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New Facebook Page...click on the link or, if you already use Facebook, search Plantations Junior Golf Tour to see the latest photos, recaps and comments. Become a FAN and upload your own photos and check the latest results! ***Tournament Alert*** Kokopelli Golf Course is no longer open. The tournament scheduled for there has been moved to Crab Orchard Golf Course in Carterville, IL. The cost of this event is the same $165.00 for members. We will keep registration open this week. You must call the office to sign up for this event.For Over-all Results in Boys 14-19 and Girls 12-19 Divisions, please go to PJGT Documents
Find the current tournament results and tee times for Sunday at PJGT Documents. Welcome to the PJGT! The 2009-2010 season marks the Plantations Junior Golf Tour's 16th season as the nations foremost Fall-Winter-Spring junior golf tour. The PJGT offers boys and girls ages 8-19, the chance to play competitive tournament golf at first class golf courses. All PJGT events are two and three day tournaments with all participants playing 18 holes each day. With no resume required and no handicap restrictions, the PJGT is the place for junior golfers to showcase their talent and receive the recognition they well deserve. Members of the PJGT receive national exposure through the Junior Golf Scoreboard. In addition, several events will receive AJGA exemptions and several PJGT events will be Junior World qualifiers. Running from Labor Day weekend 2009 until Memorial Day weekend 2010, the 2009-2010 season should prove to be our most exciting season yet, with tournaments in over 17 states. Tournament sites include: Whistling Straits, TPC Sawgrass, TPC Rivers Bend, Innisbrook, Cog Hill, TPC Louisiana and many more! In addition, the Tour will host events at 10 college courses including the Tour Championship at Purdue University.
Blue Crab Shootout – March 13-14 - Ijamsville, MD
All-Star Trophy Gateway Junior – March 13-14 - Springfield, IL
Big Blue Shootout – March 13-14 - Lexington, KY
Cherry Blossom Golf Club – March 20-21 - Georgetown, KY
Crab Orchard Golf Club – March 20-21 - Carterville, IL
Wear to Win Hoosier Classic – March 27-28 - Franklin, IN
Reston National – March 27-28 - Reston, VA
Junior World Qualifier – March 27-28 - Jekyll Island, GA
All- Star Trophy Glacier Cup – March 27-28 - Kohler, WI
Walden Ponds Golf Club – March 27-28 - Hamilton, OH
Spencer T. Olin Golf Course – March 27-28 - Alton, IL
Bettinardi Windy City Challenge – April 3-4 - Lemont, IL
FCGA Cedar City Junior – April 10-11 - Lebanon, OH
Musty Putters Fightin' Irish Junior – April 10-11 - Notre Dame, IN
GMP Keystone Shootout – April 10-11 - Mt. Alto, PA
Golf Center at Kings Island – April 17-18 - Mason, OH
Battle at Cantigny – April 17-18 - Wheaton, IL
Junior World Qualifier – April 17-18 - Nellysford, VA
Junior World Qualifier – April 17-18 - Decatur, IL
PJGT Welcomes Newest Partner
March 3, 2010 - PJGT welcomes our newest partner-sponsor in Kaplan College Preparatory School, and is pleased to offer this exceptional program perfectly suited to growing junior golfers and their families, and in keeping with the tradition of providing quality products and services with which to grow. “We are proud to be working with the Kaplan program as it offers so many benefits to today’s golfer and their focused lifestyle” says Thad Daber, PJGT Director of Marketing, “and you’ll be seeing more about them at PJGT event sites soon ”.
There are students who are filled with potential and propelled by dreams of making their mark on the world. The right education can cultivate their minds and help them realize their dreams. Kaplan College Preparatory School (KCPS) offers students the freedom to achieve high quality education through a private, online experience. KCPS delivers the advanced college prep level curriculum required by the world’s finest colleges and universities.
KCPS is offered to 6th-12th grade students around the world. The academic excellence and success through rigorous college prep coursework supported by individualized instruction helps every KCPS student be ready and prepared for the next phase in their life. From athletes to artists, to musicians and travelers, to teens who simply want an alternative to traditional high school, our students can thrive with private online learning. KCPS students have the flexibility, convenience, and opportunity to student when, where, and how it will be most beneficial to meet their personal needs.
Please visit our website at www.kaplanonlineschools.com/KCPS to learn more about this unique education option, or feel free to call 877-871-8163 to get the admissions process started today!
Second PGA Tour Win This Season for PJGT Alum
February 15, 2010 - PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Dustin Johnson stood on the 18th tee as powerful waves crashed along the sea wall along the left side of the famous 18th hole at Pebble Beach. Then he turned to face what he considers the toughest drive on the golf course.
"It's such a gorgeous hole," Johnson said. "If you miss it a little left, it's not so pretty."
What followed was a tee shot as majestic as the scenery around him.
Johnson's drive was long and pure, setting up a simple birdie from the greenside bunker Sunday. It gave him a one-shot victory over David Duval and J.B. Holmes, making him the first player in 20 years to win back-to-back in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Johnson closed with a 2-over 74, the highest final round by a Pebble Beach champion since Johnny Miller (74) in 1994. The 25-year-old Johnson is the first player since Tiger Woods to go straight from college and win in each of his first three years on the PGA TOUR.
Dustin honed his skills at an early age playing several events on the PJGT. Dustin joins former PJGT player Bill Haas as PGA champions in 2010. Congratulations!!
PJGT members score top finishes in Verizon Junior Heritage
February 8, 2010 - PJGT members Sierra Sims, of Austin, TX (photo on 10th hole teeing off with Alexis Thompson) and Justin Thomas of Goshen, KY scored top 5 finishes this weekend in the Verizon Junior Heritage held at Hilton Head, SC. Sims fired rounds of 74-76 to contend for the title all day, but eventually capture 3rd place behind Alexis Thompson and Laetitia Beck in the Girls Division. Justin Thomas, longtime PJGT member from KY posted solid rounds of 75-74 in blustery conditions to finish 3rd to former PJGT champion Jim Liu, from NY.
PJGT Alum Wins PGA Tour Event
January 26, 2010 - LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Golf forced patience upon Bill Haas over the last half-decade, and then it rewarded him on the final hole of a marathon week at the Bob Hope Classic.
After playing 140 PGA TOUR events without a victory, Haas persevered through six days and five rounds across four courses before going to the final tee Monday in a three-way tie for the lead. That's where a slightly impatient shot clinched his first trophy -- and put him next to his father in Hope Classic history.
Haas gave himself a short birdie putt on the 18th by executing an aggressive approach shot after his two co-leaders couldn't do it. With his hands cold and shaking, he hit the 1-footer to finish one stroke ahead of Matt Kuchar, Tim Clark and Bubba Watson with an 8-under 64.
"I'd been wanting to win from the first tournament I played, but it's a process, and there's a lot to it," said Haas, a touted rookie in 2006. "It's special, but I don't know if it's a monkey off my back. I know how hard it was to win, and I'm grateful.
January 11, 2010 -
CHAMP, The World Leader in Sport Cleat Technology®, is proud to introduce to the golf industry a first in traction technology with it's new CHAMP Zarma® spikes.
January 7, 2010 - The latest technology from CHAMP (patent pending), is a three material design that has an innovative soft cushion layer sandwiched between a durable traction layer and a rigid attachment layer. All three layers are held together using advanced polymer molding techniques. Lotus technology uses compression to soften the impact of walking. This reduces spike pressure and creates a more comfortable experience for the golfer. In other words, CHAMP Zarma is the most comfortable spike coming to market today.
"We are excited to be presenting golfers globally with this new and innovative CHAMP Zarma spike. Our main focus is to offer exceptional traction along with a shock absorbing cushion layer for unparalleled comfort." states Harris MacNeill, President and CEO of CHAMP / MacNeill Engineering.
