Canada's Corey Conners finished in a tie for first place at the TOYOTA Junior Golf World Cup in Japan.
Conners of Listowel, Ont., shot a 5-under 66 on Friday for a four day total of 10-under par which left him tied with Japan's Yosuke Asaji and Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark for individual honours.
"I was playing really well coming into the tournament so I was pretty confident," said Conners. "The first few rounds I played really well, but couldn't get any putts to drop at all. The final two rounds I putted really well and made a lot of birdies which enabled me to score well and medal."
Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., had a terrific week finishing tied for 16th with a score of 282 (-2). He shot 67 in the final round, including an 18 foot birdie on the 18th hole. His teammate Richard Jung of Toronto was just as solid, shooting 70 on the final round and finishing in 21st with 285 (+1). Albin Choi, also of Toronto, finished tied for 34th with 292 (+8) in the final round.
The foursome also helped Canada post the low round of the day, 10-under par, to move from sixth into a tie for third overall in the team competition, one shot behind the United States.
That result is Canada's best showing at this event since 1994 when they finished runner-up. Last year, Canada was 12th.
"We knew we had a strong team coming in," said team Head Coach Henry Brunton. "I can't give the guys enough credit for bouncing back after a sluggish start and playing full-hearted all the way through."
"We got off to a very strong start and kept plotting along all the way through," added Brunton. "Corey Conners was obviously a star. It was a just a solid day for the entire team and I was very proud of them."
Japan, which held a six stroke advantage going into the final round, easily took top honours with a total score of 30-under par, 14 shots better than the runner-up Americans.
Reigning champion Argentina finished sixth at 8-under and was followed by South Africa (-6), Australia (-2), India (E), (Germany +12), Colombia (+24) and Guatemala (+56).