SPOTLIGHT TOURNAMENTS
SPOTLIGHTS on Notable Junior Golf Tours and Tournaments
Innisbrook Christmas Tournament
HJGT – Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) is a southeast regional tour for players from the ages of 10-19. The HJGT offers a low membership fee, which is a one-time payment of $20 for the 2010 season. The HJGT hosts two-day, 36 hole events in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina from January to December.
Optimist International Junior Golf Championships
The Optimist is the premier program of Optimist International, one of the world’s largest service organizations. It’s about mentoring, friendships, competition and bringing out the best in kids. The Championship is held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in the beautiful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. It includes Boys and Girls of all ages from ages 10 to 18. The event is July 22 -27, 2010 for the younger age groups: 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and July 27-August 1, 2010 for the older age groups :16 – 18 yr olds.
Pepsi Little People Golf Championship
The Pepsi Little People Championship is an international golf tournament for boys and girls ages 3 through 17. Competition is in 7 age groups for boys and 7 for girls (3-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17), and is played over five golf courses in the Quincy, Illinois, USA area. Entry fee varies with age group and ranges from $85 to $205, and includes three rounds of golf, a picnic dinner,FREE Pepsi, and contestant gifts. The tournament is included in the AJGA Performance Based Entry system for boys and girls aged 16-17, as well as the AJGA Junior All-Star exempt status criteria for the 12-13 and 14-15 boys and girls. It is a ranked tournament for the Junior Golf Scoreboard for boys and girls 10-17, and GolfWeek/Titleist Junior Rankings for boys 16-17 and girls 14-17. It is a qualifier for boys and girls aged 6 through 14 for the 2010 Callaway Golf Junior World
SJGT – Southeastern Junior Golf Tour
