HOUSING:
AJGA Host Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Westchester/ Dobbs Ferry
Hotel Address: 201 Ogden Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
AJGA Special Rate: $169 ($180 Average rate at this time)
Hotel Tax Rate: 14.375%
Rate Includes: WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Reservation Method: (914) 591 – 4300 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Booking link: Click here
Cutoff Date: Monday, June 27
Check in Time: 3 p.m.
Check out Time: 12 p.m.
Your stay at the host hotel supports the tournament's overall success and charitable giving as well as strengthens the AJGA's ability to secure the most competitive rate for future events.
TRANSPORTATION
Airport: Westchester County Airport (HPN) and LaGaurdia Airport (LGA)
Distance to Host Hotel: approximately 25 minutes and 35 minutes respectively
Distance to Golf Course: approximately 25 minutes
and 30 minutes respectively
AJGA Preferred Rentals: Avis and Budget, the preferred rental car brands of the American Junior Golf Association, provide AJGA members and their families with savings on vehicles for all AJGA event-related and personal travel. To see rates for all events, visit these links:
PRACTICE FACILITIES: To promote social distancing players are encouraged to arrive on-site no more than one hour before their posted tee time. Players will be allowed to warm-up on the driving range or practice putting green in the order that they choose.
CODE OF CONDUCT: The AJGA will not tolerate players or parents who do not adhere to guidelines put in place to promote social distance and player safety. We reserve the right to penalize and/or disqualify players who knowingly and willingly disregard our policies to promote social distance. Players are also responsible for the actions of their family members.
POST ROUND: Limited practice will be permitted at the host facility. All players will have 30 minutes starting immediately when the player leaves the scoring area. Players can only spend 15 minutes on both the driving range and practice putting and or chipping green. An AJGA staff member or volunteer will be monitoring the practice facilities and expect all players and approved spectators to appropriately social distance. Failure to abide by the outlined practice facility schedule or failure to properly social distance may result in forfeiture of additional practice time.
OFF-SITE DRIVING RANGE: If players wish to have more time to warm up prior to the round or practice following play the Game on Golf Center driving range located 4 miles away is available starting at 8 a.m. and closing at 9 p.m.
PRACTICE ROUND
Date: Monday, July 25
Time: 12:30 – 2:20 p.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 Tee. Please arrive to the tee 10 minutes before your tee time.
Golf Course: Ardsley Country Club
Signup: *Sign-up Here*
Signup Dates: Monday, July 18 – Sunday, July 24
An AJGA Staff member will be located on the first tee to complete equipment surveys and for tournament announcements. Practice Round and Tournament Hole Locations are available on the tournament website. The AJGA will not have hard copies of these available. All players are required to carry their own bag or use a push cart. All parents and family members are always required to stay on the cart path during the practice round.
Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament
Date: Monday, July 25
Time: 8 – 10 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 Tees – Ardsley Country Club
We encourage juniors to play in the Junior-Am as it is a great opportunity to show appreciation to all the sponsors who are supporting the tournament and benefitting charities.
Please contact Tournament Director Mitch Garlitz at (817) 909-0586 or mgarlitz@ajga.org if you are interested
Additional Practice Rounds Information
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ardsley Country Club and practice facilities are CLOSED to AJGA participants (who are not themselves members of the club) prior to July 25 and players are subject to a TWO-STROKE PENALTY for failure to comply with this policy. Do not call or approach the Ardsley Country Club, any club employee or member inquiring about extra practice rounds or accessing the golf course and practice facilities. The Ardsley Country Club is a private club and the membership and staff have been very generous in allowing the AJGA to host the 2022 UHY New York Junior at this venue during our official dates. Attempting to practice, play or see the golf course and practice facilities (or call inquiring about any of these) prior to Monday, July 25, may result in a TWO-STROKE PENALTY assessed to the first hole of the first round of the UHY New York Junior.
