Golf Ontario – UXBRIDGE — Six players are returning to Team Ontario in 2017 and will be joined by 10 new faces as Golf Ontario is pleased to announce the newest installment of the squad. The 2017 team will see an even split of eight boys and eight girls. 

After the 2016 season, the provincial team program was pleased to hear that a pair of team members had been selected to move up to Golf Canada’s National Development Squad. Golf Ontario is proud to see Richmond Hill’s Monet Chun and Langton’s Peyton Callens take the next step in their playing careers. Chun had been a member of the team since 2013, while Callens was a 2016 team member. Chun had numerous top finishes in 2016 including a win at CN Future Links Quebec. As for Callens, he too had a great season, highlighted by a win at the Investors Group Ontario Junior Boys’ Championship.  

Returning to the team in 2017 are: Dunrobin’s Jake Bryson, Long Sault’s Ty Celone, Ontario Junior Girls’ Match Play Champion Markham’s Hailey McLaughlin, CN Future Links Ontario winner London’s Isabella Portokalis and Ontario Bantam Girls’ Champion Maple’s Alyssa DiMarcantonio. Also rejoining the team is Toronto’s Tyler Nagano who was a member in 2014.

New to the team in 2017 on the boys’ side will be: Ontario Juvenile Boys’ Champion Stoney Creek’s Johnny Travale, Mississauga’s Matthew Anderson, Mississauga’s Robbie Latter, Toronto’s Zack Mason and Guelph’s Anthony Occhuito. As for the girls, new to the squad are: Ontario Peewee Champion Markham’s Victoria Zheng, Niagara Falls’ Emily Ward, Tilbury’s Hailey Katona, Toronto’s Cynthia Zhao and Toronto’s Sarah Beqaj. 

Once again Reggie Millage will coach the team, his fourth season as Head Provincial Coach. He is joined by Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Martichenko, Athletic Therapist Andrew Hoermann, and Mental Skills Coach Charles Fitzsimmons.

The team will once again be training throughout the winter at Peak Performance Golf in Vaughan. They will have a pair of fall camps, followed by winter warm weather camps and will conclude their off season with the Can/Am Matches, during March Break with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association at the Wachesaw Plantation Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. 

“Golf Ontario is excited to put forward this year’s Team Ontario squad,” said Andrew Moss, Golf Ontario Director of High Performance. “Our expanded support of junior golf through Team Ontario activities builds on the ongoing local development being delivered by home PGA Professionals and personal coaches.”

2017 Team Ontario

Name	Age (2017)	Hometown	Club	Coach
Johnny Travale	17	Stoney Creek	Hamilton G&CC	Scott Cowx
Tyler Nagano	18	Toronto	York Downs Golf & Country	Jon Roy
Matthew Anderson	16	Mississauga	Credit Valley G&CC	Alf Callowhil
Jake Bryson	18	Dunrobin	Public Player	Kevin Haime
Robbie Latter	16	Mississauga	Credit Valley G&CC	Nick Starchuck
Ty Celone	18	Long Sault	Upper Canada GC	N/A
Zack Mason	18	Toronto	Donalda Club	Dave Woods
Anthony Occhuito	18	Guelph	Cutten Fields	Scott Cowx
Victoria Zheng	13	Markham	Station Creek GC	Dong Hee Lee
Hailey McLaughlin	16	Markham	Cedar Brae G&CC	Reggie Millage
Isabella Portokalis	16	London	West Haven G&CC	Reggie Millage
Emily Ward	17	Niagara Falls	Public Player	Ann Carroll
Hailey Katona	16	Tilbury	Tilbury Golf Club	Chris Kucera
Cynthia Zhao	17	Toronto	Station Creek	Gord Burns
Alyssa DiMarcantonio	14	Maple	Station Creek	Reggie Millage
Sarah Beqaj	15	Toronto	Toronto Golf Club	Ann Carroll

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.

 

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 100,000 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   www.gao.ca