HOUSING
AJGA Host Hotel: Delta By Marriott – Ashland Downtown
Hotel Address: 1441 Winchester Ave., Ashland, KY 41101
AJGA Special Rate: $139
Hotel Tax Rate: 23.2%
Rate Includes: Access to On-Site Restaurant / WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course: Click Here
Reservation Method: (606) 327-1100 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Cutoff Date: Monday, May 25
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
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:
OFFICIAL PRACTICE ROUND INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 7 a.m. Shotgun. Players will be called to the carts for announcements approximately 30 minutes prior to the shotgun.
Golf Course: Bellefonte Country Club
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: Tuesday, June 2 – Monday, June 8
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
Information about additional practice rounds will be available at a later date. Please do not contact Bellefonte Country Club about additional practice rounds until this information is confirmed.
JUNIOR-AM INFORMATION:
Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: Noon Shotgun – Bellefonte Country Club
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 Matthew O’Connell at (678) 425-1710 or moconnell@ajga.org if you are interested.
PRACTICE FACILITIES: Players are encouraged to arrive on-site no more than an hour and a half before the practice round shotgun, and one hour before their posted tee time. The driving range at Bellefonte Country Club has an IRONS-ONLY restriction. Please see the off-site range section for more information about where you can practice.
POST ROUND: Limited practice will be permitted at the host facility. All players will have 30 minutes starting immediately when the player leaves the scoring area. Players may spend their allotted practice time on either the practice putting, 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.
OFF-SITE DRIVING RANGE: The driving range at Bellefonte Country Club has an IRONS-ONLY restriction. If players wish to have more time to warm up prior to the round or practice following play, the Creekside Golf Range (directions here
) is available from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Creekside Golf Range: 8227 Meade Springer Rd, Ashland, KY 41102 – (606) 371-1600
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Click Here
- The Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance HAS A CUT
- The Tournament field will be cut to a minimum of 60% 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: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 5:30 – 6:45 a.m. for Practice Round juniors and 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. for Junior-Am juniors
Location: Bellefonte Country Club – Yancey Pavilion
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Matthew O’Connell prior to June 9 at (262) 325-8467.
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 LOUNGE: There will be a hospitality area located in the clubhouse available for all parents each morning. There will be coffee, juice, and snacks available in the lounge.
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS: The Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance Tournament Headquarters is located in the basement of Bellefonte Country Club.
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 to participants of the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance. Yardage books for Bellefonte Country Club can be purchased 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.