by four strokes over Banks. MacMillan carded a 1-under par (71) to finish 3-under (213) on the tournament while Banks was 1-over par (73) in the final round and 1-over par (217) for 54 holes.



“Eric [Banks] and I were head-to-head all round but I was able to pull my game together on the back nine,” said MacMillan of his close finish with Team Canada Development Squad member Eric Banks. “I am just going to prep my entire game for [the Canadian Junior Championship] at Morgan Creek Golf Course. I have played there before and I know that if I can keep the ball in play I’ll have a chance.”



Kyle Blacquier of Fredericton, N.B. and Dave Wheatley of Stratford, P.E.I took third and fourth place respectively. Blacquier finished at 4-over par (220) for the tournament while Wheatley came in at 6-over (222) score.



Rounding out the top 6 in the Junior Boys Division were Donald (Dong) Qui of Surrey, B.C., and Ally Tidcombe of Wolfville, N.S. Qui and Tidcombe join MacMillan, Banks, Blacquier and Wheatley in receiving exemptions into the Canadian Junior Boys Championship, August 1-5, at Morgan Creek Golf Course in Surrey B.C.



For photos of the Junior Girls Champion Anna Kim and Junior Boys Champion Chad MacMillan click here (Photo credit: Golf Canada/Gilles Landry)



The tournament marks the last of six regional CN Future Links Championships held across Canada, showcasing two divisions: Junior Boys and Junior Girls 18 years and under.



Post-round results and a full field list for the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship are available here.



The following are final-round results from the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship for Thursday, July 21, 2011:



Junior Girls (5623 yards/ Par 72)

1. Anna (Younjin) Kim, Chandler, AZ, 68-69-73-210 -6

2. Bernadette Little, Pictou County, NS, 79-77-78-234 +18

3. Molly Molyneaux, Charlottetown, PE, 83-77-76-236 +20

4. Krysta Schaus, Fredericton, NB, 79-82-81-242 +26

5. Julia Henderson, New Glasgow, NS, 84-79-80-243 +27

6. Erin Brown, Charlottetown, PE, 85-92-87-264 +48

7. Cassandra Paynter, Charlottetown, PE, 91-98-82-271 +55

8. Katie Brewer-Bruce, Fredericton, NB, 94-94-84-272 +56

9. Jillian Ferguson, Bathurst, NB, 93-91-91-275 +59

10. Michaela Taylor, New Glasgow, NS, 89-92-98-279 +63

11. Molly MacDermaid, Bathurst, NB, 101-93-94-288 +72

12. Jayne Hamlyn, Grand Falls - Windsor, NL, 105-91-97-293 +77

13. Deanna Moulton, Winterland, NL, 103-101-94-298 +82

14. Heather Drake, Marystown, NL, 110-97-99-306 +90

15. Bailey Carr, Charlottetown, PE, 110-109-105-324 +108

16. Raylene MacKey, St. John's, NL, 110-107-108-325 +109

DID NOT FINISH

WD. Marie-France Finn, Memramcook, NB,

DQ. Christina Merner, Sydney, NS,





Junior Boys (6607 yards/ Par 72)

