PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The PGA of America and Sycamore Hills Golf Club have announced that World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam will speak to participants competing in the 35th Junior PGA Championship.
Annika will address many of the top junior golfers in the country at the Championship Welcome Dinner, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m., at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind.
“I am very excited to attend the 35th Junior PGA Championship,” said Annika. “Many of those competing this year will help carry this great game in the future and I am looking forward to getting a chance to help them pursue their dreams in both golf and life.”
Annika, regarded as one the best female golfers of all-time, rewrote the LPGA and Ladies European Tour record books, won countless awards and changed the way women’s golf was played, viewed, and covered. During her 15-year career, she amassed 89 worldwide professional victories, including 72 LPGA wins, ten of which are Major Championships.
She stepped-away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 professional golf season.
In 2007, Annika created the ANNIKA Foundation as a way to teach children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offer aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams.
The 35th Junior PGA Championship will be contested Aug. 2-5 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
One of golf’s major championships for juniors, the Junior PGA Championship is where the best in the world get their start.
The PGA of America founded the Junior PGA Championship 35 years ago to attract the finest junior golfers. Since 1976, more than 300,000 juniors have competed on the PGA Section level, in the PGA Junior Series and in select national tournaments to earn a berth in the Championship.
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
One of the finest golf club’s in the Midwest, Sycamore Hills opened its doors in 1989. The course, first deeded by Andrew Jackson in 1835, is marked by generous fairways, peninsula greens, waste bunkers and white sand. Sycamore Hills is ranked No. 93 in Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses for 2009-10,” and also ranks No. 63 on Golf Digest’s “Top 100 Greatest Practice Facilities for 2009-10.”
ANNIKA Foundation
The ANNIKA Foundation teaches children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offers aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. A primary focus for the ANNIKA Foundation is to identify the greatest needs and opportunities to make an impact by developing sports and physical fitness programs for kids. A key focus is to provide resources that increase participation and access where it is not currently available or affordable, and promote awareness for the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. More information about the ANNIKA Foundation can be found at www.annikafoundation.org.
The PGA of America
Since 1916, The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold: to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.
By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the multi-billion-dollar golf industry.
By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.
*** Annika will be available for media interviews at Parkview Field before and after the Welcome Dinner. All interviews must be arranged prior to Aug. 1. ***
Contact:
Randy Stutzman at The PGA of America to arrange an interview.
Work: (561) 624-8438
Cell: (561) 809-8609
Email: rstutzman@pgahq.com
