HOUSING:
AJGA Host Hotel:
Hilton Long Island / Huntington
Hotel Address: 598 Broad Hollow Road
AJGA Special Rate: $199 ($217 Average rate at this time)
Hotel Tax Rate: 11.625%
Rate Includes: Breakfast Buffet / WIFI / Parking / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course:
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Reservation Method: 1-800-HILTONS - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Booking link: Click here
– Use Group Code “91Y” to apply the special rate
Cutoff Date: Tuesday, April 9 – 5 p.m.
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:
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) / LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
Distance to Host Hotel:
JFK – 26.1 miles
/ LGA – 29.5 miles
Distance to Golf Course: JFK – 23.9 miles
/ LGA – 29.7 miles
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. The driving range at Bethpage State Park has limited availability. All players are welcome to use the driving range at Farmingdale State College to warm up before each round. Please show your AJGA Bag Tag to receive your range balls. Players will be allowed to warm-up on the practice putting green at Bethpage State Park.
POST ROUND: Practice will be permitted at both the host facility and the off-site driving range. The driving range, off-site driving range, short game facilities and the practice putting green will close at dusk.
OFF-SITE DRIVING RANGE : If players wish to have more time to warm up prior to the round or practice following play the Farmingdale State College driving range located 2.6 miles away is available starting at 6 a.m. Range balls are complimentary, courtesy of Farmingdale State College.
PRACTICE ROUND
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: Noon – 2 p.m. off Nos. 1 & 10 Tees. Please arrive to the tee 10 minutes before your tee time.
Golf Course: Bethpage State Park – Yellow Course
Practice Facilities Time: 11:00 a.m.
Signup: Click here
Signup Dates: Friday, April 26 – Thursday, May 2
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 Bethpage State Park’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 (516) 249-4040 or Book Online at parks.ny.gov/golf . Players must make an account under their own name to make a reservation.
Player Cost: $25 cart not included
Parent Cost: $43 cart not included
Dates Available: Anytime based on availability. Please be advised in the days leading up to the event that the Bethpage State Park – Yellow Course will be open to walk-up tee times in the afternoons of April 29 – May 2. All reservations must be made through the pro shop of Bethpage State Park or, if booking online, all players must have an account New York State/Bethpage State Park Reservation System.
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: Friday, May 3
Time: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Bethpage State Park – Pro Shop Entrance
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Andrew Wagner prior to May 3 at (814) 440-1945.
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.
PARENTS MEETING
A Parents Meeting will be held by the AJGA staff in conjunction with the practice round to discuss the AJGA’s initiatives and policies and answer any questions.
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: 4 – 5 p.m.
Location: Bethpage State Park - Yellow Course Practice Putting Green
TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES/PAIRINGS
Official Pairings Available: Thursday, May 2
Tee Times:
7 – 11:30 a.m. off Nos. 1 & 10 (First Round, Saturday)
7 – 11:30 a.m. off Nos. 1 & 10 (Final Round, Sunday)
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.
TOURNAMENT SOCIAL ACTIVITY
More information regarding the social activity for the AJGA Preview at Bethpage will be posted once confirmed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HQ Location: Bethpage Clubhouse – Upstairs Conference Room
TD Name: Andrew Wagner
Phone Number: (814) 440-1945
Email: awagner@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 Preview at Bethpage hosted at Bethpage State Park – Yellow Course. The discount can be accessed online here
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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: Due to State Park Regulations, Bethpage State Park will not be permitting the use of spectator golf carts for the AJGA Preview at Bethpage. This includes those individuals who posses a government issued Blue Permanent Handicap placard.
The AJGA will shuttle those who have a Blue Permanent Handicap placard to a viewing area on the golf course where multiple holes can be seen at once.
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.