Dauphin’s Jackson Delaurier’s success on the Male Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) this summer will lead him Down Under in a couple of weeks.

Delaurier will be one of eight Canadians who will travel to New South Wales, Australia, to compete in the prestigious Jack Newton International Junior Classic, Oct. 1 to 4.

Delaurier qualified for the Australia event by winning the MJT tournament in Selkirk in July.

“First, I was put onto a short list for a chance to go, but I didn’t really think much of it, because I knew there’d be a lot of golfers to select from. Then about a week later I got an invite to go to Australia,” he said.

Delaurier was understandably excited to get the invitation.

“Australia is a different part of the world. Just to travel there and golf there will be fun,” he said.

While golf will be the major focus, Delaurier hopes to be able to enjoy some of the sites and sounds of the country.

“Just the experience in Australia. Just seeing what it’s like over there and seeing some of the kangaroo, koala bears that they have over there,” he said.

Besides the win in Selkirk, Delaurier has also had a couple of podium finishes on the MJT.

Delaurier hopes to continue in the golf industry, not necessarily as a golfer, but perhaps, someday as a golf pro at a club.