Averaging nearly fifty golfers at most of their tour events, the NJGT (North Eastern Junior Golf Tour) has witnessed a healthy rise in numbers this summer, most notably on the female side of the game.

With four of the five competitions hosted to date - Parry Sound remains to be played on July 31st - some of the top performers on the tour include Ayrton Longe (U19), Drake Robitaille (U17), Camden Poirier (U15), Rory Bardswich (U13), Lea Lemieux (U19) and Amy Smith (U17).

The youngsters are gearing up towards the NJGT 36-Hole Championship, hosted at the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club on the weekend of August 17th and 18th.

A smaller handful of the tour participants are leaving Wednesday for the Ontario Summer Games in London as the boys team of Aryton Longe (Elliot Lake), Drake Robitaille (North Bay), Noah Thorpe (Manitoulin) and the Sudbury trio of Carter Baron, Ryan Di Salle and Mackinly Sobush join the northern ladies team of Lea Lemieux and Elliott Boyles, from Sudbury, and Gore Bay golfer Amy Smith.

Following are the tour standings for the divisions with a larger contingent of golfers:

U19 Division - Boys
1st - Ayrton Longe - 380 points
2nd - Ryan Di Salle - 337.5 points
3rd - Austin Dollar - 280 points

U17 Division - Boys
1st - Drake Robitaille - 370 points
2nd - Carter Baron - 320 points
3rd - Noah Thorpe - 307.5 points
4th - Ryder Coe - 285 points
5th - Edison Joly - 242.5 points

U15 Division - Boys
1st - Camden Poirier - 355 points
2nd - Peyton Goudreau - 315 points
3rd - Wyatt Jarrett - 312.5 points
4th - Caleb Rocheleau - 292.5 points
5th - Aiden Duchesne - 207.5 points

U17 Division - Girls
1st - Amy Smith - 380 points
2nd - Elliott Boyles - 325 points
3rd - Sophie Larche - 292.5 points