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Monday, August 30^th, the South Jersey Golf Association will be sponsoring its first SJGA Junior Amateur Championship at one of our member courses, The Links. Junior Golf is a major part of our mission and annually we will now be partnering with another established organization to accomplish our goal. This year, we've chosen the

Junior Golfers' Association of America, non-profit 501c3 and it will be handling the tournament organization/management of this event.

All junior players from any of our SJGA member clubs may enter. Players must list their Ghin number/handicap index or average score for pairing purposes. The cost is $50.00 for the 18-hole Divisions and $40.00 for the 9-hole Beginner/Intermediate Divisions. Only trophies and medals will be presented as junior players must maintain amateur status. There will be up to:

Five 18-hole Intermediate/Advanced Divisions (Tee-times start at 12:30pm and may range until 3pm+/-):

*Junior golfers (16-19) must be in high school or are 2010 high school graduates and have not attended college prior to the tournament date.

Juniors from SJGA member courses and/or relatives of a SJGA member, must pay the entry fee only and are not required to be part of any organization with which we partner to hold this tournament. We are eager to grow this event which will now be held annually. As you are aware, SJGA gives scholarships to graduating seniors from the counties which make up southern Jersey. Monies which SJGA raises from its share of this event will be used solely to support its junior golf program. Please assist us in our efforts by sharing this information with other junior players and their parents.

Presently, SJGA has 530+ members who play actively. This is an opportunity for their children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces to have the opportunity to represent their clubs and compete for the SJGA Junior Amateur Championship.

If you have further questions regarding our Junior Golf initiatives, please call our SJGA office at (609) 760-7779. For information regarding the specifics of this tournament, including entries-times, etc. call Tournament Director John Petronis, PGA at (609) 788-4654. T-times will be posted at www.juniorgolfers.net.

We thank you for assisting us in this new initiative to promote the game of golf for junior players.

The 'Cape Jr. Golf Tour' is a regional program with events in four counties and the 'JGA Tour' is a national program conveniently/primarily accessible to our local kids, also located in four counties.
www.juniorgolfers.net