Features on the three material CHAMP Zarma include, a traction element constructed of durable abrasion resistant urethane, a comfort element of soft resilient shock absorbing material attached to a rigid base element which incorporates the fastener. As in all of the CHAMP spikes, CHAMP Zarma has a wear indicator to let golfers know when it is an appropriate time to change out their spikes. CHAMP Zarma will be sold in all three fasteners of Tri-Lok®, Q-Lok®, and small thread fitting all popular golf shoes available on the market today.
After recent quality testing against competitor brands, we found not only is Zarma more comfortable for golfers, the CHAMP Zarma spike stayed significantly cleaner after rounds which gave golfers the necessary traction they needed as well as eliminating the desire to brush the outsole free from dirt in the middle of a round.
It's clean. It's comfortable. It's cutting edge. You feelin' it?
Double Point Months Return!
January 4, 2010 - Back by popular demand, members playing ANY PJGT event in January, February and March will receive double the points earned in that event. There are 22 events scheduled during these three months, so don't miss out on the chance to earn valuable points towards gaining entry in the 2010 Tour Championship!
University of Kentucky to host Winter Golf Camp
December 9, 2009 - The Kentucky Golf Academy is designed to increase the knowledge and skill base of high school golfers in the state of Kentucky. This unique winter golf camp will allow students to practice at Lexington’s newest premier indoor golf facility, Thoroughbred Links.
Each camp will be three hours long and include 3 one hour stations. The sessions will include: Full Swing Mechanics, Short game (Putting and Chipping) and a classroom session with varying topics. Possible classroom topics include the rules of golf, how to effectively prepare for a tournament, how to get recruited to play college golf, and mental training for better golf. Each clinic will be limited to 12 participants, with a student to teacher ratio of 4:1.
Ideal for high school students looking to improve their game and move on to play collegiate golf, this camp provides a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches in Kentucky! Come join us this January for an indoor learning experience like nothing Kentucky has seen before.
For a copy of the flier, please go to PJGT documents and look under Kentucky Golf Academy.
College Golf Signing Day
November 3, 2009 - For those seniors that will be signing a letter of intent to any college or university, please inform the PJGT office. Congratulations!!!!
Purdue University to Host 2010 PJGT Tour Championship
August 5, 2009 - The PJGT is proud to announce that for the first time in Tour history the Tour Championship will be held in the Midwest. Purdue University's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex will play host to the 2010 year end event which will be a three-day championship held Memorial Day weekend (May 29-31, 2010).
Purdue University offers a unique golf experience in the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
The Kampen Course, a Pete Dye design, is an 18-hole, links-style, par-72 championship golf course featuring large bent-grass greens, fairways and tees. The layout presents a challenge for golfers of all abilities with vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds and a natural celery bog. Kampen offers five sets of tees with the championship tees playing over 7,400 yards and the forward tees playing at 5,300 yards.
Kampen is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest's “Places to Play.” Kampen receives high marks as it is ranked as one of the most difficult golf courses in Indiana. The course has also played host to a number of prestigious collegiate and public tournaments such as the 2000 Men's Big Ten Championship, the 2003 Women's NCAA Championship, the 2004 Indiana Open, the 2005 Women's Western Amateur, as well as The 2008 Men's NCAA Championship, and the 2009 Women's Big Ten Championship.
The Boys 14-19 and Girls 12-19 will play the Kampen course all three days of the competition, while the Boys 8-13, and Girls 8-11 will play Kampen both Saturday and Sunday and play the Ackerman Hills course on Monday.
Ackerman Hills is an 18-hole, par-71, championship golf course that sits quietly alongside Purdue's main campus. Designed by Indiana Golf Hall-of-Fame Member Bill Diddle in the early 1920's, Ackerman Hills is a traditional parkland-style golf course that works its way through mature trees and rolling hills. Formerly known as the Purdue South Course, the Ackerman course has played host to an NCAA Championship and numerous other prestigious tournaments including the annual Drew Brees charity event. Ackerman Hills is sure to provide you with a fun test of golf!
