Golf Canada - Junior Championship

Junior Championship

In the 1930s the national body was approached about beginning a national junior championship. In 1938 a new element was added to the Amateur Championship –- that of Junior Title holder. A junior from each province could accompany the Willingdon Cup team as an alternate, and participate in the Amateur. The low scorer would become the Junior Champion. In 1959 the tournament was separated from the Canadian Amateur Championship, and became a full fledged match play tournament in its own right. A juvenile component was added in 1970, and interprovincial team matches had been added to the tournament in 1959. Both tournaments are run at stroke play today.