1. Chad MacMillan, Kingston, NS, 69-73-71-213 -3

2. Eric Banks, Truro, NS, 69-75-73-217 +1

3. Kyle Blacquier, Fredericton, NB, 76-70-74-220 +4

4. Dave Wheatley, Stratford, PE, 75-75-72-222 +6

5. Donald (Dong) Qiu, Surrey, BC, 82-70-71-223 +7

6. Ally Tidcombe, Wolfville, NS, 79-73-72-224 +8

7. Brett McKinnon, Glace Bay, NS, 77-73-74-224 +8

7. Matt Gallupe, Dartmouth, NS, 74-76-74-224 +8

9. Brett Wilson, Sussex, NB, 74-78-75-227 +11

10. Ian Lewis, Fall River, NS, 78-78-72-228 +12

11. Gordon Kay, Welshpool, NB, 77-74-78-229 +13

12. Jc Burgess, London, ON, 77-72-80-229 +13

13. Andrew Reid, Cole Harbour, NS, 75-77-77-229 +13

14. Myles Creighton, Digby, NS, 73-78-79-230 +14

15. Pat Livingston, Fredericton, NB, 78-75-77-230 +14

16. Chris Wilson, Toronto, ON, 79-74-78-231 +15

17. Justin Shanks, Sussex, NB, 75-78-78-231 +15

18. Adam McNeil, Middleton, NS, 76-81-74-231 +15

19. Luke Allen, Stanhope, PE, 82-72-79-233 +17

20. Francois Hebert, Memramcook, NB, 76-82-75-233 +17

21. Alex Feltmate, Fletcher's Lake, NS, 77-76-80-233 +17

22. Greg Steele, Hampton, NB, 77-78-78-233 +17

23. Blair Bursey, Gander, NL, 79-83-72-234 +18

24. Graeme Koivu, Dartmouth, NS, 76-81-77-234 +18

25. Sebastien Peterson, Upper Kingsclear, NB, 76-78-80-234 +18

26. Nick den Hartog, Wolfville, NS, 80-83-73-236 +20

27. Colin Marshall, Riverview, NB, 79-77-80-236 +20

28. Ryan Nowe, Bridgewater, NS, 84-75-78-237 +21

29. Quinton Gorman, Stratford, PE, 82-77-78-237 +21

30. Braxton Maxwell, Campbellton, NB, 82-79-76-237 +21

31. Colton Parsons, Kingston, NS, 81-78-78-237 +21

32. Bradford Curren, Hammonds Plains, NS, 84-76-77-237 +21

33. Joel MacRae, Charlottetown, PE, 80-76-81-237 +21

34. Tyson Gavin, Tignish, PE, 81-82-75-238 +22

35. Brodie Ward, North Milton, PE, 78-80-80-238 +22

36. Colin MacKinnley, Bedford, NS, 79-82-77-238 +22

37. Travis Soucoup, Picadilly, NB, 78-81-79-238 +22

38. Bobby Dunphy, Antigonish, NS, 83-81-75-239 +23

39. Jonathan Whelan, Rothesay, NB, 79-83-79-241 +25

40. Marc-Andre Belanger, Dieppe, NB, 74-83-84-241 +25

41. Ryan MacPherson, Egerton, NS, 78-83-81-242 +26

42. Philippe Patterson, Bathurst, NB, 78-83-81-242 +26

43. Bradley Misener, Stanhope, PE, 82-82-80-244 +28

44. Max Milligan, Rothesay, NB, 79-81-85-245 +29

45. John Deacon, Port Williams, NS, 87-80-79-246 +30

46. Peter Frenette, Fredericton, NB, 81-84-81-246 +30

47. Blake Kyle, Sussex, NB, 83-81-82-246 +30

48. Josh Landine, Fredericton, NB, 81-80-86-247 +31

49. Mark McKenna, Cardigan, PE, 82-85-81-248 +32

50. Tyson Wirsz, Moncton, NB, 80-85-83-248 +32

51. Daniel Cluney, Corner Brook, NL, 86-81-81-248 +32

52. Anthony Konning, Indian Mountain, NB, 79-85-84-248 +32

53. Luke Chase, Anagance, NB, 87-82-80-249 +33

54. Zach Ravn, Sussex Corner, NB, 83-84-82-249 +33

55. Adam Earle, Corner Brook, NL, 82-86-81-249 +33

56. Nicholas Lam, Markham, ON, 82-85-83-250 +34

57. Nathan Peters, St. John's, NL, 85-81-85-251 +35

58. Parker Diamond, Charlottetown, PE, 88-80-85-253 +37

59. Luke MacAulay, Stratford, PE, 85-84-85-254 +38

60. Connor Shea, Stratford, PE, 82-85-89-256 +40

61. Kevin Ko, Richmond Hill, ON, 86-87-84-257 +41

62. Jordon Birt, Charlottetown, PE, 84-90-83-257 +41

63. Matt Allan, Waterford, NB, 83-85-90-258 +42

64. Owen Patterson, Bedford, NS, 94-86-79-259 +43

65. J.J. Allison, Campbellton, NB, 92-88-82-262 +46

66. Brandon Pierce, St. Andrews, NB, 86-89-89-264 +48

67. Calvin Ross, Fredericton, NB, 91-87-87-265 +49

68. Sébastien Cormier, Stratford, PE, 87-86-93-266 +50

69. Danek Hadley, Bathurst, NB, 82-91-94-267 +51

70. Jake Watt, Rothesay, NB, 89-90-90-269 +53

71. Jonathon Snook, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, 88-91-91-270 +54

72. John Gibbons, Rothesay, NB, 100-89-84-273 +57

73. Jonathon Carroll, Bathurst, NB, 94-88-92-274 +58

74. Danny Chandra, Woodstock, NB, 95-91-92-278 +62

75. Connor Westhaver, Liverpool, NS, 91-97-92-280 +64

DID NOT FINISH

WD. Jamie Sweet, Dartmouth, NS, +35

WD. Sam Harris, Toronto, ON,

WD. Eric Weir, Toronto, ON,

WD. Matthew Weir, Toronto, ON,





ABOUT CN FUTURE LINKS