In addition to the prestige of winning this major junior golf tournament, the Boys 14-19 Champion will receive two AJGA exemptions and the Girls 12-19 Winner will receive one AJGA exemption. The top five boys finishers will also receive one AJGA exemption.
"We are thrilled to move our championship to such a prestigious venue", stated PJGT President Paul Ellis. "We have matched one of the top junior championships with one of the best golf facilities in the country!"
PJGT Partners with AJGA for NEW Tournament Exemptions
August 4, 2009 - The AJGA is proud to announce the addition of some PJGT tournaments to what we are already recognizing, and listed below are the events that will be recognized for the 2009-2010 season.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky Nov. 14-15, 2009
Boys Champion 1 Tournament Exemption Chandler Fischer
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption Megan Swan
Innisbrook, Palm Harbor, FL Dec. 28-30, 2009
Boys Champion 1 Tournament Exemption Adam Wood
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption Hana Ku
Cog Hill, Lemont, IL April 3-4, 2010
Boys Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Shaker Run, Lebanon, OH April 10-11, 2010
Boys Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Cooks Creek, Ashville, OH April 24-25, 2010
Boys Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
PJGT Tour Championship, West Lafayette, IN May 29-31, 2010
Boys Champion 2 Tournament Exemptions
Boys Top 5 1 Tournament Exemption
Girls Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Final PJGT Point Standings
Boys (14-19) Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Boys (14-15 age group) Top 10 Junior All-Star Exempt
Boys !12-13) Top 3 Junior All-Star Exempt
Girls (12-19) Champion 1 Tournament Exemption
Girls (12-14) Top 3 Junior All-Star Exempt
New Age Divisions to Enhance PJGT Member Exposure
August 3, 2009 - Perhaps the most dramatic change to the Tour for this season will be combining the boys 14-15 and 16-19 age divisions as well as the girls 12-14 and 15-19 divisions.
By making these changes, this will allow our members in our older age groups to strengthen their field size and help receive more recognition nationally. Players in these two new age groups will play from the same tees and be awarded PJGT points based on how well they finish in the new division. We have adjusted our point system to reward the larger fields.
Also, we will award trophies to not only the top players in the overall group, but also to those who finish at the top on their original (boys 14-15, girls 12-14) age group. Please contact the PJGT office for further information.
New Membership Options
July 6, 2009 - Regardless of which membership option you choose, please be aware that the Membership Handbook is available under PJGT Documents. By signing up for membership, you and your parents are agreeing to abide by the PJGT rules as set forth in this handbook. Reading this will answer a lot of questions you may have, such as our refund policy, parental participation, tee times, deadlines, etc. You are also encouraged to call the office at 636-779-0176 with rules questions or more information about the tour.
A Lifetime Membership of $595 is available only to the first 25 players who choose this option. You will be entitled to all benefits which include a Membership package, a free subscription to Golfweek Newspaper and the opportunity to participate in all events on a first come, first served basis. You also have the opportunity to earn points which will qualify you for the year-end, Tour Championship.
A Full Membership at $135 entitles you to all benefits which include a Membership package, a free subscription to Golfweek Newspaper and the opportunity to participate in all events on a first come, first served basis. You also have the opportunity to earn points which will qualify you for the year-end, Tour Championship. Cost of events are lower for Members than Non-Members.
Players wishing to not become members of the PJGT will have the option of playing events as a Non-Member. There will be a one time $35.00 administration fee to participate and there is no limit to how many events can be played. Non-Members must call the PJGT office for enrollment. All Non-Members will be put on a wait list until the tournament deadline has passed. Non-members are ineligible for the Tour Championship.
New Members
July 21, 2008 - Please be aware that when you sign up for membership, you are not doing so in "real time"; allow 24 business hours for your application to process. The same is true for tournament entry payments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our office at 636-779-0176.
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