Braselton, GA – The American Junior Golf Association is proud to announce a new partnership with meetNKY, the Northern Kentucky CVB. meetNKY will partner with the AJGA to host a summer event, bringing junior golf opportunities to the Northern Kentucky area. They will serve as the annual event's title sponsor from 2024 through 2026.
“Hosting the AJGA Open this year is the perfect opportunity to showcase what the region has to offer to the national sports landscape,” said meetNKY President and CEO, Julie Kirkpatrick, “We expect that visitors to Northern Kentucky and the Cincy Region for this event will enjoy all that we have to offer and make their way back to visit us for many more national sporting events in the future.”
meetNKY, Northern Kentucky’s official tourism and convention services bureau, aims to drive quality of life and economic growth for Northern Kentucky through tourism marketing and destination development. For more than 50 years, meetNKY has provided meeting and convention services, and comprehensive travel information for business and leisure visitors to the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
The three-year sponsorship with meetNKY will include naming rights to a summer event beginning in 2024. The sponsorship will contribute to the support of the AJGA’s mission and its’ dedication to the overall growth and development of young men and women through providing competitive junior golf opportunities.
“The AJGA is excited to be adding meetNKY to our 2024 schedule and beyond,” said Senior Regional Director, Midwest, Ryan Flanagan. “We are looking forward to this partnership as it will allow us to bring more opportunities to the Northern Kentucky area.”
This will mark the first time The Golf Courses of Kenton County – Willows Course will host an AJGA tournament. The event will consist of a qualifier, practice round and tournament rounds and is set to take place May 24-27, 2024, with a qualifier on the 24th. The 54-hole stroke play event will host the top 12-19-year-olds from around the world. The Open event allows an opportunity for members in the field to strengthen their skills and build Performance Based Entry Stars needed to gain entry to AJGA events.
For more information contact Ryan Flanagan in the AJGA Tournament Business Affairs Department (rflanagan@ajga.org).
About meetNKY
meetNKY drives the quality of life and economic growth for Northern Kentucky through tourism marketing and destination development. Learn more at meetNKY.com.
About the American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-19) of more than 9,000 members from 50 states and 57 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Liberty National ACE Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.
TaylorMade and adidas are AJGA’s Global Sponsors, supporting the AJGA for more than 25 years. TaylorMade has served as the Official Ball of the AJGA since 2016. adidas has been the Official Apparel and Footwear of the AJGA since 2017. Rolex, in its fourth decade of AJGA sponsorship, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 1,000 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang.