Eight courses will serve as host sites for the September competitions among all-star teams of junior golfers, ages 13 and under who will vie for the opportunity to advance to the championship at Grayhawk GC in Scottsdale, Ariz. in November.
Eight golf courses have been named as host sites for the 2017 PGA Junior League Golf Regional competitions that are set to begin in September. All-star teams of junior golfers, ages 13 and under, will compete in the regionals for the opportunity to advance to the 2017 PGA Junior League Golf Championship, presented by National Car Rental, which will be held November 16-19 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
PGA Junior League Golf offers boys and girls, ages 13 and under and of all abilities, an opportunity in an environment that emphasizes fun, socialization and inclusiveness while learning and playing golf in a recreational team setting with their friends. Much like other recreational youth sports, players wear numbered jerseys, utilizing a popular scramble format for competition. PGA and LPGA Professionals serve exclusively as captains, providing expert coaching and instruction.
Following the regular season, 10-player all-star teams are formed from a combination of players in each league. Teams move through a series of sub-regional competitions to advance to one of the eight regional competitions. The eight regional champions advance to the championship, which will be held for the second-consecutive year at Grayhawk GC.
PGA Junior League Golf featured a 36,000 participants across 2,900 teams nationwide in 2016, led by more than 2,000 PGA and LPGA Professionals. Those figures represented a 300 percent increase in growth from the 9,000 boys and girls who participated on 740 teams nationwide just three years earlier.
“While the focus of PGA Junior League Golf remains on introducing both boys and girls to the game of golf in the encouraging atmosphere of the regular season, the postseason is the natural next step that provides a fun and competitive outlet for participants,” said PGA President Paul Levy in announcing the sites for the regional competition. “We’re thrilled to have eight world-class facilities on board in 2017, to offer these exciting young players the feeling of participating in a major golf event.”
This schedule was announced for the 2017 regional competitions and their host sites:
- Mississippi Valley Region (Sept. 2-3): Bayou Oaks at City Park (South Course),
New Orleans, La.; Host PGA Professional, Alex Abbruzza
- Southeast Region (Sept. 2-3): Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Oak Point and Turtle Point Courses), Kiawah Island, S.C.; Host PGA Professional, Joshua Wagaman
- Midwest Region (Sept. 9-10): Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Host PGA Professional, Andrew Barrett
- Southwest Region (Sept. 9-10): Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills (Blue Course), Westminster, Colo.; Host PGA Professional, Val Heim III
- Northeast Region (Sept. 16-17): Atkinson Country Club, Atkinson, N.H.;
Host PGA Professional, Peter Doherty
- Western Region (Sept. 16-17): TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, Calif.;
Host PGA Professional, Tom Smith
- Mid-Atlantic Region (Sept. 23-24): LedgeRock Golf Club, Mohnton, Pa.;
Host PGA Professional, Andy Miller
- Mideast Region (Sept. 30 – Oct. 1): The Bridgewater Club, Carmel, Ind.;
Host PGA Professional, Rick Witt
For more information on PGA Junior League Golf, visit http://www.pgajlg.com
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