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SportsRecreationGolf20TuesdayJuly92013ChestFreezersAirSealingNewHomesCheckouttheEnergyEfficiencyIncentiveProgramContacttheArcticEnergyAllianceatwww.aea.nt.caorcalltollfree1-877-755-5855or867-920-3333.ByDONJAQUEThehighlightoftheNWTGolfChampionshiptourna-mentinFortSmithovertheweekendwastheplayofthetopjuniorgolfersintheNWTshowingofftheirskillsforachancetorepresenttheterri-toryattheCanadaSummerGamesnextmonthinSher-brookeQue.FivejuniorgolfersfromYellowknifeHayRiverandFortSmithwereintherunningandtheywereac-companiedbothdaysontheir18-holeroundsbyMatthewGrayPGApro-fessionalfromtheYellow-knifeGolfClub.Itwasatypicalgolftourna-mentinFortSmith-relaxedfunhotandsunnywithonlyafewbugsasgolferssetouttoelevatetheirstatusintheestablishedhierarchyofwhoisagoodgolferandwithalittleluckbethebestonethere-butthroughoutthetwodaysofcompetitioneveryonewasawareofthenalgroupthejuniorsastheymadetheirwayaroundthecourseunderthewatchfuleyeoftheterritorialgolfcoach.ThisprocessisthenalstageofselectionfortheCanadaSummerGames.ThetopthreegolferswillgotoYellowknifetoworkwiththecoachforaweekQuinnGroenheydepresi-dentofNWTGolftoldTheJournal.Hesaidthecoachwouldlookatballstrikingabilityattitudeonthecourseandhowtheyper-formedasateamplayeroverall.TheNWTChampionshipsarerotatedeachsummeramongthefourcommuni-tiesintheterritorywithgolfcoursesincludingFortSimp-sonYellowknifeFortSmithandHayRiver.TheselectionandwemovethemalongGroenheydesaid.Thisyearsevenwerepro-ducedandtheyarenowdowntovewiththecoachpick-ingthenalthree.ThatwillbedonebyearlynextweekGroenheydesaid.TwoyearsagothersttimethiswasdoneateamoffourboysandagirlwassenttotheCanadaSummerGameswhichareheldeverysecondyear.Anotherselectionprocessforthejuniorswithanevenloftiergoalisunderwaysimul-taneously-tobeabletoplayintheCanadianAmateurGolfChampionshipsinWinnipegin2014.ThatselectionwilltakeplaceinthreeweeksatagolftournamentinYellowknifeatthebeginningofAugust.WehavesecuredthreespotsfortheCanadianAm-ateursin2014.Thetourna-mentinYellowknifeontheAugustlongweekendwillselectthethreebestcandi-datesGroenheydesaid.Wereveryfortunatetohaveagolfprowithknowl-edgeandskillwhoknowsthewaythegameneedstobeplayed.Theseyounggolfersareveryfortunatetohavethat.GraywhoisfromNewZealandhasbeentheclubproinYellowknifeforfouryears.GroenheydesaidtheNWTGolfAssociationhasbeenworkingwithGolfCanadatogetthefourNWTcoursesratedandslopedsoallareonthesamehandicapsys-temasgolfcoursesinthesouth.OncethatisdoneitwillmeannomatterwhereanNWTgolferplaystheirhandicapwillapplyequally.Agroupofgolffansgath-eredatthePelicanRapidsgolfclubhouselateSundayafter-noontowatchandapplaudasthesixjuniorspitchedontothegreentonishoffthe18th.Groenheydewastheretoshaketheirhandsandcon-gratulatethem.Theseyounggolfersshouldbeveryproudofthem-selvesforwhattheyhaveac-complishedhesaidafteritwasalldone.Thegroupofjuniorsin-cludedBrandonTuckeyofFortSmithwhohadthelow-estcombinedscoreforthetwodaysJakeRochefromYel-lowknifeJeffreyGroenheydeofHayRiverandTheoronDanielsandBrandonWal-terhousealsoofFortSmith.NWTjuniorgolfersvieforberthinCanadaGamesPhotosDonJaqueThewinnersoftheNWTGolfChampionshipsinFortSmithontheweekendearnedsilvertrophiestotakehome.FromleftNWTGolfpresidentQuinnGroenheydeofHayRivermensseniorchampionJeanSoucyofFortSmithjuniorchampionBrandonTuckeyofFortSmithandMikeGervaispresidentofthePelicanRapidsGolfandCountryClub.Theseyounggolfersshouldbeveryproudofthemselvesforwhattheyhaveaccomplished.QuinnGroenheydeNWTGolfItisnotjustaboutscor-ing.Thecoachlooksathowyoumanagethecourseandhowyoumanageyourself.Thatiswhyhewalkedwiththejuniorsthelasttwodays.processforjuniorsisincludedeachtime.WearetryingtohaveacyclewheretalentisidentiedTheunder-19juniorgolfergrouppauseforaphotoopwithGolfNWTpresidentonthenalteeboxonthelastdayattheNWTGolfChampionshipsinFortSmith.FromtheleftQuinnGroenheydeJeffreyGroenheydeofHayRiverBrandonTuckeyTheoronDanielsandBrandonWalterhousefromFortSmithandJakeRochefromYellowknifeDeline.