Field of 132 will include local, national talent at Centennial Golf Club
BRASELTON, Ga. – The American Junior Golf Association has added a new Open event in Oregon to its 85-tournament schedule, allowing for more playing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest region. Centennial Golf Club in Medford, Ore., will host 132 of the world’s best junior golfers for the 54-hole AJGA Junior at Centennial, Aug. 16-19.
“Adding this event to our schedule provides our members the opportunity to play a spectacular golf course in one of the most beautiful cities in the country,” said AJGA Regional Director Larry Berroya. “It also provides additional playing opportunities for our members in the Pacific Northwest, California, and throughout the West region.”
The AJGA’s last event in Oregon was held in 2006 at another OB Sports-managed facility, Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora. The Montverde Junior All-Star Invitational had a three-year stint and produced an impressive list of champions who have gone on to successful college careers, including Mu Hu (Florida), Bud Cauley (Alabama), Natalie Sheary (Wake Forest), and Taylore Karle (Pepperdine).
The first round of play for the AJGA Junior at Centennial will begin Tuesday, Aug. 17. The first wave of tee times will run from 7:30 to 9 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees with a second wave going off from 12:30 – 2 p.m. at Centennial Golf Club. After Wednesday’s second round, the field will be cut to a minimum of 40 percent and ties. Final-round tee times will run from 7:30 – 9:27 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees, Thursday, Aug. 19. An awards ceremony will be held following the final round. All are welcome to attend and admission is free of charge.
Prior to the event, an 18-hole K12 Qualifier will be held Aug. 15, at Centennial Golf Club. K12 Qualifiers give juniors an opportunity to play their way in to coinciding AJGA Open tournaments or build status for entry into a future event. The K12 Qualifier Series offers opportunities for AJGA juniors at approximately 50 AJGA Open events.
The AJGA Junior at Centennial is hosted in part by the Medford Visitors & Convention Bureau. Medford, The Center of the Rogue Valley is southern Oregon’s largest, most diverse city with a multitude of attractions and activities for everyone. Play a round on championship golf courses, fish or raft the Rogue River, hike the Table Rocks, explore the Oregon Caves, experience Crater Lake, or relax and enjoy a scenic wine tour. For specific information on everything Medford has to offer, call (800) 469-6307, or go to www.visitmedford.org. Visit Medford and experience Oregon’s southern hospitality.
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 provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.
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. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 400 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.
For more information, please contact Kristi Bradley (kbradley@ajga.org) in the AJGA Communications Department at (678) 425-1790 or visit the AJGA website at ajga.org.
Contact:
Kristi Bradley
AJGA
(678) 425-1790
