HHJGT History

HHJGT's 40th Season

History of the HHGJT

2023 marked our 40th season. The Tour is run today in keeping with the traditions that were started when the Tour began in 1984.

A reasonable registration fee allows the Tour players to participate in the tour at an affordable price and provides them seven exciting rounds of golf, friendly competition and a year-end awards banquet.

A 7-Event Tour Season is contested annually providing opportunities for players to make new friends and learn valuable life lessons.

Past Champions and Tour players have used their Tour experience to obtain educational and golf scholarships throughout the U.S. and Canada to further pursue their education and golfing careers.

The Tour also provides a means for players to learn the rules of golf, the game's etiquette and how to compete to ensure their evolution as a golfer.

History of the HHGJT

The Hamilton/Halton Junior Golf Tour was established in 1984 with the primary goal to create a junior golf championship for the Hamilton/Halton regions, while providing a forum in which junior players, aged 10 to 18, could enhance their considerable talents through competition with their peers.

The Tour was the first of its kind in Ontario and remains one of the most affordable junior tours in the province. From humble beginnings, the Hamilton/Halton Junior Golf Tour has come a very long way. The vision from the start was to build the Tour on the basis of sustainability. If it could not be sustained on a user pay and private sponsor basis, then it should cease to exist.

There are no public funds associated with the Tour. The first title sponsor of the Tour was Apple Computer in 1984. The Tour was sponsored by Accuform Canada from 1985 until 1995 then Wilson Staff Golf Canada from 1996 to 2006 (known as "Wilson Staff Junior Golf Tour"). The tour was sponsored by Bick Financial from 2007 through 2009 and was known as the Bick Financial Junior Golf Tour.

HHJGT Traditions

History of the HHGJT

HHJGT: Non-Profit Organization

Champions Prize Package from Titleist for each Division Tour Champion

Qualifying Day Tournament

7 Tour stops plus a final awards banquet

Top 15 Junior Boys are exempt for following HHJGT Season, who are age eligible

Top 3 Junior Girls are exempt for the following HHJGT Season who, are age eligible

Top 3 Bantam Girls are exempt for the following HHJGT Season, who are age eligible (If a Bantam Girls Division is conducted for that season)

Top 3 Bantam Boys are exempt for the following HHJGT Season, who are age eligible

HHJGT: Non-Profit Organization

The Tour is operated by a Board of Directors that is comprised of volunteers from all walks of life (as outlined in the Annual Report). A few of these individuals are even former Tour players who have completed their education and who want to give back to the Tour and to the community.

The Tour is a non-profit organization and is funded entirely by private support generously made by a title sponsor and fees collected during qualifying and registration.

Ontario Summer Games

HHJGT: Non-Profit Organization

Ontario Summer Games

Ontario Summer Games Top performers from the HHJGT are select to represent the tour in the Ontario Summer Games, a biennial celebration of youth sports in Ontario.

Team HHJGT consists of 3 Junior Girls & 6 Junior Boys

This event is contested every 2 years

2022 Ontario Summer Games Results:

HHJGT Junior Boys Team Gold Medalists -

Ethan Irvine, Jack Millard, Chris Jo, John Orlebar, Aiden McVey, Ryan Spenler

Individual Junior Boys Gold Medalist - Ethan Irvine

HHJGT Junior Girls Team Silver Medalists - Sophia Giacomelli, Ella Zanatta, Gracie McKee

Individual Junior Girls Bronze Medalist - Sophia Giacomelli

2022 Ontario Summer Games: Final Results

HHJGT Age Divisions & Prizing

Hamilton Halton Junior Golf Tour Awards You Will Be Competing For:

JUNIOR DIVISION (U-19) Ages 15-18 as of August 1st Each Calendar Year

A tour series comprised 7-single day stroke-play competitions
Overall Junior Tour Champion receives an individual trophy, Titleist Prize Package, and cash voucher
Trophy and golf prizes for each of the 7 Tour Stop Winners
Trophy for Rookie of the Year (aged 15-18) and Todd Shannon Memorial Fund provides a cash voucher of $500 to be used towards further golf development
Minimum top 25% of players in the final points standings receive a cash voucher Tour exemptions – top 15 Junior Boys (age eligible) receive an exemption from next year's qualifying
Junior Boys Champion will receive an invitation and paid entry into the Central Ontario Regional Qualifying Tournament, the following year if age eligible, for the Optimist International Junior Championship conducted annually and will be contested at Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida U.S.A. July 24-29, 2023.
Ontario Summer Games Team (2020) – 6 junior boys (ages 15-18) representing the Tour at the 2022 Ontario Summer Games in Mississauga, Ontario, (July 21-24, 2022) expenses paid by the Tour (HHJGT Participation Cancelled for 2020 & 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)

GIRLS DIVISION (U19) Ages 15-18 as of August 1st Each Calendar Year

A tour series comprised 7-single day stroke-play competitions
Overall Girls Tour Champion receives an individual trophy, Titleist Prize Package, and cash voucher
Trophy and golf prizes for each of the 7 Tour Stop Winners
Trophy for Rookie of the Year (aged 15-18) and Todd Shannon Memorial Fund provides a cash voucher of $500 to be used towards further golf development
Minimum top 25% players in the final points standings receive a cash voucher - Top 3 Junior Girls (age eligible) receive an exemption from next year’s qualifying
Junior Girls Champion will receive an invitation and paid entry into the Central Ontario Regional Qualifying Tournament, the following year if age eligible, for the Optimist International Junior Championship conducted annually and will be contested at Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida U.S.A. July 24-29, 2023.
Ontario Summer Games (2020) – 3 girls (ages under 19) representing the Tour at the 2020 Ontario Summer Games in Mississauga, Ontario, (July 21-24, 2022) expenses paid by the Tour (HHJGT Participation Cancelled for 2020 & 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)

BANTAM GIRLS DIVISION (U-15 yrs.) Ages 10-14 as of August 1st Each Calendar Year

A tour series comprised 7-single day stroke-play competitions
Overall Bantam Tour Champion receives an individual trophy, Titleist Prize Package, and cash voucher
Trophy and golf prizes for each of the 7 Tour Stop Winners
Minimum top 25% players in the final points standings receive a cash voucher
Tour exemption – bantam division champion is exempt from next year’s qualifying for the Bantam Division (A minimum of 8 age eligible girls are required for the Bantam Girls season competition. If there are less than 8 Bantam Girl competitors, then they will be consolidated into a singular Junior Girls Division).

BANTAM BOYS DIVISION (U-15 yrs.) Ages 10-14 as of August 1st Each Calendar Year

A tour series comprised 7-single day stroke-play competitions
Overall Bantam Tour Champion receives an individual trophy, Titleist Prize Package, and cash voucher
Trophy and golf prizes for each of the 7 Tour Stop Winners
Minimum top 25% players in the final points standings receive a cash voucher Tour exemption – bantam division champion is exempt from next year’s qualifying for the Bantam Division.

Through its strong history and traditions, the Hamilton/Halton Junior Golf Tour is dedicated to developing and supporting the junior players in the Hamilton/Halton area.