Longbow Golf Club to host junior event for fifth consecutive year
BRASELTON, Ga. – The 10th annual ReBath Heather Farr Classic is set to tee off March 20-23 at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz. This top-tier national junior golf competition staged by the American Junior Golf Association will allow Arizona’s top junior golfers, ages 12-18, the opportunity to showcase their skills against the nation’s best players.
The ReBath Heather Farr Classic, a 54-hole stroke play competition, has been a mainstay on the AJGA schedule since 1999 when PGA TOUR professional Hunter Mahan took home the trophy in the Boys Division. In total, 138 juniors will have the opportunity to compete during the Easter Weekend event.
This year’s tournament field will be filled through the AJGA’s Performance Based Entry system and will be officially announced March 4. Numerous spots will be held for those participating in an AJGA Qualifier taking place at Longbow Golf Club Wednesday, March 19.
Historically, the event garners one of the strongest fields in junior golf, as evidenced by its impressive list of past champions. In addition to Mahan, LPGA standout Paula Creamer was victorious at the ReBath Heather Farr Classic in 2003 and 2004. Local players who have found themselves in the winner’s circle are Scottsdale-natives Amanda Blumenherst (2002), Drew Kittleson (2005) and Philip Francis (2006). In 2007, Richard Lee of Chandler and Kimberly Kim of Queen Creek (originally of Pahoa, Hawaii) took home top honors.
Player practice rounds will take place Thursday, March 20. A Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament will take place immediately following the morning practice round. All proceeds will benefit the Junior Golf Association of Arizona and the AJGA Foundation. For information regarding the Junior-Am, please contact Jay Larscheid at Longbow Golf Club at 480.807.5400 or visit www.longbowgolf.com . Tournament play will begin Friday, March 21 and run through Sunday, March 23. An awards ceremony will immediately follow play March 23. Spectators are welcome to attend and admission is free of charge.
ReBath, LLC, based in Mesa, Ariz., has been the leading manufacturer and distributor of bath remodeling products throughout the United States and Canada since 1979. With more than 175 franchises coast to coast, ReBath remodels more than 100,000 bathrooms annually.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA’s National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association’s success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA’s second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information on the AJGA, please contact Drea Braxmeier (dbraxmeier@ajga.org) in the AJGA Communications Department at 678.425.1789 or visit the AJGA Web site at ajga.org.
Longbow Business Park and Golf Club is a 330-acre, mixed-use commercial development that incorporates office, light industrial, retail and hotel uses surrounded by desert vegetation and a main street transportation design and features the award-winning Longbow Golf Club. Daedalus Real Estate Advisors, LLC is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate services company that provides investment, development and communications consulting to corporate real estate clients in Arizona and the Southwest. For more information about Longbow Golf Club visit www.longbowgolf.com, or call 480.807.5400.
Longbow Golf Club is professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 30 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States and Mexico. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information about OB Sports Golf Management, visit www.obsports.com, or call 480.948.1300.
Contact:
Drea Braxmeier, AJGA
678.425.1789
dbraxmeier@ajga.org
Chris Kaplan, Communication Links
480.348.7540
ckaplan@commlinks.com
Kris Strauss, OB Sports
480.776.8109
kstrauss@obsports.com
