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Kristin
Ingram Receives AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award |
Ingram
among award winners at Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet |
Kristin
Ingram of Pasadena, Calif., received a distinct honor Nov. 20
when she was awarded the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award.
Ingram was presented the honor by the American Junior Golf Association
at the 28th annual Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet.
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| Kristin
Ingram speaks at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet.
She would go on to qualify for the match play portion
of the Polo Golf Junior Classic. |
Ingram,
orphaned until the age of seven in Russia, was brought to the
United States by her adoptive parents, removing her from harsh
conditions and the likelihood of being forced from the orphanage
because of her age. She has since ascended to the top of her
peers in the junior golfing world. Despite her humble beginnings,
Ingram’s kind demeanor on and off the golf course adds
to her remarkable story.
The AJGA strives to impress upon young golfers the importance
of respecting fellow competitors and the game of golf. One way
to achieve this is the Sportsmanship Award. Each year, the AJGA
selects one member who has displayed exemplary sportsmanship
both on and off the golf course and honors this person at the
annual Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet.
For the 28th consecutive year, the finest junior golfers in
the world were recognized by the AJGA Sunday evening for their
outstanding accomplishments at the Rolex Junior All-America
Awards Banquet held at Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll
Island, Ga.
The AJGA is dedicated to the overall growth and development
of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships
through competitive junior golf. However, this overall growth
and development includes more than just improving or mastering
one’s golf skills; it is to produce well-rounded, successful,
honest and humble young adults.
Since its founding in 1978, the AJGA recognizes and rewards
juniors for their impressive feats on the course, in the classroom,
as well as for exhibiting sportsmanlike behavior. The sportsmanship
award honors an individual who possess qualities such as integrity
and true-heartedness and signifies the importance of living
true to these virtues.
Others honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet
include the Rolex Junior Players of the Year -- Peter Uihlein
and Morgan Pressel – the Rolex Junior All-America Teams
and the HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team.
Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became
an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. The distinguished timepiece
maker is the proprietor of the Rolex Junior Players of the Year,
Rolex Junior All-America Teams and the Rolex Junior All-America
Awards Banquet. Rolex also sponsors the Rolex Tournament of
Champions and Rolex Girls Junior Championship, two of the AJGA’s
most competitive major championships. As a Premier Partner,
Rolex is the Founding Partner to the Achieving Competitive Excellence
(ACE) Grant program and an Official Partner to the biennial
PING Junior Solheim Cup. |
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