HOUSING:
AJGA Host Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Colorado Springs South
Hotel Address: 2570 Tenderfoot Hill Street
AJGA Special Rate: $189
Hotel Tax Rate: 10.20%
Rate Includes: Breakfast Buffet / WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course:
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Reservation Method: (719) 226-5006 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Booking link: Click here
Cutoff Date: Friday, May 17
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: Denver International Airport (DEN) / Colorado Springs Airport (COS)
Distance to Host Hotel:
Denver International Airport (DEN)
/ Colorado Springs Airport (COS)
Distance to Golf Course: Denver International Airport (DEN)
/ Colorado Springs Airport (COS)
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.
POST ROUND: Practice will be permitted at the host facility. The driving range and putting green will close at 8:30 p.m.
PRACTICE ROUND
Date: Monday, June 10
Time: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. off Nos. 1 & 10 Tees. Please arrive to the tee 10 minutes before your tee time.
Golf Course: Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club
Practice Facilities Time: 11:30 a.m.
Signup: Golf Genius (link to sign up for a tee time will be sent out one week before practice round)
Signup Dates: Monday, June 3 – Sunday, June 9
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 Cheyenne Shadows Golf 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 (719) 526-4102
Player Cost: 9 Hole Rate - $23 includes cart; 18 Hole Rate - $36 includes cart; Twilight Rate (Anytime after 3 p.m.) - $21 includes cart.
Dates Available: Anytime depending on availability
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: Monday, June 10
Time: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Andrew Wagner prior to June 10 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.
TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES/PAIRINGS
Official Pairings Available: Sunday, June 9
Tee Times:
7 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. off No. 1 (First Round, Tuesday)
7 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. off No. 1 (Second Round, Wednesday)
Note: Following the 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 – 9 a.m. off Nos. 1 & 10 (Final Round, Thursday)
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 SOCIAL ACTIVITY
More information regarding the social activity for the Colorado Springs Junior will be posted once confirmed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HQ Location: Main Clubhouse – Snack 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.
IMPORTANT COURSE NOTES :
The Colorado Springs Junior is located on Fort Carson military base. Civilians are required to obtain a visitor pass before entering the Army post. For instructions on easy access, please click the link to their guide here: Fort Carson Visitor Access
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS:
International players and families must have a passport with them for access to the base along with obtaining a visitor pass through the link above.
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club does not control visitor access. Please contact the Fort Carson Visitor Center with any questions or concerns at (719) 526-2325.
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 Colorado Springs Junior hosted at Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club. 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: 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.