Premier International Junior Golf Tour Span Four PGA TOUR Stops, Nine States
The International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) – one of the leading competitive circuits for elite golfers in grades 5-12 – has released the Fall 2013 schedule, featuring 20 events in nine U.S. states.
Showcase venues include four PGA TOUR stops – TPC Scottsdale (Scottsdale, Ariz.), TPC Sawgrass (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Sea Pines Resort (Hilton Head Island, S.C.), and TPC Louisiana (Avondale, La.).
“The IJGT provides exceptional opportunities for juniors at prestigious golf courses with national rankings from Golfweek, the American Junior Golf Association and Junior Golf Scoreboard,” says Peter Orrell, President and CEO of Junior Sports Corporation, owner/operator of the IJGT. “Our weekly tournament experience offers a unique insight into golf instruction and college placement through on-site seminars, mental training sessions and complimentary clinics.”
August 31 – Sept.1, the IJGT’s top players open the season at TPC Scottsdale, home of the PGA TOUR’s Waste Management Phoenix Open, for a 36-hole shootout.
The annual Thanksgiving Day Classic (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1) will return to TPC Sawgrass – host of the PGA TOUR’s THE PLAYERS Championship – for a 54-hole event. Competitors will challenge the world-renowned Stadium and Valley courses.
Two weeks later (Dec. 14-15), the IJGT heads to Hilton Head Island for the 6th Annual Hank Haney Invitational at Sea Pines Resort. Harbour Town Golf Links is the site of the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage each April.
December 21 – 22, the IJGT will conclude the fall season at its newest venue, TPC Louisiana, near New Orleans. Juniors will compete on the Pete Dye design only four months prior to the PGA TOUR’s Zurich Classic.
Headquartered on Hilton Head Island, S.C., the IJGT annually holds over 60 two-and three-day tournaments throughout the U.S. IJGT members represent 45 states and 43 countries.
IJGT alumni include Webb Simpson, Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan, Paula Creamer and many other PGA and LPGA Tour players. Graduates of the IJGT’s 2013 class play at several top NCAA collegiate programs across the country: the University of South Carolina, Wake Forest University, Florida State University and Texas A&M University, to name a few.
For more information about the IJGT or to sign up for an event: www.IJGT.com/info, info@IJGT.com, 888.936.5327.
To view the Fall 2013 schedule: http://bit.ly/1aqd8Te
About Junior Sports Corporation
Located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, JSC owns and operates:
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy is the world’s only academy to combine training, competition and academics for serious junior golfers. Director of Instruction Hank Haney – coach to winners of every major championship on the PGA TOUR – and his elite staff train junior golfers from more than 25 countries across six continents.
The International Junior Golf Tour hosts 60 tournaments annually and is the only junior golf tour with events every weekend during the September-to-May school year.
Established in May 2011, the Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy produces the finest tennis training and competition for junior students to ultimately reach the college or professional ranks. Ivan Lendl, former World No. 1 player and winner of eight Grand Slam singles titles, serves as Director of Instruction and is dedicated to the development of each junior tennis player.
Heritage Academy provides progressive, diverse academic instruction for students from grades five to 12 who pursue extra-curricular passions, such as golf at Hank Haney IJGA and tennis at Ivan Lendl IJTA.
Hilton Head Island is easily accessible by most major airlines through Hilton Head Island (HHI), Savannah (SAV), Charleston (CHS) and Columbia (CAE) airports.
