Kelowna kid signs with SFU golf

BURNABY — Kelowna’s Kyle Mayner has signed to play golf at Simon Fraser University next fall, the Lower Mainland school announced.

Mayner won the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Player of the Year award.

“I chose SFU because it fits both my academic and athletic desires for post-secondary,” said Mayner, who attends KSS. “I am excited to enroll in the Beedie School of Business, as it is one of the top business schools in Canada. I also appreciate how involved SFU and SFU Golf are in giving back to their community and that really resonated with me.”

The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour is Canada’s number one-played junior golf tour as well as the only national junior tour run exclusively by PGA of Canada Professionals. Mayner was presented with the national player of the year award based on his scoring averages in MJT tournaments. His 2020 tournament scoring average was 71.2.

“I’m really excited to have Kyle joining our program next fall,” said SFU coach Matt Steinbach. “He is an exceptional student-athlete and someone who will leave a lasting impact on our program, on the golf course and in the classroom.”

Mayner has six career MJT tournament victories to his credit. In 2020, he won the VGT Kings Links Open on the Vancouver Golf Tour, finished tied for fourth in the BC Junior Championship and finished tied for 21st in the BC Amateur.

Mayner also represented Team Canada at an international tournament in Australia in 2019.

Mayner will join SFU from Kelowna Secondary where he won the KSS Work Ethic Recognition award and was on the Principal’s Honour Role in grade 10 and 11.