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Bruce Slovitt Passes Away |
Chicago-area tournament
chairman was a true friend of junior golf |
The AJGA is saddened by the passing
of Bruce Slovitt, a longtime friend, tournament chairman
and AJGA parent. Bruce died in a car accident July 9. For
seven years, Bruce served junior golf as a tournament chairman
of the AJGA’s
Chicago-area tournaments, while guiding three of his five children
through the AJGA. Bruce has positively influenced the lives
of many juniors and AJGA staff members and he will be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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Bruce
Slovitt |
The following is an excerpt from a story
that originally appeared in the Sept. 21, 2005 edition of the
AJGA Link. Written by Manager of Tournament Development Matt
Larson, the piece shows just how involved Bruce was with the
AJGA and junior golf.
(From the Sept. 21, 2005 edition of the AJGA Link)
Bruce Slovitt wears many hats. He’s been a parent, tournament
chairman, and an AJGA advocate in Illinois during his six years
of involvement with the AJGA. The relationship began as many
do; hoping to get talented Illinois junior golfers, including
his own, the exposure needed against top competition through
an AJGA tournament with the anticipation of one day earning a
college golf scholarship.
“I
got involved because my kids played and I wanted to have a tournament
nearby to expose the local golf community to a high level of
competition,” Slovitt said. “I just enjoy helping
to give kids the opportunity to see and play golf at a high level.”
To say Slovitt just “got involved” is an understatement.
Slovitt has stimulated his relationship with the AJGA to the
fullest by being a tournament chairman himself and by bringing
in other tournament chairmen, corporate partners and golf courses
in the Chicagoland area.
“Before I knew about the AJGA, I saw kids that could have played college
golf but only had local tournaments to play in,” Slovitt remarked. “Now,
and over the last six years, there are about 20 Illinois kids recruited to play
college golf per year rather than five.”
If
you have ever wondered how the AJGA is able to provide a great
golf experience bursting with top competition, scholarship
exposure, social interaction, a qualified staff and great tournament
gifts at some of the top golf courses in the United States;
the answer is quite simple…through
the help of parents like Bruce Slovitt. With the help of the
AJGA family, the Association is able to fulfill its mission
as a nonprofit organization to grow and develop young men and
women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through
competitive junior golf. |
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