AJGA CARES FOR THE COURSE: As part of the AJGA’s Code of Conduct policy players are required to fill their divots and ball marks on the golf course. Players will receive a small, lightweight sand bottle at the beginning of each event and should fill the bottles at the sand filling stations on each tee as necessary. The penalty for not following this policy is as follows:
- 1st & 2nd offense – Player receives a verbal warning
- 3rd & subsequent offenses – Player receives a one-stroke penalty
SCORECARDS: Players will be required to bring a smart phone or device with internet capabilities that supports the Golf Genius application (available on iOS or Android) to use for their official scorecard and live scoring during all AJGA events. Please make sure you have the most updated version of the app. Instructions on how to use the app can be found here . Each player will be provided with a GGID at the starting tee and will be assigned to mark for another player in the group. The player is responsible for providing their own device and ensuring it is fully charged for the round.
PLAYER REGISTRATION: It is recommended that players do not arrive for player registration more than one hour before their tee time. The AJGA will take precautions to make sure player gifts are sanitized prior to registration.
Date: Monday, July 25
Time: 7 – 8 a.m. for Junior-AM juniors and 11:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m. for practice round juniors
Location: Clubhouse
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Mitch Garlitz prior to July 25 at (817) 909-0586. Registration is MANDATORY. Players who fail to attend without prior approval from the tournament director may forfeit their tournament gifts. Approval to miss the Players Registration will be granted only in extreme circumstances. An individual absent from these events because they are not staying at the host hotel, are staying in private housing for the week, or have a long commute do not constitute acceptable circumstances.
TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES/PAIRINGS
Official Pairings Available: Sunday, July 24
Tee Times:
7:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. off No. 1 (First Round)
7:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. off No. 1 (Second Round)
**The Tournament fields will be cut to a minimum of 60% of each field (boys and girls). Exact numbers will be posted at the tournament**
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 Tees (Final Round)
Final Round Pairings Available: Wednesday, July 27
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: AJGA.org
Note: Players assume the entire risk if they call any other number or individual and receive an incorrect starting time.
A tie for the championship will be decided by a sudden-death playoff immediately following the conclusion of play. As inclement weather may delay play, please make your departing flight as late as possible. The AJGA will play until dark if necessary to complete the tournament.
TOURNAMENT VOUCHERS
All players will be provided with at least one complimentary meal during the event. More details to follow at a later date.
IMPORTANT COURSE NOTES:
- Ardsley Country Club is a cash only facility
- Due to limitations of the driving range, irons are only permitted. Please see the off-site range option above for additional practice opportunities.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HQ Location: Main Clubhouse
TD Name: Mitch Garlitz
Phone Number: (817) 909-0586
Email: mgarlitz@ajga.org
Note: Players and Parents are asked to call or email the Tournament Director with any questions they may have and avoid visiting the Headquarters onsite.
JUNIOR PLUS MEMBER SWING VIDEOS by FLIGHTSCOPE: All Junior Plus Members may record swing metrics and an HD video through FlightScope technology on the driving range at any time during the event. Players can share videos and data in their Player Center, shared to college coaches through AJGA recruiting profiles. Contact the Tournament Director to schedule time to film a swing video.
OFFICIAL YARDAGE BOOK AND GREENS GUIDE – StrackaLine StrackaLine provides a 20% discount on yardage books and greens guides to participants of the UHY New York Junior hosted at Ardsley. The discount can be accessed online here .
OFFICIAL PUSH CART OF THE AJGA – BAG BOY
As the Official Push Cart of the AJGA, Bag Boy
will be providing all players the opportunity to borrow a Nitron push cart up to two times at any tournament throughout the year. Push carts will be available on a first come, first-serve basis at every event, and players who borrow a push cart during an AJGA event will become eligible to win a free Bag Boy push cart in December. If you are interested, see the Tournament Director on-site to reserve your cart and sign an agreement form.
RANGEFINDERS: The AJGA allows the usage of distance-measuring devices in all AJGA competitions. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device to gauge or MEASURE OTHER CONDITIONS that might affect his/her play (e.g., gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4.3(1).
SPECTATOR GOLF CARTS: Golf carts and spectator carts are not allowed without a Government issued Blue Permanent Handicap placard. Please see the Tournament Director on-site to receive an approved cart.
PUSH CARTS: Push carts (non-motorized) are approved for use by all players as permitted by the host facility. Players are responsible for providing their own push carts.