The Ontario Junior U19 Boys' Golf Championship tees off at the Saugeen Golf Club in Port Elgin on Monday.
The tournament runs July 27th to 30th and there are 114 players in the field.
“We are thrilled to be finally kicking off our 2020 competitive season, and doing so at Saugeen Golf Club for the Ontario Junior (U19) Boys’ Championship”, said Executive Director of Golf Ontario, Mike Kelly. “I’d like to thank our athletes for their patience as our team here at Golf Ontario implements new policies and procedures to deal with the challenging circumstances of this season. Our main focus is ensuring the well-being of our athletes, staff and volunteers and we look forward to safely welcoming everyone in the coming weeks."
There will also be a Front Line Workers donation at each tournament stop, and for this tournament the money collected will be donated to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Saugeen Golf Club is celebrating its 95th anniversary of their Legacy course and marks the first time the golf club has hosted an Ontario championship.
Players will play the Sunrise and Legacy courses, which are approximately 6,408 yards with some what organizers call "tricky greens”.
COVID-19 restrictions are in place including no spectators, including coaches and media. And all events are a single tee start, no shotguns or split tees.
The first tee off of the day for the first round on Monday is set at 7:30 a.m.