The University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, will be hosting the second event of the 2007 Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series, June 6-8, 2007. Entries are now being taken for the event for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18.
The winner of this event is granted an automatic exemption into the 32nd Westfield Junior PGA Championship, July 11-14, and the Junior World Championships, July 16-20.
PGA Junior Series
The newly renovated golf course, on the campus of the University of Georgia, which was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1969, features a Championship layout. It has seen noticeable changes in both slope and elevation thanks to its renovations. The course has hosted three NCAA Women's Championships and numerous men's and women's SEC Championships.
"It's a wide open and big course," said the University of Georgia Golf Course's PGA Director of Golf, Dave Cousart. "There is no residential development around the course so it is 220 acres of pure golf. The recent renovations by Davis Love III have given this course a real classic feel," said Cousart.
To sign up for this event, visit www.pgajuniorseries.com and fill out an entry form under "Apply Online." The deadline for applications is May 7. To date, 17 states will be represented at this event including, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
Since its debut in the summer of 1996, the Callaway Golf Junior Golf Series has attracted boy and girl golfers from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 22 countries or territories. Some top players have received full to partial golf scholarships to NCAA colleges and universities. Through 2006, the PGA Junior Series has visited 41 states and 38 PGA Sections. The Callaway Golf Junior Golf Series is organized and conducted by The PGA of America with the support of PGA Professionals.
The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf, while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.