North Myrtle Beach, SC ï? Entries continue to be accepted for the 2006 Carolinas Westfield Junior PGA Championship held, June 24th & 25th at Quail Creek at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
The winners of the boys’ and girls’ division of the Carolinas Junior PGA Championship qualify to join over 150 of the nation’s top junior golfers in The PGA of America’s flagship junior event, the Westfield Junior PGA Championship, August 10-13, 2006, at Westfield Group Country Club in Westfield Center, Ohio.
The 31st national Westfield Junior PGA Championship is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections, the winners of select national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invitees who have not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college.
The Junior PGA Championship has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of today’s PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars. Past Junior PGA Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include: Billy Andrade, Brandie Burton, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk, Cristie Kerr, Justin Leonard, Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Grace Park, Dottie Pepper, Scott Verplank, David Toms and Tiger Woods.
Junior golfers wishing to enter the Carolinas Westfield Junior PGA Championship can obtain entry forms at their local PGA golf facility, on the Carolinas PGA website at http://Carolinas.pga.com, or contact the Carolinas PGA Section at (843) 399-2742.
Celebrating its 90th anniversary, The PGA of America was founded in 1916, and is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The Association is comprised of more than 28,000 men and women PGA Professionals who are dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.
Contact:
Brian Fahey
(843) 399-2742
