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Columnist: Junior Golf
Alabama High School Player Fires 59
From Gregg DeWalt, AlabamaGolfNews.com Insane! Unreal! That’s how coaches and players described the 13-under-par 59 Chloe Ruble posted at a high school tournament at Canebrake Golf Club, located near Athens, Alabama, shattering the old course record of 62. A senior at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy, headed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the fall, Ruble was 9-under […]
Should Teenage Amateur Golfers Receive NIL Money?
By Fred Altvater Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) financial arrangements are all the rage in college sports. It has been rumored that a Division I college football program is required to offer $3 million in NIL guarantees to sign a top-notch quarterback out of the transfer portal. It appears that amateur golfers are becoming attractive […]
Financial Investment Firm Signs NIL Deal With 15-Year-Old Amateur Golfer
By Steve Pike Transcend Capital Advisors has signed a multi-year Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with 15-year-old amateur golfer Miles Russell, currently ranked No. 1 in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Boys rankings. Russell, from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, was the youngest-ever winner of the AJGA’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year […]
Mia Hammond Fires 60 in High School Tournament
In a high school tournament hosted by St Ursula at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Toledo, Mia Hammond fired a 60 to win the individual title. If you remember Hammond was the 15-year-old phenom that not only made the cut at the Dana Open in Toledo this summer, but also finished T-26. It appears she […]
First Tee of Lake Erie One Year Later
By Fred Altvater It was just one year ago, during the Solheim Cup, held at the Inverness Club, that the new First Tee of Lake Erie Learning Center opened its doors to area children. Now one year later it is a very active place with kids coming and going. More than 150 children are […]
Finley Bartlett on AJGA Junior All Star Team
Finley Bartlett from Cincinnati was named to the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) 21st annual Junior All-Star Team, which includes 20 players who were recognized as some of the top golfers ages 12-15 in the world during the 2022 season. Bartlett currently attends Wyoming High School and will graduate in 2025. He is currently […]
Ohio Holds Three AJGA Events
What is the AJGA? The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) hosts a series of golf tournaments around the United States that are open to the best junior golfers in the country. There is a qualifying process to become eligible to play in AJGA events and juniors that aspire to play golf collegiately need to participate. […]
Northern Ohio PGA Junior League Section Championship
The Final of the 2022 Northern Ohio PGA Junior League Section Championship was held at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Norwalk. Twenty 13 and under teams played in a stroke play format with three of four scores counting on each hole. The top two teams from the front nine, as well as the top […]
Mia Hammond Wins Age Group at Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals
The National Finals of Drive, Chip & Putt (DCP) were held April 3rd, at Augusta National Golf Club. Calista Han from Lewis Center qualified in the Girls 7-9 age group and New Albany’s Mia Hammond earned a spot in the Girls 14-15 division. Both made it to the Finals via the Regional Qualifier held at […]
ASGCA Promotes Junior Golf Design
If your junior golfer has an artistic side, or you would like to introduce your child to golf course design, the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) is encouraging junior golfers to use their imagination to create a golf hole. This is not a contest, but an opportunity for young people to showcase self-expression […]