HOUSING:
AJGA Host Hotel: La Quinta Inn & Suites Greensboro
Hotel Address: 1201 Lanada Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407
AJGA Special Rate: $95 (compared to the standard rate of $120)
Hotel Tax Rate: 12.75%
Rate Includes: Complimentary breakfast / Access to Wi-Fi
Notes: The La Quinta has been fully renovated in the past year and has just recently reopened for guests.
Distance to Golf Course: Click Here
Reservation Method: Use booking link below.
Booking link: Click Here
Cutoff Date: Thursday, May 24
Check in Time: 3 p.m.
Check out Time: 11 a.m.
Alternative Host Hotel:
Name: Grandover Resort & Spa
Hotel Address: 1000 Club Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407
AJGA Rate: $239
Hotel Tax Rate: 12.75%
Rate Includes: Breakfast for 2 people / WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course:
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Reservation Method: Use booking link below.
Booking link: Click Here
Cutoff Date: Thursday, May 16
Check in Time: 4 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: Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)
Directions to Host Hotel:
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Directions to Golf Course: Click Here
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 an hour and a half before the practice round shotgun.
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 who choose to use their allotted time may only use the driving range and putting green. The short game area will remain closed to AJGA participants. 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: Monday, June 10
Time: 8 a.m. Shotgun
Golf Course: Sedgefield Country Club – Donald Ross Course
Practice Facilities Time: 6 a.m.
Signup: Golf Genius (link to sign up for a starting hole will be sent out one week before practice round)
Signup Dates: Monday, June 3 – Sunday, June 9
AJGA Staff members will be located on the course to complete equipment surveys and to answer any questions.
Practice Round Hole Locations will be available at the cart staging area. 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.
Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament
Date: Monday, June 10
Time: 1 p.m. Shotgun – Sedgefield Country Club – Donald Ross Course
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 Jacob Kennedy at (740) 877-7573 or jkennedy@ajga.org if you are interested.
Additional Practice Round Information:
Information about additional practice rounds will be available at a later date. Please do not contact Sedgefield Country Club about additional practice rounds until this information is confirmed.
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: 6 – 7:30 a.m. for practice round juniors and 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for Junior Am juniors
Location: Sedgefield Country Club – Putting Green
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Jacob Kennedy prior to June 10 at (740) 877 – 7573.
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: Saturday, June 8
Tee Times:
7 – 11:43 a.m. off No. 1 (First Round)
7 – 11:43 a.m. off No. 1 (Second Round)
7 – 11:43 a.m. off No. 1 (Final Round)
Final Round Pairings Available: Wednesday, June 12
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Click Here
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 MEALS
All players and guests will be provided breakfast and lunch each day of the tournament. Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday from 6:30 – 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the main dining room.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HQ Location: Sam Snead Cottage
TD Name: Jacob Kennedy
Phone Number: (740) 877 – 7573
Email: jkennedy@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: Sedgefield Country Club is a cashless facility.
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 Wyndham Invitational presented by Odyssey hosted at Sedgefield Country 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.