Golf Ontario – UXBRIDGE — Six players are returning to Team Ontario (U19) in 2018 and will be joined by eight new faces as Golf Ontario is pleased to announce the newest installment of the squad. The 2018 team will see an even split of seven boys and seven girls.

Leading the returning players for 2018 is Markham’s Victoria Zheng who captured the 2017 Ontario Juvenile Girls’ title at Sawmill Creek Golf Resort in Camlachie. Zheng will be joined by fellow returnees: Toronto’s Sarah Beqaj, who represented Ontario at the Canada Summer Games, Mississauga’s Matthew Anderson, Mississauga’s Robbie Latter, Markham’s Hailey McLaughlin, and Tillbury’s Hailey Katona.

The new members of the squad bring some impressive credentials from this past season. Sudbury’s Tristan Renaud won the Ontario Junior Boys’ Championship, Fonthill’s Freddy D’Angelo was the Ontario Juvenile Boys’ Champion, Aurora’s Vanessa Chychrun captured the Ontario Junior Girls’ Match Play title, and Caledon’s Raesa Sheikh was the Ontario Bantam Girls’ Champion. Also new to the team are: Waterloo’s Dylan Henderson, Windsor’s Shawn Sehra, Waterloo’s Bennett Ruby, and Windsor’s Jasmine Ly.  

Entering his fifth season as the Head Provincial Coach is Milton resident Reggie Millage. Millage is joined by Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Martichenko and Mental Skills Coach Charles Fitzsimmons. Delaney Howson will act as the Team Coordinator.

“The start of a new season is always exciting but this year even more so,” said Millage. “This group is filled with talented, young athletes that are striving to be better and willing to do the work necessary to achieve their goals. I expect one of the hardest working teams this year and I have no doubt that they will show their off-season work next spring.” 

The team will train throughout the winter at Peak Performance Golf in Vaughan. They will have a pair of local camps, followed by three winter warm weather camps including the Can/Am Matches, during March Break with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association at the Wachesaw Plantation Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

2018 Team Ontario

Name	Age (2018)	Hometown	Club	Coach	Graduation Year
Dylan Henderson	17	Waterloo	Whistle Bear GC	Dave Smallwood	2019
Shawn Sehra	15	Windsor	Roseland Golf & Curling Club	Randy McQueen	2020
Matthew Anderson	18	Mississauga	Credit Valley G&CC	Alf Callowhil	2018
Bennett Ruby	17	Waterloo	Westmount G & CC	Dave Smallwood	2019
Robbie Latter	17	Mississauga	Credit Valley G&CC	Nick Starchuck	2019
Tristan Renaud	18	Sudbury	Idylwylde G&CC	Reggie Millage	2019
Freddy D’Angelo	17	Fonthill	Lookout Point CC	Scott Cowx	2019
Jasmine Ly	17	Windsor	Kingsville G&CC	Joye McAvoy-Sinn	2019
Victoria Zheng	14	Markham	Station Creek GC	Dong Hee Lee	2021
Hailey McLaughlin	16	Markham	Cedar Brae G&CC	Reggie Millage	2019
Vanessa Chychrun	16	Aurora	Beacon Hall GC	Reggie Millage	2020
Raesa Sheikh	15	Caledon	Cedar Brae GC	Gord Burns & Reggie Millage	2021
Hailey Katona	16	Tilbury	Tilbury Golf Club	Dave Vanloozen	2020
Sarah Beqaj	16	Toronto	Toronto Golf Club	Ann Carroll	2020

About Team Ontario

Golf Ontario’s Team Ontario program is a high performance training program for the top junior aged golfers in Ontario. Athletes are selected in the fall each year and the program runs during the winter into the Ontario golf season. Team Ontario athletes receive the very best in coaching services, training/competitive opportunities, and sport science support. Being selected to Team Ontario is a tremendous accomplishment and offers unparalleled support and guidance to the participating athletes and their families.  New for 2018, Team Ontario will be piloting a number strategic initiatives with Golf Canada and its National Team program focused on ensuring identified Next Generation players are getting opportunities and programming to best prepare them for high performance golf.

ABOUT GOLF ONTARIO

Golf Ontario is Ontario’s Provincial Sport Organization focused on enhancing participation, elevating performance and supporting the passion of golfers in Ontario. With over 90,000 individual members and 450 member clubs, Golf Ontario is one of the largest golf associations in the world.  From rating courses and keeping the integral rules of the game intact, to growing the game at the grassroots level and getting the game of golf into our school systems, to keeping the Ontario golf community aware of all relevant issues and hosting the best amateur tournaments in Canada, Golf Ontario is a passionate group dedicated to making golf better for everyone in Ontario. We share a love and passion for golf, while preserving its past, fostering its future, and championing golf’s best interests for everyone who enjoys the sport.

For more information please contact:

Darren Matte

Communications & Marketing Coordinator
96 Elgin Park Dr, Uxbridge ON   L9P 0C2
T : 905 852-1101 x234   F: 905 852-8893  
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