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TPC
of Louisiana to Host New AJGA Invitational |
Audubon
Golf Trail Top 100 presented by: Hilton New Orleans Riverside
set for Sept. 30-Oct. 2 |
By
John Egnot
Manager of Media Relations
The AJGA will boost its late-season schedule this fall with
the debut of a new invitational event, the Audubon Golf Trail
Top 100 presented by: Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The 54-hole
stroke play tournament will feature the nation’s top junior
golfers and will be hosted at the Tournament Players Club of
Louisiana in New Orleans.
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Cajun
country is no stranger to the AJGA, as the association has hosted
events in the New Orleans area dating back to 1977. However,
2005 marks the first year in which the city will play host to
an AJGA Invitational.
“The Audubon Golf Trail Top 100 presented by: Hilton New
Orleans Riverside will be the last championship prior to the
Rolex Junior Players of the Year and All-American teams being
determined,” said Assistant Executive Director Peter Ripa.
"Couple that with the commitment of the Fore!Kids Foundation,
the Audubon Golf Trail, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, the Louisiana
Office of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the TPC of Louisiana
and players will experience a TOUR-like atmosphere.”
The TPC of Louisiana, which will be hosting its second AJGA
event, is also the home of the PGA TOUR’s Zurich Classic
of New Orleans, and promises to be a challenging venue for the
country’s top juniors.
“We’re looking forward to hosting an invitational
now and the community is behind us, especially the Audobon Golf
Trail,” said local Tournament Chairman Bill Haws, who
has been involved with the AJGA since 1983 and has served as
the tournament chairman for the New Orleans event since 1989.
“The
Audubon Golf Trail is chaired by Paul Buckley, who is also the
VP of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside,” Haws continued.
“Between them and the
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| The
TPC of Louisiana also plays host to the PGA TOUR's Zurich
Classic of New Orleans. |
Fore!Kids
Foundation, we have full support and everybody is very excited
as to where we’re at and where we’re going.”
The field for the inaugural Audubon Golf Trail Top 100 presented
by: New Orleans Riverside will be determined by the AJGA’s
Invitational Rankings, which awards players for top finishes
in AJGA events, as well as other top-tier national junior golf
tournaments.
Upon arriving in New Orleans, players will be greeted by a golf
course designed by legendary golf course architect Pete Dye
that can be stretched to more than 7,500 yards from the back
tees. The TPC of Louisiana boasts 103 bunkers as well as tree-lined
fairways that are strategically positioned to catch any wayward
shots.
New Orleans native and 2001 PGA Champion David Toms has been
named the honorary chairman of the Audubon Golf Trail Top 100
presented by: Hilton New Orleans Riverside. For more information
on the event, be sure to check out the tournament Web site by
clicking
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