American Junior Golf Association
January 28 , 2004
Volume 3
Issue 1

In This Issue

Teeing Off:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun: AJGA girls make noise during non-AJGA winter events.

View From Chateau:
A New View: The AJGA's new venues includes some of the country's top courses.

The Gallery:
Check out the AJGA's new employees.

The Scoring Tent:
Take a look at the newly crowned champions from recent non-AJGA events that affect Polo Golf Junior All-America selection.


News From the Fringe:

AJGA Institutes Proof-of-Age Policy
New policy to go into effect for 2004 season

Ashworth Junior Series to Open Event for Girls
Applications become available Feb. 3

FootJoy Signs On in Greensboro
Top Players, Top Course Top Sponsor, will unite in June

AJGA, I.R.I. Golf Group Combine Efforts for Mixed Team Event
Nation’s top junior golfers to play in one-of-a-kind team event in Tucson

Golf Pride to Sponsor AJGA Event at the Peninsula Club
American Junior Golf Association to return to Cornelius, N.C.

The Bridgewater Club Named Site of 2005 PING Junior Solheim Cup
Metro Indianapolis golf club to play host to international junior team event

AJGA Brings National Junior Event to the Tri-Cities
I.R.I. Golf Group to sponsor event at Sun Willows Golf Course

By the Book
How well do you know the rules of golf? Not as well as Gus Montano, the AJGA director of education. He'll test you here.

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Golf Pride to Sponsor AJGA Event at the Peninsula Club

AJGA to return to Cornelius, N.C.

By Lindsey Parrott

Eaton Corporation’s Golf Pride Grips will take over title sponsorship of the Golf Pride Junior Classic for three years.
The Peninsula Club

The 2004 edition of the 54-hole stroke play event will be held July 19-22 at The Peninsula Club in Cornelius, N.C.

“We are excited to have Golf Pride, the industry leader in golf grips, join the list of AJGA sponsors,” said Jason Etzen, the AJGA’s executive vice president of development.

Golf Pride is the leading supplier of grips to the club industry and is the top choice in the golf market for grip replacement. The 2004 season marks Golf Pride’s first year with the AJGA.

“As the No. 1 choice in grips among professional and amateur golfers worldwide, Golf Pride is delighted to support players who represent the future of golf,” said Jim Ulrich, Golf Pride marketing manager.

During its 17-year history, the event has attracted the top talent from around the Southeast and the nation. The event was previously held in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for 14 years, and produced champions such as Beth Bauer and Charles Howell III.

In 2001, the tournament moved to The Peninsula Club, a Rees Jones-designed course that features a par-3, 132-yard seventh hole in which juniors are forced to hit over an inlet of Lake Norman.

Last year, two-time first-team Polo Golf Junior All-American In-Bee Park of Eustis, Fla., tied the AJGA Girls Division record for lowest 54-hole total with rounds of 65-68-67—200.