CN Future Links is Canada’s national junior golf program conducted by Golf Canada, 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 the inception of the program in 1996, more than 909,000 young Canadians have taken part in CN Future Links. A number of new initiatives including the recently launched Learn to Play program have succeeded through CN’s sponsorship of the program. For more information, visit www.cnfuturelinks.com.



Golf Canada’s CN Future Links program is sponsored by CN, and proudly supported by ClubLink, Heritage Canada and the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA).



ABOUT CN

Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information on CN, visit the company’s website at www.cn.ca.



CN DELIVERS THE GREAT GAME OF GOLF

CN is proud to support golf in Canada and is pleased to bring the best of women’s professional golf to Canada with its title sponsorship of the CN Canadian Women’s Open and the CN Canadian Women’s Tour. In addition to supporting women’s golf, CN contributes to the development of golf among young people across the country through its sponsorship of the CN Future Links program. CN is pleased to work with Golf Canada to help develop golf as a sport for women and juniors across Canada and to increase the accessibility of golf to recreational and competitive golfers. Visit www.cn.ca.



ABOUT THE CANADIAN PGA

Established in 1911 and the second oldest professional golf association in the world, the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association is a non-profit Association comprised of 3,700 golf professionals across the country. The Association’s mandate is to develop, promote and support our Members as experts in the game and business of golf and, in so doing, serve both its Members’ needs and those of the golfing public through the Association’s varied programs and events. The Association consists of the National Office located in Acton, Ontario and nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information please visit www.cpga.com.



ABOUT CANADA’S NATIONAL AMATEUR TEAM PROGRAM

Canada’s National Amateur Team program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. Golf Canada allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.



Team Canada, the pinnacle of Golf Canada’s High Performance Program, provides access to world-class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment and elite competitive opportunities. The program builds on the support team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.



Golf Canada’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly supported by RBC Wealth Management, Titleist, Foot-Joy, Under Armour, ClubLink and Heritage Canada.



For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.golfcanada.ca/teamcanada.



GOLF CANADA – LOVE THE GAME, GROW THE GAME.

Golf Canada – a member-based organization governed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) – is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing close to 350,000 members at almost 1,500 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, Golf Canada is responsible for promoting participation in and a passion for the game of golf in Canada.



Proud member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Golf Canada actively conducts championships, programs and services to help shape the present and future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, National Golf in Schools, Golf Fore the Cure, 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. As the authority for golf in Canada, the association also administers the Rules of Golf, amateur status and handicapping and course rating under the respected RCGA brand.



In addition, Golf Canada 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 provide world class competitive opportunities for Canada’s top golfers to showcase their talents.



For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support golf in your community, visit us online at www.golfcanada.ca.



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