Highly-ranked venues include TPC Sawgrass, Sea Pines Resort
(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) – International Junior Golf Tour – one of the leading competitive arenas for elite golfers in 5th-12th grade – today announces the fall 2011 schedule, including 20 events in five U.S. states.
Headquartered on Hilton Head Island, S.C., the IJGT offers over 60 two-and three-day events throughout the U.S. each year. IJGT members represent 45 U.S. states and 43 countries.
“The IJGT is a challenging, exciting and professional environment for players of all abilities to showcase their talents,” says Peter Orrell, President and CEO of Junior Sports Corporation, which owns and operates the IJGT. “We are excited about the fall schedule of events with some tournaments already close to selling out.”
Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 25-27), over 100 of the best junior golfers in the world will converge on TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., host of the PGA Tour’s Players Championship. Participants will have an opportunity to play on the world-renowned Stadium and Valley courses.
Dec. 10-11, the IJGT will host the 4th Annual Hank Haney Invitational at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island including Pete Dye’s Harbour Town Golf Links, home to the RBC Heritage each April.
In addition, the IJGT will conduct three major invitationals: Hershey Links (Hummelstown, Pa.) Oct. 29-30; Port Royal Golf Club (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) Nov. 12-13; and Temecula Creek (Temecula, Calif.) Dec. 10-11.
IJGT alumni include Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan and Paula Creamer, as well as several other PGA and LPGA Tour players. The class of 2011 IJGT players will play at several of the top NCAA Division I schools across the country including University of North Carolina, University of Arkansas, Indiana University, Southern Methodist University and others.
Last year, the IJGT launched the Hank Haney IJGT Asian Circuit (www.IJGTAsia.com) with seven events in six countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and South Korea.
For more information about the IJGT or to become a member: www.IJGT.com, info@IJGT.com, 800.792.9143.
About Junior Sports Corporation
Located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, JSC owns and operates:
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (www.IJGA.com) is the world’s only academy to combine training, competition and academics for serious junior golfers. Director of Instruction Hank Haney – coach to winners of every major championship on the PGA Tour – and his elite staff train junior golfers from more than 25 countries and 45 states.
The International Junior Golf Tour (www.IJGT.com) hosts 60 tournaments annually and is the only junior golf tour with events every weekend during the September-to-May school year.
Established in May 2011, the Ivan Lendl Junior Tennis Academy (www.LendlTennis.com) produces the finest tennis training and competition for junior students to ultimately reach the college or professional ranks. Ivan Lendl, former World No. 1 player and winner of eight Grand Slam singles titles, serves as Director of Instruction and is dedicated to the development of each junior tennis player.
Heritage Academy (www.HeritageHHI.com) provides progressive, diverse academic instruction for students from grades five to 12 who pursue extra-curricular passions, such as golf at Hank Haney IJGA and tennis at Ivan Lendl IJTA.
Hilton Head Island is easily accessible by most major airlines through Hilton Head Island (HHI), Savannah (SAV), Charleston (CHS) and Columbia (CAE) airports.
Contact:
Glenn Gray
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3511
ggray@buffalocommunications.com
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com
