HOUSING:
AJGA Host Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Lompoc
Hotel Address: 1417 North H. Street Lompoc, California
AJGA Special Rate: $143 ($160 Average rate at this time)
Hotel Tax Rate: 13%
Rate Includes: Breakfast Buffett / WIFI / Fitness Center / Outdoor Pool and Jacuzzi Area / Business Center / Free Parking
Distance to Golf Course: Directions from Holiday Inn Express Lompoc to The Mission Club
(4 miles, 8 minutes)
Reservation Method: (805) 736 – 2391 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Cutoff Date: Thursday, March 28
Check in Time: 3 p.m.
Check out Time: 11 a.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: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Distance to Host Hotel: Directions from LAX to Holiday Inn Express Lompoc
(152 miles, 2 hours and 50 minutes)
Distance to Golf Course: Directions from LAX to The Mission Club
(156 miles, 2 hours and 55 minutes)
Airport: Santa Barbara Airport (SAB)
Distance to Host Hotel: Directions from SAB to Holiday Inn Express Lompoc
(47.9 miles, 52 minutes)
Distance to Golf Course: Directions from SAB to The Mission Club
(52.3 miles, 57 minutes)
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: Players are encouraged to arrive on-site no more than one hour before their posted tee time. Due to limited length, the driving range at The Mission Club will be limited to Irons only.
OFF-SITE DRIVING RANGE: With The Mission Club's driving range being limited to Irons only. Participants are encouraged to use La Purisima Golf Course's Driving range if they wish to hit longer clubs.
Location: La Purisima Golf Course
Price: Small Bucket - $7 | Medium Bucket - $10 | Large Bucket - $15
Distance to Host Hotel: Directions from Holiday Inn Express Lompoc to La Purisima
(5.2 miles, 9 minutes)
Distance to Golf Course: Directions from The Mission Club to La Purisima
(6.8 miles, 12 minutes)
Notes: The range will be closed after Noon on Wednesday, April 10
POST ROUND: Limited practice will be permitted at the host facility. All players will have 60 minutes starting immediately when the player leaves the scoring area. Players may spend their allotted practice time on either the practice putting or chipping green or driving range given space and availability. An AJGA staff member or volunteer will be monitoring the practice facilities. Failure to abide by the outlined practice facility schedule may result in forfeiture of additional practice time.
PRACTICE ROUND
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: Noon – 1:50 p.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tees.
Please arrive to the tee 10 minutes before your tee time.
Golf Course: The Mission Club
Practice Facilities Time: 11 a.m.
Signup: AJGA Practice Round Sign-Up Link
Signup Dates: Thursday, April 4 – Wednesday, April 10
An AJGA Staff member will be located on the first tee to complete equipment surveys and for tournament announcements.
Practice Round Hole Locations will be available at the starting tee. Tournament Hole Locations will be on the tournament website. 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. Please review the AJGA Player
and Spectator
Code of Conduct prior to the practice round.
Additional Practice Round Information: Players and guests must comply with all host facility rules & regulations including, but not limited to, a restriction of the number of shots to be played, disrespectful behavior towards host club staff and/or members, overall time limits and limitations of non-paying guests.
Failure to comply with The Mission Club’s rules and regulations and the AJGA Player and Spectator Code of Conduct may result in the following penalties:
1. Forfeiture of your official practice round
2. Two stroke penalty or disqualification from the tournament
3. Loss of spectating privileges for the player involved
Reservation Method: Call (805) 733-3538
Player Cost: $50 includes cart
Parent Cost: $60 includes cart
Dates Available: Monday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 10 anytime after noon
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.
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Mission Club
Room: Restaurant
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Garret Fassett prior to April 11 at (315) 939-4131.
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 or have a long commute do not constitute acceptable circumstances.
TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES/PAIRINGS
Official Pairings Available: Wednesday, April 10
Tee Times:
7:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tee. (First Round, Friday)
7:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tee. (Second Round, Saturday)
7:30 – 9:20 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tee. (Final Round, Sunday)
Final Round Pairings Available: Saturday, April 13
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Tournament Website
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.
SOCIAL ACTIVITY
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: Noon - 2:30 p.m.
Location: The Mission Club Practice Putting Green
Activity: Blind Putting Contest
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HQ Location: Men’s Locker Room – In the pool area
TD Name: Garret Fassett
Phone Number: (315) 939-4131
Email: gfassett@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 AJGA Junior at The Mission Club hosted at The Mission Club. 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. Push carts cannot be reserved prior to arriving on-site.
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.