MyJourney App to inspire the next generation to combine their passion for golf with golf’s career pathways.
The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) announced today that it will be joining the MyJourney Golf Student Partner Program. As the premier competitive junior golf organization, AJGA members will now be provided with the free MyJourney Golf app. My Journey Golf is part of Make Golf Your Career and is a mobile enabled career simulation platform that enables the nation’s youth to Test Drive their future in golf’s $84 billion industry.
“Young men and women with the AJGA from all over the world can now test drive their future and gain experience from the golf industry’s leading mentors,” MyJourney CEO Rick Geritz said. “MyJourney is excited to help inspire the next generation to combine their passion for the game of golf with their educational and career pathways.”
The free program connects major players within the golf industry to young men and women all over the world to help inspire the next generation to combine their passion for the game of golf with their educational and career pathways.
“We are excited to offer the MyJourney app as a benefit to our members,” AJGA Vice President of Player Services Riley Tracy said. “With our ongoing mission of growing and developing golf’s next generation, we want to impact them in many different ways, and we look forward to continued success for our alumni, both on and off the course.”
By becoming a MyJourney Golf Student Partner, the AJGA will further its mission to grow and develop golf’s next generation. As part of the partnership, the AJGA will share the programs with their players, parents, and coaches, giving them access to valuable career resources aimed at encouraging interest in golf as a business as well as a sport.
Youth and their parents can download the MyJourney Golf app and experience the free mentorship platform here to begin their journey.
For more information about MyJourney Golf, please contact Hayden Rodriguez at hayden@myjourney.golf.
About MyJourney Golf
MyJourney Golf is a mentorship program for the golf industry. It’s the actionable and digital career platform that is part of our industry’s Make Golf Your Career initiative. MyJourney enables millions of people from teens through twenties to experience and emulate the journeys of leaders from the world’s top golf organizations and companies.
About the AJGA
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 12-19) of more than 7,900 members from 50 states and 51 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.
TaylorMade and adidas are the AJGA’s National Sponsors, supporting the AJGA for more than 25 years. TaylorMade has served as the Official Ball of the AJGA since 2016. adidas has been the Official Apparel and Footwear of the AJGA since 2017. Rolex, in its fourth decade of AJGA sponsorship, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 1,000 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park and Lexi Thompson.
