HOUSING
AJGA Host Hotel: Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club
Hotel Address: 36750 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
AJGA Special Rate: Deluxe Rooms $189 / Executive Suites $209 / One Bedroom Suites $226 / Two-Bedroom Suites $369
Hotel Tax Rate: 13% Occupancy Tax / $35 per room/per night Resort Fee
Distance to Golf Course: Click Here
Reservation Method: (855) 778-4018 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Cutoff Date: Thursday, March 26
Check in Time: 4 p.m. (Early check-in may incur additional fees)
Check out Time: 11 a.m. (Late check-out may incur additional fees)
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
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:
Onsite Transportation: Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club has on-site transportation for all resort guests. Please call (727) 942-2000 or call “0” from your guestroom.
OFFICIAL PRACTICE ROUND INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 1:30 p.m. Shotgun. Players will be called to the carts for announcements approximately 30 minutes prior to the shotgun.
Golf Course: Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club – Island Course
Practice Facilities Time: 11 a.m.
Signup: Golf Genius (link to sign up for a starting hole will be sent out one week before practice round)
Signup Dates: Thursday, March 26 – Thursday, April 2
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.
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 Innisbrook Resort & 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 (866) 976-7994
Player Cost: $70 includes cart
Parent Cost: $100 including cart (Resort Guest) / $160 includes cart (Non-resort Guest)
Dates Available: Anytime
Weather Policy: If inclement weather or course conditions prevent play, additional practice rounds may be cancelled by the host facility. Rescheduling is not guaranteed and depends on course availability. Players may be offered:
- A practice round on another available day, or
- A refund for the unused round
PRACTICE FACILITIES: Practice facilities will open at 11 a.m. for the practice round shotgun and will be closing at 1 p.m. Due to limited availability, players will be limited to 40 range balls. If anyone would like to hit more than 40 range balls or would like to practice sooner, they may purchase range balls from the Osprey driving range and will be hitting off mats. For the tournament rounds, players are encouraged to arrive no earlier than one hour before their tee time.
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. Players may purchase range balls for $8 at the Osprey Clubhouse.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
· The Golf Performance Academy Junior Championship HAS A CUT
· The Tournament field will be cut to a minimum of 50% of each field (boys and girls). Exact numbers will be posted at the tournament.
PLAYER REGISTRATION: It is recommended that players do not arrive for player registration more than one hour before their tee time.
Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. for practice round juniors and
Location: Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club, Clubhouse
Room: Turnberry
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Faith Scott prior to April 2 at (706) 326-5634.
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.
CLUBHOUSE GUIDELINES: Innisbrook is a cashless and non-metal spike facility. No personal coolers are allowed on the golf course and proper golf attire is required.
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS: The Golf Performance Academy Junior Championship -Tournament Headquarters is located in the upstairs room of Turnberry Pub.
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. Under Rule 3.3b(1) after each hole during the round, the marker should confirm with the player the number of strokes on that hole and enter the gross score on the scorecard. Failure to uphold their responsibility as the marker may result in a penalty or disqualification in violation of the AJGA’s Player Code of Conduct.
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
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 at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club. The discount can be accessed online here .
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.
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, prior to the first round, to receive an approved cart.